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| - I took the new adventure tour which is a 4 hour tour that starts at their facility in Station Square, goes to the Heinz History Museum (30 minute stop), then onto the Aviary (another 30 minute stop) and then a stop for Ice Balls (5 minutes) and then at the Point (30 minutes between lunch and photos at the point) before heading back. You have to arrive 30 minutes in advance and you do get to zip around their little indoor test track so consider that bonus time on the segway.
I went on an Amazon Local half price deal (for $50) which made this a five star deal, despite having to pay $5 for taxes at checkin. If this was full price, I would rank it 4 star. They could make it better by:
1) Increasing the amount of time at Heinz History Museum
2) Leaving the Aviary stop the same (I personally think its too long, but some people may like that place more than me)
3) Choosing a nicer place to break for a longer lunch, maybe in a different order
So basically increasing the length of the tour a bit so you end up in Station Square a little bit later. It starts at 9:30 and finishes at 2, I think if they started at 10:30 and ended at 4pm it would be better.
They do bill this adventure tour NOT as a sightseeing tour as they don't really tell you about the sights, you just zip around. And for that it's a good tour, you do get a lot of quality time on the segway. I also enjoyed it enough that even as a local I'd like to come back and do their nighttime tour to see the sights at night on the tour. In addition, Sarawesome (her self given title :)) is a good tour guide and emailed some tips and the itinerary prior to the tour.
Overall I'd recommend it -- especially if you can get it at a discount or they tweak the itinerary some. And for Arrested Development fans, yes, you may feel a little like Gob but it's still a lot of fine and very easy to ride the new Segway I2s that Segway in Paradise uses. Finally, it is a LOT of standing for most of the four hours, so while its not that grueling you will probably be a little bit tired at the end of the tour.
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