We purchased this for a child care center and the kids love it. We had some problems with the cock pit assembly and had to order some new hardware. The customer service was great and they sent the parts out free of charge and the agent was great to talk to !

Once its up, its a great dome but getting it together was a nightmare! You really need three people to assemble it and the way the screws go in is diabolical! Apparently this could have been done much easier if they used a different type of screw. Kids love it now that its up but when i have to get rid of it, instead of going through the nightmare of taking it apart, I think I'll just melt it down.  Seriously. Whoever designed this should really have put the thing together themselves because its totally obvious they didnt!!!!  All I can say is make sure you are putting the impossible to screw in screws in the right way!

Unfortunately our package came with a missing piece. One of the beams labeled "CPC" was not in the box and we did not figure it out until we were about to complete the assembly process.That was very disappointing to say the very least as the kids are having difficulty understanding why we have this big, beautiful (it really is a beauty) structure meant to be climbed on just sitting in the yard and they are not allowed to come near it. I have tried to call customer service several times and after waiting 30+ minutes I am directed to a voicemail machine. This is incredibly frustrating and now I am afraid that we'll get stuck with an incomplete playset.

My husband and I spent about two hours one Saturday afternoon assembling the dome climber with little trouble. We found what worked best for us was to lay everything out the way it would be assembled before actually attaching everything. Our only complaint was for the instructions to have a little more detail rather than just a few words and two large pictures. Once it was assembled, we tightened all the joint pieces for my added piece of mind. Moving it from our driveway to the backyard wasn't that difficult either so I don't feel you have to assemble exactly where you plan on your kids climbing. We had talked about purchases some anchors to keep it in place in case of high winds, but we have yet to do so.

It's everything I expected, my 4 year old loves it. The size is perfect, even for my 7 year old niece. My husband is very handy, and he put it together without too much time and frustration- but used a regular wrench and an impact wrench, rather than the tools it came with. If you are not that handy, make sure to just give yourself a little extra time. Overall, totally worth the money- a great addition to our backyard.

The package was well packed. It took about an hour to take out of ctn and separate all the parts.I liked each sections hardware bag was packaged separate. Do not open packages until you are ready for them.It said have 3 people help but I did fine by myself. It will take a few hours to put it together.Take some breaks while putting it together.The only thing I wished it had was more than one steering wheel and set up a little higher. Overall my grand daughters and their friends love it. I think it is very well made. If you are not good at putting things together you might want to get someone else to do it for you.

We bought this climbing dome several years ago. We have 16 grandchildren, and they are tough on stuff. We put this out on the riverbank by our fishing pond. The girls use it to play house, and boys build a fort. It can be covered with blankets for a reading station. My son-in-law and his boys weaved sticks and reeds into the sections and made a hut. There's room for several children to play at once. After 4 years out in blizzards and 110+ heat...it looks exactly like it did when we put it up. And putting it up was easy.

Our grandkids love airplanes, and when they saw this their little eyes bugged out and the game was on! It was well packaged, delivered on time and quite heavy for a short 62 yr old lady to maneuver to its assembly zone! All parts were present and easy to follow instructions were included. I did however cheat and go to You Tube for further visual instruction: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvp2vvFhcL8LTUJ1L4hb3709JZlMe0dAn We opted for the colorful one vs the earth tones because it makes it more visually fun!.. very sturdy and well balanced. It took about 5 hours time for me and then eventually my husband to put together. Well worth the price. Rust spots may eventually become in issue and the plastic may crack for sun exposure.....but I'm banking on at least 3 years until this becomes an issue, and then since its Lifetime, I'm willing to bet I will be able to get replacement parts. They are a very good company. Their playground Model 90143 is amazing too.

I would have to say even though my Ace Flyer came out of the box with rust on the full back set bars, I still think this is an awesome piece to our backyard playground. It does not go up too high so you dont have to worry about the little ones playing by themselves on it. When my daughter and nephews get together, they head straight for this. It is just hilarious to sit back and watch their imaginations go with it.

I purchased this for my three children - in an attempt to get them to play outside more often and not be inside children. My childrens ages are 11, 5 and 3. The age limit states up to 10 years but is WELL big enough and sturdy enough to hold a larger child and the weigvht limit is 300 pounds. So all in all this dome can and will handle multiple children on it at once. The heigh is about 5 feet but our is slightly higher (Which is fine) and my 3 year old has no problems climbing on it at all. The directions are slightly confusing so it would be good to read the entire book before attempting to put together. Grammer is slightly off and can cause you to put things together and have to take apart. But it wopuld not stop me from purchasing it. All in all it took two people 4 hours to put together.