Saturday 9th July 2022
The excitement is building as Chessington World of Adventures Resort prepares to unveil its newest attraction, Shipwreck Coast, in just five days. Set to immerse guests in a thrilling maritime adventure, this new area promises to be a highlight of the season.
In the final days leading up to the grand opening, the Chessington team is hard at work putting the finishing touches on every aspect of Shipwreck Coast. The atmosphere is a flurry of activity, with last-minute safety checks, ride testing, and fine-tuning of the themed environments to ensure that everything is perfect for the first visitors.
In the final days leading up to the grand opening, the Chessington team is hard at work putting the finishing touches on every aspect of Shipwreck Coast. The atmosphere is a flurry of activity, with last-minute safety checks, ride testing, and fine-tuning of the themed environments to ensure that everything is perfect for the first visitors.
Tuesday 28th June 2022
A STORM IS BREWIN’… SHIPWRECK COAST SAILS IN FROM FRIDAY JULY 15TH
We’re so excited to announce the arrival of our NEW land, ‘Shipwreck Coast’, which will be docking in at the Resort from July 15th, 2022. The wild, wet and windy shores of this new land will transport you to a disaster ridden harbour town that includes two brand-new rides, ‘Trawler Trouble’ & ‘Barrel Bail Out!’.
Whilst exploring these stormy shores, you’ll need to help the harbourmaster in ‘Barrel Bail Out!’, as you jump into barrels trapped in a whirlpool and help empty them of water – be warned you’ll definitely find it very hard to stay dry in this one. Whilst further up the coast, the captain of a trapped fishing boat needs help getting it freed in ‘Trawler Trouble’, so get ready to ride some choppy waves and take in some spins. Some of you eagle-eyed Adventurers may have already noticed that family favourite, ‘Seastorm’, reopened earlier in June as part of the first wave of this development following a full refurbishment, whilst the notorious ship ‘Blue Barnacle’, which opened in April 2021, continues to heave-ho through the high seas.
The land takes inspiration from coastal harbour towns with nautical theming such as lighthouses, boats, sails, fishing nets and anchors taking prominence around the development. But it’s not just new rides and theming landing in Shipwreck Coast, Bagot goats will be making their home in the grassy hills around Blue Barnacle and Black rats will be found exploring a brand-new enclosure around the entrance to Trawler Trouble.
That’s not all, as the Mayor of Shipwreck Coast’s prized fish has gone missing and is calling upon guests to help crack the case and catch the ‘codnapper’. Join the pursuit for the truth and meet the quirky residents who inhabit the town along the way to help identify the culprit. Something smells fishy here…
It's time to set sail – we’ll be seein’ ye very soon…
We’re so excited to announce the arrival of our NEW land, ‘Shipwreck Coast’, which will be docking in at the Resort from July 15th, 2022. The wild, wet and windy shores of this new land will transport you to a disaster ridden harbour town that includes two brand-new rides, ‘Trawler Trouble’ & ‘Barrel Bail Out!’.
Whilst exploring these stormy shores, you’ll need to help the harbourmaster in ‘Barrel Bail Out!’, as you jump into barrels trapped in a whirlpool and help empty them of water – be warned you’ll definitely find it very hard to stay dry in this one. Whilst further up the coast, the captain of a trapped fishing boat needs help getting it freed in ‘Trawler Trouble’, so get ready to ride some choppy waves and take in some spins. Some of you eagle-eyed Adventurers may have already noticed that family favourite, ‘Seastorm’, reopened earlier in June as part of the first wave of this development following a full refurbishment, whilst the notorious ship ‘Blue Barnacle’, which opened in April 2021, continues to heave-ho through the high seas.
The land takes inspiration from coastal harbour towns with nautical theming such as lighthouses, boats, sails, fishing nets and anchors taking prominence around the development. But it’s not just new rides and theming landing in Shipwreck Coast, Bagot goats will be making their home in the grassy hills around Blue Barnacle and Black rats will be found exploring a brand-new enclosure around the entrance to Trawler Trouble.
That’s not all, as the Mayor of Shipwreck Coast’s prized fish has gone missing and is calling upon guests to help crack the case and catch the ‘codnapper’. Join the pursuit for the truth and meet the quirky residents who inhabit the town along the way to help identify the culprit. Something smells fishy here…
It's time to set sail – we’ll be seein’ ye very soon…
Sunday 26th June 2022
Shipwreck Coast is the new name for Pirates Cove at Chessington, released on the construction walls around the old Pirates Cove. We can now see a new logo and graphic for the area. The new logo looks amazing and from everything, we can see from behind the fences this new area is a big breath of fresh air for such an old area.
More theming continues to be added to buildings in the area, such as new signs, props and funny jokes written everywhere. We've also seen the return of Bubbleworks in an easter egg. A cool interactive trial can be seen on posters in ride areas, it looks like you do a treasure hunt and then enter the numbers on a phone. It's unknown if there will be a prize but we expect you might get a pop badge on the first few days.
The biggest news of this update though is the fact that Barrel Bail Out has begun testing! Even on a Sunday, engineers could be seen testing the ride without any guests or water dummies sitting on it. The ride has been filled with water and has been testing for the past few days.
There's not been any official news from the park on the names for the rides or any opening date for the new area but the park did start updating the website a few days ago. Seastorm looks to be staying the same with Trawler Trouble previously known as Timber Tug Boat at Thorpe Park and the new splash battle ride looks to be called Barrel Bail Out.
We can't wait to experience this new area when it opens!
More theming continues to be added to buildings in the area, such as new signs, props and funny jokes written everywhere. We've also seen the return of Bubbleworks in an easter egg. A cool interactive trial can be seen on posters in ride areas, it looks like you do a treasure hunt and then enter the numbers on a phone. It's unknown if there will be a prize but we expect you might get a pop badge on the first few days.
The biggest news of this update though is the fact that Barrel Bail Out has begun testing! Even on a Sunday, engineers could be seen testing the ride without any guests or water dummies sitting on it. The ride has been filled with water and has been testing for the past few days.
There's not been any official news from the park on the names for the rides or any opening date for the new area but the park did start updating the website a few days ago. Seastorm looks to be staying the same with Trawler Trouble previously known as Timber Tug Boat at Thorpe Park and the new splash battle ride looks to be called Barrel Bail Out.
We can't wait to experience this new area when it opens!
Sunday 19th June 2022
It's been a busy week at Chessington for Project Anchor, the park started to tease something new is coming for the area with a gif of a lighthouse and Seastorm re-opened following its lengthy downtime.
Starting with the biggest news, Seastorm has soft opened meaning the ride might close at any time due to technical difficulties. The ride remains the same but the entrance location has changed and the ride also has a new logo which can be spotted on the exit gate. Hopefully, over the next few weeks, the signage in front of the ride will be updated and we will get a cool 3D entrance sign?
Across the rest of the site, a new building is being built behind the lockers near Elmers Flying Jumbos, and with the area not fenced off, we get a look into the Bobbing Barrels ride area with all of the boats now attached. This ride looks like it's going to be a lot of fun in the summer months. No ride testing has happened yet but we expect in the next 2 weeks we will see the ride spinning and splashing around.
Lots of new theming has been added around the Pirates Cove area, with flags, sails and lots of new theming added to buildings. We can now also see the mermaid has been installed on a rock. The area looks totally unrecognisable and we can't wait to look around the area when it opens in the summer (our guess).
Starting with the biggest news, Seastorm has soft opened meaning the ride might close at any time due to technical difficulties. The ride remains the same but the entrance location has changed and the ride also has a new logo which can be spotted on the exit gate. Hopefully, over the next few weeks, the signage in front of the ride will be updated and we will get a cool 3D entrance sign?
Across the rest of the site, a new building is being built behind the lockers near Elmers Flying Jumbos, and with the area not fenced off, we get a look into the Bobbing Barrels ride area with all of the boats now attached. This ride looks like it's going to be a lot of fun in the summer months. No ride testing has happened yet but we expect in the next 2 weeks we will see the ride spinning and splashing around.
Lots of new theming has been added around the Pirates Cove area, with flags, sails and lots of new theming added to buildings. We can now also see the mermaid has been installed on a rock. The area looks totally unrecognisable and we can't wait to look around the area when it opens in the summer (our guess).
Friday 17th June 2022
Seastorm has soft opened meaning the ride might close at any time due to technical difficulties. The ride remains the same but the entrance location has changed and the ride also has a new logo which can be spotted on the exit gate. Hopefully, over the next few weeks, the signage in front of the ride will be updated and we will get a cool 3D entrance sign?
