Customer Reviews

Mattel Mega Mack Playset

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(30)

 

 

We got this toy for my 3 year old son yesterday as a reward for 'throwing away his pacifier'. Well it has not even been 24 hours with this toy, and it is already a very frustrating toy- here are my reasons: Inside this truck, the toy opens up to reveal a play area with 3 sides- one is a 'bumpy road' one is a race track that spirals around, and the third is a highway road. In the middle is a 'launcer' that will launch one of the 3 cars that it comes with down one of these paths. There in lies the first issue- the toy has to be connected just so, and it constantly falls apart so it can not work right. Then poor old mack is lying 'broken' in four separate peices. My son constantly yells for us to help him. Then the next is the toy closes up to make one big mack truck. It is so big and cumbesome, that it does not fold up well at all and keeps falling apart- I hear my son shriek at the top of his lungs to fix it. It WILL NOT STAY TOGETHER. i feel awful because this was suppose to be a reward toy for him, and if I return it it will defeat the purpose. I guess we are stuck with it. I caution you if you buy it - buy a pair of ear plugs YOU WILL NEED THEM WHEN YOUR CHILD SCREAMS ALL DAY >

I think before people rate a toy baddly they should look at the suggested ages on the packaging. This toy was not made for 3 and 4 year olds. It is suggested for 5 to 9 year olds. I purchased this toy my 7 year old son and have not had a problem. There are reasons for the age limits on all toys and they should not be ignored!! My son absoultly loves the movie and has had hours of fun living out his favortie movie!!

Jenny Baker

I could not agree more with the review titled "Ughhh!!! Nothing works on this toy and like the other reviewer my son can not play with it by himself. He is crying every five minutes to help him put it back together which is something two college educated adults struggle in doing. We are returning it and recommend you not to waste you time or money!!!

I agree with all the previous reviews whole-heartedly! This is a piece of junk. There is no way a child could put this back together on their own, it takes both my husband and I to do it. . . . one holding the sides together and one arranging items inside so will close all the way - only to have it fall back apart as were gingerly putting it away in the closet. Also on ours, the sound doesn't work. I would just return it, but our son has been asking for this for weeks and finally got it for his 4th birthday. He would be heart broken if we returned it. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one is that he does enjoy playing with it once it is all set up - even without the sound, but I would suggest spending your money elsewhere.

We got this toy for my son's 2nd birthday. He adores the movie cars and was over thrilled to get a Mack. Since he is not yet in the 5-9 range, we play WITH him, which is expected. Yes, the car is not as durable as one would wish and you can't fit EVERYTHING in the Mack. However, it brings a lot of joy to my son. As long as you read the directions and fit the pieces together, it is no problem. Unfortunately, that does become a struggle once in a while. Over all, it is a great toy, but if you are buying it for a child under 5, please HELP your own child in assembling this toy.

I was really disappointed! It is very hard for my 5 yr old to open this up and hook it up correctly to get all of the sounds that it is suppose to do. It also keeps falling apart! Very frustrating! After about 15 min. or so of playing with it my son was bored of it because it really doesn't do much. For 49.00, it should be made better.

My husband bought this for our 3 year old son for his birthday. He is a big fan of the Cars Movie, and we thought it looked fun, with different scenes and a car launcher. Our son did love it, but hasn't played with it since the day he received it. It is frustrating for him to put together, and it is frustrating for me as a parent to put away when he is done. You have to cram all the parts into the truck, align the sides perfectly, and turn a fin on the top to lock it. No matter how many times I try, the lock doesn't hold the truck closed. If your child likes Mack, buy the Mack Truck Playset instead. It is a much higher quality toy than the Pitcrew Performance Playset.

It's a full playground for my kid with a collection of 20 or so Disney Pixar Cars vehicles. Everything packs in trailer and unpacks very easly. It is the best Mack character I've seen around.

Bought this toy for 2 boys. They didn't care for the small track and soon lost most of the flimsy parts. The pieces don't connect well or stay connected long.
In my opinion, I would have been better off just buying more die-cast cars and would not buy this toy again and would not recommend you do either.

I bought this for my 6 yr old son who LOVES CARS. The toy is extremely hard to keep together and put away. It breaks easily. The only 2 good things is Bessie and Mac the Truck, his trailer is horrible and is now in the trash where it belongs! I don't believe much thought was put in to the durability of this toy. To be played with it must be opened but the opening mechanism does not work as an expensive toy should. I strongly do not recommend this toy get the smaller mac truck it is a much better toy.