| Rating |
Date Attended [^] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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mike
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| Fri, May 2, 08 5:00 PM |
munira |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| mike was excellent |
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Fantastic Wedding Activity
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| Sat, May 3, 08 10:00 AM |
mracrock |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| On the morning of my daughter's wedding, I scheduled a Segway tour for eight:
all out-of-town guests for the wedding.
We needed to change our Segway tour time and Amanda, the office manager, was extremely helpful in following through on our request. She made it possible for us to start the tour early so we could attend the groomsmen's lunch.
There had been some concern (from the wives) that someone might have an accident or be injured on the day of the wedding. I had inquired about the accident rate and been told that it was not an issue.
And it clearly wasn't. The group, ranging in age from 24 to 64, took about a minute to get the hang of it. It was great! Very intuitive and very easy to handle. Within moments, we were all rocking back and forth in place (great fun and a nice way to "feel" your relationship with the Segway) and then heading out and chatting easily as we toured the lakefront.
Our guides were great, too: both very personable and just fun to be with. Jeff's commentary was always interesting and insightful. Mike was helpful, too, offering to take pictures and, in general, looking after our group.
We covered Buckingham Fountain, the Museum Campus, Soldier Field, Millenium Park, the Bean and the Chicago Faces Fountain. The tour was over much too quickly. We could have gone another couple hours easily. But we had a full days' events to get to!
Everyone agreed that the Segway tour was one of the highlights of the weekend and we all said that we would look forward to taking Segway Tours in other cities.
But I'm definitely heading for the Chicago Segway Tour the next time I've got out-of-town guests in. The fun factor is off the charts! |
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I took my 73 year-old dad on this awesome tour!
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| Sat, May 3, 08 1:30 PM |
jefped |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The weather was terrible, but we had a great time. Our guides were personable and knowledgeable and clearly enjoyed their jobs. $75 sounded steep at first, but if you've never ridden a Segway before, this tour is worth twice that much. Highly, highly recommended! Great "walking tour" for an older person. |
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Loving it!
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| Sat, May 3, 08 1:30 PM |
loanhy |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Awesome ride - easy to learn and control. Awesome and nice tourguide! |
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It was fabulous- until I crashed
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| Sun, May 4, 08 10:00 AM |
BBPlochman |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was a fun experience. It was a gorgeous day and after a training session we took off and had a great time touring Grant Park and the museum campus. The tour guide was informative and friendly, and made sure we were all operating the Segway safely and gave us plenty of warnings.
This did not keep me from clipping a wheel on the final block and falling hard onto the sidewalk. In fact, out of 8, 3 of us had mishaps. Mine was definitely the worst, and I survived, but I would not recommend this trip for the elderly.
I think we were adequately trained, but if you take this tour, know that accidents can happen and keep your attention on what you are doing - in my case another tour participant started up a conversation with me and I just looked away for a second.
I would also recommend taking this trip early in the day when the streets and parks are not too crowded. |
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WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME!
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| Sun, May 4, 08 5:00 PM |
cexconde |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Other |
| My husband and I are from the area but since it was suppose to be a beautiful day out we signed up for the Segway tour...Andrew was a wonderful tour guide....KUDOS!!! I will be bringing my brother on the tour for his birthday! Thank you! |
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Awesome
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| Mon, May 5, 08 1:30 PM |
inmanja |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Paul was a great guide. Fun to be with and a good time! |
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Great
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| Tue, May 6, 08 1:30 PM |
walding |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I had a really good guide, Lauren (or Laura), and she was really nice and full of knowledge about the city. |
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Great fun, a super way to see Chicago highlights!
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| Thu, May 8, 08 1:30 PM |
m_popovich |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Our guide was excellent and knowledgeable about Segway and about Chicago sights. I was nervous about learning to use the Segway but it turned out to be very easy and a very fun experience. It's great way see a lot without long, long walks or taking the buses, etc.
Worth it! |
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Fun on the segway
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| Fri, May 9, 08 1:30 PM |
mahina |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I purchased the segway experience for my brother and his wife for a Christmas present.
What a wonderful time we all had!! Laura was just great and made our experience even more enjoyable.
If I had one thing I would recommend - it would be more practice time upfront, so you feel more sure of your self driving the segway.
Other wise a totally enjoyable experience! |
