Chessington World of Adventures Resort has today been fined £150,000 and ordered to pay £21,614 costs at Guildford Crown Court after pleading guilty last Friday (9th January), to safety breaches relating to an accident in the queue line for Tomb Blaster in 2012. The incident saw a four-year-old [...]
With closed season well underway attention has turned to the southern parks plans for February Half Term 2015. With both Thorpe Park Resort and Chessington World of Adventures Resort set to open from 14th-22nd February, we take a look at what’s on offer. Thorpe Park Resort For the [...]
Penguins are set to be the stars in 2015 at Chessington World of Adventures Resort as the resort announces a range of new features for the 2015 season. A new Madagascar Live! show – Operation Cheezy Dibbles – is set to take to the Africa stage, replacing the previous [...]
Full details of Chessington World of Adventures Resort’s plans to expand and refurbish Penguin Cove for 2015 have been made available for the first time. The refurbishment will see a transformation of the current penguin habitat, situated to the west of the Sealife Centre, including a new seating area, alterations [...]
With the spooky Halloween season fast approaching, we take a look at what the southern Merlin parks have in store to thrill, spook, entertain and terrify guests of all ages! Thorpe Park Resort Fright Nights return once more to Thorpe Park Resort, in association with Lionsgate UK, for [...]
Chessington World of Adventures Resort’s brand new accommodation offering, the Azteca Hotel, has opened to the public for the first time. Comprising 69 rooms set across three themed floors, the new hotel is the latest addition to the accommodation offering at the resort. Based on an ancient Aztec [...]
An ancient and mythical Asian kingdom is about to open at Chessington World of Adventures, and we were lucky enough to be invited to the media preview. Wild Asia has replaced the ageing Beano Land area, and we are delighted that the park seems to be following the original concept [...]
Chessington have announced that their new area for 2010 will be called Wild Asia. With theming that resembles the cultures of Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, and Thailand, guests will traverse temples and ruins on their quest to ride Kobra, the area's flagship new attraction. The dodgems and crazy bus [...]
To complete our summer news round-up of the southern parks, we took a trip to Chessington to see what's new this year. The park has received some nice improvements including Market Square Pizza & Pasta, an all you can eat restaurant that has replaced KFC and Pizza Hut. You'll never [...]
Chessington World of Adventures opened for the 2008 season this weekend. Continuing their focus on family attractions as well as the zoo, this year Chessington have installed their own Sea Life Centre. The attraction features countless displays of marine life, educational and interactive exhibits, as well as a spectacular underwater [...]
Thorpe Park have once again had strong attendance figures, despite the heavy rain dampening the summer. The infill site next to Samurai looks complete, and is expected to be used for the 2009 coaster station and plaza area. The land needs to settle before construction can commence next year. Ride [...]
The new Holiday Inn hotel at Chessington World of Adventures is rapidly taking shape, and looks impressive. The park have done a fantastic job transforming an unattractive maintenance area in to a pleasant hotel with landscaped grounds. The rear facing rooms will overlook the new Creature Feature Zoo addition, which [...]
