The original ride closed, to be redesigned in 2006 with a sponsorship by Imperial Leather toiletries, with the majority of the animations removed.

[1] The Transylvania area in Chessington World of Adventures was created in 1990,[2] opening with the Vampire and Prof. Burp's Bubble Works as its main attractions.

John Wardley has stated it was often named third best dark ride in the world by the National Amusement Park Historical Association.

[3] Riders had the option to exit into a gift shop, originally selling Bubble Works souvenirs including Professor Burp-branded drinks.

Prof. Burp's BubbleWorks operated for fifteen years, before being replaced a new sponsored version by Tussauds Studios at the end of 2005, without the involvement of the ride's original design team.

On 21 December 2013, a fire broke out at the adjacent Creaky Cafe building, which damaged an exterior wall to the finale room, requiring repairs.

Chessington subsequently announced that a ride based on the Gruffalo franchise would open in 2017; a decision that was met with highly mixed reaction on social media.

Led by an actor in a Professor Burp imitation costume and wig, the tours purportedly contained factual inaccuracies about the original ride, including stating that the Bubblehead characters were named 'Willyheads'.