Customer Reviews

My Little Pony Butterfly Island Adventure

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Butterfly Island is the magical home of the mysterious pegasus ponies. And the playset does indeed come with a pegasus--a baby pegasus! The downside about her is that Hasbro named her Honolu-loo. The upside about her is . . . everything else! Less gangly than the other babies, she'd be adorable even without wings. She has hearts and swirly designs molded on her face and legs, just like Star Catcher. Also, mine came WITHOUT the evil plastic hair thingie, so she actually has real curls instead of a weird bend in her mane! Yaaaay!

The playset itself is large, impressive, and filled with fun things to do. The ponies can ride up the rainbow on the flat "cloud", then surf down the waterfall on the other side. There is another surfboard built into "Dolphin Beach"--turn the wheel at the side of the beach and the surfboard will turn in circles as the dolphins "jump". Both the surfboards and the cloud have magnets built into them, under the plastic, to keep the ponies firmly anchored.

At the top of the rainbow / waterfall is a butterfly with long antennae, each supporting a pair of "wings." If you wind the knob on the butterfly's chest, they will turn in circles. Also, if you turn the knob and then press the heart-shaped button in front of the butterfly, they will turn on their own as a "tropical" version of the My Little Pony theme song plays. At first I was skeptical that a frail looking antenna could support a pony . . . but it does. (I only tried it a few times, though, so I don't know how it will hold up under continuous play.) I wouldn't leave the wings on an adult pony for very long, as they are a rather tight squeeze around their middle and might leave scrapes.

The base of the island is nicely molded with plants, textured sand, and seashells, as well as a path leading from the beach (where ponies can play with the ADORABLE beach accessories--a sandcastle mold, a sand castle that fits IN the sandcastle mold, a plastic bucket, and a plastic spade) to the Surf Shack, where ponies can gear up with a hula skirt or scuba gear.

The scuba gear is translucent blue and is THE CUTEST THING EVER. Just be careful not to lose the flippers, as they are a little loose on some G3s. The snorkle has an adustable strap so they can be worn by babies or adults.

Between the waterfall and the rainbow is the magnetically activated juice bar. Use a pony's hoof to activate it and watch the amount of "juice" in the cups lower! The cups also have translucent straws, which swivel. Too cute.

This is my favorite playset of the G3 line and I can't imagine any kid not loving it just as much. It's imaginative and fun, and even if mom gets tired of the music and "accidentally" loses the batteries there's still more than enough for kids to do. The baby pony is adorable, too.

One word of warning: Do NOT lose the square piece of plastic that fits over the "music" button. It is absolutely essential if you want the waterfall and rainbow to stay in place.

This my little pony item has indured hours of abuse and play from my 4 year old and my 2 year old. I love the storage area in the back, I keep all of the small parts I don't want my kids loosing in it at all times. It is like all the other pony items (the castle, the amusment park,) in the fact that it easly falls apart. The pices don't fit tight enough to keep them in place while little hands are brushing by them like the tree and the little turtle crossing and dolfin beach signs. The cute little tropical twist to the my little pony theam song is a delight and a nice break from the norm. The cute baby pony is so well made like Star Catcher. All in all I love this toy about as much as the castle and my kids get lots of fun out of it. Also I recomend you get the new treasure pony with dvd because it ties in the new butterfly island ponys with the regular ponys which made my daughter love it even more after seeing the ponys on tv at buterfly island.

It was not difficult to assemble. My daughter is five and the toy seems to be holding up well. It is good for hand-eye skills because the kid can change the ponies who fly on the ride (by unhooking them and then putting a new pony in place / I recommend baby ponies for this ride so the skin is not dented). It plays a cute tropical version of the MLP song. It came with a baby pegasus pony as well.

This is a really cool addition to any My little pony lover. My daughter loves it and even invites her littlest pet shop toys to swim and play with the ponies. the only draw back is that the base is 2 pieces and so the drink bar pops off easily. It is also important to note that the flying feature works better with baby ponies, but the bigger ponies can squeeze in it.

This playset is THE BEST yet! I love taking the ponies on the butterfly ride and riding the rainbow and going down the slide. Everything is well made and the pony is adorable. The juice vanishing is so cute! The music is clear, and everything about this playset is wonderful! There's only one thing wrong.

The age reccomendations! Why can't it be reccomended for "all ages" or "3-120?" Why are almost ALL my little pony products for little kids only!? I think that really stinks and should be changed! P.S. I'm 11!

i am asking for this toy for christmas. it looks really fun but i was wondering if those who bought it could tell me if it is more sturdy and stays together better than the other my little pony playsets, like the castle.

My daugter is obsessed with anything from the "My Little Pony" toy line. I bought this recently for her 5th birthday. She absolutely loved it! It goes together pretty quick. The only complaint would be that the clips that hold the ponies on the butterfly ride fall off pretty easily, but they are easy to hang on, so no big deal. My daughter has been playing with this every day since her birthday last week. It has a lot of fun activities to keep her busy. She especially loves to put the ponies on the carnival-style ride; you just turn the little knob a couple times, push the button, and the fun begins--the ponies get a neat ride, along with fun tropical music that plays during the ride. My 11yr. old daughter and 8yr old son even enjoy playing with it. Not much on educational value, but great for pretend play. The storage compartment for the accessories is great; just make sure the little pieces get put back after playtime, or they could get lost. I would definately recommend this for any little girl or boy or loves the My Little Pony toys.

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It was a cheap marketing ploy putting the only baby Pegasus, and such a cute Pony at that, exclusively with this set! Every little girl and Pony lover is going to buy this set just for that. But, it is SUCH a cute Pony.

That said, this playset IS fun. Definately not cheap, but I feel the Pony loving kids will play with it long enough to make it worth it. There is a lot to do, and the flying harness part seems to be very appealing to the kids. The butterfly clips seem to end up on Ponies all over the house as costumes when the set isn't in use.

It has been durable. It withstands a very reasonable amount of abuse, at least. Like the other reviews say, though, the pieces fit together way too loosely. While this is better, I'm sure, than being to tight for children to manage, it does take away some of the fun.

Came with a web address to order new pieces in case of breakage, which is nice as well. Except it would be nice if they allowed you to purchase an extra Pony, as well (maybe require proof of purchase in order to keep EVERYONE from buying one...) because that can be a NIGHTMARE for homes with more than one Pony obsessed child!!

This toy is ok it would be better if it stayed together. It's hard to make the rainbow and the waterfall work but Honu Lo Lo the baby pegasses is soooo cute but if you're girl wants it get it get it if she doesn't don't well hope this was helpful Brooke.