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Chessington World of Adventures

Chessington World of Adventures is a theme park that is situated 12 miles South of London. The park is owned by the Tusauds Group. Previously it was known as the Chessington Zoo, but in the year 1987 it was converted to the Chessington World of Adventures. It is one of the major amusement parks in United Kingdom and in the past few years the park authorities have been trying to make it more attractive for the families.

The Chessington World of Adventures is divided into different sections. There is an area in the park that is called the Animal Land.

This section of the park comprises of a wide range of animals that includes gorillas, two tigers, meerkats, and monkeys. There is also a sea lion enclosure and Creepy Caves that houses reptiles. The Animal Land also boasts of many endangered animals like California Sea Lion, Sumatran Tiger and Persian Leopard.

Beonoland is another section in the park that is based on The Beano comic and boasts of rides like Dennis's Madhouse, Roger the Dodger's Dodgems and Billy's Whizzer. Forbidde Kingdom is a area that has Eygptian-style tombs and is home to two popular rides 'Tomb Blaster' and Rameses Revenge. Land of Dragons is a zone that is primarily dedicated to the children and boast of many children rides. This area also houses the Dragon's Fury, which is a spinning wild-mouse style rollercoaster. Besides these sections, there are other sections that include Market Square, Mexicana, Mystic East, Pirates Cove, Toytown and Transylvania.

These entire theme based sections in the park boast of a number of thrilling and adventurous rides. The park is home to some of the most spine chilling and hair-raising rollercoasters in the country and also in Europe. Here you can check out rollercoasters like Vampire, Dragons Fury, Rattlesnake and Runaway Train. The park also boasts of other thrill rides that include Rameses Revenge, Black Buccaneer and Billy's Whizzer and water rides like Dragon Falls and Imperial Leather Bubbleworks.

The park is also home to many refreshment stalls and restaurants where you can avail various delicacies and snacks. In the near future there are several plans regarding the renovation and expansion of the park.

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