Scorpion Express

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Scorpion Express

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Chessington World of Adventures
Location	Chessington, Greater London, England, UK
Coordinates	51°20′58″N 0°19′04″W / 51.34942°N 0.3177°W / 51.34942; -0.3177
Section	Mexicana
Status	Defunct
Operated	1987 to July 2022
Cost	£2 million (for 2014 refurbishment)
Rider height	Minimum: 90 cm Min. unaccompanied: 110 cm
Replaced by	Unknown Paw Patrol Coaster

Statistics

Manufacturer

Mack Rides

Product

Powered Coaster
Blauer Enzian Version 2

Designer / calculations

John Wardley (original ride)

Type

Steel

Track layout

Figure-8

Riders per train

38

Inversions

0

Scorpion Express was a Mack Rides steel powered coaster at Chessington World of Adventures in Chessington, Greater London, England, UK.

Design

Scorpion Express had a standard figure 8 layout.

Elements
Helix

Colour scheme

Brown track and supports.

Trains

Single train with 10 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, except for the front car which has a single row, for a total of 38 riders per train.

History

It originally opened in 1987 as Runaway Train and was refurbished for the 2014 season. The refurbishment was carried out by Garmendale Engineering.^[1] In July 2022 the ride was closed until further notice with no reason provided by the park.^[2] In February 2025 the ride was spotted being dismantled.^[3] Theme elements, signs and the zero car were put up for auction in March 2025.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Chessington World of Adventures – Rocky Mountain transformed into the Scorpion Express". Garmendale Engineering. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
↑ Jared (2023-07-03). "Goodbye Scorpion Express? • Speculation • Chessington Buzz". Chessington Buzz. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
↑ "Chessington Scorpion Express Removal Begins as Track is Cut Up and Removed | Theme Park Guide". themeparkguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
↑ "Scorpion Express Memorabilia Auction 🦂". Chessington World of Adventures Resort. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
↑ Cookson, Lea (2025-04-07). "Chessington: Own Genuine Ride Memorabilia from Scorpion Express | UK Theme Park Spy". Retrieved 2025-04-23.

External links

Scorpion Express on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Present

Coasters

Dragon's Fury Mandrill Mayhem Rattlesnake Unknown

(unknown)

Unknown

(unknown)

Vampire

Former

Coasters

Clown Coaster Scorpion Express

[1] "Chessington World of Adventures – Rocky Mountain transformed into the Scorpion Express". Garmendale Engineering. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.

[2] Jared (2023-07-03). "Goodbye Scorpion Express? • Speculation • Chessington Buzz". Chessington Buzz. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

[3] "Chessington Scorpion Express Removal Begins as Track is Cut Up and Removed | Theme Park Guide". themeparkguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-16.

[4] "Scorpion Express Memorabilia Auction 🦂". Chessington World of Adventures Resort. Retrieved 2025-03-16.

[5] Cookson, Lea (2025-04-07). "Chessington: Own Genuine Ride Memorabilia from Scorpion Express | UK Theme Park Spy". Retrieved 2025-04-23.

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