Saturday 19th December 2020
New for 2021, rumoured to be named Croc Drop, Chessington's new tower will drop guests 25.6 meters from the sky, into the jaws of a crocodile.
Today we heard some exciting news, that the drop tower had been delivered to Chessington and was sat in the express car parking, awaiting to be craned into the ride area and bolted together. The manufacture of the ride can now also be confirmed as SBF Visa the same manufacturer of Magma at Paultons Park.
Posted on Twitter yesterday, we saw photos of the main carriage that will take guests up. However, it would appear that this section has already be craned in or has been moved to another section of the park. Sections left out in the car park are; the two middle and top of the drop towers ride, the seats that guests will sit in and some of the hydraulic pumps that will help power the ride system.
With all of the construction walls down at the ride area, we can also now see the entrance to the ride. Seeing clearly the Egyptian eye painted on the door. More work has been done around the area, installing tv screens into the soon to be queue line and installing themed queue line fences, with hyroglifics carved into some.
Today we heard some exciting news, that the drop tower had been delivered to Chessington and was sat in the express car parking, awaiting to be craned into the ride area and bolted together. The manufacture of the ride can now also be confirmed as SBF Visa the same manufacturer of Magma at Paultons Park.
Posted on Twitter yesterday, we saw photos of the main carriage that will take guests up. However, it would appear that this section has already be craned in or has been moved to another section of the park. Sections left out in the car park are; the two middle and top of the drop towers ride, the seats that guests will sit in and some of the hydraulic pumps that will help power the ride system.
With all of the construction walls down at the ride area, we can also now see the entrance to the ride. Seeing clearly the Egyptian eye painted on the door. More work has been done around the area, installing tv screens into the soon to be queue line and installing themed queue line fences, with hyroglifics carved into some.
Sunday 13th December 2020
Construction walls have come down at Chessington World of Adventures around the new drop tower ride for 2021, located in the Forbidden Kingdom. Since our last visit to the park, just over a week ago, installation of the large theming has been completed, with more painting of the structure continuing. In the first few photos, we can see what part of a section has had half of its lines painted green to make the markings stand out.
On the door into the ride, a large Egyptian eye has been painted on the doors, with the large green eye added to the entrance archway. The crocodiles on the sides look amazing!
Work on installing plants and relandscaping the area looks to have also begun, with new plants and rocks installed. The area around the attraction is going to be huge, compared to how the area was before when Rameses was around. It won't be long until work on building the queue line begins! Both of the old Rameses Revenge signs have now been removed.
Still no sign of the drop tower ride, but we cant wait to see this ride completed.
On the door into the ride, a large Egyptian eye has been painted on the doors, with the large green eye added to the entrance archway. The crocodiles on the sides look amazing!
Work on installing plants and relandscaping the area looks to have also begun, with new plants and rocks installed. The area around the attraction is going to be huge, compared to how the area was before when Rameses was around. It won't be long until work on building the queue line begins! Both of the old Rameses Revenge signs have now been removed.
Still no sign of the drop tower ride, but we cant wait to see this ride completed.
Sunday 6th December 2020
Its been a while since UK theme parks were allowed to open, due to the second lockdown. However, with construction sites being allowed to continue to work through the lockdown, huge progress has been made to the new attraction at Chessington, rumoured to be named Croc Drop.
The huge theming structure that goes around the ride has been completed; including bright green teeth, added to the jaw of the crocodile. Work has also begun on landscaping the area, some of the construction walls have been removed, exposing elements of the building previously not seen before. The ride's theming element is almost unrecognisable, with green paint added to some sections and others made to look weathered and older than they are. The old Pharaoh's shop is still being converted into an interactive queue line element. No sign of any theming inside but we can see new walls installed. Hopefully, we could see some new animals inside this building!
Signage for Rameses Revenge remains, but we feel like this might be the last time we see this! No sign of the drop tower yet, however with it being such an easy install it would be lifted into place in no time! Other essential items, such as CCTV has been installed on the ride building, to monitor the queue line and area.
No opening date has been set for the attraction yet, but if the park makes good progress it could be ready in time for March 2020!
The huge theming structure that goes around the ride has been completed; including bright green teeth, added to the jaw of the crocodile. Work has also begun on landscaping the area, some of the construction walls have been removed, exposing elements of the building previously not seen before. The ride's theming element is almost unrecognisable, with green paint added to some sections and others made to look weathered and older than they are. The old Pharaoh's shop is still being converted into an interactive queue line element. No sign of any theming inside but we can see new walls installed. Hopefully, we could see some new animals inside this building!
Signage for Rameses Revenge remains, but we feel like this might be the last time we see this! No sign of the drop tower yet, however with it being such an easy install it would be lifted into place in no time! Other essential items, such as CCTV has been installed on the ride building, to monitor the queue line and area.
No opening date has been set for the attraction yet, but if the park makes good progress it could be ready in time for March 2020!
Saturday 7th November 2020
In a recent application to the UK Trademarks website, Chessington has revealed the logo and name for the new 2020 attraction, Croc Drop!
https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00003540962
Replacing Rameses Revenge, not a lot of information is currently known about the ride. Other than the Egyptian theme and it's going to be a 25.6m drop tower ride. Similar to Magma at Paultons Park.
https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00003540962
Replacing Rameses Revenge, not a lot of information is currently known about the ride. Other than the Egyptian theme and it's going to be a 25.6m drop tower ride. Similar to Magma at Paultons Park.
Sunday 1st November 2020
With the UK going into the second lockdown due to Covid-19 in a few days, we wanted to take one last look at Croc Drop before the park closes.
More theming has been installed on the metal structure since our last proper update and the large orange pumpkin has been removed. The size of the theming is huge compared to what we expected! Remembering the drop tower will be double the height of the theming. We think this ride is going to be the underdog of 2021.
More items of theming can be seen on the ground ready to be installed, made out of foam, we expect the cracks will then be painted over to make it look like one large piece. With some of the scaffolding now coming down, we can see some more details. Such as the hyroglifics and some new painting that's happened around the building. A green and blue bar has been painted around the building with some green flowers added coming up from the bottom of the building.
No news yet on the official name and if the attraction will feature any animals. However, the old shop Rameses Revenegane and The Flying Jumbos used to exit through has had new walls installed. It would be cool if when you're inside the indoor queue line, there was some projection mapping or something new we've not seen at a Merlin attraction before.
More theming has been installed on the metal structure since our last proper update and the large orange pumpkin has been removed. The size of the theming is huge compared to what we expected! Remembering the drop tower will be double the height of the theming. We think this ride is going to be the underdog of 2021.
More items of theming can be seen on the ground ready to be installed, made out of foam, we expect the cracks will then be painted over to make it look like one large piece. With some of the scaffolding now coming down, we can see some more details. Such as the hyroglifics and some new painting that's happened around the building. A green and blue bar has been painted around the building with some green flowers added coming up from the bottom of the building.
No news yet on the official name and if the attraction will feature any animals. However, the old shop Rameses Revenegane and The Flying Jumbos used to exit through has had new walls installed. It would be cool if when you're inside the indoor queue line, there was some projection mapping or something new we've not seen at a Merlin attraction before.
