My Daughters love the castle. It is well built and expands for easier play and folds back to what you see in the display picture. The item came vacuum packaged in shrink wrap. Upon opening it there was a foul odor from the castle. Not sure if it is from paint or from glue. I thought it would probably air out but after 3 months I can still smell it upon entering the playroom, roughly from 8ft. away. I can't stand to play with the toy together with my children because of the odor. It doesn't seem to bother them as much. I just hope the fumes aren't toxic.