Customer Reviews

K'Nex Double Ferris Wheel

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I bought this for my 7-year-old son for Christmas and he loved it. He couldn't wait to dive into the box and start building. He put it together all by himself. The two ferris wheels spin in opposite directions and the motor is strong enough to put a few small toys (he used imaginext knights)in the seats and watch them go around. The ferris wheel is huge though, so when left together, it takes up a lot of space.

I got this toy for my daughter for Christmas. She really likes it. I consider it educational in the way that all building toys are - it teaches about structural integrity and mechanical linkages.

The motor has some issues, however. I think it's to high speed and too low-torque. It has a tendency to spin the gears against each other rather than turn the ferris wheel smoothly. It also goes VERY fast once it gets started, so it doesn't look much like any ferris wheel I'd want to ride.

All in all, I am pleased, but see room for improvement.

This toy is like a puzzle. You do it the first time and it takes you time and you have a lot of fun. The secound time you do it much faster and the fun doesn't last so long. Plus if you haven't been careful with the tinny pieces, you won't be able to finish it because there is almost exactly the number of pieces you need.

Ten year old grandson absolutely flipped when he got this! Well packaged and directions were clear enough for him to put it together. The kid is really smart, but only hesitated a couple of times before moving forward. Challenging but able to complete. I'm certain that he will be delighted when he finishes putting it together. (All the pieces, motors and batteries were included)

It's very good. 16 seats? cool ride!! Amazing ride!! Buy this!! I recommend this for people who love architecture like me.

Good product. Great for kids around 7 or 8. Through play, teaches planning, physics and building structure. Would buy again.

My 10 year old daughter had a great time putting this together. I had to only help her snap a few of the harder pieces together. Unfortunately, the biggest wheel is crooked and no matter how much I try to straighten it, it won't clear the base and keeps getting stuck on the base. It seems like the base isn't strong enough to hold the weight of the wheel or the base needs to be raised. When I lift part of the base it will turn all the way around and is quite exciting. I need to contact K'Nex to find a solution. We haven't assembled the second option yet. Overall we had a fun time and would recommend it.

This was for my grandson, 6 yrs. old, who was very excited about the feris wheel but it did not have any of the instructions with it. He loves to build things and wanted this very badly. It is still packed away until they can get the instructions of how to assemble it.

This set is a great choice for a child that is familar with K-nex building. Small parts that need to be stored. But the biggest confidence booster when finished. Once built, it can be displayed and played with for many hours of pleasure.

We purchased this for our eight-year-old for his birthday. He loved putting it together. He discovered halfway through that it was missing 32 pieces. We returned it to Toys R Us. We went through four other FACTORY SEALED boxes before we found one that actually had the missing pieces!! After completing the set, it works okay. The wheels do hit the bases they spin. It's annoying to me, but he still likes the toy. Compared with other Knex toys, I was not impressed with this one at all.