Chessington World of Adventures Resort

[Matt N]

And we won't know with Minecraft till its complete to compare it to Super Nintendo World I think could compete with the one at Universal Studios Hollywood.

I think asking Merlin’s Minecraft efforts to compare to Super Nintendo World is a tall order. Universal’s lands cost hundreds of millions of dollars each, whereas Chessington’s Minecraft land was pegged at £20m, if I’m remembering rightly? Merlin’s financial might just isn’t at the same level.

Minecraft is arguably a bit more A-list than some IPs Merlin have gone with, though, so I do wonder if that might lead to a higher level of quality.

 

[Hid]

I think asking Merlin’s Minecraft efforts to compare to Super Nintendo World is a tall order. Universal’s lands cost hundreds of millions of dollars each, whereas Chessington’s Minecraft land was pegged at £20m, if I’m remembering rightly? Merlin’s financial might just isn’t at the same level.

Minecraft is arguably a bit more A-list than some IPs Merlin have gone with, though, so I do wonder if that might lead to a higher level of quality.

Wasn't it £80 Million pledged

 

[Danny]

Wasn't it £80 Million pledged

That's for the entire package, not Chessington only.

 

[Matt N]

Wasn't it £80 Million pledged

£80m was for multiple Minecraft attractions across multiple Merlin sites. If I’m not mistaken, isn’t there a Legoland somewhere that’s rumoured to be doing a Minecraft attraction as well?

 

[ItsAllGood]

Goodbye Wild Asia!

Work on demolishing started Monday by the looks of it and its almost gone already



The clawwwwww

Lots of photos at the normal place.

Demolition in Full Swing Chessington Wild Asia Is No More | Theme Park Guide

What was once one of Chessington’s most iconic areas is now almost completely gone. Since our last update, demolition has moved at lightning speed,

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