he IS batman!
my son received these wings for his 7th birthday. he wants to sleep in them! the wingspan on these is HUGE! he does get upset that he can't fit down the hallway with them open but he just goes down sideways which is actually quite funny. i just love the backpack style and that he has full control over the open and closing of the wings. we had no problem with them working straight out of the box with just one minor little assembly. the cowl is awesome and i'm glad that the cape is attached so that he can't lose it. it was well worth the money and i know he'll use it for years to come. LOVE IT!

What a piece of crap
If I could choose negative stars I would, but one star is as low as this review goes. We are already on our second pair of wings. The first pair didn't work straight out of the box, only one side would open, and were replaced within the hour. The second pair does the same thing after only a couple days of playing with it very sparingly. I think the toy company wanted to get these and other crappy batman toys (i.e. Dark Knight Batman Stealth Launch Batmoblie Vehicle) out for children not old enough to even see the movie unless they have morons for parents, that they wasted little time on the design of these toys. Do not waste your money. What a piece of garbage. This second pair are going back and we will be avoiding the batman toys.

Batman Wayne Tech Mega Cape for the win!
Ordered this to wear to the release of The Dark Knight! I was very pleased not only with how well it is made, but the smoothness of its operation. Plus the way it wears like a backpack without the wings deployed, no one notices what it is. You can enter an area with stealth, no one realizing who you really are. Then you pull the cord and WHAM! I'M BATMAN, CRIME DOESN'T PAY! I give it two batarangs up!

Not for narrow doorways!
My 4 year old son loves this - but it is HUGE - the wingspan is tremendous, which I did not realize when I bought it. Luckily, the wings are jointed, so they fold in when he runs through the doorway. I keep thinking it is going to break, but so far it has held up. It is heavier than you would expect, and that probably accounts for the durability. The wings retract by repeatedly pulling on the cords and it is a little difficult for him to do it; his arms get tired. A single cord opens the wings quickly and easily. It is adjustable to fit across the chest. The mask is durable and realistic. It is a cool toy; but if you have a small house, you may want to think twice!