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Chessington Zoo

Chessington World of Adventures Resort
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Slogan Britain's Wildest Adventure!
Location Chessington, Greater London, England
Coordinates 51°20′55″N 0°19′00″W / 51.34861°N 0.31667°W / 51.34861; -0.31667Coordinates: 51°20′55″N 0°19′00″W / 51.34861°N 0.31667°W / 51.34861; -0.31667
Owner Merlin Entertainments Group
General Manager Tim Harrison-Jones
(Divisional Director)
Opened 1931/7 June 1987 (as theme park)
Previous names Chessington Zoo, Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo
Operating season Theme Park:
March–November
Zoo:
January–December
Visitors per annum Decrease 1.4 million (2016)
Rides
Total 33
Roller coasters 4
Water rides 2
Website www.chessington.com
Status Theme Park
Closed
Accommodation
Open
Chessington Zoo
Open
Sea Life Centre
Open

Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a theme park, zoo and hotel complex that lies 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Central London, England in the Chessington area of the Kingston upon Thames borough. Historically opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931, a theme park was developed by The Tussauds Group alongside the zoo, opening on 7 June 1987, as first themed amusement park in Britain. The park was inherited by Merlin Entertainments after the buyout of Tussauds in 2007. Under Merlin, Chessington has been increasingly developed into a resort tourist destination, including two on-site hotels, a high ropes course and camp site.

Chessington Zoo has over 1,000 animals, including western lowland gorillas, sea lions, and Sumatran tigers. It is split up into several areas: Trail of the Kings, Creepy Caves, Sealion Bay, Children's Zoo, Amazu, Penguin Bay and the Wanyama Village & Reserve as well as a Sea Life Centre.

Chessington World of Adventures theme park consists of themed areas styled on a range of world cultures. It currently has 10 discrete areas including the Market Square, Mystic East, Mexicana, Pirates Cove, Transylvania, and Forbidden Kingdom. Land of the Dragons opened in 2004 for children although it includes the intense spinning coaster Dragon's Fury, and in 2010 Wild Asia replaced the area known as Beanoland. Major attractions include: Dragon Falls, Vampire, The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure, Rameses Revenge, Dragon's Fury, KOBRA and Scorpion Express


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