Ever After High 2-in-1 Castle Playset Review

This was my big Christmas gift from Mr. BTEG and my daughters. And I do mean big! Fortunately for me, I was able to rearrange doll displays and get this castle onto the top of one of my dressers.

I took a lot of pictures of this, and some of them are not perfect. One of the problems is that I was struggling to find a way to get decent lighting for the pictures. But I'm tired of putting off getting pictures of my great new toy online, so it is what it is. Loads of pictures after the fold!

The bridge and stairs can be removed from the two room pieces. The two room pieces can then be pushed together and locked into place with in and out pieces that snap together. Those can be freed with the white lever on the bottom left of the top picture. The main castle pieces also have little hooks to hold them together.

You can also see one of the little dwarf details, like the ones on Apple's Fainting Couch.

This playset is called 2-in-1 because the backs of the rooms have a piece that can flip back and forth like a book page. Each "room" section therefore has two scenes that can be displayed. Starting at the top left, is Ashlynn Ella's closet, including her incredible selection of shoes. That can become a music room.

Below that is Holly and Poppy's bedroom, that can turn into the "castleteria."

On the top right is Raven's bathroom. This can turn into one of the school halls. Also visible in the bottom picture, are the holes in both of the top two rooms where the posts from the EAH doll stands can be placed, to pose the dolls. There is a hook at the top of every room, so the chandelier I have hanging in Raven's bathroom can be moved from room to room. This chandelier came with the set.

Lastly is a sitting area for Apple, that becomes a library.

The playset also came with furniture and accessories, that correspond to one of the rooms.

Shoes for Ashlynn Ella, and a writing table that can become a mirror similar to the ones used in shoe stores to see how shoes look on you. Standing up this mirror is rather awkward.

A furniture piece that doubles as a counter in the "castleteria," with a tray full of sweets, and a dressing table with comb and brush included.

In Raven's room, a chair that can double as a throne, and well, a "throne." In American slang, the toilet is called the "throne." Seriously Mattel? This one was kind of juvenile.

This room also gets a mini locker. The lock is very detailed, but doesn't stay closed.

Apple only gets one furniture piece, since both of her rooms can be used for sitting. However, her couch is probably the best piece in the set. It's not as sturdy as EAH pieces made for separate sale probably were; however, it is very detailed.

There are lots of places that will hold up your dolls for display. In addition to the holes for EAH stand posts in the top rooms, there is also one on the top of the castle. I haven't been able to get a post to really lock in here, though.

There are three post holes on the top, middle and bottom of the staircase, and a seat where a doll can sit and "slide" down the bannister.

There are also four waist grippers that fit into the golden posts on either side of the bottom rooms. These are unique to the castle, and do not work with regular EAH stands.

There's also a post on the bridge, where this clip snaps in, and the doll can look like she is walking across the bridge. I haven't quite got this feature sorted out yet.

Speaking of the bridge, as a good fairy tale high school should have, there are trolls living underneath a bridge on campus. These trolls are often seen in the animated series. One of them is detailed on the bridge.

And as you saw waaaaaaay up above, there are little dwarfs in places on the top and bottom of the gold posts holding up the second floor.

This is just an incredible set. It's great for display, I presume it would be fun for a child's play, and it shows everything that Ever After High can be. It has intricate patterns everywhere, and many small details that hearken back to both the animated series, and the original fairy tales. I personally adore the bright explosion of color now displayed on my dresser, and I'm very thankful to my family for buying me this set.