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5
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Cool New Dora!,
10/28/2009
I read the other reviews on this site and am so sorry for the people that had a bad experience with this toy!
My daughter received this as a gift last week for her 7th birthday and she thinks it is so cool!
Yes, it took 10 minutes to get her out of the package, but truly, what toy DOESNT take a boxful of tools to open these days? It is ridiculous and perhaps even dangerous, but what can you do?
The Dora doll herself is adorable! She is bigger than a Barbie, though, about 13 1/2 inches tall and heavier due to the internal workings of a talking, hair growing, light-up doll. Her hair is pretty, ours was not clumpy as another reviewer stated, and her eyelashes are pretty too!
It did take quite some time to download the software though, much longer than any other game or toy i have ever downloaded, so be aware that if you want play with this right away, its just not gonna happen. After the 20 minute initial download, i clicked 'play' and a new dowload started that said 'updating new conent' or some nonsense. Plan for 30-40 minutes for sure.
Once we finally got online (the next day)i realized i had thrown out the secret code...bummer. (i still intend to call and see if there is a solution to that) but despite that, my daughter had a blast dressing Dora up online and was astounded when the physical doll started changing too! Her hair grew, her eyes change color, her "makeup" gets lighter or darker (its a red light inside that lights up her cheeks and lips) her earrings and necklace change colors with light AND she talks about whatever you are doing online. It is very very cool!
My daughter loves for me to sit and watch her play and i really enjoy it bc it is a smart, innovative, fun doll! The mystery-solving game that is the main play of Dora's world is smart too. The characters actually talk during the game so you dont have to read everything they say (like many Wii games)which makes it something even my 4-year old daughter can play!
The $50 is a bit steep, but again, what toy isnt in this price range these days?
My heart was broken when my daughter turned 5 and she declared Dora was for babies...this has enabled us to keep her around our house for several more years! :)
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4
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5
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