Our 7 grandchildren ranging in age from 1 to 7 loved this coaster. They got it for Christmas and it snowed, so we put coaster in the garage and let it run into the snow. They loved it! My son plans to set it up so it lands in the swimming pool in the summer. Our 3 year old AUTISTIC grandson had such a big smile when he rode it! [...]

We have an 8 year old and 18 month old and both of them love it. We just bought a house and bought this as our first big back yard toy. I was a little hesitant about our 18 month old daughter climbing up and riding the car down on her own but she does great. Great before nap time, with all of the physical activity they are both tired after hours of play!!! Would recommend to anyone.

I purchased this for my grandson's third birthday, and it arrived early enough for his birthday party with half a dozen toddlers from ages 2 to 5 in attendance. They all played on it without any difficulty and loved it. Where it was installed they had enough room for the run out of about 15 ft. Since then, it has been the new favorite toy. What's not to love! They can push the car back up the ramp themselves using the cleverly placed steps in the middle between the car tracks. It was amazing to see how quickly they "got it". My son said it was easy to assemble and like everything else they own from Step2, it is weatherproof. That is great since this is the Pacific NW where rain is frequent. It even shipped earlier than what was stated on the website.

We bought this for our two boys birthdays which are close together. They are three and four years old. There is an Extreme Coaster at a local indoor playground that is one of the most popular pieces of equipment there so I wanted to get one for our boys. I love the well thought out engineering that makes the car travel down the rails safely while steps allow the kids to push the car back into place and divets at the top hold the car in place as a child climbs into it. This engineering allows kids to operate the roller coaster without adult help (total bonus for parents), although some supervision is required to prevent kids from standing or walking in the path of the moving car. My husband and I put this together and it took us almost exactly an hour. You do need to have your own tools on hand, specifically a screw driver (electric screwdriver highly recommended), a ratchet, and a wrench. It would be very hard to put together without these three tools. The roller coaster arrived in three separate boxes and each piece (about 9 total) is quite light weight. If put together according to the instructions, it's quite sturdy. My boys absolutely love this. It totally rocks! And the best part is that it totally wears my kids out. We have a large back yard with a gentle slope and we placed the ramp at the top of the slope so each run goes quite a long way, probably 45 to 50 feet. Whichever kid is watching the other ride loves to run after the car as it rolls across our yard and then they run while pushing the car back across the yard and up the ramp. Awesome way to have fun and expend all that excess energy without requiring parents to expend any!

We have now purchased one Extreme Coaster for both sets of our grandchildren. We have 4 grands in one family and 1 grand in the other family.Both Coasters are played with a lot.It allows the children to learn about taking turns and about helping the younger children.If this is set up on a hill the car will go several extra yards. We do make sure that there is nothing at the stopping point.The steps make it super easy to push the car back up. The colors are bright and welcoming.We see many years of fun in the kids future with this outdoor toy.The very best thing we have ever bought our grands.

This toy is fantastic. I was a bit put off by the price initially but my wife and I are more than happy that we spent the money because children are fickle and they become bored with most toys after a little while but not with this one. I have a 3 year old boy and a 7 year old girl and they both love it. The best thing is that my 3 year old can use it without direct supervision because it's so easy to get the car back up the ramp. He plays with it for hours on end and there is usually a line of four or five kids waiting there turn to go for a ride once we bring it out.

I bought this based on all the great reviews it had. Although it took some time and patience to assemble it was well worth it. The kids have a blast on it. I have 2 boys that are 3 and 6. I wish I had a camera the first time they went down it. It is big when its assembled so you definitely need room to store it.

The minute my husband and I saw the Extreme Coaster on the website we knew we had to buy it for our grandkids. When our own kids were young, they were constantly building ramps to ride bikes, wagons and other things down, and so did we as children, so we knew this toy would be a hit, and it is! The kids play with it for hours, and even the 2 year olds mastered pushing the car back up the ramp and climbing in after a few tries. What a fantastic toy! An excellent investment!

I got this for my 3 kids ages 2 (Boy), 3 (Boy), and 4 (Girl)years old for Christmas 2008. It is a big hit! We did have it inside the house for a couple of days but it was getting a little dangerous at times. It is perfect for outside. All of my children just love it and tell everyone how they just love it so much and it was the best gift they got. My husband had not trouble putting it together, either. Thank you Step 2 for having this product.

"That. Was. AWESOME!" were the words out of my 5-yr-old's mouth after his first trip trip down the coaster. This is such a great addition to our backyard, I really don't know what else to say! My 3-yr-old can "load" the car and ride it by herself and our 15-month-old loves to ride as well. It was extremely easy to put together (I've never built anything and it took me about 2 hours by myself). Another great product from Step2!