K'NEX Ferris Coaster Wheel

by K'Nex

Product Features

• 586 pieces
• 4 coaster cars with chrome finish
• instructions to build 2 models
• ages 8+

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000QUQN3C
• Item model number: 71329
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #302,042 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

Build an amazing ride that's a cross between a ferris wheel and roller coaster - it's the Ferris Coaster Wheel! Watch 4 coaster cars race on 4 sections of the track as the motorized wheel spins. Stands over 4 feet high when constructed. Includes 586 pieces, 4 coaster cars with chrome finish, and instructions to build 2 models.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable action toy., March 11, 2010

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I bought this for my 30 year old daughter and she has enjoyed the building challenage , she says is just loooks cool running like the real thing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars waste of money, January 5, 2009

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kirk (GA) - See all my reviews

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Not only did we recieve a previously opened box with LOTS of missing parts , after buying more parts we found like the first reviewer the product bites big time. The small pieces just do not have the capacity to hold or snap firmly in place thereby making it impossiable to create a working roller coaster inside of the ferris wheel. The ferris wheel part snapped together fine, no problems but that was all bigger pieces. The coaster part had teeny tiny bit pieces you practically need a magnifier for and is impossiable for one person to attach everything with just to hands. Once together it all just fall apart the moment its turned on. Waste of money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Knex Ferris Coaster Wheel disappoints, December 30, 2008

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New Jersey Mom - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: K'NEX Ferris Coaster Wheel (Toy)

Our son is obsessed with Knex, and we're generally big fans of the models. He's a very experienced Knex builder and has put together with some assistance most of the larger, more complex Knex sets, including the Sawblade Thrill Ride, Double Dueling Coaster and Motorized Madness Ball Machine. We've generally had great results with these sets, but the Knex Ferris Coaster Wheel set was a disappointment. Here's why:

- The idea of combining a ferris wheel and roller coaster sounds impressive, but the image on the box is a little deceiving. In the other Knex coaster sets we've built, the motor has at least partially controlled the coaster cars. In this set, the motor controls the spinning of the ferris wheel, but the roller coaster cars move solely based on gravity. As the ferris wheel spins, the cars move around their individual tracks, which makes for a more choppy coaster experience.

- We had assumed that when built, there would be one set of connected coaster tracks that would run through and around the spinning coaster, but actually the tracks are set up in four separate sections, with one car per section. This is purely subjective, but having four shorter tracks seems less impressive somehow than having one longer one.

- The larger Knex models utilize a lot of small pieces, and it's not uncommon for a few to pop off here and there. But this set is especially difficult to keep from breaking. While the base is stable, the plastic coaster tracks are bent at such strong angles that they tend to "pop" off incredibly easily. (It doesn't help that each track section is held by only a few, small connectors to the body of the main ferris wheel.) It took two adults - one to hold the pieces in place and one to do the actual connections - to get the tracks to finally stay in place, and even then, the first few times we turned the motor on various track pieces kept popping off all over the place. We finally reinforced the tracks and let the model sit overnight in the hope it would help the tracks conform to their placement and that seems to have helped, but we still can't keep the motor on for extended periods of time without the set partially self-destructing.

I wish I could say more positive things about this set, but I'm afraid it's the one Knex set we've purchased that I'm sorry we didn't leave on the toy store shelf.