Chessington World of Adventures Resort
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Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a resort theme park founded in 1931 as Chessington Zoo, and expanded in 2007. It has a hotel associated as well, and thrill rides, many designed by John Wardley. The zoo has over a thousand animals.
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Location | Chessington, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, London, England | ||||
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Hotels & transportation
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Safari Hotel, with the ZUFARI reserve in the foreground
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Older picture of the Safari Hotel, when it was operated by the Holiday Inn
Chessington Zoo
[edit]Main gallery: Category:Chessington Zoo.
- Current Enclosures
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Lion enclosure
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Sea Life Centre
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Chessington gorilla eating
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Sumatran tiger 2010
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Sea lion enclosure
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River otter enclosure
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Kunekune at petting zoo
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Zebras in ZUFARI
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Ostriches in ZUFARI
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Giraffe in ZUFARI reserve
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Meerkat exhibit
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Amazu Treetop Adventure.
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Rhinoceros Iguanas at Chessington Zoo
- Past Enclosures
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Gibbons in 2007
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White-naped crane enclosure, now closed
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This 1858 class bus (pictured 1959) stood by the roadside outside the entrance to Chessington Zoo for years.
Chessington World of Adventures Theme Park
[edit]Areas and rides
[edit]Main galleries: Category:Chessington World of Adventures areas and Category:Chessington World of Adventures rides.
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Old theme park entrance
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Theme park entrance
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The Sweet Shop in Market Square before 2013 refurbishment
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Mexicana area theming
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Hocus Pocus Hall sign
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Maharaja's Market at Wild Asia
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Dragon Falls ride in Mystic East
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Carousel in Market Square
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Storefronts at Mexicana
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Rattlesnake in Mexicana
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Old Runaway Train rollercoaster in Mexicana
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One of the entrances to Wild Asia
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Kobra in Wild Asia
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Lorikeet Lagoon in Wild Asia
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A large Buddha statue in Mystic East
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Large dragon arch at Dragon Falls in Mystic East
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Entrance to Dragon's Fury in Land of the Dragons
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Dragon's Fury tracks, with Dragon's Playhouse underneath
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Theming in Land of the Dragons
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Frazzle the animatronic dragon
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Entrance to Vampire
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Animatronic organ player in Vampire entrance line
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Vampire and Burger Kitchen, before 2013 refurbishment.
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Forbidden Kingdom theming at entrance to Rameses Revenge
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Zufari: Ride into Africa in the Flamingo enclosure.
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Zufari Truck.
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Zufari Theming
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Oryx on Zufari.
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Scorpion Express
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Scorpion Valley theming
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Scorpion Express station
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Scorpion Express entrance
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View of the ride from queue on opening
Shows
[edit]Main gallery: Category:Chessington World of Adventures shows.
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Madagascar Live! Prepare to Party in Africa
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Madagascar Live! Prepare to Party