Posted April 1, 200916 yr comment_51066 I made this topic because I dont think there is one...And Ive just found out today that Boris, the big fat sealion has passed on...I gonna miss him
April 2, 200916 yr comment_51071 Yay animals! :DBABY MEERKATS!!! I saw some little capybaras too, not sure how young they are, but the meerkats were tiny! And one of the adults ran up to the window and started running up and down, think it might have recognised my coat and thought I was about to feed it or something. I was like "Sorryyy, I work on the rides!"Next time I'm at work, I'm visiting the tigers, see if they have any cubs!That's a bonus of working at Chessie, you can look at the animals on break, and look at the cute l'il babies. You don't see SAW or Vortex producing furry little babies do you hehe imagine that!
April 2, 200916 yr comment_51083 Sad about Boris but he had a very good and long life - he was by no means starved either that's probably why so many guests liked him. Chessington Zoo is really looking great it was kinda deprived pre Tussauds Thorpe when Chessington was the Thrill Capital but it looks great now. The Monkey and Bird Gardens are unique and have little additions that the kids really love. The Animals seem to be happy judging by the birth rate over the last few years. However they could still improve the Gorilla pen, it might meet regulations but it has the appearance of a 'cage' rather than an enclosure that other animals have.
April 15, 200916 yr comment_52749 Hey Chessington Zoo was on 'Michaela's Zoo Babies' on Channel 5 today (15/4/2009). They did the Zoo justice making it look really good, maybe they could do this more. If Longleat can do it Chessington definitely can. If you have some time or are just really bored the episode is here sadly if like me you have a Mac you can't watch! http://demand.five.tv/Episode.aspx?episode...ame=C5141000003
May 23, 200916 yr comment_56561 I always to go Chessington & Zoo for the rides but I always endevor to stop off at the sea lion bay as I just love them!
May 24, 200916 yr comment_56575 The animals are the best part of Chessington. Yes rides are all well and good but the animals are something special.
July 1, 200916 yr comment_62085 Chessington wouldn't be complete without the Zoo in all honesty. I personally think that Chessington is the best theme park zoo in the country, ahead of Drayton Manor and Flamingo Land zoos. I think it's excellent, and the SEA-LIFE aquarium is a must visit!
July 26, 200916 yr comment_64563 Here is a new video from Chessington & Zoo of the Sealions! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_2y5YLPSzkI love the sealions at Chessington and the video is really good and shows what they can do!QuestionI know Boris has unfortunately passed away, but was he in this video or is it just a larger Sealion? (Before anyone says it was only put on 2 days ago, they could of filmed him when he was alive!)
July 29, 200916 yr comment_64912 Yeh Keith, it was filmed when Boris was alive. What a brilliant video though! Thanks for the find!
August 2, 201114 yr comment_120791 What with the new zoo addition plans being put about, it's high time there was a dedicated topic to the zoo, which is as mentioned, the actual reason why the park exists...There are of course many areas, ranging from the old Sealion Bay to the brand new Wanyama Village, and certainly many of us MUST have memories of both the past and present of wandering around and enjoying the animals...This topic can also be used for any news for new animals, movement of animals and other things...So bring on the wild side and let's talk about the zoo! Edited November 28, 201212 yr by Tommy Merged two topics, ignore the 'I CREATED THIS' speil
August 2, 201114 yr comment_120792 How do you pronounce Wanyama? Is it literally WAN YAMAAAAA!?I love the zoo, and it's great it's getting must needed investment. Soon it'll be the best part of the park again
August 2, 201114 yr comment_120794 How do you pronounce Wanyama? Is it literally WAN YAMAAAAA!?I love the zoo, and it's great it's getting must needed investment. Soon it'll be the best part of the park again Soon, it is the best part of the park NOW (though since they moved the Fennec Foxes to backstage to keep a closer eye on the injured male, it's become less so)... ;)Besides, Wanyama Man > Everything else...
August 2, 201114 yr comment_120797 Besides, Wanyama Man > Everything else...Over the soldier bin? Mate.
August 2, 201114 yr comment_120799 I remember the giraffe house, which was in the hole currently occupied by the rattlesnake. This worked well as the viewing area was at the giraffes head height but I don't think it was really a big enough area for the animals.I love giraffes, they need to return. I'm sure they could live happily with the zebras wandering around Wagamamas.
August 2, 201114 yr comment_120842 There are plans to build a 'Monkey Kingdom' for 2012.Ground works are hopefully to start shortly.Building will be starting in Monkey and Bird Walk, reaching down over service road, round back of Runaway and occupy some of 22 acre field.Plans perhaps to follow.
August 2, 201114 yr comment_120849 Plans perhaps to follow.You mean this plans I posted earlier?http://maps.kingston.gov.uk/isis_main/Planning/Planning_DETAIL.aspx?strCASENO=1110182&strHeader=Y
August 16, 201114 yr comment_121523 I remember the giraffes as the Jaguars were next to them. Ahh such good memories!
September 3, 201114 yr comment_122542 I love the Zoo, very under-rated. I'm glad they are working on the Monkey and Bird area, I always feel that the cages are to small for the animals they keep. It always amazes me how big the Zoo is actually. If you factor in the Zoo and the Park and all the shows going on around the park, Chessington can easily become a two day park.. just depends on whether you like animals or not. I would want to see the Trail of the Kings area become larger though, there's no way the enclosures are sizeable enough for the animals they hold. And I'd want to see animals like giraffes added to Wanyama. As the best animal in the world it deserves a place at Chessington. Make it so!
September 3, 201114 yr comment_122543 I love the zoo I really do, but at the minute I wish they would just leave it and actually invest in some rides!120+ mins for Vampire90 for Fury80 for BubbleworksDon't really think that's going to give many people a good day out and it's obvious what people come for. I do agree though, would love to see continued improvements in the zoo, just not yet.
September 3, 201114 yr comment_122547 And I'd want to see animals like giraffes added to Wanyama. As the best animal in the world it deserves a place at Chessington. Make it so! But they already have Meerkats, Penguins AND Fennec Foxes :PI agree with Trail of the Kings though... Next on the chopping board I reckon for a revamp... Especially if (I dream) they eventually move the Lions into Wanyama...I love the zoo I really do, but at the minute I wish they would just leave it and actually invest in some rides!120+ mins for Vampire90 for Fury80 for BubbleworksDon't really think that's going to give many people a good day out and it's obvious what people come for. I do agree though, would love to see continued improvements in the zoo, just not yet.They need to get a balance really... I agree they need to invest into the park just as much, like they did last year with Wild Asia AND Wanyama... Chessie however have such little investment available to them (and a lack of decisiveness) that they can only do one or the other...Hard to say really...
September 3, 201114 yr comment_122557 I agree with Trail of the Kings though... Next on the chopping board I reckon for a revamp... Especially if (I dream) they eventually move the Lions into Wanyama...After visiting a few days ago, I could imagine how great it would be to see the Lions in Wanyama, however I could never see this happening. They would have to invest so much money to create a secure enough enclosure of that size and due to UK regulations they would not be allowed to place any other animals in Wanyama with them - although they probably wouldn't last long. I think a larger collection of Zebra, Giraffe, Gazelle and maybe even Capybara would make it much better
September 3, 201114 yr comment_122559 Why would anyone want MORE Capybara?Plus they're not from African, so wouldn't fit in...And why couldn't the Lions have their own personal enclosure in the Wanyama area? Expanding backwards could result in that...
September 4, 201114 yr comment_122615 I love the zoo I really do, but at the minute I wish they would just leave it and actually invest in some rides!120+ mins for Vampire90 for Fury80 for BubbleworksDon't really think that's going to give many people a good day out and it's obvious what people come for. I do agree though, would love to see continued improvements in the zoo, just not yet.See those queue times are the exception, not the rule. It is rare for Fury, Vampire and Bubbleworks to have those queue times for a full 8 hours in the day. Whilst I agree that ride investment is required, it's not due to queue times being excessively long around the park.. it's just not the case.
September 6, 201114 yr comment_122779 Personally, I feel that when Chessington develop another area of the park, they should try and integrate parts of the zoo into the areas, a bit like Busch Gardens. They already attempted by placing a bird walkthrough into Wild Asia, so why not try again, but on a larger scale?
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