| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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What a fun activity!
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| Sun, Jul 29, 07 10:00 AM |
nhensley |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| The Segway experience is an activity that shouldn't be missed. It is fun and informative. I enjoyed hearing about the history of Chicago.The leaders are patient and good at giving instructions. My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed it. |
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Had a BLAST
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| Thu, Jul 26, 07 5:00 PM |
DParker |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our Segueway trip was one of the highlights of our trip to Chicago. It is fun for all ages and skill levels. If you can stand up, you can learn to ride one of these! The rider education was thorough and even the younger riders had no trouble throughout the ride. Our leader Ed was a helpful and amusing tour guide. Cruising down the lake front and through the park...you just can't beat it. Our only regret was it was not a longer tour. They should open up a branch up by the zoo as well. |
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Great Fun!
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| Sun, Jul 22, 07 10:00 AM |
walterrep |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My son and I took the Sunday morning (7/22/07) tour. Segway's were easy to ride. Tour guide was lot's of fun as well. Great way to tour the Chicago lakefront.
Would recommend this trip to anyone. |
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Not a Computer or Video Game but Still Way Fun!!!
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| Sat, Jul 21, 07 1:30 PM |
Lautman |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| It's not easy dragging two 13 year-old boys away from video games and computers on the weekend in search of something entertaining and exciting: my son rolled his eyes when I suggested this tour and tried to worm out of going! But when I brought a friend of his along, suddenly it seemed "cool" and by the first 15 minutes, both of them were incredibly enthusiastic and would gladly do it again. Of course, I had secretly wanted to try it myself, and loved every moment... |
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Wonderful Experience
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| Tue, Jul 17, 07 10:00 AM |
stormgb |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I am not very coordinated and was concerned that I would not get the hang of the Segway. Robert our guide was very patient and excellent in explaining how the Segway worked. It rained for part of our tour but they had ponchos available to buy. They took us sightseeing and were always watching our group to make sure everyone was at ease on their Segway. Robert was most informative on the history of the places we went. I can not recommend this experience enough, I had a wonderful time and would do it again in a heart beat. |
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Excellent tour - definitely worth it - feel cool!
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| Sat, Jul 14, 07 1:30 PM |
MsWriter007 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| One of my goals this summer was to ride a segway. When it came time to learn how to use it, I was nervous about not being able to learn it quickly enough. I was also worried that it would be like a scary amusement park ride that I would be glad I did it but happy when it was over. Fortunately, neither was true!
Our guide took us to an area to practice our maneuvers. I was having a little difficulty with the steering and I felt like it was veering without me doing much to it. I mentioned it to him and took my hand off the steering and it still veered. I was so happy that he didn't just tell me it takes practice or belittle my concerns. He switched segways with me and then he had more problems with that one and had another brought over to him from the store. He earned my respect fast!
I also feel that we practiced just the right amount of time for everyone to feel comfortable. I think it would be a good idea to have a group with the same level of adventure or similar age group on a tour. I don't know if the one kid in our group was impatient with us, but most of our group was probably 35- 50 and we seemed to be pretty cohesive.
Being from the suburbs, I really enjoyed hearing the history of some of the sites we went past. It was a beautiful day so the view of the lakefront and the parks was spectacular. I was also amazed that a lot of the time, I didn't even have to think about what I was doing. By the end of the tour, I was surprised that I felt so confident about maneuvering around people walking. I did not have any problems with cracks in the sidewalks or bumps. To be honest, my calf muscles were sore the next day but it was well worth it! I think 2 hours is the right amount of time for the first time. My pictures are great!
I loved having so many people point at us and tell their friends to look at us or that they wanted to do it too. I am telling friends how much fun it was and would like to do it again! |
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Fabulous experience; highly recommend
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| Sat, Jul 14, 07 1:30 PM |
MKearneyM |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My 16 year old son and I had a great time. Everything was handled smoothly from the purchase of tickets, "training" on the segway and of course the tour itself. I will recommend this to everyone I know who is visiting Chicago. |
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This activity was exciting and fun.
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| Fri, Jul 13, 07 10:00 AM |
JudyShappell |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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I first saw a guard riding a Segway in Disneyworld and thought it looked like a lot of fun to ride. My 22 year old daughter saw the literature for the tour in Chicago when we were there. I thought it would be a very different activity. Not too many people can say they have done this. I'm always looking for something out of the norm. It was great. I would highly recommend it. |
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Great! We would do it again.
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| Wed, Jul 11, 07 10:00 AM |
sugakookie |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Segway instructor was both friendly and informative. She made us feel comfortable with the machine, even though we had both never been on one before. By the end of the ride, we felt comfortable crossing the 6 lanes of Chicago traffic without batting an eye.
Thanks, and we've already recommended it to many of our family and friends and will be looking for more Segway tours for future areas to visit.
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Sara was very good.
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| Sun, Jul 8, 07 5:00 PM |
abigailhart |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| I would like to see a more challenging tour. It was a little slow and too easy. |
