HermanTheGerman
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That looks so... bland. It's worse than I expected, at least they've got some interactions with the tigers planned.
Its a nice idea to drop through the mouth, but if they don't cover up the rest of the wearhouse?? What about fixing up and hiding the rest of the geotty bits? The lift hills have been without rockwork of disguise for years, as has the rest of the tomb building, specifically after the dragon tunnel section. Hmmmm
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The trough wasn't actually replaced, it was reinforced and received new support beams which had rusted over the years.
Dragon Falls will be around for a while yet sadly, which is a shame as that whole area just needs a proper redoing, not a series of mini fixups that leave it feeling queer.
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People do notice when things are good. They might not come out of the attraction and think "xyz was expertly timed", but their overall satisfaction with the attraction will be greater if it's looked after.
The park just have the complete wrong attitude- if no one complains it's alright. Which is exactly why we have disasters like Vampire's station (and crypt, cave and queue for that matter).
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6 hours ago, StevenVig said:
I'm comparing the two because that is what Gruffalo replaced.
It's not just lit properly, everything here is new, with more added, did you notice the new lights on the ramp?
You're just being cynical, like a typical fanboy/girl
The irony here is that by blindly supporting an attraction because "everything in it is new", you end up the more typical fanboy...
There's difference between cynicism and balanced analysis you know...
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Haha, who's idea was it to make half the path the same colour as the grass? Silly billies!
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Ugh, why do they have to go and slap the station music on everything? That piece is meant for a big sound hall, not tinny queue line speakers.
Audio creativity has slipped quite a bit at Chessington recently...
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Well the title's not wrong
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I thought so, but not certain.
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2011 was the year it came back. Though it was redone for a second time in 2014 with a stereo version.
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I'm afraid it's just a sign of the times. This really isn't the park we all grew up with. A needlessly brand-centric one has taken its place. That's not necessarily anything new, but it really shows through in the way things are being driven.
Transylvania was such a cool exciting name. A nice loud bit of fun for happy children. But why have drama and eccentricity when you can have generic brands and something as dull sounding as "adventure point"? Oh well, time to stop caring.
Sorry, I'm out. Bye Chessington.
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8 hours ago, ChessingtonSam said:
There's a new backdrop gone up (literally a clipart picture of the sun) so Id assume the show
Isn't that from the Penguin show? The swirl behind the doors whenever they open?
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I believe Back Buccaneer looks so fresh because its received a comepletely new shell this year; rather than just a normal repaint. I could be wrong though, they were after all supposed to replace the shell last year too...
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No, it's not coming back thankfully.
"Ooh! We want it for eight seasons!" lasted so long. Good riddance
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18 hours ago, ChessingtonSam said:
Alot of things have changed/are changing at Chessie this year. Firstly the hydration station by Wild Asia has been moved to Skyway's old queue. Literally looks like its been picked up and plonked back down. In its old place is a Nitrogenie stand. Great, I always wanted loud pop music instead of the Wild Asia audio.
Across from where the hydration station is now, where the shooting game was, has had some major work done. A shutter has been pulled over the front and it seems like part of a wall has been removed, inside it looked like some kind of photo opportunity.
It seems as if all the coasters are having work done to them. There were some workmen on Dragon's Fury's MCBR after the second drop near Canopy, and some hammering going on. Some sounds could be heard from Rattlesnake too, and all of the cars are outside Dragon's Fury, which also seems to have had some new signage in the station. The shack outside Smokehouse is now doughnuts and hot dogs. It looked like Black Bucaneer was being painted or cleaned, the boat is out on the path just behind Sea Storm's queue and looked as if it was being sprayed by something. Speaking of painted, some of Griffin's Galleon's platform looked as if it has been repainted. Work was also being done on the penguin show stage.
Hopefully they're burning it.
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3 hours ago, dickie001x said:
Was anyone aware of this?
"...replaced most of the water trough and all of the spines underneath that supported it."
https://www.garmendale.co.uk/theme-park-engineering/winter-ride-refurbishment-work/
They were actually going to close Dragon Falls at the end of 2014. Its only due to this work that it was able to carry on. Its certainly very likely that its the same issues had on Loggers (rotting ride structure, mould and decay).
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Wowe, look how fun and quaint Transylvania is there. The colour pallete was so nice warm and really gelled together.
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Its like they've just given up hope of it recovering.
Oh wait, they have.
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Future Of Chessington
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It'll be around for a fair old while yet, mainly due to the fact the supports go right through the middle of Tomb Blaster, and there are a million reasons why the won't dig around in there. Its a shame really, as its so old now. Its becoming quite the maintenance nightmare. And for god's sake- Chessington needs some new hardware!