''Elmer's Flying Jumbos'' is a Red Baron ride operating at

Chessington World of Adventures Resort Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a Amusement park, theme park, zoo and hotel complex in Chessington, Greater London, England, around southwest of Central London. The complex originally opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931; the theme par ...

in London. Originally in the area of Toytown, it later moved to the Zufari area and then finally Adventure Point. In the spring of 2020, it was renamed Elmer's Flying Jumbos. As of May 2023, the Chessington ride continues to operate after a long 36 years.

History

''Flying Jumbos'' is a Mini Jet Red Baron from 1987. Manufactured by

Preston & Barbieri Preston & Barbieri is an amusement ride manufacturing company based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The company was founded in 2000 as a merger of the Preston and Barbieri Rides companies. The company manufactures a wide range of flat rides, water rides ...

, it is an aerial carousel spinning ride with elephant-themed cabs, originally pink and now grey.

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was Chessington's new area for 2012, after the former area, Toytown, was replaced with a new land in line with Chessington's image as being ''Britain's Wildest Adventure''. Many of the gentle, children's rides such as ''Flying Jumbos'' were moved to other areas, leaving only three rides in the area. In 2013 ''Flying Jumbos'' opened in the Zufari area. In January 2020, it was announced that a new four-year partnership was created with Chessington World Of Adventures, with the theme of Elmer, a fictional family book character, entering the park and retheming the ride to Elmer's Flying Jumbos.

Description

Riders sit inside fibreglass elephants which rotate like a merry-go-round. Holding down a button makes the elephants fly, or lowers it. Anyone under 1.1 meters must be accompanied by an adult, with a maximum torso measurement of 51 inches.

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Similar rides

There are similar rides named ''Flying Jumbos'' at: *

Drayton Manor Theme Park Drayton Manor Resort is a family theme park, zoo and accommodation in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK. It covers , of which about are in use, and hosts about 1.5 million people each y ...

(1998-2007) * Adventure Island * M&D's

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