Chessington World of Adventures

Chessington World of Adventures

Location	Chessington, Greater London, England, UK
Status	Operating
Opened	1931
Owner	Merlin Entertainments
Previous names	Chessington Zoo
Website	http://chessington.co.uk

Chessington World of Adventures is a theme park and zoo in Chessington, Greater London, England, UK.

History

For 2022, the Pirate's Cove area was refurbished and rebranded as Shipwreck Coast. The refurbishment of Seastorm was completed and the attraction reopened. Two new rides opened on 15 July 2022: Barrel Bail Out, a new ride from Zamperla, and Trawler Trouble relocated from Thorpe Park.

Roller coasters

Under Construction

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Roller	Mandrill Mayhem	Bolliger & Mabillard	Winged Launched Shuttle	2023	Under Construction

Present

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Roller	Dragon's Fury	Maurer Sohne	Spinning	March 27, 2004	Operating
Roller	Rattlesnake	Maurer Sohne	Wild Mouse	1998	Operating
Powered	Scorpion Express	Mack Rides	Family	1987	Operating
Roller	Vampire	Arrow Dynamics	Suspended	April 11, 1990	Operating

Past

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Relocated
Roller	Clown Coaster	Pinfari	Kiddie	1987	2000	Unknown

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Adventure Tree	Bertazzon	Carousel	2017
Barrel Bail Out	Zamperla	Watermania	2022
Blue Barnacle	Metallbau Emmeln	Pirate Ship	2021
Croc Drop	SBF Visa Group	Drop Tower	2021
Elmer's Flying Jumbos	Barbieri	Jets	1987
Griffin's Galleon	Zierer	Rockin' Tug	2004
Gruffalo River Ride Adventure	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	Dark Boat Ride	1990
Jungle Bus	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	2022
Jungle Rangers	Garmendale Engineering	Track Ride	2020
Kobra	Zamperla	Disk'O	2010
Mamba Strike	SBF Visa Group	Miami	2023
Monkey Swinger	Zierer	Waveswinger	2000
Ostrich Stampede	SBF Visa Group	Jump & Smile	2023
River Rafts	ABC Rides	Junior Log Flume	2020
Room on the Broom - A Magical Journey	Merlin Entertainments	Walk-Through	2003
Sea Dragons	Mack Rides	Roundabout	2004
Seastorm	Mack Rides	Sea Storm	1995
Tiger Rock	Mack Rides	Log Flume	1987
Tiny Truckers	Zamperla	Track Ride	1993
Tomb Blaster	Mack Rides	Tracked Dark Ride	1987
Trawler Trouble	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2022
Treetop Hoppers	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower x2	2001
Tuk Tuk Turmoil	Barbieri	Dodgems	2000
ZUFARI: Ride into Africa	Merlin Entertainments	Safari Trail	2013

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Black Buccaneer	HUSS	Pirate Ship	1988	2018	Stored
Carousel	Bertazzon	Gallopers	1996	2016	Unknown
Big Wheel	Hayes Fabrication	Ferris Wheel	Unknown	1986	Stored UK
Chessington Railroad	Chance Rides	Miniature Railway	1986	1996	Scrapped
Cyclone Twist	Bennett	Twist	1965	1980s	Relocated to Brean Leisure Park
Gallopers	Thomas Walker	Gallopers	1950s	1970s	Travelling UK
Gallopers	Savage	Gallopers	1977	1986	Relocated to Beachside Amusements
Ghost Train	Supercar	Tracked Dark Ride	Unknown	1986	Unknown
Hurricane Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1958	1976	Travelling UK
Hurricane Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1979	1983	Travelling UK
Jungle Bus	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	2001	2021	Scrapped
Magic Carpet	Zierer	Flying Carpet	1987	1998	Unknown
Miniature Railway	Unknown	Miniature Railway	1931	1985	Scrapped
Peeking Heights	Fabbri	Ferris Wheel	2005	2017	Stored
Rameses Revenge	HUSS	Top Spin	1995	2019	Scrapped
Rodeo	HUSS	Breakdance	1989	2004	Exported to Netherlands
Roundabout	Orton & Spooner	Roundabout	1931	1984	Relocated to Hollycombe Collection
Safari Skyway	Mack Rides	Monorail	1986	2015	Scrapped
Samurai	Mondial	Top Scan	1999	2003	Relocated to Thorpe Park
Satellite	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	1984	1986	Travelling UK
Super Bob	Sobema	Superbob	1980s	1986	Travelling UK
Toadie's Crazy Cars	Supercar Leisure	Track Ride	1987	2019	Scrapped
Waltzer	R.J. Lakin	Waltzer	1983	1986	Relocated to Marvels Amusement Park