Customer Reviews

Monopoly Junior Disney Princess

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

For some crazy reason, Amazon is currently mixing reviews for Disney Princess Monopoly Jr, Spinning Wishes, and Dress Up games. All three games are listed as "variations" of the others, and the reviews for all 3 games are included under each game. It is QUITE confusing. So to be perfectly clear, this review is for the Disney Princess Monopoly Junior game ONLY!

This is a very nice game, especially for the princess set. We have had limited success in interesting our 5 year old daughter in board games, but the appeal of the Disney Princesses is working to create excitement for this game.

The board is about half the size of a traditional Monopoly board, and the properties are all princess related, like Flounder & Eric versus Oriental & Connecticut. A game of luck instead of skill, the players purchase any un-owned property they land on, and play until someone runs out of money. You spend money when you buy property, pay rent to another property owner, or land on the dreaded Ursula or Maleficient! Collect money by passing go or getting rent. Playing pieces are cardboard cutouts of the princesses (Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Jasmine, Snow White, Belle, Mulan & Pocohantas) instead of hats, dogs or thimbles. No houses or hotels here - just castles in pastel colors. Land on the Magic Carpet or Cinderella's coach for an extra turn. Who knows what will happen when you land on Chance - free properties, taxes, or trips to see Ursula or Maleficient.

The main educational aspect is counting. You count spaces as you move around the board, and count money as you buy property, pay rent, or pay fines. Reading is not really necessary. Like the original Monopoly, there are a lot of pieces to this game - castles, playing pieces & stands, money and chance cards. Pick up is an important part of the process.

The only negatives are the playing pieces and the money. The pieces don't stay in their stands very well, and can fall out when you're moving around the board. Inconvenient, but livable. The money is quite odd, because the demoninations are $1, $2, $3, $4, and $5. It's a little strange explaining to your child that there aren't any "real" $4 bills! I assume the denominations are low to make the counting easier, but it is weird.

Bottom line is that Monopoly Jr is a good game to start your younger kids on, and the princesses just add to the good time. We're happy to have this game in our closet.

My daughters really loved the princess concept of the game. The cards are easy to use and the castles are fun to own. The down-side is that the actual game board is too small. When 4 girls are trying to move their pieces around the board it becomes too crowded. Just trying to keep the board steady is a job. If two players land on the same space its hard to keep them both on that space until the next turn. All in all, my daughters and niece ranging from ages 5-9 enjoyed the game. As the game "helper" I wish the board were larger and heavier!

I am almost nineteen years old, and my mom and I think this game is fun. It's like regular Monopoly, except you go to Lunch instead of to Jail. Instead of buying property, you buy castles of pink, peach, blue, or lavendar for the characters. If you land on Ursula or Maleficent, you have to pay $2. Instead of Railroads, you have Rides that you don't buy; they are a chance to roll again.

My 5&1/2 year old daughter received this game for Christmas and it has been great! It is nice to finally be able to play board games with her. This game uses 1,2,3,4 and 5 "dollar" bills, so she is learning to add and make change as we play. Great for number recognition as well. Unlike traditional Monopoly, a game can be completed in under half an hour, so it holds her attention well without boring the adults. We love this game!

Every little girl should own this game. It is played similar to the traditional Monopoly game but with all Princess themes. My daughter started to play this game successfully at age 4 and is still playing 2 years later!

My daughter recieved this for her fifth birthday. At first I was unsure if we would be able to succesfully play the game. But it was a blast. I love that they did the money in 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 bills. This is helping her so much in her number reconition. The moving pieces is great for counting. Paying people helps with basic addition since you have to figure out that 2 $2 bills is $4. I never thought that there would be such an educational aspect to this game. It was also a good bonding moment. I am very happy with the concept behind the game (a bit different then regular monopoly). Although the board is smaller I think it is the perfect size. The only think I would change is the cardboard cut outs for pieces. They are a little anoying keeping them in the stands but it makes perfect sence why they did it that way.

The board is too small, the game pieces are terrible, too flimsy, the printing on the board is too small. The princesses are made of paper punchouts inserted into a paper base. The game board should have been larger and the game pieces should have been made from cardboard, to insert into a plastic base or made of all plastic. As it is the game pieces have difficulty in standing and the slightest breath or movement on the board makes them fall down. Also the castle markers are made of paper and move around on their own while moving the pieces around the board. The only well constructed part of this game is the box. Don't buy this game, it is a rip off.

Would it break the Disney bank to provide a CARDBOARD gameboard and some PLASTIC game pieces? ALL the pieces in this otherwise delightful game are made of PAPER, making them too flimsy to stay in place during play.

My 4 year old received this as a Christmas present and though I was not initially thrilled with the Princess aspect, it really is working out quite well. The game is a very simplified version of Monopoly with the money being kept in small denominations -- $1, $2, $3, $4 & $5 bills. Since you have to pay rent, you have to be able to know how much to pay and how to give change. For example if you land on a property where someone owns both of a color the rent is doubled so if you land on a $2 space you have to calculate how much is 2 + 2 and then how much change to give back if you are collecting the rent and how much to pay if you are paying the rent. This becomes more complicated if you don't have $2 or $4 bills as kids need to know that 1 + 3 also equals $ and that 5 is bigger than 4 and you get change back. While working on that concept has slowed the game down, I feel the benefit is huge and makes me more willing to tolerate the whole Princess thing!

I would have given the game a much higher rating if the board had been bigger and the playing pieces hadn't been so cheap. The board is about half the size of a regular Monopoly board even though it has almost the same number of properties. The larger size of the playing pieces accomodate small hands, but the reduced size of the properties makes playing (particularly seeing where exactly your piece is) more difficult. I also found it extremely annoying that you had to glue the numbers onto the single die. What It would have cost to much to put in a real die????

A great game with great shipping that keeps little (or big) princesses active in the game. all in all it is a very good game