| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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great fun but needed a more mature tour guide
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| Sun, Aug 24, 08 5:00 PM |
cdemoss |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| The adventure was great fun - on all levels and I would recommend it to all. However our guide Andy was a mixture of fun, information, adventure and immaturity. He gave a great tour and took us places that were different & asked us what we wanted - this was terrific. but when he spent considerable time showing off how he could ride his segway sitting down or backward, but didn't explain to me how to stop quickly when he clearly had the skill himself...it just felt like showing off.
He was really wonderful and engaging and then would do something on his segway that I would expect from a teen skate boarder.
He stressed over and over that we all should leave 12" inches on either side of us at all times. Makes perfect safety sense. But then when he took us through Millennium Park sidewalks filled with people where it was impossible to keep even a few inches on either side of us - this was thoughtless. When he made a quick left turn on the side walk and my partner tried to follow him but there was no room on either side of her to do so and this resulted in her falling off her segway - this was both thoughtless and unsafe.
His manner was charming- his intentions were clearly to give us all a good time - but his immaturity or need to show off got the better of him. We would do this again but with a different guide |
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Beautiful Summer Day in the Windy City
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| Sun, Aug 24, 08 1:30 PM |
lisaoverman |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I went on tour after hearing in-laws rave about it. There was a big group going out on tour, so it was split in half, with each group getting a guide. I was very nervous prior to stepping onto Segway, but after a few minutes my mind was at ease, so I could enjoy the beautiful sunny breezy Chicago afternoon. We went down to the lakefront, rode outside Soldier Field, Buckingham Fountain, and Grant Park to name a few. We stopped a couple of times in case anyone wanted to take pictures or just take a break. The tour guides went through a thorough orientation with us prior, watching a movie on Segways and once we went out, we were watched for a couple of minutes to make sure we caught on to the "experience." I would recommend this tour to anyone that enjoys the outdoors, and wants to do a little sightseeing at the same time. |
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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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A very good experience!
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| Sat, Aug 23, 08 1:30 PM |
kwokie |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I only had 1 full day to spend in Chicago and I wanted to get the most out of it. (Actually, I only had the morning since I had an afternoon appointment.) There were a lot of tours available from the double decker buses to the boat tours, I decided to go with the segway tour since I always wanted to try it out!
It was a very good experience and learning to ride was not that difficult. You just need to follow the tips given by the guide and you'll be ok, just remember not to be over excited with maneuvering because it takes some time getting used to it. (They give you practice time anyway.) The segway is a magnificent machine, very innovative!
Our guide gave a very good tour of the Chicago skyline, history and great tidbits on various things. It was a good ratio also as we were 8 to 1 guide, made it more personalized.
I really enjoyed my tour and would definitely recommend it to anyone I know. It made me want to get a Segway, but maybe sometime in the future. : ) |
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Lots of fun
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| Fri, Aug 22, 08 1:30 PM |
SMBrogan |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Please do not quote me, use my name or send me any more e-mails about this.
Thanks/smb |
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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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fantastic
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| Fri, Aug 22, 08 10:00 AM |
floresja1 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The guides were very helpful and respectful and were good instructors.Very patient. |
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Great Experience
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| Thu, Aug 21, 08 10:00 AM |
caroltrimble |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Other |
| We had six in our group that joined the tour. The Segway was easy to learn tp ride. We all had a great time. We saw sights that we would not have had time to see. The guide was very informative. We would say the Segway was one of the high lights of our trip. |
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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. |
