| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Too long, and not for kids |
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Sun, Feb 17 11:00 AM |
holdredge |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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First, when purchasing this combo ticket, the time requirement was very misleading. It says the combo is $40 and duration is 3.5 hours. I thought that was long enough for both tours. AFTER we purchased the tickets, we were informed that the bus tour itself is 3.5 hours, and then you have to schedule the NBC Studio Tour at a separate time, which takes an hour and a half, with getting there early. The bus tour was good for the first hour and did take you to many parts of the city, but then when they got to the southern part of the city, it was boring. We jumped off the tour after two hours. Don't know if the ending was any better or not. I took my 12 year old daughter and she was completely bored. You have to be at least 18 or 20 to enjoy the sites of this tour, just for familiarity sake. The tour guide lady was fantastic, and very entertaining and kind. The studio tour was pretty good, we saw two -three studios, Nightly News, some of MSNBC and SNL. I'd say this activity was just OK. If only in NYC for a weekend, I don't know if I would spend over 5 hours on this. |
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We had so much fun |
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Sun, Feb 17 11:00 AM |
loreal3 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
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Loved this tour. Our guide Kymberly was great and kept the tour fun and interesting the entire time. I would definetly recommend this tour. ( I think they need to start one in San Francisco next.) Great fun way to see the city and the many neighborhoods. |
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NY Movie and TV tour |
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Sat, Feb 16 11:00 AM |
smiggle610 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
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The tour was pretty good -- some of it moved to quickly and it was hard to see certain sites. The tour had a good vibe and I loved stopping at the Rice to Riches food place -- was fabulous! All in all it was definitely enjoyable bus tour! |
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Poor Conditions |
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Wed, Feb 13 11:00 AM |
bennettassoc |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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The tour guide was great (I believe his name was Dan) The weather was rainy. The main problem this led to was that the windows on the bus were steamed up no amount of clearing left them clear enough to see, I understand the company has no control over the weather but the bus should be functional in rainy weather,
The NBC tour was great. |
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Part was great - part was not |
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Fri, Feb 1 11:00 AM |
aldawno |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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Even though the weather was terrible, the bus tour was great. My friends and I enjoyed seeing all of the TV & Movie locations. Personnaly I would have liked to see more Law & Order sites. The part that sucked was the NBC Studio tour. According to your instructions we allowed time between the bus tour and the studio tour. When I made the studio tour reservations, no one told me that we would only see 1 studio. It is not much of a studio tour if you only see the SNL studio. If we had known we could have been there sooner. |
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Thanks for the great time |
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Fri, Feb 1 11:00 AM |
djithm |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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Nice to get free goodies on this trip. Only bad thing (no fault in the tour) is the rain :o(
It made it tough to see things from inside the bus. Speaking of bus, I would recommend getting those clear bubble ceilings so folks that are on one side of the bus can see the other side with no problems and can take photo much easier.
Thanks again... |
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SEE NYC FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW |
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Sat, Jan 26 11:00 AM |
dadotto |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
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With this tour you get to see NYC from a different point of view: not only they will take you to most of the spot where movies and TV serie were shot but also you will extensively tour Midtown, the Village, and SOHO and see places where you'd probably never go on a regular tour. Very recommended. Our guide, Brian, was very prepared and has been a terrific experience. |
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NBC tour Rocked but Movie sites was hit and miss |
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Sat, Jan 26 11:00 AM |
pagansexgod |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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The combination was, on the whole, excellent. The tour guide Brian was entertaining and informative and I think he was great. The tour itself seemed to be too long and by the end we where all about done. The video clips also seemed out of context when they where played two or three locations after the clip was shot. I would recommend it to friends but manage their expectations as far as the length is concerned. I would use you again as I enjoyed it. |
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Not as good as I'd hoped |
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Fri, Jan 25 11:00 AM |
xiguo1013 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
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I personally liked the NBC tour better than the TV/Movies tour because I'm a big Conan fan and got to see the set. The TV/Movies tour talked mostly of older movies that I have not seen. Also, most of the tour involved buildings that did not look as they did in the movies, because of alterations done for the film. This was also true for the Friends building, which did not even remotely resemble what it looks like in the tv series. In many cases they only pointed out buildings in which they shot certain movies, in which the outside appearance of the building is inconsequential anyway. I also didn't like having to get off the bus four times to walk in the freezing weather. Overall, I suppose my expectations for the TV/movie tour were too high. |
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It was money well spent! |
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Tue, Jan 22 11:00 AM |
SStanfield |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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Pleasantly surprised. The bus looked new. Just the right size for a group. Our tour guide was born and raised in the area so that was a plus for knowledge. Can't believe how much of Manhattan we saw in 3 1/2 hours. It was a great way to see a lot. We could have never seen so much and learned so much on our own. Then the NBC studio tour, what can I say. That was really something to see. We now have a whole new perspective and knowledge of some of the things we see on television. Thank you for the experience. No regrets!
Thanks again,
The Stanfields
Arizona
USA |
