March 21, 201015 yr comment_87200 Oh, and every single ride opened on time today aswell, which I presume isn't something Stealth did at all today?True and correct, if you consider between 10:15 and 10:40 on time.
March 21, 201015 yr comment_87201 What's to say Kobra isn't Chessie's main attraction this year? And by the sounds of the other parks, Cheesie is raking in visitors compared to everyone else!Chessie has got off to a good start, frankly this area deserves it. As long as it's able to maintain the popularity for the season, merlin may really see that when you build something worthwhile, the visitors will come.My only concern is 75 minute for a Disko? Chessington really need to start thinking high capacity.
March 21, 201015 yr comment_87209 My only concern is 75 minute for a Disko? Chessington really need to start thinking high capacity.Yep, in basically every ride case, a couple of high capacity flats replacing some low capacity ones, and a high capacity coaster and water ride, add in a big safari ride, and Chessie will have a bright future...Let's just hope as you say, it retains the popularity and Merlin see that Chessie has great potential and deserves the investment year in year out... A packed out AP day must show the managers something from the off...
March 21, 201015 yr Author comment_87210 What was Thorpe's gate figure though? It's in comparison to the bluntly obvious difference in target market. The little kids and family who think it's huge and mega etc, love it and they queued for that long for it. It was well taken, very well presented and attains good queues and a good soaker, something which Beano lacked. Regardless of wether or not that it's a huge signature ride or something for kids to enjoy and say is actually something the park needed, is really good to see getting installed.I have to agree with you on that Outfit.Chessington WoA has proven that it doesn't need new rides every year in order to bring in guests.Just by opening a SEA LIFE Centre increased gate figures.Now with a whole new land and a new ride - You can fully understand, theoretically, why Kobra has such a large queue as well as other attractions in the park today.This just goes to show how popular Chessington WoA is becoming again and it deserves every minute of its glory as it is a fantastic park.
March 21, 201015 yr comment_87214 well I thoroughly enjoyed my ride on this today, yes I went to Thorpe & Chessington!It is actually my new favourite ride in the park, when the themeing is totally disregarded/ignored. :)Sorry Bubbleworks.
March 21, 201015 yr comment_87216 I have to agree with you on that Outfit.Chessington WoA has proven that it doesn't need new rides every year in order to bring in guests.Just by opening a SEA LIFE Centre increased gate figures.You forget, the year before that Chessington had a dog awful year if I remember rightly, also Sea Life is still a new attraction is it not?Now with a whole new land and a new ride - You can fully understand, theoretically, why Kobra has such a large queue as well as other attractions in the park today.Yes you can, because its the "main" attraction in Chessingtons first proper investment for what, 6 years?, but it seems clear its throughput is unable to cope with the demand.This just goes to show how popular Chessington WoA is becoming again and it deserves every minute of its glory as it is a fantastic park.Will be interesting to see if this is still the case when we have got through more than 1 open day of the year.
March 21, 201015 yr comment_87218 Now with a whole new land and a new ride - You can fully understand, theoretically, why Kobra has such a large queue as well as other attractions in the park today.Yes but two points firstly.1) It has a low throughput. For the same reason Tiny truckers always has a 30 minute queue, Kobra cannot get through the people in the same way that rides like Buccaneer or Runaway can.2) It was a 13,000 gate figure day. I bet even Toadies and Griffins had a queue..I was optimistic in my earlier post, however judging a whole season on one successful day does not mean Kobra has saved the park or shown that it has pulling power either.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87229 Judging by the capacities for Navigator and Edge, we should expect little from Kobra. Loading and unloading is extremely time consuming, although I have heard that Kobra doesn't have secondary restraints installed, so that should save a little time. The thing about Zamperla Diskos is that they look spectacular rides, and Kobras theming looks to make that look one of the best seen. So, with a capacity of perhaps 300-400 per hour, this will never be a queue cruncher.A 13,000 gate figure is quite something for an Annual Pass Preview. Did that beat Thorpe? I am now extremely concerned about my visit on Saturday :S
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87230 A 13,000 gate figure is quite something for an Annual Pass Preview. Did that beat Thorpe? I am now extremely concerned about my visit on Saturday :SWas alot more than were at Thorpe! Although with thorpes being on mothers day (Last year mothers day was as dead as this) its not so easy to compare.Will be very interesting to see if its able to keep it up over the course of the season.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87234 ^Pah, if I were at home I probs would've gone to Thorpe with my mum for mother's day, bugger all excuse...
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87236 Does anyone have some pics of CWoA from Sunday they could post....? Want to see the new Kobra, I'm hoping to get on park this saturday, I was at Thorpe Park in the rain on Saturday, it is very good, apart from the Rust on Nemesis ruining my jeans, hope it comes out in the wash..!?!
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87237 ^Pah, if I were at home I probs would've gone to Thorpe with my mum for mother's day, bugger all excuse...Same as... But clearly not everyone thinks the that way, visiting on mothers day for past 3/4 years Thorpe has been dead each time!apart from the Rust on Nemesis ruining my jeans, hope it comes out in the wash..!?!Put them in the wash without Soap is recommended to get it out. When I went on Friday they were providing Ponchos to ride with.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87238 Yeah, I don't think Mothers Day would have been such a huge factor. Personally I think this may be a sign that Thorpe may have got it wrong, in terms of target audience, whereas Chessington have got it spot on. If they can collect an average of 13,000 over 32 weekends, they would get almost 730,000 ... then they have the summer weekdays and Halloween to further boost the figures. Well done Chessington.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87242 Yeah, I don't think Mothers Day would have been such a huge factor.Oh I'm not saying it is for sure, I'm just going on past few years experience thats all!The area looks quite nice in the pics around, I think ill wait for things to die down before visiting though.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87254 Maybe my point was slightly mis construed.. I was pointing out that Chessington can simply install small things such as a pisspoor aquarium, or move a few rides about and add a small capacity flat ride and still have a stupidly big increase (2010 AP day being just over double the gate figure of both TP and CWoA's in 2009 and TP's 2010 by quite a long way I hear) on gate figures.And neither did they retheme a boat and call it their new ride!You idiots are all getting trolled so hard! Can you not see this? Do you think I SERIOUSLY think this?
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87258 I wasn't there yesterday, but from what Ive heard, it was a pretty big turnout, which I thought was weird considering chessington didnt put much advertising into their new area.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87259 I wasn't there yesterday, but from what Ive heard, it was a pretty big turnout, which I thought was weird considering chessington didnt put much advertising into their new area.Maybe the marketing are rusty at ad campaigns considering the last one was 6 years ago
March 22, 201015 yr Author comment_87261 I wasn't there yesterday, but from what Ive heard, it was a pretty big turnout, which I thought was weird considering chessington didnt put much advertising into their new area.I didn't see any adverts really for Chessington WoA at all really. Whereas, I have seen loads for Thorpe Park.Maybe it could be a sign that word of mouth from people is sometimes the best advertising! :)I am glad Chessington WoA are doing so well so far and hope the standard of the park increases and increases!
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87262 What?! They didn't even bother showing what Fury actually did in the Land of the Dragon advert. It's been a long time since Chessington struck gold with the Samurai advert.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87263 I didn't see any adverts really for Chessington WoA at all really. Whereas, I have seen loads for Thorpe Park.Just a hunch, maybe this is due to Thorpe Park actually being open, and Chessington still being closed? =\Maybe it could be a sign that word of mouth from people is sometimes the best advertising! It all ways has and all ways will be imo.
March 22, 201015 yr Author comment_87264 ^ But you saw adverts for Th13teen before it was open, so that really isn't an excuse Marc.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87266 Th13teen is on a whole new scale to a Disco I'm afraid.. SW6 an all....
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87267 ^ But you saw adverts for Th13teen before it was open, so that really isn't an excuse Marc.True, but they were 3 second blipverts to get people talking about what Th13teen could be. The main advert wasn't shown until Th13teen has opened.Kobra is on a slightly lower scale and if anything it will be the area thats advertised, not Kobra.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87274 This being based on 1 annual pass day... which may I point out Chessingtons annual pass day was busier than the other parks last year also... Interesting assumption! But we will see at the end of the year I'm sure.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87277 I doubt Chessie come the end of the season will beat Thorpe's total gate figure...But I reckon Chessie will see a bumper year... Bigger than 2008 (Which in turn was the best year for the park since 2000)...
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