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Chessington World of Adventures Resort

I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Based on what is happening with Mexicana it seems likely that the moment they receive planning permission construction will begin and by all accounts this will be one of the largest projects in the parks history.

There's even the potential that some rides will be relocated immediately. Appreciate that's not good news for Chessington visitors but it would be somewhat understandable for Merlin as a whole.

It's going to be a rough year for sure but if we have 2 brand new areas by 2027 that's quite the coup for a UK park.
 
I can’t see any reason why they couldn’t programme this to be constructed within 18 months, other than for cost reasons. Closing the area at the end of October and reopening in Spring of 2027 would give them that 18 months and allow the area to remain open this season.
 
venny said:
I can’t see any reason why they couldn’t programme this to be constructed within 18 months, other than for cost reasons. Closing the area at the end of October and reopening in Spring of 2027 would give them that 18 months and allow the area to remain open this season.
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It's likely to do with the construction of the ride building in the Minecraft area.
 
venny said:
I can’t see any reason why they couldn’t programme this to be constructed within 18 months, other than for cost reasons. Closing the area at the end of October and reopening in Spring of 2027 would give them that 18 months and allow the area to remain open this season.
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owenstreet7 said:
It's likely to do with the construction of the ride building in the Minecraft area.
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You also will have to consider there is the commissioning of the rides as well, construction isn't getting the rides approved and running, construction is just building them, they also have to wire and plum it all together and then test the rides to ensure they all work.

also consider if additional AV equipment is needed (such as animatronics, screens, etc) all of those parts will need to be installed into the building after it is built, and then wired up into the rides, which they may not have considered in the estimated construction time
 
You’d hope that Merlin will have built in a sizeable loss in visitor numbers and revenue for the next couple of years at Chessington, it’s exciting to see a park have such a substantial overhaul but that inevitably comes with short term pain.
 
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