{"id":6950,"date":"2020-06-16T10:30:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T10:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=6950"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:04:59","slug":"then-vs-now-chessington-world-of-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=6950","title":{"rendered":"Then VS Now – Chessington World of Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many UK theme parks have faced several changes over the years. A lot of the current rides had former rides in their space. I thought it\u2019d be fun to have a look back over the changes that has happened at specific theme parks, today been Chessington World of Adventures. As always I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts too. <\/span><\/p>\n

Bubbleworks – Gruffalo:<\/span><\/h2>\n

I personally only ever experienced Bubbleworks within its final year. I instantly fell in love with the ride & theme. I\u2019m someone who cares a lot for boat rides and happy themes. The change was something I was always unsure about. I weren\u2019t sure how changing such an iconic theme could possibly go down that well. But I must admit the theming now is stunning. For me though I\u2019ll always prefer Bubbleworks due to the lighter happy vibes. But that\u2019s not to say The Gruffalo is rubbish because that’s not true. \"\"\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dragon Falls – Tiger Rock:<\/span><\/h2>\n

I adore the changes made to the ride & surrounding area. Dragon Falls the first time I experienced it looked tired and didn\u2019t have a lot of theming surrounding the ride nor the area. Everything felt as if it got stuck many years ago within the area. I know not much has changed to the surrounding buildings but the small touches of paint alone was enough to add life to the area. As for the ride the added theming like the tiger structure has made an insane amount of difference. It\u2019s added life and a beautiful entrance to the area. As for the area itself the fact you are surrounded by Tigers has created one of the best UK theme park areas.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

Hocus Pocus Hall – Room on the Broom:<\/span><\/h2>\n

I must admit Hocus Pocus always looked aged. It was old and had a decent life span. However as for the theme is something I preferred. Room on the Broom however visually all throughout looks beautiful. The new theming has really made the attraction alive again and modern. I love the changes a lot however I wish we simply just had this level of change to the old theme. But that\u2019s just my opinion. I\u2019m sure children will love the new theme but for me personally as an adult I prefer the previous theme.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

What changes have you seen happen at Chessington World of Adventures over the years? Which do you prefer?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you for reading…\"\"<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many UK theme parks have faced several changes over the years. A lot of the current rides had former rides in their space. I thought it\u2019d be fun to have a look back over the changes that has happened at specific theme parks, today been Chessington World of Adventures. As always I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts too. Bubbleworks – Gruffalo: I personally only ever experienced Bubbleworks within its final year. I instantly fell in love with the ride & theme. I\u2019m someone who cares a lot for boat rides and happy themes. The change was something I was always unsure about. I weren\u2019t sure how changing such an iconic theme could possibly go down that well. But I must admit the theming now is stunning. For me though I\u2019ll always prefer Bubbleworks due to the lighter happy vibes. But that\u2019s not to say The Gruffalo is rubbish because that’s not true. \u00a0 \u00a0 Dragon Falls – Tiger Rock: I adore the changes made to the ride & surrounding area. Dragon Falls the first time I experienced it looked tired and didn\u2019t have a lot of theming surrounding the ride nor the area. Everything felt as if it got stuck many years ago within the area. I know not much has changed to the surrounding buildings but the small touches of paint alone was enough to add life to the area. As for the ride the added theming like the tiger structure has made an insane amount of difference. It\u2019s added life and a beautiful entrance to the area. As for the area itself the fact you are surrounded by Tigers has created one of the best UK theme park areas. Hocus Pocus Hall – Room on the Broom: I must admit Hocus Pocus always looked aged. It was old and had a decent life span. However as for the theme is something I preferred. Room on the Broom however visually all throughout looks beautiful. The new theming has really made the attraction alive again and modern. I love the changes a lot however I wish we simply just had this level of change to the old theme. But that\u2019s just my opinion. I\u2019m sure children will love the new theme but for me personally as an adult I prefer the previous theme. What changes have you seen happen at Chessington World of Adventures over the years? Which do you prefer? Thank you for reading…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[1050,2056,97,1848,115,1006,1076,1233,256,257,2058,2059,2057],"class_list":["post-6950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-changes","tag-chessington","tag-chessington-world-of-adventures","tag-comparison","tag-cwoa","tag-dark-rides","tag-family-attractions","tag-fun","tag-merlin-annual-pass","tag-merlin-entertainment","tag-re-themes","tag-ride-changes","tag-then-vs-now"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/img_6734.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4qDv-1O6","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6950"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6951,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6950\/revisions\/6951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}