Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Folding Princess Castle

by Melissa & Doug

• Beautiful play castle with solid, wooden construction
• Features hand-painted accents, two removable turrets, balconies, flying buttress, and a working drawbridge
• Castle opens fully for hours of engaging play

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 27 x 15.2 inches ; 14.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: USA
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000NKH0E6
• Item model number: 1263
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 8 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,583 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #10 in Toys & Games > Dolls & Accessories > Dollhouses
  • #93 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Pre-Kindergarten Toys > Activity > Dolls & Dollhouses
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (310 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Wooden play castle features hand-painted accents, two removable turrets, balconies, flying buttress, and a working drawbridge! Castle opens fully for hours of engaging play! Ages 3+ 17.5 x 27 x 15.25

Product Description

Wooden play castle features hand-painted pink accents to keep any princess happy in her castle, plus two removable turrets, balconies, flying buttress, flag and a working drawbridge! Castle opens fully for hours of engaging play. Measures 17.5"L x 27"W x 15.25"H.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

376 of 385 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful princess castle that is sturdy and engaging! July 7, 2009

By Z Hayes HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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

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Here's a brief review of the Melissa and Doug Deluxe Wooden Folding Castle. The castle itself is sturdy and surprisingly detailed in its construction. Its so beautiful and my 4.5 year-old preschooler absolutely adores it. Since it doesn't come with any accessories [there is furniture which is sold separately I believe, but we elected not to purchase them as we have plenty of dolls and odds and ends to furnish the castle with]. I did purchase a dragon, a knight, a fairy on a horse, and a catapult as some fun accessories. On the whole, this is a well-made product which I intend to keep for years to come.

192 of 195 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars GORGEOUS, HUGE Worth every penny! Updated review TWO years later... March 3, 2007

By Fancy Nancy VINE™ VOICE

FINALLY! A castle for girls DIMENSIONS: 18" W x 15"deep closed and 26"high (Including the flag) and an incredible 36" or 3 FEET long when unfolded. Bigger than my daughter's dollhouse, this princess castle is enormous, and folds out to be even bigger, it is natural wood with very pretty screened (not hand painted but still very nice) flowery decorations. We try to buy all wood toys (some painted some not) and this was, while not unadorned, a very beautiful alternative to the nauseatingly pink and plastic princess castles out there. The roof and turrets are pink accented with gold, a very nice and pretty touch. The quality is excellent, as are all Melissa & Doug items. Don't even hesitate to get this one - your daughter will absolutely love it. When you consider how unique it is, how beautiful and well-made it is, how BIG IT IS, and how now your daughter can have a castle to rival that of your son's, it is well worth it. This is actually bigger than my son's blue castle. My two play with theirs together and the hours of imagination and cooperative play with all the different story lines (his knights and her princesses) is just endless. May 2008: UPDATE: over a year later and this castle is still is perfect shape after hours and hours of play. The ONLY caveat would be the flag - it is held on by a magnet, which does make sense since if it had been glued on it would have broken off by now, but it gets lost easily and the castle looks so much prettier with the flag on. To contradict myself, being able to take it off easily lets my children act out "capture the flag" storyline. I just have to move heaven and earth to find it when misplaced. I cannot believe how much this product has come down in price. I paid over [...] for this when it was first released.... Now, with a lower price and Amazon Prime free shipping, you can't go wrong. As a commenter pointed out, it is small inside for furniture, but, this is not really a dollhouse after all. Add the fantasy/princess figures, a unicorn for the unicorn stable and your children will be all set. UPDATE JANUARY 2009 I just purchased the M&D matching princess furniture. The castle has held up to much playing and still looks brand new. After the Tinkerbell movie, it became a fairy castle. The Papo fairy and princess doll figures, Tales and Legends I think, fit perfectly, too. The Disney princess figurines (the mini ones, favorite moments) are a good size also. I am still very happy with this purchase and daughter is still playing happily with it. Our local upscale toystore has this for just under a hundred dollars. Amazon's price is still the best around. Read more ›

103 of 103 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A great castle for a princess! April 2, 2008

By A Sanders

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

We were searching for a doll house, and all seemed to be plastic junk, made for barbie size, boring, or very expensive. This was a great find (and at a great price). Warning: the Melissa and Doug doll house furniture are really too big for this. SOLUTION: The Playmobil stuff, Royal Bedroom #4253 by Playmobil for instance, is PERFECT. They have several rooms meant to extend the Playmobil castle that fit nicely as additions to this castle (we have the kitchen Royal Kitchen). All the playmobil stuff goes in a box, the castle folds shut, and the whole thing can go in the closet when my daughter is not playing with it. Yippie!

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY PRETTY April 16, 2008

By S. Alred

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Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

MY 3 YEAR OLD "PRINCESS" GOT THIS FROM SANTA. SHE LOVES ANYTHING PRINCESS SO SHE LOVED THIS. SHE IS NOW 4 AND PLAYS W/THIS OFTEN. I ONLY GAVE IT FOUR STARS DUE TO THE FACT THAT SEVERAL OF THE ROOMS ARE UNACCESSIBLE. THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE THE OPENINGS LARGER SO THEY WOULD BE MORE PLAY ORIENTED. I ALSO ORDERED THE MELISSA AND DOUG ROYAL PEOPLE SET. THIS WAS A MISTAKE. THE HORSES WOULD NOT EVEN STAND UP AND THE WHOLE SET ENDED UP IN MY YARDSALE STUFF. I ENDED UP ORDERING A KING, 2 PRINCESS AND 2 PRINCES AND 3 KNIGHTS FROM PLAYMOBIL. THE PLAYMOBIL PEOPLE ARE THE PERFECT SIZE AND I HIGHT RECOMMEND ORDERING THEM OVER THE MELISSA AND DOUG. I ALSO ORDERD THE PLAYMOBIL ROYAL BEDROOM, A DRAGON, AND A THRONE. PLAYMOBIL FURNITURE IS ALSO THE PERFECT FIT. ALSO POLLY POCKETS WORK REALLY GOOD W/THIS CASTLE

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice! June 8, 2007

By Sandy

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

My two daughters (4 and 2 1/2) both love playing with this. I bought Disney Princess figurines to go with it. It also looks nice in the room when they're not playing with it. Very good quality. I'm sure it will last a very long time. Sometimes the flag, which attaches with magnets, falls off, but that's no big deal.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Openings are not small: they are tiny January 30, 2009

By P. Odom

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Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

The castle is very cute and girly. I bought some play mobile furniture as suggested by another reviewer and some of the items are too big to get into the room openings. My daughter is just about three and cannot get the furniture in and out; most of the items sit out infront of the castle. I wish that I had purchased a different house with more spacious rooms (or several usable rooms). It is large, well made, and pretty; however it is not practical for the pretend play that I had in mind when I made this purchase. Most of the space available will not hold the play mobile sets (which are small) and just don't serve any purpose.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Melissa and Doug wooden castle January 8, 2008

By Cathey

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

The castle has provided hours upon hours of enjoyment. My girls are 3 and 5, and use their imagination and play Princesses all of the time (there is even a dungeon, with sliding doors, for their evil dragon). I am so impressed with the quality of this castle and all of the little rooms and alcoves - it fits the Disney Princesses (the Polly Pocket type) perfectly. I purchased some furniture by Fisher Price - "Loving Family" and it is just the right size for furnishing the rooms. I looked at so many plastic castles, but am so glad we purchased this one instead. It's so important for children to develop creativity and use their imaginations and this castle is just great for creative play, plus you can't go wrong the durability and quality that Melissa and Doug use to make toys - did I mention it is absolutely adorable! When they get to the Barbie stage I'm afraid the rooms in this castle might be too small, but I plan on keeping it for them to pass down to their children someday. This is an outstanding toy for little girls who love the little Disney Princesses, and for parents who are looking for a durable toy that fosters imaginative growth.