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The World of Rollercoasters!

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The World of Rollercoasters! Due to the current pandemic a large majority of rollercoasters around the world are sadly standing but not operating. But that doesn't mean I can't write about them and you can't read about them! I hope you enjoy and stay safe. Lets count down what continent has the most coasters! 7. Antarctica Despite being one of the biggest continents, unsurprisingly they have 0 coasters. Not one! And you thought living in Scotland was hard enough! Although I've heard there may be an RMC coming soon!  6. Oceania Definitely not a continent you think about when thinking of coasters, or anything really unless its huge spiders! There are 27 located here with Australia being the main contributor with 19. The most famous has to be Mack that is known as DC Rivals Hypercoaster located in Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia, this coaster can be experienced both forwards and backwards and I'm sure many enthusiasts would love to be able to ride.

Rainforest at Chessington

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Rainforest at Chessington Chessington's era of retheming and refurbishing rides and areas has continued. The Rainforest is the parks newest area replacing Africa and Toadies Crazy Cars. Here is what I think about the area after visiting on the 20th of March.  Images in this blog are from @the_theme_scene on Twitter as well as myself. Thank you very much for letting me use these photos.  Overall- What used to be a huge plot of land just holding the 1987 attraction Toadies Crazy Cars, which has been in dire needs of TLC for several years. The area has now been opened up, with a path now going through the middle. The area feels very isolated compared to others and is very contained. Inside consists of River Rafts, Jungle Rangers and Treetop Hoppers. There are no facilities in the area but it is located near others so that is not a problem. The theming is strong for the budget they were working with. My favourite part of the area is the entrance portals which look very

2020 changes at Chessington

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Chessington changes of 2020 I had my first visit to Chessington of the year on the 15th of March, also known as annual pass holders day and I was pleasantly surprised with how the park was. Before I get into the changes I just want to mention the amount of people in the event were much lower than last year making it much more bearable. I prefer a 20 minute queue for Vampire over a 180 minute queue for Room On The Broom! Any who here are the changes the park have made. Tomb Blaster After the 2002 dark ride had an appalling 2019 with lots of effects broken and the attraction seeming like a shadow of its former self. With no announcement or teasers going into Tomb Blaster and seeing the changes was a great surprise. There is new music greeting you straight away as you enter the area which is atmospheric, although I still prefer the previous version. The first physical change is the indoor queue section having writing on the wall about a priest, building up a story straight away. Th