Intex Happy Dragon

Production years: 2005 - 2007
Dimensions: 198 x 107 x 84 cm
Weight: 1.62 kg
Chambers: 3, body, front paws,  #2 valves on tail and bottom of front paws.
Construction: Glossy 0.30 mm vinyl, all pinched seams

Description:
Classic round body double ride-on dragon.

Interesting facts:
The detailed snout print includes 14 freckles.
Head and tail chambers, welded to the body in the end due to the length, are rotated a bit so the X seam connection becomes into two T seams next to each other.
The dragon has only one paw pattern used for them all.

Production notes:
Intex #56533
2005, 2006 versions are significantly softer, including valves. Easy to determine from the picture: main chamber valve is placed lower on the side rather than in the negative tail curve as on the later versions.
2007 are NP versions, less soft. NP on handles, NP suffix in the code number, 2006 printed on the box. E07 code around the valve.
No significant changes in seams during the production.

Repair notes:
First place you need to take care of is the X seam connection behind the neck.
Later the same on the tail and on the front of the neck.
The NP version tend to need more repair of seams.
The early versions loses paint, on the NP the paint holds much better.

Water use:
Adults can sit with legs between front and rear paws or lie on with legs behind rear paws. That gives you very comfortable position with great stability in water even in waves while you can move pretty fast as you can swim freely.

Personal notes:
The first dragon/animal inflatable I got. I bought him because I wanted a dragon but this one was the only big one available locally that time. I didn't know what to expect but after I inflated him for the first time I was instantly impressed so much and felt like a child again. He instantly filled the room with his bright colors and was so giant compared to anything I known of that time.