Author's product rating: 
| Advantages: |
good quality, durable, popular range |
| Disadvantages: |
none |
| Recommend to potential buyers: |
yes |
The Disney Cars Dinoco Helicopter is part of the Disney Cars range and is made by Mattel. It retails at £20 from the disney shop but is often cheaper on the high street and internet, around £15. It comes part boxed so that the kids can mess with it on the shelf in the shops!
It was given to my four year old son as a gift and comes with a truck inside. The truck is the Mater character, a tow truck. At the end of the film Mater gets to ride in the Dinoco helicopter and this is where this toy originates from.
The main feature is the
little grey button at the side of the helicopter door, when this is pushed the door flips down and Mater drops out saying phrases from the film. It doesn't sound like much but to a car mad four year old it's pretty good fun!
The helicopter is a good size for the price, its about 30cm long by 15cm high. The propellors seemed a bit flimsy at first glance but they are actually quite durable and not sharp, making the toy safe. The propellors fold together to make storage easier.
A good partner to this toy is the lightening storm mcqueen car, which is the same colour blue version of the main character, lightning mcqueen.
On the whole this is a good quality, durable toy from Mattel. It has little wheels on the bottom so it can be pushed about too and is nicely decorated. It is a three years + toy, aimed at boys upto about 6 years. A good addition to the Disney Cars range.
