KidKraft Disney® Princess Cinderella Royal Dream Wooden Castle Dollhouse, Over 4 Feet Tall with 12 Pieces, Blue, Gift for Ages 3+

This is the most spectacular girls' toy I've ever personally experienced. Every morning it puts a huge smile not just on my kid's face, on mine too!Let me preface this by saying I am an anal, super-picky mom who prefers Grimm's (made in Germany), Camden Rose's (made in the USA), and Plan Toys' (made in Thailand) solid wood toys, hand-carved kitchen play sets etc. and Green Toys' (made in the USA) BPA/phthalate-free recycled plastic toys. I have also seen the whole gamut of solid wood, artisanal dollhouses. So initially I was hesitant to buy this dollhouse, which is made partly from MDF and plastic, though it also features solid wood. But boy have I been impressed by this Kidkraft castle.Took hubby about 4hrs to build it, he was meticulous and took his time, at some points deploying his power drill. All but one of the pieces fit as they were supposed to; the upper staircase took a bit of wrangling but was screwed into place just fine and looks fantastic. The instructions were clear enough and none were missing.The end result, a 5ft tall castle with a strikingly photogenic clock tower attic, is sturdy, gorgeous, and magical beyond both my and our kid's wildest dreams for a Disney dollhouse. No problems with the attic doors, which appear to have been recently redesigned (?) with better support so that they don't break off the hinges, unlike the earlier version of the attic doors photographed in some of the earlier reviews here. However, in an abundance of caution, I've instructed our kid never to snap the attic doors shut so that we leave them easier to open each time. No issue of flimsy staircases either; the lower staircase can get detached from its ledge if you play VERY roughly with it but why would you play THAT roughly with it? And no biggie, just clip it back on and it stays on quite firmly.This dollhouse fits all the Disney Classic Dolls as well as Barbies. It has fueled hours and hours of nonstop imaginative narrative. The painted details in each room and even on the exterior sides of the castle are so plentiful and well-illustrated that you and your kid could easily lose yourselves into another world. The plexiglass skylight over the attic is a particularly nice, "high-end" architectural touch if you will. Props to KidKraft for staying away from most shades of pink -- glad to see a predominantly NON-pink dollhouse for once! I highly recommend it to any doll/ dollhouse/ Disney lover, whether young or young-at-heart.There's always room for improvement, though. My design suggestions to KidKraft: (1) Make the balcony railing outside the master bedroom higher and therefore much more realistic. That way dolls leaning over the balcony railing won't fall off. It's odd that the balcony railing is so low, given the expected 11"-12" dolls occupying this castle. (2) Add a staircase or elevator from the 3rd floor to the attic floor. The attic, with its skylight, is such a magical space that it deserves an equally magical access point like a staircase spiraling up from the 3rd floor balcony. (3) The green "tile" floor of the kitchen is an odd color & materials choice and looks out of place. Strongly suggest changing to a cobblestone floor look or even a hardwood floor look, in keeping with medieval castle interiors. (4) How about adding a full partition wall with a doorway between the kitchen and bathroom, to enhance the realism of a private bathroom especially since there's a bathtub? (5) Please make some more medieval castle-inspired furniture to fill up the interiors. Would have loved to see a formal dining table & chair set for example. A dollhouse this spectacular deserves more plentiful accessories and furniture.

This is a beautiful castle!!! Took hours to assemble though.

I bought this castle for my daughter's 3rd birthday gift and she loves it. I does take time to assemble. It took me almost 4 hours to put it together and I did it in 2 days (around 2 hours each day). But maybe can take less or more time depending on the person abilities. It comes with the instructions they are clear and easy to follow. As you can see from the picture its huge. My daughter can't even reach to the four floor yet, she just turned three now. I think she can play with it for a couple of years. The material seems good and sturdy. The castle is beautiful and I think for the prize is excellent.

Im about 5’7 and the roof comes just under my chin. Perfect height for 3-4yo. It took about an hour to put together. It comes with color coated screws that blend with the scenery. All you really need is a screwdriver & time. Comes with a few pieces of furniture. The only con is that it’s pieces of wood with paper glued onto it that may be slightly lifted at the corners; and the stairs has nothing to keep it in place. But Im guessing thats a feature to help with storing it away(if needed).

Dislike: there is a hole missing where you should be placing a screw. It’s on the back edge of the second level. This was a Christmas gift for our daughter, so when we she went to sleep Christmas Eve and we started putting it together we were super disappointed. We debated drilling a hole ourselves but were concerned that due to the placement drilling would result in splitting the wood piece. We ended up using wood glue instead. Cautiously optimistic that it will hold long term, but pretty disappointed. Prior to my husband, I would not have had wood glue handy. Such a huge error for a costly gift.The instructions don’t always tell you which way the boards go. It’s fine for us, as it was IMO easy to figure it out. But I know from friends some people struggle with things like that, so if you are someone who needs exact directions you may not be able to assemble solo.Other than that I like it. Our daughter adores it — she gasped. I am not a fan of plastic toys and prefer wood. I was a little hesitant since this is primarily particle board, but am happy with it.The furniture is cute and enjoyable. We paid 95 and it was worth that price.

This is such an adorable castle, it's a little girl's dream. I love all the details, Cinderella's clocktower attic, the mice in the kitchen, the golden spiral staircases. I wish they had something this cool when I was little! I just wish it was made out of better wood, it's so thin, I'm afraid it's going to break. If my daughter puts too much weight on things they will break. I do like that kidkraft will let you buy replacement pieces, but for what we pay it should be a little nicer than this. I'm not expecting top grad, but something that's a little more kid proof would've been nice. I do love that it comes with furniture, dollhouse furniture can be pretty expensive, so this made it so I was able to get her the dollhouse and furniture. The furniture is half wood and half plastic, which I had no idea of until I was assembling it. Speaking of assembly, be prepared, because I thought people were exaggerating in their Amazon reviews, but it literally takes several hours to build. I did it by myself, and it took me about four hours. It's a lot of parts, so many screws, it's just time consuming. I thought it would arrive in the pink Cinderella boxe I've seen, but hers came in a brown box that said Disney princess, so I couldn't wrap hers, and had to assembled it the day before. I'm glad I did, this isn't something you're going to put together quickly. Overall she loves her castle, it's a great design, but kidkraft cheaped out on materials.