Chessington Documentary | The Tale of Chessington World of Adventures

Famous for being Britain's Wildest Adventure, Chessington World of Adventures was Britain's first theme park, this is a closer look about how a successful zoo in post war England became one of the most visited and celebrated attractions in the country.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this video possible.
FEATURING:
Dan Richards
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Andy Rumney
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Dominic Gardner
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Nick Huston
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Dominic McChesney
and
John Wardley
ADDITIONAL SCORE
Composed and performed by Darcey Toy
@DCcoasters
SPECIAL THANKS TO JGAdventure Zone for their historical photos.
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ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE:
CHESSINGTON BUZZ
@ChessingtonBuzz
CHESSINGTON ZOO & CIRCUS ARCHIVE
www.chessingtonzoo.info
DAVID J ELLIS
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THEME PARK GIRAFFE
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THEME PARK GUIDE
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SYLVAN MASON
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JACK FLASH VINTAGE MOTORING
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JAG PRODUCTIONS
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PARKSMANIA.IT
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THRILL RIDERS
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THRILL RIDE PHOTOGRAPHY
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EXPEDITION THEME PARK
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UK THEME PARKS
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PARK SPILL
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JON SILVER
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FOTO WHIZZ
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[@sazharas]

I've grown up living in Chessington so have seen it transition from the zoo to what it is now. All residents of Chessington still refer to it as "the zoo". Many a teenager from Chessington & surroding areas have their first job there. I done 2 seasons in the mid 90's. I worked on vampire, the galleon & dragon falls(now tiger rock)

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Thanks for watching

[@crazytigerface]

So good 🙌

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, thanks so much for watching!

[@Coaster_Crazy]

Great video mate and happy to provide the message

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Thanks mate, great to have you in this one!

[@Coaster_Crazy]

@@ThemeParkWorldTour happy to do more with you again in the future mate

[@ckyoutube6720]

Loved the bubble works! We went on a school trip age 14 in the 90’s, we’d only been there an hour and got the whole school kicked out for getting out of the tubs into the water thinking we where funny

[@DigitalDan]

What a great documentary! Can't wait to see more! Was amazing to be a part of it 😊🙏🏻

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Love having you a part of these docs, long may it continue! Thanks again Dan! 😍🎢

[@lukegreen5341]

11:50 Awesome Behind The Scenes Look About Chessington World Of Adventures. Thanks Mate. X

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Thanks for watching

[@lukegreen5341]

​Interacting Fact. This Theme Park Chessington World Of Adventures In Chessington In Surrey Just Outside The Capital City Of London In England In The United Kingdom Is Appears In The 1990 Thames Video Collection And The Video Collection UK VHS Of Learn With Sooty A - Z Of Animals With Matthew Corbett And Brenda Longman As The Voice Of Soo The Panda Bear Which Is A Spinoff To The Sooty Show The Original Series As Seen On ITV. Old School Times Man. Happy Christmas Theme Park World Tour Mate. X

[@DG95Official]

Brilliant video and seeing familiar faces

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Thanks for bringing such passion and enthusiasm to this video Dom, il always appreciate it. One day we will have to ride Vampire together!

[@cameronqwerty100]

Well done!

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@SamCostello]

Absolutely brilliant mate! So much nostalgia in one video :D

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gradyzyner7423]

A very personal history. Well done Adam.

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Thank you so much, was a labour of love for sure and the first theme park I ever went to!

[@Coaster_Crazy]

Bit of a slip up at the end tho, Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight is the first theme park in Britain, they also have one of those talking bins (trash cans) as well 👌🏻👌🏻

[@justicedone3929]

Get out my living room just finished your Brean vlog and your invading my space again 🤣🤣🤣👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Just wanted to make sure you watched to the end! 😉

[@Coaster_Crazy]

@@justicedone3929 haha

[@UKThemeParks]

Some lovely footage in there great video

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Thank you for your help with this one Adam!

[@Jason-Clark235]

We need more theme park documentary’s

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

I know I’ve been slacking!! What would you like to see next!?

[@Jason-Clark235]

Not just by you but I’m general there isn’t many documentary’s for theme parks. A few Disney ones but apart from that nearly nothing. If you were to do more documentary’s you could do maybe some based on theme parks as a whole and some based on certain rides or events. Maybe do a Blackpool pleasure beach documentary? Or even a Dreamland (Margate) documentary about the oldest roller coaster. Your channel is great though and sorry for the very very late reply.

[@JGAdventureZone]

Very good and well put together, however I didn't see any credit for my photos.

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Not sure how that has happened, will add you into the description and will add a link back to your channel.

[@JGAdventureZone]

@@ThemeParkWorldTour Thanks very much :)

[@bgcproductions3623]

Wow, that was awesome and so well made! I subscirbed!

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Thank you so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@themeparkawesome3401]

That was really good I really enjoyed watching that and thinking about the history of the park. I hope you do more in the future?

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch it! Glad you enjoyed it! I’d like to make more in time.

[@themeparkawesome3401]

@@ThemeParkWorldTour no worries.

[@PatrickRyan150]

Very cool, great info. 👍

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@justicedone3929]

Love how you put these together your alton towers video brought back so many memories so I'm glad there's a new one I've never been to Chessington. Great content I'm only 12 mins in 🤣👌🏼

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

That’s great to hear, feel I’ve completed the trilogy now of Chessington, Thorpe and Alton Towers! Appreciate the kind words. The power of nostalgia!

[@justicedone3929]

@@ThemeParkWorldTour I've not seen the Thorpe park one either awesome cheers

[@justicedone3929]

@@ThemeParkWorldTour that was so well put together I'll have to watch the Thorpe park one now .....

[@mychuckyromance9707]

Loved it ! Wish more was mentioned on hocus pocus hall

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

That is a bit of a regret as I know how much folks loved it, sometimes it's hard to know what to focus on with these style of videos. They would probably be 2 hours long if I included everything. Thanks so much for watching and glad to hear you loved it.

[@Team__King]

90s looked absolutely mint .. Chessington at its peak, properly themed Wardley magic , oasis vs blur, SegaWorld at London trocadero, rave scene 😍

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

The park definitely seemed to peak at that point, thanks so much for watching!

[@Team__King]

@@ThemeParkWorldTour thank you for making!

[@petermc7098]

Hello There, a great documentary, which is really informative, thank you for producing this, it's much appreciated. He also went on to develop rides for Portaventura, Gardeland and more. Cheers Peter :)

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@petermc7098]

@@ThemeParkWorldTour Hello There, thank you for producing it, it's much appreciated.

[@brianmorris865]

What’s the music at the beginning in background?

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

It’s from the film Interstellar!

[@brianmorris865]

@@ThemeParkWorldTour oh thanks I did suspect it was this, great video keep it up 👍🏻🤙🏻

[@ThemeParkWorldTour]

@@brianmorris865 thank you for watching!