MGA Bratz The Movie Mansion
by MGA Entertainment
Our Price: $292.22
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Category: Toy
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: MGA EntertainmentBrand: MGA
Release Date: 2007-07-16
Model: 355472
Product features:
- Mansion fit for Bratz movie star and friends
- Sturdy construction; kids may need help with sticker system
- Mansion beautiful and high tech, has lit dance floor
- Mansion, props
- 6 and older
Toys and Games Reviews of MGA Bratz The Movie Mansion
Customer Review: Whoa! This mansion looks like a real California home!
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this at Toys R' Us for 35$...Sweet deal! For that price this toy is a winner. It has a lot of good points. The outside of the house is especially beautiful and detailed. It looks Spanish inspired and as others mentioned, if you live in California or Florida it's likely you'll see similar details on real homes. The doors and windows have a lovely artistic design and the house is small-space friendly. It folds up to a size of 24 inches high, 18 1/2 inches wide and about 12 inches deep with the removable balcony attached. Once unfolded it doubles in width. The upstairs rooms are a bit shallow and don't hold much furniture and the downstairs doesn't have a lot of plastic floor space. I suggest placing it on a play rug of some kind.
It has a light up dance floor that you can play real music on and a disco ball that spins. The juice bar is a separate piece (matches your house too=very cool!) and does require some assembly but is sturdy once it's together and has great detail. They also include a grill that flips over and doubles as a record turntable...For all those BBQ's and dance parties of course! There is also a very cute movable palm tree that is nearly the height of the house itself. The spiral staircase stands on it's own and is movable too. It also has lots of sticker decals with suggestions on where to put them but this is optional and you can be creative and put them other places too.
I don't think I would have paid over 100$ for this toy. It IS a very cool dollhouse but as some other reviewers mentioned it lacks FURNITURE! It came with one chaise lounge and 3 plastic pillows and that's IT! This is fine if you already happen to own the Bratz World bathtub, beds, vanity, mirrors etc but of course THOSE extras are sold separately! I guess MGA expects you to buy the extra Bratz furniture. For all you grownup ladies out there, you too probably remember the old days when dollhouses came with EVERYTHING! I hope to see a return to this trend.
Another problem: if you already have Barbie furniture, Barbie stuff tends to look a little large and out of scale in the Bratz houses plus the Barbie colors don't harmonize. Some Barbie stuff looks ok but the Bratz furniture looks much better! The house also doesn't come with any dishes, fake food, drinks or other tiny details that other Bratz houses come with. I was a little disappointed with this because some other Bratz products came with really detailed cute plates, food, silverware, coffee cups etc. I think they should have included some similar items with this house...It is supposed to be a MANSION after all! Mansions aren't supposed to be empty!
This toy is beautiful and it is fun. It should have come with more stuff but if you already have the smaller Bratz house and some furniture, together it will make a HUGE play scene. Fortunately, I have a lot of other Bratz stuff and this house is something I have been searching for. I am glad I finally found it at a good price. I would advise people to NOT pay over 100$ for this toy. It will withstand normal play but with the younger ones especially the doors can come off etc. I would not call it 'flimsy' compared to other dollhouses but I would not call it durable either. I DO give MGA major style points though for the outer appearance. The house is feminine enough to please even the most girly-girls but it manages to retain realism as well. As someone else mentioned too it's NOT PINK and has no glaring, bright little-kid colors like many other dollhouses! The neutral palette is easy on the eyes and will harmonize with most decors. I am very happy with this house and when the little ones in my family come to visit, they'll LOVE it I am sure!
Description of MGA Bratz The Movie Mansion
Life moves fast for the Bratz, especially now that they're starring in their own live-action, theatrical release movie! When they need a break from the paparazzi they head home to this super cool two-story mansion. They can just relax, sip a smoothie at the juice bar, or dance on their own, personal light-up dance floor! You can play DJ - plug in your radio or mp3 player and create movie star mood music!The Movie Star Mansion is the Bratz Getaway
The Bratz come to the mansion to relax and hide from the paparazzi now that they're big stars after the release of their blockbuster movie. They can relax with a smoothie at the juice bar, or dance on the light-up dance floor: Your girl can just plug in her MP3 player or radio and be their DJ!
 The mansion includes a light-up dance floor with a mirror ball. View larger. |
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The two-story mansion is constructed of sturdy plastic and features numerous archways, a balcony, a smoothie bar shaded by a giant palm tree, and windows and doorways with gothic treatments that resemble iron latticework.
The feature that truly separates this playhouse from other dollhouses: a "dance floor" that interfaces with an MP3 player or a radio, which pipes the music through the floor. After turning on the light above the dance floor, your little one can make a mirror ball above the dance stage revolve by turning a thumbwheel. Because the rest of the features are so digitized, the fact that the mirror ball must be manually operated seemed a bit primitive, but this is a minor point. Mood lighting illuminates the interior of this palatial space with two lights under the eaves of the roof.
The Mansion May Be Customized
The owner of this mansion can "decorate" the rooms as she sees fit by using the roll of included stickers. Other than a chaise lounge, the interior is devoid of any furniture and adornment; the brownish beige stickers are meant to look like wood and to make the walls look less like (pink) plastic. Caution must be taken when applying stickers because they are not removable and cannot be repositioned; the mansion owner needs to be sure of her decision before adhesion. All of the stickers are numbered from 1 to 42, each corresponding to a particular and exact placement, which can be time-consuming and unforgiving of errors. One wants to be highly alert while peeling and adhering.
There is plenty of room for expansion in the mansion. The addition of furniture, personalized touches, and of course the dolls themselves will make this a great toy for the Bratz doll collector.
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What's in the Box
Bratz mansion and props that accompany it.
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