If Chessington want a 1.4mtr restriction coaster, then fine. It needs to be aimed at older children, be unique, decent and cost effective. If they go with B&M, it'll be reliable, well built, have a decent throughput and cost the earth which I would imagine would make it short, dull and devoid of decent theming.
I worry when Merlin spend loads on new hardware because they normally cut costs somewhere. In fact this dates back to before Merlin with the installation of Air which had the infamous tunnel and lackluster theming. Thirteen had missing theming and is small, the Swarm is themed well but very short, the Smiler is massive but themed and built cheaply, Wickerman is themed excellently but tiny and they've just opened the cheapest drop tower they could get their mitts on and themed the hell out of it at Chessington.
A decently designed and well themed Intamin Family or GCI with a decent track length and good layout would fit the bill and give them more bang for their buck.
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