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Samurai was added to Chessington World of Adventures at a cost of £1m in 1999. It is situated in the Mystic East section of the park and replaced the ageing 1001 Nights.

Samurai is known as a Top Scan ride and Samurai is the only one of its kind in any UK Theme Park, however there is a travelling equivalent.

Samurai lets your feet dngle free as on an inverted coaster and this adds to the thrills of this ride. After being strapped in by a shoulder restraint and lap belt you begin.

The central arm rises and the arms begin to rotate around it. The the individual arms (there are 6 of them) tilt forward and back whilst revolving around the main arm. Whilst no actually turning upside down at any point it does feel like it.

Click on the image below to see Samurai in full scale.

Samurai Statistics