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I really like this toy as the scenario in which to teach about animals of the world. it is a great alternative to the zoo.....However...DO NOT BUY VIA AMAZON....TOYS-R-US had it for much cheaper!

This Diego Rescue Center is very fun for my kids to play with. My 2 1/2 and 4 year old love it. They play rescue adventures and I love the imaginative play that comes with this house. The only problem I have is that it's not very durable. It's wobbles on it's "stilts" that attach it to the base and the top floor (the part that folds out) falls off all the time. I probably have to put it on 5 times everytime they play with it. I really don't think they are being too rough - they just lean on the floor while they are playing with it and it pops off. I'm afraid it will eventually break - it's held on with only 2 tabs - and with the constant popping off I'm sure one or both of the tabs will eventually give.
Overall, I think it's a fun toy with lots of replay value. But I wish it was a bit more kid-friendly on the durability side - especially for the money.

My 2-year old son loves this toy but I am glad that I did not pay more than [...] for it. I guess we were fortunate to receive parts that fit together well when my husband put it together but we have problems with the elevator which does not slide up and down freely. The whirling helicopter is fun. We also received a different version of Diego's harness which fits around his waist.

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We were looking for a playset of some kind for our 2 year old (and the fact that it was Diego was so lucky because he loves Diego) that would be age appropriate. He seems to be pretty ahead of the curve for playing with things with pieces they way they are intended and staying entertained, but we didn't want something too old. This rescue center sets up easily to be a decent size and has lots of fun pieces and animals and accessories that go with it. We paid about $40 for ours and I feel that it was a decent value. Diego is cute and has a vehicle as well as the helicpoter, which we love and works really well. It makes little, but appropriate noise. I think that many of the other reviewers probably paid full price and/or bought it for the wrong type of child or wrong age. It doesn't have to work perfectly for a 2-3 year old to be happy, and ours is really happy. Manage your expectations and get this on sale and you will be happy with the purchase.

We bought this toy for our 3 and 4 year old boys and they loved it at first. It falls apart very easily, and after only about a month, the helicopter wouldn't spin anymore. [...]. This toy is definitely not worth the money.