May 11, 2008

MGA Bratz The Movie Mansion

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Binding: Toy
ASIN: B000Q781XU
Manufacturer: MGA Entertainment
Release Date: 2007-07-16
Average Customer Review: (From 11 total reviews)
List Price: $99.99
Amazon Price: $84.85 (7 new available)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours (Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping)

 

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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

Editorial Reviews

Product Description:
Life moves fast for the BratzTM, 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!

Amazon.com Product Description:

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.


What We Think


Fun Factor:

Durability:

(what this means)

The Good: MP3 interface capability, dance floor

The Bad: Elaborate sticker system, too little furniture

In a Nutshell: Great for Bratz collectors; fun dance floor


At a Glance

Ages: 6 and older
Requires: 6 AAA batteries (not included), 4 AA batteries (not included)

The Mansion Is Beautiful and High Tech
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.



Show off your passion for fashion with Bratz dolls and accessories.


What’s in the Box
Bratz mansion and props that accompany it.


Customer Reviews

Great Bratz Design-But where’s the furniture?? LOL by PK Morello
Santa delivered this wonderful bargain (I was lucky enough to get this for less then $30 at Christmas with FREE shipping) to my 8 year old-who had NEVER seen it, although she loved her bratz, they needed a place to hang out! I love the colors (NOT PINK!) and decor, it’s very trendy miami night club-ish and has a few pieces of furniture-lights, a disco ball and dance floor that is spoken alot about in other reviews-I agree wholeheartedly with that-but one BIG questions lurks as my child looks at me as well and says “But mommy, why isn’t there more furnitrue for all this space?” Yes, indeed, the proportion of available space, once you place the chaise and dance floor, is enormous-and being an Early Childhood Teacher, I must admit, this toy missed a big playing “learning” opportunity. Kids need that “dramatic” and “imaginative” play using furntiure and doing something other than dancing at the big old mansion! A table and chair set to go with the grill perhaps? How about some stools for a smoothie bar like so many other of their pieces? (It’s not like they don’t have the molds) What about bathroom vanity-as they seem to be much more vain than their counterparts Barbie-in fact, I have found some great pieces of furniture but GASP! They are “hers” (The Barbie one I speak of).

I can’t say anything more to the positive that hasn’t already been said, but if you are envisioning your girl playing for hours and becoming the next interior designer on HGTV, you’re in for a slight let down-hopefully if you read this you can get some supplemental pieces to offset any disappoinment!

great addition to a bratz collection by net surfin mama
Bought this for my daughter for christmas. She absolutely loves it. The overhead lights give the mansion a nice glow. This was a great addition to her collection of Bratz. Cloe and Yasmin don’t live anywhere else but the Movie Mansion now. The only problem I could see with the entire product was the Palm tree doesn’t really stay together very well, but otherwise a great toy.

glad I got it cheap by fab
I am so glad I got this house cheap, b/c after we bought it I seen it went up over $100 ! It’s pretty on the outside and thats really all you can say about it , there’s nothing to it on the inside and theres not even room in the room to actually put the Bratz or furniture. My girls hardly even play with it.

Great toy for the price! by Jasmine Marchant
After reading the many poor reviews for the Barbie Dream House I decided to give the Bratz Mansion a shot. Other than the many decals the set up is VERY easy. My daughter is 8 and loves the indoor lights and dance floor. She plugs her MP3 player in to the dance floor without my help and has a blast!!


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