Playmobil Fairy Tale Castle

by Playmobil

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 30 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005BN4G
• Item model number: 17863
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #447,867 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Product Description

A castle made for royalty! With winding staircases and balconies, this castle is everything you could imagine a castle to be. Comes with King, Queen, and Knight. SystemX construction with custom assembly options, 3-story castle with outside stairway and balustrades. Open design for easy access. Approximately: 29x18x31 in. Ages 3+ 3019 Playmobil

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Playmobil Fairy Tale Castle, August 9, 2005

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Jennifer Quilkey (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Playmobil Fairy Tale Castle (Toy)

My 5 year old received a Playmobil Fairy Tale Castle for her birthday that consists of probably a thousand or more parts. Over the last two nights, I have had the unenviable job of putting it together, yet as I carefully followed the well-designed pictorial directions, I came to marvel at this as an excellent example of design experience.

For those of you who don't know, Playmobil is a German company and boy is it ever obvious from the detailed instructions. This toy took me hours upon hours to assemble, but it was easy, satisfying, and a sturdy construction when I finally finished. Compare this to the cheaply made Barbie castle she received last year that also took hours to complete, but kept falling apart as we were assembling it. We are about to throw away the Barbie one in disgust as this well-designed one takes its place.

Overall, a great customer experience and even though I now know other Playmobil products might require hours of installation, at least I know they will not be fruitless ones.

I believe Hudspith covers this design experience the best, with his theory that "designers need to consider the psychological experience needs of the user" (Forlizzi 2005, p. 5). His tripartite description of "utility, ceremony, appeal" certainly applies to the Playmobil castle. The castle "accomplished its intended task" and "appealed" to both me and my daughter as we celebrated its creation. Moreover, she and the others have not stopped playing with it since.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Toy - 6 hours construction time, April 3, 2004

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"herman-the-german" (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Playmobil Fairy Tale Castle (Toy)

My daughther is 4 years old and loves to play with the castle.
I have not much to add to what previous reviewers said -I mostly concurr. However I wanted to share my experience with putting the castle together: It took 3 adults 2 hours to put it together. The instructions are done well - it is just a lot of work (a lot of small parts: connectors and decorations). Plan ahead if you're buying it. It is a great toy!.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful!, October 23, 2003

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chalyx "ladywoman" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Playmobil Fairy Tale Castle (Toy)

I grew up with the Playmobil Victorian dollhouse, and only recently did I start collecting other Playmobil sets. I bought this Fairy Tale Castle about a month ago and had the greatest time putting it together. The assembly directions include another building variation that seems to be a little more spacious, if you're planning to fit all the furniture sets in. Unlike the victorian dollhouse, this one is totally sturdy. I've moved it several times with no problem. And the accesory sets are incredible.

I recommend getting this item from Amazon.com while they have free shipping in the States. I have had problems finding toys by this company in every toy store I've been to, and having it shipped directly from Europe is extremely pricey!!