Overall, it was a really fun set to put together. Definitely a set that requires a lot of attention to detail and some more advanced building techniques. There are a lot of moving pieces that need to be aligned properly to make sure everything moves and turns as it should.
It's a bright set with a lot of vibrant colors, which makes it an excellent display set. The sheer height of it also really draws attention. And of course, if you choose to get the motor for it, it's really a joy to just sit and watch it run.
In things that Lego could have done better, these are not points that apply solely to this set. In fact, most of the annoyances that we had with this build are things we have seen in many other sets and are general possible improvements for Lego overall.
1 - the instruction manual would be so much easier to use if it were spiral bound so it wasn't constantly flopping back on itself
2 - the color matching in some parts of the manual are off and this could easily lead to confusion
3 - more mini-figures would have been nice and would have allowed for more "play function". The set only comes with 7, 1 of which is the ride operator and another is the ice cream vendor, leaving only 5 riders. Once we added a few more figures from other sets, the wheel became a lot busier and we could pose the riders in some interesting scenarios.
Here is a video of the ferris wheel in all its glory .... and a few still shots further down.
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