| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Wonderful way to see the city!
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| Fri, Jul 18, 08 1:30 PM |
brendaffx |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This tour was great! Took a while to get used to balance and motion but once you got the hang of it, it sure beat walking! Crossing streets is a challenge in the beginning as is navigating around pedestrians but it gets easier with experience. Loved rolling through the park, museum campus, and along the lake. I would recommend to anyone looking for a fun way to see a new city . |
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The way to see the parks of Chicago.
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| Wed, Jul 16, 08 10:00 AM |
reytsman |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I have been to Chicago numerous time before and even visited the same parks, but this Segway tour really lays out parks and museums like nothing else.
I signed up mostly to try out the famous Segway, but the tour turned out to be an excellent introduction to "things to see and places to visit". |
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Fantastic way to see the city!
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| Wed, Jul 16, 08 10:00 AM |
Cyndie_Klemm |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| My husband and I came drove 40 miles into the city on a Wednesday morning to participate in the Segway Experience. We enjoyed the tour and the guide's knowledge of little tidbits of the city we didn't know before. A great experience - I recommend it. The Segway was easy to learn to operate and before you knew it we were zipping around like pros. |
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Excellent
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| Mon, Jul 14, 08 5:00 PM |
matteo1642 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was a great experience and would highly recomend them to anyone.
Next time we're in Chicago we'll go back and take another tour. |
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Not worth it
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| Sun, Jul 13, 08 5:00 PM |
dylanp |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| At $75 apiece, this activity cost $300 for my family. We had a terrific time, spending time together and talking on a gorgeous afternoon. That didn't have much to do with the Segway tour, though. The tour guide was nice enough, but he knew lots more about the Segway than about Chicago. So the "tour" was really just a series of standing in front of fountains and whatnot and giving cute, but rehearsed bits of trivia. A plus: you cover plenty of ground, and get some nice views at some spots.
The Segway itself is a weird machine. Steering it isn't intuitive; most of our group had trouble getting the hang of it. (Left/right is a handlebar ring that felt like a motorcycle throttle.) It's less comfortable than it looks, mainly because you can't shift your feet around the way you normally would just standing around, so your feet go to sleep. Generally, it seems pretty safe. On the other hand, it would be very easy to crash one of these, and the guide (and the liability waivers we had to sign beforehand) made it clear that crashing one would cost us $5,000.
Bottom line: it ain't worth the money. Try the Architectural Boat Tour instead, or one of the great tours run out of the Chicago History Museum. Or, if you want some beautiful views, borrow a bike and go tool around on that! |
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Great time for all
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| Sun, Jul 13, 08 1:30 PM |
BarbaraTrice |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We all really enjoyed the tour, was one of the high lights of our two week vacation. Would recommend to anyone who meets the age and abilities requirements |
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Don't miss this!!!
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| Sat, Jul 12, 08 10:00 AM |
kbigus |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We did a 10 a.m. park park glide tour on a Saturday. What a way to see the parks! Andrew, our tour guide was great and riding the Segway was a blast. Instruction was superb and the group size was manageable. Highly recommend - worth every penny. |
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Wheee!
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| Fri, Jul 11, 08 5:00 PM |
DianeSill |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This was so much fun. It's way easier than we expected. Our guide, Omar, was very patient with everyone. At $75 for one and a half hours (+30 minutes of training), it's kind of expensive, but save up for it, because it is worth it. |
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Had a great time!
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| Thu, Jul 10, 08 1:30 PM |
kdkowalske |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Our tour guide did a good job of teaching us how to use the Segways and the route of the tour was great. |
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Fun time
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| Wed, Jul 9, 08 5:00 PM |
corkywillhit |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Taking the Segway tour was a blast. My 23 year old daughter and I went and although she was a bit apprehensive, it didn't take long until she was right in the front with our guide. I had done it before in another city, but the tour in Chicago was great! |
