Saturday 11th June 2022
In the past 24 hours, the ride Bobbing Barrels has been delivered to Chessington and installed!
Previously spotted in the car parks Friday evening, the spinning cars for Bobbing Barrels have been lifted into place and testing on the ride should begin over the next few days. This isn't the only change thats happened to the ride, a flag post and shower have been mounted in the middle of the ride.
Around the rest of Pirates Cove as its currently named, the construction fences around Sea Storm have been removed. The ride has also been seen testing so it shouldn't be long until Sea Storm reopens after being closed for almost a year. The entrance for the ride has changed to face into the new area, the entrance height check stick has been removed and the queue line for the ride has been rearranged to follow suit.
Timber Bug Boat looks to be almost finished with the side panels of the boats structure removed in preparation to be replaced with new wooden panels.
The area is starting to look great and we cant wait to see the finished results.
Previously spotted in the car parks Friday evening, the spinning cars for Bobbing Barrels have been lifted into place and testing on the ride should begin over the next few days. This isn't the only change thats happened to the ride, a flag post and shower have been mounted in the middle of the ride.
Around the rest of Pirates Cove as its currently named, the construction fences around Sea Storm have been removed. The ride has also been seen testing so it shouldn't be long until Sea Storm reopens after being closed for almost a year. The entrance for the ride has changed to face into the new area, the entrance height check stick has been removed and the queue line for the ride has been rearranged to follow suit.
Timber Bug Boat looks to be almost finished with the side panels of the boats structure removed in preparation to be replaced with new wooden panels.
The area is starting to look great and we cant wait to see the finished results.
Friday 3rd June 2022
Work on the Pirates Cove retheme / expansion continues at Chessington World of Adventures. Shipments of ride hardware and theming appears to continue to arrive every day at the park. A box wrapped up with Mack Rides tape sat next to Sea Storm waiting for installation at our best guess.
Over at the two new rides, speakers have been installed in the Timber Tug Boat ride. And not much has changed at the new Splash Battle ride apart from a round box cover being put over some electronics in the middle of the ride.
Over at the two new rides, speakers have been installed in the Timber Tug Boat ride. And not much has changed at the new Splash Battle ride apart from a round box cover being put over some electronics in the middle of the ride.
Saturday 28th May 2022
Big progress has been made at Chessington with the two new rides for summer 2022. Pirates Coves has recently received a shipment of the ride hardware for the new bobbing barrels water ride from Zamperella. Since our last visit, scaffolding has been removed which was covering the ride. It appears the foundations of the ride have been waterproofed. These aren't the only major changes for the ride, the water tower and the first bits of theming have been installed, along with some ride hardware such as the spinning base and where each car/barrel will sit.
Timber Tug Boat has also now been lifted into place and the control booth for the ride has been installed. Previously we spotted that the old Timber Tug Boat signs were still installed, however, these have now been removed and put by Seastorm, presumably for scrap?
Work on Seastorm has rapidly progressed with boats for the ride reinstalled and new theming in the centre of the ride has been installed. A new wrecked boat and octopus tentacle has been installed as a new centrepiece. Around the ride the control booth has been repainted along with the sign saying sea storm removed, could this ride be seeing a new name and theme for this year? Our thoughts of the ride receiving a new entrance location also seem to be confirmed with a canoe boat installed for what appears to be a new entrance feature for the ride.
No opening date has been announced for these new rides yet but we're sure we will hear more from the park very soon!
Timber Tug Boat has also now been lifted into place and the control booth for the ride has been installed. Previously we spotted that the old Timber Tug Boat signs were still installed, however, these have now been removed and put by Seastorm, presumably for scrap?
Work on Seastorm has rapidly progressed with boats for the ride reinstalled and new theming in the centre of the ride has been installed. A new wrecked boat and octopus tentacle has been installed as a new centrepiece. Around the ride the control booth has been repainted along with the sign saying sea storm removed, could this ride be seeing a new name and theme for this year? Our thoughts of the ride receiving a new entrance location also seem to be confirmed with a canoe boat installed for what appears to be a new entrance feature for the ride.
No opening date has been announced for these new rides yet but we're sure we will hear more from the park very soon!
Sunday 15th May 2022
It's full steam ahead at Chessington for Project Anchor, with Seastorm being reassembled and Timber Tug Boat being delivered to the park.
Since our last visit to the park, we've seen big progress for Project Anchor. Timber Tug Boat has received a repainted and has never looked better! The new colours of the boat look fantastic but we feel like it's a shame the base of the ride wasn't repainted, hopefully, this will be covered with some wooden boards? It would also appear that work on gutting the arcade has begun for the queue line for the attraction. If you look closely enough you can also see the metal panels of the ride still say Timber Tug Boat.
Work on the brand new ride Bobbing Barrels is also progressing well with the queue line for the ride paved and fences installed. A scaffolding roof has been installed over attractions foundations so they can install the ride in peace and without getting rained on.
Seastorm is also starting to look a lot healthier with arms for the ride reinstalled. Wooden boxes with the Mack logo can still be seen around the area, so the ride could have been waiting for new parts directly from the ride manufacturer.
Since our last visit to the park, we've seen big progress for Project Anchor. Timber Tug Boat has received a repainted and has never looked better! The new colours of the boat look fantastic but we feel like it's a shame the base of the ride wasn't repainted, hopefully, this will be covered with some wooden boards? It would also appear that work on gutting the arcade has begun for the queue line for the attraction. If you look closely enough you can also see the metal panels of the ride still say Timber Tug Boat.
Work on the brand new ride Bobbing Barrels is also progressing well with the queue line for the ride paved and fences installed. A scaffolding roof has been installed over attractions foundations so they can install the ride in peace and without getting rained on.
Seastorm is also starting to look a lot healthier with arms for the ride reinstalled. Wooden boxes with the Mack logo can still be seen around the area, so the ride could have been waiting for new parts directly from the ride manufacturer.
Sunday 24th April 2022
Project Anchor is speeding along, foundations for the timber tug boat are now complete and work on making the shournding area pretty look to have started with new retaining walls installed. You can also now see where the ramp onto the ride has been installed.
Work on the foundations for the new water ride / bobbing barrels attraction contiues. Metal rebar can still be seen poking out the ground however each visit to the park we're noticing a big difference! It shouldnt be long until we start to see ride hardware appearing in this area.
Sea Storm appears to be one step closer to reopening, with new cogs installed in the centre of the ride. Hopefully the park has now received the parts needed to fix this ride. Sea Storm is starting to get a bad reputation about being broken all the time.
Work on the foundations for the new water ride / bobbing barrels attraction contiues. Metal rebar can still be seen poking out the ground however each visit to the park we're noticing a big difference! It shouldnt be long until we start to see ride hardware appearing in this area.
Sea Storm appears to be one step closer to reopening, with new cogs installed in the centre of the ride. Hopefully the park has now received the parts needed to fix this ride. Sea Storm is starting to get a bad reputation about being broken all the time.
