is it worth the hype? I totally think YES - we have been giggling and having so much fun playing with this. my toddler loves animals and there is so much creative and open ended play happening over here with this toy 🦁 the best part is the animals moving down the slide. it definitely has a thinner plastic to it but it is sturdy and breaks down easily to store away! LTKKids LTKSaleAlert LTKFindsUnder50