Thorpe Park
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| Location |  |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 24 May 1979 |
| Owner | Merlin Entertainments |
| Area | 500 acres (202 hectares) |
| Slogan | An Island Like No Other |
| Website | http://thorpepark.com/ |
Thorpe Park is an amusement park located in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK. It is operated by Merlin Entertainments, but is actually owned by Nick Leslau.
History
Thorpe Park is situated on the site of a former quarry on the border between Chertsey and Egham in Surrey, England. In the late 1970s, the company "Ready Mixed Concrete Limited" flooded the site after the quarry's closure with the intention of opening an educational leisure park. In 1998, the park was purchased by the Tussauds Group, the then-owner of Alton Towers and Chessington World of Adventures. Tussauds added the majority of Thorpe Park's large rides during the 2000s, such as Colossus, Nemesis Inferno and Stealth. In 2007, Thorpe Park fell into the ownership of Merlin Entertainments after it purchased the Tussauds Group. Merlin decided to orient the park and its additions directly towards teenagers and young adults. This resulted in rides such as Saw - The Ride and The Swarm. However in 2014, Merlin decided to reposition the park back towards a more well-rounded age demographic with family-oriented additions such as Angry Birds Land, I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! and the park's onsite hotel.
Roller coasters
Planned
| Class | Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roller | unknown | Unknown | Steel | Unknown |
Present
| Class | Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roller | Colossus | Intamin | Sit-Down | March 22, 2002 | Operating |
| Powered | Flying Fish | Mack Rides | Family | 1983 | Operating |
| Roller | Nemesis Inferno | Bolliger & Mabillard | Inverted | April 5, 2003 | Operating |
| Roller | Saw - The Ride | Gerstlauer | Sit-Down | March 14, 2009 | Operating |
| Roller | Stealth | Intamin | Launched Hyper |
March 15, 2006 | Operating |
| Roller | Swarm | Bolliger & Mabillard | Winged | March 15, 2012 | Operating |
| Roller | Walking Dead: The Ride | Vekoma | Enclosed | March 23, 1996 | Operating |
Attractions
Operating
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mirror Labyrinth | Freemont Baxter | Walk-through | May 22, 2021 |
| Depth Charge | Aquatic | Dinghy Waterslides | 1991 |
| Derren Brown's Ghost Train | Severn Lamb Simworx |
Simulator | July 2016 |
| Detonator: Bombs Away | Fabbri | Drop Tower | April 2001 |
| High Striker | Zamperla | Junior Drop Tower | 2017 |
| King Pig's Wild Hog Dodgems | Bertazzon | Dodgems | 2014 |
| Mr. Monkey's Banana Ride | Metallbau Emmeln | Pirate Ship | 1994 |
| Quantum | Fabbri | Flying Carpet | 2003 |
| Rumba Rapids | Intamin | River Rapids | 1987 |
| Rush | S&S Worldwide | Screamin' Swing | May 2005 |
| Samurai | Mondial | Top Scan | 2004 |
| Storm In A Teacup | Mack Rides | Teacups | 1986 |
| Storm Surge | WhiteWater West | Spinning Rapids Ride | March 2011 |
| Tidal Wave | Hopkins Rides | Shoot The Chute | April 2000 |
| Vortex | KMG | Frisbee | 2001 |
| Zodiac | HUSS | Enterprise | 2006 |
Closed
External links
- Images of the park on NFCA Digital.
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