Video: Chessington World of Adventures celebrates Vampire anniversary, opens Azteca Sea Life exhibit
Submitted by Nick Sim on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 08:32
Vampire is celebrating its 21st birthday at Chessington World of Adventures.
Chessington World of Adventures is continuing to run a series of events celebrating the 21st anniversary of its Vampire rollercoaster, with a new Sea Life exhibit also now open at the park.
The Vampire celebrations will run until May 1, 2011, with events including a special walkthrough "horror maze", character meet-and-greets and fancy dress competitions. The headline attraction of the celebrations is The Twilight Zone, a temporary walkthrough attraction alongside Vampire.
A short video showing the exterior of the Twilight Zone and Vampire in action on April 17 is embedded below:
The Twilight Zone is an interactive, walkthrough experience in the dark featuring live "scare actors". The park's official video of the maze is embedded below:
Vampire is an Arrow suspended swinging rollercoaster, located in the Transylvania area of Chessington World of Adventures. Originally, the ride featured bat-themed trains suspended from the track, but following numerous maintenance issues these were replaced in 2001 by new Vekoma-built floorless trains. One of the most popular rides at the park, Vampire hits a maximum height of 70 feet and a top speed of 45 miles per hour.
Chessington World of Adventures has not added any new rides for the 2011 season, but it has made a minor addition to its Sea Life attraction. The underwater tunnel area has been rethemed as Azteca, designed to resemble a mystical lost city. Featuring a backstory based around a crashed plane, the tank surrounding the tunnel now features sharks, rays and parrotfish. A video of Azteca is embedded below:
You can see more images from Chessington's celebrations in our Vampire 21st anniversary gallery.
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