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Mattel - Barbie Mysteries: Beach Detectives Barbie Malibu Doll, Cotton Candy Game Playset - Collectibles - Multicolor
Average customer rating
4.8
(25 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 25 reviews
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94%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Mattel - Barbie Mysteries: Beach Detectives Barbie Malibu Doll, Cotton Candy Game Playset - Collectibles - Multicolor
Customer Rating
5
So much fun!
on June 13, 2025
Posted by: NixReviews
from NJ
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My daughter absolutely loves this playset. It has all the fun details of a carnival. Her favorite part is the coin drop. She likes to pick different sections that are the winning spots for the Barbie to get the prize below each spot. She also has a lot of fun playing with the cotton candy serving her customers! And she thinks the tickets are so much fun to pretend with. This is a must have play set for Barbie lovers.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Perfect Barbie For Summer Fun!
on June 13, 2025
Posted by: Kristen
from Seattle, WA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] If you're looking for the perfect Barbie to gift for the summer, this Barbie Mysteries Beach Detectives Doll Playset and Accessories is a wonderful choice! This playset is nostalgic for anyone young or old who has been to a summer carnival or fair that has enjoyed the games, won some prizes, and snacked on some treats like cotton candy. The Barbie doll itself is pretty generic or standard to a lot of Barbie playsets. She has long, straight blonde hair, a cute light blue dress with heart print, and white sneakers. The real draw of this product is the playset and accessories, Mattel really went above and beyond with the details of this one! The game booth is adorable and comes with tickets and stuffed animal prizes. It also comes with treats like cotton candy (and a cotton candy machine), popcorn, and a drink. The whole set is very bright, colorful, and gives off a very fun and summery vibe. This is a great set for kids or adult collectors, but because of all the small parts I would recommend caution and not giving it to small children.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Summer fun in a Barbie set.
on June 16, 2025
Posted by: Snuggy
from Dover, PA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] What a fun set. We had so much fun playing Barbies tonight. From winning cute prizes to making cotton candy what little girl wouldn't have fun. The colorful tickets were definitely a hit. I do wish more than one of each color came with the set. I also wish the popcorn was able to click into the table top like the drink is able to. The set is definitely kid friendly with it's vibrant colors and easy to use pieces.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Fun summer addition to collection
on June 17, 2025
Posted by: Mandy3
from Vermont
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This beach Barbie set is a fun addition to my daughter’s collection. The cotton candy machine is cute, and the tickets are fun. The coin drop game is fine. There are about 6 stickers you have to put on the set, but they are easy enough. It is kind of large so it does take up a lot of space. The Barbie is nice.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
This is such a fun set
on June 17, 2025
Posted by: Summertime 66
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This set is amazing. I thought it was just the accessories but was pleasantly surprised when it came with a Barbie also. My kids love it! We are looking to see what else we can get from set ..... my girls can't wait till the movies out
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Customer Rating
4
Cotton candy craze
on June 18, 2025
Posted by: GrannyNurse
from Upstate, South Carolina
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Barbie set is super cute especially since she loves all things cotton candy and allows for lots of imaginative play for children and adults alike, this was perfect for my granddaughter who will be 7yrs old soon!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
So much fun! Games, tokens, prizes & cotton candy
on June 29, 2025
Posted by: SarahAnn
from Minneapolis, MN
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is the most fun Barbie set to date. My kids love playing with the game, tokens and tickets. There are even prizes to choose from. They also love the cotton candy machine with 3 different cotton candy colors to choose from.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Carnival Fun With Some Rough Edges
on June 30, 2025
Posted by: Adam L
from Northeast, USA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The interaction with this toy starts with the unboxing, and it kind of sets the stage for rest of the experience.
At first blush the packaging is easy to work with - some stickers holding the cardboard box shut and plastic packing that is easy to remove without getting hurt. But many items in this set - including the Barbie doll - are attached to the cardboard backing with plastic ties. Most annoying, one of the plastic ties is affixed directly into the doll's head. To remove the doll from the packaging you need to cut the tie from the box and then somehow cut the remainder tie out of the doll's head without accidentally cutting its hair. It would be far simpler in the future if simple twist ties were used to affix everything.
The Barbie doll is of the usual Barbie doll quality. Nothing has changed here, and we have been pleased with the doll. The outfit and shoes are nice and seem appropriate for the activity the set presents. No brush is included, so you are on your own to handle the hair as it gets messy/tangled/etc.
The play set is quick and easy to assemble, aside from some small stickers. Build quality is a bit of a mix. The cart, cotton candy spinner, and drop game are built pretty well. But on the opposite side, the cotton candy pole is pretty flimsy and the tickets are just paper. The tickets are a little strip of paper and the way they fit into the cart requires the whole strip to be present for it to work. You have to play somewhat carefully with them and use them as a whole. If you were to separate a ticket from the strip, it won't work with the set anymore. Similarly, if the tickets get all mangled they may not fit in the slot on the set anymore.
The kids have been having fun playing with Barbie and bringing their other dolls to the set. The drop game is neat, and everyone loves to spin the cotton candy spinner, but with extended play they feel it is a bit lacking. Another carnival game, or some other kind of side activity, would have really solidified things and increased replay-ability.
As the Barbie Mysteries Beach Detectives series has not yet launched on Netflix, we have no idea how this set ties into the series. Nothing about this set plays to a detective theme at all, so we're hopeful that the set is a reference to an interesting setting on the show.
All in all, a middle of the road Barbie set. If the build quality was a little better, and there was another activity to do, we think it would be a much more straightforward hit. This could also end up being a lot of fun for someone who is into the Netflix series, but we just don't know how that part plays out yet.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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