Polly Pocket Pollywheels Race to the Mall

by Mattel

Product Features

• Polly and her friend can race through the big city and win the flag at the finish line
• Or they can dine, shop and stop for the view at the high observation deck
• Girls place Polly and Lila in the two cars at the gate, push the button and race
• Or simply push on the car for continuous cruising, up the elevator and around the town
• What fun for ages 4 and up!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 21.8 x 11 inches ; 3.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000PD2AZA
• Item model number: L4357
• Our recommended age: 4 - 6 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,090 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Wanna go to the mall? I’ll race ya! If anyone understands a girl’s passion for needing to shop immediately, it’s Polly Pocket and her friend Lila. And this racetrack set is just the thing to get them to the mall in record time.

Race to the Mall includes two cars and two dolls.

There are three different ways to play with the bright pink and purple track that has over nine feet of roadway. You can place Polly and Lila in their included cars and push down on the key to race them; you can push them around the track at your own speed; or you can put them on continuous cruise mode and watch as they go up the automatic escalator to the starting line. In race mode, winners will get the shopping bag and find secrets and surprises, and a flag will pop up.

When you get tired of all that driving, stop in the mall for shopping, dining, or people watching from the observation deck. Ready? Set Go! (Requires 3 AA batteries, not included.)

Product Description

Polly and her friend can race through the big city and win the flag at the finish line, or dine, shop and stop for the view at the high observation deck. Girls place Polly and Lila in the two cars at the gate, push the button and race, or simply push on the car for continuous cruising, up the elevator and around the town. Measures 48"L x 13.5"W x 12"H.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

64 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT waste your money on this one!, September 29, 2007

By 

Linda Kimsey (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Polly Pocket Pollywheels Race to the Mall (Toy)

We bought this for our daughters, ages 4 and 6. They were SO excited about it (having seen the commercials of course) and they seem to like it but we (Mom and Dad) hate it.
The pieces are flimsy, especially the track supports. Even the slightest bump will have the track pieces separating and the supports falling off. The escalator feature is fun for the most part, but again, if the set up is bumped it dislodges the drive mechanism and the escalator won't go.
Needless to say, either Mom or Dad has to be nearby to re-set the pieces every two minutes.
The teeny accessories are useless and the girls haven't even attempted to play with them.
This toy is very cheaply made, and a big disappointment from a major toy manufacturer such as Mattel. It might be on your little girl's wishlist, but I'd steer clear of this one if I were you!

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice concept, but it needs some work., October 20, 2007

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L. Trainor (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Polly Pocket Pollywheels Race to the Mall (Toy)

My 3 year old daughter had been asking for this toy, after seeing it on tv. I was concerned about the flimsiness that I had read about and had even decided not to buy it. However, I saw it at Costco, with an additional set of cars, girls and shopping bags for a very good price. One weak moment later and it was in my cart. It is a pain to put together. The directions are almost useless. The parts don't go together easily. One part - not at all. As mentioned in a previous review, any slight movement will make it fall apart. However, when it is completely together, it's a great toy. Even my seven year old son wanted to play with it. So, I adhered strong, transparent tape to every connection. Miracle of miracles, it now stays together.

Bottom line - if you are willing to put some extra elbow grease into it, it is a fun toy. You should only get this toy if your child REALLY, REALLY wants it. Otherwise, the time commitment to work out the construction problems is not worth it.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pink Race Track For Girls, November 1, 2007

By 

poltroon "poltroon" (Mendocino County, CA USA) - See all my reviews

= 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: Polly Pocket Pollywheels Race to the Mall (Toy)

Despite the eye-rolling girly theme tacked on top, it's a decent race track game. You launch the cars, they go through a loop, and then there's an elevator ramp that pulls the cars up (as on a roller coaster) and a swirly ramp to go down. My daughter asked how the cars stick in the loop, and we got to talk about centrifugal force. There's a switch, so they can exit the "mall" or they can go in an endless loop back up the elevator ramp. My daughter fills it up with her Hot Wheels, which mostly also work with the elevator. Lightweight Hot Wheels with good wheels can also be launched through the loop - but many of hers are too heavy and fall. She doesn't seem to mind a little extra Crash-Em-Up action with those, though.

The mall thing is barely developed - it's just a place with a table and chairs where the dolls can sit when they're tired of being in the cars, which would add some simple dollhouse type play to the toy. You can dispense magnetic shopping bags into the cars, but even that isn't really about shopping. It's just cargo. Pink and lime green cargo.

My daughter loves playing cars, but she's at that unfortunate age where she knows what is a boy toy and what is for girls, and that that's important to her. I'm surprised, but the pink race track thing is just what she wanted. Go figure.

One caution: with the elevator ramp running, it is kind of noisy.