Chessington World of Adventures

amusement park

Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a theme park that also has a zoo and hotel. It is located in Chessington, Greater London, England. The resort opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931. The theme park was developed alongside the zoo by The Tussauds Group. The theme park opened on 7 July 1987.[1] The theme park has over 40 rides. It is now owned by Merlin Entertainments,[2] Under Merlin, Chessington become more of a tourist destination.

Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Location Leatherhead Road, Chessington KT9 2NE, Greater London, England
Coordinates 51°20′55″N 0°19′00″W / 51.34861°N 0.31667°W / 51.34861; -0.31667
Website www.chessington.com
Owner Merlin Entertainments
General Manager Tim Harrison-Jones
(Divisional Director)
Opened 1931; 93 years ago (1931) }(as zoo)
7 July 1987; 36 years ago (1987-07-07) (as theme park)
Previous names Chessington Zoo, Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo
Operating season Theme Park:
March–November
Zoo:
January–December
Visitors (per annum) Increase 1.69 million (2019)
Rides 33 total
  • 4 roller coasters
  • 2 water rides
Slogan Britain's Wildest Adventure!

References change

  1. Leisure/tourism Geographies: Practices and Geographical Knowledge By David Crouch, 1999, Routledge, ISBN 0-415-18109-7
  2. "Merlin conjures up leaseback deal". 17 July 2007 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.