MaxPower
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They won't be moving the burnt out corpse of Scorpion Express anywhere other than the scrapyard.
I personally hope they resurrect the quad bike coaster concept, as it seemed perfect for what Chessie is going for these days.
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I personally hope they resurrect the quad bike coaster concept, as it seemed perfect for what Chessie is going for these days.
Jb85
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Did make me chuckle that this rumour keeps coming.
Never gonna happen.
Anyhow - early in this thread there is the mention of over £100m investment going into Chessington. Maybe this will shed light on if this rumour was true.
owenstreet7
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- Taron
I'd love to see Tomb Blaster open during the Christmas events
That would be perfect in that weather 
DiogoJ42
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- The Metropolitan Line
What, like Terror Tomb?
Shaggy_Dog_
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Just a thought, we know that we’ve seen John Burton teasing/trolling us with the RMC mug, but I was thinking that an RMC Wild Moose could be interesting as a an eventual replacement for Rattlesnake (perhaps in a new themed area for the park)? Rattlesnake is getting on a bit, seems to often have downtime, and the 1.4m restriction is definitely an outlier at the park. I know that RMC and Chessington doesn't really sound like it goes together but who would have thought a few years back that the park would get a B&M wing coaster. Of course we have no idea what this consultation is for but Chessington Buzz (who may or may not have an idea) did suggest that another coaster could be coming to the park after the "Project Bruce" waterpark plans.
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The_bup
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I’d say fifth dimension was pretty ahead of it’s time!
Can we actually stop the ‘they’re dropping hints on which rides they put on!!!!’, because to be frank, a public consultation, is precisely that. So they can ask all the old gits if they can make 2db of noise. Sure, we might get new information on what’s happening, but they’re doing that so they can consult the public. It’s almost like it’s why they call it that!.
Some poor intern probably had to pick a few stock images they have lying around, and slap them on a leaflet. I’ve seen all these images before. They use them as banners on their website.
If Zufari gets flattened for an Iron Gwazi clone, scorpion express gets re-tracked, Vampire adds a vertical loop to its layout and griffins galleon is relocated to the North Pole, then I will still say it’s a coincidence.
This isn’t five nights at Freddy’s, there isn’t lore to be poked at on a leaflet. It’s still up in the air. We have no idea what it could mean. We shall have to wait.
QTXAdsy
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- Black Hole
Hush, he's a false prophet so don't get hopes up
Mattie boy
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I am here on site so will have a look around tomorrow, could see the giraffe incloser from the hotel this evening, although should be noted no animals were visible at all.
Last September there was!
Last September there was!
Shaggy_Dog_
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Probably the animals are closed until the end of the season the way things are going…
Mattie boy
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Bowser
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Chessington is arguably the most educational theme park in the Merlin UK portfolio, though as with any of them it’s likely the main thing they’ll learn about is the disappointment of unexpected ride closures.
Islander
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Nah that’s 100% Legoland - don’t forget, one of the cornerstones of the Lego brand is education, and there are many educational workshops offered at the park
jon81uk
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I love the clash of theming going on there too, the tribal style carved poles against the more modern Africa of dilapidated satellite dish. They need to pick a style and stick with it, either current "real" Africa or cutesy tribal stuff.
