Water outage forces Chessington theme park to close

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A burst water main on Leatherhead Road has forced Chessington World of Adventures theme park in south-west London to close for the day. According to Thames Water, most customers should have their water supply back to normal by 13:20 BST, but some may experience low pressure temporarily as flow returns. The closure is affecting guests who had planned to visit on August 10, with tickets being revalidated for a future date or refunds offered to those unable to return. Chessington World of Adventures is closed during one of the busiest periods for UK theme parks, the school summer holidays.
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Chessington World of Adventures theme park in south-west London was forced to close on an unknown day due to a burst water main on Leatherhead Road, which affected customers in the KT9 area. Thames Water's specialist team was working to repair the issue, and most customers were expected to have their water supply back to normal by 13:20 BST. The park's management apologized for the disruption and offered to revalidate tickets for guests who had plans to visit on a specific date, Monday 10 August**, allowing them to return on a future date.

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Thames Water said a burst on Leatherhead Road had affected customers in the KT9 area and that its specialist team was on site carrying out repairs. A Thames Water spokesperson said: "We're sorry to customers in the Chessington area who are currently without water, and to anyone whose plans to visit have been affected following today's outage." The company said most customers should have had their supply back to normal by 13:20 BST with temporary measures put in place while a permanent repair is completed.
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🔮 Some customers might notice low pressure for a short time as the flow returns to normal, it added.
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Water outage forces Chessington theme park to close · assertive framing

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- Published Chessington World of Adventures has closed for the day after a burst water main cut supplies to parts of south-west London. asserted
main → publish → London
Thames Water said a burst on Leatherhead Road had affected customers in the KT9 area and that its specialist team was on site carrying out repairs. A Thames Water spokesperson said: "We're sorry to customers in the Chessington area who are currently without water, and to anyone whose plans to visit have been affected following today's outage." The company said most customers should have had their supply back to normal by 13:20 BST with temporary measures put in place while a permanent repair is completed. asserted
repair → say → place
Some customers might notice low pressure for a short time as the flow returns to normal, it added. uncertain
it → notice → normal
A spokesperson for the resort said: "We are currently experiencing operational disruption due to a burst water main that is affecting the local area. asserted
that → say → area
"As a result, the attraction is closed today while our teams work closely with Thames Water and local partners to restore normal operations as quickly and safely as possible. asserted
teams → close → operations
Guests with tickets for Monday 10 August will have them revalidated for a future date, the resort said. asserted
resort → have → date
Those unable to return on another day have been told to contact its help centre for a refund. asserted
Those → return → refund
The closure falls in the middle of the school summer holidays, one of the busiest periods for UK theme parks. asserted
closure → fall → parks
The resort, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is owned by Merlin Entertainments. asserted
resort → own → Entertainments
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