I bought this space ship for my nephew who is a HUGE toy story fan. He is 5 years old and absolutely loved this toy since the minute he opened it on christmas day. Overall there was no problem with the toy itself except that there is a blue door on the underside of the ship which sometimes gets in the way of closing the ship and will open up from time to time, but it is not anything that will stop the kiddies from enjoying it.
My biggest issue with this toy is that the characters that come along with it (the ones wearing space suits that are shown on the box) cost as much as this command center if not more! If you have a kid like my nephew who needs to have matching sets to go with every specific toy (autism) this is a problem. Just keep that in mind if you are planning on buying this toy.
We have a 4 year old and 1 year old, both boys and they love this. It makes great sounds and the microphone is their favorite as they can make more loud sounds and act like they are commanding the ship. It has been fun and we got Zurg to go along with it, which helps them imagine they have captured him. Good toy for the money.
This toy was a BIG birthday gift favorite of my 3 year old grandson. He was especially excited about the way he could talk into the microphone and it would sound like he was actually on board the spaceship. The portability of the toy allowed him to carry it easily wherever he went.