Chessington World of Adventures Resort

[Bowser]

Chessington have spent money poorly though when they have had it. Mandrill was an odd choice, the two supporting flats are absolute rubbish and Croc Drop is almost offensively bad.

Croc Drop is fine as a ride imo, it’s a good family drop tower with nice theming but the maintenance is atrocious and ops can be pretty bad.

 

[Zeock]

Chessington have spent money poorly though when they have had it. Mandrill was an odd choice, the two supporting flats are absolute rubbish and Croc Drop is almost offensively bad.

In terms of throughput, I agree, but I enjoy Mandrill Mayhem and Croc Drop for what they are.

 

[Hid]

Croc Drop is fine as a ride imo, it’s a good family drop tower with nice theming but the maintenance is atrocious and ops can be pretty bad.

The only thing with Croc Drop it did replace Rameses Revenge another thrill ride like it would be nice

 

[Bowser]

The only thing with Croc Drop it did replace Rameses Revenge another thrill ride like it would be nice

A deliberate move replacing an intense thrill ride with a family one.

In terms of throughput, I agree, but I enjoy Mandrill Mayhem and Croc Drop for what they are.

Same. Mandrill is one of my favourite UK coasters.

 

[Poisson]

So Croc Drop is good despite it having poor capacity and keeps breaking?

Mandrill is odd due to the capacity issue and the whole idea of it being a wing.

 

[Bowser]

So Croc Drop is good despite it having poor capacity and keeps breaking?

If this is aimed at me, I was responding to the comment it was a poor purchase.

The ride itself is good, presumably it keeps breaking because of maintenance as I don’t recall Paultons version having such issues nor Adventure Islands?

The capacity isn’t great though I think it’s about the same as the ride it replaced but it’s exacerbated by the various Merlinisms.

A good ride becomes poor when not looked after or operated well.

 

[Hid]

So Croc Drop is good despite it having poor capacity and keeps breaking?

Mandrill is odd due to the capacity issue and the whole idea of it being a wing.

I have never seen Mandrill Mayhem have an issue with throughputs often has quite quick ops

 

[John]

Mandrill Mayhem throughput is mediocre. It's not that it's poorly operated, it just has low capacity by design.

It's also my least favourite coaster in the park due to poor pacing, uncomfortable bouncing of the wing seats and the extra nausea factor from going backwards.

 

[SuperMuscleMan]

I have never seen Mandrill Mayhem have an issue with throughputs often has quite quick ops

Visually though it's poor. Rameses was built for the spectators. The way the que line hovered above and people could enjoy the sights of being eye level to the wetness.

 

[Bowser]

Visually though it's poor. Rameses was built for the spectators. The way the que line hovered above and people could enjoy the sights of being eye level to the wetness.

I’d disagree there, I think Mandrill is one of the better designed rides in that regard with the way it circles the entire area and the inversion over the entrance.

 

[Hid]

Visually though it's poor. Rameses was built for the spectators. The way the que line hovered above and people could enjoy the sights of being eye level to the wetness.

Didn't rameses raised queue line have an incident where someone fell through a wooden board remember reading of some sort of accident on the bridges

 

[MaxPower]

Fairly sure that was tomb blaster.

 

[Benzin]

Yep was Tomb Blaster, and so began a spate of "remove any elevated queuelines" that saw Rameses, Mine Train and Tomb all get nerfed.

 

[Skyscraper]

Fairly sure that was tomb blaster.

Yes it was Tomb Blaster, I remember reading about it.

 

[Mattie boy]

So that high elevated tomb blaster que line that goes out for ages is never used anymore ?

 

[Benzin]

So that high elevated tomb blaster que line that goes out for ages is never used anymore ?

They built a horrid tall metal fencing on it (and Rameses) almost akin to the awful Saw queue.

 

[SuperMuscleMan]

Didn't rameses raised queue line have an incident where someone fell through a wooden board remember reading of some sort of accident on the bridges

Yes it was tombe blaster

I’d disagree there, I think Mandrill is one of the better designed rides in that regard with the way it circles the entire area and the inversion over the entrance.

Sorry Bowser I was on about Ramses over croc drop. The landscaping and area was built not just for the riders but for those off the ride. It was far more superior than ripsaw and even intoxicator.

In terms of the kid in the queline:

It think because it was wooden one piece had rotted if I recall correctly?

 

[MattBTP]

Been doing a build of Chessington on Parkitect and have been going through old pictures from the 1990's/early 00s for reference. Damn this park looked good back then.

 

[SuperMuscleMan]

Been doing a build of Chessington on Parkitect and have been going through old pictures from the 1990's/early 00s for reference. Damn this park looked good back then.

It sure was. Rattlesnake even had such good themeing and outside animatronics and water effects!

 

[MattBTP]

It sure was. Rattlesnake even had such good themeing and outside animatronics and water effects!

Yeah so much character and charm to the place! Just finished my Rameses build and was looking at how the queue line was integrated into the area, such an excellent presentation!. Also had a fun time building Rattlesnake, they did so much in dressing up for what are essentially fairground attractions. Saw an old video of Terrortomb and Bubbleworks and it struck me the level of creativity in these attractions at that time. So much attention given to show elements, which seemed to be baked into the ideas from a ground level up. Even found the original Egyptian proposal for what became Mystic East which I didn't know existed. Currently working on Mystic East, and looking at the scale of it from pictures when it first opened is amazing.