September 7, 201311 yr comment_167915 Maybe, due to how long and harsh winter was this year Chessington are playing it safe by getting more done in seasons when it isn't as frigid and miserable. Just maybe.
September 7, 201311 yr comment_167923 Chessington doesn't seem to be making sense this year, what is the point of a closed season when you refurb your rides, re-paint the park and start demolishing the Zoo during the open season?
September 8, 201311 yr comment_167924 Wow, never realised Monkey & Bird Gardens had just closed for redevelopment. Hopefully we will see the updated area we were promised instead of an average hotel expansion. Chessington really are doing odd moves this year and I have no idea what will be happening at the place during closed season.
September 8, 201311 yr comment_167939 hmm Maybe it will be like the Tropical rain forest bit from London Zoo
September 8, 201311 yr comment_168027 Looking at the speed of the RMT and Dragon Falls improvements we may need to wait a decade or two for that!
October 14, 201311 yr comment_170570 After posting on Chessington's Facebook recently, it seems that we won't be getting any rides during zoo days this year. Chessington Resort/ Hi Matthew,thank you for your lovely message. Our Zoo days include access to the Zoo and SEA LIFE centre but not our rides as they are being developed for 2014! Hope that answers your query and our animals look forward to seeing you soon! Looks like we won't be getting any winter rides this year.
October 14, 201311 yr comment_170579 Not even Bubbles, HPH or Seastorm? Considering it's likely half the zoo will still be shut, the Zoo Days will seem rather pointless...
October 14, 201311 yr comment_170581 And if they can't open bubble you'd have to wonder why, surely they wouldn't be touching that with all the other work going on already?
October 14, 201311 yr comment_170586 When I was a teen, I used to ride things like Vortex, Zodiac, Depth Charge and Tidal Wave all the time but as I've grown up I ride them less and less because they've either been trashed by the park or they aren't as fun as they once were. I never thought I'd say that about an entire park as I generally love visiting Theme Parks and I've always had the rose tinted glasses on when it comes to Chessington. The hell with them. They are an utter shambles and represent poor value and poor care for their customers. Whats the point of visiting a park that has the capabilities of running Seastorm, Bubbleworks and Safari Skyway but don't because of apparent refurbishment. The last time they took a spanner to Bubbleworks they trashed it and made it an abomination. It's laughable that they are using Runaway and Falls as reasons not to open these rides. Developed?! What does that even bloody mean.
October 14, 201311 yr comment_170590 Developing? It means they're full of crap. Unsure why anyone even expects anything from chessington anymore. I'm impressed they even manage to somehow get a bit of the park open sometimes.
October 14, 201311 yr comment_170591 I agree with the comments being made - up until this year I have enjoyed visiting Chessington. This year they have gone completely downhill in every way possible. Rides closed, SBNO, theming falling apart, Zufari being a shambles (could have been a decent attraction, but the preshow, broken effects and tacky theming let it down greatly) and an awful replacement for Burger King - these are just a few of the many issues I have with the park this year. - In the summer, at peak season they couldn't even be bothered to run their rides at even a suggestively high throughput. - Vampire would have better operations if they left it to the monkeys out of the monkey enclosure (which is also a part of the park currently unavaliable to guests!!) - Halloween event only open until 7pm - No staff on the parking barriers on the way out, causing for long delays with only one barrier working (that didn't even work properly, causing long delays as it wouldn't scan the tickets. I Sent them an email of complaint about this, but got no reply). Now, with Zoo days not including even the three small rides it included last year I have lost it with the park. I won't be visiting again for a while now unless they get their act together and actually make an effort. Hopefully they will use the time that Bubbleworks is closed to sort the thing out - repaint the walls, new theming where needed and close the maintenance doors! Chessington amazes me - it's the only park that after visiting for free (with a MAP), I still feel ripped off.
October 19, 201311 yr comment_170900 The entirity of Monkey/Bird Garden is now inaccesible, making Wanyama a dead end again... Zoo Days looking really pointless this year...
September 9, 20159 yr comment_217237 For those who haven't seen, the zoo's male lion - Ashok - was euthanized yesterday after a bout of poor health. He was 18 years old (which seems to be about the lifespan of Asiatic lions according to some sources online).
September 9, 20159 yr comment_217240 That's a shame, hopefully he wasn't in too much pain when he went. What a sad day for the zoo, strongly remember seeing a dominant male Lion on previous visits to the park, so that must've been him. Poor Ashok.
September 9, 20159 yr comment_217242 Thats so sad, the zoo will never be the same without him.. Rip Ashok.
September 9, 20159 yr comment_217248 Awe my son will be heartbroken over this, he would sit there for hours exchanging glances with Ashok.
September 9, 20159 yr comment_217249 Really saddened to read about Ashok I don't know the lifespan of lions in captivity but he will be missed regardless. There is a lot of debate on the CWOA facebook page about animals in captivity - not sure how I feel about it. I know the zoo keepers will be devastated as they must build up a rapport with the animals they look after. I remember on one visit, Ashok was pacing up and down and looked pretty depressed - made me feel quite sad. Another time I was stood near to the enclosure and it was either him or his female companion who has also passed away but whichever one it was roared - I've never moved so quick in my life! RIP Ashok x
September 10, 20159 yr comment_217276 Like others have said, RIP Ashok, a very big loss for the zoo indeed. He was definitely my favourite animal at the zoo and I was talking about him just today!
December 1, 20168 yr comment_245611 Aww BABEHS! Glad to see they bonded, after we saw them having an angry scuffle at the meet in April! Here's the FB announcement: THEY'RE SO FLUFFY
December 1, 20168 yr comment_245618 What a wonderful bunch of Lion cubs. Certainly the smoothest attractions at Chessington now for sure.
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