K'Nex: Rippin' Rocket Roller Coaster

by K'Nex

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 13.9 x 22.8 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 pounds
• ASIN: B00008P8AQ
• Item model number: 63105
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 - 16 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,559 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Product Description

Build your own high performance coaster, and then bring it to life with two turbo boosters and gravity-defying action. Assemble the coaster track complete with a 5-foot peak, sheer vertical drop and super-G loop. Fasten the rocket car, and then hang on as you approach the point of no return. This cool coaster kit truly does "build excitement" for the whole family. Includes 1,058 K'Nex pieces and over 25 feet of track. Requires 6 "C" alkaline batteries (not included).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

74 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great entertainment for the whole family!, November 12, 2003

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: K'Nex: Rippin' Rocket Roller Coaster (Toy)

My children (ages 8 and 9) received this as a gift from their grandparents. We already have the Screamin' Serpent coaster set, but this one is so much more fun! It is tall (nearly as tall as I am) and it's so much fun to watch. The kids were almost able to assemble it by themselves, but it did take them quite a while. They got stuck in several spots, but I was able to coach them through it with no trouble. I highly recommend this "toy" for everybody in the family.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Roller Coaster, September 29, 2003

A Kid's Review

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: K'Nex: Rippin' Rocket Roller Coaster (Toy)

This set is AWESOME!!! It was so much fun to build, and a lot more fun to run. I really enjoyed this roller coaster.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you have hours to spend and space to spare..., December 26, 2004

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The Maverick "tm" (California, USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: K'Nex: Rippin' Rocket Roller Coaster (Toy)

This is an awesome toy to see on display at the store, or set up at someone else's house. Here's what you have to look forward to if you brave it on your own: around 69 pages of assembly instructions, some requiring very particular placement. After hours (and hours and hours, depending on how long you can go at a time) of assembly, you will have a three foot by seven foot by five foot high roller coaster. Turn it on and watch the car fly around the track. Ok, that was fun for 10 minutes (or longer, depending on age and availability of other entertainment), so now what do you do with it? Take it apart and spend another half dozen hours putting it together the next time you want to watch the coaster run around for 10 minutes? Leave it on permanent display (if you can spare the space)? Take it apart and put it in the closet never to be seen again?

As I said, a nice toy to look at, but the time investment required is NOT worth the payoff - there are better construction sets out there that allow for more creativity, take up less space, and do not require the investment of hours of time for minutes of fun. Your mileage may vary...