Chessington World of Adventures Resort

[Bert2theSpark]

More than happy to chip in to put an end to these salty puns...

 

[rob666]

Maybe they had loads, but it somehow got wet and had to be thrown? I can't think how else this could happen.

You could put it in a low oven and dry it out?

 

[Skyscraper]

More than happy to chip in to put an end to these salty puns...

The mods will be a bit salty if we don't shut shop with the jokes soon

 

[dave___]

Absolutely pathetic, no reason why they couldn't send someone to toddle down the hill to vampire kitchen and get some from there unless there's a parkwide salt emergency.

I'm there tomorrow.. won't be having fish and chips if there's no salt though, it's just not the same

 

[Benzin]

Reminds me of many years ago when Thorpe had a similar issue. We also waited at least an hour for food it whatever the place in the Dome is called these days.

Clearly someone messed up.

 

[John_P]

Ironically it's the guests who'd have been salty in all of this

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Absolutely pathetic, no reason why they couldn't send someone to toddle down the hill to vampire kitchen and get some from there unless there's a parkwide salt emergency.

I'm there tomorrow.. won't be having fish and chips if there's no salt though, it's just not the same

You could toddle down the hill to Vampire Kitchen and get some from there, for your fish and chips, unless there's a park wide salt emergency.

 

[dave___]

You could toddle down the hill to Vampire Kitchen and get some from there, for your fish and chips, unless there's a park wide salt emergency.

How dare you come at me with those sensible suggestions

 

[QTXAdsy]

The park are really taking a battering at the moment.

Not a bad idea for Merlin to cut their loses and dump the park out of their hands given how bad it seems to be compared to Towers and Thorpe.

They won't want to if it meant losing their monopoly but all the same, I wouldn't be surprised if that thought as crossed the mind of those in higher up places...

 

[John_P]

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if the long term plans are to sell all the theme parks that aren't Lego ones (and Peppa Pig Worlds).

 

[Thameslink Rail]

I can't see Merlin selling any major UK assets while the MAP dominates the sector. If this domination ends (possibly due to Universal or guests getting fed up with Merlin) then they might look at selling some less profitable attractions.

 

[Bowser]

Not a bad idea for Merlin to cut their loses and dump the park out of their hands given how bad it seems to be compared to Towers and Thorpe.

Bad in what sense?

They just spent an estimated £17m on World of Jumanji and have a water park planned, doesn't reek of any intention to cut their losses.

For the target family demographic i'd argue it's a better park than either AT or TP.

It's not without it's problems but they seem fairly universal across the Merlin parks.

 

[jon81uk]

Bad in what sense?

They just spent an estimated £17m on World of Jumanji and have a water park planned, doesn't reek of any intention to cut their losses.

For the target family demographic i'd argue it's a better park than either AT or TP.

It's not without it's problems but they seem fairly universal across the Merlin parks.

It does feel like Chessington is more neglected than the other parks.

 

[Islander]

They just spent an estimated £17m on World of Jumanji and have a water park planned, doesn't reek of any intention to cut their losses.

Worth noting that Jumanji was entirely planned, funded and instigated by the 'previous' iteration of Merlin. Likewise really with the waterpark, developments on which have gone quiet as of late.

 

[Thameslink Rail]

Looking at the ride availability page, it's a bit ambiguous but does it mean Tiger Rock, Rattlesnake and Zufari are closed on off-peak days? https://www.chessington.com/plan-your-visit/resort-information/ride-availability/

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

Not a bad idea for Merlin to cut their loses and dump the park out of their hands given how bad it seems to be compared to Towers and Thorpe.

Our perceptions of the park being “bad” from an enthusiast point of view might be quite different to how the GP view the park, let alone how Merlin view it as doing. The future of the parks is likely to be determined by the amount of money they are generating for the company (and perhaps potential for growth) rather than us guys slating them for their operations, ride availability, queue times, lack of salt, etc. If we assume that Chessington is doing well for Merlin then why would they want to sell it?

 

[Tom]

Park looks pretty good to me. It is its reliability and general ride offering that cannot cope on busy days. They need to acknowledge this by reducing how many people they let in.

 

[Thameslink Rail]

Chessington is struggling with the same lack of maintenance Towers are dealing with but worse as several rides have lost trains over the years. Poor operations (and poor design in some areas) are also playing a part. If Merlin were willing to spend the money they could get everything running at full capacity again and redesign Zufari station which would help the park cope on busy days. They could also do a proper Christmas event rather than the lousy offerings they've had recently if they were willing to pay for the extra maintenance staff.

 

[Call_um]

Looking at the ride availability page, it's a bit ambiguous but does it mean Tiger Rock, Rattlesnake and Zufari are closed on off-peak days? https://www.chessington.com/plan-your-visit/resort-information/ride-availability/

Its an awful lot of days to have 3 major rides closed in my opinion.

I'm all for the closing a selection of rides for a few hours on days its very quiet (queues 10 mins of less) but to have rides all day is unacceptable in my opinion.

Another poor decision from Chessington ...

 

[John_P]

So Merlin are bringing in surge pricing to put people off going on busier days, but they'll turn up on the cheaper off peak days to find rides shut.