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GeoTrax Ocean Cargo Transport Review

GeoTrax Ocean Cargo Transport
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I got this for [...] so it was a great buy. It was a fun addition to our Geotrax collection but I wouldn't pay anymore than that.

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Geo Trax Grand Central Station Remote Control Train Set w Sounds & The Fastest Team Aero & Eric (2008) Review

Geo Trax Grand Central Station Remote Control Train Set w Sounds and The Fastest Team Aero and Eric (2008)
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We bought this for our son when he was 2 years old. I think we paid about $35 for the whole set on clearance at Meijer. My son is now 5 and it's still played with daily. It's the best toy purchase we've ever made. Our next child is 2 now and is starting to play with it too. Great purchase at our house.

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GeoTrax Rail & Road System - Mt. Blast Construction Co. Review

GeoTrax Rail and Road System - Mt. Blast Construction Co.
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I just gave this set to my son for his 5th birthday. I purchased the main set from a different retailer since this site had not got it in yet. The construction set and the fire station I purchased from toys r us. He loves this toy! His imagination runs wild while playing with this! He stays in his room for hours playing with it. It really works great! He has two of the remote controls. One for the train that comes with the main set and one for the fire truck that you can purchase seperately. He can operate them at the same time so that both vehicles are moving around the track together. They also make fun sounds! There are two other vehicles with remote controls that I plan to eventually purchase to add on. Everything works perfectly. The tracks snap together and STAY together. It is very durable. I have to say I have purchased many sets like this and have only had problems. You will not be disappointed in this product.

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GeoTrax Rail & Road System - Lift 'n Roll Barrel Loader Review

GeoTrax Rail and Road System - Lift 'n Roll Barrel Loader
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The GeoTrax train system is a great line of toys for toddlers and young children. The recent addition of "GeoMotion" train stops takes the fun even further. When the motorized train passes through, it stops and automatically powers the building. Your child can then flip a switch and send the train on its way again.
In the Workin' Lifting Barrel Loader, the train powers a conveyor belt which lifts the included barrels to the top of the tower and then sends them down a series of chutes and into a hopper on the other side. With a tip of a lever, the barrels will load onto the waiting train car. There is also a manual crank in case your child wants to run the Loader without the train.
The best thing about the Barrel Loader is that it's designed to load right into the train where it's stopped. (Contrast this to the GeoMotion factory in the Working Town set, which stacks up cargo in a chute that's not lined up with any car on the train; you've then got to time it just right as the moving train passes by, which is often frustrating if not impossible for younger kids.) It's not foolproof - you've got to have the barrel car linked just behind the locomotive and the car inexplicably only securely holds one barrel at a time (the set comes with three) - but it's fun nonetheless.
The downside of this design is that the Barrel Loader is quite big, both in width and length. Keep in mind that if you're pressed for floorspace, then the addictive world of GeoTrax trains probably isn't the best choice to begin with. Also, I was disappointed that the crosspiece (blue in the picture) isn't securely fastened to the two towers. This is the most obvious place to pick up the set when you're moving it, and it falls off every time, often causing you to drop the entire set. PROS
* Fun to watch and use
* Properly designed/sized to load barrels onto the waiting train
CONS
* Takes up a lot of floorspace, even by GeoTrax standards
* Snap construction is a bit flimsy

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GeoTrax Rail & Road System - Bayshore Drawbridge Review

GeoTrax Rail and Road System - Bayshore Drawbridge
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I knew my son would love this as soon as I saw it as he love bridges and things he can make move.
The set comes with a drawbridge, a sailboat and some cargo. The bridge has typical GeoTrax detail with crabs, shells and other things along the edges and the water under the bridge contains a sea turtle.
Bridge action is controlled with an easy-to-grasp handle that small hands can wrap right around. As the bridge is raised, a bell rings and the gates drop. When the bridge is lowered, the gates automatically go back up. The bell can also be rung by pushing down on the chimney of the gate house.
All in all this is a fun addition to a GeoTrax setup, it is easy to set up and use, and it is very durable, not to mention very reasonably priced.

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GeoTrax Rail and Road System: Cross Valley Junction Playset Review

GeoTrax Rail and Road System: Cross Valley Junction Playset
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This is one of the best train sets I can imagine. The pieces are durable, suitable for very young children (2 and up), a very low price, and the set has a lot to do.
The set comes complete with a good amount of track, a station house, a crossing, a log loader, a crane, crossing gate, railroad signs, billboard, and a tree with an owl in it.
The station has a crane loader that can handle the logs or the supplied crate. One of the train cars flips open. The log loader can have track (rail or road) on either side and can deliver the logs to either.
My 2-year-old had no trouble putting the track together (it stays together better than Brio) and absolutely loves playing with the set. My 5-year-old daughter is also fascinated by the set. I really can't imagine any other train set being comparable for under twenty bucks.
This set also connects with all of the other Geotrax sets (railway, construction, and emergency rescue).


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Geotrax Mountain Blast Construction Site with Bonus Figures and Dump Truck Review

Geotrax Mountain Blast Construction Site with Bonus Figures and Dump Truck
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We bought this to add on to the Grand Central kit. Not bad but make sure you invest in the track packs as you will want to get creative to save floor space. Only part I am not sure why it's there is a grey piece that is supposed to catch the boulder and send it through the mountain. Definitely one of the more interesting sets you can get.

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GeoTrax Lighted Vehicle: Flashin' Fast Police Car Review

GeoTrax Lighted Vehicle: Flashin' Fast Police Car
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Our 5 year old picked this gift out for her cousin, who is 3. A very rough and ready little boy, who still likes to put things in his mouth. I was glad to see it did not have tires that could come off in his mouth and our little girl just knew it was perfect becauce it has lights and a siren. She was right, He love his police the best. He carried it with he all night and his mom says he sleeps with it too. He does not have the tracks, buts it rolls everywhere he wants to too. Great gift for small hands.

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Candy Land Castle Game Review

Candy Land Castle Game
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I was looking for a good beginner board game so we could start family game night with our 3 year old and this game is great. It is very simple and does not take too long to play a round: pull the lever and one piece shoots out of the castle (fun) and if it matches your game board you keep it and if not you put it back in the castle top. Great first game, box says 3+ but 2 year olds could easily play this game with supervision. I think it is a bit overpriced, but there is not really a great selection of easy beginner games available. (We have the Lucky Ducks game - fun but noisy! And we have Hi Ho Cherry-O - fun but 40 tiny plastic cherries!)

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Hasbro's Candy Land Castle Game is a fun and engaging game for your pre-schooler that encourages coordination and matching skills. This colorful game provides many learning opportunities for your youngest pre-schooler either by playing alone or with others.A Colorful and Fun Way to Learn Designed to encourage matching and coordination skills for young pre-schoolers, this delightful game involves small gingerbread kid gameboards with spaces for brightly-colored shapes, including green stars, yellow circles, purple ovals and red squares.These colorful shapes can be dropped into the top of King Kandy's Castle then retrieved by pulling on one of three spires (levers) that causes them to slide out of the chute located on the front of the Castle. And with no assembly required, this engaging game is ready to play right out of the box.A Magical World Your children will be totally enchanted by Candy Land Castle's magical atmosphere. With its bright and vibrant colors, the game is a treat for kids' eyes. King Kandy's Castle is especially cute, with a twisty and fanciful design that your kids will be sure to love. They'll feel like a part of Candy Land itself as they drop, pull, slide and match the colored tokens with the gingerbread people.About Candy Land Candy Land is one of Hasbro's most popular board game for young children. It is often the first board game played by children, since it requires only basic counting skills and features a fun and colorful candy theme. With such endearing characters as King Kandy and Princess Lolly, Candy Land has appealed to generations of young gamers. What's in the Box The game includes King Kandy's Castle, four gingerbread kid gameboards, 18 brightly-colored tokens and instructions.

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Illuminated W.O.R.D. - The Ultimate Word Game Collection Review

Illuminated W.O.R.D. - The Ultimate Word Game Collection
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I really like this game. All four games are fun and challenging. However, I only give it three stars because quite often when I touch the stylus to the screen, the letter won't get selected. I have lost games because it takes too long for a letter to get selected. It's like the screen can't sense the stylus, for some reason. Other than that, when it works right, it is a good hand-held game to have.

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Now you can play your favorite classic and online word games in the palm of your hand! Featuring touch screen technology and four games -- Word Search, Text Tumbler, Chain Letters, and Alpha-Mixer -- W.O.R.D. is perfect for both casual gamers and word aficionados looking for a quick, fun break. Includes multiple levels, varying skill levels, animation and sound effects. Fully illuminated to play anytime, anywhere. Measures 5" high.

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Fisher-Price Geotrax Rail and Road System Grand Central Station Review

Fisher-Price Geotrax Rail and Road System Grand Central Station
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We started collecting Geotrax 2 years ago. My only complaint was that the trains did not go in reverse. I'm glad to see that 'problem' was solved with this new addition to the geotrax system.
I originally bought the geotrax toys for my 3 year old son who loved trains. He absolutely loved it. What I did not expect was that my 9 year old and 11 year old girls would also like to design tracks and play with it. It does take up a lot of room if you start adding on to the set. We have ours set up in the basement and it gets played with several times a day. My 4 year old is great a designing tracks, he especially likes to use the elevation sets to make double decker tracks. The system is so easy to use I don't have to help mush at all.
We also have a few of the Thomas train sets. I have to say the boys do like to play with this set as well but it requires a lot more adult help. The tracks can only go together one way and the boys now 4 1/2 and 3 have problems getting it together. But they do like the fact the the trains are the same as on TV. The Thomas set was used so seldom at home that we donated it to grandmas house where it is a treat to get to play with it. The Geo trax set still ranks #1 with my kids.


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Complete with a fast, remote-controlled train, an exciting main terminal building, train tracks, and passengers, the Fisher Price GeoTrax Rail and Road System Grand Central Station provides hours of creative fun for children ages 2-1/2 and up. It is a part of Fisher Price's line of GeoTrax toys.A Train Powered by Imagination! By using the remote control, your child can make Aero the Engine speed along the track and pull into Central Station, with his driver, Eric, right inside!Send the passengers up and down the station's elevator, or put them on the train for an exciting ride. Load up the train with cargo using the crane. Thanks to the power of your child's imagination, the possibilities are endless.Durable and Easy to Use The toy is constructed from durable plastic and features large pieces perfect for little hands. The big, easy-to-use remote control makes the train go backward or forward and has a range of about 12 feet. It includes an automatic shut-off feature to preserve battery life. The sturdy train track snaps together easily in a variety of configurations, and the whole set can be used with other GeoTrax accessories. Adult assembly is required; you will need a Phillips screwdriver. The remote control and train engine require three AAA batteries apiece.What's in the Box Grand Central Station, Aero the engine, and 2 train cars, an articulated Eric figure, and 2 articulated passenger figures, cargo piece, remote control, and 14 pieces of Snap-Lock Track.


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