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CWOA | Mandrill Mayhem (World of Jumanji) | B&M Wing Coaster | 2023

Had a nosy around the coaster today. My god, it towers over that side of the park. It's very visible towards Vile Villagers scare zone.

Children walked past me in the car park, commenting that they were daunted by the sight of it.

I can't believe that this ride is at Chessington, never in a million years did anyone think that a beefy B&M would rock up here. Could this see more thrilling rides arrive in the future? I reckon it could, although they most certainly won't be the primary focus of what is predominantly a family park.

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Is the 'Jaguar Shrine' going to 'puke' a waterfall?
Could look weird, because water out of the mouth constantly. But could be the little extra (in theming).


Edit: It does look good already though.
 
Some pictures from yesterday. Does anyone know the exact high points of the coaster?
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Ethan said:
Statue looks quite small compared to the coaster, or is it just me? Kind of takes away a bit of the drama, but excited to see this progress nonetheless.
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It looks a lot bigger in person. I was very surprised myself.

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Ethan said:
Statue looks quite small compared to the coaster, or is it just me? Kind of takes away a bit of the drama, but excited to see this progress nonetheless.
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I went at the weekend, the statue looked very big and impressive to me, especially in comparison to the surrounding area. Must be about 60ft.
 
Bowser said:
I went at the weekend, the statue looked very big and impressive to me, especially in comparison to the surrounding area. Must be about 60ft.
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I don't think that's what's being commented on here - more that as big and grand as the structure might look now, it's going to look like a slightly large garden ornament by the time there's a great big B&M wing coaster train wrapping round it.

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extremely crude mockup but I think having the track wrap round it with a train on it might really skew the grandeur of the statue thingy. Having said that, it could still look pretty cool..
 
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toofpikk said:
I don't think that's what's being commented on here - more that as bit and grand as the structure might look now, it's going to look like a slightly large garden ornament by the time there's a great big B&M wing coaster train wrapping round it.
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This! Glad somebody understood what I'm trying to get at. I think it'll look cool, but I just fear it might loose it's grandeur when there's a coaster next to it that is seemingly taller than it.
 
toofpikk said:
I don't think that's what's being commented on here - more that as bit and grand as the structure might look now, it's going to look like a slightly large garden ornament by the time there's a great big B&M wing coaster train wrapping round it.

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extremely crude mockup but I think having the track wrap round it with a train on it might really skew the grandeur of the statue thingy. Having said that, it could still look pretty cool..
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There's a career in Merlin Magic Making for you yet...!

I have mixed feelings on that, actually. I quite like the idea of the train being comparably sized to the statue as I think it could make the whole thing feel quite dynamic. Especially as the train won't actually be on that bit of track all the time. Conversely, though, Soaring With Dragon is a great example of how a dominating statue can enhance the visuals:
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I agree with what's being said; if I were designing this, I would've made the statue bigger in relation to the track.

Right now it looks like the coaster will be the dominating visual feature, not the statue. Although maybe that's what the designers had in mind.
 
toofpikk said:
I don't think that's what's being commented on here - more that as big and grand as the structure might look now, it's going to look like a slightly large garden ornament by the time there's a great big B&M wing coaster train wrapping round it.

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extremely crude mockup but I think having the track wrap round it with a train on it might really skew the grandeur of the statue thingy. Having said that, it could still look pretty cool..
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Ah i get you. I do still think these photos aren't quite doing it justice, i thought it looked great so far and hopefully it all makes sense in context.

Sorry if it's been covered but has the height requirement been confirmed yet?
 
Bowser said:
Sorry if it's been covered but has the height requirement been confirmed yet?
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So in the consultation they said it’ll have a 1.4m height requirement, however Legoland Germany’s new wing coaster has been been confirmed to be a 1.2m ride, so I see no reason as to why Chessington’s couldn’t be also?
 
Depends on what this one 'does' compared to what Legoland's 'doesn't', surely?

Also, the UK and Germany have different H&S regulations in play.
 
Chessington's coaster is significantly taller than Legoland's, has a launch and travels backwards up a beyond vertical spike and through an inline twist. It won't surprise me if it has a 1.4m height restriction.

Anyways, the launch track is now being installed. It's a lot lengthier than I thought it would be.

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I was there today for the consultation so I had to check out the progress! I got to see two sections being lifted into place. Here are some photos with more on the link below!

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November 16th, 2022 - Project Amazon

With Chessington Buzz up at the park for the latest round of planning consultation, there was no way we would miss an opportunity to see what has happened over the last few days. Simply put, Read more…
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Awesome!

Was hoping to go over Christmas and have a peep but they don't seem to be keeping Vampire or Gruffalo open over the Winter this year :(
 
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