Customer Reviews

Giant 31" Aircraft Carrier

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

 

 

We got this for our son's third birthday (along with a DVD on aircraft carriers and a trip to the USS Midway in San Diego). Of course, he absolutely loves it and although he's only had it for about 2 weeks now, has played with it every day. It is huge, with 2 catapaults to launch the supplied aircraft that come with it, and also has a few great sounds/flashing lights. It is quite a realistic recreation of an A/C carrier and must say that, having been heavily into aircraft as I was growing up, am tempted to rewind the years and play with it myself sometimes! The only couple of negatives I would say are:

1) The planes supplied with it are made-up ones, more akin to alien aircraft. They aren't any of the usual fighter jets you would see on real carrier. Not a huge deal, but a little odd, given everything else is pretty realistic.
2) The planes are also made out of thin plastic, which is probably intentional given that one of the features is to be able to catapault these off the deck. However, I do question durability.
3) The bridge of the ship is a seperate piece that slots into the main deck. However, the slot is pretty thin and it easily keeps coming off - I am considering glueing this down.

Having said the above, the ship is pretty large and durable overall and has space to store the supplied planes beneath the main deck. Love the aircraft elevator too! To conclude, I would say it is on the pricey side for what it is (paid $55 on Amazon), but my son does love it so probably worth it in the end!

My son wanted an air craft carrier to go along with his battleship. I saw this one on Amazon and thought he would love it. And, he does!! Both of my boys play with it daily. It seems very durable and has stood up well to many battles! Well worth the money!

Even though this runs out of batteries, I still like this toy. Sometimes I choose this toy over video games. The planes look like battle planes. Not too small, not too big, but just right. Better then all other tools.

7 year Jake

Parent's note: My son loves this toy, but I feel that the included planes are really small cheap plastic things, but my son seems to like them. That is the most important thing. He does play with it often, but it a bit big with very little moving parts, so seems that it would not be that exciting, but he does enjoy it. I would say that this was a bit too expensive for what it is, but Jake saved and paid for it with his own money and thinks that it is worth it.

I bought this for my 5 year old who was fascinated with air craft carriers after our visit to Midway. This is a huge worthless piece of plastic...none of the parts (lid, watch tower, and satellite dish) attach or fit. So, every time my son moves it just slightly, everything falls off. The small deck that is supposed to go up and down does not work. The sounds are mediocre in quality and not very interesting. My son now only plays with the toy jets that came with it (which you may get separately and save $40) and this toy has already made it to the Goodwill just one month after purchase.

well first i will say the toy is ok not bad, my boy likes it and plays with it now and again. im not saying dont buy it but i wouldnt buy it here i got his from the dollar general store if you all have one where you live. I picked it up for $15 its the same exact ship but comes with 3 airplanes and a helicopter i would suggest looking there first also i will say its for sure not worth the $40 they want on here

LOVED THIS TOY!!!! My son is 7 years old and he loves this toy!!! Great sound effects and lights. Space to store planes which came with it. Durable, large, and a keeper - I highly recommend it.

For someone who is interested in Navy aviation this is an excellent toy. The ship and the planes offer a great opportunity to explore the concepts of flying and landing/taking off from a ship.

What a cool toy. Our friends got it for our son for Christmas and it is great. The planes are interesting, and the ship is a wonderful toy. It is one of the toys I would have liked to have when I was a kid.

I purchased this toy for my 5 years old son. He was amazed by it! The sounds are very realistic, catapult throws airplanes away... But from adult standpoint it could be better. To put airplanes to the hangar you have to lift the deck and store planes under it. It would be good to have a hole to let airplanes move to hangar directly from an elevator. Probably I will have to make such a hole myself... So the toy needs a little tuning.