Video: British choir tries to sing aboard a roller coaster
Chessington used Mandrill Mayhem for an unusual Christmas stunt: a choir tried to sing a carol on the launched wing coaster. The promotion pointed visitors toward a special concert during Winter’s Tail.
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In November 2024, Mandrill Mayhem played a very different role from its opening season. Chessington welcomed members of The Crypt Choir for a Christmas stunt on the coaster. The singers tried to perform a carol during the ride, while the train moved forwards and backwards through the Jumanji area.
The video worked because of the contrast between formal choral singing and a ride built around launches, direction changes and inversions. The article again framed Mandrill Mayhem as a Bolliger & Mabillard launched wing coaster: 20 metres high, reaching 72 kilometres per hour and sending riders upside down twice, once forwards and once backwards.
For visitors and fans, this was not construction or opening news, but it did add a small public-life chapter to the attraction's story. Chessington used the coaster as a stage for seasonal promotion around Winter's Tail. That showed Mandrill Mayhem functioning not only as a thrill ride, but also as a recognisable marketing symbol for the resort.