Theme parks just don’t feel the same when your an adult. Loved seeing all those kids running round creating so many memories. Wish I was 10 again

As someone who lives in Florida it really makes me respect how parks like Disney/Universal keep their stuff clean and maintained for the most part without an offseason

I really want to visit this park to experience Vampire and Mandrill Mayhem as well as riding The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure as i read this book at my work all the time to the children and is one of my favourite books and this ride just looks awsome so would be so cool to get on and see!

You know when a park is not up to standard when Shawn says the biggest improvement is the flooring 😂😂😂😂😂

The scent of bubbleworks can never be matched

Just getting ready to go to thorpe opening, lovely to watch this to get ready!

Rewatching this vlog ahead of a visit to Chessington next week, first time in about 5 years. Thanks!

winter season for normal theme parks: a time when we invest in the upkeeps for our rides and to make sure they're safe, so that they can be open for the start of the season. winter season for merlin: it's a nice holiday

I am glad to see today that Thorpe Park recognised your value on facebook with a nice comment. This is good to see as for many many years, theme parks fans have struggled to be taken seriously by the parks. Im glad things are changing, as a lot of people watch youtube vlogs solely now, and in my opinion, yours is the best. I also think its SO GOOD to see B&M doing kid's rides, as really why not? Kid's now get to experience the mercedes benz of coasters.

I used to go to Chessington every year for my birthday as a child. I haven't been back in over ten years. Its a real shame that it looks in desperate need of some TLC that it just hasn't had much of. It has such potential to be an incredible experience and they aren't optimising it. But thank you for being so honest in your experiences!

You two are such big kids, I love it!!! Never grow up!

Classic tuning in to watch saun for him to talk about flooring all video 😂😂

Yep. Mandrill’s backward helix turns my stomach and I never feel sick on rides. It’s not unbearable. But very odd 😂

Nice to see you guys back at Chessington World of Adventures

I've been to UK (from Texas) a lot over the years, and I've never been to this park. Yet. I've done Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and Flamingo Land. I love that dark ride at this park. Unique dark rides are the best.

I love that your going around all of the Merlin parks and showing us all that has happened over the closed seasons, it really allows us to know what’s going on in the parks if we can’t visit it ourselves 👍🏼😆🙏

We’ve only been to Chessington once when we had Merlin annual passes a couple of years ago and didn’t go on anything because nothing really looked worth the massive queues. The whole park looked a bit run down and not appealing. We are going this May with our little boy for his 2nd birthday and Legoland the next day so hopefully he will like it. It’s useful to know which rides have single rider because we might take a turn on Mandrill each and give that a go.

It was great to meet you in Adventure Point, after we had done Vampire and Mandrill back row, we went back to Vampire and then did Mandrill again (row 4 left side). We never got on Dragon's Fury because it closed whenever we queued for it.

I Haven't been to Chessington since i was at college. I remember riding the Bubble works that was there when i heard it was closing i was upset and i went back to Chessington to ride it one last time and not been back since. I love watching you're videos from all the different parks and other stuff keep up the good work

Hi Shawn and Charlotte! I met you that day by trail of the King's. It was great to meet you and have a great time at Thorpe park! 💯

We were there yesterday too - first time in 25 years that I’ve been and wasn’t disappointed. Fantastic nostalgia! I did see you guys and approached you, but you seemed a bit distracted. Would be great to bump into you again someday and have a chinwag ✌🏼

Hey there Shawn and Charlotte it’s a shame that LegoLand submarine ride is closed for the hole year because that ride is so popular they and not good for chessington some rides closed and like you said Shawn that some rides are not ready for start of the season but have a great day today I love you Shawn and Charlotte xxxx

As I’m going there tomorrow I thought I would watch this video and it is great to have a great look at there rides as I was only there last march! So I think you and there rides will be great tomorrow!

We love mandril. On passholder day we managed to get the outside seats which were much better we thought. Fab ride !!! 👌

I Personally Think Vampire Isnt That Rough As Described. So Persoanlly I Think Vampire Should Remain As It Is

Love the videos really interesting to get info about different parks before my first time at alton towers i felt like i knew where everything was cause of all the videos i had watched from u

Loved Beano land, still remember it every time I walk through Wild Asia! I miss the monorail too, wish they could bring it back

Great video and so nice to bump into you both by Rattlesnake!

I went on pass holder day and I’m so glad with what they have done to mandrill mayhem. Getting rid of the virtual queue and adding those air gates really boosted capacity. Sadly, dragons fury was closed. They were just sending it around the block sections.

This is one of my childhood parks and I was able to visit past year for the first time in a while. I do miss Bubbleworks and it's catchy music. Dragon's Fury is my favourite ride there

I remember going on a school trip when about 12 to Chessington. The Bubbleworks had some pretty intense strobe light effects.

Omg, i'm going to chessington with my school on the 7 June 2024. I'm so excited. Thank you for sharing the updates. ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Cheers for another Chessington vlog, looks really disappointing with ride availability, need to let people 100% know whats open and whats closed a few days before visit, not last minute like on day, as people otherwise waste a journey from say other side of UK to ride a certain specific ride thats turns out to be closed on the day or duration of their visit. Its out of order & unfair. 100% need to be more informative 100% on website and with signs in park. Remember when Gruffalo was Bubble works, with Imperial Leather. Would like to see it return in future, was a good ride to experience on a day out. Love Vampire ride, hoping to experience it this year again, before either sadly a removal or hopefully a retrack. If retracked? Would love to see more theming structures added surrounding it, bridges via path interactions, more trees and plants, blood waterfalls maybe? and just more to see & do in queue line? Such a good coaster, also like to see Black Supports & Purple Track or opposite, aswell maybe a few more turns added? Maybe more tunnels etc? But I guess well see? But nice vlog, enjoyed and look forward to Thorpe Park Resort vlog. 😀👍

I was here yesterday 😊 I went on mandrio mayhem and vampire they were super fun even tho I waited 1 hour for mandrio mayhem 😂 massive queue lol but big w for water ride

Great video Shawn and Charlotte from Chessington World Of Adventures! keep the good videos coming on the channel, Shawn and Charlotte. 😀😀👍👍

Cant wait to go back in the summer hopefully the rides will be all open😂❤

I'm going for the first time next week and you guys are always my go to for theme parks. I love seeing your reaction and getting loads of information. I can't wait for next week now I'm so excited, thankyou for an amazing video yet again ❤

I’m the same as Charlotte with feeling sick on mandrel! I’m fine with all other rides. I find the last row a bit better than all the rest of the forward facing rows but you can’t always choose.

Yeah when I went last October I got in the queue for Dragons Fury and it went down. I remember the staff trying to turn a key in a lock but it wasnt working so itll be something electrical

Enjoyed the vlog. Not been to this Park but it looks good and the theming is fab. I'd be so disappointed too if there were that many rides and refreshment areas closed, it's just not on ! but the priority passes are a great idea. The outdoor show looked bright and colourful 👍

When I went there 11 years ago it was 1hr and a half wait for most of the rides plus . Vampire was a 2hr wait back then went on a Saturday

Love your Vids as always😊💜👍💯

We went to chessington last year for my sons birthday and it was great. Glad you had a good time

I helped with the children’s zoo fence! I was working there for experience and watched everything in the works :)

What you said about feeling sick on mayhem is interesting! It's been a long time since I've been to Chessington but I've actually avoided galatica at alton towers because I've heard it makes many people very sick!

I Absolutely Love Chessington"s New Season That Is The Best Vlog I Ever Seen And I'm Finally Happy That Mandrill Mayhem Had Got Rid Of The Virtual Queue (:

I LOVE UR VIDS THEY ARE JUST AWESOME and when i went on crock drop it was amazing

I understand every park has its challenges, but it is disappointing how Chessington haven’t been able to offer a near full lineup for many years now. It needs to change.

I was at Thorpe park today (spotted you guys a couple of times) and the ride availability was shocking. We were in the Swarm queue for over an hour, we were in the air gates and then it closed because of ‘inclement weather’ despite the fact that all the other 4 big coasters kept operating. It was a joke today and it looks like it was the same at chessington!

Hi guys great vlog . I have never been to Chessington world of adventure. I always thought it was more for children but looks like it has some big rides. Sorry to see a lot of rides were down bad as Blackpool. You would of thought they would be more prepared for opening day. Shame. Look forward to your next vlog . Take care.

Mandrill mayhem is so good !!!!!

I remember bubble works , recently visited in April Vampire was shut, along with zufari and tiger the log flume was shut. I enjoyed the Gruffalo.

Nice to see you at chessington great video

Awesome Video Guys 😄😄

The fact that the most exciting thing was new pathway and a big chair😫😫😫😫😫

Love the roar of a B&M in the morning So want to visit this park one day

Its kind of crazy that given how many rides need a makeover, like Vampire, Toomb Blaster, and Scorpiun, they are just making over the floors and walls in places. They have a lot of work to do to compete with the new Universal Park on the way!

The fact this was my childhood theme park and theme park Chanel ♥️

I like what they did with the passes, it really shows that they care about there customers experiences, it looks a beautiful park as well, well done Chessington and also Shawn and Charlotte for your continuous stream of amazing content. 😊

I didn't know Gardaland was getting a Crop Drop haha, just looked at construction images and was weird seeing it!

I remember bubble works at chessington world of adventures miss that ride now

Brilliant vlog

Loving the buggy parking area 2:23

Always good to see The Gruffalo

Room On the Broom is Awesome and it's like you're actually in the story

Hmm, a worlds-first winged coaster at a Merlin Park that has the back row facing backwards by the second year of it being open? Sounds familiar

I was at holiday world when mandrill mayhem opened, this means that thunderbird no longer the worlds only launched wing coaster.

Shawn and Charlotte, Watched your videos of Jumanji being built, it is really starting to grow up. Cheers, Rik Spector

MANDRILL MAYHEM IS EPIC. so is. vampire and dragons fury broke down earlier 😅

I went and the weather was so funny the hail hurt so much

I’m curious, with all your travelling and driving, what do you do to help pass the time? Do you listen to audiobooks?

The World of Jumanji is looking really good, will be nice to see it in summer when the plants have grown a bit more. Nice to see such a good area and mix of rides for families, this was a very good investment for this park.

My Daughter always feels a little sick after riding Mandrill. I think it's the long slow inversion that does it, but not me. I love the ride. Especially on the rear facing seats

It certainly seems that Chessington has had the least winter sparkle (if any) out of each of the Merlin Parks, hopefully ride availability improves in time for the main Easter Holidays 👍🏻

Amazing vlog as always Sean love the the new vampire stuff my Mrs is giving birth to my second child by end of the week hopefully before Easter hope you Charlotte have a good Easter

when the next blackpool trip i need to see if it’s improved i might go easter monday 😄

I am going on Wednesday also on mandrill mayhem I totally agree with Charlotte I feel nauseous on it too!

Floor of the dodgems, could use some TLC .. that was a good layer of surface rust Small details to improve on... some pressure-washing here and there, and would look alot better!

Hi Shawn and Charlotte I hope you are doing well I am looking forward to the new rollercoaster at Thorpe park and riding the nemesis reborn at Alton towers and I am looking forward going to funderworld next month at Bristol

A new video on my daughters 18th!! She more than happy! 😂

I also find Mandrill Mayhem makes me feel really sick on the backwards section. Unfortunately means I don't ride it much!

I would too, I cannot use lying down ones, it’s cos you going backwards. Your inner ear fluid sensitivity etc. It makes me feel sick for hours, I hate it so I don’t go on anything that spins or goes backwards.

I know that "feeling" with Mandrill but it doesn't bother me! It's still one of my favourite rollercoasters of the big three parks: Legoland, Chessington, Thorpe Park.

The later portion of Pipeline, at SeaWorld Orlando has a bit of a rattle as well. It doesn’t ruin the ride or anything but It is totally odd for B&M to not rectify that issue. We’ll see if the new Busch Gardens Tampa invert also suffers from the same issue. Do you happen to know if the steel for all B&M’s are manufactured in Ohio or do they have another fabricator for their European and/or Asia installations?

Mandrill makes me feel sick as well never had this issue when swam did backwards seats. Nice to know I’m not the only one who feels it 😅

Sooo fun to whatch🎉😊

Shawn you would be a good theme park inspector

It was amazing to see both of you when I came off rattlesnake and on the last train of vampire- and get a photo (I was the kid with the grey B&M t shirt) Thank you so much again 😊

Honestly love ur content and love this park

I was there yesterday. I’m gutted I wasn’t able to run into you. My grandparents may have seen you though.

Crikey it has changed heaps, Last time I was there it had the Runaway train, log flume and the terrifying 5th Dimension dark ride.

Have never seen such weird goats before 😳 their ears are so long :D

With Tomb blaster, they hadn’t managed to get the system ready as they have had to remake the entire system which wasn’t needed until the end of January. According to a mate of mine who is a ride op they had an option save scorpion to get ready for the year and loose tomb blaster or leave scorpion linger and try and save tomb. I think they done the right decision however I do know how frustrating rides not being open for opening day is.

Love a good fridge magnet 39:43

Chessington is amazing

Anytime a coaster goes backwards at some point, and maybe because it was going forward earlier in the ride, it makes me not feel great afterward.

Had a chuckle at 56:39!

Just a secret tip that if you rent an Airbnb in Oxshott, you won't hear the screaming people on the rides at night and yet you are only a 5 minute drive or taxi ride from the theme park AND there are lots of woodland walks in Oxshott.

I think I know why Mandrill Mayhem makes people feel nauseous. My Dad went on it once and loved it! He gets sick easy on rides that go backwards and spin. Then the second time he sat nearer the back so he went higher up the track when you launch backwards. I think the weird sensation triggers your body but it’s a great ride anyway!

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