Imagineer Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Finally, the Madagascar show is exactly the same as last year, and the year before..!! Surely they should have changed it by now? Keep the Madagascar characters, but think of a new show!! Overall, it seems that Chessington is much the same as it was. I do think the Market Square looks nice but the other "improvements" are a bit meh! 3 year contract, show written by Dreamworks not Merlin/Chessington... Only got the show because it was shared between Chessington and Dreamland (?) in Australia and therefore the cost of producing the script/records was halved. pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 They could always upgrade it to the Circus themed one located at Heide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 The most extravagant drain hole cover theming in the world? Can we buy Fastrack on this attraction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I adore the Market Square compass. Thanks Theme UK. Thats the kind of thing I adore, that seperates Chessington from the rest. I also like the tree sculptures near Toadies, great work by the park. It's that kind of thoughtful, beautiful work that really shows up the half arsed attempts on Scorpion and lack of work at Falls. ... I can't actually tell where it's located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Slap bang in Market Square, where the old planter was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Ahh, needs some benches.Remember this time last year when the park had to close the weekend after opening because of that cold snap and heavy snow? That was bloody awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 2014 TV advert... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Looks like they used Gardaland's Mammut for the shoot, rocks and all.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Dragon falls is looking good too. At one time it was crappy local fairs using pictures of big theme park rides on their adverts to entice you in under false pretences. Now it's the theme parks doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 That's shocking that they make Dragon Falls look like that in that ad. I mean, yeah, it looked like that when I went in 1995 when I was 12... Coaster and JoshC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Everything in that advert is false advertising! They used shots of the vampire pre the restaurant makeover, so that area looks completely different in reality. Showing images of Dragon Falls pre strip down is totally sneaky and of course the digital effects added to the Scorpion Express just add to the farce. If it were just the effects to upsell the 'new' ride I'd have no issue but the fact that none of the rides shown look like that anymore just winds me up. Coaster and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Marketing 101: nothing is what it seems . I feel like that advert is mundane compared to adverts, concept art work and other press junkets some other parks put out. I mean we're still awaiting tipping buckets for Storm Surge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 This advert is effective as the ones you get for Mcdonalds burgers. Your shown a large beautiful burger that's nicely presented on the commercial, whilst in reality what you receive is actually a flat, small, squashed and thrown together burger. Whilst Thorpe's adverts isn't perfect either, at least it shows the park more accurately compared to how Chessington's one has been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 When I saw it I took in the 'exaggerated' advertising. But I think what stuck out the most for me is the way they've attempted to make Scorpion Express look like a huge, Big Thunder Mountain style ride - which if I'm honest, visiting Chessington without knowing what it really was, it would disappoint me just on the concept it's actually a small coaster and completely the opposite of the expectation the advert sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Oh this goes way beyond deflated burgers, this is a burger that get's served to you with the filling missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 The advert shows you really what the park want to be, and the Falls / Scorpian stuff, kinda shows that they're embarassed about the fact that Falls looks like a tip, and scorpian is a half arsed Merlin re-theme. It's pretty shocking they can show things like that. At least Thorpe's is at Thorpe and in the last year or so. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1hrisin Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Its false advertising tho, the amount of CGI and other rides, are there actually any parts of COWA's actual Scorpion Express? Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 In case anyone cares, I'm told Amazu is now open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I care, a newly opened attraction means stay away for the next few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I care, a newly opened attraction means stay away for the next few months. I wouldn't think a play-area within one of the animal areas would require this as a reaction to it opening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 THE PLACE WILL BE FULL!!!! I'm more interested in the hotelness. Hurry up holiday inn disappearing and extention finishing. I wanna stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I wouldn't think a play-area within one of the animal areas would require this as a reaction to it opening... I don't go when there's a risk of hype and I don't go when there's a risk of teething problems. Once every attraction has it's 2014 layer of dust is the optimum time to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Went today and was pretty empty, biggest queue I saw today was 40 minutes for scorpion express. Amuzu was completely empty but we didn't go in it:) Han30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 I don't mean to sound like a be-yatch (but I'm going to) but that guy stalking the Chessington facebook page is starting to creep me out. HermanTheGerman, Chessiekid and Flipper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 I don't mean to sound like a be-yatch (but I'm going to) but that guy stalking the Chessington facebook page is starting to creep me out. Guy stalking the Chessington Facebook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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