New York TV and Movie Site Tours - On the Water
My friends at On Location Tours have a brand new tour - seeing all the famous movie and tv sights from a different perspective - the water… Here are the details -
Lights, Camera, Action!
All Aboard for the New York TV and Movie Sites Tour on the Water
NY, NY
May 26, 2008–All aboard! On Location Tours and New York Water Taxi are proud to announce the launch of the New York TV and Movie Tour on the Water–New York City’s first ever TV and Movie tour by boat.
Experience “Hollywood on the Hudson” while enjoying the majesty of New York Harbor and the financial district as you visit the locations used in your favorite TV shows and movies. All tours are led by New York City actors and actresses courtesy of On Location Tours who share behind-the-scenes scoop and inside industry information.
The tour begins with a short walk through the Seaport where locations from classic films such as Wall Street, Godzilla, and Annie Hall can be seen. Then board New York Water Taxi and visit the Brooklyn and Manhattan waterfronts to see locations from The French Connection, I Am Legend, Working Girl and many others. See the location of the car chase from Bourne Ultimatum, one of the only car chase scenes to be filmed in Manhattan; then sail past Ellis Island and revisit scenes from The Godfather Part II and X Men. Float under the Brooklyn Bridge which was used as a location in Cloverfield, Saturday Night Fever, Hudson Hawk, CSI: NY, and Law & Order SVU. Then stroll through Battery Park and see locations from Superman Returns, Inside Man, and The Royal Tenenbaums.
This two and a half hour tour begins at New York Water Taxi’s South Street Seaport ticket booth and runs every Thursday at 3:30pm beginning from May 1st through December 31st. Tickets: $40 for adults, $35 children under 12 and seniors 65+. Advance purchase is required, as tours usually sell out. Tickets can be purchased online at www.nywatertaxi.com or www.screentours.com.
On Location Tours, Inc. is the largest TV and Movie locations tour company in the world. The aim of the company is to create tours that straddle fiction and reality, allowing tour guests to feel as though they are part of the TV show or movie. On Location Tours has been featured in thousands of media outlets including TV Guide, Newsweek, People, The Today Show, and many others.
We have actually discounted the prices for the water tour. It will be $35 for adults and $25 for children. Thank you so much and we appreciate your listing!