I went on Tuesday and had a fantastic day. I'm so biased towards Chessington though. I completely wear the rose tinted glasses. There's clearly issues across the park but sometimes, just sitting back and enjoying the day means more.
+ Four laps on Scorpion. Why did I love it so much?! I have no idea
+ Mexicana looks great with all the new little props in the area
+ I love Grufflalo so much. It stands tall with Wallace and Gromit and Hex as one of the best dark rides in the country
+ Dragons Fury now sits in the under-rated category. What a fantastic rollercoaster
+ Great to see the investment in the park. New rides, more announcements on rides, new music.
+ Croc Drop is fine but doesn't spin anymore.
+ Bought loads of merchandise because it was the original 1987 logo. Shameless
+ Free food for the Lorikeets now.
- Blue Barnacle was almost as good Black Buccaneer. Surprised how high it went actually.
- Very few boats on Tiger Rock. Park needs to invest in new boats now, it's going to be awful in Summer
- Tomb Blaster was rough. I don't like the new story or the guns it uses.
- Queue boards inaccuracy. Said 40 for Fury, was on the stairs, Said 40 at Vampire, was 5 minutes.
- Lots of the Zoo area closed for refurbishment. Pirates Cove was very loud from construction.
- Maybe its my Disney exposure, but how thin are the queues. Vampire can only be walked single file for examples. it's so tiny!