January 25, 201411 yr comment_175491 Was it ever actually confirmed Mexicana was gonna change? I honestly don't remember... I think we just assumed that Scorpian Valley was going to be Mexicana... Sub-areas though... Why?
January 25, 201411 yr comment_175495 I don't think anyone on here wants Chessie to fail; as pluk said, the reason people criticise the park is because they care and want what's best for it! Going back to this point, I've come to realise that strangely there are some people who want the park to fail. It's not uncommon to see flippant remarks such as "best thing to happen to the park in decades" (in regards to the recent fire) and "just bulldoze the place and be done with it", etc... Also when a fan base gets very top-heavy, thinking they know what's best for the park better than the park themselves, that is usually down to a lack of information and can often be just as counterproductive as all that negativity. Many people seem to forget that actually Chessington is a functioning company making money and not a bunch of idiots who have no control over anything. There was never going to be a "Mexicana retheme" for example, and the wording on the website is just that - words. For all we know the Scorpion Express theme might be barely different from Runaway Train. I don't know enough about this project to make a big fuss about it, but I'm also not going in with high expectations. I also think the "£5 million refurb" was mostly just a promotional thing to explain why two of their oldest rides were closed, because now it's very hard to see where that money actually went. Clearly there is something wrong because nothing truly successful has come from the park in years and Chessington's old charm has gone, but that shouldn't justify the constant hateful comments on the internet (again, this doesn't apply as much to Mania Hub). It seems Chessington are so restricted in what they can do (in terms of budget, marketing and planning) that they have lost the creative freedom that made the park in the late 80s/early90s. They need to get that back basically, and that's not impossible.
January 25, 201411 yr comment_175508 Was it ever actually confirmed Mexicana was gonna change? I honestly don't remember... I think we just assumed that Scorpian Valley was going to be Mexicana... Sub-areas though... Why? Yeah this confused me too, I always assumed Scorpion Valley was just a glorified name for the pocket of space the ride sits in. I never thought Mexicana was going to be affected on any scale.
January 29, 201411 yr comment_175678 I hope this year Chessington will shine this year it's themeing is the best out of all UK parks.
January 29, 201411 yr comment_175683 I dunno, sure you could say a park entirely themed on Lego bricks is a bit samey but at least we know they will always have to remain consistent. I don't think we need to panic about some day theaming being replaced with bricks painted on MDF. You know?
February 4, 201411 yr comment_175920 They are doing something, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152167179894035&set=a.120311584034.98750.21321734034&type=3&permPage=1 But it doesn't look like any rockwork has been put on Scorpian Express yet
February 5, 201411 yr comment_175963 The image: Nice to see all that work being done on RMT... Was really worth it being shut all season wasn't it?
February 12, 201411 yr comment_176364 Chessington have updated the hotel info.. Two hotels, not one. A few images of what the rooms will look like, plus the two different hotel logos.. Looks good. 3rd of August... http://www.chessington.com/our-hotel/chessington-hotel.aspx?tabname=Azteca%20Hotel
February 13, 201411 yr comment_176384 The first one looks like a normal hotel room, then it escalates quickly!
February 13, 201411 yr comment_176392 I assume it's going to follow the vinyl wall style of the Legoland Hotels? If so, I'm not gonna be a fan...
February 13, 201411 yr comment_176434 Oh. Yeh, it looks like it's certainlly gonna be like that! I think there's a lot of 'Rain Forrest Cafe' inspiration too, certainlly for the dining side of things...
February 14, 201411 yr comment_176445 mmm Definitely want to stay at the Treasure rooms I will feel Like Nicolas Cage and Harrison Ford
February 23, 201411 yr comment_177130 Chessington Buzz just spotted the Holiday Inn's official name change from May 13. This gives the marketing department a March launch for Scorpian Express, a May launch for the Safari Hotel, and an August launch for the Azteca one..
February 23, 201411 yr Author comment_177145 Themepark guide have added more updates of the park's construction. http://www.themeparkguide.biz/news-page/23rd-february-2014-end-of-february-half-term-at-chessington The market square upgrade looks nicely done and certainly makes the area feel much bigger and also gives a slightly grander look too and has potential to become a brilliant centre point of the park. I hope that empty space will become home to a fountain. Bubbleworks and Transylvania, looks ok, but I'm not sure if the roof colour is a bit too bright for what's supposed to be one of the gloomier areas of the park, whilst Bubbleworks looks very much the same. Scorpion Express, looking slightly better than last seen, but still sticking to my previous opinion (see Scorpion Express topic).
February 23, 201411 yr comment_177147 Themepark guide have added more updates of the park's construction. http://www.themeparkguide.biz/news-page/23rd-february-2014-end-of-february-half-term-at-chessington The market square upgrade looks nicely done and certainly makes the area feel much bigger and also gives a slightly grander look too and has potential to become a brilliant centre point of the park. I hope that empty space will become home to a fountain. Or a giant compass with the lands on would be cool.
February 23, 201411 yr comment_177148 The hole in Market Square is circular and with all this talk of it being a centrepiece I was thinking something like the Universal globe that is outside each of their parks. The Chessington logo would work well for this with it being a globe, it could include a fountain effect like the Hollywood Universal globe kinda does and it would certainly be a centrepiece! Hardly anyone goes to Universal without getting their picture taken in front of the spinning globe. So that's my guess
February 24, 201411 yr comment_177169 I hope it is, but knowing Merlin it will be a fast track kiosk!
February 24, 201411 yr comment_177176 Or a giant compass with the lands on would be cool. Sounds likely that does...
July 23, 201411 yr comment_187517 OMG SOMETHING IS HAPPENING AT CHESSINGTON! Just updates on the hotel extension restaurant though... Can't tell if the wall is actual stone or one of those awful new vinyl things...
July 23, 201411 yr Author comment_187520 Theming so far looks great. I'm very glad the park is now adding more features within the parks and hotels this year. Looks a nice centrepiece there.
July 24, 201411 yr comment_187564 It seems Chessington are getting some new queue boards much like Towers (they were desperately needed as well) Credit to Chessington Buzz's FB page.
July 24, 201411 yr comment_187571 Woaaaahhh there. Nice that they've been kept to Alton's information board style and not adapted for Chessington (and that they're both black rather than the multitudes of colours that Alton has!)
August 8, 201411 yr comment_188250 Was seemingly the Azteca grand opening today... Restaurant Entertainers (All images from Chessington's Twitter).
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