I bought this product for my nephew despite many of the poor reviews it got. I am glad we did, it works wonderfully! It is strange that the shape is now oval but when he sits on the seat where it shows him to he can spin like crazy! It does not work on carpet but put it on the tile and it spins easily. we have not had any problems with it tipping over.The music is LOUD and it is not made of the same heavy duty plastic that were made when I was young.I was disappointed when i went to buy this as I noticed that there was a purple Dora sit n spin for girls but there was nothing specifically for boys.All in all for the money I spen on it I am pleased.