Noooo, surely they'll want to open it for Easter? I was hoping to tie in a visit with a trip to London in AprilHowever, if the date is correct, one would assume that a May opening is likely.
And backwards facing seats on the back row.
Scott O’Neil, CEO of Merlin Entertainments, which operates Chessington World of Adventures Resort, said:
“We look forward to Welcome-ing you to the Jungle this spring, as the amazing World of Jumanji opens at Chessington World of Adventures Resort. Families should prepare to be turned upside down… literally, as the first NEW rollercoaster in nearly 20 years at the Resort has a twist, turn and flip that will have you holding on to your seat! This is the Next Level for families wanting to explore the ultimate adventure together.”
A bit of a strange comment from the press release;
I personally wouldn't want to be highlighting that it's been 20 years since they last put in a new roller coaster. Quite a strange 'flex' and you realise how long Chessington has relied on Dragons Fury and Vampire to carry their coaster lineup.
That aside, I think the whole new area looks great, and if done right with lots of foliage will look fab. I think a 1.2 ride makes a lot more sense for the investment and will be a great first inverting coaster for many visitors I'm sure.
This was my reading too. Sounds like classic CEO speak to me.I took that as pretty a self promoting comment, rather than promoting the park
'Hey look at me Scott O'Neil the new CEO.. Nick Varney didn't do this in 20 years!'
Even though he probably had very little to do with it..
So weird that ‘welcoming’ is spelt like that in the press release…“We look forward to Welcome-ing you”
So weird that ‘welcoming’ is spelt like that in the press release…
As much as I'd love it to have lapbars, it seems unlikely. The concept art for Raptor at Gardaland also showed lapbars and Mythica Coaster at Legoland Deutschland was already been confirmed to have vests back in November sadly.Concept art looks fab. And dare I say it, realistically achievable.
Mandrill Mayhem continues to confuse. That all but confirms a singular row facing the other direction, which is weird. And whilst I get what they have tried to do with the mandrills, I'm struggling to get over (my own) preconceptions that having a non-winged animal on a winged coaster just doesn't feel quite right.
On a different note, the concept art look at the train doesn't show vests, just a lap bar:
Other Merlin artwork of winged coasters has clearly shown OTSR/vests. So will be interesting to see if this is a feature of the trains for junior coasters, or just the artwork.
Like the station plans clearly showed and I had been saying all along...IT HAS 7 CAR TRAINS