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    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Fun content for kids eclipsed by ad explosion.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Some of the games are educational, testing memory, language, and critical-thinking skills. Other activities encourage creativity.

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Chat and other text fields are either filtered or limited to scripted messages.

  • Consumerism:

    There are ads everywhere for Disney and non-Disney products, including commercials before videos and intrusive pop-ups that cover up content. There's also a link to the Disney shop.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Disney's Cars

Parents need to know that this section of Disney's Web site features characters from the animated film Cars. The site does a good job addressing safety concerns: Parents must activate chat for users under 18, they can manage their kids' accounts, and all text fields are either scripted or filtered. Content is age-appropriate. On the down side, advertising is everywhere -- before videos, in pop-ups that cover up content, and in animated banner ads. (Some ads are for Disney content; others link to outside Web sites.) There's also a Disney store.

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  • Families can talk about how sites market their own merchandise. How much of this section is dedicated to Cars, and how much to other Disney properties? Younger kids can talk about which Cars character they like best and why.
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