Fisher-Price GeoTrax Disney/Pixar Cars 2 World Grand Prix RC Set
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Let GeoTrax help you recreate the excitement of the World Grand Prix from Disney/Pixar Cars 2, complete with cool sounds and phrases! Playset includes the Minion Garage with Easy Rail Station, Tokyo Pit Stop, Porto Corsa Racing Venue with Collapsing Bridge, 8 pieces of Snap-Lock track, Acer Push Vehicle and Finn McMissile Turbo RC. All this, plus you can add this playset to your GeoTrax system – it all works together! Lots of fun for your 2-7 year old!
Collapse the bridge to toss Finn McMissle off the road!
World Grand Prix RC set includes everything you see here.Create the Excitement of Cars 2 at Home This GeoTrax World Grand Prix RC playset allows you to bring the world of Cars 2 to life. RC Finn McMissle has easy-to-use forward or backward motion, and turbo speed RC action, making it twice as fast as any other GeoTrax vehicles! The excitement begins in Tokyo at the Minions garage, where Acer starts trouble by using a piece of flip track to toss spy Finn McMissle off the road! But not to worry -- at the Tokyo Pit Stop there is an Easy Rail that allows Finn to get back on track easily. Now the race pulls into Porto Corsa, Italy where Ace is waiting another trap -- this time by collapsing the bridge! But Finn McMissle, master spy, is fast enough to make it through thanks in part to his Turbo RC!
Fueled by Exploration and Imaginative Play Preschoolers spend lots of time exploring and learning how to make things happen. Before long, they’re “engineers”, in control of the action. The more they do, the more they can do – whether playing alone or with others. They build their own interpretation of the story, taking it in many different directions. That sense of empowerment gets them on track for self-confidence, self-reliance, and creative thinking. And of course, the world of GeoTrax is based on teamwork, so kids are also learning about working together and helping each other. From there, they can go as far as their imaginations will take them!
Expand Your World Let GeoTrax playsets help you build the world of Cars 2 to recreate favorite movie scenes. Crash through the Eiffel Tire, make a daring escape from Big Bentley and hear your favorite RC characters recite cool phrases. Collect all the GeoTrax Cars 2 playsets for a whole world of fun – it all works together! To build the complete world, add the following GeoTrax playsets to your collection: Escape from Big Bentley, Eiffel Tire Crash, Dirt Race Track Pack, Road Race Track Pack, RC Spy Mater, RC Francesco, and more!
What's In The Box? Minion Garage with flip track, Tokyo Pit Stop, Porto Corsa Racing Venue with collapsing bridge, Easy Rail track piece, Snap-Lock track, Acer push vehicle, Finn McMissile Turbo RC, 3 AG13 (LR44) 1,5V button cell batteries, and instruction manual. Requires 6 AAA (LR03) 1,5 V Alkaline batteries ( 3 for RC controller and 3 for vehicle), not included.
Let GeoTrax help you recreate the excitement of the big race in the Disney/Pixar Cars 2 movie, complete with cool sounds and phrases! As everyone pulls into Porto Corsa, Italy, Acer the Pacer is ready to throw Finn McMissile off track with his flip track at the bridge! And if that doesn’t work, he can catch him at the Minion Garage! Includes Minion Garage with flip track, Tokyo Pit Stop, Porto Corsa racing venue with collapsing bridge, Easy Rail track piece, Snap-Lock track, Acer push vehicle and Finn McMissile Turbo RC with forward ; reverse action. Requires 6 AAA batteries (3 for RC controller and 3 for vehicle).
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Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 12 x 4 inches ; 6.7 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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- Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
- ASIN: B00428LIX4
- Item model number: V9969
- Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 6 years
- Batteries: 3 AAA batteries required.
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Product Features
- Includes everything needed to recreate the racing fun from Cars 2
- Porto Corsa, Italy race track just like in the movie
- Includes Ace push vehicle and Finn McMissle turbo RC vehicle
- Finn McMissle has fun sounds and says character phrases from the movie
- Includes everything needed to recreatethe racing fun from Cars 2
Fisher-Price GeoTrax Disney/Pixar Cars 2 World Grand Prix RC Set
Customer Reviews
This is a fun little starter "racing" set for toddlers... but you cannot actually race two cars with this set... and the one car that drives does so at a rather slow speed. The images on the package look impressive but generally are showing lots of parts you must buy at additional cost. Despite terms like "Grand Prix" and "Turbo" ... there is really nothing speedy about this toy... but would be fun for toddlers who have seen the Cars animated features...
You will need to provide 6 AAA batteries to operate the controller and the one motorized car. The track isn't too hard to assemble for older children but you will have to help the toddlers. The car does not "race" at all... and the "tricks" like the "exploding" bridge are not that impressive or fun. They really just slow down the action even more. But much of the fun of toys is in the imagination ... so, those little ones who love the Cars movies will be imagining things and listening to the recorded messages from the cars... and having more fun than older children who will want more speed and interactivity... like faster racing between 2 cars.
... A somewhat limited toy which we give 4 stars as fine for toddlers... especially those who love the animated Cars series...
I'll spare you the "what's in the box" breakdown since the photos and description here on Amazon do a good job at describing that. One thing about the packaging that I didn't appreciate was the copious use of tape and wire twist-ties to keep things in place. Unpacking the pieces wasn't as painful or difficult as a typical clamshell package, but it was more difficult than it should be. Why is it that toy manufacturers still don't understand that kids like unboxing things too?
I also point out that, at the time of this writing, Amazon's "product details" says that three AAA batteries are required and included, but of course the cake is a lie. Batteries are not included, plus you actually need SIX triple-A batteries (three for the car, three for the controller).
That being said...
My four year old daughter was excited when I pulled this out. Once everything was out of the box assembly took about ten minutes, including loading up the batteries in the car and controller. The assembly instructions were clear and well illustrated, and the pieces themselves snapped together easily. The plastics used are very substantial with no sharp bits to speak of, but an adult is definitely required for assembly. The completed set was nicely flat on the floor and measures about 3' by 2'.
Although the box contains two cars only one of them moves under its own power (Finn McMissle, or "the blue-gray car" for those who aren't up on their Cars 2 trivia). The other car (Acer, or "the yellow car") is largely decorative. Locomotion is provided by a simple gear system; a notched rail on the center of the track mates to a motor-driven gear wheel under Finn, while Finn's wheels keep him centered on the track. Acer has the same wheels as Finn but lacks the motor-driven gear so he's kind of useless on the track, though he can be pushed along by Finn. The car can be run in either direction on the track (clockwise or counterclockwise), in forward or reverse. Control is accomplished through a wireless remote that supports forward, reverse, and stop. Finn can also travel off-track on hard surfaces such as tile or wood, though since control lacks left/right steering the amount of enjoyment to be gained by this is likely minimal at best.
Two "traps" on the track allow your child to derail Finn from the track by causing half the track to collapse when Finn travels over it. I found this more annoying than fun, but then again I'm not a four year old. My daughter, however, loved this.
The noise level is minimal but hardly whisper-quiet. The motor in the car has the expected buzzing quality to it, similar to an electric toothbrush. The only other noise comes from the controller, which plays tire-screeching sound effects and speech bytes from "Cars 2" as you change Finn's direction. There is no volume control for these but it's set at a good volume level.
One thing I did find a bit annoying was Finn's (and Acer's) propensity to jump off the track from time to time. In Finn's case this typically happens when you're driving him counterclockwise, right after he goes down the hill and hits the curve (which, interestingly enough, is also the only curve that has a guardrail). I'd say 7 out of 10 times he derails at the curve. The problem is that the gear drive freewheels in the direction that you're moving. In other words: When you're moving forward you can spin the gear drive faster than the motor can spin it. So when the car reaches a hill it will speed down the hill due to gravity, and the extra speed is sometimes enough to get it to jump the track. If Fisher-Price had designed the gear to be fixed to the drive axle, it would only go as fast as the motor could spin it and gravity would have no effect on it.
Acer almost always derails at the lower trap no matter what direction he's traveling in. I think this is just because he's so lightweight, having no motor or anything inside.
Overall I find this to be a well engineered, well documented, easy to assemble and generally fun toy for my child. The main reason why I'm taking a star off is because of the derailment issue. However, in fairness the derailment issue is definitely more of a concern to me than to my daughter, who seemingly could care less if the car jumps off the track once in awhile. The other reason why I'm taking a star off is because of the price. In my opinion $50+ is a bit too much for a toy like this. Then again, I've seen it for sale for as much as $75 so I'm clearly just asserting my own sense of value on that point.
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