{"id":3153,"date":"2022-05-19T15:56:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/hub\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2023-02-06T14:32:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T14:32:23","slug":"the-gruffalo-river-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/hub\/things-to-do\/the-gruffalo-river-ride","title":{"rendered":"The Gruffalo River Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Planning a theme park<\/a> day out at Chessington World of Adventures<\/a> soon? Let me ask you another question… Are you planning to go on The Gruffalo River Ride? If you are curious about this dark water ride then keep on reading![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t
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What is the Gruffalo?<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]This magical riverboat journey is based off of the best-selling children’s book by Julia Donaldson. The Gruffalo is one of her most popular story books which tells the rhyming tale of Mouse and the Gruffalo. When Mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest, he invents tales of a fantastic creature called a Gruffalo to scare off his enemies. To his surprise, he then meets the real Gruffalo in real life…<\/p>\n

Just like the story, the ride encapsulates all the exciting twists and turns faced by Mouse in the storybook.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What is The Gruffalo River Ride?<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Prepare yourself for each twist and turn as you sail into the dark wood… Don’t worry, this picturesque riverboat journey won’t be a lonely one. You’ll have your favourite gruffalo character, Mouse with you at all times and each vessel holds a maximum of 5 people.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”]\t
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How does the ride work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]This immersive themed ride brings the book to life through digital projections, digital screens and a green screen. The technology helps create the themed lands which makes it such a brilliant ride for kids. There are pictures and scenes from the book are painted everywhere you look too.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Magic Light Productions’ helped create the rides’ scenery at a scale consistent with the 3D theming. There is also impressive lighting designs which use colour temperature to take visitors through the day. Even wildlife noises are recreated from the woodland scenes in the book! The ride also takes you on a magical journey from dawn through til dusk…[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]This fantastic ride also has smoke, mist and smell machines as well as projections – including hologram-like transparent displays! There is also a 3D mapped waterfall and a projection fog screen. Who doesn’t love a multi-sensory ride?[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

When did it open?<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure<\/a> is a dark water ride that opened in March 2017 at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Greater London, England, and was developed by Merlin Entertainments.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”]\t
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How long did it take to build?<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]This adventure ride took around 9 months from design until the ride launched. Would you ever guess it was a redeveloped ride? The Gruffalo River Ride was formerly the classic Bubbleworks ride![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Is The Gruffalo River Ride a popular ride?<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]The fun water ride enjoyed by 1,200 riders every hour! The Dark Ride Boat Adventure is possibly one of the best amusement rides at Chessington, especially for younger children.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t
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How long is the average wait time?<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]The average queue time for the ride is 5 minutes![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What Height do you have to be for The Gruffalo River Ride?<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]According to Chessington there is…<\/p>\n