Coaster Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Does anyone know when the Chessington/Merlin Passholder Preview Day will be available to book please? It's advertised on the Chessington Website as the weekend of the 15/16 March (which annoyingly clashes with the Thorpe Park weekend!) but there is no sign of being able to book your tickets. It's just over 2 weeks away, and the Thorpe Park tickets (for the same weekend) are available, so it must be very soon? Many thanks in advance! An update on this, tickets are now available to book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chessington-world-of-adventures-resort-passholders-members-preview-weekend-tickets-10734811109 ashleyrose-66 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 People were starting to place bets on there not being a pass-holders event, so I guess that's score 1 for Chessington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 http://www.toynews-online.biz/news/read/yoohoo-friends-teams-with-chessington-world-of-adventures/041931 For those of you unaquainted: http://yoohoo.auroraworld.com/ I've noticed some toys in Merlin shops the past couple of yeas which I think are YooHoos. But still, a needless sponsorship for no apparent reason. Yay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Another Chessington sponsorship I've never heard of, I'm still yet to discover what a juicy drop pop is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1hrisin Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 The thing I hate about ride sponsorships is the often do a crappy job of it (Dragon falls with billboards in the tunnels) the last good sponsorship I remember is Bubbleworks and imperial leather (although everyone hates that for some reason ) and maybe Rumba rapids although they didn't 'Un-sponsor' it very well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I actually think this is a pretty good match...especially compared to some we've seen in the past. The Yoohoo range is all about selling animal toys and promoting education of conservation to kids. An animal based product sponsoring animals, more sense than berry-men sponsoring a north American themed river rapid ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 the last good sponsorship I remember is Bubbleworks and imperial leather (although everyone hates that for some reason ) Did you ever ride the original? Because this is all shades of wrong this... Merry-go-girl, pluk and Kerfuffle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1hrisin Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Did you ever ride the original? Because this is all shades of wrong this... I do have to admit, I have never ridden the original (well not that I can remember) does anybody have a video of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 You would remember! You'll soon find the reason why nobody likes the sponsorship. I can't imagine what Chessington is like for anybody who didn't ride the original BubbleWorks. A video could never convey the whole experience; the scents, the colours and the feeling are all lost to time. pluk, Merry-go-girl and Cornflakes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I can't imagine what Chessington is like for anybody who didn't ride the original BubbleWorks. A video could never convey the whole experience; the scents, the colours and the feeling are all lost to time. I never rode it Wish I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chessiekid Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Just a few things I saw today.-Vampire queue line has been touched up, They have repainted the railings.-Scorpion Express is looking alright, they have added a lot of stuff too it, its not longer just a single cacti I think you will all be surprised by the back drop too.-Like I said before Rammy is good to go, I think they have already started training staff on it.-Market Square again looks great, all the paving is done, there just adding some planters and other bits to make it look all a little nicer around the area now.That is about all really, the parks still a construction site but they still have a week to finish everything up. dragon2000, pluk and SteveJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Well C1hrisin, you wanted a POV, so here you are! (This is from 1995, so there's MUCH better footage than other vids!): ...and in case you didnt get much detail : Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 ^ They really need to bring back the strobes in the fountain finale! dragon2000, Kerfuffle and Matt 236 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 ^ They really need to bring back the strobes in the fountain finale! Yes they do! The video obviously can't show strobes because of the frame rate, but seeing it plunge in to total darkness with the bright white flashes is a beautiful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 They need to just destroy the thing and start again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 They need to just destroy the thing and start again... Well its already sort of halfway there tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Just a few things I saw today. -Vampire queue line has been touched up, They have repainted the railings. -Scorpion Express is looking alright, they have added a lot of stuff too it, its not longer just a single cacti I think you will all be surprised by the back drop too. -Like I said before Rammy is good to go, I think they have already started training staff on it. -Market Square again looks great, all the paving is done, there just adding some planters and other bits to make it look all a little nicer around the area now. That is about all really, the parks still a construction site but they still have a week to finish everything up. Do you have pictures from your trip? c1hrisin and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 They need to just destroy the thing and start again... I think we've seen what can happen when Chessington rip something down to start over. Let's not let them do it more than they have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Never got to ride it, but I could imagine strobe lines being really good in that area.I know it looks really unclear, but I could sort of imagine it. Don't understand why they got ride of them to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Sadly I never did the Original Bubbleworks as the first year I went to a Chessington was 2006 when the hideous ducks invaded, although from the POV's I've seen online, the old one looked a lot better. I have ridden it though when there were strobes and have to say the ride felt better with them as I loved it when they worked as it really added to the atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Just as well, I'm going to the preview event on Sunday, so I'll probably take some pictures of the improvements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Could you please take one of the new paintwork on the archway to Transylvania, I'm worried it's gone all purple like the restaurant did. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Transylvania is completely closed off at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Transylvania is completely closed off at the moment. Lets just hope it's not like that when I go next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Lets just hope it's not like that when I go next week Be a bit of a disaster if the entire section would be out of comission for passholders huh? Still, even the most bog-standard cameras have zoom functions these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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