Hocus Pocus Hall

Hocus Pocus Hall
Chessington World of Adventures
Area Burnt Stub Mansion
Status Operating
Opening date 2003
General statistics
Attraction type House of mirrors
Theme Gothic

Hocus Pocus Hall is a gothic-themed house of mirrors at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in southwest London, England. Originally the site of several mansions dating back to 1348, Burnt Stub Mansion was a private feature for years, before opening as Hocus Pocus Hall in 2003. As of August 2014, the attraction continues to operate.[1]

History

View of the mansion.

Burnt Stub Mansion

The mansion at Chessington World of Adventures Resort, today called Burnt Stub was built in 1348 in Chessington. In the English Civil War it became a royalist stronghold, later being razed by Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary forces giving it its modern name.[2]

Hocus Pocus Hall description

A gremlin outside the attraction

Hocus Pocus Hall is a 4-D walk through attraction that leads throughout the mansion, with no age restriction. Theming includes animatronics such as a wizard and goblins,[1] as well as rotating hallways and 3D paintings, for which 3-D glasses can be worn.[3]

2019

On the 13th September 2018 on the resorts social media they have said that the Hocus Pocus Hall is for SALE.

‘Situated in the unusual location of our Theme Park and Zoo, the one-of-a-kind Hocus Pocus Hall would make a magical home! It has some unusual but charming features, including a spinning tunnel, a mirror maze and a farting chair’

It is currently unknown what will replace the attraction that first opened 16 years ago.

www.chessington.com/2019

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Market Square". Chessington World of Adventures. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  2. ↑ Leisure/tourism Geographies: Practices and Geographical Knowledge By David Crouch, 1999, Routledge, ISBN 0-415-18109-7
  3. ↑ "Hocus Pocus Hall review". T-Park. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

Coordinates: 51°20′56″N 0°18′58″W / 51.3488°N 0.3162°W / 51.3488; -0.3162


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