This is probably best outdoor toy I've ever seen.  Well worth the price, made well, so sturdy and so much fun.  3 year olds enjoy, 8 year olds enjoy it...just enough speed and thrill to keep them entertained.  You need a lot of outdoor space (and flat preferably) for this one. We got creative and built a ramp to extend the useable track space. We have some friends whose boys (8 and 6) use it as a slide directly into their pool!  Probably not recommended by Step 2 but oh so fun!