Needs Bateries
I thought that this toy was hand powered and that the fan was powered by pulling the trigger button. Instead it is all battery and it goes though them fast. I like simple toys with as little that can go wrong as possible.

Tons O Bubbles
I purchased this for my almost 3 yr old Buzz Lightyear fan this past spring. My son does not seem to mind that he has to dip the gun in the solution since every 'dip' produces tons of bubbles. We do not find it too be messy (this is an outside toy after all) and when the dipping tray is empty my son simply opens the bottle of bubbles and refils the tray, not very complicated. This was used all summer long on one set of batteries. Definately recommend.

Too messy
Too messy and time consuming for my 4 year old to dip the gun in the dish of bubbles...and the 2 year old keeps grabbing and dumping the little dish....

Not what I thought
I bought this for my 3-year-old assuming that you attached the bubble solution to the gun and push a button and the bubbles automatically come out. Not so...you have to pour the bubble solution in a dipping dish and dip the bubble gun into the dish and then squeeze the trigger to make the bubbles come out. Way too complicated and messy for this age group. Wished I would've spent a little more and got a more automated type. Kind of disappointed.