Posted November 9, 201311 yr comment_171877 So with 2014 not too far away, it will be interesting to see what takes place next year and whether it will be a more successful one than the last few we've seen or whether it will be another disappointing year. What we will see at Chessington in 2014/ The hotel extension (which I hope they do well) Monkey And Bird Gardens 2.0 The return of Ramesis Revenge (which hopefully won't break down big time) What we may see in 2014/ Runaway Mine train returned (either looking nice and fresh or a complete eyesore) Dragon Falls looking more impressive than recent years Plans of an apparent future coaster unveiled (it's only a rumour I've heard currently so who knows) More rides temporarily unavailible such as Skyway, Bubbleworks & Toadies. What we probably won't see in 2014/ Vampire on three trains (I can't see this happening, not until they improve 2 train op atleast) Some form of new ride (that's quite certain now) Burger Kitchen made to look more impressive indoors Vampire & Fury re-painted Haloween Hocus Pocus returning to 8pm closings Significantly reduced fastrack selling Safari Skyway rerouted (as it doesn't really give as much scenic ride as it used to)
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171879 Why would Fury be repainted? Seems good enough to fit the theme . VAMPIRE'S the one that needs a repaint!
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171883 Vampire and rattlesnake need a re-paint, I think that minetrain will be re-themed, but knowing the way that chessington think, dragon fall wont be touched next year. I also think that a lot of investment will be put into the new hotel extension.
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171898 chessington have announced that runaway mine train and dragon falls will get a retheme... but how much effort they put into it will probably not be as good as it looked before.
November 10, 201311 yr comment_171910 Is a new sign over the entrance a re-theme nowadays in Merlin standards?
December 11, 201311 yr comment_173141 http://www.chessington.com/our-hotel/azteca-hotel-register-confirm.aspx What Chessington really needs I think, is another hotel... brilliant idea.
December 11, 201311 yr comment_173143 Going for another lost / ancient world theme for Chessie then? If they invest in another theme like this any time soon, my days I'll scream.
December 11, 201311 yr comment_173144 I'm sorry I just really don't get this at all... they could do with a few more high throughput rides instead of another hotel. Revamp Bubbleworks... sort out the queue line for Vampire... Of course, if any of this happens as well as the hotel, I'll take it back. 2014 is certainly the year of the "hotel" for Merlin...
December 12, 201311 yr comment_173155 Isn't this just the rebranding of the holiday inn? With the extra rooms..
December 12, 201311 yr comment_173156 The Holiday Inn will also have a name change, but will remain mostly the same. The new hotel will get all the big theming/themed rooms and resturant.
December 12, 201311 yr comment_173157 It's not a new hotel, as mentioned it's a rebranding (and extension) of the existing hotel as the contract to operate as a Holiday Inn has expired or been terminated.
December 12, 201311 yr comment_173158 there will be two different logos. One for each of the two hotels.
December 12, 201311 yr comment_173159 So basically one African and one Aztec block? Meh at this tbh, an extension to the hotel was bottom of my list of things Chessie need to do to improve (Zafari's menu being one of these things)... It's not going to improve days out for the majority of guests and the hotel was one of the (very) few things being done right (aside from Zafari)... Defo a year to visit non-Merlin parks at this rate...
December 14, 201311 yr comment_173225 Wait, so is it half and half or is the entire hotel becoming Azteca? If so I wonder is that means either (or both) Runaway train and Market Square are going to link with the new theme.
December 14, 201311 yr comment_173228 Good thought. Although from the surroundings both currently sit in I hope not, unless they're doing an extraordinary amount of work on whole areas I think it would stand out quite badly.
December 14, 201311 yr comment_173229 Wait, so is it half and half or is the entire hotel becoming Azteca? If so I wonder is that means either (or both) Runaway train and Market Square are going to link with the new theme. That seems like a good idea with quite a bit of potential, especially with Runaway Train. Can't really see it so much with Market Square but I don't think it's impossible. Also they already have Wild Asia which is themed quite similar to an extent and as Pluk said there would be a lot of work to make it work
December 14, 201311 yr comment_173233 Why can't they go with a different idea for a change? The whole park is becoming so samey now...
December 14, 201311 yr comment_173234 The park dont have an Aztec area, and I believe they won't be getting one anytime soon... Could be wrong though, but there's no need for either area mentioned to be rethemed to the Aztecs...
December 15, 201311 yr comment_173238 I'd be really surprised if no other part of the park is linked to the hotel's Aztec theme, otherwise it'll look really detached from the rest of the complex. Maybe the zoo, the Capybara's are south american right?
December 15, 201311 yr comment_173239 It's likely that the Monkey/Bird garden will fit into the theme of the hotel, but that'll be the only area doing so...
December 15, 201311 yr comment_173243 Going for another lost / ancient world theme for Chessie then? If they invest in another theme like this any time soon, my days I'll scream. Why can't they go with a different idea for a change? The whole park is becoming so samey now... Interesting points but I think there's nothing immediately wrong with using another ancient civilisation as the basis for a new theme; it all depends on how imaginative Chessington is. Chessington "World of Adventures" is all built on the idea of discovering different historical lands/cultures (not necessarily ancient in the case of Transylvania), and so far there's been very little of ancient America, so I like the idea. An Azteca/Incan theme in its most generic form can be too similar to a generic ancient Indian/Egyptian/Oriental theme, but when considered properly they are all vastly diverse. Unfortunately I really don't expect Chessington to go all out with this because it's just a small Merlin-penned hotel extension rather than a themed area, so we might end up with a samey theme area after all. The name alone is so straightforward that I don't expect anything unique about this hotel! ...But I think it's a good choice of theme nonetheless and I look forward to seeing what's in store next year.
December 15, 201311 yr comment_173256 I think that anyone who's seen the Legoland hotel or been to the Rain Forest Cafe, can image what Merlin will do with this.. I image it will be pretty good, and dispite The Scorpian Express/RMT stuff, and the fact that Chessie don't need it.. It's certainly better than the Waterfront Hotel ! ;-)
December 16, 201311 yr comment_173267 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152050308854035&set=a.120311584034.98750.21321734034&type=1&theater Interesting... Seems as if it won't be the same then.
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