| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Entertaing & Interesting Sunday Afternoon |
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Sun, May 28, 06 2:00 PM |
vmarano |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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An afternoon of fun from beginning to end! Started by meeting "Vito" from the Soprano's and then off on our tour. Our guide, an active actor was informative and friendly. He was well versed in behind the scenes antecdotes about the Soprano's |
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Loved it !! |
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Sat, May 27, 06 2:00 PM |
Baxter |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
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This was great--even got a picture with Vito!! |
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Mother/Daughter weekend in NYC |
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Sat, May 27, 06 2:00 PM |
flopsock |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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My mother, my cousin and my aunt were visiting NYC for a mother/daughter birthday weekend and we all enjoyed the Sopranos tour very much. We were running late to make the bus (times sqaure traffic is very slow moving at 1:45 pm on saturday) and unhappy to have missed the celebrity photo opportunity and signed photo (but extemely relieved that the bus had not left without us). We had hoped to have purchased a signed photo later from the tour guide or at the Badda Bing - but our chance was gone. The tour guide was charming and informative. My only complaint would be that the A/C on the bus was not working well on a hot sticky day. Loved the cannolis... would have loved a cold beverage with them, and some wet ones to clean our hands. Overall it was a fun and memorable experience that I would recommend to any fan of the show. |
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Good but some disappointments |
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Sat, May 27, 06 2:00 PM |
shentonlady |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
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The tour is good and the tour guide very informative with fun quizzes on the way. The free canoli is lovely - best we have tasted.
The disappointments are that Satriales and Bada Bing club are not signed as such - the pork store is just like a derelict shop - no distinguishing marks and the Bada Bing club (although brilliant inside - but no photos allowed annoyingly) is called Satin Dolls and so the two main photo opportunities you go for (as pictorially advertised on the side of the tour bus and other literature) are not actually there. This may be different during filming season I guess - maybe check before booking.
We got to meet Vito off the show which was good - he will let you take a picture but you do feel obliged to buy a photo from him for $20 so take extra cash. Also merchandise available from a surly guy in the Satin Dolls club which is overpriced but ok quality.
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Get in the bus first |
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Sun, May 21, 06 2:00 PM |
nerak50 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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My husband and I were about the 4th couple to arrive; however by the time the bus arrived (it was 20 minutes late), everyone else pushed in front of us and we actually ended up sitting in the very last seat of the bus - right next to the bathroom. As the bus heated up from being stuck in traffic, the heat came right up through to the bathroom making the deodorizer terribly smelly. Some people were breathing into their purses. I chose to breathe through my mouth most of the time.
We did enjoy the tour, the leader was very knowledgeable and we learned some new information.
But at the end of the tour when some of the people got off the bus and we were finally able to move up to the front third of the bus---wow, what a difference. You could see so much better -- and I'll bet some of us in the rear might have been able to respond to some of the questions. As it was, only the first third of the bus were the ones who won the prizes.
Perhaps after each time we departed the bus it would have been nice to rotate seating.
Sign me, Enjoyable but breathing through mouth only. |
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Very entertaining, gives a lot of insight |
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Sun, May 21, 06 2:00 PM |
bstinusa |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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Really enjoyed this trip. With so much more information & having seen some of the locations with my own eyes, I will enjoy watching the Sopranos so much more |
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Excellent Tour |
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Sun, May 21, 06 2:00 PM |
keaco73 |
Female |
30-39 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
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I thought the tour was extremely enjoyable. I loved being able to visit the actual "sights" of the Sopranos. I recommend this tour to Sopranos lovers. |
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BADA BING |
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Sun, May 21, 06 2:00 PM |
BUBBAA |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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THE BEST PART WAS DRIVING INTO THE LINCOLN TUNNEL AND VISITING BADA BING. IT MADE US FEEL LIKE A SOPRANO. AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN WAS GREAT. I LOVED IT, |
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New Englander Sporanos Fan |
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Sun, May 21, 06 2:00 PM |
crystalcakes |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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My husband and I really enjoyed the Sopranos tour. We got to see the most popular sites from the series, we got inside detail on the actors, we got to ask several questions about the show and our tour guide, Mark Barrone was very knowledgeable. We took many photos, ate a connoli for the first time, learned that the actors were required to be italian and from NJ or NY to be in the film, and we also learned that the actor that plays Tony was the fifth choice (Ray Liotta was the first). Anyway, we enjoyed the tour and most of all the guide and trip to the Bada Bing. |
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Embarrassing waste of time and money |
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Sat, May 20, 06 2:00 PM |
skamens |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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I am absolutely mortified that I spent a Saturday afternoon on this trip. I thought the guide was ok and the cannoli was really good. The rest of the time was spent going to places with minimal significance to the show and hearing facts so inconsequential that even a trivia buff like myself fell asleep on the tour. My group of friends had the same reaction. I would not recommend this trip if it was free, let alone having paid $40. |
