Chessington World of Adventures has revealed another major addition to its upcoming Minecraft World, with the world’s first Minecraft-themed hotel set to open alongside the new land in 2027. Minecraft World Hotel
The otters at Chessington are settling into their temporary new home in Land of the Tiger, inside one of the former tiger enclosures, while their usual habitat gets a huge makeover!
World of Minecraft at Chessington hasn’t changed too much since our last visit, but more cladding panels have now been added to the front of the main building, ready for the façade and theming to be installed over the coming months.
Preparations are now underway for HOWL’O’WEEN, with the pathway home to the Stone Watchers: Vampire’s Lair walkthrough scare zone closed off while the attraction is installed.
The removal of Go Ape at Chessington is continuing, with the old zip line finish tower now demolished. Only the stumps of the tower remain, along with the run-out area at the end of the zip line.
Construction of the World of Minecraft at Chessington has felt noticeably slower over the past few months, with no additional rollercoaster track or supports installed since the initial sections went into place before the main building went vertical.
Chessington World of Adventures has revealed its HOWL'O'WEEN 2026 line-up, with spooky family fun returning across selected dates from 3rd October through to 1st November 2026.
Chessington World of Adventures was forced to close on Monday 10th August due to a water outage affecting the local area. The closure was announced at around 10am, with Chessington advising guests with tickets booked for the day not to travel to the Resort.
The World of Minecraft at Chessington has taken another huge leap forward this week, with the steelwork for the new shop and toilet building now complete.
There’s some new merchandise available in World of PAW Patrol at Chessington, with guests now able to customise their own PAW Patrol headbands.
The World of Minecraft development at Chessington World of Adventures just keeps getting bigger. The rollercoaster building is now looking enormous, with significant progress made since our last visit to the park.
