| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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really fun
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| Thu, Sep 25, 08 1:30 PM |
daliere |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| enjoyed it a great deal. guide and office staff very helpful |
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Just fantastic
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| Wed, Sep 24, 08 10:00 AM |
ElizabethTyl |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We were on a twelve day five city trip, on which we did numerous tours, but the best by far was our Chicago Park Glide Segway tour. Our guide was patient, enthusiastic, interesting, and and knowledgeable about Chicago. During the first few minutes, as you are learning to use the Segways, you are sure that there's no way you will be able to do this well enough to go on a 2-hour, six-mile tour. However, in no time at all everyone in our group was successful and had a wonderful time. Someone even stopped us to ask how long we had to practice to get so good. I can't wait to do it again sometime. |
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great guide---lots of fun
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| Wed, Sep 24, 08 10:00 AM |
JanetPedrini |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Just my sister-in-law and I, but we had a great time on the segways. A little intimidated after viewing the video, but once on the segways and with a little practice, we had a great time. Would definitely do it again and recommend it to friends to give it a try. |
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Great experience
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| Sun, Sep 7, 08 1:30 PM |
laroto45 |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| A lot of elements made this a very enjoyable experience. The Segways were easy to learn, despite the mild fears some of us had. Our guide was informative, attentive and interesting. The Chicago lakefront scenery, of course, is spectacular. The tour was just the right lenght for the first time. Every person in the group had fun. In all, we had a blast. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. |
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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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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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Excellent Chicago Entertainment
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| Tue, Aug 19, 08 1:30 PM |
bettyjoriley |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This was my third Segway tour and every bit as enjoyable as the first two. I bring out-of- town family/friends on this tour and they all LOVE it. Each of my tour/safety guides has been fantastic and I am looking forward to another trip soon. I just learned that you have a tour beginning at Navy Pier which , I am sure, is as beautiful and one to try. I have recommended Segway Tours to a number of friends in the suburbs and they have all loved it.
Thank you Segway! Seeing Chicago this way and learning some history and trivia of the area is great.
Betty J. Riley
Batavia, IL |
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Highlight of our Chicago stay
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| Tue, Aug 19, 08 10:00 AM |
Lynnchris |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| As a group of sisters, not far from greatgrandmotherhood,we wondered if we were getting in over our heads. The tour was an absolute delight. Riding the segways came with very little practice, and made us feel like kids again. The places we saw throughout Grant Park were very beautiful. Our tour guide was congenial, funny, and informative. We all have highly recommended this trip to friends. Thanks for the experience. |
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Beautiful, comfortable way to tour Chgo.
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| Thu, Aug 7, 08 10:00 AM |
davidgebelin |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I took a Segway tour of Indianapolis about a 9 months ago and absolutely loved it. The biggest difference between the two tours was that this time we rode the old model of Segways, and in Indy we used the newer Segway 2. If we take a 3rd ride sometime, we will definitely insist on renting the newer model.
Our tour guide (Mike?) last week was very pleasant and knowledgeable about Chicago. As a college senior studying education, he was quite aware of methods of teaching/explaining and group management.
I had two physical problems, which were largely out of the guide's control.
(1) A young child in our group was eager to speed at every opportunity, and had been vocal about his disappointment that there were speed controls on the Segways. Early in the ride he came from behind me on a curve, sped around and cut me off, nearly causing a collision. Neither he nor his mother apologized, and the guide was unaware until much later when I mentioned the boy was taking chances. I don't know what a guide can do with kids or parents who exercise poor judgment. As a teacher myself, I know what I would do in a class trip situation. Do business tour guides have options? (2) In front of one of the museums, a visitor who was lost in thought, didn't hear Mike's request to let us go by, and walked smack into my Segway. Because of the crowd in front of the museum, I couldn't get out of her way and fell down on my back. (Thankfully, she was fine.) My helmet cracked loudly on the pavement, but protected my head. I thought I was all right because there were no abrasions, but I've had neck, shoulder, back, and arm pain for a week. What more could the guide do?? Probably if he had stood in the midst of the crowd to let us all pass, as he had for everyone before me, his presence would have increased the likelihood that the woman would have observed my Segway was passing. He had just ridden off, since I was the last person in our group. He quickly came back when he heard my helmet hit the concrete,
People make poor choices--young boys wanting more speed, permissive mothers, and mature women intent on seeing a museum. Those poor choices, plus an older model piece of equipment, prevented me from thoroughly enjoying my tour (or this past week). I hope my rambling on with details gives management and guides desire to look for ways of reducing the likelihood that other people will have my less pleasant experiences. |
