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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great under pressure! |
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Tue, Jan 8 11:00 AM |
pearlie147 |
Female |
30-39 |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
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Our tour guide, Brian, should be commended for his ability to think fast under pressure. In the middle of our tour, our bus got into an accident with a taxi. Brian handled the situation well and kept us focused on the tour and made sure we were all fine and safe. Great job!! |
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nice way to see the city |
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Mon, Jan 7 11:00 AM |
laurakersey |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
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Was a nice tour with a very bubly tour guide Roseanne told us lots of interesting facts about hundreds of locations. There were some great photo oportunities and in general was glad we choose this tour, our only downside was there was quite a lot mentioned about many american tv programs that have not been aired in the uk. |
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fantastic! |
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Sun, Jan 6 11:00 AM |
hayley1329 |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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Really glad we decided to do this trip as we got to see some great filming locations and also found out some interesting facts about movies/tv. Also, gave us a good chance to see the citys streets and make a note of any places we wanted to go back to later on. (like shops/restaurants etc!) Our guide (Kym) was awesome and I really appreciated the extra bits thrown in there and the places we "stopped" at. (wont spoil any surprises! But we stopped off at a food place and it was really nice!) And not forgetting the other treat we had when we stopped at the "Cosby house".
I would recommend you doing this tour at the start of your New York holiday as the remaining days will give you chance to go back to any places for a better look, or if you spot any shops/bars etc you want to go to, you know where they are without wondering round wasting time! I found it helpful as I was only in the city for 3 full days and doing the trip on the morning of the first full day was great as we could then reflect on it and revist places.
Oh and I took a pen/paper with me to write stuff down that we saw but you don't need to as it's all printed for you. May help to take a pen though as lots of things are added each week that may not be on the pre-printed list. And there were alot of extras!
Really enjoyed this trip and I would recommend it to anyone who loves films and the TV show FRIENDS!!! Really pleased with it as I don't think I'd recognise half the places if I was just walking past them; sometimes you just need things pointed out to recognise them!!! I'd also definitely do this trip again as by the time I visit NY again, I'm sure loads of new movies will be out. I will definitely recommend this to my friends. |
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fantastic |
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Sun, Jan 6 11:00 AM |
linzhexian |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
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a great way to start the day !! |
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Factually and visually interesting. |
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Sat, Jan 5 11:00 AM |
lionelkelly |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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Although we decided to do the tour in the main due to the attraction of Friends we found the whole tour to be a worthwhile adventure.The tour guide in Jessica Verdi,a local actress who was passionate about the city and the shows and films that are based there,added to the experience with her obvious enthusiasm.
There was a good mix of being on the bus and being able to get out and stretch your legs and having enough time at locations to take pictures.
On a personal note I would have liked to have visited the Brooklyn bridge as it's such an impressive structure and featured in a classic film but it was great to see parts of the city we would not otherwise have seen during our stay.Memories of great film and TV moments are rekindled with the aide of video clips
As a group we would thoroughly recommend this activity as it really gave something extra to our vacation. |
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Very satisfying |
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Sat, Jan 5 11:00 AM |
hsibley1 |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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The tour was great. Our tour guide (Jessica) was excellent, very knowledgeable and provided exceptional detail without referring to any notes or script. She was able to answer all questions as well. The tour was the perfect length and we liked that it took us to many of NY's neighborhoods that we wouldn't have normally gone to. There were also the right number of stops. Particularly enjoyed the Minette stop.
Suggestions: add in a few more Friends sights if possible; add in the famous "Monk's Restaurant" from Seinfeld, make the movie/tv clips shown on the bus just a little longer.
Overall, great value for the money and very well enjoyed! |
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A fun way to get to know the city. |
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Fri, Jan 4 3:00 PM |
sudell |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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We loved our tour with Kymberly. I was with my 16 yr old daughter on our first day of a whistle stop 3 days in NYC and the trip was a great way to counter jet lag and get our bearings. Though the weather was freezing it was great to get off the bus and stretch our legs for a closer look at some of the sights and we loved the onboard refreshments and the stop at Rice to Riches. Thank you Kymberly and Kenny! |
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Not Bad |
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Fri, Jan 4 11:00 AM |
clairus99 |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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I thought that the only thing wrong with this tour really was that the group of a full 56+ seater bus-ful was far too many. Because of this it was easy for people at the back (ie. us) to feel left out - although to be fair, our guide, kymberley, did her best to avoid that. the times when we had to get off the bus resulted in those sitting at the front of the bus being closest to the guide, which meant that it was nigh on impossible to get what was going on most of the time.
I cannot fault the guide, just the organisation really - and it would have been nice in the freezing cold weather of NYC in January to get on the bus when we arrived rather than stand at the back of a long queue.
The fact that the tour finished 30min early thanks to the driving made me wonder why we couldn't have covered more ground - basically the tour circled the central midtown area and greenwich village. There were lots of movies that could have been added in (although I agree there have been endless movies filmed there), sites that I knew about, and the accompanying dvd was quite unimpressive (the clips were too few and too short) and the tv was just far away enough to be difficult to see clearly. What made up for this was the guide's enthusiasm and the little freebies... so I would still recommend the tour, but would just let these little things be known about. |
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Kymberly was awesome!!!!!!!! |
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Fri, Jan 4 11:00 AM |
tasmia05 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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Our tour guide was really knowledgeable and friendly. She knew a lot of places where celebrities lived and the many films from those specific locations. Our driver was really professional and drove really smoothly through Manhattan. Would highly recommend this tour!!! Ask for Kymberly :D |
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Such a Great Way to see NYC! |
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Fri, Jan 4 11:00 AM |
jmurdock414 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
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My Mom and I were in NYC from Philly for a girls weekend. We've been to the city before and have seen all the usual sites, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Bldg, etc. We wanted something a little different this time around. The tour was better than we imagined. The bus took you all through the different neighborhoods, while incorporating clips and facts of all the great locations we passed. My mom is in her 50s and I am in my late 20s and we had a blast! It's so cool to see how the movies and TV shows use different locations. Kymberly was a great tour guide! I was amazed at all that she knew. We can't wait to come back next year and bring our friends. Definitely recommended! It was the highlight our our trip. The only recommendation we have is to make the tour longer! We were sad it had to end!!!!
Thanks for a great tour! |
