{"id":8124,"date":"2021-01-16T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=8124"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:04:58","slug":"what-i-think-chessington-world-of-adventures-will-look-like-in-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=8124","title":{"rendered":"What I Think Chessington World of Adventures Will Look Like In 10 Years?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I shared a blog post similar to this but about Thorpe Park a few months ago, I\u2019ll leave it linked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=7834\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>. However today I thought I\u2019d discuss CWOA &amp;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>how I think the park could look within the next 10 years. Not that I need to tell you guys but this is purely speculation. As always I know nothing, this is just my opinions. I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Rattlesnakes Closure:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Perhaps this is just me that thinks Rattlesnake life is due to end soon. It might be down to the fact I hate the sodding thing. But I just feel it\u2019s getting on and I know already a lot are going to tell me it\u2019ll be more or less Vampire that leaves, I&#8217;ll touch on that at the end. But I think Rattlesnake will be the first coaster to leave the park.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6910\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8A105421-5D86-45AA-BEF0-199D07ADBD07.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8A105421-5D86-45AA-BEF0-199D07ADBD07.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8A105421-5D86-45AA-BEF0-199D07ADBD07.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8A105421-5D86-45AA-BEF0-199D07ADBD07.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8A105421-5D86-45AA-BEF0-199D07ADBD07.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8A105421-5D86-45AA-BEF0-199D07ADBD07.jpeg?resize=87%2C58&amp;ssl=1 87w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/8A105421-5D86-45AA-BEF0-199D07ADBD07.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Gruffalo Re-Theme:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">IPs eventually run out and I\u2019m unsure on how long they have this IP for. However, I\u2019d imagine we would probably see a re-theme in this location during this period. I could be wrong of course. But I\u2019d love to see an original theme return in this spot. Not necessarily a Bubbleworks remaster but just something bright, colourful &amp; happy yet original to the park.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8125\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/819C315B-8C09-4A97-A36D-02BFFF491EC8.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/819C315B-8C09-4A97-A36D-02BFFF491EC8-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/819C315B-8C09-4A97-A36D-02BFFF491EC8-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">New Family Rollercoaster:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019d love to believe this is going to happen. It doesn\u2019t have to be anything all that fancy. A simple wooden rollercoaster or launch coaster similar to Velocity at Flamingo Land. Just something small that will makes a bold footprint in the parks line up. But who knows they could go for something on a much larger scale?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">New\/Re-Themed Area:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019m thinking a brand new area or a re-theme to an existing area. Of course, 2020 saw the brand new Rainforest area open. Which is fab for its target audience. However, I genuinely think we will see either a brand new area open if they have room to expand or a complete overhaul to an existing one, which one I ain\u2019t sure about.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B9B4C8ED-4DAA-464A-9ED9-5A05918D5F32.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B9B4C8ED-4DAA-464A-9ED9-5A05918D5F32.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B9B4C8ED-4DAA-464A-9ED9-5A05918D5F32.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B9B4C8ED-4DAA-464A-9ED9-5A05918D5F32.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B9B4C8ED-4DAA-464A-9ED9-5A05918D5F32.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B9B4C8ED-4DAA-464A-9ED9-5A05918D5F32.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B9B4C8ED-4DAA-464A-9ED9-5A05918D5F32.jpeg?resize=87%2C58&amp;ssl=1 87w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B9B4C8ED-4DAA-464A-9ED9-5A05918D5F32.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Flat Rides Removed:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Unfortunately for the UK it often seems our flat rides are just awaiting their removal. It\u2019s almost as if they are dying out which I think is very sad. But I can see the likes of Seastorm getting removed within the next 10 years. In my opinion, it\u2019s become a ride which started to become less reliable but also on ride feels quite old &amp; jolty.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_8817.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_8817.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_8817.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_8817.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_8817.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_8817.jpg?w=2880&amp;ssl=1 2880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Bigger Halloween Event:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I honestly believe Chessington is a missed opportunity when it comes down to Halloween events. It is home to one of the UKs best scare mazes in Creepy Caves. The team behind this maze are phenomenal. They could quite easily create a big scream park event and become one of the biggest &amp; best events there is. I can just see their Halloween offering a slowly bigger &amp; bolder event in the coming years, or at least I hope so anyway.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7817\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/92D71CF5-C94C-43C0-B880-1EF3C6EA79EB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Potential Removal of Vampire:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019ve left this to last as it\u2019s something I honestly don\u2019t want to think about. I love this coaster so much &amp; the thought of it leaving genuinely is heartbreaking. I\u2019d love to believe it\u2019ll receive all the work it needs to remain for another 30 odd years but I\u2019m not all that sure on the likelihood of that happening, unfortunately.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-189\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/0.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/0.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/0.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/0.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/0.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/0.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/0.jpg?w=2880&amp;ssl=1 2880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There you have it my opinion on how Chessy will look in the next 10 years. I hope you\u2019ve enjoyed and be sure to share your thoughts with me in the comments or across my socials!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong><span class=\"s1\">Thank you for reading as always!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/545E3022-CE60-4736-B83D-19CA972D3EF1.png?resize=800%2C267&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"267\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I shared a blog post similar to this but about Thorpe Park a few months ago, I\u2019ll leave it linked HERE. However today I thought I\u2019d discuss CWOA &amp;\u00a0 how I think the park could look within the next 10 years. Not that I need to tell you guys but this is purely speculation. As always I know nothing, this is just my opinions. I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts! Rattlesnakes Closure: Perhaps this is just me that thinks Rattlesnake life is due to end soon. It might be down to the fact I hate the sodding thing. But I just feel it\u2019s getting on and I know already a lot are going to tell me it\u2019ll be more or less Vampire that leaves, I&#8217;ll touch on that at the end. But I think Rattlesnake will be the first coaster to leave the park. Gruffalo Re-Theme: IPs eventually run out and I\u2019m unsure on how long they have this IP for. However, I\u2019d imagine we would probably see a re-theme in this location during this period. I could be wrong of course. But I\u2019d love to see an original theme return in this spot. Not necessarily a Bubbleworks remaster but just something bright, colourful &amp; happy yet original to the park. New Family Rollercoaster: I\u2019d love to believe this is going to happen. It doesn\u2019t have to be anything all that fancy. A simple wooden rollercoaster or launch coaster similar to Velocity at Flamingo Land. Just something small that will makes a bold footprint in the parks line up. But who knows they could go for something on a much larger scale? New\/Re-Themed Area: I\u2019m thinking a brand new area or a re-theme to an existing area. Of course, 2020 saw the brand new Rainforest area open. Which is fab for its target audience. However, I genuinely think we will see either a brand new area open if they have room to expand or a complete overhaul to an existing one, which one I ain\u2019t sure about. Flat Rides Removed: Unfortunately for the UK it often seems our flat rides are just awaiting their removal. It\u2019s almost as if they are dying out which I think is very sad. But I can see the likes of Seastorm getting removed within the next 10 years. In my opinion, it\u2019s become a ride which started to become less reliable but also on ride feels quite old &amp; jolty. Bigger Halloween Event: I honestly believe Chessington is a missed opportunity when it comes down to Halloween events. It is home to one of the UKs best scare mazes in Creepy Caves. The team behind this maze are phenomenal. They could quite easily create a big scream park event and become one of the biggest &amp; best events there is. I can just see their Halloween offering a slowly bigger &amp; bolder event in the coming years, or at least I hope so anyway. Potential Removal of Vampire: I\u2019ve left this to last as it\u2019s something I honestly don\u2019t want to think about. I love this coaster so much &amp; the thought of it leaving genuinely is heartbreaking. I\u2019d love to believe it\u2019ll receive all the work it needs to remain for another 30 odd years but I\u2019m not all that sure on the likelihood of that happening, unfortunately. There you have it my opinion on how Chessy will look in the next 10 years. I hope you\u2019ve enjoyed and be sure to share your thoughts with me in the comments or across my socials! Thank you for reading as always!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[2961,1787,85,2118,2957,2958,97,809,2121,2956,2959,1280,256,2493,294,2960,345,1332,393,1248,742,2210,448],"class_list":["post-8124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-10-years-time","tag-adventures","tag-brand-new","tag-british","tag-british-theme-park","tag-brits","tag-chessington-world-of-adventures","tag-chessington-world-of-adventures-halloween","tag-chessington-world-of-adventures-zoo","tag-chessy","tag-classics","tag-future","tag-merlin-annual-pass","tag-merlin-annual-passholder","tag-opinions","tag-re-themed","tag-refurbished","tag-speculation","tag-the-future","tag-theme-park-girl","tag-uk","tag-uk-rides","tag-uk-theme-park"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/819C315B-8C09-4A97-A36D-02BFFF491EC8-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4qDv-272","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8124","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=8124"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8127,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8124\/revisions\/8127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}