REVIEW – Fisher-Price Mike the Knight: Glendragon Castle Playset

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One of my nephew’s favorite characters is Mike The Knight. As soon as I saw the Fisher-Price Mike the Knight: Glendragon Castle Playset I thought of him immediately and invited him over. He was so excited when he saw the box I knew watching his face when he actually got to play with it was going to be really something.
The Mike the Knight: Glendragon Castle Playset is made of the same durable material as many other Fisher-Price playsets. The playset comes with the Glendragon Castle, Mike the Knight, Galahad the horse, a catapult and boulder, and a zipline. The playset didn’t require much assembly.

Once unboxed and assembled, the playset looks like the picture on the box. Sounds funny, but sometimes boxes don’t give the whole picture. Pun intended.

The castle has a working drawbridge, which can be used for Mike to cross, or as a peeky hole. The peeky hole approach is really cute, by the way. To lower the drawbridge you press the red shield on the inner castle wall.

Up on the second level, the Potion Room has a revolving door that spins so Mike can get to the outside of the castle. I think of it as a balcony, because there’s no stairs so Mike can’t go anywhere. Over in the bedroom, if you flip Mike’s bed over you’ll find a hidden chute that he can slide down to get to Galahad. Wheee!

If you remember your history, you might recall that back in the day, catapults were how a castle protected itself. The Glendragon Castle has a working catapult. It doesn’t go super far on it’s own, but if you worry about things like this either aim it away from the windows or just draw the curtains.
A zip line attaches to the top of the castle on one end and the top of a pole on the other. I was a little disappointed with the zip line, because Mike the Knight drops down it in literally two seconds like a stone. We found the zip line worked a little better if we held the pole up a little, because that decreased how steep the drop from top to bottom was. What I think really would have been neat would be if the zip line went from the revolving door on the second level to the ground. The angle wouldn’t be quite as steep that way and it would just be a cool way to get out of the castle.

The Fisher-Price Mike the Knight: Glendragon Castle Playset has an SRP of $35.00.
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