Kids Toys, Folding Medieval Castle
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Web ID: 728963Good, Not Great, Castle
During my search for a medieval castle structure for my son, it became apparent rather quickly that the options were extremely limited. The Melissa & Doug Castle was easily the best of the bunch, supported by a strong brand whose products I enjoy, although I felt that detail could have been much better overall. I would honestly rather pay a little bit more money for a more detailed and colored castle than this one which is somewhat plain. Nevertheless, the product is sturdy and well-made, as far as I can tell, providing endless hours of imaginary fun for my toddler. Lastly, based solely on personal preference, I am not a fan of the detached, removable sentry.
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Hi Alec, Thank you for taking the time to comment. We appreciate your feedback and will be sure to pass it along. Best, Your Friends at Melissa & Doug
Cute, had defect,
Very cute, grandkids love it, but only because I bought knights and princess characters that can be used with it. The castle comes with no characters of furniture etc. The reason I only gave 3 stars is because the top on the front left tower was barely glued on and fell off when touched. It has only been played with a couple of times, and I hope the quality of the rest of the castle will remain good.
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Hello! Thanks so much for your comment! We are really glad you took the time to share your thoughts on the Folding Medieval Castle. Comments from people like you help us continue to learn and grow and make the best possible toys, crafts, and games. Listening carefully to all feedback - whether positive or negative - and incorporating it into each day is the reason we are still here. I will be sure to pass your observation along to Melissa and Doug, who truly appreciate your continued support of our products. Best, Your Friends at Melissa & Doug
Nice looking castle. Wasn't best for me.
I've already purchased a pink castle from a different company to give to my 3-year-old granddaughter for Christmas. This is to be a companion castle for a prince, wicked queen, or whatever story she creates, and it will be for her younger brother when he's old enough to play with her. It's a nice looking castle and folds closed, but it still takes up a good bit of space when it's folded. I noticed that one of the balconies is not glued on one side and will probably fall off. I'm going to reinforce all of the joints with extra wood glue before it's played with. This castle should be fun to play with with the draw bridge, dungeon for the evil characters, and the trap door (trap door doesn't lay completely flat and doesn't lock in place). The main problem with it for us is that our Papo princess. prince, and other figures are too tall to fit through most of the doors. I purchased the M and D fold-and-go castle first which is sturdy, folds compactly, and comes with some furniture and figures. It's small and the rooms are small, but the Papo figures fit because it has open walls instead of doors. I decided to get the larger one to have more space, but when I saw that our figures didn't fit the doors and the large amount of storage space required, I changed my mind. I decided to keep the fold- and-go one and to get a castle building block set so that the children could add on to it. Unfortunately the USPS shipping cost to send the large one back is over $50.00, so I guess I'm keeping it, too. We'll have a medieval village! (If in doubt, buy with free return option!)
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Hi Peggy, Thank you for taking the time to comment on the Folding Medieval Castle. We appreciate your feedback and will be sure to pass it along. Best, Your Friends at Melissa & Doug
My son loves it
One of my son's favorite thing to play with is the trap door. He loves his castle. I wish it had come with littles toy figures.
Recommends this product
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Yes
My second purchase, now both my grandsons have a castle. Perfect for the lego figures and horses. They spend hours playing and I love that they use their imagination.
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Would not purchase no accessories
Good quality. Very Disappointed that it did not include castle figures as less expensive models do and they are not available
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Hi Barbara, Thank you for taking the time to comment on the Folding Medieval Castle. We appreciate your feedback and will be sure to pass it along. Best, Your Friends at Melissa & Doug
Sturdy
My son loves it! It would nice if it has more doors but over all my son has a good time playing with it. I wish it came with dolls that fit, even if they were just wooden pegs with a spheres on top.
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Fun, but should include wood glue
Received this as gift from grandparents. My 3y old likes it. Fun idea for creative play, but there are build quality issues Had similar problem where main wall broke off at the base within first day of normal play. I was expecting this wood toy to be much more sturdy.
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Hi: Thank you for taking the time to comment on the Folding Medieval Castle. We take the quality of our products very seriously and I am sorry to hear about your experience. I would love to hear from you, get some details and help you with this. Please email me at Care@MelissaAndDoug.com. Please put attn: Chelsea in the subject line so I can assist you right away! Best, Chelsea