September 23, 201410 yr comment_192798 It really depends who's operating, the rule is supposed to be 3 adults, which is anyone over 16. Although I have found a lot of the time the hosts/operators don't really mind if there are 4 adults. It's defiantly not as strict as dragons fury.
July 28, 201510 yr comment_213557 Rattlesnake continues to remain closed since the accident at AT. Does anyone know if they're planning on having running again this season?
July 28, 201510 yr comment_213558 Yes they are and most the work has been done I believe, should be reopened for August busy period?
July 28, 201510 yr comment_213562 Didn't even realise it was still closed; thought it was only down for a short period and reopened at the same time as Fury. Probably hasn't helped Chessington much, especially with the the slightly older guests.
July 28, 201510 yr comment_213564 Hasn't been open since the smiler accident. Fury is down again now for an unrelated reason
July 28, 201510 yr comment_213571 It'll be back open soon. It often has the occasional multi-day meltdown
July 28, 201510 yr comment_213574 Went last week and was surprised to see it still down. Is Rattlesnake made by Gerstrauler as well?
July 28, 201510 yr comment_213576 I was just surprised it was still shut into the summer hols. Must be receiving modifications other than just 'new operating procedures'
July 28, 201510 yr comment_213580 Fury & Rattlesnake are Maurer (which are German) Vampire is Arrow (defunct) & Vekoma (trains) (the former were American and the latter is Dutch) Scorpion is Mack (which is also German) Unfortunately Fury is unreliable on the grounds of receiving simple faults being major problems whilst Vampire it's mainly due to age. Scorpion seems to the only coaster at Chessington that's actually reliable these days.
August 2, 201510 yr comment_213731 On our visit on Friday my younger sister wanted to measure herself because she really wants to go on Rattlesnake but she's not tall enough. She couldn't measure herself as there was a chain over the entrance, so we asked the poor member of staff who's job it is to stand at the entrance all day watching people walk to Scorpion if it was closed indefinitely. He said that they were aiming to reopen the ride in the late Summer period or just after. Hope I helped
September 7, 20159 yr comment_217004 So a guest asked today a member of staff standing outside the ride when will it open again apparently it's reopening Tomorro...
September 7, 20159 yr comment_217012 I really do hope so. They've put a teaser on their FB page too. Fingers x'd.
September 7, 20159 yr comment_217020 I really want to believe that, but your recent post spree means I can't.
September 7, 20159 yr comment_217061 To be honest with the latest teaser I doubt this will be a Rattlesnake reopening, But I think maybe we might get new arrivals at zufari..
September 8, 20159 yr comment_217089 Hey look, the teased announcement is new giraffes! Just because a guest asked a staff member doesn't make anything true... Scenic Railway should be open in a couple of weeks then if we're using such logic...
September 8, 20159 yr comment_217099 I've noticed that the status on the website this morning has been changed from 'This ride is unavailable today' to 'This ride is currently unavailable'. My money's on it opening later
September 8, 20159 yr comment_217101 Rattlesnake is open today, and there are also two arrivals to Zufari.
September 10, 20159 yr comment_217252 Rattlesnake seems to be running on reduced throughout....I'm no ride expert but it seems as though a train cannot be dispatched now until the one I front has cleared all the brakes on the top "s" bends...I'm sure it used to be dispatched a lot quicker?
September 10, 20159 yr comment_217253 Defo used to dispatch earlier than that... Probably as part of the whole "we don't want rides to risk crashing ever again" idea...
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