Wheels on the Bus Board Game

by Milton Bradley

Product Features

• The Wheels on the Bus Game will probably drive adults 'round and 'round the bend, with its all-talking, all-singing action
• This combination of memory game, play-acting, and sing-along fits nicely into Milton Bradley's "My First Games" portfolio
• Powered by 3 AA batteries

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005BY3U
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,891 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

The Wheels on the Bus Game will probably drive adults 'round and 'round the bend, with its all-talking, all-singing action, powered by three AA batteries (not included). But designed for 3- to 6-year-olds, this combination of memory game, play-acting, and sing-along fits nicely into Milton Bradley's "My First Games" portfolio. Players take turns rolling the musical yellow bus to their space on the board. Pressing the hood tells them which of the four tokens (door, wiper, horn, or wheel) to locate by turning over any two of the 20 face- down tokens. Make a match, and keep the token; collect all four, and it's an express ride to the winner's circle. --Tony Mason

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

110 of 112 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars BUY SOMETHING ELSE!, September 24, 2002

By 

Jennifer (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: Wheels on the Bus Board Game (Toy)

I encouraged a family member to pick this up for my son's birthday. He just turned 3 and is getting into "games" and after seeing the commercial so much, I figured this would be a good one to have. Well, I was wrong! The music is annoying because it just keeps playing and there's no way to stop it, unless you take the batteries out. The little figures it comes with are for nothing but show. The bus does not "roll around town" on it's own like the box and commercial say. You push it a few inches to the next person. You only have to get 4 tokens to win and the game is over immediately. My son got a kick out of the bus for about 10 minutes, but other than that, it's a waste of money. Also, if you are storing it in a toy box and the box turns over, all the pieces will fall out because the front of the box has the outline of the schoolbus and there is nothing there to protect the pieces inside. What a waste of energy this game was!

We have the bob the builder memory game which was 10 times more fun and much less money. Invest in something like that instead.

52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Batteries are the key, November 20, 2001

By A Customer

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wheels on the Bus Board Game (Toy)

The game is for my two year old who simply loves pushing the bus around and singing the song..the problem is that the batteries only last for about 4 games..we have been thru 6 AA batteries (3 at a time) in less than four days..the idea of the game is very cute and entertaining for children as well as adults, but the battery problems make it a bummer..

74 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For your own sanity, don't buy this game!!!!, October 18, 2002

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Pam (Warrenton, VA United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wheels on the Bus Board Game (Toy)

This game is one of the worst toys I have ever bought. The bus itself is to blame. It plays the "wheels on the bus" song in a headache producing sound that I can't even explain EVERY TIME THE BUS IS MOVED!!! The main problem is that the mechanism that trips off the song when the bus is moved is so extremely sensitive, that a strong breeze will set if off. Even moving the box from one shelf to another will set it off if you're not careful to keep the box level (even if the ----- bus is on it's side in the box!) My daughter has even set it off while it's put away on the shelf by jumping up and down on her floor. It's unreal. Then, of course, once she hears it, she then has to drag it out and play with it because it has that kind of sound that kids love and parents can't stand. We have actually never gotten to play the game itself because the BUS WON'T SHUT UP. This would all be very simply solved if they would just put a VOLUME CONTROL on it, so it wasn't so piercing. An ON-OFF SWITCH would also help, especially when it's in the box. My daughter loves the bus itself, but as I said, I can't comment on the game. I would especially avoid this game as a Christmas morning gift, unless you want to spend Christmas Day listening to the Bus instead of Christmas Carols.