This was a requested gift for Christmas. I had read the reviews and while most were not favorable I took a chance anyway. So far the carriage has held up well, and my daughters are not the most gentle with their toys. The carriage has had lots of play and has held up well so far.
Once everything was unpackaged my 5 year old had no trouble figuring out on her own how to assemble and all the little tricks the carriage had. She has had the best time playing with this!
My daughter loves this. She got the Barbie plane and this for Christmas and she plays with this more. I am glad I did not let the reviews determine my purhcase on this one.
Love this one as she got the castle from Santa & this goes right along with it, and she can put quite afew of her barbies into it and give them a ride. It's adorable! Never have had a problem with Barbie toys, and when 1 came broken it was replaced right away, and they were very curtious to me.