| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? [v] |
Group Type? |
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Very enthusiastic tour guide
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| Fri, Jun 17, 05 3:00 PM |
sushyad |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our tour guide was Kimberly. She was full of energy and very easy to talk to. She offered to take pictures during the tour which was really nice we did not have to stop other people and ask them to take our pictures. Even though not very important to us, her knowledge of the movie locations was also very extensive. We took the tour in order to see Cenral Park, and Kimberly did a very good job of guiding us through the park, and along the way telling us all the movie trivia associated with Central Park. We thoroughly enjoyed the 2 hour tour. |
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Fun, Informative and great exercise
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| Fri, Apr 29, 05 3:00 PM |
badbrillo |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I thoroughly recommend the Central Park Movie Tour. We had a great guide whose enthusiasm and love of movies made the tour hugely enjoyable. It was also great exercise as in the 2 hours allotted you cover a lot of ground. All in all a great perspective of New York and 2 hours well spent! |
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Lightweight but easygoing & reasonably informative
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| Fri, Apr 1, 05 3:00 PM |
digorton |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Well, we did cover quite a bit of Central Park, and saw many movie locations, including the familiar Bethesda fountain (One Fine Day, Green Card, Ransom) and the Mall (Kramer vs Kramer). Also the ice skating rink from Serendipity. So, the tour does show you some of the movie sights which you might not recognize on your own, but, it was a little lightweight.
The first two locations were recognizable from...Home Alone 2? Well, it didn't really give us confidence in what we were going to see, although the movies did eventually get a little less obscure (some I'd never heard of).
There were many opportunities to have photographs taken (by the guide or on your own) - for me this was time wasted when we could have been seeing more, but it depends what you want from this trip. I don't need to pretend to be Macaulay Culkin with pigeons on my arms...but some seemed to like the opportunity.
There was also a fifteen minute break at the carousel - which hasn't really featured in many (any?) movies due to it's being covered by a brick building. Yes, this gave time for a carousel ride, food stop or restroom break, but again, I felt I'd paid for a 1.5 hour tour and probably really only got a 45 minute tour, and 45 minutes of pauses.
This is great if you don't want to over-exert yourself, but made for a not-completely satisfying tour. It was cool to see some of the more familiar locations, but a little more indepth knowledge of the more famous NY movies shot there would have been better. Or maybe there aren't any...I'll never know now...
7 out of 10. Good weather helps. Not bad, but could have been better. |
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Central Park Delights
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| Fri, Apr 1, 05 3:00 PM |
Cuddeford |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the Central Park Movie Location Tour which we recently undertook. Whether you are in to the movies that were mentioned, we weren't, or just want to enjoy the beautiful scenery and wonderful New York skyline back-drop as we did, there is something for everyone in this great tour. I'd recommend it to anyone. |
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great tour!
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| Fri, Oct 30 12:00 PM |
lspencer01 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| My friend and I went on this tour after getting a recommendation from a co-worker. We definitely enjoyed the tour. We went at the end of Oct. It was beautiful weather and the leaves were orange and red. Our tour guide was very informative. She knew a lot about the history of Central Park and many of the movie details. It is a 2.5 mile walk but it doesnt feel like that because you stop and get info about the sites. You get to see a lot of Central Park so that's interesting along with finding out where different movies were filmed. We would definitely recommend this tour to others. |
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Lovely way to see te park!
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| Fri, Oct 30 12:00 PM |
gertie |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We really enjoyed this tour. We had a very knowledgeable guide and the length of the tour was perfect! |
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Wonderful informative fun!
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| Fri, Oct 23 12:00 PM |
wwipswich |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| If you know Central Park a bit or are just seeing it for the first time, this tour hits a lot of the highlights and gives a colorful, fun spin on things. Our guide, Kimberly, was so contagiously enthusiastic about her job and the movie scenes she was describing that it would be hard to not enjoy. Wished there were even more stops along the way. Loved getting the inside scoop. FUN! |
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interesting
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| Sat, Oct 10 12:00 PM |
mpmccabe |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| loved the tour guide Kim, very excited to hear about where the movies were filmed |
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LOVED IT!!!!!!!
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| Sat, Sep 12 12:00 PM |
cmiwj42 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Great tour would do it again. Our tour guide was informative, kind, great personality and would recomend this tour. |
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rain
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| Fri, Sep 11 12:00 PM |
kwood2 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| did not attend do to pouring rain but plan on trying again in may |
