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Lifetime Adventure Castle Playset
4.4 out of 5 stars
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334 ratings270 reviews
  1. 5 stars68% (228)
  2. 4 stars19% (64)
  3. 3 stars5% (16)
  4. 2 stars2% (6)
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Aug 10, 2024
Reviewer name: Chris04
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Kids love it!

I bought this for my 2 younger kids they love it!! The only thing that we didn’t like was having to drill out the holes… we had to make them bigger then what was required.. there are some parts of the instructions that could of been more clear but over all we did it and our kids love it

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May 4, 2025
Reviewer name: Ryan
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Great product - long installation

Great product, took me and two buddies 12 hours to out this thing together and clean up the yard. Expect it to be a pain to install and take time. May be worth having someone else install it if you have the money, if not just make sure the kids are patient and plan for assembly. Kids love it.

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May 28, 2025
Reviewer name: PamS
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

POOR QUALITY

The slide defect on this model must be a common problem. I purchased this in March 2024. Did not install it until July 2024. This was for my grandsons 4 & 2 yrs old that are not here very often, so definitely has not been used very much or mistreated. This past Memorial Day my daughter points tout 3 areas in the bottom part of the slide that are busting out where the pieces are bolted together. These are in the same area as I see others have reported. Obviously this is a design defect! For the money spent, this should not be happening!

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We're sorry this is happening. It looks like our customer service team was able to send you some replacement parts to get this fixed for you. If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to us at reviews@lifetime.com.

Aug 4, 2024
Reviewer name: CoriM
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Wonderful Playset

My daughters love the play set. My only concern is that the slide may break due to overtime use. We have had plastic tube slides in the past and they did not hold up. Hoping this one does better. It’s strong and durable. It even withstood strong straight line winds during a storm.

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Jul 8, 2025
Reviewer name: JEFF
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

High quality playset with great features and reasonable price.

Bought for 3 grandkids that live in the country with no nearby playground. Ships in very larger heavy crate/boxes so you need a larger pick-up truck or trailer to move it. Once unpacked, I preassembled 75% of it myself. The remaining 25% required a second person. Overall assembly was very easy with simple to follow instructions. I had no material or hardware issues. Finished product is excellent and works as designed!!! Only recommendations would be to change the stair tread height as they're very high for toddlers to climb and to install some type of gate at the top of climbing wall that would block off the 2nd level opening when the climbing wall is NOT in use.

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Apr 28, 2025
Reviewer name: EmpySue
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Great So Far, Love it!

I am so pleased with this playset! I wanted a set for the grandkids, but needed one with a small-ish footprint, and absolutely didn't want wood. This set checked all the boxes. I like the spiral slide for the smaller space needed, and because it is covered, won't get too hot to use in Texas summers. This set is extremely sturdy and really feels close to professional grade. There are so many things to do on this and the footprint is smaller than I envisioned. The Grandkids immediately started playing and didn't want to stop! It took 5 people 5 hours to complete. We pushed through and completed it in one session because we all agreed no one would return for a second round! My advice, if you can gather enough reluctantly willing participants, is to divide and conquer. We had two on the slide, with one mostly assembling and the other managing parts and assisting. We had three on the rest, with two assembling and one staging pieces and fasteners. The slide took almost as much time as the rest of it, so splitting the workforce really helped. We had no issues with assembly. Everything fit, all the holes aligned and the parts and pieces were really well organized. They even throw in a bag of extra fasteners just in case. There are only two things so far I don't love. First, the steps are VERY high. This may be for safety to keep smaller kids off, but it is even a reach for me, and I am 5'2" (not super tall, but still taller than average age-appropriate user). I chose this playset in part because it had steps instead of a ladder to provide more safety, but this is still a hard climb for younger users. I am going to try to fashion some intermediary steps to help provide a safer climb. The second is the climbing wall. I would have liked to see the plastic used to be thicker, more like the platform's composition. It is fairly thin, like the rest of the walls. But, unlike the rest of the walls, this gets climbed on. While it does work, it flexes a bit when climbed, which can be a little unsettling for the kiddos. Hopefully, it will withstand continued use. Overall, I am extremely pleased with this purchase and expect to get many years of use. I consider this a great value for the product, especially since I purchased it when it was discounted to $1,200.

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We appreciate your feedback! We built the climbing platforms with the intention of the child climbing up using the two handholds in the deck piece. As you know, climbing plays a key role in early childhood motor skills development helping with balance, hand and foot coordination, and agility. If you have any further questions, please reach out to us directly at reviews@lifetime.com. *DC

Jun 30, 2025
Reviewer name: AmyG
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

2 people under 7 hours

Play set comes in a huge wooden crate that was forklifted into the 6’ bed of our f250 truck, crate came to the end of the tailgate. A trailer would have made it a little easier. Once the crate was disassembled and boxes opened, assembly took my husband and I under 7 hours to complete. I watched the video while I assembled the slide, he used the paper directions while assembling the playground. When finished up the slide we worked together to get the rest of the playset complete. Everything was labeled nicely, the directions were thorough. I personally preferred the online video instructions. Had all the right parts and hardware. No issues assembling. Little one loves the slide. I’m 5’9 and the turns were too tight to easily go down. Car track on top is cool. The steering wheel is a great addition but seems like it will break off easily. The swings go really nicely. The swingset holds well when 2 are swinging. Around 200lbs it starts to bow along the top bar. The trapeze bar is too high for a 4 year old to reach. It doesn’t get too hot and is nice that it can be easily wiped down from the morning dew. We’ve had it for a week and has been a favorite. This looks so nice in our yard. We prefer this over the old wooden swingset that splintered and cracked easily.

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Mar 17, 2025
Reviewer name: MeganM
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Playset!!

My parents bought this playground set for my 3yr old. My son loves it! Great quality and very sturdy! I have no doubt this playground will be around for years. Took approx. 2 days to get it built with 2-4 adults but we got it out together without any issues. The instructions were very clear. We anchored the playset as instructed, and it just went through its very first BIG storm. No issues at all. Very pleased! Worth the money.

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Apr 25, 2024
Reviewer name: 12345
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Thought it would be better

It looks nice, but has some flaws. The steps are way too tall and the rock wall only has four rock holds. To make this swingset more compatible for all ages there should be at least 5 steps, and 8 rock holds on the wall. Doesn't make it fun for anyone when you have to hoist your kid up to the top everytime.

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We're so sorry to hear that you aren't satisfied with your new Adventure Castle but we appreciate your feedback! We built the climbing platforms with the intention of the child climbing up using the two handholds in the deck piece. As you know, climbing plays a key role in early childhood motor skills development helping with balance, hand and foot coordination, and agility. If you have any further questions, please reach out to us directly at reviews@lifetime.com.

Sep 21, 2024
Reviewer name: Mike M
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Nice Swingset and Sam’s had great price.

Put this together alone for the most part, did take a couple days and quality appears pretty good. Plenty of spare hardware and instructions and videos were helpful. Paint was missing from a couple areas in chipping (likely from shipping) but will add some touch up paint. Can’t give 5 stars until we see how it holds up with use and weather.

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