JamminGamer Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 What makes it sadder is that of the 5 items I've seen listed so far they are all listed by the same person. So someone with a lot of money has bought a load of the props and is just selling them on for profit. At least some money from the original sales went to the charities! Though they claim a portion of the money you pay for the ebay items goes to charity as well I find it difficult to believe that this is true and is rather just an attempt to make back the money they've spent and more! I hope most of the props went to people who cared about them rather than people just wanting to make money! Any of you lot get any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I doubt anyone on here bothered because no one with disposable income cared about the closure... In terms of people selling park merch online, it never tends to get too over the actual price at retail (apart from maps, I've seen people pay £10 for a Thorpe map!), and Merlin have a history of taking down a few sales on eBay (though granted that is stuff not available to the public, like the Nemesis audio that was sold off and then had to be returned)... It's an interesting conundrum really, profiteering off a 'charity' auction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Out of interest, does anyone on here have any of the Prof Burp's props that were sold in 2005? From what I gather the Gas room Burp, lots of bottles big & small, a Boffin and various misc parts were sold, oddly a load of well-known props were just binned too. The Finale Burp was kept by the park but later thrown out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Just take the message from this video and move on: Mysterio Ka, Merry-go-girl, ArtfulRaceHorse and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Very-Large-Sign-From-The-Bubbleworks-Ride-Chessington-Fairground-Item-Prop-/262625814704?hash=item3d25b7e8b0:g:MiIAAOSwzaJX2YVg Bargain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 4 hours ago, Archive said: Out of interest, does anyone on here have any of the Prof Burp's props that were sold in 2005? From what I gather the Gas room Burp, lots of bottles big & small, a Boffin and various misc parts were sold, oddly a load of well-known props were just binned too. The Finale Burp was kept by the park but later thrown out. I have one of the original Hic-Cups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam P Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 So do I! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlinpixie Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Hopefully I will be picking up the bath tub from the first scene and the big yellow poster from the queue line with the duck with cucumbers over the eyes on Sunday. Going to have to hire a van for them. I plan on keeping these not ebaying them. Mind you the wife isn't best pleased. What are you going to do with the bath tub she asks?! ? JamminGamer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Could you send a video of yourself smashing up both please? Kthnx Kerfuffle, KingNemesis, Benin and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Spotted in the car park yesterday, and has been there for a few days It has begun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk3 Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Let us all hope & pray that this will be just as successful as Tomb Blaster's extremely impressive & vastly improved upon cutting edge 'refurb' was. Yes, I am being sarcastic. Han30 and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 So this appeared on Chessington's Facebook recently... Quote Morning Adventurers, we have some exciting news to share with you: a new creature is coming to Chessington for 2017. Follow the clues this week to guess what this creature may be. We will be announcing on Friday, so let us know if you think you’ve guessed it! #anewcreatureiscoming#Chessingtonsnewarrival Little do Chessington know, roughly 95.9% of people already know the identity of this "new creature"... StevenVig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamminGamer Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 You sure they aren't talking about a new actual Animal for the Zoo? CharlieN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 1 minute ago, JamminGamer said: You sure they aren't talking about a new actual Animal for the Zoo? I'll be damned if they are to be honest. I still think it's fairly obvious what they're hinting though. yeah and KingNemesis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamminGamer Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 I take it back....... Kerfuffle and KingNemesis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNemesis Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 25 minutes ago, JamminGamer said: I take it back....... "A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo! Why, didn't you know? He has knobbly knees, and turned-out toes, And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose." I'd love if Chessington were pulling our leg. Sending us down the path of the Gruffalo and it ends up being something completely different Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 KingNemesis, yeah, Matt 236 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 "We know you've all been waiting to solve this puzzle" No. yeah, Matt 236, Kerfuffle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Seriously annoyed by this. I didnt mind about Bubbleworks - but the Grufallo. Nobody wanted the Grufallo! We should boycott the ride. Get #GrufalloRideBoycott trending on Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, ChessingtonSam said: Seriously annoyed by this. I didnt mind about Bubbleworks - but the Grufallo. Nobody wanted the Grufallo! We should boycott the ride. Get #GrufalloRideBoycott trending on Twitter. You must be new to Merlin investments. Welcome to the first of many disappointments. JoshuaA, PinfariFan, Coaster and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 21 minutes ago, Project LC said: You must be new to Merlin investments. Welcome to the first of many disappointments. Project LC and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 28 minutes ago, ChessingtonSam said: Seriously annoyed by this. I didnt mind about Bubbleworks - but the Grufallo. Nobody wanted the Grufallo! We should boycott the ride. Get #GrufalloRideBoycott trending on Twitter. Well just be grateful the IP is good.. Unlike.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 THAT's the way they're going to announce it? Facebook animal clues? God sake Matt 236, Han30 and Kerfuffle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 11 minutes ago, Archive said: THAT's the way they're going to announce it? Facebook animal clues? God sake And that's only the beginning of me turning away from Chessington really. The rest of the way will be made up from Chessington turning what was once a world-famous dark ride into a flipping kids ride!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Its interesting because Chessingtons target demographic shouldn't even be on Twitter Matt 236, Han30, yeah and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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