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Mandrill Mayhem at Chessington World of Adventures Surprised Me

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My London Area Theme Park Week concludes with a visit to Chessington World of Adventures, the park I’ve least recently visited previously. I went in without doing much to refresh my memory so I could have an explore and discover some things for myself on the day. It paid off quickly when I stumbled across the World of Jumanji headliner Mandrill Mayhem – an incredible launched shuttle wing coaster.
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I won every race on LEGOLAND’s Minifigure Speedway

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My #London area Theme Park week continues with a visit to the UK’s most popular Theme Park, LEGOLAND Windsor. Headlining this trip were my first rides on the new duelling (and racing!) family shuttle coasters of Minifigure Speedway – Team Legends and Team All Stars. Other rides on the cards included LEGO Ninjago The Ride, Flight of the Sky Lion – the UK’s first flying theatre ride, The Dragon, Dragon’s Apprentice, Fire and Ice Freefall, Haunted House Monster Party, Laser Raiders, meeting with the fishes at Lego City Deep Sea Adventure, LEGOLAND Express & the Hill Train.
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I tried to ride Thorpe Park’s Ghost Train

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I returned to Thorpe Park later in September following my day riding every roller coaster in the park for a more relaxed mid week visit, figuring I could check out the Ghost Train for the first time while I was there. Did I manage to get it done? Let’s find out! While I was there, I of course also made sure to revisit the major roller coasters again, with spells on Hyperia, Colossus, SAW: The Ride, The Swarm, Nemesis Inferno, Stealth & The Walking Dead: The Ride
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I tried to ride every roller coaster at Thorpe Park in one day

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I’ve joined the Merlin Annual Pass club and to celebrate my newfound freedom to visit theme parks whenever I like, I hit up the UK’s most thrilling theme park – Thorpe Park – with the goal of scratching my roller coaster itch. Would I be able to ride every single roller coaster at the park – all eight of them – in one single day, on my first try? Join me on this vlog to find out the answer.
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