Comments on: Barbie Diamond Castle Princess Liana

By: KiranoKieli

KiranoKieli — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:26:14 +0000

My daughter got this doll for xmas and her friends all have one, they absolutely adore it! This seem to be one of those toys that are for kids but not for the adult to admire. When I was little the barbies were less stiff, had better quality and actually lasted for years on end. I can't see how this doll will last for 8 years and still be playable, I can't even see it manage more than a year.

Cons: You can't change the dress and the spinning mechanism in the back do works but mostly amazes pre-schoolers and young school children. It's legs are stiff hard plastic, painted in fuschia to look as if she's wearing panties and they are completely unbendable. She can still walk though, in a very robotic way, not the usual barbie's softer plastic and bendable legs.
The voice with songs does work but I was surpriced how short the songs were, two seconds "lalalaa" and then a silence and then a few more seconds of "lala"-ing a bit of melody from one of the songs. And that is truly it.
The songs are short, simple and annoying. The hair has also already started to break. My daughter takes good care of her toys so that truly did startle me.

Pros: The fabric for the dress is of good quality and oh how the kids love it! I'd still buy it for my daughter even though all the cons, just cause she adores it so completely and the toy doesn't have any health regulation issues that I can see.

I'd rate it one-two stars but my daughter would rate it five stars, so it got four stars cause I'm very sure that a lot of kids does love this toy. Rating: 4 / 5

By: Rolypoly

Rolypoly — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:38:04 +0000

As the previous reviewer has gone into great detail and summed it up nicely it saves me a job. Very stiff skirt that doesn’t automatically flap into place so needs some adjusting. Shoes are too big for the feet and won’t stay on and my daughter’s boredom threshold kicked in quite quickly. Maybe she just isn’t a Barbie fan.
Rating: 2 / 5

By: G. Moyes

G. Moyes — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:38:17 +0000

This is my daughter’s review, typed by me.

Apparently this is “the best Barbie ever (apart from maybe the one with the horse that jumps….and Alexa…and Swan Barbie!)”

All I know is she plays with it a lot, the spinning dress is a big hit, although because it’s fixed she can’t undress and dress her repeatedly in different outfits – marked down for that as this is a HUGE part of being 4 and playing with dolls.

Overall a good buy though

Rating: 4 / 5

By: barbie mum

barbie mum — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:12:19 +0000

I bought Liana for my four year old daughter. She was very happy to receive it for Christmas. However, the doll came with weak batteries and it sang only a couple of times before the batteries died completely. I still have not had the time to look around for the right batteries and she has not played with it much since.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: tracy

tracy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:18:39 +0000

i bought this along with alexa for my little girls and they love them, i had to return liana as one part of her skirt didnt turn with the key at the back, but new one seems to be fine maybe just a one off! dont like that she had rigid legs and the tiara broke (had to glue it) but thats just an adults point of view. my little girl adores her constantly singing along with her had to replace the batteries quite quickly so make sure you have some if you are buying this. the quality of the alexa doll is much better than liana, but liana is the main character, overall good toy
Rating: 4 / 5