3-Foot Hover Disc - Vertigo

by Overbreak

Product Features

• Hover Disc
• Hover Disc Spiral
• Hover Disc Vertigo
• Hover Disk

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 18 x 19.8 inches ; 10.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000DJX6T
• Item model number: vertigo
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,013 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #42 in Toys & Games > Sports & Outdoor Play > Lawn Games > Flying Discs
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

The innovative hover disc is a cross between a frisbee and a balloon. Made of very lightweight materials, the disc has a circumference of approximately 34 inches. Even before you add air or helium the disc will fly through the air not unlike a like a large, flat frisbee. But add helium or air and you can make the disc perform unusual tricks with a little bit of practice. The disc's lightweight material may make it easy to puncture, but you can cover any holes with clear packing tape and you can also add more air or helium through the fill valve when it starts to lose its shape. The hover disc is designed for indoor and outdoor use but be careful when you play with it outside because it could easily blow away in strong winds. Helium not included.

Product Description

Flip it. Toss it. Spin it. The 3-Foot Hover Disc is a revolutionary toy balloon with a unique design that makes it ideal for games and tricks, indoors or out. Just fill it with helium or air, and let the high-flying fun begin. Measures approximately 3' wide. Requires helium or air pump (sold separately).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What do people expect?, November 30, 2004

By 

irisheyes (mom from Ohio with ALL the toys) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: 3-Foot Hover Disc - Vertigo (Toy)

After reading the reviews you would have thought people spent $50 bucks on this toy. It is now clearanced to 6.99. Many people said they only had a couple days of use out of it before it broke. Well, I'd gladly pay 6.99 to entertain my three kids for two days. It sure beats the $100 bucks it would take for the same enjoyment for two hours at Chuck E. Cheeses. People don't seem to mind "waisting" their money on something like that which entertains for a couple hours, but they expected a mylar baloon to last a lifetime. If you go to a party shop and purchase a huge mylar balloon it'll cost you about $5 or more and deflates in a day or so...plus you can't use it like a frisbee either. I agree that the 12.99 price may have been a bit steep for the glorified balloon, but 6.99 is worth a days fun in my book.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Super Frisbee, March 17, 2004

By 

H. S. Hines "Xakana" (United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: 3-Foot Hover Disc - Vertigo (Toy)

This is an awesome toy. I inflated it with a hand pump (as I didn't feel like paying for helium when it says not to play with it outside with helium) and overinflated it. I released some air and the bar inside promptly resumed its shape. We took it outside and watched it fly. But one warning: If you have a small yard, DO NOT PLAY WITH THIS IN A SMALL YARD! It floats fast and far, which made us very nervous as it sailed towards the neighbor's roof on one side (powered by a 5 year old) and the fence with dog on the other side. So we took it to the park. I would have given it 5 stars for fun if it wasn't so nerve racking to watch it seem to fly away. But, it's soft and despite knocking into plenty of objects and children, did no harm inside or outside, even after sailing a couple dozen feet in the air and falling straight down. It took several hard falls and did not break. Our kids were not incredibly gentle with it (despite being told to) and it did not tear, wear or anything. If it comes with a hole: TAKE IT BACK (As it is obviously defective)! Ours took normal abuse from a 5 and 7 year old and attracted many kids, but as it was becoming too windy to control (DO NOT USE IN HIGH WIND) we had to put it up. But while the wind is low with plenty of ground to cover--it's an awesome super frisbee. Inside, with helium, it's a ton of fun, too and unlike a frisbee, you don't have to worry about it breaking anything, really--it just bounces off.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Motherof4, March 15, 2004

By A Customer

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: 3-Foot Hover Disc - Vertigo (Toy)

I recently purchased this product for my 10 year old daughter. After an hour of playing with this product , the disc started leaking air from several spots around the metal rim where the hover disc material had worn away. My daughter was not misusing the product in any way, but it just did not hold up. It is a shame because the girls were having alot of fun for the hour it held up.