Disney Cars. Later Mater Game :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

This toy/game is a piece of junk!!!

2007-05-07
I read the other bad reviews, but I thought my 3 year old son still would enjoy putting the pieces on the truck. He did, but the pieces do not stay on, even when the timer is turned off. My son found this very frustrating. Then, the third time we got the toy out to play, the timer mechanism broke completely, and unfortunately, this prevents the pieces from being put on the truck at all. This toy is a HUGE disappointment.

Timed Process for Putting it Together

2007-04-02
My son likes this toy but is not interested in putting it together before the time is up. The pieces are all over my house. I am still finding them from time to time. I am going to put all of it in some sort of bag to keep it together. He loves it but it is just too many pieces for his age (3, almost 4).

Lots of fun for the price

2007-02-07
My 5 year old boy loves this toy. He doesn't use the timer feature much but he takes it apart and puts in together and really loves watching it fall apart. He's been pulling apart and breaking his other cars for years. Glad to find something that he can do that to without breaking it.

this toy does not work...frustrating!

2007-01-23
This toy does not work. The only thing that flew off was the bumper and the wheels. All the other parts did not budge...so not all 10 parts fall off. I would defintely not recommend this product...there are other, better Cars toys.

Entertaining Toy

2007-01-20
This toy was very enjoyable for my three year old. We bought this for him for Christmas. It's one of those timed games and you have to put all the pieces on Mater before the time runs out. The only problem is, if they are not on just right even if all the pieces are on it will blow all the pieces off when time runs out. But for the price it was well worth it for entertainment value to our son.

Loved Disney Cars Later Mater Game

2007-01-19
The Later Mater game lets kids bring the lovable Mater to life. The sculpted Mater tow truck has parts that fall off, like the tires, engine, lights and bumpers, just as they do in the movie. Players mush rush against the clock to put Mater back together before the time runs out. If time does run out, then Mater will fall apart all over again and kick off the pieces already attached. For two to four players.

Magnificent!

2007-01-15
My my! What a wonderful piece of art, or in fact, a toy. Being a child, this well-made toy brought me hours of enjoyment and entertainment! Have you others been mistreating your toy, or using it improperly in any way? My works perfectly! 100%! I see nothing wrong with this great toy! You must have done something wrong to have it broken. But alas, not all toys can work the same...5 STARS!

Timer too fast

2007-01-03
I bought this for my 6 yr old for Christmas. I'm glad I got it cheap because its made cheap. The parts don't go on right and the timer runs so fast that I can't even put the parts on before they fall off. I certainly don't expect any child to put the parts on before the timer runs out. I don't recommend this.

Complete Junk

2007-01-02
My 3 year old son is a cars fanatic. I thought he would love to play this with me. He loves perfection. But this toy is complete junk. The parts don't snap in and only two of the wheels come off. And they just fall off sadly. It is total and complete junk. There is not a single redeeming quality behind this toy. Don't waste your money. Mattel and Disney should be ashamed for marketing this.

Don't Waste Your Time or Money

2006-12-26
At first glance this seems like a cute, simple to play toy for the Cars fanatic in your life. In reality it is a cheaply made waste of your finances. Not all the parts click into place as they should, even when they are in the right spot. I just let my kids put the parts on without the timer. Once they were finished we put the timer on and waited for parts to fly... and did they ever fly. Luckily my daughter was wearing her glasses, or she would have taken a small plastic blast to the eye. I don't recommend this toy for anyone. There are so many other good, fun Cars toys out there. Don't waste your time on this one!

(Amazon deleted all other reviews of this toy. That should tell you something.)

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