November 1, 201113 yr comment_126398 If you wanted to be extremely pedantic, it's actually the first park to open and the last park to close.
November 1, 201113 yr comment_126447 Chessington was really good this year, I enjoyed both of my trips. However it really does need some investment.
November 2, 201113 yr comment_126468 Closed.Finally.You love it really. Buccaneer is amazing though... Seastorm is fun but for errr... interesting reasons.Wonder why kevin said finally though? Always nice to have a theme park open! Poor old chessie is first to close, not surprised though!Seastorm is maybe fun to see certain members of staff at their happiest point?
November 2, 201113 yr comment_126521 One of my first years of no visits! A sad fact and the Halloween events sounded good! Oh well, always next year
November 3, 201113 yr comment_126531 Park closes 20,000 guests up on last year, which beats the record which was set last year at 1.41m.Hopefully the Madagascar sponsorship of Toytown goes ahead; the area needs massive improvements and quite frankly, I hope that I get to smash the area to pieces.Cafe Nero are currently exiting from the park, to be replaced by the Original Sandwich Co. in Land of the Dragons, and Original Coffee Co. in ToyTown.You heard it here first!
November 3, 201113 yr comment_126532 Park closes 20,000 guests up on last year, which beats the record which was set last year at 1.41m.Hopefully the Madagascar sponsorship of Toytown goes ahead; the area needs massive improvements and quite frankly, I hope that I get to smash the area to pieces.Cafe Nero are currently exiting from the park, to be replaced by the Original Sandwich Co. in Land of the Dragons, and Original Coffee Co. in ToyTown.You heard it here first!Well done to the park for somehow (mysteriously) being up on last season. Does that include Zoo openings or is it on whole park alone?- Yes to retheme to Toytown. Just make sure Truckers get a chainsaw or some kind of grenade attack whilst your at it - Nero going sort of makes sense here. Still, never got why there was two neros so close to each other in the park. Thanks Kev..
November 3, 201113 yr comment_126533 Well done to the park for somehow (mysteriously) being up on last season. Does that include Zoo openings or is it on whole park alone?- Yes to retheme to Toytown. Just make sure Truckers get a chainsaw or some kind of grenade attack whilst your at it - Nero going sort of makes sense here. Still, never got why there was two neros so close to each other in the park. Thanks Kev.. Trust me sunbeam, that ride will be getting a lot more than grenades if I have my. I'll replicate this scene from Family Guy; I presume OSC will sell Coffee's, along with Sandwiches.I believe that it does include Zoo Days, which were a success however YOY increase is focused around September and October full openings.
November 3, 201113 yr comment_126534 Madagascar sponsorship? Hmmm, if Towers can't provide a decent area for Dreamworks, I doubt Chessie can with about 1/10th of the budget ;)Shall have to see on it... But something needs to be done (that also involves blowing up Truckers)...
November 3, 201113 yr comment_126554 Woo, been wondering where Original Sandwich Co will appear. Good old chessie getting it first!
November 4, 201113 yr comment_126618 Zoo days now include sea storm, bubble works and hocus pocus hall!
November 4, 201113 yr comment_126644 It's now worth a trip to Zoo days just for Bubbleworks to be honest! I'll definitely go this year.
November 5, 201113 yr comment_126685 9-5?Good to hear they're expanding the zoo days... Just wonder if 18 (from park close) days is enough engineering times for Bubbles to be checked over...Also good that it's two indoor rides, good show...
November 29, 201113 yr comment_128162 Source: Chessington Official FacebookIs this Winter Maintenance or goodbye Jumbos?
November 29, 201113 yr comment_128163 Source: Chessington Official FacebookIs this Winter Maintenance or goodbye Jumbos?Jumbos is being moved to the old Rodeo spot near Runaway Train for the 2012 season as far as I know. I imagine it's getting some sort of re-theme too?
November 29, 201113 yr comment_128167 Or probbably won't happen due to 'lack of funding' It seems the park probbably can't even afford to add a new plant for 2012.
December 2, 201113 yr comment_128275 Monkey and Bird world retheme has been cancelled due to lack of funds; standard.Madagascar has yet to be signed off by the Merlin board, so full steam ahead as usual...
December 2, 201113 yr comment_128276 Monkey and Bird world retheme has been cancelled due to lack of funds; standard.Madagascar has yet to be signed off by the Merlin board, so full steam ahead as usual... What part of investment doesn't the park's management understand?Just bored of it now... Get some great ideas for redevelopment, plans submitted, approved, cancelled due to lack of funds... Someone involved with the park (be it the park themselves OR Merlin) needs to pull their finger out and get a shift on...Or sell it... Cos atm, it's going absolutely nowhere and I don't really want to see the park decaying further and further anymore...
December 2, 201113 yr comment_128294 Monkey and Bird world retheme has been cancelled due to lack of funds; standard.Madagascar has yet to be signed off by the Merlin board, so full steam ahead as usual...Oh just you know what Chessington, you can just go eff yourself now. What is the point of this park now if its heading in no direction whatsoever.
December 3, 201113 yr comment_128299 Why the hell does merlin own this park. Oh yeah, to boost annual pass sales.Godsake.
December 3, 201113 yr comment_128313 Give them a chance peeps....http://maps.kingston...282&strHeader=Y No documents attached to it yet.
December 3, 201113 yr comment_128315 Yes, because the park needs a stage doesn't it? The same park who originally had a stage in Market Square, then removed it for whatever reason, are building a new one... Whoop de doo...The park does NOT need a show, it needs RIDES, and a decent redevelopment plan... I can't help but think that this Madagascar retheme for Toytown will be rather poor, and it could well be Shrek at Towers all over again... And all it's getting is a stage... Again, whoop de bloody doo...I was really excited for Monkey Kingdom, but once again Chessie pulls out an amazing disappointment for it's fans... Where did 2010's fabness vanish?
December 4, 201113 yr comment_128348 I was going to open a new topic asking about "The state of Chessington WOA". But just like the park, we don't bother adding new things so we'll just retheme this existing topic and bring back a topic from 2006 instead.
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