| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? [v] |
Group Type? |
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Old Machines
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| Sun, Aug 24, 08 10:00 AM |
msandon78 |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Segway Experience of Chicago is the second of two segway tours I have taken (the other was City Segway Tours) and the other was far better - mainly because the machines were the newer models that are a million times easier and more pleasant to ride. Segway Experience of Chicago had an older model that turned from a hand lever instead of with your weight. It made for jerky awkward turning that felt more dangerous than the other place's.
Both tours had almost no information about Chicago. Segway Experience's guide made some effort to pretend that this was a city tour, whereas the other guide gave up on the charade pretty quickly. But the trade-off for maybe two extra tidbits of information was that the Segway Experience guide was also much more uptight about letting us actually ride more than 10 yards away from him.
Until they get some new machines, go for the other place. |
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Great afternoon.
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| Fri, Aug 22, 08 1:30 PM |
hamilsa |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| My young teen daughter and I had a blast on our Chicago Park Glide Tour. Not only is Chicago an amazingly beautiul city from the lake front, but seeing it by Segway adds to the thrill. We had a knowledgable guide who was very relaxed in his approach to the tour. The Segway itself is very easy to learn (easier for her) and just heightens the pleasure of the tour experience. |
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Fun for a Son and Dad outing downtown
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| Fri, Aug 22, 08 10:00 AM |
jerry8552 |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| My son and I have had "Father/Son Fun Day" each summer downtown for the last 10 years. He is 13 now. This year we tried a Segway tour as part of our day. It was one of the most fun activities we have done in our ten years of outings.
Neither of us had ever ridden a Segway before and we were both a little uneasy about riding one, but our guides did a very good job of teaching my son how to safely operate it and make him comfortable and keeping an eye on him during our tour.
I wish the tour was longer. It was a lot of fun riding the Segway and we will definitely take another tour. Thanks, jk |
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Fun
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| Thu, Aug 21, 08 10:00 AM |
NoelleNel |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Fun - could have been longer on details about Chicago. But enjoyable. |
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GREATLY ENJOYED BY ALL
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| Wed, Aug 20, 08 10:00 AM |
FRITZMASCH69 |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| WE HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME. WATCHING THE FILM WAS QUITE HELPFUL TO ALL OF US, AND THE GUIDE DID A TERRIFIC JOB IN TRAINING US AND GIVING A WONDERFUL LECTURED TOUR. HE WAS SO PATIENT WITH US AS WE TRAINED FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. OUR FRIEND FELL IN TRAINING BUT THE GUIDE WAS REALLY HELPFUL TOWARD HER. THE TOUR WAS EXCELLENT. WE ALL WISH IT COULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER, AS WE GOT MORE CONFIDENT AND WAS REALLY ENJOYING THE RIDE. WE ALL SAID WE WOULD DO IT AGAIN SOMETIME. THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL MORNING ON THE SEGWAY TOUR.
JEANETTE & FRITZ MASCHMANN AND TONY & BARBARA SCHWANDER |
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Loved the Segway Experience and the Chicago Tour
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| Sun, Aug 17, 08 1:30 PM |
ccreagh |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| My husband and I loved driving around Chicago on the Segways! They were so much fun, and we enjoyed learning about the different museums and buildings in the Chicago skyline. Our tour guide (Mike) was very knowledgeable, personable, professional, affable, articulate, and accommodating. His narration of our tour was animated, enthusiastic, funny, and very interesting.
Mike did a great job of teaching us how to use the Segways and getting us into the comfort zone. Riding a Segway seems almost magical because they are so silent and responsive to the body. It seems impossible that these machines can zoom around as they do, propelled by barely discernible body shifts.
We had a beautiful sunny day in Chicago and enjoyed every minute of it. |
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Unique experience with friendly guide
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| Sun, Aug 17, 08 1:30 PM |
aburns3 |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Paul was our trainer and guide. He handled both responsibilities very well. Clear, concise explanation of how to use the Segway and very interesting and informative tellings of Chicago and it's landmarks. Very personable and made everyone feel at ease in our group. |
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Had a great time.
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| Mon, Aug 11, 08 1:30 PM |
parkina |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Was a perfect way to see downtown. |
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Teenager wants his own Segway!
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| Mon, Aug 11, 08 1:30 PM |
gingerbutz |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We had a blast. We brought our teenage son, who was not excited about going, but ended up loving it. The tour guide was great (Steve)! I would recommend to anyone who would like to see the city in a different way. |
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Fun and informative!
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| Sun, Aug 10, 08 5:00 PM |
cpiazza22 |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Other |
| Andrew was such a great guide. I've lived here for 5 1/2 years and still learned new things about my city. It was such a fun way to participate in a tour and not as easy as one may think. Andrew was very patient with our group, which happened to be a little larger than usual and involved some folks who didn't have the best control. My only wish is that we could have explored more areas. |
