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A perfect Begining set
If you start out with the "Conductor's Figure 8 set,like me, this set is perfect. If you get Annie & Claribel and combind them. It's Perfect!

BORING and confusing
Well, I bought this track and found that after adding it to the track layout of the trains which my son plays with, first, it confuses him since he sees another "Choo Choo" car which in fact isn't a choo choo, but I can't explain that to a 2 year old.

The next bad part is that the extra tracks are part of the package. So when you clean up, you have a box full of tracks of which some just isn't compatible since a curved roadway track is not very useful when laying out a track for the choo choo.

Well, the boring part comes when you set up the road way and you can't quite explain to your kid that the little red car is for the roadway and the other ones are for the rail way. Of course then he takes the red car, puts it on the road and tries to add more cars behind the car since he believes that they're all supposed to daisy chain. At this point he gives up and just plays with the trains.

There's no real benefit to a small child to add this confusion to the system. I love Thomas the Train and I hope they focus more on the rail way and ditch the cars, they aren't that much fun and I have to keep them in a separate box so that it doesn't confuse my son.

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Great starter or addition for any child
I bought this set for my son for Christmas.At the time of purchase it included a Thomas and Percy wooden train as well as a VHS.When I first bought it I underestimated it's size and was pleased to find out how much of my son's train table it actually covered.The other great thing was that it fit in perfectly with my son's older clickty-clack tracks and bridges.My son plays with this toy every day.Compared to other Thomas the Train sets this one is by far the best for the money.It's also very easy to assemble.My two and a half year old son easily puts the figure eight track together.Every day he is excited to get to his train table and play whith his "choo-choo"it is the main part of our large Thomas set.I would suggest this buy to anyone thinking of starting a Thomas set for their child.I also find that older children that come over to play are just as excited to play with the Thomas tracks as my son is.I would also like to mention the track is incredibly durable as my son has done nearly everything a two year old could do to a toy.I am very pleased with this purchase.

Imagination Galore
I am a big fan of toys that encourage imagination.Girls and boys will love these train sets.A little pricey, but the quality and workmanship prevail.These train sets can be passed generation to generation.An eager child and imagination are the only requirments to hours of play time.All the train sets can be mixed and matched, added to, and built upon.The possibilities are endless

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Fantastic Value
This is undoubtedly the best spent 50 bucks of my three years being a mommy!I shopped around for a few months before snatching up this table for my son for Christmas, and it is wonderful.I am so happy not to have paid over 100 bucks or more for the same quality I saw at other retailers...THANKS!! My son and I both love it!!

Awesome Buy!!
I read about several play tables online before purchasing this one because it was considered to be sturdier.Boy is it ever.My daughter has used it for over a year as a base for her little people.There is plenty of room to store pieces she isn't playing with underneath it, as well as the many bins are useful for keeping her people, vehicles, and accessories separated and out of the floor.I have also seen her take everything off of it and use it as a dance floor, and now her TV sits on a portion of it.This is the sturdiest piece of furniture I have seen in a long time.I have a feeling she will be using it for many more years.

Features

• Build a railroad track with curves and bridges
• Push trains or use remote control
• Comes with train, track, bridges, signal lights, loading station, depot and more
• For ages 2 and up

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2 Year Old Son Loves This
Just got this for my 2 year old about a week ago and he hasn't stopped playing with it.It holds his attention span for 20-30 minutes at a time and my husband and I both enjoy it as well.Highly recommend this toy!!!

Great Train!!
My 2 year old got this for Christmas in 2003, he was almost 2.He still plays with it as does his 5 year old brother.We had to add the elevation kit along with some extra trains so everyone, even little 1 1/2 year old sister, could have their own train.The kids love to either control all the cars or each have their own to control.The track can be changed in different ways to add excitement.This is a great train to get and then add on to little by little.

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Very durable!!
We bought this toy for my son's first birthday and he loves it! He loves the cause and effect of making the cars go down the ramp. It's extremly durable because he likes to try to stand on it, and it doesn't even buckle. Very well built!

My daughter loves this!
My daughter just received this two days ago on her second birthday, and she has not stop playing with it since!I've never seen her so dedicated to one toy.Every morning when she wakes up, she runs straight to it and starts running cars up and down the ramps.My husband is impressed too with how sturdy this is.It would take a lot to break it.I highly recommend this toy!

Editorial Review

There is greatness in film that can be discussed, dissected, and talked about late into the night. Then there is genius that is right in front of our faces--we smile at the spell it puts us into and are refreshed, and nary a word needs to be spoken. This kind of entertainment is what they used to call "movie magic," and there is loads of it in this irresistible computer animation feature. Just a picture of these bright toys on the cover of Toy Story looks intriguing, reawakening the kid in us. Filmmaker John Lasseter's shorts (namely Knickknack and Tin Toy, which can be found on the Pixar video Tiny Toy Stories) illustrate not only a technical brilliance but also a great sense of humor--one in which the pun is always intended. Lasseter thinks of himself as a storyteller first and an animator second, much like another film innovator, Walt Disney.

Lasseter's story is universal and magical: what do toys do when they're not played with? Cowboy Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Andy's favorite bedroom toy, tries to calm the other toys (some original, some classic) during a wrenching time of year--the birthday party, when newer toys may replace them. Sure enough, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) is the new toy that takes over the throne. Buzz has a crucial flaw, though--he believes he's the real Buzz Lightyear, not a toy. Bright and cheerful, Toy Story is much more than a 90-minute commercial for the inevitable bonanza of Woody and Buzz toys. Lasseter further scores with perfect voice casting, including Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head and Wallace Shawn as a meek dinosaur. The director-animator won a special Oscar for "the development and inspired application of techniques that have made possible the first feature-length computer-animated film." In other words, the movie is great. --Doug Thomas

Editorial Review

John Lasseter and his gang of high-tech creators at Pixar create another entertainment for the ages. Like the few great movie sequels, Toy Story 2 comments on why the first one was so wonderful while finding a fresh angle worthy of a new film. The craze of toy collecting becomes the focus here, as we find out Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) is not only a beloved toy to Andy but also a rare doll from a popular '60s children's show. When a greedy collector takes Woody, Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) launches a rescue mission with Andy's other toys. To say more would be a crime because this is one of the most creative and smile-inducing films since, well, the first Toy Story.