Customer Reviews

Mattel Matchbox 360 Pop-Up Pirate Island

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

when I saw this toy on TV, I said no way. Then I saw the toy on the web, and i still said no way. Now that I bought it for my son, I say "Way, Way". This toy packs a whole bunch of play in a small box, that cleans up as easily as it opens. Like my Pop-Up books of old, it provides surprises around every corner. My son plays with it for hours (he especially likes the Cannon and the Croc) and loves clean up time as well. Thanks Matchbox, we love it!

Got this toy for my 3 year old son to entertain him during a flight. It is amazing. The small flat box opens up into a huge playset with loads of options for pretend play. My son loves it. I was skeptical that it would fold back into the box easily, but it did. I am now planning to give this gift for all the upcoming birthday and holiday presents for young boys. The toy definitely will be a "wow" gift. I recommend this toy without reservation.

I bought this for my son's 3rd birthday last month and not a day has gone by that he hasn't played with it. It keeps him entertained for hours. He'll fold it up and bring it along to grandma's too! The fact that everything stores inside the box is great (we haven't lost the 2 pirates, cannon, balls, or croc yet!). We also purchased an extra set of pirate vehicles to play along with the set. He loves it! I highly recommend for anyone looking for a great gift!

We have other matchbox pop ups that my 5 year old loves, so I thought he might really go for this cool looking pirate adventure. I think overall it is just average, and I wouldn't buy it if I had to do it over again. It does pop up and assemble quite easily, and the pop down is not too complicated, though my son couldn't do it by himself. It's just not holding his interest at all. I do recommend you check out the hot wheels fold up tracks and the other matchbox pop ups for a better value for the money and fun.

My son has several of the mattel pop-up playsets and we've always been happy with their quality. The Pirate Island is one of the largest of the pop-up sets. When you hold it out you get a cool little lagoon diorama that some with a pirate ship, car (pirates drove cars?) an alligator with a chomping mouth, a cannon that really fires, treasure chest and two pirates. One is ready for battle with his cutlass and the other is peering through his telescope. There are various roads and walkways and slides to move the characters and car along. The great thing about these is that they fold-up into a nice case (although you have to get all the contents just in the right place so it folds properly. Great fun!

This toy is just perfect for my son (6 years old). His twin brother can play with it at the same time without crowding each other. There are spaces for every item (small pirates, alligator, canon, treasure chest) to secure on the playset so they don't fall off while playing. They also secure in their own areas when closing the unit up. Because it's so portable, it's the perfect toy to take to Grandmas or a friend's house. My son hasn't lost any of the pieces yet and it's been in our house for 3 months, and opened up dozens of times. Even though this toy is plastic, it is very durable. This is definitely worth the money.

We got this for a present for our 3 year old neighbor. I was a little nervous about the durability of it - but was pleasantly surprised. I love how it is all contained and even the pieces that are separate have a place to be stored when its time to be picked up. They snap right into the walls - its great! definitely had a mother in mind when packaging this.

I would definitely recommend it.

this toy is awsome! I got it for my 11th birthday and I still love it (i'm almost 12) it is very detailed, as are most of the other pop-ups. It is huge,too.pirate theme seems to be designed for play with not only pirate themes, but others, also.the land rover 90 car is great, to, and the crocidile is nearly TWICE the lenth of the car.the cannon included also really does fire, dispite any suspitions you may have. 1000 star if there was that option.

My son got this present for his birthday and he LOVED it, played with it a lot, etc... buuuuut after 2 months the toy woudn't close properly and the pieces (ramps) were breaking, falling off, and the closing latches fell off as well. Anyway, the toy is fun, the kids still play with it but it's not that well made and really isn't something that will last too long.

My daughter requested this item for Christmas last year. It was her number one priority gift.
The design is wonderful and the portability aspect was ideal.
Unfortunately, the thing disintegrated from there. At first it opened and closed easily and we were amazed. But after about one week of (not especially rough)play, pieces started to fall by the day. It is merely a skeleton of what it once was.
If it only had held up it would be a wonderful toy.
They don't make things like they used to:(