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    Gruffalo River Ride Adventure

    Chessington World of Adventures

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    • Category
      Dark Ride
    • Type
      Boat Ride
    • Status
      Operating
    • Opened
      18 March 2017
    Park
    Chessington World of Adventures
    Description

    The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure is based on The Gruffalo franchise, started as a children's book. It tells the story of a mouse which outsmarts its predators by making up a ''Gruffalo'', which in the end turns out to be real. The ride includes several screens showing clips from the 2009 animated film The Gruffalo.

    History

    The ride replaced the Bubbleworks dark ride, using the same ride system.

    Rethemed versions:

    • Prof. Burp’s Bubble Works (1990-2005)
    • Bubbleworks (2006-2016)
    • Gruffalo River Ride Adventure (2017-present)
    Turnkey development by
    Merlin Magic Making
    Design by
    Andy White Creative
    Merlin Magic Making
    Scruffy Dog Creative Group
    Ride system(s) by
    WGH Transportation Engineering
    Leisurtec
    Theming by
    Scruffy Dog Creative Group
    Media by
    Seeper
    Music by
    Richard Wilkinson
    Technical installation by
    Dave Lascaut
    Statistics
    • Number of vehicles
      28 vehicles
    • Seats (per vehicle/theatre)
      4 seats
    • Capacity
      1000 p/h
    • Ride duration
      6 minutes
    Gallery
    Chessington Gruffalo 2024 1 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 2 GRRA02 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 3 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 4 GRRA03 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 5 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 6 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 7 GRRA05 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 8 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 09 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 10 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 11 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 12 Chessington Gruffalo 2024 13
    Features
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    Location
    • Gruffalo River Ride Adventure, Chessington World of Adventures, Chessington, England KT9 2NE, United Kingdom

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