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Chessington World of Adventures Resort

dave___ said:
I hope it doesn't end up as a half-effort coaster like Mandrill Mayhem with a track too short to have at least 2 trains on it at the same time.
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Whether the track is too short for two trains is immaterial for a Boomerang coaster. You physically couldn't have more than one train on the track, without having a The Smiler 2.0 situation on your hands.
 
Ash said:
Considering Merlin’s chronic underinvestment in Chessington for years. This seems like on extreme to the other, and for arguably the largest IP they’ve worked with outside LEGO to show up at their 4th most popular UK theme park just screams strange.
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If we take that graph to be correct, Chessington is currently the 2nd most popular Merlin theme park. If Jumanji alone has been enough to put it in that position for the first time in decades Minecraft could arguably be a real game changer.

Ash said:
I also think they’d have gotten a much bigger return on investment as it would make a larger splash at Alton.
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Would it though? What's that based on? A mainstream IP like that is always going to fare better near a city, particularly London.

Squiggs said:
It is simply not enough for a major new rollercoaster investment in 2024, let alone a new land with multiple attractions.
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I don't think we should get too bogged down with this alleged £20m figure. I appreciate i'm the one who raised it but we don't have a verification on the claim yet and as mentioned it does seem to contradict the Merlin quotation of an £85m investment.

I feel it's also worth pointing out that Hyperia was under £20m (though of course some will argue that's only half a rollercoaster).

I'd be very surprised if Gold Rush at Drayton was anywhere near that amount and that's probably the closest comparison to what we could be getting.
 
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