My daughter and I had a ton of fun here. The roller coasters were tremendous and there were other thrilling rides. This is definitely not a kid's theme park. The only issue I saw was the lack of cleanliness at some of the places we ate at, especially the KFC. If you go here, try the Walking Dead ride, very unique. read more

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We had a very nice day here overall! The roller coasters were fun, but the rides are quite short overall, compared to other theme parks. Many snack bars were closed, but that was not a bad thing. Still, there were no long lines. There is hardly any good/healthy food. The themes are randomly thrown together and the park has no guideline (more). It seems like they have lost their concept. The theme was Oktoberfest and it was poorly executed. The employees who drove around in cheap costumes in a kind of rickshaw and played (Romanian) music, rather made fun of the other nationality (German). Apart from the fact that this is not ethical and discriminatory, it was in bad taste. read more

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I love thorpe park. The experience you will get while going is unreal. You cannot get the same experience from anywhere else. It is in a great area and there is a great community around it. The events that they hold during certain periods are unbelievable and amazing. And to talk about the rides, well its hard because there just amazing. If u dont like higts or loops they have other types of rides. No matter what if you visit this park you will find at least 1 ride you will love. 10/10 recommend. read more

Fright night is a waste of time and money Review of Thorpe Park Pending review I would not recommend visiting Fright night. Fright night has now changed dramatically and you now have to pay £39 to get in plus £10 per person to enter the scare mazes. The scare zones are basically people wandering around in costume and believe me there aren't many of these. The closing time has changed to 9pm so by the time everything is dark which is kind of the purpose of going to a fright night, you haven't got long left. I was also refused my disability ride access passes because they wouldn't let my daughter have one therefore I queued in pain. After contacting customer service they refused to refund me for my ticket. Will never go again! read more

2012 Update Despite the doom-mongers warning me that the park would be horribly busy on a bank holiday weekend, I braved Thorpe Park yesterday. In the event, the weather was dry and definitely better than today and the park was actually empty - perhaps people were watching the Derby/at Jubilee street parties or away as it's half term I got a nasty shock when I was asked whether I wanted a £4 parking ticket at the ticket booth. To be fair, I had been expecting Thorpe Park to charge for parking after Alton Towers started doing it but there are no signs telling you about this car parking charge as you drive in Just a word about ticket prices. The full price adult ticket at the gate is £42 but there are always all sorts of offers for 2 for 1 tickets or to get tickets through the supermarket loyalty schemes. If you can't get one of those, try and get a group discount if you're in a large group or be organised - you get 40% discount if you book 2 weeks beforehand through the Thorpe Park website www.thorpepark.com A nice touch was that they opened the park and and started running the rides 15 minutes before the advertised opening time of 10am. At the end of day, you were allowed to join ride queues before the advertised closing time of 6pm I headed straight over to Swarm, the park's new coaster. It's the UK's first winged coaster where the seats are attached to the train on prongs sticking out on either side. This leaves your feet dangling. The new area is decorated very nicely with a disaster theme of aliens having attacked the park - there's a blown up fire engine and helicopter in the area though beware that the fire engine's water cannon still has enough life in it to get you wet! Swarm was good but it still can't dislodge Stealth from the top of my personal chart As mentioned before, the park was quiet and by 12pm, I had ticked off all the coasters in the park - Stealth, Colossus, Saw and Nemesis Inferno as well as a host of other rides. Queue times didn't exceed 30 minutes all day on any ride though I have to say that some of the ride queue times advertised on the indicator boards at the ride entrances and on information boards round the park were a tad inaccurate One disappointment was that the 4D cinema isn't running at all this year. Sadface. Though it's still relatively early on in the season, there was also no show going on in the outdoor theatre and I didn't see any signs promoting forthcoming shows or waterskiing shows on the lake which I've seen in previous years. Perhaps they'll come on later I was very pleased to see that there were no breakdowns unlike on my previous visits. Logger's Leap was down for awhile but they did get it back up and running by the afternoon The food at the BBQ place round the back of the park was decent - had some nice ribs. Another little treat I can recommend is a bag of freshly made warm donuts Well done, keep it up. Their Merlin annual pass is also now better value, having added London Dungeons and Legoland to their existing stable of the London Eye, Madame Tussauds, Warwick Castle, Chessington World of Adventures and Alton Towers read more

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I have to confess, I have the weakest constitution I know. I fear nothing, but it only took a couple of rollercoasters to have me clutching my stomach. So, the fact that I had an amazing day, despite several hours feeling sea sick is testimony to the Park. Yee Gan has given a description of many of the rides, so I won't repeat everything he has said, other than to add SAW is AMAZING! All of the rollercoasters are fantastic. One thing Thorpe Park does extremely well is keep patrons updated of queue times. Not only are there times at the start of each queue, but digital display boards around the park telling queue times of all the rides, so you can head to the ride with the shortest wait. These times are really accurate! Phil and I went during the summer holidays, and our longest wait was 20 minutes (exactly what the board said) for the SAW. You also have the choice to queue for the front seats. I can imagine on the hottest day mid summer these queues get quite big, but we nearly always took this choice, adding only a few minutes to each wait, but certainly making the ride more enjoyable. Most rides offer the chocie to buy photos. At £7 each, its a tad expensive, but £20 for 5 is better value. That said, you could end up with 5 identical photos. My expression rarely changes at 60mph, so use the option of keyrings or magnets instead of photos. I have 3 photos and one of each of the smaller options. There is a wide choice of food options, and it isn't cheap, but isn't expensive for a theme park. Head to the Glass House to get away from the kids. I have to agree with Yee Gan that it appears the vast majority of patrons are chavvy teenagers. On the shuttle bus from Staines station (runs every half an hour (£2 return for children, £3 for adults)) I heard the f*** word so frequently I thought one offender had Tourettes, and another was stuttering the letter f. NOT something I would recommend to any family with even a scrap of decency. In the park however, it is big enough you don't notice them all the time, and full of families who have driven there. I am going to give the park 4 stars. The only downside is the clientele, which isn't the Park's fault so much as society's. Parents, go with your children for f***'s sake! Awesome day! Enjoy! read more

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When my cousin mentioned that she wanted to take me to a theme park while I was visiting, I was a little sketchy. I'm a veteran of Six Flags parks in America so I was wondering what kind of "scary" roller coasters Thorpe Park would have to offer. I was pleasantly surprised. Although the weather was pretty dreary (as expected), we still had a blast. We started the day off by going on a small but enjoyable roller coaster that seemed to go around and around for days. It was such a small roller coaster that I couldn't stop laughing during the entire ride. We also went on a water ride which probably wasn't the best idea in the world considering the weather, but even though we got reasonably soaked we still made the most of it! The two rides that stood out to me the most were definitely Saw and Stealth. Stealth looked like a breeze, but the experience was somewhat different. The coaster shoots you off towards a steep hill which you climb at super speed, and then you go straight down the other side. It's basically a huge arch that you go up and over at crazy speed. I sat towards the front so I definitely got blasted with high winds. Saw is based off of the movie. There was a giant line to get on it, but it actually went quite fast. There are 4 people to a car, which makes them pretty small and adds to the speed. You start off by riding into a dark room. You can't see anything for a few seconds. And then suddenly you see that goofy looking Saw puppet come riding out on his tricycle and I thought to myself, "This ride is going to be lame." I was wrong because as soon as the puppet is finished preaching with his little, "I want to play a game, etc." speech, you shoot off and go straight down and you still aren't able to see anything. Then you are outdoors and go down the infamous straight-down drop, which I will admit scared me at first but once I actually experienced it, it was so much fun! Thorpe Park was a blast and I'm glad that my cousin took me. The rides were actually decent and I was scared on a couple of them which really surprised me. And of course we bought a bag of fresh, hot doughnuts to snack on while walking around the park. Those were a tasty treat! read more

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Thrilling rides if you can avoid the 2 hour queues, apart from too many people really good rides, I suggest you go on Derren Brown ghost train, it's great! read more

The walking dead was closed and that was disappointing. I was looking forward to zombies chasing me. Other than that, some rides were pretty on point and amazing. You may pay for parking at the parking's exit when you leave the park. They accept credit card/cash. read more

This amusement park is great! There may only be 6 rollercoasters but that doesn't mean that they are not awesome!! I was scared to go on the upside ride so my friend convinced me even though I was so scared and I ended up loving it and went on every rollercoaster and a few flat rides. I love the donuts there! The staff are kind and helpful!! The way I did my rollercoasters were Nemesis Inferno,then Swarm, then colossus, then Stealth, then Saw!!! It's seems so scary but it's so fun!!! Note:The summer can get very hot(for England) so make sure you have a bottle of water(they have cubbies) they also have slushes with taste so good after screaming and tasting air read more

There are times when you want a peaceful Saturday afternoon activity; something you can do which relaxes you and chills you out for the rest of the weekend. However, on one of those Saturdays when this isn't your prerogative, Thorpe Park is a great option. The rides are unbelievably good- much better than those at the other theme park reachable from London, Chessington World of Adventures, which is quite a snooze-fest if I'm honest- with roller coasters like Stealth, the tallest roller coaster in Europe, and the new Saw ride with an 100degree drop. Wow. Not one to ride on if you've had a heavy night on Friday. There are plenty of eating and drinking options throughout, most of which inevitably veer towards the junkier end of the food groups, but the selection is welcome. As with all theme parks, Thorpe Park is definitely on the pricey side at £35 for entry- although there are a lot of deals going round from WHSmith, Tesco and Sainsburys so you should be able to get in half price- and the option for fast-track tickets which miss out the queues for the bigger rides at £3 per ride, but when you step off of one of the roller coasters with your heart beating, your stomach churning and your throat raw from screaming it somehow all seems worth it. read more

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Prepare to get the rush of your life for less than £50! Ok, slight exaggeration there but you get the point of the whole experience. Been living in the United Kingdom for four years and only now do I find a few friends that can stomach the rides. I was in for a pleasant surprise the minute we walked through those gates. My friends were a little too enthusiastic about going on each and every ride but I am proud to say that I only did not opt for one ride because I was starving by then. The food in the park can be a bit pricey unless you go for Burger King or KFC which is more to the middle of the park. We waited in some of the ride queues for while and decided to fork out the extra £3 to get a queue jumper for the rides we really wanted to go on. It was a great day out, just a pity we had to take the bus back to the train station and then only got on the train. We were knackered at the end of the day. Oh, take some of your own food with, there are plenty of places to have your own picnic! Oh, the new SAW ride does not look so great but be prepared to wait at least 2 hours as there are no queue jumpers for it YET! read more

An amazing place to visit for an outing with the friends or even the kids. You need a full day if going during busy times like holidays expect the queues for the rides to be long .. but overall a not to miss opportunity. read more

Thorpe Park can be the best day out that you can have, just a short distance from London. Take the train towards Staines, then the little Thorpe Park bus and you are there. Huge fun park with plenty of roller coasters for everyone. Either you go with you niece/nephew or just with friends, you will have fantastic time. Rides are regularly changing so even doing multiple visits within a year, it is absolutely worth it. Last addition to the park; Derren Brown's ghost train- what an experience! Immersive action combined with special effects and virtual reality that rocks! Near Halloween period, the park is hosting the popular Fright Nights when it stays open till late having plenty of scary attractions that is so much fun for adults. The annual pass worth every penny of it - A must if you are a thrill seeker! read more

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I've had a very amusing day at Thorpe park today and I strongly advise the rides there for thrill seekers, we arrived 2 hours after opening time and still had enough time to go round nearly all the rides. I started of with stealth as people told me it was the best ride and after I rode it, it defiantly is the best ride there, I went on it 2 times later on. It's not long at all 19 seconds to be exact but it's very scary, the que for this is very long but it doesn't take too long to get in the cart, the operators managed to get all the people in the cart very quickly working with 2 carts one after the other. The staff were helpful and fun to ride with After stealth I went on nemesis, and again the que was long but went down pretty quick as the staff got people in the ride as fast as they could, nemesis is a excellent ride for people who want to feel like they can fly. After nemesis I qued up for rush, rush was really not worth the wait of 45 minuets considering it was over in 5-6 swings, but the quality of the ride is brilliant. I qued up for slammer for about 1h and finally I got a seat on the ride, I sat down and put my harness on and about 5 minuets of sitting there, the operator said the ride was closed for "technical difficulties", I was so disappointed, it was a waste of my time even queuing if the ride was so unreliable. The food there was way overly priced, £4 for a hot dog and £2 for a Capri sun, but the quality of the food was not to bad. Colossus was probably my second favourite, yes you do bang your head but that's the whole fun of it, the corkscrew part was my favourite because it made you feel as if you were flying in a spiral sequence, defiantly worth the 1:30h wait. Timber falls was amazing, the wait for short (10m) and the drop was extreme, yes you got soaked but that's the fun of it, and on a hot day that's what you need. 2 hours waiting to go on swarm was 100% not worth it, the ride was OK but it wasn't fantastic, it was over in a flash and it wasn't particularly great. Saw and samurai were shut for no reason which I found pretty out of order, they shut the ride so they need less people to operate on it which is their was of gaining money, I really wanted to go on both of these rides and I was disappointed that they were closed. Overall I had a great day out at Thorpe park, I would recommend getting fast track tickets as you would get on all the rides with it, the staff were nice and the public didn't seem to bad, I will give it a 4 star rating from my opinion, I'm Peter 15 years old who loves rides. read more

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Date night turned into date 'day' a Saturday a few months ago when we went here for a visit. God I love this place. There are probably six - eight REALLY fast/good rollercoasters, and the rest is a mixture of slower ones, silly games and kids stuff. But those few are well, WELL worth the trip alone. When we went, it was Stealth (mind numbingly fast), Colossus (a classic), Nemesis Inferno (you're fllllllying!), Rush, Samurai, Slammer and X-No Way Out (BACKWARDS IN THE DARK). We went on a 2 for 1, booked online ahead of the day, and it was pretty empty. The way to do it is NOT to buy a queue jump for all rides, which is pricey, but to do it individually for each coaster if the queues warrant it. We did that, and it worked like a charm. I'd go back once a year for the hell of it. Total blast. read more

Twas set up perfect For a great day out 2 for 1 tickets Not many about Weekday in summer A touch of drizzle A couple of chavs Fo schizzle dizzle For the most part They weren't too rude And twenty minutes Was the longest we queued Colossus was.. colossal We saw the saw Our nemesis was nemesis But we still wanted more! The one I hated Was 'No Way Out' Pitch black and backwards: Too sick to shout The rides overall I have to admit Were actually quite good I really loved it read more

If travelling at 80 mph upside-down is the kind of thing you are into, then Thorpe Park is definitely worth a visit. If you think you can stomach consecutive loops and twirls while your head bounces left and right and your vision goes blurry, then again, Thorpe Park is the place for you to go. If you have a low tolerance to queues or bees, then go somewhere else. I arrived nice and early and left when the doors closed with only a small break for lunch. Managed to do all the main 5 rollercoasters but not anything else apart from that. That is hardly a compelling pace for a 9 hour period. Still, those 5 rides where absolutely awesome. By order of preference, I would say Inferno and Colossus were my favourite ones, both with amazing loops and speed. Word of advice: standing on the special queue to go on the front row is probably a mistake. While you and your 3 friends wait for your precious seats dozens and dozens will just go on and enjoy the ride on all the other rows available. Hardly worth the extra 25 minutes. Saw and Stealth are also great. Saw has this amazing rise & fall that makes you wonder how did you agree to such ride in the first place and Stealth is as fast as it gets before rocketing towards the sky in a 90º angle. Mind-blowing. I felt that their newest ride, "The Swarm" pales in comparison in terms of adrenaline but compensates in terms of scenery: you ride right through a massive billboard! We probably made a mistake mid through the morning, albeit a fun mistake: we went for a ride on the Tidal Wave and got completely soaked for the rest of the day! Bring a towel with you if you plan to go on any of the water rides as you are bound to get wet. In terms of costs, me and my friends got some 2-4-1 tickets online so that worked out alright. Transport from London via train and then shuttle is also quite cheap (train ticket was around 5£ and shuttle was 3.5£, both return). There are plenty of fast food chains so you get a cheap meal if you want - I didn't see many options apart from that, so if you are picky with your food you will be better off bringing something from home. Also, be mindful that the snacks are really overpriced, with a normal bottle of water easily costing 2£ (in all fairness, this will hardly come as a surprise...). Overall, it is a great day out with loads of fun rides. It's a shame that most queues take between 40 minutes to an hour or you'd get the chance to make more out of your time but that's kind of expectable from such a popular location. It's worth mentioning that all major attractions are within small walking distance from one another so that's a positive. If you are really a fan of amusement parks, then it might be worth considering spending the night over in their bunker-bed hotel, don't I'm not sure about the prices. read more

I'm writing this a week after my visit and my voice is still sore from just screaming on the rides. I actually organised this a few months ago and then it got postponed til last monday, we got everyone to come, take days off work, finish exams etc and we were so lucky to have good weather on the day we went as well. Also pick a weekday and not in the holidays. Most rides still had a 45 minute wait but it's much less busy than weekends or holidays. Normal tickets for Thorpe Park cost £42, but since I organised it and we're all chinese. So thrift gene on, we turned up with MORE than enough 2 for 1 tickets. Not including parking charge but that's like £1 extra for 10 of us each, so we essentially only paid £22 each. What you need to know about the park. It's really not good for those who hate big rides. You're wasting your money if you just go to be bag person, so you MIGHT as well get petrified. Stealth was just fast. You don't have time to scream, they said. I still did. X no way out, the ride that goes backwards but because its also pitch black, you see nothing so you can't be scared, it just seemed a little tame. Colosseus was just dizzying, definitely wakes people up. Rush is a great ride too. I like nemesis but the others just seemed more fun and scary! I didn't end up going to swarm because the motion sickness was setting in, so I went for calmer water rides instead. (the ones that aren't tidal wave.) I also have a penchant for the non-mechanical attractions around the park such as BIG BASHING BALLS. I swear Thorpe Park marketing people just like making dirty jokes within the titles. Basically paddling pool + zorbing like bubble ball. You go into hamster mode. Best if you take socks off before you get into the ball. Also. leggings if you are a girl. Don't fancy flashing the number of men that like watching girls at thorpe park. It was an epic day out. 1 star knocked off because they made princess peach and mario hang herself at the tombola attractions. I was SHOCKED. read more

My first time at Thorpe park and I enjoyed it apart that it was quite chilly but thankfully it didn't rain! I have the Merlin annual pass so I get into many attractions using it, plus got discount 20% off the shops, and free parking! We got there just after 10am, and it was getting busy but we went on rides with short queuing times. We went to watch the angry birds 4D show and our row, the seats didn't work so they stopped the show, tried to realign the seats, but then no seats moved, so they told us to leave!!! Ha ha oh well! Another ride, think it was stealth, we walked up to the end of the queue, after seeing it was 35 min wait, to be told it was 60 min!! But as we got closer to the front, they announced they had to stop the ride. Guy in front of me, sat on the wall and could see what was going on and kept telling us, firstly someone dropped something so they were trying to retrieve it from under the cars, then they were changing a seat belt! It did end up being 60 min wait. Rides were great, I was scared for my life and I can track it using my fit bit watch!!! Haha my poor heart! Go after May as they are opening the new Deren brown ghost train! Shame it wasn't open now... Would been great to try it out!!! read more

In my opinion, the best amusement park in the UK! Just visited on Saturday, the rides are fantastic, with the big ones on par with Six Flags in the US. For me, the one I don't like is Colossus, it seems to be the only one that pinballs my head between the restraints, coming off with a sore head and bruised ears isn't my idea of fun, even if it does flip you upside down 10 times... Swarm is a favourite, but keep your mouth closed if you're at the front, otherwise you might end up with a mouthful of flies! Also the ones on the edge do get a slightly wilder ride. I found being in the last row, facing backwards was a lot of fun if you just went limp and let the ride throw you about. The harness isn't just the standard bar, it has an extra webbing that really holds you to your seat. Stealth is a given as a ride to go on, but since they normally only have one or two trains running, even though it's a fast ride (about 10-12 seconds all in all), the turnover isn't that quick! Nemesis seems a little tame these days, one of the older rides it's definitely suffering now... It's a good ride, but it could do with a tune up. Saw is still brilliant although some technical issues, the first time, we went straight past the puppet without any narration and the screen didn't come on to tell us "Game Over", nor did we get the closing spiel, everything worked the second time around though. Give X a miss, it's just not worth the time... Finally Tidal Wave, my favourite ride, here's a tip guys, always carry a ziplock, it'll protect all your valuables! And bring a change of clothes! You'll need it! In terms of food, it's Pizza Hut, Burger King and KFC. You've had it before, and you'll have it again... It's the rides you come for! They've got lots of games of chance and arcade games, but they weren't the focus of this trip, it's all about the rides. Grab a map and plan, the paths between rides aren't always straightforward, it might look like you can just go from Stealth towards Swarm but you can't! Most of the rides only have one way to get to them. Think of the main square as a hub and rides as being at the end of spokes with no actual 'wheel'. Finally some tips, you don't need the lockers unless you have something really heavy, all of the rides have somewhere secure to leave your things while you're riding. Finally, if you don't bring a change of clothes, do Tidal Wave first, you'll dry off during the day instead of being cold and wet in the car/train on the way home. read more

If you order food from any chain restaurants like Burger King or KFC then prepare to be ripped off, over priced rubbish, but the Parks own restaurant has great food at an alright price! The only downside was that I had to wait over an hour for my starter and mains to arrive! Also the shark hotel rooms are tiny, but cosy so it depends if you can compromise on space for the experience read more

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Thorpe Park is eyewateringly expensive. I mean, ridiculously so. Once you've factored in £3 for the shuttle bus, and £11.10 return train fare from Waterloo, the idea of forking over £38 for a ticket made me want to cry. So, I bought four tickets off ebay for £26 all in instead which made it infinitely more reasonable. We went on my birthday, which happened to be the Tuesday after autumn half-term had finished so it was a) a bit cold, hurray for jackets and b) less populated with frenetically hyperactive children and hideous queues. We still had a bit of queueing to do, about 30 minutes each for Nemesis, Stealth and Saw, but compared to the nightmares of going in summer, this was an absolute doddle. By half three we were able to walk straight onto Colossus, which was ace, but we really should have paid more attention to the many, many signs for Tidal Wave pointing out that we'd get wet as we were a miserable bunch of sodden rats on the train home. We paid £15 for a photo package of four pictures which was much better value than buying them individually, but I made the terrible mistake of paying £20 for the two DVDs of the four of us on the Saw rollercoaster. Do not do this. It only films you from the halfway point when you're climbing up to that huge drop, which is hilarious to watch, but also means you're a complete fool for forking out so much for 30 seconds of the ride. If it was the whole lot, that would be utterly brilliant, but it isn't, and you only discover that when you get home. Bit misleading as it says it's the ride, not a tiny bit of the ride. The rides are great, the food depressingly awful (although contrarily, our Pizza Slut lunch was exactly what was needed after a morning of abject fear and screaming). I'd certainly never pay full-price, or go in summer, but for a wonderful day out with friends it really hit the spot. We only bothered to queue for the front seats of a ride once, on Nemesis, as it took absolutely ages and while it made the ride really fun, it didn't need to be repeated. I was also really impressed by the views. The park is in a really lovely area, made even more special by the combination of a lovely sunny day and trees still covered in gold and orange leaves. There was one surreal moment just as I was about to hurtle 250 feet in a straight line down from Stealth that I looked down and went Wow that's incredibly beautiful. read more

I do enjoy visits to Thorp Park but I dislike when it is over crowded. I do think they should maintain the amount of people who go. The rides are a lot of fun.. okay I get that it is a fun day out.. but maybe more healthier eats would be a good improvement. Greasy fast food + crazy fast rides = well... you can imagine. Not very clean... Come on guys.. the amount it costs for a ticket you would think the loos would be better standard. Would go again, to feel like a kid read more

Thorpe park is a great place to go as it is for everyone. There are big rides, small rides and even a beach for those to small for some rides. My favourite ride was saw the ride as it was intense and fast. I was so happy with my day out we bought gold merlin annual passes. Compared to chessington Thorpe park is definitely better. read more

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Thorpe Park rocks! I was there a few weeks ago and had a blast! I laughed so hard (especially on the Samurai). My fave ride was probably Stealth, the fastest roller coaster in Europe. It goes 0-80mph in just over 2 seconds. Whoooooooooaaaaaa! Go. It's fun. Also, wait in the queues that allow you to sit in the front of the roller coasters. It's worth the extra wait to experience the added thrill. It had been years (over a decade?) since I'd been to a theme park and all I can say is that I hope I don't wait that long again. read more

I can remember queuing for this ride many years ago when it first opened a buzz of excitement for the first backwards ride. I have probably been on it over 50 times since then. To be honest it is one of the tamest rides in the park now though a good starter for the near teens in there quest for adrenaline rushes. Would I queue now well no but if the park is empty like today then worth jumping on read more

Thorpe Park is brilliant. There are so many rides to choose from, and it has some for children too. It also has a little man made beach on site for those little ones and people that are there with family but don't want to go on the rides. There is a wide variety of restaurants, and an all you can eat Pizza Hut. You do get value for money with this. If you go onto their site you can usually find yourself a good deal for a family ticket. Also look out for the sun newspaper because they occassionally do some deals for the theme parks read more

Had a fantastic time here. My only complaint was that it wasnt long enough! I'd recommend booking tickets online first - this saves time getting in. I'd also recommend taking packed lunches to save on costs. It's suitable for all ages and lots of different types of rides to go on from the sedate carousel to the more thrilling rides! read more

One of the most breath-taking places in the whole UK in my opinion. Thorpe Park is a fantastic park-adventure where i had one of the most unforgettable days.Great fun is an understatement. This park has so many rides but on of my favourite was Colossus: a train with many inversions.I was screaming from the beginning to the end but when the ride ended I wanted to queue again.No Way Out is another beautiful ride that I would encourage you to go on. It is basically a rollecoaster in the dark that goes backwards. Hope I didnt spoil your surprise but you shouldnt come out there with out trying this one. Trust me!!!The site is magnificent and there is everything for children to grandparents. The restaurants make the place more enjoyable, though you dont wanna risk to throw up when on a ride.I HAD GREAT FUN!I will definately return to it. read more

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The thing about amusement parks in England, is that there are just not enough of the dang things! I love Thorpe Park, simply because it has a wide range of rides and activities, and it's not too far from London. I'd recommend booking tickets online ahead of time, as well as purchasing the fast-track tickets - otherwise half of your day will be spent in queues.... But once in, the rides are fantastic - something to suit everyone!! The biggest rides are pretty scary, which is good... they are definately worth the wait in line. One unique ride you should definately try is "Stealth" - which shoots you from 0-80mph in less than 2 seconds! If you're too scared of the big rollercoasters, there is always the shoot-a-prize games which I always love to have a go on. read more

The rides are absolutely AMAZING!! Collous is probably the best ride in Thorpe Park, with Samurai coming close second. I'm certainly hoping to go there again soon :D wasn't sure about nemises inferno due to own cercumstances but going agen in 5 weeks with college and hoping to go on it and all the rides and have a absolute blast ! read more

I've not yet been to Alton Towers, but this is the only park of comparison to it in the south and it's brilliant! This is the place to go if you are after those thrill rides - some really take your breath away and make you scream from beginning to end. If you're not a fan of queues, avoid the holiday periods because the park is heaving and at worst you can wait more than an hour for a ride. If you can, buy the fastrack tickets to get you through quicker. Didn't eat here, so can't comment on the eateries - more a case of I wouldn't though - couldn't risk either being sick or feeling sick on any of the rides! Great day out and there's something for everyone here. read more

I put off coming here for years, but last Friday (one of the three days you could count as 'Summer 2008') I made my first visit, specifically timed for during the school term and on a working weekday. It was awesome. I mean really good. Quite a lot of rides all inclusive of one ticket. A great place to go with a few friends for a right laugh. I knew it would be good when the parent company bought Thorpe park and because they already owned Chessington World of Adventures a park close to my chlidhood home and were restricted there by it being in Greenbelt land thus meaning no ride could be higher than the trees. Thorpe Park can build, bigger, better and higher. With new rides being built for 2009 as we speak I think I am going back for some action early next year. Anyone wanna come along? read more

Great Theme Park offering a good range of rides. Great day out for all of the family. Rides can have long queues, but they have many boards with digital displays up telling you estimated queue times. It's great to visit at an off peak time when most people are at work or school, that way you can enjoy more rides. highly recommended. read more

The park now contains the world's only 10 looping coaster, an impressive B&M compact inverted coaster and STEALTH! Europe's fastest rollercoaster, Stealth, was designed as an icon ride - to show the uncoverted of the new Thorpe as much as anything. Stealth is amazing, as are the other coasters. Get there early and ride as many as you can before it gets too busy! read more

Thorpe Park is fantastic! I visited it for the first time a few weeks ago during their Fright Night season. Considering the size of the park I was impressed with the amount of quality rides they have packed in. Stealth is worth the ticket price alone! Launched from 0-80mph in under 2 secs, straight up and round into a 200ft drop, AWESOME!! Other rides include nemesis inferno, detonator, tidal wave and colossus - which I would is the best of the lot! If you have the spare cash I would definitely get the Fastrack tickets, pack loads more into the day. read more

If you like your rides fast then go to Thorpe Park, if not don't when i visited this last I had to say I did not want to go on any of the rides. I'm a chicken when it comes to loop-the-loops and spinning wheels. The idea of feeling naseous and dizzy does not appeal! Hence the only things I went on were the two water rides, Tidal wave is certainly a experience. As one of the biggest water rides in Europe, it certainly doesn't disappoint. You will get the biggest shower of your life from using this ride! With arcades and kids rides alongside the fast ones you have a good selection but it's only worth the money if you like what you get. read more

Thorpe Park is a nice theme park when you think about it. It's fairly easy to get to, although sometimes it can be tedious travelling there, especially when the roads get busy! But there is always the option of getting a train. The rides at the park are very good considering. You have the likes of Speed and Nemisis which have made the park famous, along with Colossus of course! All of which are great rides for all the family (Except Granny! and anybody not tall enough) Speed is a great ride in itself, it accelerated you really fast up into the air and the train goes over and arch and then comes down. It doesn't sound very exciting, but the speed at which you take off at makes it much better! If you have every been luck enough to experience a Roll-Back then you will have even better memories of this ride. When I went I was sitting at the back and on the way up there was a huge gust of wind which caused resistance on the train which meant it never made it all the way around, it was just about to go over, and it kind of got stuck for a few seconds, and rolled back! It was really fun to go backwards down, and then get to go around again! The park is usually really busy in the summer and is even worse on weekends. If you want to visit do so early summer during the week (work days!) and avoid any special events, otherwise you'll be waiting in line for ages and will only get on a few rides. Even the fasttrack waiting times are stupidly long on busy days! read more

Thorpe Park has quickly become one of the best (if not THE best) theme parks in the UK, despite it lagging behind the likes of Alton Towers and even Chessington for many years. Now it has a good range of exciting rides which will scare and thrill you in equal measures. Yes, the queues are more frightening than the rides if you go during peak times but choose your moment and you'll have a carefree exhilarating day. Avoid school holidays and weekends like the plague, unless there's a monsoon on the way and the park chooses to stay open regardless. Even then I'd suggest you reconsider The food is overpriced but quel surprise. Bring a bag with a simple picnic and you'll probably enjoy that far better than the crap the fast food places serve you anyway. All in all, a great day out for children and adults alike. read more