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Chertsey, Surrey, UK 
Park Guide By: Brad
If you notice any errors or wish to comment on this park guide, please email your concern to ian@coasterforce.com Photos By: Ian Bell, Dan Farrell, Brad, Thorpe Park, and CF Members.
Park Information
Thorpe Park is a park aimed at thrill seekers, with the ferocious ten-inversion Colossus, the fearsome Nemesis Inferno, and, new for 2006, the 205 ft. 80 mph monster, Stealth. Families, however, are not forgotten, and are catered for with family attractions such as Logger's Leap, and Pirates 4D. Upon entering the park, guests are greeted by arguably the best theme park skyline on this side of the Atlantic. There is an Intamin Mega Looper rising out of the lake, with the thrilling Samurai to its left. To the right, guests are treated to Votex going through its motions, and, right next door, Quantum thrilling more guests. Above the flat rides, to the right, stands Nemesis Inferno's first drop, the angle giving such a beautiful profile that one must wonder whether or not it was taken into account when designing the ride. The park's skyline provides an excellent view, and is quite a way to build up anticipation. Thorpe Park is very compact, thus guests will not have to endure the long walks as in her sister park, Alton Towers. The scarier side of Thorpe Park comes alive during Fright Nites in October, with a superb atmosphere, the darkness adding to the thrill of their already incredible rides. Official Site: http://www.thorpepark.com Unoffcial Fan Sites: thorpeparkextreme and Southparks and ThemeParks-UK and Thorpe Park Insider Click here to view the BBC five day weather forecast for Thorpe Park 
Park History Thorpe Park has changed dramatically since 2000, when the Tussauds Group gained control of the park. What existed then as a low capacity, entertainment park for families with no roller coasters or thrill rides, has become the UK's fastest growing theme park and a selection of intense rides comparable to those of Alton Towers. Every year there is something new to bring back the thrillseekers, and the park's visitor numbers have exploded, fueling the local economy and giving us a world class theme park. Thorpe Park has expressed their desire to expand further. During the next few years we will see more thrill rides, more coasters, and the creation of four new islands, which will increase the park's expansion potential and prepare for a future of more high-class thrill rides and coasters. These islands, as seen in the Google Earth image above (copyright of The GeoInformation Group) are to be placed so that two are in the bottom lake, and two are in the top lake. Recent Additions and Rumoured Future Additions
2009: Hotel2007: Flying Fish (RETURNS!)2006: Project Stealth
2005: Slammer, Rush
2004: Samurai
2003: Nemesis Inferno, Quantum, Eclipse
2002: Colossus
2001: Vortex, Detonator, Zodiac
2000: Tidal Wave
Recent Ride Removals
2005: Flying Fish
2004: Eclipse
| Missjuly93 |
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i love this prk, its so awesum i go at least once a yr
i wen ton sat (19/07/08) n had a brill dai got a allot of rides
considerin that there were mny ppl there got on stealthy colossus n nemesis inferno in the 1st 1/2 hr n sum1 pucked on
colossus gross
went on stealth, colossus, samurai, flying fish, detonator, vortex, zodiac, logger's leap n nemesis
inferno 3 times
i love nemesis infrno i think i like it beta than stealth
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| Adrenline-Junkie |
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Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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Hey guys, i need help. Ive been on an unofficial Alton towers website that shows when the park is busy and not so busy,
but, does anyone know when Thorpe park gets busy and what days/months of the year. Thankyou =)
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| Deano123321 |
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Lol rush is open now XD
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| coasterboy |
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BTW, in the new map, it shows that the 2009 coaster is confirmed...
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| hypze |
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in the end lol it didnt rain! gosh:pand all rides were open with 0 minutes lol it was so strange we rid stealth inferno
collosuss and others 10 times each lmao and stopped for lunch. it was such an awesome day but it was pretty cold but
still 0 minutes for top rides i the uk AWESOME! ... You should see Rush at the moment the whole rid has been detached
like the seats arent on the two poles it hangs from and some wires are cut and it just looks like rush wont be open for
ages it was quite a shock to see the ride was like dismantled!!
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| hypze |
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great i see its goin to be heavy rain KingVeveraine :ppretty much sucks but hey ;)meanin inferno probs wont be open and
rush and other rides :(
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| KingVeveraine |
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Hey, hypze, I am going then aswel!
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| hypze |
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did i mention im going this sunday 16/3/2008!!
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| hypze |
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Best park byfar in the UK but could do with some rides from Alton Towers like Air and Ripsaw :)
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| arsenalalex100 |
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Great park! think its brill! so glad britain have this park + alton towers other wise we would all be so jealous of the
american parks!
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| Adrenline-Junkie |
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yep it is absolutly fantastic.. I am crazy bwt themeparks, bt the people who work here are incredibly rude. I went on
the new zodiac which arrived from drayton manor and the people were so rude. Its a shame because tha place is fantastic
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| Adrenline-Junkie |
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Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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i could swear that thorpe park said they were changing Pirates 4d into the Haunted Lighthouse. I am absolutly gutted
they didnt do it
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| CoasterCrazyCasey |
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OMG i have an obsession with this place and alton towers. I think that Thorpe Park and Alton towers both have amazing
rides and 1 thing one park has the other doesnt and 1 thing the other park doesnt have the other one does! If you murged
the two together, wow that would be the best thing ever!!
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| Adrenline-Junkie |
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Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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OMG THE NEW RIDE FOR 2009 LOOKS AMAZINGGGGGGGG
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| Jewls1993 |
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Location: Ipswich
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My closest best park, just about an hour down the road, and bl00dy worth that!
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| ColossusStealthNemisis! |
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My home them park. 3 of what i think are the best coasters :] And some other VERy scary flat rides.
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| colossusdude07 |
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In response to poet of the mind, they are not removing loggers leap any time soon. Just adjusting it
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| emochild1994 |
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Location: walsall , uk
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to be honest i only got into thrilling rides in the six weeks holidays when i was with my ex-boyfriend and i was showing
of to this lad that i liked so i went the rides with him and my ex-boyfriend and from than on i just loved thrilling
rides (and im 13 how bad is that lol) so now when i go to america,florida,orlando im going to go to busch gardens and go
on shikra thats a drop roller coaster a bit like oblivion at alton towers. and im gonna go on all the other trilling
rides at orlando lol.
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| AlternateRealities |
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I've been here twice, and the second time I definietly had more fun, considering that the first time I went I was four
or five, and the second time I was 12. I didn't get to go on many of the flat rides, because we didn't have enough time
due to the fact it was half-term and that I wasn't with thrillseekers. I managed to get my third cousin on the Stealth
with me which was soooo fun! I would've liked to go on more of the flat rides, though. We were going to go on the Zodiac
and Vortex except they were closed.
But still, its a great park! I love it there!
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| airtimer |
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Brilliant park, its good how it has lots of intense rides and pleanty of family rides too
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| watchthisspace |
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i LOVE this park to bits, but ride availablity has been soooo poor this year, little tip for them.. on thier website,
instead of stating the rides that arent open, say which rides ARE open, it would probs save them allot of time.. lol :D
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| arsenalalex100 |
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when we went they had a power cut in half the park and because it was raining half the rides shut down but still was an
amzing experince!!
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| Adrenline-Junkie |
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Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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Amazing themepark. Not sure if it tops AT. If Thorpe had a flying coaster, wud be best themepark in UK wivout a doubt
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| peasaregreen |
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i love thorpe park so much, it is the park that got me obsessed with rides in the first place... such a good variety of
rides and a lot of thrill
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| danielfitzgerald99 |
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In response to the comment left by "poet of the mind" it is project hawk not project eagle, just thought i would point
that out
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| Alfie |
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very intense and a great experience
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| stanley898 |
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The theme park ever, you must go here, the rides, atmosphere and everything else is just the best. My favourite park in
the world and has some amazing rides e.g. Stealth, Slammer, Vortex, Rush, Nemesis Inferno, Colossus etc (the list goes
on and on and on and on) It's just the shizzle GO THERE NOW!!!
PLEASE
:D:D:D
xxx
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| remyzerofan100 |
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Stealth is excellent, and the other coasters and rides are enjoyable too. The queues were huge when I went though, me
and my friends only managed five rides within seven hours (it took us fifty minutes just to get INTO the park, the queue
for tickets was enormous...)
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| Poet Of The Mind |
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Thorpe Park What A Legend Of A Park Unfortunately Building On A 'Swamp' Has Its Down Sides Such As When Ever They Want
To Build A New Rollercoaster They Must Take Down Existing Rides E.G When Project Eagle Is Being Built They Are Taking
Down Logger Leap A Ride That Has At Some Point Been Enjoyed By All Of Us It May Be Simple But Its In My Opinion The
Greatest Ride There. Plus The Lake Next To It Is Part Owned By A Water Sports Company And They Wont Just Let Thorpe Park
Fill In All Of The Lake. Such Problems Bother Me About Me About The Future Of Thorpe Park And The Remaining Rides Of My
Childhood.
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| Viperman |
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Location: Milton Keynes
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Totally Worth All The Money
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| lollipop2190 |
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i love thorpe park and i am going tomoro yayayayayayayay! Taking my bf who never bin b4 xx
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| riderbeth123 |
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sumone comment plzzzzzzz.
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| riderbeth123 |
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best theme park in the world people. no doubt about it. might nee |
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