Fisher Price Diego's Talking Rescue Center
by Fisher Price
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Toys and Games Reviews of Fisher Price Diego's Talking Rescue Center
Customer Review: Good thing the kids like it
Summary: 3 Stars
Not worth the $40 paid, but it was on Santa's list. And, no matter what I think of it, the kids, 6 and 4, LOVE it.
My issues with it? The zip "cord" is not what you would think but rather a hard plastic line from the front of the playset you attatch to the tent. You can't use it without the tent. So, the kids just don't use it and move the tent around as they want. Also, when you load the helicopter on the swingbar, the whole thing dips down. And the "elevator" does not move freely. I have to manipulate it for the kids to make it go up and down.
On the plus side, I think it's put together well and holds up to the amount they move it around. We haven't had any issues with legs coming out or anything like that. And I think they put a nice amount of smaller items, animals, in the kit to make it worth while. If it were easier to use, I add more stars just for the fact the kids love it.
Customer Review: Super fun but not too durable
Summary: 4 Stars
This Diego Rescue Center is very fun for my kids to play with. My 2 1/2 and 4 year old love it. They play rescue adventures and I love the imaginative play that comes with this house. The only problem I have is that it's not very durable. It's wobbles on it's "stilts" that attach it to the base and the top floor (the part that folds out) falls off all the time. I probably have to put it on 5 times everytime they play with it. I really don't think they are being too rough - they just lean on the floor while they are playing with it and it pops off. I'm afraid it will eventually break - it's held on with only 2 tabs - and with the constant popping off I'm sure one or both of the tabs will eventually give.
Overall, I think it's a fun toy with lots of replay value. But I wish it was a bit more kid-friendly on the durability side - especially for the money.
Customer Review: Son loves it! But quality is not great.
Summary: 3 Stars
My almost 3 yr old son LOVES it! He has played with is several times since putting it together last night and is playing with it now.
I have the same complaints as everyone else, the quality of the construction of the toy is less than desirable. The swinging door does not stay shut, the zip cord comes off when Diego slides down it, Diego is extremely hard to get into the "rescue pack" to slide down, the extension piece on the top level does not sit straight, the elevator is hard to move up and down, and the "legs" do not snap in and stay in place... so everytime you try to move the elevator and have to use force the entire top comes off since the legs pop out. It also would have been nice if it came with Alicia or at least gave you the option of buying an expansion pack that includes her. [...]
Customer Review: Cabin Falls Apart...
Summary: 2 Stars
It looked great on Christmas morning. It was played with for a bit - and then, boys being boys, they really played with it. And it kept falling apart. Pretty soon we were on a constant, "Fix this!" rotation. It got bad, we just put the cabin on the floor, instead of the stilts. This ruined the look, of course, so we put it back together - and even then, the playability factor just slowly went down hill.
We were disappointed with the overall toy. The Diego piece, the animals and the vehicles were very much fun - and they lasted much longer than the Rescue Center. We should have just bought the accessory sets, instead. Because that's all we played with: vehicle and diego pieces.
Might be a good toy for a gentle play-er, but we don't have any of those here.
Customer Review: Great Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
My son, 2 3/4 years, loves this toy. He plays with it almost every day. He played with it for hours on end the first night we had it. He love playing diego with all his friends. The toy is easy to assemble. It comes apart easily, but can be reassembled by my 2 year old with no trouble. He enjoys taking it apart and putting it back together. The only issue I've had with the quality of the toy is that the flap on the back that gives extra room in the treehouse comes off easily and cannot be put back by my son. Overall...this is a great toy. Take note that the backpack and zip line have changed since these pictures. The zip line is now a straight stiff line and the backpack snaps on to be easier than the loops.