Fisher-Price Little People Disney Princess: Ariel's Coach

My 3-year old daughter has the Fisher-Price Little People Princess Palace Fisher-Price Little People Disney Princess Songs Palace which is one of her all-time favorites. In fact, she loved it so much that we (my wife and me) thought that the Ariel Coach would be the perfect accessory. While it is fun it doesn't quite reach the level of the Princess Palace.

Notes -

When you press Sebastian you get a variety of sound effect, and the occasional playing of the song "Under the Sea"

The carriage/coach has spots for both Ariel and Eric, but unfortunately, they do not fit snugly in their seats. So when they go on rides in their coach they have a tendency to fall out.

I worry about the long-term durability of the coach. It seems like the connection between the coach and the seahorse is weak and could snap.

When placed in the Princess Palace Ariel is fully interactive and has 5 or 6 saying. Eric on the other hand, only plays the dance music (and for what it is worth.... just like beast)...nothing more or nothing else.

The wheel on the sea horse is not perfectly round (on purpose) so that it gives the impression that seahorse is swimming through the water.

Batteries are included and it does not require any assembly.

Final Verdict A nice accessory to the Disney Princess Palace, but it certainly does not offer the same long-term as the castle. I would certainly recommend it to fans of "The Little Mermaid", but for others you may find that Ariel and Eric get played with more than the Carriage/Coach.

3 1/2 Stars

Not the most "fun" of toys for the money when it comes to little people toys. I would rate it okay. Wish it played more than the 4 short tidbits that it does. My daughter just keeps hitting the button to listen to the same little segment over and over so I just wish that was a little longer. These little people do not have the same shape as the other little people and fall out of the coach all the time.

UPDATE Jan 21, 2013:

My daughter loves to play with Ariel and Eric but really only with the princess palace. I understand the reasoning behind why the bottoms are the way they are but she doesn't really play with the coach at all because the figures constantly fall out. I'll keep it at 3 stars though because they are pretty cool to put in the palace. :)

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My daughter in nearing 4 and very interested in the Disney princesses. That said, I am not sure the age span for this as noted "5yrs"...Little people products are very durable and have held up nicely in the past, but do seem a little for younger children. That said, my daughter is more interested in the "character" aspect of Ariel and Eric than anything. She'll play with this for a good amount of time.

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I bought this for my little niece and she LOVES it. It even plays the Little Mermaid theme music, it's really cute

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We have the Princess Castle and I thought my child would enjoy this coach since she LOVES Ariel. The person who designed this obviously didn't ever play with it. These Little People have a different bottom than regular Little People. The place where Ariel and Eric sit do not hold them into place. If you try to make the coach drive around with them, they come flying out. If you have other Little People, they will stay in it, but that is hardly the point.

Oh, and you might want to know that the Ariel that comes with it does work with the castle, but it says the same thing as the other Ariel wearing the pink dress. I actually found this on the Walmart website and only paid $10. It really isn't worth much more than that.

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