After being a manager at a park with rides for 19 yrs sadly I know what you mean with the staff, I noticed a change in attitudes to working on the rides the last 6 years I moved out of the uk 2022, they don't like not being able to use their phones for long periods of time, and that also leads to them not really being able to engage with customers on a face to face because their communication has been mostly online and they only out working because the parents have made them. That's not to say all the young workers are the same, the best ones that I tended to witness were the ones that had maybe been in youth organisations and had a much better attitude to helping and smiling. Some were much better after they had been to university and returned for summer seasons as they had more social skills, it's a big problem for most parks now, finding that balance of staff
Man das war richtig cool 🤩. Ich hätte sogar auch einige Fahrgeschäfte mitgenommen 😂😂. Auch wenn man hier und da etwas nass wird. Die Reise nach Dracula war für mich das schönste ❤. Ich bin dir sehr dankbar!!! Thank you ❣️. Darren
Glad you had a good time I really love the theming of the park!! I have only been once in the 90's as a kid I can remember bubble works ride but nothing else. Looking at it and I'm thinking yeah it's worth a visit as an adult. It's a real shame the staff weren't great though and hopefully you caught them on an off day.
So funny watching you try to navigate the park for the first time 😅 You looked like you enjoyed your first visit and you were clearly excited, like a kid in a sweet shop!
Looks a great day out with some innovative and exciting rides, though from your comments, it seems it could do with sprucing up of some of the infrastructure and staff attitudes.
Too busy to notice you were down sarf near me. Turn left outside CWOA and I'm 2 miles up the road. Trying to gain access to the old seethingwells filter beds and some of the old buildings there could be an idea for an old industrial archaeology video
Hi Darren - really enjoyed the video - haven't been to Chessington in a while, some areas do look a bit run down but hopefully they focus on tidying it up at the end of the season. Have a great week - Don
Just come back from a weekend at Chessington I agree with your comments the staff need to cheer up there is a lot of grumpy staff. We also found ehe. You asked a question about access passes of wheel chair hire they had to ask some one. There not a patch on Alton Towers staff. One.thing that I found odd it the wheel wheel chair hire is at the grass carpark entrance but the disabled car park is the other side of the park at the hotel entrance. We got sent to two different places before getting the right place. Staff there was very good along with the bag search team.they were fantastic great banter with the Q line while doing a great job
What a great day had by all. If anything I hope staff start being nicer to the visitors. Can’t understand why they are unpleasant. But looking forward to your next theme park. Thank you Darren.
Wow the now Tiger Rock log flume was there when i went on a school trip when I was 10 and now I'm in my 40s! Shame they got rid of my favourite Bubbleworks and Rameses Revenge.
I went here a few times a kid and got to return last year. Vampire wasn't as good as I remembered but Dragons Fury exceeded my expectations and is my favourite coaster in the park. I got two rides on Mandrill Mayem both on row 6 right wing inside seat and it was just okay in my eyes but a great fit for the park
The organist in Vampire is a retired Phil Collins Waxwork from the days when Tussauds owned Chessington. They chose him because he was already sitting down playing the drums so he was ready to play the organ.
I've seen coasters like that Jumanji coaster popping up at smaller, cheaper, theme parks all over the US lately. I've never been very impressed with them, but then again, they're kind of family coasters usually. The ride time is usually WAY too short for a ride that's so short. They're kind of like a quarter of a roller coaster. But I guess they're good for parks with limited space. They just aren't my thing. They're like a stretched out Boomerang coaster with a launch rather than a drop hill. Not really my thing. In most cases, I've seen these new coaster designs trying to make up for lack of thrill and ride time with theming.
If you ever find yourself in Belgium I can highly recommend Cyclone at Bobbiejaanland. It's indoors with what seems like a never ending climb before the real coaster starts, in the dark. Awesome ride
Get yourself out to Europa Park Rust Germany Darren. Absolutely fantastic ride operations and a superb themed park with some great rides. Voltron in the new Croatian themed area is world class. Both my eldest daughter and I gave it a solid 10 😎
I can't say I'm really into theme parks myself, but I know you do enjoy your rides, Darren, especially the ones that make you damp... Thank goodness you went when it was quiet though - you'd have been all day queueing, otherwise. Shame about the staff you encountered - maybe they should all be given a paint brush to touch up all those rough bits when they get bored, which I imagine will be most of the time. Seriously though - it's probably just a London thing, mate.
I've had a go pro and chest strap since I started the channel. I would have been filming but merlin don't allow it on rides. Just the gruffalo. If you watch my other theme park stuff you'll see me filming on the rides at flamingo land etc. They allow it.
@@AdventureMe I have watched others and it's rare you film a full ride. As for the sneers you were getting, it had me wondering if it was maybe your age. The park was filled with kids and I didn't see that many singles/couples outside school groups. And there you were, two older men with packs filing everything. People are 'suspicious' of everything because we like being victims of our own (usually unreasonable and untenable) fears.
