Mark9 Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 I love all of it. There's only the backwards spike left to build (and hasn't been because it's in the way of the access road) so my hype is pretty high right now. Thanks to Chessington Buzz. This is going to ride so weirdly and dare I say it, uncomfortably? Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 From that angle the track looks wonky. Hopefully that's not a holding brake. Not many enjoy the vest restraints in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom222 Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 I don’t think that looks like a holding brake, I imagine it’s just to reduce spending incase the train was going too fast and was getting close to the end of the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 From CWoA's twitter - how good does this look? Queue once open and throughput maybe not so much, but still 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 27 minutes ago, MattyMoo said: From CWoA's twitter - how good does this look? Queue once open and throughput maybe not so much, but still 😁 I'm very excited for this ride despite all the obvious problems it's going to have with capacity and (probably) reliability this year. It just feels like Chessington is making a statement with first this and then the water park expansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 19 hours ago, Mark9 said: It just feels like Chessington is making a statement with first this and then the water park expansion. It sounds like this very much is a statement, and also just the beginning. I've noticed there's a job advert for engineers at Chessington, which very much reads like they're expanding the team: https://merlin.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/16836?c=merlin&lang=en-GB Quote With significant investment over the next 3 years, beginning with the opening of the World of Jumanji in Summer 2023, we're looking to expand our team of Engineers, working on maintaining and improving rides at Britain’s wildest adventure! 3 years would include the water park no doubt, as well as Jumanji. There's also rumours floating round of other medium-to-large investments coming next year. Obviously this could all be standard marketing spiel, but still interesting. Also interesting to note them saying Jumanji opens in summer, rather than the advertised spring, so probably isn't worth reading into things toooooo much. Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 Trying to figure out if £45k is good or poor for that role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 53 minutes ago, Benin said: Trying to figure out if £45k is good or poor for that role. It's Merlin, it's definitely poor, as you'll have a billion responsibilities, and unfair expectations probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 Teasers are coming a bit thicker and faster... https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnR1Yj1KcLp/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park Fanatic Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 6 hours ago, JoshC. said: It sounds like this very much is a statement, and also just the beginning. I've noticed there's a job advert for engineers at Chessington, which very much reads like they're expanding the team: https://merlin.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/16836?c=merlin&lang=en-GB 3 years would include the water park no doubt, as well as Jumanji. There's also rumours floating round of other medium-to-large investments coming next year. Obviously this could all be standard marketing spiel, but still interesting. Also interesting to note them saying Jumanji opens in summer, rather than the advertised spring, so probably isn't worth reading into things toooooo much. @JoshC. what are the rumours for next year about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 I am literally SO SICK(stone) of the phrase Easter Eggs. In EVERY. SINGLE. VLOG. AND. PIECE. OF. MARKETING. coasterverse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, MattyMoo said: I am literally SO SICK(stone) of the phrase Easter Eggs. In EVERY. SINGLE. VLOG. AND. PIECE. OF. MARKETING. You might want to avoid supermarkets for the next couple of months m8 MattyMoo, Benin, Inferno and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 The train is on the tracks... https://twitter.com/I/web/status/1613833614042472449 And of course, the weird coaster has to have a weird train, with one row facing the other direction to all the other rows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 Brave it backwards on a SHUTTLE coaster. You do wonder with Merlin sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 58 minutes ago, JoshC. said: The train is on the tracks... https://twitter.com/I/web/status/1613833614042472449 And of course, the weird coaster has to have a weird train, with one row facing the other direction to all the other rows. You can just smell that upcharge and pop badge already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 I thought they did away with brave it backwards following The Smiler.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 As if the throughput situation could be any worse, they continue to complicate things even more with a different row? Really? Brave it backwards on Swarm was cool, but badly let down by the lack of any sort of common sense in the queuing system - hopefully they’ve thought it through this time. Also interesting to see the arm cutouts on the building entrance - I thought Merlin would be a bit cautious about any suggestion that limbs might somehow bang against something on one of their rides… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 The thing which confuses me the most is that, being a shuttle coaster, the direction of the rows is largely inconsequential. An even / near-even divide would at least make a bit more sense, giving the choice as to whether you go forwards or backwards first. But seemingly just one row? Just...huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 I just don’t get this ride at all. I really hope it’s amazing and that I’m wrong.. I just don’t understand the choice at all. One train, a shuttle, and now a choice of seats apparently? It all seems so wildly inappropriate to me given how busy Chessington gets, and how unbearable Fastrack sales make the day during summer. JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 13, 2023 Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 Dartboard Coaster is an apt descriptor of what MMM did when designing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 8:25 PM, Inferno said: I really hope it’s amazing I'm sorry, it doesn't do anything. You can see that. It will be shiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Official announcement and website up: https://www.chessington.com/jumanji/ Confirms a 1.2m restriction (finally a sensible idea) on the coaster, with 7 rows including a backwards one (whyyyyyy?). Wonder why Chessie gets all the flat ride budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Unpopular opinion but I'm a big fan of the backwards row facing the other way. Kids love a front row and this will essentially provide 2 very different front row experiences with it being a shuttle coaster Think there was a drive at Chessington for more flats for throughput reasons, hence why they got Thorpes Rockin tug even though they've already got one. We all know Chessington can't cope on busy days. With that logic though it really doesn't make a lot of sense they've gone for this coaster when there are loads of different family coasters which would've provided a much better throughput... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Looking forward to riding the flying Baboons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 All for rows facing the other way, but having one is just very odd. The choice of mandrills for a winged coaster is still taking some getting used to. I get the idea, but I guess I still have the preconception that if a winged coaster has an animal theme, an animal with wings would make sense. 1.2m rides all round is good. The concept art looks good, and is something that feels realistically achievable. I'm still concerned about the throughput and how this will cope in terms of popularity, especially at first, but we'll have to wait and see on that front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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