Imaginext Rescue City Center

Still a Favorite Toy Line, But Where Are the Girls?
I have been a fan of the Imaginext line for several years now and own many pieces, especially in the fantasy/castle line. The toys are clever and witty and well designed with hidden doors, functions and scope for imagination. They are some of the most played with toys--besides Legos--in our house. I was thrilled to add the city set to our collection and overall it doesn't disappoint. It's well built and suits the children in my life very well.

However, I have an ongoing frustration with Imaginext line now. There are no girls. The girls in my house play with these sets as much as the boys do but there are no female figures for them to play with. It is very frustrating and I dislike the message it sends to both the boys and girls who play with the toys. None of the boys are averse to a female action figure and the girls absolutely miss it. These are some of the coolest toys out there that meet the need for non-licensed (usually no licensed toys beyond the Batman line) for...
Huge Playset for Imaginative Play
What a fabulous toy to encourage imaginative play! I have a 5-year old son and a 4-year old daughter, and both spent a good afternoon playing with this playset when they first got it. Even after a few days, they're still playing with it a lot, and even integrated the Fisher-Price Imaginext DC Super Friends Batcave (Frustration-Free Packaging), the Fisher-Price Imaginext Dragon World Fortress, and the Fisher-Price Imaginext DC Super Friends Green Lantern Planet OA playsets into the fun.

There's a lot to like about Action Tech City:

1. It's highly interactive. Seriously, this thing is not the tallest Imaginext Set we own, and individually each piece is as wide as the Batcave and Dragon Fortress. However, when linked together, it's the widest, and...
My son likes it but two pieces do not stay together
My preschooler loves this set. It has sounds, sirens, and he loves to pretend he is Fireman Sam. He doesn't go to it as often as our other imaginext sets, he plays with the batman and monsters inc. ones more often. The thing that drives me nuts is that the two pieces are connected with a black bridge piece and it never stays together, so the two pieces are always coming apart. I would imagine that if you had carpeting it would be even worse and way more annoying. This just isn't one of our favorites. He ends up playing with the two pieces separately since they don't stay connected.
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