About Cadbury Chocolate Quest
On our visit to Cadbury World in Easter half term we got to experience the newly opened Cadbury Chocolate Quest. The ride is trackless which I was very excited about as I’ve not been on many trackless dark rides. Cadbury Chocolate Quest is a slow moving dark ride that has special effects, Virtual screens and 3D sets. The idea of the ride is that you go around and collect all the ingredients needed to make the iconic Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bar. In order to collect the ingredients you must use the blaster located in the ride vehicle making it very interactive perfect for keeping children engaged during the ride. Guests under 1.2 meters need to be accompanied by an adult.
Disabled Access
In this part of the ride review I detail what disabled access was available for the ride. Please note: I do not detail all ride restrictions as these are subject to change full ride restrictions for disabled guests can normally be found on the attractions website.
Wheelchair access
Excitingly, it seemed that Accessibility was Actually thought about when creating the ride I know I was shocked too. For wheelchair users the ride has 1 wheelchair Accessible ride vehicle meaning you can stay in you wheelchair. There are also 4 ride cars that have been modified to make it easier to transfer from a wheelchair into the ride vehicle.
Hard of hearing Access
The screen on all the ride vehicle also had captions of what the ride audio was saying. This is a great feature for those who are deaf, hard of hearing or have difficulty processing what’s being said.
Using the Access Wristband
Now the one thing that let Cadbury Chocolate Quest down is the wristband access. There was an access wristband entrance next to the main entrance however, both queues merged at the 20 minute sign and it was very crowded. As you can imagine this was something that I didn’t cope with so we left the queue. Unfortunately, many people had gone down the access wristband lane as it was quicker and wouldn’t move to let us out the queue. Once we managed to get out the queue we sat back by the Chocolate Making Zone so that I could calm down a little bit. The staff working on the Pots of Melted Chocolate Station were amazing and told us there is access at the exit but they needed to get a member of staff to take us round to the ride. A staff member came very quickly and took us to the ride. In order to get to the ride exit we had go through a store room, through the Cadbury shop and then we were at the ride exit which was also where the accessible ride cars were kept. Once at the exit we were let straight on to the ride. If you are wanting to ride Cadbury Chocolate Quest then I would recommend asking a member of staff where you should go and show your yellow wristband as they were taking groups with yellow wristband round to the exit. The nearest staff members to the ride are at the melted chocolate station. It’s important to remember that Cadbury World is currently having a lot of renovations and although how you access the ride with an access wristband is not ideal the staff didn’t have to go out of their way to take guests around to the exit. Although, I do hope that when the rides been open a little loner they manage to find a more permanent solution.
Sensory information
In terms of sensory, the ride was quite loud so I would recommend ear defenders. There were some flashing lights and the lighting changed throughout the ride. It’s also worth noting that there is a little spray of water on the ride meaning you may get a little sprinkle of water on you.
My Review
Upon entering the ride cart you collect your shooters and get ready to collect the ingredients. Where you go and help Freddo and his trusty team of Buttons monkeys to collect the ingredients to make a bar of Cadbury milk chocolate. At the end of the ride the screen on the ride car will display your group total score for all the ingredients collected.
In my opinion I thought the ride was well executed and enjoyable for families. I found the shooting element to collect the ingredients very interactive and a good idea to keep children engaged. The only downside is the ride was very short and had quite a slow throughput compared to Cadbury World’s previous ride Cadabra which has now closed. Oh, I almost forgot, one of the best part about the ride experience is that on the exit to the ride you get given one free bar of Cadbury dairy milk!
Final Thoughts
In conclusion, the ride is a nice little addition to Cadbury World. However, the throughput and queue line were not the best. I feel like Cadbury Chocolate Quest is a step in the right direction for Cadbury World and with a few more similar additions it would be a great and interactive family day out. Overall, I recommend Cadbury Chocolate Quest and think the fact you actually get given a bar of chocolate is a really nice touch. The ride was definitely worth the visit for us but I’d love to hear your thoughts. If you’d like to join me for my day at Cadbury World then you can do so by reading my Cadbury world disabled access review. Cadbury World disabled access review link Well, I guess I’ll see you on my next adventure, Bye for now!