Benzin
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You'll get the film's cast from Wish and like it.
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You'll get the film's cast from Wish and like it.
Bowser
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Does that mean we can get rid of Rattlesnake?
owenstreet7
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It is unclear whether this is the plan although there is no reason why it couldn't operate Wild Asia until the start of September or the end of the season.
It likely all depends on when planning goes through.
James Watkins
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A few other interesting tidbits from the Design & Access statement...
- Specifically states Jungle Bus will be reused in the Mexicana redevelopment
- The area has been designed with 'future expansion into the Land of the Tiger' in mind
- The indoor flat was originally envisioned as a 'digital maze' but this was changed to a covered flat ride - thank God we've avoided Black Mirror 2.0
- The zoo area (Trail of the Kings, sealions etc) and the Land of the Tiger were two alternative considered sites for the proposal
- Chessington is experiencing a period of record attendance according to the graph below (the red 22 is World of Jumanji, surpassing peak visitor levels in the 90s)
owenstreet7
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That's really good points - that seems to confirm the plans for Jungle Bus which was what everyone predicted.A few other interesting tidbits from the Design & Access statement...
- Specifically states Jungle Bus will be reused in the Mexicana redevelopment
- The area has been designed with 'future expansion into the Land of the Tiger' in mind
- The indoor flat was originally envisioned as a 'digital maze' but this was changed to a covered flat ride - thank God we've avoided Black Mirror 2.0
- The zoo area (Trail of the Kings, sealions etc) and the Land of the Tiger were two alternative considered sites for the proposal
- Chessington is experiencing a period of record attendance according to the graph below (the red 22 is World of Jumanji, surpassing peak visitor levels in the 90s)
Glad that there wasn't plans for a Black Mirror style maze/walkthrough, we already have similar with Room on the Broom/Hocus Pocus Hall (that might've changed but I haven't ever been on RotB but did HPH).
Bowser
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I think having a walkthrough would be a nice additional bonus considering how strong the theming potential is. The Nintendo ones are incredible.
Dhev123
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Agreed. I remember hocus Pocus being one of my favourites and must do attractions when I went there as a kid, alongside the major coasters
Thameslink Rail
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That attendance graph seems a bit suspect, it puts Alton Towers' 2023 attendance higher then every year since 1994.
Bowser
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Yeah and I don’t know what the numbers in circles mean. Would be good to see it in context but don’t have Facebook.
I would have much preferred this development to go to AT dungeons/david walliams area and finally sort out such a dire missed match area with no life or footfall, I don’t know why I but I have a feeling this intimin and plans was originally for AT? I do remember John Warley saying in the interview new exciting ride technology (when was new at the time) is coming to AT and the theme was rather wacky? This was few years back all before the budget cuts and universal plans.
Wild Asia actually is a really nice and unique themed area. Towers needed this investment much more and I now see this the start of AT not being Merlin prize asset, as they will start to concentrate more on the southern areas to compete with universal. I do worry about AT future and what it means to Merlin. It used to be the park that got all the big investments and focus now it’s clear since Hyperia and Jumanji it’s bottom of the pile, which is a shame because it could be world class as it’s so unique and different from any other theme park.
Wild Asia actually is a really nice and unique themed area. Towers needed this investment much more and I now see this the start of AT not being Merlin prize asset, as they will start to concentrate more on the southern areas to compete with universal. I do worry about AT future and what it means to Merlin. It used to be the park that got all the big investments and focus now it’s clear since Hyperia and Jumanji it’s bottom of the pile, which is a shame because it could be world class as it’s so unique and different from any other theme park.
May I ask where online you read the planning info in full? I would like to read it too. Many thanksA few other interesting tidbits from the Design & Access statement...
- Specifically states Jungle Bus will be reused in the Mexicana redevelopment
- The area has been designed with 'future expansion into the Land of the Tiger' in mind
- The indoor flat was originally envisioned as a 'digital maze' but this was changed to a covered flat ride - thank God we've avoided Black Mirror 2.0
- The zoo area (Trail of the Kings, sealions etc) and the Land of the Tiger were two alternative considered sites for the proposal
- Chessington is experiencing a period of record attendance according to the graph below (the red 22 is World of Jumanji, surpassing peak visitor levels in the 90s)