$99.99 sale price when purchased online
$129.99 list price
Target Online store #3991
About this item
Highlights
- Impressive large-scale car wash set with color change features and a giant gator!
- Kids crank the elevator to send their car to the top and around the track for a car wash and color change fun
- Push-around-play rollers and brushes for cleaning cars help develop motor skills and magical color change moments ignite kids' imagination
Description
The Hot Wheels Ultimate Gator Car Wash provides hours of storytelling fun with sensory water play and magical color change transformations! Try to escape the swirling whirlpool without getting chomped by the gigantic gator! Kids can start their car wash adventure by sending their cars up the massive crank elevator. Turn the knob on the water tower to drench your car watch it magically change color! Drive through the crazy track and through the push-around-play brushes and rollers of the car wash before taking one final dunk in the whirlpool chamber where your car magically changes color again! Ignite kids' imagination as you try to escape the whirlpool and get past the gator's massive jaws and on to your next heroic adventure. The playset has multiple connections points to connect to other Hot Wheels sets for a customizable world of track and play.
Number of Pieces: 22
Dimensions (Overall): 16.23 inches (H) x 23.89 inches (W) x 5.63 inches (D)
Weight: 6.2 pounds
Suggested Age: 3 Years and Up
Assembly Details: Adult Assembly Required, No Tools Needed
CPSC Choking Hazard Warnings: Choking_hazard_small_parts
Includes: Car
Scale: 1:64
Vehicle type: Car
Product Name: Hot Wheels
Material: Plastic
Power Source: Non-Powered
Battery: Required, Not Included
TCIN: 88178890
UPC: 887961639919
Origin: imported
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 6 inches length x 24 inches width x 17 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 7 pounds
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Summary of reviews
The Hot Wheels Gator Car Wash playset offers an engaging and interactive experience for children, combining water play with car washing fun. Guests appreciate the easy assembly and the ability to connect with other playsets. However, some features, like the spinner and gator, have faced functionality issues, leading to frustration during play. Despite these concerns, the overall enjoyment and imaginative play it provides make it a popular choice for kids.
Summary created by AI from text of reviews reflecting recent feedback provided across different star ratings (includes incentivized reviews)
4.0 out of 5 stars with 48 reviews
Cold water spin does not spin
2 out of 5 stars
DRoll - 1 year ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
My son will play for this for hours!! But the 2 stars are for the blue lower spin thing doesn’t work, can’t spin the cars. My son gets very frustrated when trying to use it. Been like this since we opened it. May be a manufacturing issue.
1 reply from Mattel Consumer Services team - 1 year ago
Sorry to hear this! Our Consumer Services team is happy to help! They can be reached by phone at 1-800-524-8697 and are available Monday - Friday, between 9a.m. – 6p.m. EST.
Fun product!
4 out of 5 stars
Sebastian - 4 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
My son loves it...only problem is the gator doesn’t work to bite down. The water features can be messy!
Fun for the kids, but water is everywhere
4 out of 5 stars
MClemm - 4 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
My kids love it. It would be nice to have a water tray to catch the water from the track. My towels get so wet when they play with the track. Also it is so hard to get the color shifter cars because they are in high demand. I went to Target and Walmart and they were out in store and online. Sam's club had a whole box set of color shifters but we only wanted a few.
Car gets stuck every time:(
2 out of 5 stars
Missy123456 - 4 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
My son was so excited for this set. Everything went together well. Water added and we are off but each car got stuck in the cold water spinner. Like EVERY SINGLE TIME... it was mommy it’s stuck again. I don’t get it everything looks to be right but cars of all sizes get wedge in there until I can force them out. If this could be fixed he would have played with it for hours on end. As is he gets frustrated and moves to other toys quickly
1 reply from mattel team - 4 years ago
We're sorry your cars are getting stuck! Please reach out to our Customer Service team, and we'll be more than happy to help! Phone support is available at 800-524-8697, Mon.- Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST.
Fun when working
3 out of 5 stars
DravensDad - 5 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
We got this for my sons B-day and he loved it. A bit messy but that is part of the fun. He didn't like how log it takes for most of his cars to come out of the spinner and one of the yellow washer paddles broke a week after he got it.
1 reply from mattel team - 5 years ago
We're sorry one of your yellow washer paddles broke! Please reach out to our Customer Service team, and we'll be more than happy to help! Phone support is available at 800-524-8697, Mon.- Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST.
The gator doesn’t work
2 out of 5 stars
Maggie32 - 5 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
I bought this for my son for Christmas and the gator does not work. It doesn’t chomp the car periodically like it’s supposed to. Overall a great concept and my kids love the rest but truly disappointing that after all the setup it doesn’t work properly.
1 reply from Mattel team - 5 years ago
We're sorry your gator isn't working properly. Please reach out to our team, and they'll be more than happy to help! Phone support is available at 800-524-8697, Mon.- Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST.
My son plays for hours...
5 out of 5 stars
MrsAvila - 5 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
My son loves his Gator Car Wash play set. He can play with it for hours. I love that you can put water in it and wash the cars. He loves to lift the cars out of the water. Another great thing is that you can connect other play sets to this play set. He loves to manually lift the cars up to the carwash areas. I like that it has levers to wind and buttons to push. He's really hyper at times and this play set allows him to wind down and keeps him entertained.
Great Concept Poor Execution
2 out of 5 stars
TheSlaugherBoysMom - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this for a gift for my two hot wheels fanatic boys. They had to have it but once received my boys became more and more frustrated as the minutes went on. The cars continually got stuck in the washer/spinner part or whatever it was called and the cars would not move smoothly down the track. Doesnt matter the size of the car, plus I had water everywhere. This is one of the track sets that was played with for about 2 hours and now sits in the garage collecting dust. Every now and again they would pull it out thinking it may work a bit better but nope. Next stop, the trash. This is definitely a track I wish I would have taken back. Not worth the money even if you find a great sale. There are a lot better tracks available.
1 reply from Mattel team - 6 years ago
We're sorry your cars are getting stuck. Please reach out to our team, and they'll be more than happy to help! You can find all of our contact information here: https://service.mattel.com/us/ContactUs.aspx .
My hotwheels fanatic loves it!
5 out of 5 stars
Mg84 - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
My hotwheels 6 year old fanatic plays for ages! great set up. Different options.
Spinner does not work
1 out of 5 stars
Ellen33566 - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
Assembly was easy and the instructions were easy to follow. I like that it did not require tools to assemble or batteries to be played with. But the spinner for the cold water does not work. It sticks when pushed down and won't spin the plate up to send the car out the other side. I inspected the spinner and don't see any reason externally. Seems like it is an internal spring issue. My son loves hot wheels and this was his first big track so huge disappointment
1 reply from Consumer Services team - 6 years ago
We are sorry to hear about your experience. Your satisfaction is important to us, and we'd like to help right away. Phone support is available at 800-524-8697, Mon.- Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST.
Disappointed
2 out of 5 stars
jeepmatt76 - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
I bought this for my 3 year old. The spinner for drying the car didn't work from day one. The cars get stuck. The design doesn't seem very solid and isn't very effective. Knowing what I know now, I wouldnt have gotten him any of the City sets as they seem poorly designed. I spend more time getting cars out and othe set we have broke within a couple days.
1 reply from Consumer Services team - 6 years ago
We sincerely apologize for this frustrating experience. Your satisfaction is important to us, and we would like to take care of this for you right away. You can find all of our contact information here: https://fp-fami.ly/2KPpSim
Fun but messy
3 out of 5 stars
Kspan - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
My son got this for his birthday about a week ago and he loves hot wheels. This is a fun set however I wish there was a track piece to put in place of the spinner for times when we don’t want to mess with water because the spinner does not work correctly without water. I know you can bypass that part but then it bypasses the alligator and he loves that part.
Nice toy
3 out of 5 stars
Nickel13 - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this for a Christmas gift. The car wash itself is really neat. The car wash is easy to set up and use. Cleanup is even nice because each piece that takes water separates from the car wash easily to dump out. My only gripe is I can no longer find color shifter hot wheels to go with it. If the car isn’t being produced anymore then why bring out a toy that is advertising them. It comes with one simple boring car. I think he would play with more/longer if he had more cars to “wash”.
1 reply from Consumer Services team - 6 years ago
We're sorry to hear that you're having a hard time locating the color-shifting cars near you! They are still in production and are offered at most major retailers, both in-store and online.
It broke after one morning.
1 out of 5 stars
Sad mommy - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
We got this for our son for Christmas. He waited patiently for us to take the tree down, get past travel and parties and this weekend we put it together. He played with it this am, and now the whirlpool spring is shot. Im very upset for him.
1 reply from Consumer Services team - 6 years ago
Our Consumer Services group would like the chance to make things right for your son! Phone or e-mail support is available Mon.- Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST. You can find all of our contact information here: https://fp-fami.ly/2KPpSim
Broke after a few days
1 out of 5 stars
Buckmaster1978 - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My son received this as a Christmas present from his grandparents and after only a few days, it doesn’t work correctly. The whirlpool at the end keeps getting jammed and the button gets stuck in the down position. He loves playing with it but always gets frustrated.
1 reply from Consumer Services team - 6 years ago
This shouldn't be happening, and our team would like the chance to help right away! Phone or e-mail support is available Mon.- Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST. You can find all of our contact information here: https://fp-fami.ly/2KPpSim
Water play is always loved!!
5 out of 5 stars
KateH - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My 5 year old twins love this toy. With the other hot wheel sets they play with it for awhile and then move on. Having the water and the color changing car is an awesome feature. My kids love to play with the car, get it wet, and then dry it off and repeat. The only downside is there is always a fight over the color changing car.
So much fun!
5 out of 5 stars
Ash0917 - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
My 3 1/2 year old has been playing with this for the past 3 hours! He loves it! It gets very wet, but it’s completey worth it! The car that came with it hasn’t changed back to orange, but it doesn’t bother my son. He’s more interested with each station the car goes through!
Putting it together right now... Missing piece!!!
1 out of 5 stars
CoyI - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Putting it together in our living room right now and there is a missing piece and two of the same piece! How am I going to explain that Santa's elves messed this up?!
1 reply from Consumer Services team - 6 years ago
We're sorry you're missing a piece to your Hot Wheels® City Ultimate Gator Car Wash™ Play Set. If you contact our team they would be happy to help! Phone or e-mail support is available Mon.- Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST. You can find all of our contact information here: http://bit.ly/2xLj1yG
Easy to assemble
5 out of 5 stars
Jackie93 - 6 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this for my daughter and she loves it. She especially enjoys the spin cycle.
Fair toy
2 out of 5 stars
Jeep Dad - 7 years ago
originally posted on shop.mattel.com / fisher-price.mattel.com
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Both my four year old buy and my eight year old girl were very excited by the packaging but that quickly faded as dad took twenty minutes to assemble the toy. The parts did not stay connected well so during play Dad needed to make constant repairs and fill the hot water and cold water so play could continue. Also as the kids played the water got all over the toy and the floor. Both of the kids had fun running cars up the lift and running the cars through the wash cycle. Cars got stuck in the cold spinner.
1 reply from Consumer Services team - 7 years ago
We're sorry! Our Consumer Services team would like the opportunity to help. Phone support is available at 800-524-8697, from Mon.- Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST.