James6

Ooooh sounds good :PMy past few trips I have missed it out but looks like I'll definitely be having a ride on Wednesday

Oh my god...Words don't express how amazing that is and how much detail is there , next year can't come quick enough

Can't decide on that one, depends on too many things :PFront or back?

Is this ones you've taken or just general pictures of the rides?Here are some of my favourite's of the ones I've taken. There not great but I quite like them.

^^ What's wrong with Zebra's at Chessington ?^ And there most definitely are more plans for general additions to the Zoo I remember seeing them a while back. When/what they include isn't really known and we'll have to wait and see http://ride-guide.co.uk/0_IMAG0011.jpgIt looks fantastic

Looks very nice so far :PLooking forward to seeing it for myself

Ah ok, thanks anyway. Staying at the hotel so was wondering how long I can stay in the park rather than having to go elsewhere.

Also, how long are you aloud to look around the Zoo after ride close ?

http://porsmond.bravepages.com/Thorpe/Thorpe9/Thorpe4.JPGHey, where did one of Rush's swings go

Ah right, thanks Looks like I will have to eat elsewhere

Guys, do the restaurants etc close when the rides do? I was thinking of going to the Market Square Pizza Pasta after a day of riding ?

I think you'd be able to, but I'd phone up or e-mail to check.Hotel 0871 222 1100Contact Us page for Alton

No, the SeaLife part was great , I meant making it a "ride" would've thought it'd be better left as a walk-through attraction and making the ride run a transit system was the possible un-needed cost. Don't see what is gained by it being a ride. Still should be awesome though

Sounds interesting, next to the lake and going to replace the Dino Dipper Attraction although it is planned to be re-located. Also, personally I feel that an aquarium is something that'd be no different walking through as riding through. Seems like an un-needed cost that could be put towards another new attraction.

Ah that's awesome, thanks very much for the picture :PSo much to look out for on my next trip!

Good to hear somewhere else who really likes the ride. To be honest yesterday I was talking to some chav "friends" of mine who had been on it and they absolutely loved it, thought it was the best ride in the park. These are those "general" people who visit the park once every year/2 years and they honestly thought it was amazing. Really shows that whilst not being the scariest or most intense ride, even those looking for a huge thrill love the ride. It really does appeal and give a great ride to everyone.

When was the last time Stealth's live DJ was used? Does anyone have video's of it? And do we reckon it could and/or should come back ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sl647/Blue_Peter_25_05_2010/Chessington on Blue Peter :PReally short piece actually so don't expect much, also, don't even think "Chessington" was mentioned at any point!

Yes but this year it's been re-themed to Raptor Attack.Looks like a good ride with, now, very good theming

Didn't know where else to put it, but does anyone else think this section looks a little "strange"http://cache.rcdb.com/pictures/picmax/p12595.jpg

Absolutely fantastic report and you really do see what is wrong with UK parks when you see things like that, the theming, the care in all parts of the attractions, capacity, and of course no guests without common sense!Europa has for a while been one of the parks I HAVE to visit and every TR I see makes me want to go more and more

Welcome Peep!Very pleased about another Chessington Fanboy on the forums

Wow, brilliant help guys :)I'm going at the end of July, bit annoying I'll be missing the new area as looked liked like 3 new fun rides, may catch a soft opening though Ha thanks again, very helpful tips.

Again! Gosh... Need to get this issue sorted.One of the worst days for it to happen as well.

See I think they still could have had the inversions possibly not the drop though otherwise a huge building would have been needed. And like you say, a ride on the scale of RotM is always going to be out of the question, but a compact indoor coaster carrying on the feel of the current beginning section would have been possible. And yes whilst the building itself would have cost more, the actual coaster itself wouldn't have been as much I assume ) There wouldn't have been the same roughness as it would have been more smaller, tighter, surprise elements taken at a lower speed rather than the coaster we have now. But I also think that with Saw, it's success and what has drawn people to it has had very little to do with it being a coaster, it's more that there is a ride based on the Saw franchise which appeals to Thorpe's target audience and that is why I think even if it had been a "ghost train" type coaster it would have had to same pulling power even with different aspects of it to market.Just my opinion and how I think Saw could have fulfilled it's potential