Scalextric Micro Disney Cars 2 Set

This was yet another toy which my other half said Lauren needed for her 4th birthday - More like it was something he wanted!

We purchased this in the summer from Toys R Us and cost nearly £60.

I do not think it is worth anywhere near the money we paid, for this we got just under five meters of track, which may sound like a lot but when it is laid on the floor, it really isn't.

Upon opening, Lauren did not seem that interested and quickly discarded it to move onto opening the next present. A couple of days later and after a large Christmas dinner I had decided to have 40 winks on the settee only to be awoken to the sound of giggling. I opened my eyes to see my living room floor covered in the track and them both racing each other around the track. Lauren was Lightning McQueen and he was Chick Hicks. My daughter found it highly amusing that she was 'winning daddy' and his car kept coming off the track. To be honest, I also found the fact a 4 year old was better at racing than a 32 year old man very funny!

My sister had a Scalextric when I was younger and I can always remember applying too much pressure and the cars coming flying off when they went around the corners however Lauren mastered this quite easy and hardly ever comes of the track. If she does, she quickly races to get the car back on, shouting "Daddy, wait for me"

This is now one of the regular toys Lauren gets out at the weekend, although it doesn't appeal to me in the slightest, they both love it (even if he does get frustrated, apparently his car does not work properly!)

As I said before, you dot get much for you money so we purchased some extra track from EBay, you can get an additional 4 pieces for about £2 including postage.

The box contains:

1 x Powerbase/Terminal 9"
2 x Hand Throttle
1 x Transformer - Uk
1 x 90° Cross - Over Track
1 x Lightning McQueen Car
1 x Chick Hicks Car
1 x Straight Track 9"
2 x Straight Track 15"
6 x Curve Track 12" 90°
8 x Banked Curve
2 x Snap On Sign Piston Cup
2 x Snap On Bushes
1 x Piston Cup Towers
2 x Barriers
1 x Graphic Inlay 1
1 x Graphic Inlay 2
1 x Graphic Inlay 3
4 x Track Supports
6 x Support Foot Large
6 x Support Foot Small
1 x Guide Plate Accessory Bag

I would recommend buying a Scalextric, I think we paid that little bit more as we opted for the Disney Cars version, you may be able to pick this version up a bit cheaper now as we purchased about the time Cars 2 came out.

The track was easy to put together for an adult but my daughter does struggle a little, she also needs a little guidance on making the tracks join up together.

Unlike previous Scalixtric I have used, the controllers are not too sensative meaning that both me and Lauren were able to grasp how much pressure use, they are also quite small so easy for my daughter to hold.

The cars are both very realistic looking and easily recognisable. They are a little flimsy and lightweight, I assume this is so they go around the track

Overall, I would recommend but only give 3 out of 5 stars due to the price.

Thanks for reading.

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Product contents taken from Amazon.co.uk