I got one of these for my kids around 2014 and was also hugely disappointed. I realized very quickly that it was just a gimmick to lure the Gen-Xers and Milleni

I got one of these for my kids around 2014 and was also hugely disappointed. I realized very quickly that it was just a gimmick to lure the Gen-Xers and Millenials who remember these from their childhood. I, too, was disgusted that it took batteries but you still had to wind the knob, but I was even more offended by the awful staticky sound from the tiny speaker. Like foone, I also got a kick out of playing with the switches and seeing what happened when you held the disc stil, but I was never curious enough to open it up. I'm glad I didn't, though -- I think the sight of an actual music box would have broken my heart.