The Ultimate - Thorpe Park Guide ;D

[Chaz]

Heyy, thanks for looking!
Well, most of the info here i have picked out from websites, also i am willing to answer any questions you may have about Thorpe Park!

I have alterd this so its easier to read; whilst adding some of my own info ;D

Enjoy!

Chaz//Thorpe Park Junkie

Ticket prices up to and including 22nd October 2006

Individual Tickets;

Please ensure that you book tickets at least 48 hours in ADVANCE of your visit.

Type of Ticket Online Price On-the-day

Children Under 1m (go free) - -
Young Thrill Seeker
(1.4m – 11 years) £16.00 £20.00
Thrill Seeker
(aged 12+ years) £23.00 £28.50
Family of 4
(2 Thrill Seekers + 2 Young Thrill Seekers) £78.00 £78.00
Family of 5
(2 Thrill Seekers + 3 Young Thrill Seekers) £98.00 £98.00

Disabled/Helper £14.50 £14.50
Senior £20.00 £20.00

Individual Tickets Plus Extreme/Adrenalin Fastrack Extreme Fastrack: There's something for everyone with this legendary lineup - Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, X:\ No Way Out and either Logger's Leap or Tidal Wave. Book now to Fastrack the queue! Please note that minimum height restrictions of 1.4m apply to this ticket.

Adrenalin Fastrack: Can't wait to ride Rush, Samurai, Slammer and Vortex? Then pick this option now! Please note that minimum height restrictions of 1.4m apply to this ticket.

Type of Ticket Online Price On-the-day
Thrill Seeker
(aged 12+ years) £30.00 £35.50
Young Thrill Seeker
(1.4m – 11 years) £23.00 £27.00
Family of 4
(2 Thrill Seekers + 2 Young Thrill Seekers) £106.00 £106.00
Family of 5
(2 Thrill Seekers + 3 Young Thrill Seekers) £133.00 £133.00
Senior £27.00 £27.00


Fright Nights!

Darkness is looming and something wicked is coming this way. Fright Nights are back for 2006, and this year promises to unleash more terror than ever before. From 13th – 31st October, Thorpe Park will transform into a world of shocks and screams.

NEW Repent for your sins with the arrival of a new and bloodcurdling horror maze, SE7EN – a live action horror maze based on the seven deadly sins!
Dare to walk between the chilling walls within HELLGATE and THE ASYLUM, our two improved live-action mazes?
THE CIRCUS OF HORRORS – back for it’s third season, where the freaks have been let loose around park. Can you spot them before they spot you?
And If this is not enough to scare you, then experience our rides and attractions in the dark, and you’ll see a side of Thorpe Park you have never seen before.
Pre-booking is essential to avoid disappointment.

Book now or call 0870 444 4466.

CIRCUS OF HORRORS

Back by popular demand are the infamous freaks from the world acclaimed Circus of Horrors. These twisted souls perform bizarre and grotesque acts like the World’s stretchiest man – Gary Stretch, Dan the Demon Dwarf who catches bullets in his teeth. However, this year the freaks are unleashed and located in cages around the park hunting for their next victim.

MIND YOUR STEP
Commit yourself into THE ASYLUM, a tormented maze where an enclosed community of patients and staff exist in familiar corridors. There’s only one problem; they have been locked up for a good reason. Another year has taken its toll on the empty souls within our terrifying maze, HELLGATE is back to unleash more evil than ever seen before. But be warned, visitors are not welcome – unless they are prepared to runaway and join this twisted castle of terror forever.

NOT THRILLING ENOUGH?
For a screaming finish to your evening, experience Thorpe Park’s exhilarating, high octane rides in the dark. Launch up into the stars by riding STEALTH, the new 205ft rollercoaster that reaches speeds of 0-80mph in 2.3 seconds. The world’s biggest air powered swing RUSH provides exhilaration to the max, SLAMMER - the ultimate freefall experience, the awesome NEMESIS INFERNO, the world’s first 10-Looping roller coaster COLOSSUS and the gravity defying DETONATOR plus loads more!

Fright Night F&Q'S

What are Fright Nights?
Fright Nights are an annually held event at Thorpe Park in October. It is an opportunity to experience to all our rides and attractions in the dark! In addition, to the legendary Thorpe Park offering, we run specific Fright Night attractions, which include live-action mazes.

What’s happening on Park?
Thorpe Park descends into darkness for you to have thrills like no other. Think you know Colossus or Nemesis Inferno inside out? Try riding it in the dark instead! Not only do you get to encounter all your favourite rides in a whole new way, you also get scared half to death in our mazes, which feature actors (they will not harm you). The Circus of Horrors returns with a new agenda - the freaks have escaped and are around the park.

What time and when?
Fright Nights is open from 10am – 10pm, Friday 13th – 31st October 2006

Can I book on the day?
Sorry, no. You need to book online at least 48 hours in advance or 24 hours in advance when booking via 0870 444 4466.

When picking up tickets, do I need to bring my credit/debit card?
Yes, please remember the card with which you purchased your tickets otherwise we will not be able to allow you entry.

Can I use vouchers over Fright Nights?
Please check validity dates in the terms and conditions of the voucher.

Is the event suitable for Children?
Thorpe Park is suitable for children of all ages however our specific Fright Night attractions are not suitable for anyone under the age of 12.

Bus To Fright Nights?

Sullivan Buses are running a Fright Nights bus service, the Thorpe Park Express (950). The service will follow the timetable below:

Departures from Staines Station
Monday to Friday
09:30 then every 20 minutes until 12:30 then every 30 minutes until 17:00, then every 20 minutes until 21:00.

Saturday
09:30 then every 15 minutes until 13:00 then every 30 minutes until 17:00, then every 20 minutes until 21:00.

Sunday
09:30 then every 15 minutes until 13:15 then at 13:55, 14:55, 15:55, 16:55, then every 20 minutes until 21:00.

Departures from Thorpe Park
Daily
From 9:45am, every 30 minutes (XX:15 and XX:45) until 17:00 then at XX:00, XX:20 and XX:40 until last bus at 23:00.

This is the minimum service level. At busy times additional journeys will be made.

THORPE PARKS TOP RIDES;

Stealth;

Travel to dizzying heights of 205ft on the ride that accelerates from 0-80mph in 2.3 seconds.

There's a whole lot of Stealth information, including animations, videos and construction photographs over at the Stealth micro-site, but in the meantime here are some of the questions that we've been asked about Stealth over the past few months. (Stealth Micro Site; http://stealth.thorpepark.com/)

Colossus

Feel the power of this machine, thundering around the steel tracks.

Swirling, diving & cork*****ing making the heart beat faster than ever before;
This is the worlds FIRST 10 Looping coaster..and provides garenteed heart thumping!

Detonator

A lacy finger of precision welded high tensile steel pokes at the sky. Scary thin swiss composite cable hoists a cargo of human misery 100 feet up.

An explosive, gravity defying drop ride that winches riders 100ft in the air before firing them back to earth at 75km per hour with a G-Force of 5.5, the most G’s the body can take!

Nemisis Inferno
Find yourself flying through the air, defying gravity and leaping about in great twists and turns (Anu Sharma)!

Safety Note: Riders must wear flat shoes on Nemesis Inferno, for safety reasons heeled footwear is not acceptable.

Rush

The world’s biggest full throttle speed swing.

Don’t be deceived it’s a giant playground swing that will leave you feeling lost & confused.

This ride will have your stomach pleading for the ride to end, this is a must to any trip, and is what my tech project is based on ;D

Slammer - NO soph im not too scared

Adrenaline junkies will go nuts on SLAMMER. The first ride of its kind outside the US and one of the world’s most awesome rotary thrill rides, SLAMMER promises the ultimate full throttle free fall experience without having to jump out of a plane.

First riders are taken soaring 105 feet towards the sky. As their faces confront the clouds they are flipped over to be slam-dunked towards the earth in an intense 30mph “free fall” only to swoop skywards again just before hitting the ground and giving the ultimate pulled out of your seat experience!

An impressive looking ride, giving both a positive and negative g-force experience, with two giant paddles rotating 360 degrees backwards and forwards around a centre axis.

SLAMMER promises dizzying, adrenaline-fuelled free fall thrills, as well as providing those left on the ground with an awesome spectacle.

Samruai
You are plummeted into the air with full view of the park, with dazzling 360 degree spins, you go upside down all the way round with your legs swinging in the air

HOW TO GET TO THORPE PARK

Thorpe Park is just 20 miles from Central London. This page provides links and information that will help make your trip easier.

Where is Thorpe Park?

Thorpe Park is situated between junctions 11 and 13* of the M25. (*Note: Access from Junction 12 of the M25 is not possible).

Thorpe Park
Staines Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8PN

For a detailed interactive map visit Multimap.

Travelling By Train
Regular South West trains run from Waterloo direct to Staines. The 950 shuttle link operates from Staines station to the Park running every half hour. Trains also run regularly from Reading and Guildford to Staines Station.

An alternative route is available to Chertsey Station (2 trains an hour to Chertsey from Waterloo via Staines except on Sundays when there is one an hour) then catch either 451 bus from stop marked B on the Eastworth Road, or 446 at stop D 2 minutes away (out of the station forecourt turn left and across the traffic lights) journey time 5 minutes with 4 buses per hour on each route except on Sundays one every 2 hours.

Call 08457 48 49 50 for Railtrack timetables. Also visit Southwest Trains for details on getting to Thorpe Park.

Travelling By Bus
Staines Bus station is a 5 minute walk from the railway station. Buses for Thorpe Park depart from Stand 2, including the 950 Thorpe Park Express. Other services operate as follows.

From Woking: take the 426/446 to Thorpe Park.
From Staines: take the 950/426/446/451/461/551 to Thorpe Park.
From Chertsey (Heriot Road) : take the 451/426/461/446 to Thorpe Park.
For more information call the Travelline on 0870 608 2608.

Travelling By Coach
There is a coach service from London Victoria to Staines.

Note to Drivers: There is an alternative route, avoiding the low bridge.

Travelling By Car
Thorpe Park is within easy reach of London. From the M25 take junctions 11 or 13* and follow signs via A320 to Thorpe Park. Car parking is free.

If you require detailed directions we recommend using the Transport Direct free on-line Route Planner. This service provides a map and detailed direction traffic news via e-mail on the day of your trip. Simply follow the Transport Direct link below, fill in your postcode and ours, which is KT16 8PN and away you go.

Before you travel, check out the very latest travel news at the Highways Agency, or use the Transport Direct Route Planner.



Thanks for using this guide, i'll update it as i find out more ;D

Chaz-

[JackBuddy]

www.thorpepark.com I presume. ;p

[Chaz]

Yes. Like i stated..Some from sites?

[-Soph-]

Nice info chaz. +repz0rs.

Children Under 1m (go free)

Well thats good for me, I am a little short on cash.

[Chaz]

LOL, yeah, good luck :Rolleyes:

[-Soph-]

Chaz I am 30 centimeters tall.
I can get in free

Won't let me rep you.. sorry.

[Student0374]

Not been funny, but it doesn't take a brain surgeon to copy and paste from thorpepark.com pls.

Forgot annual pass information aswell, £85 for your first annual pass, and then £70 for your others if renewed within a month of your old one expiring.

*Disabled annual pass: £42.50
Carer annual pass: £42.50 (Maximum of 2 carers per disabled annual pass)

*Proof of disability required.

[JackBuddy]

Not been funny, but it doesn't take a brain surgeon to copy and paste from thorpepark.com pls.

Forgot annual pass information aswell, £85 for your first annual pass, and then £70 for your others if renewed within a month of your old one expiring.

*Disabled annual pass: £42.50
Carer annual pass: £42.50 (Maximum of 2 carers per disabled annual pass)

*Proof of disability required.

Or, you could be a cheapskate like be and be on your 6th Tesco's annual pass!