Huge progress has been made on Chessington’s new Minecraft rollercoaster, Escape the Nether, which is set to open in 2027!

It now appears that all of the rollercoaster track has been installed, giving us an exciting glimpse of some of the elements inside the building. These include what looks to be a spike and several tight turnaround sections.

With just a few weeks left of the main theme park season, this could be one of our last chances to get such a clear view of the construction site before the park closes for winter.

We can’t wait to see the theming start to take shape, especially the huge centrepiece planned for the outdoor track section. It’s going to be exciting watching this project come together ahead of its opening in 2027!

Chessington's Azteca Hotel appears to be closing next weekend, with 31st October 2026 currently showing as the last bookable date. The hotel is set to be transformed into the world's first Minecraft-themed hotel!

We're interested to see how the rooms and the rest of the hotel will be refurbished over the coming months. As Chessington's newest hotel, much of the existing theming relies heavily on vinyl graphics rather than physical theming. Could we see all the rooms receive immersive 3D Minecraft theming, along with a complete transformation of the hotel's public areas?

The same goes for the Temple Restaurant, which has certainly seen better days. The restaurant previously featured a light and water show, which has been switched off for many months. The fish and ants that were once part of the restaurant's themed displays have also already been relocated to new homes.

With such a huge transformation ahead, we're excited to see just how much of the existing hotel will change and whether Minecraft will bring a completely new level of immersive theming to Chessington's accommodation!

Big progress has been made on Chessington’s new Minecraft rollercoaster and themed area, which is set to open in 2027! Since our last visit almost a month ago, the main building has had its glass installed, making it watertight and ready for the winter months.

Meanwhile, the outdoor section of the rollercoaster has seen some incredible progress, with the red track and green supports now installed. The scale of this outdoor section is seriously impressive! It’s absolutely huge, and seeing the track structure coming together really gives us an idea of just how big this new attraction is going to be.

We also now know the official name of the rollercoaster, Escape the Nether, which makes our earlier theory about the red track representing Redstone seem even more likely! One of the things we’re most excited to see is the huge theming element planned for the middle of the outdoor track structure. With the scale of the coaster already looking so impressive, we can't wait to see how it all comes together.

There's still plenty of work to be done, but we're really looking forward to following the construction over the next few months as Minecraft World takes shape ahead of its 2027 opening!

Chessington World of Adventures has revealed another major addition to its upcoming Minecraft World, with the world’s first Minecraft-themed hotel set to open alongside the new land in 2027.

Minecraft World Hotel

The Minecraft World Hotel will feature almost 70 themed rooms, including 20 premium rooms and 49 standard rooms, spread across four floors. Each area of the hotel will be inspired by Minecraft’s familiar biomes, mobs, characters, colours and blocky environments.

From the moment guests enter, the hotel will be designed to feel like stepping directly into the game. The reception area will feature blocky trees and animals inspired by the Overworld, while the lifts will take inspiration from Nether Portals and the corridors will resemble Minecraft mine tunnels.

Bedrooms will continue the theme with Minecraft blocks, items, mobs and textures incorporated throughout the rooms.

The hotel will also feature an underwater-themed restaurant inspired by Minecraft’s ocean biomes, alongside a potions bar themed around the Woodland Mansion.

Escape the Nether Rollercoaster Revealed

Alongside the hotel announcement, Chessington has also confirmed the name of the major new rollercoaster coming to Minecraft World.

Escape the Nether will become the world’s first Minecraft rollercoaster when it opens in 2027.

The ride will combine indoor and outdoor sections, beginning with a high-speed journey through dark mine environments before riders burst through a Nether Portal and into the outdoor Overworld section of the attraction.

New construction footage released alongside the announcement also shows that track installation is now underway on the coaster as Minecraft World continues to take shape.

£50 Million Minecraft World

Minecraft World was first announced in March 2026 and represents a major partnership between Merlin Entertainments and Mojang Studios.

The new land will feature rides, themed dining, retail and immersive experiences based around the best-selling Minecraft game.

The entire development, including Minecraft World and its associated experiences, represents an investment of around £50 million and is one of Chessington World of Adventures' biggest developments in recent years.

Minecraft World and Minecraft World Hotel are scheduled to open at Chessington World of Adventures in 2027.

World of Minecraft at Chessington hasn’t changed too much since our last visit, but more cladding panels have now been added to the front of the main building, ready for the façade and theming to be installed over the coming months.

Metal framework can also be seen across the front of the building, which will be used to attach sections of theming and help transform the structure into the finished Minecraft area.

There’s still no sign of any more rollercoaster track being installed yet, but hopefully that changes soon!

Construction of the World of Minecraft at Chessington has felt noticeably slower over the past few months, with no additional rollercoaster track or supports installed since the initial sections went into place before the main building went vertical.

A large amount of track and supports that have already been delivered to the resort can still be seen sitting in the grass field car park, which does raise the question: is the project still on schedule, and will the new rollercoaster and area open as planned in 2027? We certainly hope so! Based purely on how the construction site currently looks, our best guess would be that the new World of Minecraft area could be aiming for a Summer 2027 opening.

Since our last look at the construction site, work has continued on the huge main building, with more cladding being installed. Theming anchor points can also now be seen on the left-hand side of the structure, suggesting preparations are already being made for the exterior theming that will eventually transform the building.

Outside, we can clearly see the footers and foundations ready for the outdoor sections of rollercoaster track, but there are currently no signs of the track itself being installed.

We had hoped that by Halloween or the start of the closed season, much of the outdoor track could be in place – and perhaps we might even see Kobra beginning to be reinstalled in its new home.

There is still plenty of time before 2027, but with a huge amount of work still to be completed, the next few months could be very interesting for the World of Minecraft construction site.

The World of Minecraft at Chessington has taken another huge leap forward this week, with the steelwork for the new shop and toilet building now complete.

Looking at the plans for the area, this appears to mean that almost all of the main building steelwork is now in place, apart from the large entrance feature, which we expect will be installed later in the year.

This is another major milestone for the project and could mean that the coaster track currently being stored in the car park is next to be installed.

It may become increasingly difficult to see the track being installed inside the main coaster building, but once the outdoor sections start going up, the scale of the new ride and the wider World of Minecraft area should really begin to come together.

With more of the buildings now taking shape, this project is going to look incredible once the coaster track starts appearing across the site.

The World of Minecraft development at Chessington World of Adventures just keeps getting bigger. The rollercoaster building is now looking enormous, with significant progress made since our last visit to the park.

More staircases have been installed for what appears to be an elevated queue line, while sections of the building’s steel structure are now being covered. With views inside the building becoming increasingly limited, it looks as though the full rollercoaster layout could remain a mystery until the attraction opens in 2027.

Towards the front of the construction site, a new steel structure is also being installed, which appears to form part of the attraction’s shop or another guest facility.

All of the rollercoaster track previously delivered to Chessington remains stored in the car park, waiting to be installed. Once the building is fully enclosed, it may become much harder to follow the installation of the indoor sections of track.

Judging by the level of theming created for the current Minecraft: Meet the Mobs event at Alton Towers, this permanent Minecraft land has the potential to look incredible when it opens.

More track and supports have been delivered for Chessington World of Adventures’ new Minecraft rollercoaster.

Several additional sections of red track have arrived, with the letters “TE” visible on the pieces, believed to stand for “track element”. A large amount of black track and supporting steelwork has also been delivered, which is expected to form part of the indoor dark ride section of the attraction.

Construction of the main rollercoaster building is continuing, and the full length of the structure now appears to be taking shape. Work may have also begun on an elevated queue line, with the two lifts seemingly leading to a raised walkway overlooking the new area.

Towards the front of the attraction, metal reinforcement bars have appeared in the ground, suggesting that foundations for the Minecraft portal entrance may now be under construction.

The latest work on the dark ride building could also provide further evidence that the rollercoaster will feature a spike or another large indoor track element. One section of the building is noticeably taller than the surrounding structure, providing enough height to accommodate a substantial element inside.

It is going to look incredible once the outdoor sections of red track begin to be installed around the area.

There has been a huge track delivery at Chessington for the new Minecraft rollercoaster, revealing the colour scheme for the outdoor sections of the ride.

The indoor section of the rollercoaster will feature black track and black supports, while the outdoor section will use red track with green supports. It is going to look amazing!

The newly delivered outdoor track sections look incredibly twisted and curvy. We can also see brackets fitted to parts of the track, which could potentially be used for netting or another form of safety fencing.

It is not just the outdoor track that has caught our attention, either. Sections featuring slots for launch fins have been spotted, confirming that the rollercoaster will include a launch element.

It also looks as though the ride could feature a spike inside the building. A track section with an end stop can be seen in the grass car park, alongside several other new pieces of track.

Interestingly, the track sections stored in the grass car park have identification numbers marked on their ends. Some of the new red sections are labelled “TE 23”, while several black sections are marked “TE 21”. Another section labelled “TE 20” appears to be the end piece for the possible spike element. These markings could help reveal how the different sections of track will eventually connect.

Meanwhile, work is continuing across the construction site. The rollercoaster building has been extended and now appears to be close to its full width. A second lift has also been built within the newest section of the building, while numerous staircases have now been installed throughout the structure.

This is particularly exciting, as the continued progress on the building could mean that more track will begin to be installed over the next few weeks.

Looking inside the building, we can also see what could eventually become the new retail and food units.

From the Tiger Rock queue line, even more of the rollercoaster building can be seen, alongside footers and foundations that appear to be for the returning Kobra ride.

It is incredible to see just how large this building and the overall project are becoming. These are really exciting times at Chessington, with its huge new Minecraft rollercoaster from Intamin continuing to take shape.