Animal Gondola Playset
The motorized sky ride that carries your kid's favorite animals across the living room — and back again.
Tap an animal and it hops into the next gondola. Fill every seat and the ride starts by itself!
Your picks come with the order. Every set includes all 12 animals and 4 gondolas.
Extra gondolas come in the Expansion Pack (2027). Try up to 8 on the track!
Counting, patterns and simple machines, hidden inside playtime. Games for kids, lessons for grown-ups.
The engine car has a rubber wheel that grips the top of the rail and a tiny gear that climbs the teeth underneath. Friction and gears are what turn a spinning motor into a moving train.
Try it: Flip the engine car over and spin the wheel with a finger. Then set it on the rail and watch how the same spin pushes the train along.
Ask: "Why does a rubber wheel grip better than a smooth plastic one?"
Gravity pulls everything toward the floor. The gondola swings on its hanger until it hangs straight down, even when the track is tilted.
Try it: Tilt the track steeply, then gently. The gondolas still hang straight. Give one a nudge and watch it swing back.
Ask: "Which way is gravity pulling?" (Point to the floor together.)
Going downhill the motor barely works. Going uphill it pulls harder. Slopes change how much push something needs.
Try it: Set the track high on a chair and low on the couch. Load one animal. Then load four. Listen to the motor on the way up.
Ask: "Is it harder to carry more animals uphill or downhill?"
Batteries store energy. When you press the button, that energy flows through wires into the motor and turns into spinning.
Try it: Press the button and count "one Mississippi" until the first gondola reaches the other end. Try again with more track pieces.
Ask: "Where does the engine's energy come from? Where does it go when the batteries run out?"
Sounds are wiggles in the air. A tiny speaker in the gondola wiggles very fast and your ears catch it.
Try it: Hold a hand gently on the gondola while the lion roars. Feel the buzz? That's the sound before it reaches your ears.
Ask: "Which animal is the loudest? Which is the quietest?"
Lions and giraffes live on the grassy savanna. Parrots and monkeys live in the rainforest. Owls live in forests almost everywhere.
Try it: Sort the twelve animals into two piles: grasslands and forest. Then send one pile up the track and the other pile down.
Ask: "Which animals would be neighbors in real life?"
Everything a little zookeeper needs to run their very own sky safari.
A quiet, kid-safe engine car pulls the whole train along the track. On a loop it runs and runs; on a straight run it bumps the end and comes right back.
Rigid rail pieces click together into a straight run or a loop, up to 12 feet. No cords, no strings, nothing that can wrap or tangle.
Padded clamps grip chairs, tables, and bed frames. Strong suction cups stick to smooth windows and mirrors.
Every gondola door swings open so animals can board and hop off at each station.
Load an animal and the gondola roars, trumpets, or squawks. Every animal has its own sound, and grown-ups get a volume control.
Chunky figurines sized for small hands. Tiger, lion, buffalo, parrot, elephant, giraffe, and more.
Red, blue, green, and yellow cabins ride together on the track. Expansion packs coming soon.
Clamp it to a table, stick it to a window, and let the jungle come to life.
Design renderings. The finished toy may differ in details.
Three steps. No tools. About two minutes from box to liftoff.
Open the doors, pick your passengers, and buckle them in. Each gondola holds one animal.
Click the track pieces together, clamp one end to a table or bed, and suction-cup the other to a window. Nothing to tie, nothing to tighten.
Press the big green button. The gondolas glide across the room and come right back for another trip.
All twelve come in the box. Tap one to hear who's calling.
TigerGrr-owl!LionRoar!BuffaloSnort!ParrotSquawk!ElephantTrumpet!GiraffeHum!ZebraBray!MonkeyOoh-ooh!HippoGrunt!CrocodileSnap!BearGrowl!OwlHoot!Plus a surprise 13th animal for every pre-order 🎁
Pre-orders lock in the launch price and ship in the first batch, estimated Spring 2027. Your card is charged today, and you can cancel for a full refund any time before it ships.
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Everything parents ask us before they hit "Reserve."
It is being designed for ages 3 and up from the very first sketch. The track is rigid, so there is no cord or string anywhere, nothing that can wrap around a neck or tangle. The motor is enclosed and slips if a gondola is grabbed, the battery door screws shut, and the animals are big enough that they are not small parts. Before anything ships, an independent lab will test it to the US toy safety standard. How we are testing.
The box has enough snap-together pieces for a 12-foot run or a loop the size of a coffee table. Use fewer pieces for a small bedroom, or add expansion track to stretch it down a hallway.
Yes. The engine car runs on standard AAA batteries behind a screw-secured door. Final battery count and run time will be confirmed with the production design.
They are designed to hold well beyond the weight of a fully loaded track, and they release with a pull tab. Clean, smooth glass or mirror works best. For textured walls, use the furniture clamps instead.
Expansion packs with extra gondolas, extra track pieces, and new animal sets are planned for 2027. Everything clicks onto the same track.
Today, when you place your pre-order. Charging up front is what locks in the launch price and your place in the first shipment. If you change your mind before it ships, we'll refund you in full, no questions asked.
We will email you right away with the new estimate. You can stay in line or cancel for a full refund, your choice. See the pre-order terms.
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