First Visit to Chessington World of Adventures - Is it worth it?

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  • My first time visiting Chessington World of Adventures. Is it worth a trip?
    I take you on a full tour of an average day at the park, and give you my opinion on everything I see.
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Komentáře • 71

  • @smaza2009
    @smaza2009 Před 16 dny +7

    After being a manager at a park with rides for 19 yrs sadly I know what you mean with the staff, I noticed a change in attitudes to working on the rides the last 6 years I moved out of the uk 2022, they don't like not being able to use their phones for long periods of time, and that also leads to them not really being able to engage with customers on a face to face because their communication has been mostly online and they only out working because the parents have made them. That's not to say all the young workers are the same, the best ones that I tended to witness were the ones that had maybe been in youth organisations and had a much better attitude to helping and smiling. Some were much better after they had been to university and returned for summer seasons as they had more social skills, it's a big problem for most parks now, finding that balance of staff

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 16 dny

      Yeah I can see that in other industries too. It's only going to get worse.

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 Před 16 dny +3

    Looks like you two had a great day, "No Rain." The queue/station for Vampire looked great, the theming would make for a great Medieval steak house.

  • @mousecharger
    @mousecharger Před 16 dny +1

    Brilliant 🎉 can't believe you then went onto Thorpe Park I'd be knackered 😂

  • @danielbooth2982
    @danielbooth2982 Před 9 dny

    The organist in Vampire is a retired Phil Collins Waxwork from the days when Tussauds owned Chessington. They chose him because he was already sitting down playing the drums so he was ready to play the organ.

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 9 dny

      Yeah. I spouted that fact in the queue line. Lol .I've read Wardleys book lol

  • @pjuk
    @pjuk Před 15 dny

    Wow the now Tiger Rock log flume was there when i went on a school trip when I was 10 and now I'm in my 40s! Shame they got rid of my favourite Bubbleworks and Rameses Revenge.

  • @oddsandwindsocks5905
    @oddsandwindsocks5905 Před 13 dny

    Morning Darren. I haven't been there for awhile. I loved the original gondolas on vampire ride in the 90s . Shame you couldn't show on ride to .

  • @AK-fl3nc
    @AK-fl3nc Před 16 dny

    The vampire ride was epic back in the day… I remember it opening….. the headbang through the tunnel used to get me as a kid.

  • @nicklowe536
    @nicklowe536 Před 16 dny

    Just come back from a weekend at Chessington I agree with your comments the staff need to cheer up there is a lot of grumpy staff. We also found ehe. You asked a question about access passes of wheel chair hire they had to ask some one. There not a patch on Alton Towers staff. One.thing that I found odd it the wheel wheel chair hire is at the grass carpark entrance but the disabled car park is the other side of the park at the hotel entrance. We got sent to two different places before getting the right place. Staff there was very good along with the bag search team.they were fantastic great banter with the Q line while doing a great job

  • @danielward4868
    @danielward4868 Před 15 dny

    I went here a few times a kid and got to return last year. Vampire wasn't as good as I remembered but Dragons Fury exceeded my expectations and is my favourite coaster in the park. I got two rides on Mandrill Mayem both on row 6 right wing inside seat and it was just okay in my eyes but a great fit for the park

  • @hyper2high
    @hyper2high Před 16 dny +1

    Nice one Darren👍👍

  • @windy33a
    @windy33a Před 16 dny

    If you ever find yourself in Belgium I can highly recommend Cyclone at Bobbiejaanland. It's indoors with what seems like a never ending climb before the real coaster starts, in the dark. Awesome ride

  • @tjweston1
    @tjweston1 Před 16 dny

    Loved the day Darren, got to see both out first impressions of the place!

  • @David-R-Hall
    @David-R-Hall Před 16 dny

    So funny watching you try to navigate the park for the first time 😅 You looked like you enjoyed your first visit and you were clearly excited, like a kid in a sweet shop!

  • @HockeySemp
    @HockeySemp Před 15 dny

    The smell in what is now Gruffalo use to be amazing. I still can smell it down when I close my eyes and think about it.

  • @christelbraune4530
    @christelbraune4530 Před 15 dny

    Man das war richtig cool 🤩.
    Ich hätte sogar auch einige Fahrgeschäfte mitgenommen 😂😂.
    Auch wenn man hier und da etwas nass wird.
    Die Reise nach Dracula war für mich das schönste ❤.
    Ich bin dir sehr dankbar!!!
    Thank you ❣️. Darren

  • @malcolmrichardson3881
    @malcolmrichardson3881 Před 15 dny

    Looks a great day out with some innovative and exciting rides, though from your comments, it seems it could do with sprucing up of some of the infrastructure and staff attitudes.

  • @lynnballington8467
    @lynnballington8467 Před 15 dny

    Hello Darren and friend how are you both love your vidio of chesting theam park very interested best wishes take care stay safe xx ❤😅😅

  • @jillrodgers9751
    @jillrodgers9751 Před 16 dny +1

    Great video

  • @stevehumphries8070
    @stevehumphries8070 Před 16 dny

    Get yourself out to Europa Park Rust Germany Darren. Absolutely fantastic ride operations and a superb themed park with some great rides. Voltron in the new Croatian themed area is world class. Both my eldest daughter and I gave it a solid 10 😎

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 15 dny +1

      Oh I've been there. Spent three days there in 2019.

  • @RoamBeyondLimits
    @RoamBeyondLimits Před 15 dny

    Great video mate 😊

  • @christinehodge3608
    @christinehodge3608 Před 16 dny

    Good video, thank you for sharing 😊

  • @donfranktv
    @donfranktv Před 16 dny

    Hi Darren - really enjoyed the video - haven't been to Chessington in a while, some areas do look a bit run down but hopefully they focus on tidying it up at the end of the season. Have a great week - Don

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 15 dny +1

      Absolutely. Don't think they will though. They will when universal opens though.

    • @donfranktv
      @donfranktv Před 15 dny

      @@AdventureMe haha yes the will def have to then

  • @kkrispy2009P
    @kkrispy2009P Před 15 dny

    Lovely day 0:16 virgin Chessington theme park great merlin place

  • @mcmarky1985
    @mcmarky1985 Před 16 dny

    Glad you had a good time I really love the theming of the park!! I have only been once in the 90's as a kid I can remember bubble works ride but nothing else. Looking at it and I'm thinking yeah it's worth a visit as an adult. It's a real shame the staff weren't great though and hopefully you caught them on an off day.

  • @UKThemeParks
    @UKThemeParks Před 16 dny +1

    Great video! Mandrill is a great addition, Vampire though just holds so much for me. Croc Drop a kids ride 😂😂 brutal lol

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 16 dny +1

      I don't have that nostalgia for it. But I can see that it does. Probably needs a big overhaul or a modern take. It's still popular I suppose.

    • @UKThemeParks
      @UKThemeParks Před 16 dny

      @@AdventureMe it is sadly a shadow of it's former self

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 Před 16 dny +1

    Darren, the area around the "Rattlesnake" queue really reminds me of Knott's Ghost Town and the Ghostrider roller coaster.

  • @mousecharger
    @mousecharger Před 16 dny

    Can't wait for this. I never been

  • @shirleylynch7529
    @shirleylynch7529 Před 16 dny

    What a great day had by all. If anything I hope staff start being nicer to the visitors. Can’t understand why they are unpleasant. But looking forward to your next theme park. Thank you Darren.

  • @offical_leah1238
    @offical_leah1238 Před 12 dny

    I’m going tomorrow so excited

  • @lyledal
    @lyledal Před 16 dny

    "World of Adventures?" I'm in!!

  • @AK-fl3nc
    @AK-fl3nc Před 16 dny

    Paultons park is kept mint👌🏻 very impressive.

  • @BlackburnBigdragon
    @BlackburnBigdragon Před 16 dny

    I've seen coasters like that Jumanji coaster popping up at smaller, cheaper, theme parks all over the US lately. I've never been very impressed with them, but then again, they're kind of family coasters usually. The ride time is usually WAY too short for a ride that's so short. They're kind of like a quarter of a roller coaster. But I guess they're good for parks with limited space. They just aren't my thing. They're like a stretched out Boomerang coaster with a launch rather than a drop hill. Not really my thing. In most cases, I've seen these new coaster designs trying to make up for lack of thrill and ride time with theming.

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 15 dny

      It was pretty surprising this one though

  • @adrianclint1449
    @adrianclint1449 Před 9 dny

    Too busy to notice you were down sarf near me. Turn left outside CWOA and I'm 2 miles up the road.
    Trying to gain access to the old seethingwells filter beds and some of the old buildings there could be an idea for an old industrial archaeology video

  • @ste.h9825
    @ste.h9825 Před 16 dny +1

    Thanks great video.😂

  • @AK-fl3nc
    @AK-fl3nc Před 16 dny

    Does anyone remember the 5th dimension ride…. Gutted when that closed.

  • @paulharvey9149
    @paulharvey9149 Před 15 dny

    I can't say I'm really into theme parks myself, but I know you do enjoy your rides, Darren, especially the ones that make you damp... Thank goodness you went when it was quiet though - you'd have been all day queueing, otherwise. Shame about the staff you encountered - maybe they should all be given a paint brush to touch up all those rough bits when they get bored, which I imagine will be most of the time. Seriously though - it's probably just a London thing, mate.

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 15 dny +1

      That's what someone else said. Possibly a London thing

  • @neuralwarp
    @neuralwarp Před 15 dny

    They ought to reserve 25% of days as No Shrieking Days.

  • @JeffinBville
    @JeffinBville Před 16 dny

    Dude, I've been following you forever and it's time you got yourself a chest strap and a GoPro. You go on those rides and you should take us with you.

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 15 dny +1

      I've had a go pro and chest strap since I started the channel. I would have been filming but merlin don't allow it on rides. Just the gruffalo. If you watch my other theme park stuff you'll see me filming on the rides at flamingo land etc. They allow it.

    • @JeffinBville
      @JeffinBville Před 15 dny

      ​@@AdventureMe I have watched others and it's rare you film a full ride.
      As for the sneers you were getting, it had me wondering if it was maybe your age. The park was filled with kids and I didn't see that many singles/couples outside school groups. And there you were, two older men with packs filing everything.
      People are 'suspicious' of everything because we like being victims of our own (usually unreasonable and untenable) fears.

  • @neuralwarp
    @neuralwarp Před 15 dny

    Why do they need queues? Why not just issue "bacon counter" tickets.

  • @tugger10doran15
    @tugger10doran15 Před 16 dny +1

    Great video as always Darren but why can't we ride with you ??

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 16 dny

      They don't allow on ride filming at Merlin Parks. Or I would have.

    • @tugger10doran15
      @tugger10doran15 Před 16 dny

      Thanks pal see you on the next one 👍

  • @leonhutchinson8264
    @leonhutchinson8264 Před 13 dny

    did you not manage to get on zufari? a really unique ride that is.

    • @AdventureMe
      @AdventureMe  Před 12 dny

      No. We didn't have time. And half of it was empty.

  • @colinevans39
    @colinevans39 Před 16 dny +6

    Sorry m8 too much screaming and kids I'm a grumpy old man lol but love your videos 👍👍

  • @moggismellow
    @moggismellow Před 15 dny

    7:51 how is that still alive

  • @mousecharger
    @mousecharger Před 16 dny

    Traumatised you said the M word!😂

  • @andrewstorey3395
    @andrewstorey3395 Před 16 dny

    Why can't you film on th rides?