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Safari Skyway - Wikipedia

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Safari Skyway
Ride cars in 2012

Chessington World of Adventures
Area	Market Square
Status	Removed
Opening date	1986 (1986)
Closing date	31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)

Ride statistics
Attraction type	Monorail
Manufacturer	Mack Rides
Music	The Call to Adventure
Duration	8:00
Closure announced	January 2016

Safari Skyway was ride that opened in 1986 at Chessington World of Adventures Resort, in the Now called Adventure Point). Manufactured by Mack Rides, the ride gave guests a guided tour of Chessington Zoo, and in its first year, the construction of Chessington World of Adventures theme park. The ride ran for almost thirty years before closing abruptly in late July 2015. In early January 2016, the park announced that the ride would be retired due to continuous troubles with maintenance for the ride.^[1]

History

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2016)

Safari Skyway was opened in 1986, as one of the first rides to open at Chessington World of Adventures.^[2] Safari Skyway's entrance was towards the back of the Market Square area, and the monorail gave a guided tour of the zoo, lawn and mansion area. In later years of the ride's operation, maintenance of the aging monorail system became difficult, and it suffered frequent breakdowns, including an incident in 2009 when a park-wide power cut stranded the monorail cars mid-route, forcing those inside to be rescued by a cherry picker.^[3]

Description

The ride took approximately 8 minutes,^[4] and the maximum height restriction for riders was 1.96 meters. Riders under 1.1 meters had to be accompanied by someone 16 or over.^[5] The ride passed such features in Chessington Zoo, such as Sea Lion Bay, Amazu, Trail of the Kings and other areas. It first passed the smaller animals in the Children's Zoo, before going behind the Sea Life Centre and near to the Lodge Gate entrance. The ride continued passing nearby (but not directly above) the gorillas, lions and sea lions before returning to the station via the theme park.^[4]

Gallery

Station building in 2015
Sealion Bay from Safari Skyway in 2006

References

^ "Online Help Centre | Chessington World of Adventures Resort".
^ "Chessington History". Theme Park Guide. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^ B., Matt. "Chessington Power Cut Rescue (The only part)". YouTube. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Safari Skyway". Coaster Force. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
^ "Market Square". Chessington World of Adventures. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

External links

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Other rides	Tiny Truckers (1993) Seastorm (1995) Tomb Blaster (2002) KOBRA (2010) Flying Jumbos (2013) Zufari: Ride into Africa! (2013) The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure (2017) Tiger Rock (2018) Blue Barnacle (2021) Croc Drop (2021)
Past rides	Safari Skyway (1986–2015) Runaway Train (1987–2012) The 5th Dimension (1987–1993) Black Buccaneer (1988–2018) Bubbleworks (1990–2016) Terror Tomb (1994–2001) Rameses Revenge (1995–2019) Samurai (1999–2003) Beanoland (2000–2009) Hocus Pocus Hall (2003–2018) Peeking Heights (2005–2017) Madagascar Live! Prepare to Party (2012–2014) Scorpion Express (2014-2022)
See Also	Chessington Zoo Merlin Entertainments John Wardley (designer) List of amusement parks in the United Kingdom
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