Welcome to the thrill capital of England! This is the slogan of the famous and amusing Thorpe Park situated in Chertsey, Surrey. Amusing people from all around the world since 30 years, this theme park ranks third in the list of UK's most visited parks. Offering over 33 attractions, the Thorpe Park offers several themed lands, thrilling rides, water based rides, enchanting music, and special events along with tasty cuisine.
Main Rides
All the rides at Thorpe Park are split into its nine themed zones.
- Port Atlantis: This is marked by a huge dome at the Thorpe Park's entrance and exhibiting a marine theme. Within the edifice, there are shops, lockers, and guest service centers. Check out its big restaurant namely The Glasshouse and Nestlé Sweet Shop.
- Lost City: This is the largest theme land exhibiting a Mayan theme and offering the following rides:
- Colossus as a coaster providing 10 thrilling inversions for which it holds the world record of maximum inversions that is jointly shared with a similar ride in China
- Vortex with 32 seats and as a prototype of the KMG Afterburner
- Quantum as magic carpet ride
- Zodiac as an Enterprise ride
- X:\ No Way Out in a pyramid as the only dark, backward coaster on Earth
- Rush as a Screaming Swing with two arms supporting 32 people
- Calypso Quay: This is where you will find the following rides:
- Nemesis Inferno as an inverted coaster with volcanic effects and a fall in the volcano
- Detonator as a drop tower that lifts you up by 115 feet as your legs hang in air
- Time Voyagers as a 4D water cinema and seat shaking effects
- Rumba Rapids as river rapids
- Canada Creek: Listed are the rides enjoyed in this zone.
- Loggers Leap as a log flume
- Rocky Express as a circular ride
- Canada Creek Railway as a small rail providing the scenery of the forest and the lake
- Slammer as the only active Sky Swat on Earth
- Saw Island: Listed are the rides seen here.
- SAW as a Euro-fighter coaster offering a vertical fall of 100 degrees
- SAW Alive as a Horror Maze
- Amity Cove: This zone is based on the theme of a village of New Hampshire washed out by a wave. It is equipped with a radio station called WWTP Radio and the following rides:
- Tidal Wave as Shoot-the-Chute ride that takes you at 85 feet via a boat followed by a fall in the lagoon
- Stealth as the signature ride and an Accelerator coaster characterized by a speed of 80 mph, lift of 205 feet, a straight drop, and a big hill
- Flying Fish as a coaster
- Ranger County: This is based on the ancient mascots of Thorpe Park Rangers. It is the smallest zone offering the listed below rides:
- Mr Monkey's Banana Ride as a miniature swinging ship themed as a banana
- Chief Ranger's Carousel adorned with the ranger figurines and vehicles such as a Logger's Leap cruiser, a Thunder yacht, a Haunted car, a Hudson River raft, and a Teacup car
- Neptune's Kingdom: This exhibits the legendary empire of Atlantis. This is where you will find the following rides.
- Depth Charge as a four lane ride of water that is 40 foot tall
- Neptune's Beach for kids as two big pools with fountains and replicated beach accessed only after wearing a swimming suit
- Wet Wet Wet as triple water chutes
- Sea Snakes and Ladders
- Octopus Garden: This is an aquatic zone offering the following rides:
- Swinging Seashells as Ferris wheel with seashell cars
- Fantasy Fish as carousel with fishes as seats
- Happy Halibuts as a round ride having suspended fish like cars swinging
- Ollie Octopus as a round ride with a single ring like car
- Up Periscope offering submarine like cars lifting and rotating
Dining Options
- Desperado's Mexican Cantina at Calypso Keys
- Calypso BBQ and Bar at Ranger County
- Ice Cream and Sweet Treats at the Canada Creek
- Donuts at Amity and Lost City
Operating Months
- 18 March - 7 November 2010
Accommodations
- The Bridge Hotel at 1 mile - From £38.00 per person
- The Anne Boleyn Hotel at 2 miles - From £60.00 per room
- Mercure Thames Lodge Hotel at 2 miles - From £34.30 per person
- Runnymede Hotel and Spa at 3 miles - From £47.50 per person
- Holiday Inn London-Shepperton as 4 miles - From £30.00 per person
Tickets
A ticket for one day entrance to the Thorpe Park is £38.00 for an adult above 12, £24.00 for a child, and £25 for a senior citizen. For a family of 4, the cost is £96.00. For more information about passes and other tickets, go to http://www.thorpepark.com/prices/tickets.aspx?tabname=park%20tickets%20(1-6).
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Verdict:The Thorpe Park is for the people of all kind of thrilling likes as it offers a myriad of rides above land and in water.
