Mobile Entertainment in the News
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KARE 11 News, July 2006
Watch The
Segment
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Twin Cities Business Monthly, March 2006
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Big River Magazine, May/June issue 2005 |
Segway to
the River
Minneapolis You can
tour the Minneapolis riverfront on a Segway again this year.
Mobile Entertainment
LLC of Minneapolis has 27 of the one-person, two-wheel, gyro-balanced
electric transporters for navigating asphalt and concrete paths along the
Mississippi and across its bridges. Three-hour tours cost $70 per person.
After half an hour of
safety training, guides take riders out in groups of up to 20 or so to cover
five miles of riverfront. Prerecorded tour narration plays from a sound
system on each Segway, but sometimes the guide breaks in with a live
presentation.
The oldest rider so far has
been 94 years old. Anybody can ride, claims Emily Neuenschwander, chief
financial officer with Mobile Entertainment.
"Once you get on, all it is
is leaning forward to move forward," said Neuenschwander. "Really, it's the
same movement as leaning forward to walk. And leaning back to stop."
Turns, however, are not so
intuitive. And sometimes riders forget that the wheeled vehicles are wider
than the rider and have trouble squeezing between, say, a park bench and a
parking meter.
Segway tours of the
Minneapolis riverfront started last year. Time magazine notes that Segway
tours in other cities, including Paris, have emerged as well.
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WCCO channel 4 news, April 2005
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Endless Traveler, April 2005
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AAA Magazine, April 2005
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Time Magazine, June 2004
"Hop
on Your Scooter, See the Sights"
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Travel Channel, October, 2004
"Road Trip with Tina and Steve"
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U.S. News and World Report, October 11, 2004
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Insite Magazine, August 2004
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Skyway News, May 2004
"Human
on a Stick" Skyway News, May 2004
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WCCO Radio with Pat Miles, May 2004
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WCCO Radio with Dave Lee, May 2004
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Star Tribune, May 2004
"Hop
Abroad the Segway to Get a Sense of Minneapolis Past"
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USA Today, May 2004
"Segway
Tours Provide Sense of Minneapolis Past"
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Pioneer Press, May 2004
"History
on a Stick"
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Budget Travel, April 2004 issue
"How
to Test Drive a Segway"
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Twin Cites Business Monthly, November, 2003
"Be
a Human on a Stick" |
Pioneer
Press, October, 2003
"Cheepo Scooters do Segway Speeds"
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Pioneer Press, October, 2003
"E-Scooter Smackdown"
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Pioneer Press, October, 2003
"Segway
Spins up Interest"
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KS95's Morning Show
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Press Release Kits |
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Magical
History Tour Press Release May 5, 2004
RTF Magical History Tour
Press Release May 5, 2004
Magical History Tour
the movie-30 second commercial |
766K
PDF Magical History Tour™ Brochure Front
439K
PDF Magical History Tour™ Brochure Back
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Magical History Tour Hi-Resolution photos |
Example Mp3 Narration
(right mouse click, choose save as) |
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Vikings Half-Time Event Press Release Sept 28th, 2003
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Visit
www.htpolo.com for game and
practice photos |
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