Matt 236 Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Chessington, better get Runaway mine train up and running! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Why would Fury be repainted? Seems good enough to fit the theme . VAMPIRE'S the one that needs a repaint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insider9150 Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBobJones Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Is a new sign over the entrance a re-theme nowadays in Merlin standards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 http://www.chessington.com/our-hotel/azteca-hotel-register-confirm.aspx What Chessington really needs I think, is another hotel... brilliant idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 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. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Isn't this just the rebranding of the holiday inn? With the extra rooms.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 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. Fred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmgpannal Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 there will be two different logos. One for each of the two hotels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 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... TraX and MattyMoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Any updates on Runaway Train and Dragon Falls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 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. pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercameron98 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Why can't they go with a different idea for a change? The whole park is becoming so samey now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 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. pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 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 ! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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