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Talk:Blót

Inconsistency in seasons
Under "Rites and beliefs" the article mentions spring, autumn and summer blót. (not sure how to pluralise the word). However, in "Dates for the blóts", the article mentions autumn, midwinter and summer. Are the 'spring' and 'midwinter' ones the same thing, since they're the odd ones in each? —Morven 01:07, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

New research has found out, that original blot times differ a lot from todays new pagan blot times. There is NO proof of celebrating solstices or equinoxes in germanic heathenry. Yul was from mid january zo february. Midsummer around mid july. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Odinsson (talk • contribs) 13:04, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Disagree with above comment as to "original blot times". Author of above comment obviously did not live back then, and even if he did he would be a first-hand source, and hence not trustworthy. What has happened since pre-christian times is something else: A shift in calendar system, from the previous Julian calendar system to the current Gregorian one. Dates in the previous system do not equal dates in the new system, so eg. any date for "Yul" (a calendar event) would be a different number of days from eg "winter solstice" (a real world phenomena) in the historic sources (Julian calendar) and now (Gregorian calendar) clsc (talk) 22:29, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Adam of Bremen
The inset passage appears to be a quotation, but ends with a sentence that appears to comment on the quotation rather than be part of it. It also shifts rather oddly betwen the present tense and the past tense. Also contributors have added material to the inset text, even though it presumably a quotation. Here's the first version and the most recent version:

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The German chronicler Adam of Bremen has described how it was done at the Temple at Uppsala at Old Uppsala in Sweden, ca 1070:
 * Thor was the most powerful god and ruled over thunder and lightning, wind and rain, sunshine and crops. He sat in the centre with a sceptre (Mjolnir) in his hand, and on each side were Odin, the god of war, in full armour and Frey, the god of peace and love, attributed with an enormous erected phallos. All the pagan gods have their priests who offer them the people's sacrifices. If there is desease or famine, they sacrifice to Thor, if war to Odin and if weddings to Frey.

 * Every ninth year there is a blót of nine days, a common feast for everyone in Sweden. Then they sacrifice nine males of each species, even men, and the bodies are hanged from the branches of a grove near the temple. No one is excempt from this blót and everyone sends gifts to the shrine, even the kings. Those who are Christian have to pay a fee not to take part in the blót, something that Adam of Bremen considered to be a very harsh.

most recent version

 * Thor was the most powerful god and ruled over thunder and lightning, wind and rain, sunshine and crops. He sat in the centre with a sceptre (Mjolnir) in his hand, and on each side were Odin, the god of war, in full armour and Frey, the god of peace and love, attributed with an enormous erected phallus. All the pagan gods had their priests who offered them the people's sacrifices. If there was disease or famine, they sacrificed to Thor, if war to Odin and if weddings to Frey.

 * Every ninth year, there was a nine-day blót, a common feast for everyone in Sweden. Then, they sacrificed nine males of each species, even men (totalling 72 corpses), and the bodies were hanged from the branches of a sacred grove near the temple. No one was excempt from this blót and everyone sent gifts to the shrine, even the kings. Those who were Christian had to pay a fee not to take part in the blót, something that Adam of Bremen considered to be a very harsh punishment.

I have removed the additional text from within the quotation and have separated out the last sentence, but I'm still not sure whether the past-tense opening section up to 'phallus' is part of a quotatiob from Adam or not. Paul B 18:34, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Spelling
What language is blót - Icelandic? The "ó" is alien to all other Scandianvian languages - it looks very strange to me. Maybe we could move the page to blot (Norse religion) or something similar? / Habj 04:47, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

 * I suspect Old Norse, but the article should really say. —Matthew Brown (T:C) 05:30, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, this is an Old Norse word. I would prefer to keep the page where it is. - Haukur Þorgeirsson 08:01, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

 * How was Old Norse written? Did they have "ó"? This kind of characters looks very modern to me. / Habj 08:53, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, they did have 'ó' - though it was not consistently used. It denotes a phoneme that is a long version of the one denoted by 'o'. In IPA terms 'o' denoted [o] and 'ó' denoted [o:] (roughly). There were long and short versions of every vowel. Thus there was both 'a' and 'á' - and the latter developed into Swedish/Danish/Norwegian 'å'. Here's a good introduction to Old Norse written by a Swede: - Haukur Þorgeirsson 09:12, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Elven blót all just made up stuff?
"We don't know much about the rites...we can assume that it had to do with"

This stuff is just made up, pure fiction on the part of the wikipedian contributor? or is this derived from sources? References please folks.

Völse blót?
The strange word Mornir probably means female Jotuns, because in Haustlöng faðir mörna is used as a kenning for Jotun.

I don't know about this. I've found an article which claims that Skadi was also called Mornir at times: http://www.matrifocus.com/SAM02/wheel.htm I first heard the name Mornir (not a strange word, as the name of a god of death. Oops, that came from me the other day.  Evening Scribe 09:57, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Past Tense?
Many contemporary Heathens perform the blót - at least, those who do something they call "blót" believe it to be a continuation of the ancient Heathen practice of blót. I don't want to start a pissing contest here, but I think it's both unfair and inaccurate to use language which relegates the blót to the distant past - as this article does consistently. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.75.166.187 (talk) 00:35, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Etymology
I would like to remove the text "The word is related to the English word bless and they are derived from blood, an important component in the rites." from the article. I have looked it up and the word seems to derive from "worship", but it may also derive from the latin flamen. It may be related to bless, but I have found nothing to indicate it's related to blood. // Liftarn

 * It was taken from the book referenced on the bottom of the page. Since you may not have the book, I will help you out with a book that is easier to access. You can consult the American Heritage Dictionary, one of the standard works of reference in these cases: . Regards, --Wiglaf 14:33, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Ok, my sources was Svenska akademiens ordbok and Svensk etymologisk ordbok . None of them mentions "blood". // Liftarn
 * Thanks for the links! Interesting. I think the Swedish sources don't go that far back in tracing the word, whereas the AHD usually tries to go as far back as possible.--Wiglaf 17:41, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * The Old English version of this word was blōd, which does indeed mean "blood." Just thought I'd add that... since I'm a Heathen who speaks Old English :D Ƿōdenhelm (talk) 10:34, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I made some changes to the Etymology section; hopefully no one minds. If I've gone overboard, I apologize, but I do find the new section superior. I'm not entirely sure the old blurb on húsl is appropriate here, though. If no one objects, I would rather remove it, though if information can be found which would justify it, I would support a new article under that name. -- Aryaman (talk) 04:56, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Scratch that last bit: I just found Housel. -- Aryaman (talk) 14:08, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

External Links Need an Update
The external links section could use an update, all three of the links listed are no longer valid. Anyone have an updated resource for these?

Ruhne (talk) 14:56, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Caps throughout?
If the Blót indeed was the name of an official ceremony, it seems to me that the word should begin with a capital letter in English, throughout the article. ??? 81.233.186.229 (talk) 15:59, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Etymology again
From the Latin perspective. The proto-Indo-European bhlād is the Latin (and then Italian) blaterare. In Italian there is also "bla" used just in "bla bla bla" as sounds of blathering. The Latin flamen has an unknown origin.--93.147.21.3 (talk) 01:53, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

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Woden
"Odin" probably is a post-christian era writing, than the original "Woden". Woden can still be seen in our culture, that revolves around "mead" and hash. So mostly such a god. People probably did not do Blot, as such people still do not do blot. It could however be a myth based on hatred towards christianity, and that crucifixion was madness. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:FE0:C700:2:FCAD:3FAD:A8B1:E9F9 (talk) 21:40, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Source missing for the "spinkling of blood"
All is in the title, Im not a big wikipedia editor so I dont know how it works, but there's clearly a missing source for the blood sprinkling on god statues and participants and all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.44.12.55 (talk) 14:53, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Citations are needed throughout
A lot of the claims in this article do not have sources backing them up. I'm not making a judgement on whether or not the claims are true, but unsourced claims do not belong on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Margretarson (talk • contribs)
 * Thank you for pointing that out. Please, read the article before you add "citation needed" tags. The lead is a summary of the article and does not include references when the information is sourced in the body.--Berig (talk) 14:56, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Inconsistency with treatment of the Blót in England
In the introduction, the page is specified to be about the practice of the blot in cultures speaking Old Norse, differentiating it from Old English practices based on the word's cognate. Anglo-Saxon sources are later used to specify when some blots were performed. This is inconsistent as here it is suggested it is a practice common historically to both England and Nordic regions. My opinion is that the page should be extended to include all Germanic practices which are described by a cognate of blot given their seemingly consistent overall concept and elaborate on regional variations where permitted by sources.--Ingwina (talk) 12:10, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

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Silylene

Silylene is a chemical compound with the formula SiH2. It is the silicon analog of methylene, the simplest carbene. Silylene is a stable molecule as a gas but rapidly reacts in a bimolecular manner when condensed. Unlike carbenes, which can exist in the singlet or triplet state, silylene (and all of its derivatives) are singlets.

Silylenes are formal derivatives of silylene with its hydrogens replaced by other substituents. Most examples feature amido (NR2) or alkyl/aryl groups. Silylenes have been proposed as reactive intermediates. They are carbene analogs.

Synthesis and properties
Silylenes are generally synthesized by thermolysis or photolysis of polysilanes, by silicon atom reactions (insertion, addition or abstraction), by pyrolysis of silanes, or by reduction of 1,1-dihalosilane. It has long been assumed that the conversion of metallic Si to tetravalent silicon compounds proceeds via silylene intermediates:
 * Si + Cl2 → SiCl2
 * SiCl2 + Cl2 → SiCl4

Similar considerations apply to the direct process, the reaction of methyl chloride and bulk silicon.

Early observations of silylenes involved generation of dimethylsilylene by dechlorination of dimethyldichlorosilane:
 * SiCl2(CH3)2 + 2 K → Si(CH3)2 + 2 KCl

The formation of dimethylsilylene was demonstrated by conducting the dechlorination in the presence of trimethylsilane, the trapped product being pentamethyldisilane:
 * Si(CH3)2 + HSi(CH3)3 → (CH3)2Si(H)−Si(CH3)3

A room-temperature isolable N-heterocyclic silylene is, first described in 1994 by Michael K. Denk et al.

The α-amido centers stabilize silylenes by π-donation. The dehalogenation of diorganosilicon dihalides is a widely exploited.

Related reactions
In one study diphenylsilylene is generated by flash photolysis of a trisilane:

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In this reaction diphenylsilylene is extruded from the trisila ring. The silylene can be observed with UV spectroscopy at 520 nm and is short-lived with a chemical half-life of two microseconds. Added methanol acts as a chemical trap with a second order rate constant of $13,000,000,000 mol^{−1} s^{−1}$ which is close to diffusion control.

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Talk:Eric Sykes

Personal life
Did he get marrid — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.93.34.14 (talk) 12:09, 8 December 2004 (UTC)

Military service and religion
Was he a Jew or Christian by birth?

Did he serve in the war? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.76.185.96 (talk) 15:01, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * What possible difference does it make if ES is a Jew or a Christian by birth — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heleshap (talk • contribs) 20:49, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Some references that I have seen say that he served in the Army during WWII and others the RAF as in the Wikipedia article. jmb 14:27, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

According to Debrett's "wireless operator Mobile Signals Unit RAF 1941-47" jmb 14:32, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

 * There was a letter in the Daily Telegraph 11th May 2003 from which it seems he served in a RAF Special Liaison Unit with Bill Fraser. These were the units that passed the information decoded at Bletchley Park to senior military officers in the field.    --jmb 11:23, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

"Unsung hero"
"He is widely regarded as an unsung hero behind much British comedy over the past fifty years." Where is the survey where this view was widely expressed? I always thought he was a sung hero. Dw290 13:49, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Behind the scenes...
"However, he was well-known on radio during the 1950s, both behind the scenes and in front of the microphone."

How can he be well-known behind the scenes?

Zouavman Le Zouave (Talk to me! • O)))) 14:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

 * By other actors, of course... ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 02:41, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

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Swearing?
The article includes the comment that (During the sitcom "Curry and Chips") "Sykes refused to swear, as he has done throughout his career". Does his line in the film "Heavens Above!" "What if it pisses it with rain?" not count as bad language? --Mabzilla (talk) 13:40, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

In 1967 Sykes had expanded his routine for The Plank into a 45-minute wordless colour short The Plank
The 1967 version of The Plank (Sykes and Cooper) was far from wordless.

The 1979 version (Sykes and Lowe) was virtually 'wordless' although a keen ear can make out a few unintended words such as when Charlie Drake shouts whilst being transported on the plank en route to the dustcart. Also, in the scene when members of the public mistake red paint for blood on the side of Sykes head the woman who attempts to clean Sykes up is clearly (and intentionaly) heard to exclaim "It's Paint!" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark W 1964 (talk • contribs) 15:42, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Early life.
Re Sykes was born in Oldham, Lancashire; his mother died during his birth. His parents were Vernon Sykes and Harriet Stacey who had married in Oldham in 1921; he was the second child of his parents' marriage. His older brother (by two years) was named Vernon. Sykes's father, a twin born in Huddersfield,etc etc.......

You were right to take it out... I made it up. Brakn (talk) 23:23, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

O The Humanity!
"He rented lodgings, expecting to find work quickly, but by the end of the first week he was cold, hungry and penniless. The turning point in his life and career came on the Friday night of his first week...."

????

so...it took him 4-5 days, tops, and that does not constitute "quickly"?

if he was cold, hungry, and penniless at the end of 4-5 days, i'd suggest he was pretty much in that situation to begin with, not as a result of his INCREDIBLY LONG STRUGGLE for work. 209.172.25.7 (talk) 03:51, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Hat box?
At least he's still got one. Is that because he was a comedy actor? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:57, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

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The Six Napoleons
The article lists the credit: “The Six Napoleons (1986) as Arcade Intendant (uncredited)”; Sykes actually is credited on screen, and appears as Horace Harker. Jock123 (talk) 16:09, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
 * What's an Intendant? Martinevans123 (talk) 16:19, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

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Chessington World of Adventures

Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a 128 acre theme park, zoo and hotel complex in Chessington, Greater London, England, around 12 mi southwest of Central London. The complex originally opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931; the theme park aspect was developed by The Tussauds Group, debuting on 7 July 1987 as one of the first combined animal-amusement parks in the UK. The theme park, which features over 40 rides, is now owned by Merlin Entertainments, following its merger with The Tussauds Group in 2007. Under Merlin, Chessington has been increasingly developed into a resort and tourist destination, including two on-site hotels, swimming pools, a campground, spa and fitness facilities.

The 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, Sea Lion Bay, Children's Zoo, Amazu, Penguin Bay, a Sea Life Centre and Wanyama Village and Reserve.

Chessington World of Adventures was ranked in 2022 as the fourth most-visited park in the UK, with an attendance of roughly 1.5 million guests, behind Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Legoland Windsor. In 2020, due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the park experienced an unexpectedly short operating season and temporary closed its gates. Despite a significant drop in attendance during the pandemic, Chessington actually ranked as the third most-visited park in the UK for 2020 with .51 million visitors, behind Alton Towers and Thorpe Park.

Chessington World of Adventures is separated into different themed areas, loosely inspired by a range of world cultures. ‘Adventure Point’ is a colonial English "market square",'‘Mexicana' borrows from the Wild West and Latin America, 'Shipwreck Coast' is a nautical harbour town, 'Wild Woods' is a Central European-styled area with Bavarian architecture, 'Forbidden Kingdom' mirrors the ancient Middle East, 'Land of the Tiger' reflects the Far East, and 'Wild Asia' is based on an Indian jungle. Major attractions include: Vampire, Dragon's Fury, KOBRA, Tiger Rock, Scorpion Express, The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure, Mandrill Mayhem, and Croc Drop.

History
The mansion at Chessington World of Adventures Resort known today as the Burnt Stub was originally built in 1348, in Chessington, Surrey. In the English Civil War it became a royalist stronghold, and Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary forces razed it to the ground. The Burnt Stub site was rebuilt as an inn, until the 18th century, when the Vere Barker family rebuilt it in neo-gothic Victorian style.

Founding of zoo
The resort has its roots in Chessington Zoo, which opened in 1931; it was started by Reginald Stuart Goddard, who had bought the estate to showcase his private collection of animals. It was once the largest private zoo in England. After Goddard died in 1946, the Pearson Publishing Company took over the zoo and managed it until 1978, when The Tussauds Group, a subsidiary of the Pearson Group, took control.

Founding of theme park
In 1984, due to the zoo's declining attendance, Tussauds's commissioned John Wardley to come up with plans to revitalize the park. Wardley had a huge influence on the rides being created at both Chessington and its sister parks Thorpe Park and Alton Towers. The decision was made to open a theme park to complement the zoo, and so Chessington World of Adventures was born. On 7 July 1987 Chessington World of Adventures opened to the public in a ceremony including Prince Edward. The park was built on a relatively small budget of around £12 million, to test the still-emerging theme park market.

In its first year, the park opened with the roller coaster Runaway Mine Train, the log flume Dragon River, the monorail Safari Skyway, the dark ride The 5th Dimension, and the Chessington Railroad as the main attractions (all supplied by the German ride manufacturer Heinrich Mack GmbH & Co). Smuggler's Galleon (a swinging ride) reached heights of 20 meters; it was later renamed Black Buccaneer.

The new park development adopted a pay-once price structure as opposed to the fairground's former pay-per-ride format. Other support rides were also opened and the park opened five themed areas: Calamity Canyon, Mystic East, Market Square, Toy Town and Circus World.

The 1990 season expanded Chessington with the opening of the Transylvania area, featuring The Vampire (opening and still operating as the only suspended rollercoaster outside of America) and Prof. Burp's Bubble Works. Both of these major rides had a significant and positive impact on the park's popularity. By this time Smugglers' Galleon and the Smugglers' Cove area had been created.

The 1995 season arrived with Rameses Revenge, the park's first inverting ride. Rameses Revenge was new in the Forbidden Kingdom area; an area which had opened the previous year in conjunction with the Terror Tomb dark ride. Also new for 1995 was Seastorm in Pirates' Cove, and the Carousel, located next to the explorer gate. By 1997, the park had a maximum capacity of 15,000 guests.

In 1999, Chessington opened the hardcore thrill ride Samurai in the Mystic East. 1999 also saw the rename of Calamity Canyon into Mexicana, following the opening of Rattlesnake the year before. Beanoland, bringing two new rides to the park: Billy's Whizzer and Rodger the Dodger's Dodgems was built in 2000 on the former site of Circus World

Development as resort
On 22 May 2007, The Tussauds Group was taken over by Merlin Entertainments Ltd, which owns other brands such as Sea Life Centres. Besides Chessington, Merlin also purchased Alton Towers, the nearby Thorpe Park, and Madame Tussauds, which made Merlin the second largest entertainment operator in the world in terms of attendance numbers, behind Disney. As Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park are located within 20 miles of each other, Merlin Entertainments has made efforts to market the two parks to different age groups: Thorpe Park caters to teenagers and young adults, while Chessington World of Adventures Resort is for families and people of all ages. In June 2007, the park opened the Safari Hotel next to Chessington Zoo, themed to a safari lodge. 2008 saw the opening of the Chessington Sea Life Centre.

Also in 2010, the Wanyama reserve was opened, giving the Africa-themed Safari hotel guests a view of animals. The Wild Asia area was also added, with its KOBRA ride. In 2011 the Ocean Tunnel and surrounding rooms in the Sea Life Centre were re-themed to Azteca. In 2012 a new land themed to Africa replaced ToyTown. In 2013, Chessington introduced Zufari: Ride Into Africa, with visitors touring the area in a safari truck. In the same year, the annual Halloween Hocus Pocus event included a new attraction, The Mystery of Hocus Pocus Hall, featuring projection-mapped visual effects.

In 2014, "nearly £15 million" was invested in the resort as the whole, with a new wing built next to the Safari Hotel, advertised as a second standalone hotel, named "Azteca Hotel". The Safari Hotel also received a second pool. Theme park developments for the year included the refurbishment of the Runaway Train roller coaster as Scorpion Express and Amazu Treetop Adventure, a children's raised play area within the zoo. The park's annual Halloween event was rebranded Howl'O'Ween. Over the festive period Chessington launched the new Winter's Tail event, featuring a new seasonal show A Christmas Gift, as well as market stalls and a 60 ft Christmas tree. Attendance rose to 2.05 million guests in 2014, the second highest figure in the park's history, which previously peaked in 1995.

2015 was advertised as "Year of the Penguins", introducing an updated Penguins of Madagascar Live: Operation Cheezy Dibbles show on the Madagascar stage, a rethemed "Jungle Bouncers" as "Penguins of Madagascar Mission: Treetop Hoppers" (now just Treetop Hoppers) and "Penguin Bay", a refurbished enclosure for the Zoo's Humboldt penguins. New Penguins of Madagascar themed suites also opened in the Safari Hotel. 2015 also saw the Chessington Conservation Fund Evening relaunched as "Roar & Explore". The new event features night rides on Zufari: Ride into Africa! as well as child-friendly activities. Chessington's attendance fell in 2015 to 1.65 million. The long-running Safari Skyway monorail closed midway through the year, after 29 years of service.

Little was changed during the 2016 season, a small live show named Pandamonium opened near the zoo, a Go Ape high ropes course opened, and Trail of the Kings received some new decoration. Explorer Glamping was also introduced over the summer months, launching on 27 May. Tomb Blaster was refurbished with all LED UV lighting and new laser gun system.

In 2017, The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure opened, replacing Bubbleworks, as well as the original Carousel being replaced with a newer, themed carousel named "The Chessington Adventure Tree".

In 2018, the ferris wheel Peeking Heights was removed and the Mystic East area rethemed into Land of the Tiger, with three new tiger enclosures, four tigers from Kolmården Wildlife Park, and a new theme for Dragon Falls, with its new name Tiger Rock.

In 2019, they rethemed their old 3D walkthrough attraction, Hocus Pocus Hall, into another one of Julia Donaldson's creations, Room on the Broom - A Magical Journey. Halfway through the season, Chessington announced that their swinging boat ride, Black Buccaneer, would not open for 2019. In October, Chessington announced that Rameses Revenge would close on 3 November.

2020 saw the opening of a new area called The Rainforest. The area included 3 new attractions, the first of which, a kids track ride called Jungle Rangers. The second is a relocated mini log flume from Weymouth Sealife called River Rafts. The third is the pre existing treetop hoppers which retained its name and was refurbished. The Flying Jumbos Ride was also relocated and rethemed into Elmers Flying Jumbos based on the children's book.

2021 saw a new family drop tower 'Croc Drop' open, themed to the Egyptian god Sobek, replacing Rameses Revenge. Blue Barnacle also opened to replace the now defunct Black Buccaneer swinging pirate ship.

2022 saw a retheme and refresh of the Pirates' Cove themed area, to Shipwreck Coast, with the addition of two new rides. These are 'Barrel Bail Out', a Watermania ride and 'Trawler Trouble', a Rockin' Tug relocated from Thorpe Park. Seastorm also reopened following an extensive refurbishment. On top of this there was general park wide refurbishments and touch ups, with some significant work in Wild Asia and Adventure Point as well as a new Explorer Gate entrance, in preparation for World of Jumanji in 2023. Jungle Bus in Wild Asia left the Resort for the 2022 season. It was replaced for 2023. 2022 was a year of 'eventures' with a new carnival event 'Mardi Grrra!' running from 27 May – 26 June.

2023 has been a major year for the resort, with the opening of a new land on 15 May, 'World of Jumanji'. The new area features a B&M Shuttle Launched Wing coaster, and two SBF Visa Group attractions. There is tropical planting around the area and a huge theming piece; the 'Jaguar Shrine' from the films. The park are also building a Safari Lodge village on the Wanyama Reserve for the 2023 season.

Awards
In 2023, at the fourth annual UK Theme Park Awards., Chessington World of Adventures won a number of gold, silver and bronze awards. It managed to win the gold Awards in the following categories: Theme Park of the Year, Best New Attraction, Best Theme Park with Animals and Best Marketing Campaign.

Past attractions
Many of the rides and areas at the park have been either re-themed over the years, while others have moved to other theme parks and been replaced.
 * The Fun City Show tent, housing circus/stunt entertainment, was demolished in 1999 to make way for Beanoland to open the next season.
 * Beanoland was an area themed around The Beano comic. It opened in 2000 and closed in 2009, featuring Billy's Whizzer, Dennis' Madhouse, Roger the Dodger's Dodgems and Bash Street Bus. The area was rethemed into Wild Asia in 2010 with all rides intact and the addition of KOBRA to the area.
 * Runaway Train was a mine train themed powered roller coaster in the Mexicana area. Opened in 1987, and closed at the end of 2012. Re-themed to Scorpion Express.
 * Action Man Training HQ (also called Action Man Critical Mission) was a large children's adventure playground-type attraction, opened in 1997 and closed in 2005.
 * Magic Carpet was located in the Mystic East area, opening in 1988 and closed at the end of the 1998 season. Samurai (see below) was installed in its place.
 * Samurai was a Mondial Top Scan installed in 1999 and closed in 2003 in Mystic East, then relocated to sister park Thorpe Park.
 * Chessington Zoo Railway ( miniature gauge) closed in 1985 before the theme park had been constructed.
 * Chessington Railroad ( narrow gauge) left at the end of 1996. Although still a popular attraction, the fact that long stretches of the route were on open pathways meant it was considered a safety risk and it was removed.
 * Rodeo (originally named The Juggler and located in Circus World between 1989 and 1994) was a Huss breakdance ride that closed at the end of the 2004 season. It remained closed until being removed altogether in 2007. The ride's centrepiece of a cowboy on horseback was repurposed as a prop in Vampire.
 * Toytown Roundabout was also removed at the end of 1999. The more traditional carousel, which had been open since 1996 close to the park's north entrance, took its place.
 * Clown Coaster, formerly Toy Town Coaster, was a very small children's roller coaster. It was removed to make way for the new Berry Bouncers ride which took its place in 2001.
 * Prof. Burp's Bubble Works was a famed water dark ride in the Transylvania area, opened in 1990 and closed in 2005. It took riders on a tour of a highly animated fizzy pop factory, featuring a unique fountain finale ending. The original version was produced by Keith Sparks and John Wardley.
 * Imperial Leather Bubbleworks was a dark water ride opened in 2006, succeeding the original Prof. Burp's Bubble Works. It took rides through a 'soap factory', with most its scenes heavily modified from the original attraction and now sponsored by Imperial Leather. The ride closed in September 2016 to make way for The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure.
 * The Fifth Dimension was a dark ride that opened in 1987 and closed in 1993, based around the story of a TV repair robot named Zappomatic and his quest to defeat the computer-created monster, the Gorg. Replaced by Terror Tomb.
 * Terror Tomb (later renamed Forbidden Tomb) was a dark ride opened in 1994, replacing The Fifth Dimension. It told the story of a tomb robber named Abdab and the various dangers he encountered as he attempted to steal a precious emerald from within the tomb. It was succeeded by Tomb Blaster in 2001. Several of the original sets remain in Tomb Blaster, but with significant alterations.
 * Vampire: The Haunting in the Hallows, also known as the Black Forest from 2009 to 2013, was a walk through attraction only open during Halloween. It took place in the graveyard leading to Vampire.
 * The Mystery of Hocus Pocus Hall was a walk through attraction only open during Halloween, and took place in what would normally be Hocus Pocus Hall during normal season. It followed the storyline of the park mascot, Sir Arthur Stubbs. The soundtrack of the attraction was played parkwide from 2013, until it was scrapped for 2015. The soundtrack is now used park-wide for the ‘Howl-o-ween’ event.
 * Madagascar Live! Prepare to Party was a 20-minute live stage show featuring characters from the Madagascar film franchise. It was located it the Africa area and ran from March 2012 until late 2014. It was replaced by Penguins of Madagascar Live: Operation Cheezy Dibbles in 2015 as part of 'The Year of the Penguins'.
 * Safari Skyway was a historic monorail attraction that provided guests a guided overhead tour of Chessington Zoo and the Burnt Stub mansion area. Originally opening before the theme park in 1986, the ride almost lasted thirty years before closing abruptly in July 2015 due to ongoing maintenance issues.
 * Carousel was a classic carousel ride located in Market Square. It opened in 1996 and closed in 2016. A new carousel was built for 2017 to serve as a spiritual successor to the original carousel. It was named The Chessington Adventure Tree.
 * Penguins of Madagascar Live: Operation Cheezy Dibbles was a live show in Africa. It opened in 2015 as part of Chessington's Year of the Penguins and closed at the end of the 2016 season. It was replaced by The Gruffalo Arena in 2017.
 * Peeking Heights was a Ferris wheel originally located at Thorpe Park. It was relocated to make way for Rush and opened at Chessington in 2005 and closed on 10 September 2017 in order to make way for new tiger enclosures as part of the retheme of Mystic East to Land of the Tiger for 2018.
 * Hocus Pocus Hall was a walkthrough attraction located in the Burnt Stub Mansion which opened in 2003 but closed in 2018 to be replaced by Room on the Broom: A Magical Journey.
 * Toadies Crazy Cars was a kids track ride located within the Africa section of the park. The ride opened as Old Crooks Railroad in 1987 and was rethemed to Toadies Crazy Cars for 2001. The attraction closed in 2019, to make way for The Rainforest. The ride was replaced by the far superior Jungle Rangers, which follows a similar layout.
 * Rameses Revenge was a Top Spin ride which opened in June 1995 in the Forbidden Kingdom area. Manufactured by Huss Rides, it was the world's first top spin ride to feature a drown-upside-down element. Chessington announced that it was to be removed in 2019. Before it was removed, it was the only remaining top-spin in the UK. The ride was replaced with a drop tower named Croc Drop.
 * Black Buccaneer was a Swinging ship ride which originally opened as Smugglers Galleon in 1988 in the Smugglers' Cove area. Manufactured by Huss Rides, the ride was rethemed to Black Buccaneer in 1999 alongside the surrounding area to Pirates’ Cove. The ride operated for the final time at the end of 2018 during the Winters Tail event. Chessington later announced on their social media that a new replacement ship was to be installed called Blue Barnacle. This new ship is thought to be entirely new ride hardware rather than the old ship simply rethemed.
 * Jungle Bus was a children's Crazy Bus ride made by Italian manufacturer Zamperla. The attraction originally opened in 2001 as the Bash Street Bus in Beanoland, however was rethemed to the Jungle Bus for the new Wild Asia themed area in 2010. Following the ride being unexpectedly cut from the Feb-ROAR-y event ride line-up, it was announced that Jungle Bus had reached the end of its service life, and would be removed from the park in 2022. A new bus replaced the original Jungle Bus towards the end of the 2022 season.

Future developments
In recent years, several investments have taken place in the resort in an attempt to recover from the visitor numbers lost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Safari Lodges
In line with Merlin Entertainments' ambition to invest in short break offerings, there are plans to develop 34 Safari Lodges in the Wanyama Village.

Waterpark
On 16 November 2022, Chessington held a public consultation regarding plans to create an indoor water park as an extension to the Safari Hotel. A public consultation closed on 30 November and plans were submitted on 30 June 2023.

Events
As of 2024, Chessington operates seven events; Zootastic Weekends, Zootastic Half Term, Eggsplorers, Roar and Explore, Summer Festival, Howl'o'ween, and Winter's Tail. The first events are Zootastic Weekends (Selected weekends January – March) and Zootastic Half Term (10–18 February). During these events the Chessington Zoo opens with no rides and attractions available until the start of the main theme park season.

The first main event of the season, Eggsplorers, is aimed at young children and is run from the 23–25 March, and then 28 March – 14 April. For 2024 the event features the Enchanted Hollow.

On an evening in June, Chessington Zoo opens late for the Chessington Roar & Explore conservation event. The evening involves speeches and information about the charity work the Chessington Conservation Fund is involved in, as well as presentations of some of the Zoo's endangered species. Zufari: Ride into Africa! opens late for the event, and all revenue goes towards the fund.

Summer Festival, the second main event, runs from 20 July – 1 September. The event replace Mardi Grrra and Wilderfest for the 2024 season. It is focused on combining the two previous events, featuring food and music.

Winter's Tail is a Christmas event from late November through to early January. For 2024 the event is run from 23–24 November, 30 November – 1 December, 7–8 December, and 13–31 December. Throughout the event the resort opens with Christmas decorations and a Christmas grotto 'village' next to Sea Lion Bay, where children can meet Santa Claus. The Enchanted Hollow also returns for this event and also the Toy Factory and the EPS (Elf Postal Service) are present. Parts of the theme park are open, with 2023's event seeing the areas World of Jumanji, Shipwreck Coast (excluding Sea Storm), Land of the Dragons (excluding Dragons Fury), Adventure Point, and Rainforest (excluding River Rafts) all present with their attractions open. Also present is Amazu, The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure, and the Wanamaya reserve being open, along with the majority of the rest of the zoo. There is also a large pantomime show on the 'Mane Stage', which runs 3 times a day.

Howl'o'ween
During the last two weeks of the theme park season, Chessington hosts its biggest event - Howl'o'ween, previously known as Halloween Hocus Pocus. For 2024 it is ran from 5–6 October, 12–13 October, and 19 October – 3 November. During the event the park is decorated for Halloween with spiders, grave stones, voodoo dolls, skeletons and cobwebs as well as large, coloured eyes. Some actors also roam the theme park and zoo dressed as witches, vampires and zombies. During the event, different scare attractions are present. These included the Vile Villagers scare maze and the Enchanted Hollow walkthrough. Rides are also open in the dark, due to the extended opening hours. Shows are also ran throughout the day, on different stages.

– Previous Howl'o'ween attraction. – Current Howl'o'ween attraction.

 * Haunted Howl'O'Ween Live is a live show in the Gruffalo Arena in the Africa Section of the park. New for 2018, the show features singers and dancers in a Halloween musical extravaganza. In 2021 it was replaced by The Wild Witches Live Show, on the Newly named Mane Stage in the Rainforest.
 * Creepy Caves Unearthed is advertised as the scariest Halloween attraction offered. New for 2017, Creepy Caves Unearthed won the SCARECON 2017 Award for Best Original Concept and Design and was nominated for Best Set/Costume and Make Up.
 * The Room on the Broom Spooky Story Time is a live show based on the children's book written by Julia Donaldson.
 * The Curse of The Lost Tomb is a brand scare maze constructed inside the Adventure Outpost Restaurant in Wild Asia. First opening in 2015, It is based upon the lost tomb of Genghis Khan, with the key theme being whether the secrets of Genghis Khan would be revealed, or whether the tomb would claim all of those who entered. The maze features a mixture of challenges and light scares.
 * Trick or Treat Wood - Topsy Turvy was designed for younger adventurers, and they had to choose which path they wanted to take, one for a trick or one for a treat. Along the way enchanted fairies and ghostly goblins would guide them. This was new for 2015.
 * Fancy Dress Competition this was new 2015, and was judged daily in Africa.
 * Vampire: The Haunting in the Hollows is based on the fictional Transylvanian village of Black Hollow. Guests encounter several characters such as a gravedigger in the first half. Guests then visit the crypt of the forsaken and encounter several vampires, guests then escape through a strobe lit maze. It was due to return for the 2015 season, but was suddenly and unexpectedly pulled from the lineup.
 * The Mystery of Hocus Pocus Hall is the signature attraction at Howl'o'ween. It involves guests visiting Stubb Manor, the home of explorer Sir Arthur Stubbs, in an attempt to uncover what caused his sudden disappearance. The attraction includes scenes based on different areas of the park and zoo, such as Wild Asia, Atlantis, Forbidden Kingdom and Pirates' Cove. The entire attraction is based around an emerald, which guests journey through the 'core' of as the finale.
 * The Pumpkin High School of Rock is a new stage show based around an underworld rock competition. It did not return for 2015.
 * The Hair and Scary Show is an insect based new live show about two characters - Hairy and Scary. It did not return for 2015.
 * The Krypt was a live scaremaze based on the Wild Asia area, launched in 2011, it never returned for Halloween due to a very poor throughput and high running costs.
 * Black Forest Haunt was a walkthrough based around a vampire in Transylvania. First opening in 2009, the Black Forest Haunt lasted three years until it was replaced by Vampire: The Haunting in the Hollows in 2012.
 * Burt & Bilge's Big Bad Boo was a stage show based in Market Square, it followed Burt and Bilge as they tried to capture the ghost of Market Square - the Big Bad Boo. Lasting two years starting in 2012, and giving its final performance in 2013.
 * Hocus Pocus Hall: Bewitched was similar to the year-round attraction Hocus Pocus Hall, with the exception that it featured live actors. The attraction lasted many years and closed at the end of 2012. It was replaced by The Mystery of Hocus Pocus Hall.
 * Spook Factor was a stage show held in the Land of the Dragon's theatre during Halloween Hocus Pocus. Replaced by the Hairy and Scary Show.
 * The Scooby-Doo event was what the original Halloween Hocus Pocus event was based on, featuring attractions such as The Mystery Machine and a Scooby-Doo meeting point. It was replaced in 2006 by a Star Wars based event.
 * The Star Wars event was held during the 2006 Halloween Hocus Pocus event to replace the previous Scooby-Doo based attractions. Due to a poor reception, the event never returned. Instead new attractions were conceived for following events.

One-off events

 * Ice Age – In August 2009 Chessington held an event to celebrate the release of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. The park opened a temporary maze outside Beanoland for the event.
 * Vampire XXI – In April 2011 Chessington opened a temporary maze in the area outside the Vampire roller coaster to celebrate its 21st birthday. The event was free and ran for two weeks.
 * Mystic East Carnival – The Mystic East Carnival was a display of arts from the orient shown in Market Square and Mystic East. The event was held in May for a number of weeks.
 * 25th Birthday Celebration – During July 2012, the resort had 25 days of fun to celebrate the theme park's 25th anniversary.
 * African Adventures – The February half term event for many years up until 2015, this event saw African tribal dancers and street explorers can be found roaming and interacting with guests, as well as African artwork and creative activities dotted around the park.
 * Animal Adventures – A weeklong celebration held during the February half term of 2016 to celebrate 85 years of the Zoo being at Chessington. Many animal talks and events went on to celebrate all Animal life at Chessington. This was a one-off event, however, it was adapted for a more general event under the same name from 2017.
 * Moshi Monsters – From 25 July – 18 August 2012, the Moshi Monsters visited Chessington. The characters could be met, and there were challenges around the park which if completed could win Moshi Monster lanyards, in-game 1,000 rox codes and seeds. Each Moshling was looking after a secret symbol, collect all eight to unlock the code word and reveal a new Moshling online. Guests also had the chance to win 'goopendous' Moshi prizes and giveaways.
 * Elmer's Big Art Parade – From 19 April – 31 May 2021, where guests could join a patchwork elephant for a vibrant sculpture trail around the Resort and rides on Elmer's Flying Jumbos.

Theme park
Chessington World of Adventures opened on 6 July 1987. Its main ethos centres around the idea of bringing together a collection of the different cultures and experiences from around the world; a considerable amount of the park is built on the stereotypical setting of each area it is focused on. Major attractions include: Vampire, Dragon's Fury, KOBRA, Zufari: Ride into Africa, Scorpion Express, Mandrill Mayhem and Croc Drop.

The theme park comprises 11 themed lands, each with a cultural setting. The central area of the park, Adventure Point, resembles an old English market town, whereas Land of the Tiger is themed around China with the water ride Tiger Rock being there since 1987, but being rethemed to Tiger Rock (and the surrounding area) in 2018. Mexicana is inspired by a small town in America's old far-west. Shipwreck Coast is a nautical adventure land. Wild Woods is modeled on a central European high street with Bavaria in Germany and the Transylvania region of Romania as its key influences. Forbidden Kingdom is based on Ancient Egypt with hieroglyphics carved onto its surroundings. Wanyama Village and Reserve is based on an African Safari, and the Rainforest is based on the Amazon. Land of the Dragons is one of the two "fantasy" themed area of the theme park and is a self-contained dragon-themed land with rides mostly for young children except for Dragons Fury, a big spinning rollercoaster that surrounds the area. The other one is World of Jumanji, which is based on the movies of the same name, with mostly thrill rides in the area.

Among the newer lands is Wild Asia which opened in 2010 as a replacement for Beanoland with an Indian jungle theme. In 2017, the existing Transylvania area was renamed "Wild Woods" in conjunction with the opening of The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure. In 2018, Mystic East was renamed "Land of the Tiger", with the addition of new tiger enclosures and the partial refurbishment of Dragon Falls as Tiger Rock. In 2020, the ZUFARI themed area became known as the Wanyama Village And Reserve.

 * Timeline of Park Areas
 * Gallery

Adventure Point
Adventure Point is the central area of the park, it features a selection of shops, restaurants, smaller outlets including hotdog and doughnut units and guest services, as well as the Chessington Adventure Tree carousel, which was added in 2017 The area has mostly Tudor and early Georgian architecture, featuring details such as hanging baskets and boxed plants. Rides include Tiny Truckers and Elmer's Flying Jumbos. In the centre of Adventure Point is a large compass feature in the ground. The compass points guests in the direction of all the resort locations, it includes: theme park lands, some zoo areas, the Sea Life centre and the hotels. The area was named 'Market Square' until 2017.

Mexicana
Themed as a Mexican- inspired square and a Far West town in the American's Old West, the Mexicana area was named 'Calamity Canyon' until 1999. Rattlesnake, a steel sit-down Wild Mouse roller coaster, opened in 1998. Scorpion Express is a mine train themed roller coaster, previously named the Runaway Train from its opening in 1987. The ride was originally designed with an interacting cave feature and an extensively designed queueline above the surrounding buildings, around a lake and down into an underground mine, since a redesign in 2014 the ride has been changed to be completely in the open with new theming and is renamed 'Scorpion Express'.

Shipwreck Coast
Shipwreck Coast is an area adjacent to Adventure Point, originally themed to a Cornish fishing village. Rides include the Blue Barnacle, a swinging pirate ship and Seastorm, a circular family boat ride that simulates a sea storm. The area was previously known as Pirates' Cove until the 2022 season, when it received a nautical retheme and overhaul, with the addition of two new attractions. These are Barrel Bail Out, a watermania ride and Trawler Trouble, a Rockin' Tug relocated from Thorpe Park.

Land of the Tiger
Until the end of the 2017 season named "Mystic East", this is an oriental-themed area built around the Tiger Rock log flume (previously Dragon River).

In July 2017, Chessington filed for planning permission to partially redesign the area to include new tiger enclosures, including walkways over guests' heads, and a new themed feature for the log flume, to be renamed Tiger Rock. The park's ferris wheel Peeking Heights was demolished to make way for the tiger enclosures. The area closed for redevelopment on 10 September 2017, reopened in 2018. The ride has two drops, one with a rock tunnel, the other going through a tiger rock mouth. The area has been re-decorated and re-designed, with a new entrance by Land of the Dragons and Wild Asia.

Wild Woods
The area, originally named 'Transylvania', was created in 1990, modeled on a mock Barvarian town street, with tall European Architecture. It opened with two major attractions, The Vampire and Prof. Burp's BubbleWorks. Vampire is a steel suspended floorless coaster. The original Arrow Dynamics trains were replaced with Vekoma trains during a closed season in 2001, reopening in 2002. Prof. Burp's BubbleWorks was a dark water ride that took guests through an animated fizzy pop factory. For 2006, it was rethemed to an Imperial Leather toiletries factory. Bubbleworks closed on 6 September 2016 and was replaced by The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure in March 2017.

The area was created as a quaint, 'Central-European' town square to one side, where the entrance to Prof. Burp's BubbleWorks, shops and eateries were located amongst the town buildings, then a path set back from the town leads to the castle entrance of The Vampire. After the park's various changes of management, the area was repeatedly changed in a piecemeal fashion to more of a haunted Halloween style, though most of the fascia remains under various repaints and alterations. Vampire's entrance was moved to an unthemed metal archway in 2001 and the original BubbleWorks entrance recycled as a 'Fastrack' queue in recent years.

In 2017, the park renamed Transylvania to "Wild Woods", in relation to the Gruffalo River Ride Adventure attraction opening that year, though the area itself was largely unchanged.

Forbidden Kingdom
An Ancient Egyptian area, Forbidden Kingdom was created in 1994 originally opening with the Terror Tomb dark ride. Currently, it only contains two rides; Tomb Blaster and Croc Drop.

Opening in 2002 Tomb Blaster is a dark ride shoot out game where riders shoot laser guns at targets and is a retheme of the 'Terror Tomb' dark ride. One side of Forbidden Kingdom is architecturally designed as an Arabic market town, while Tomb Blaster is set in an Ancient Egyptian courtyard tomb area, though much detail has been removed throughout the area over the years.

The second attraction located in Forbidden Kingdom is a brand new family drop tower Croc Drop. The ride opened as a replacement to Rameses Revenge in March 2021, and is themed around the Egyptian crocodile god Sobek. The ride's slogan is, ‘Brave the drop, release the curse!’

Land of the Dragons
Land of the Dragons is the park's main children's area. Opening in 2004, it is a self-contained, dragon-themed land containing rides and attractions designed to appeal to very young children apart from one. It is one of the two areas of the park not themed to a time or place from world culture. There are two play areas in the land: Dragon's Playhouse, a large soft play area, and adjacent to this is Canopy Capers, an outdoor treehouse rope bridge attraction. Griffin's Galleon is a Kontiki rock'n'tug ride and Sea Dragons is a spinning boat ride.

Aside from the children's attractions, Dragon's Fury is an intense spinning roller coaster encompassing the area with its layout.

Wild Asia
Wild Asia, opened in early 2010 as a loosely Indian-themed jungle area, with temple ruins and ancient statues the area is a retheme of the old 'Beanoland' area themed to the Beano children's comic books. The attraction Lorikeet Lagoon opened with the area in 2010 as part of Chessington's plan to add zoo enclosures within the theme park, visitors may feed the lorikeets nectar. The area has a number of thrill rides, including KOBRA, a Zamperla flat ride that opened in 2010, Monkey Swinger a wave swinger with a water element that opened in 2000, Tuk Tuk Turmoil bumper cars, which are themed as Asian rickshaw tuk tuks. The last attraction in the area is Temple of Mayhem, an indoor play area where children can fire foam balls, with a minimum age limit of 4 years and a maximum height restriction of 1.4m. The area did feature a small Zamperla magic carpet ride themed around tours of the jungle called Jungle Bus, which was replaced with a like-for-like ride system in 2022.

The Rainforest
The Rainforest is a small area aimed at families. Its architecture is recycled from the previous "Toytown" theme, with the original caricatured buildings redressed as African huts. Its previous name "Africa" has been home of the Madagascar franchise since opening in 2012. In 2020 it was refurbished as The Rainforest with a new mini log flume, River Rafts, relocated from Weymouth Sea Life Centre.

Wanyama Village & Reserve
Wanyama Village & Reserve is Chessington's African area in the form of a large animal reserve. It has ZUFARI - Ride into Africa! as the key attraction, a safari truck adventure through an undiscovered area of Africa. Making up part of the ZUFARI landscape is the Wanayama Village and Reserve, an African themed area of the zoo. The ZUFARI field and Wanyama Reserve are used as a backdrop to the Safari Hotel. ZUFARI's total size is 22 acres and has flamingos, giraffe, ostrich, Nile lechwe, white rhino, Grevy's zebra, scimitar horned oryx and sitatungas. Along the pathways of Zufari are various African-style paintings on fences. In the centre of the Wanyama section of ZUFARI is a large faux-stone carving of a lion. A winding waterfall runs along its side. The area's name was changed in 2020 from ZUFARI to Wanyama Village & Reserve.

World of Jumanji
Chessington's newest themed area, 'The World of Jumanji' opened on 15 May 2023, becoming Chessington's 11th themed area. The area features a B&M Shuttle Launched Wing coaster, Mandrill Mayhem and two SBF Visa Group attractions, Mamba Strike and Ostrich Stampede. As well as three rides, the area features extensive theming, immersive 'carnival style' games, themed food and retail experiences, and finally play equipment and a treasure hunt around the area.

The operating season
The operating season usually starts around 20 March all the way to the start of November. Chessington usually opens around Christmas holidays and the February half terms for certain events, which include opening up some selective rides for those events.

Zoo
In 1931, Reginald Goddard opened the Chessington Zoo. In 1946 when Goddard died, the Pearson Publishing Company took over the zoo and managed it until 1978, when The Tussauds Group took control of the park. A number of animals were moved to other zoos during the construction of the theme park. In 1990 the polar bears left the park, as did the hippos and elephants in 1993. In 1994 the snow leopards were relocated to the lion and tiger area. For a time the attraction was called Animal Land, before returning to Chessington Zoo in 2007.

The zoo is generally open simultaneously with the theme park, but also remains open over the winter when the theme park is closed. Zoo entrance is included with the standard ticket price.

As of 2015 the zoo has over 1,000 animals, many of which are endangered and some being extinct in the wild. Chessington Zoo is split up into different areas and walkthroughs. The rhea, mara, wallabies, meerkats and agouti were previously the Monkey Walk area. Monkey Walk was replaced by Creatures Features which in turn was later replaced by the Wanyama Village in 2010. There is also a Children's Zoo, where children may feed domestic farm animals.

The Safari Skyway, an elevated monorail with an entrance in the Market Square theme park area, takes riders around various animal enclosures at the zoo. The ride closed in 2015 due to cost of continued maintenance. An animal presentation in front of the Burnt Stub Mansion hosts the Animal Antics show at different times throughout the day. Near the entrance to the Zoo, there are enclosures for otters and reindeer. Chessington Zoo also has an area called Sealion Bay, which features sea lion presentations several times a day. The Trails of the Kings; a walkthrough attraction home to enclosures for western lowland gorillas, Asiatic lions, fossa, Carpathian lynx, and binturong. In 2007 the Trail of the Kings section of the zoo underwent an inspection with the outcome that the gorilla enclosure was too small. A bigger building for the gorillas was completed in 2010. As of 2013, there are 10 gorillas at Chessington, as well as two infants born in 2012.

The Wanyama Village & Reserve opened in late May 2010, in an area behind the Safari Hotel and houses animals such as Grévy's zebra, sitatunga antelope, ostrich, dorcas gazelle, Nile lechwe, fennec fox, dwarf mongoose, southern ground hornbill, Kirk's dik-dik, Aloatran gentle lemur, black-cheeked lovebird, crested porcupine, meerkats, scimitar horned oryx, common eland and Ankole cattle. It is part of the ZUFARI animal reserve. The area is open to guests staying in the Safari Hotel during the evening. The AMAZU Treetop Adventure opened in April 2014 on the former site of the Monkey & Bird Garden. The area features adventure trail walkways, play areas and Aztec theming. The area has spider monkeys, saki monkeys, red-handed tamarins, golden-headed lion tamarins, Bolivian squirrel monkeys, Geoffroy marmosets, capybara, military macaws, Ecuadorian red-lored amazons, giant wood rail, agouti and three-banded armadillo. The animals in the area can either be viewed on ground or through the Amazu raised walkways, some of which, go through the enclosures.

Penguin Bay is a new area that opened in March 2015 as part of the Year of the Penguins. It features the long time residents of Chessington Zoo Humboldt penguins in a beach themed area. Seating for the demonstrations is aboard a shipwreck with a canopy. The new enclosure features glass walls to allow for better public viewing.

Chessington Sea Life Centre
In 2008, Chessington Zoo opened Chessington Sea Life Centre on the site of the old children's Zoo, as an attempt to both determine if the park had a positive future and also to attract more multi-day visits. The Sea Life Centre, which is part of a franchise operated by Merlin Entertainments, has a number of exhibits including a Ray Pool and a Touch Pool. The Sea Life Centre is split into four areas: Our Shoreline, The Reef, Amazonia and Azteca which features the signature Ocean Tunnel.

"Our Shoreline" is the oldest area and has sea creatures found on the coast of Britain, featuring rays, seahorses and starfish. The area also has smaller exhibits including clownfish and crabs. The Touch Pool is also found here, in the centre of the area. The following area is named "The Reef", which features clownfish, cleaner shrimp, regal tang, slipper lobster and upside-down jellyfish

Next to this area is Amazonia, which opened in 2009. It is a slightly smaller version of the same exhibit that has appeared at other Sea Life Centres. It includes red-bellied piranhas, common octopus, tetras and other, smaller exhibits.

Azteca opened in 2011, it features a 10-meter Ocean Tunnel, which has sea creatures including: bonnethead sharks, lion fish, starry pufferfish, surgeon fish, angle fish, catshark and epaulette shark. The tunnel existed before the 2011 addition but was redeveloped for the arrival of new fish. Aside from the Ocean Tunnel, Azteca also has jellyfish, seahorse and northern wolffish. The placement of the area has resulted in the division of the Our Shoreline area, which is now separated into two areas.

Accommodation
Currently, Chessington World of Adventures operate two on-site hotels and a Glamping experience.

Safari Hotel
The Safari Hotel is a four star hotel themed to appear like a Safari Lodge. It was originally named the Safari Lodge Hotel in 2007, before changing to the Chessington Resort Hotel in 2010. The hotel was then refurbished and relaunched for 2014 and has since been known simply as the Safari Hotel.

The hotel opened in June 2007 and was originally operated by Holiday Inn until it was fully taken over by Merlin Entertainments in May 2014. The hotel features various African elements with giraffe sculptures in the foyer and Zafari Bar & Grill. The hotel's check in area features a reptile enclose, which has a variety of animals housed in it depending on the time of year.

When the hotel was integrated as a resort in 2010, the Wanyama Village & Reserve opened with access from the hotel.

Azteca Hotel
The Azteca Hotel is the newer of the two and opened in 2014. The hotel is four star and themed around an ancient aztec temple. The hotel has three floors, with each floor themed to a different level of the temple. The top floor (named "Temple Summit") is decorated to give the impression that guests are on top of the structure looking out at the wildlife around.

The hotel's Temple Restaurant has a heavy emphasis on special effects, with a large tower sitting in the centre of the room. Every thirty minutes, it makes a display of water fountains, it also features rapid lighting sequences and ultraviolet markings. Around the perimeter of the restaurant is a trail of leaf cutter ants which pass the tables. At the entrance to the restaurant is a tank of red bellied piranha. Due to the hotel being built partly into the side of a hill, the Temple Restaurant has no windows, and instead has a series of screens built into the walls, showing various animated videos of the South American wildlife.

The hotel is linked to the Amazu area of Chessington Zoo, which is also aztec themed. Due to the location of the hotel in relation to the car parks, check in is located in the Safari Hotel.

Explorer Glamping
Launched on 27 May 2016, Chessington's Explorer Glamping site comprises a total of 31 standard, and four deluxe tents. The Glamping site is located in the south west of the park, behind Lorikeet Lagoon in the Theme Park. The 'Explorer's Outpost' restaurant is available to residents.

2014 court case
In June 2012, a four-year-old girl fell 4.2 metres (nearly 14 feet) while in line waiting for a ride. The park was summoned by Health and Safety Executive which claimed a health and safety breach. In the same month, park owner Merlin Entertainments initiated a court case to seek an injunction against Peter Cave, owner of survey consultancy Peer Egerton Limited. The consultancy firm had been hired by Merlin to prepare a report on the safety of the park, after the 2012 accident. Cave's firm found 2,000 defects and potential safety hazards. This led to a dispute between Cave and Merlin, culminating in court proceedings to prevent the park from reopening after its 2012 winter break. Merlin won this case and the park reopened.

Cave then set up a campaign to warn the public and staff of the findings, including sending out 80,000 emails. Merlin claimed to have spent the £4.6 million on repairs and improvements that Cave had recommended and named the allegations "baseless". But High Court Judge Elisabeth Laing ruled that the campaign was a "matter of public interest" and refused the injunction to silence Cave.

Green belt restrictions
Due to the majority of the theme park being located on green belt lands the park is subject to several restrictions. Most significant are restrictions in height (no building higher than the tree line), noise (with time restrictions) and traffic management.

Various rides have had to have been built in pits due to these restrictions. It is most noticeable on Blue Barnacle, Croc Drop and Rattlesnake. The resort cannot operate Vampire past 11pm. The resort was not allowed to build anything higher than the Peeking Heights Ferris Wheel, which has since been removed from the park.

Gallery

 * Main gallery: Chessington World of Adventures Resort at WikiCommons

 * Theme park and features

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Is this original?
No offense, but when I see an unregistered user post this much information all at once I have to wonder if it's just copied from somewhere. DreamGuy 12:12, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)

 * Yes, it's original. Please see my remarks on "Jack the Ripper" discussion page. Gordon L 21:18, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * You posted those (and signed onto an account instead of just an IP address) after I made that comment, so that was cleared up. Welcome to Wikipedia. DreamGuy 21:56, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)

Hallie Rubenhold
For a discussion on Hallie Rubenhold's The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper see Talk:Whitechapel murders --John B123 (talk) 14:59, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Semantics
...rather than dismissing Tabram as a prostitute, it would be more accurate to say that by the time of her death, Tabram's economic situation had become so desperate that she was forced to trade sex for money on the streets.
 * Illogical statement. Sounds like POV. Valetude (talk) 08:14, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

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David Bellhouse

David Bellhouse (February 8, 1764 – 1840) was an English builder who did much to shape Victorian-era Manchester, both physically and socially.

Biography
Born in Leeds, Bellhouse received no formal education. An autodidact, he taught himself to read and write and the elements of arithmetic and technical drawing. In 1786, he moved to Manchester where he married Mary Wainwright and took up employment as a joiner with the building firm of Thomas Sharp. Sharp died in 1803 and his family had little appetite for the business so it was acquired by Bellhouse.

During the Industrial Revolution there was a mass movement of workers towards Manchester to take up employment in the cotton spinning and textile industry. This created a demand for cheap housing and Bellhouse and his partners were among several tradesmen builders who made their fortunes in property speculation. From the early nineteenth century, Bellhouse expanded into the construction of complete factories and into work as a surveyor and valuer.

His firm enjoyed the sole contracts for the erection of several public buildings, including the Portico Library, Islington Mill and the old Town Hall in King Street.

Bellhouse was active in Manchester cultural life being a founder member of the Portico Library and the Royal Manchester Institution, now the Manchester Art Gallery. Bellhouse and his wife supported many social and charitable causes, especially for workers' education, and Bellhouse was one of the founders of the Manchester Mechanics' Institute (fore-runner of UMIST).

In 1824, he was elected one of the Police Commissioners who comprised Manchester's local government, making use of the office in furthering his building enterprise. He held the post until 1832.

Bellhouse and his wife had five sons who continued the family building trade.

E. T. Bellhouse
Edward Taylor Bellhouse (1816–1881), one of the grandsons of David Bellhouse (1764–1840), founded E. T. Bellhouse and Co. This company was a famous manufacturer of iron buildings. Prince Albert ordered an iron ball-room for Balmoral Castle.

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Up to date list

 * http://www.wegenwiki.nl/Lijst_van_expressways_in_China

ShakyIsles (talk) 02:35, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

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Where did you get the "A [number] expressway" info from?

I'm in Beijing and we see none of this. All our expressways are termed "G020", "G101" and so on and so forth.

Is China finally adopting the "A" numbering system like we see in much of Europe?

We see the "A" system in Shanghai. Actually maybe we have to tell the difference between 'GUODAO' and national expressway. 'GUODAO' are marked as 'GXXX', but not all GUODAO are expressway.

--DF08 12:19, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Beijing-Taipei Expressway
Does anyone find this proposal worthy of attention on the article? I don't think this Xinhua article is the first mention of the idea...I could have sworn I'd seen it mentioned on Wikipedia. --Dpr 08:23, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

Better pictures
Can anyone add a few more better pictures. China has 41,000km expressways, there should be some better picture than that are shown now. Drkyang 17:08, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Merge with National Trunk Highway System
If the NTHS are the same as Expressways of China, why not merge the two? Heilme 07:09, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Maps anyone?
Yes, there's the link to the network map from the Chinese government, anyway of making it fair-use, like the German Autobahn system map, or at least translate the Chinese into English? -Daniel Blanchette 20:29, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Check this out: It's in English but much smaller. I cannot make maps but it would be great if anybody here who can make maps try to help. Thanks! 75.73.8.206 04:59, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

"National Trunk Highway System" should split from this article
Just as expressways in US not equal to the interstate system, expressways in China are different with the national trunk highway system. Chinese road standards are: expressway, 1st-class road (four lane highway), and 2nd-class road (two lane highway) and so on. In the national trunk highways plan, only 70% of them are in expressway standard. Roads to remote western area such as Tibet are still in 1st- or 2nd-class road standard. Currently, upgrading these roads to expressway standard are economically unnecessary and technically difficult, though these upgrading works are planed to be accomplished in the more ambitious national expressway network plan. On the other hand, in the eastern part of China, many provincial roads are upgraded to expressway standard due to heavy traffic. That's why the mileage of national trunk highway system is much smaller than the total expressway mileage in China (35,000km vs. 53,600km). Sinolonghai (talk) 17:12, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Jingha Expressway
Okay, whose idea was it to post five-year old news and claim that the Jingha Expressway isn't completed to Harbin yet? Henjeng55155 (talk) 00:29, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Nobody edits these pages anymore, but I will. Charizardmewtwo (talk) 17:09, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

The theoretical G99 expressway
Very interesting. . . . . . if the PRC claims Taiwan, why does it report that China has 0km of expressways on 01-01-1988 and then list the bogus G99 as currently operational on the PRC's perceived national map? Taiwan's original 372km freeway has been fully operational since 1978! Allentchang (talk) 15:51, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Nomination for Today's articles for improvement
I nominated this page for Today's articles for improvement as it is quite out of date and it could do with some fresh eyes. Please follow the link below and support it.

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ShakyIsles (talk) 02:37, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

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What about G47 Shuangliao-Nenjiang Expressway?
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For the ... see
I've removed this part because it was a red link. It should be clarified what was meant by Republic of China (China), current Taiwan (Highways of Taiwan)or pre-communist China.

Pieceofmetalwork (talk) 06:54, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

Longest expressway network?
The US numbered highway system (which includes the Interstate Highway System) is 259,032 kilometers long. Instead of comparing with only the US Interstate Highway System, China's Expressway System should be compared with the US numbered highway system instead because most of that complies with the Expressway standard.

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Your map might need to be updated again. July 22nd, they added more expressways, and removed a bunch of loops. It's absolutely insane; come check it out please. Dennis Dartman (talk) 20:18, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. It looks like the original creator of the map added English place names in his latest update, so I just removed my version. Zarxos (talk) 04:16, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

 * And who might the original creator be? Dennis Dartman (talk) 15:00, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

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