A Review of the Disney DVD Bingo Game

After all these years, the game of Bingo is still so popular. I absolutely loved it as a kid. We had the old cardboard cards with faint red lettering, the little plastic buttons with letter and number stamped on them, and the very high-tech plastic cup. It resembled a bubble-gum dispenser- you turned the rotating plastic top that mixed the Bingo buttons and dispensed them, one at a time! This was so much more modern than pulling the buttons out of a box or a hat! We wore out that game because we played it so much. And to think, that was high-tech to us back then…

I was stunned to see how high-tech the modern Bingo game is now! I got the Disney Bingo game for the kids and we’ve been checking it out for a few days. My kids are a little older (my youngest is 12), but Bingo is timeless. I’d still play it.

My first impression of the game is the box. I just adore game boxes like these- it’s thick cardboard with a Velcro closure and a small plastic handle. It’s perfect for carrying to a friend’s house. No more long rectangular boxes that split at the seams and spill out! I love this box.

Inside are all Disney-related Bingo pieces. I think they went a little heavy on the Disney, to be honest. I mean, my kids like Donald Duck just as much as anyone, but this is a little hyped.

Inside is something even more curious- a DVD. The DVD has three different Bingo games on it, and a mom can basically choose one and walk away while the kids play Bingo as the DVD announcer speaks. Each Bingo number/letter combination has a certain Disney character attributed to it, so the child can associate the character with the card as well as the letter and number. The DVD emphasizes colors, too. Here’s a little video of the game:

This is the perfect game for the age 3-6 child. For children over that age, they may find the game a little too cutesy. Adults like me will love it, but I’d rather play it with ME as the announcer and not a DVD.

My opinion? The Disney Bingo game is a cute game, and little kids will like it. However, older kids and Disney-dissenters will not. I personally prefer more interactive games (with people not electronic screens), but this game is flexible enough so that you can play with the DVD or without the DVD if you so choose and with a little effort. The game can be found at Drugstore.com and Amazon.com, where it is about $20 or so. That’s an excellent price for a game this well-built and that comes with a DVD, too.