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Thorpe Park (formerly known as Thorpe Park Resort) is a theme park located in the village of Thorpe between the towns of Chertsey and Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey, England, west-southwest of Central London. It is operated by Merlin Entertainments and features rides, themed cabins, live events, and Hyperia, the United Kingdom's tallest and fastest rollercoaster at over 236 feet (72m) and 129 km/h (80 mph). The ride also includes Europe's tallest element and the world's first outer-banked airtime hill. In 2019, Thorpe Park was the United Kingdom's third most visited theme park (1.9 million visitors), behind Alton Towers and Legoland Windsor.

Thorpe Park opened in 1979, originally as a leisure park, on the site of expended, flooded gravel pits that give it its distinctive water-based surroundings. It has since expanded into a major theme park in the United Kingdom. Major attractions include a number of roller coasters, Hyperia, Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, Saw – The Ride, Stealth, The Swarm, and The Walking Dead: The Ride, as well as a dark ride, Ghost Train.

History

Initial development

The demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s resulted in the grounds being converted into a gravel pit, originally owned by Ready Mixed Concrete Limited. RMC extracted gravel from the site for thirty years, from 1941 until 1970, at which point the company began planning to flood the expended gravel pits and develop the site into a leisure-based visitor attraction. In 1975, the Water Ski World Championships were held on the lake.

thumb|upright=1.45|left|Thorpe Park Lake in July 1979, the year the park opened to the public

RMC established a subsidiary, Leisure Sport Limited, to operate the park for water sports, leisure activities, and heritage exhibitions, at a cost of £3 million. The park was formally opened to the public by Lord Louis Mountbatten on 24 May 1979, in what would be his final public appearance before he was assassinated later that year by a bomb planted by the Provisional IRA on a fishing boat in Mullaghmore, Ireland. In addition to its lakes and parkland, the site featured a replica Stone Age cave, a Celtic farm, a Norman castle, and a Viking camp, as well as exhibits of historic watercraft and aircraft. New large attractions were introduced throughout the 1980s, including Magic Mill, Phantom Fantasia, Thunder River, Logger's Leap and the Canada Creek Railway, along with the development of a central area of themed streets, shops and eateries.

Space Station Zero was the park's first roller coaster, an indoor powered coaster, opened in 1984.

New themed areas opened in the 1990s with Fantasy Reef and Ranger County. The last major attraction developed under Leisure Sport Ltd was the themed indoor roller coaster, X:\ No Way Out, in 1996 (now The Walking Dead: The Ride).

Between 1983 and 1989, the park was also used as a filming location for The Benny Hill Show.

In 1998, The Tussauds Group purchased the park. This period saw considerable investment, with major attractions opening such as Tidal Wave in 2000, Vortex in 2001, Colossus in 2002, Nemesis Inferno in 2003, and Stealth in 2006.

In May 2007, the Blackstone Group purchased The Tussauds Group for US$1.9 billion, and the company was merged into Merlin Entertainments, who took over operation of Thorpe Park. Dubai International Capital also acquired a 20% stake in Merlin Entertainments.

On 17 July 2007, as part of the financing for the Tussauds acquisition, Merlin sold Thorpe Park to the private investment firm Prestbury under a sale-and-leaseback agreement. The site is operated by Merlin under a renewable 35-year lease.

In 2014, Merlin also sought to broaden the park's appeal to families with additions including Angry Birds Land and the park's onsite hotel.

In July 2016, the park opened Derren Brown's Ghost Train. After the 2022 operating season, the ride’s virtual reality elements were removed, and its association with Derren Brown was discontinued.

On 20 February 2019, Thorpe Park's official Twitter account confirmed the permanent closure of Logger's Leap. In 2021, the park announced plans to construct a new roller coaster on the former site of the log flume. During the 2023 Fright Nights event, the ride was officially revealed as Hyperia. Designed to become the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the United Kingdom, Hyperia reaches a height of 236 feet (71.9 metres) and achieves speeds of up to 81 mph (130 km/h).[16] The roller coaster opened to the public on 23 May 2024.

For the 2023 season, Derren Brown's Ghost Train was re-imagined into Ghost Train.

For the 2024 season, Thorpe Park adopted a new logo and branding, which the park stated was to "encapsulate the spirit of Thorpe Park".

For the 2026 season, it was announced that approximately half of the Amity Beach area would be redeveloped to create a new relaxation zone called The Launchpad. The Launchpad is designed as a year-round space for visitors to rest and refuel between rides, featuring seating and canopies. The smaller remaining half of Amity Beach will remain operational.

On 12 March 2026, the park released an official statement alongside Jack Silkstone, confirming the permanent closure of Rumba Rapids after 39 years of operation. The park has stated ‘Whilst we don’t have plans to share just yet on what’s next, we’re always reviewing our line-up of world-class rides and attractions to make sure Thorpe Park remains the UK’s most thrilling theme park’.

Rides and attractions

Roller coasters

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! style="width: 5em;" |Name

! class="unsortable" |Picture

!Type

!Opened

! Territory

!Manufacturer

! class="unsortable" |Additional information

| style="text-align:center;" |Hyperia || 110px

|Hypercoaster

|2024

|Fearless Valley

|Mack Rides

|A Mack Rides Hypercoaster themed around Hyperia, the "Golden Goddess," who is depicted as being trapped on an island due to her fear of water. Inspired by the birds flying above, she fashioned wings of unbreakable golden steel to soar above the waters and overcome her fear, hence the slogan "find her fearless." It is currently the tallest, fastest, and most weightless roller coaster in the United Kingdom, reaching a maximum height of 236 ft and speeds exceeding 81 mph. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" |The Swarm|| 110px

|Wing Coaster

|2012

|Swarm Island

|Bolliger & Mabillard

|The United Kingdom's first winged coaster, opened in 2012. It was the first winged coaster to feature an inverted "wing-over drop". Between 2013 and 2016, the rear two rows were modified to face backwards. The ride is themed around a post-apocalyptic universe in which Thorpe Park is under attack by aliens. The Swarm is the only attraction on Swarm Island. The minimum height requirement is , and the maximum height limit is .

| style="text-align: center;" |Saw – The Ride|| 110px

|Euro-Fighter

|2009

|Old Town

|Gerstlauer

|A custom Euro-Fighter featuring a beyond-vertical drop of 100 degrees and drop. It is themed to the Saw film franchise and was marketed as the world's first horror-film-themed roller coaster. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" |Stealth|| 110px

|Accelerator Coaster

|2006

|Amity Speedway

|Intamin

|An Intamin hydraulic launch Accelerator Coaster standing tall and accelerating from in 1.8 seconds. Its the third-tallest roller coaster in the United Kingdom and the second-fastest, having been surpassed by Hyperia. It is often regarded as having the fastest acceleration of any roller coaster in the world. Stealth was previously recognised as the park's flagship attraction prior to the opening of Hyperia. The ride features a loose 1950s-style drag-racing theme. The minimum height requirement is , and the maximum height limit is .

| style="text-align: center;" |Nemesis Inferno|| 110px

|Inverted roller coaster

|2003

|The Jungle

|Bolliger & Mabillard

|A B&M inverted roller coaster that opened in 2003, named after Nemesis (now renamed Nemesis Reborn) at its sister park, Alton Towers. The ride has a loose volcano theme and features the first interlocking corkscrews on an inverted coaster. The minimum height requirement is . It was filmed for The Inbetweeners episode "Thorpe Park".

| style="text-align: center;" |Colossus|| 110px

|Multi Inversion Coaster

|2002

|Lost City

|Intamin

|Opened in 2002, the ride achieved the world record for the most inversions on a roller coaster, featuring ten inversions. This record was surpassed in 2013 by The Smiler at its sister park, Alton Towers, which includes fourteen inversions in 2013. Marketed as "the world's first ten-looping roller coaster", it is loosely themed around traversing the ruins of a lost Atlantean civilisation. The minimum height requirement is , and the maximum height limit is .

| style="text-align: center;" |The Walking Dead: The Ride|| 110px

|Sit-down roller coaster

|1996 (2013) (2018)

|The Dock Yard

|Vekoma

|Situated at the centre of the park within a pyramid-shaped structure, the attraction is based on The Walking Dead franchise. On peak days, the ride's exit features live actors. It was previously known as X, which had a rave and dance-music theme, and originally as X:\ No Way Out, which featured a computer-virus theme. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" |Flying Fish|| 110px

|Powered roller coaster

|1984 (1990) (2007)

|Amity Cove

|Mack Rides

|A powered roller coaster. It originally opened in 1984 as an indoor attraction named Space Station Zero. The ride was moved outdoors in 1990, to the site now occupied by Stealth. It reopened in its current location next to Amity Beach in 2007. The minimum height requirement is .

Thrilling flat rides

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Name

! class="unsortable" |Picture

!Type

!Opened

!Territory

!Manufacturer

! class="unsortable" |Additional Information

| style="text-align: center;" |Rush|| 110px

|Screamin' Swing

|2005

|Lost City

|S&S – Sansei Technologies

|A Screamin' Swing ride which opened alongside Slammer in 2005. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" |Samurai|| 110px

|Top Scan

|2004

|Old Town

|Mondial

|A Top Scan ride, formerly located at Chessington World of Adventures under the same name. The ride was repainted when it was relocated to Thorpe Park, and was repainted again for the 2024 season. It is loosely themed around the sword of a Japanese samurai warrior. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" |Quantum|| 110px

|Magic Carpet

|2003

|Lost City

|Fabbri Group

|A large Magic Carpet ride. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" |Vortex|| 110px

|Afterburner

|2001

|Lost City

|KMG

|A KMG Afterburner which opened in June 2001. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" |Detonator|| 110px

|Drop tower

|2001 (2014) (2022) (2024)

|Big Easy Boulevard

|Fabbri Group

|A 35-metre-tall drop tower, added to the park following the Thorpe Park fire. Originally intended as a temporary addition, it was later made a permanent addition. The ride was renamed "Detonator: Bombs Away!" for the opening of Angry Birds Land in 2014, before reverting to its original name, Detonator, in 2023. It was previously themed to the Angry Bird Detonator, but is now loosely themed around a firework. The ride reaches a maximum speed of 45 mph and exerts a maximum G-force of 5.5 G. The minimum height requirement is . It received a soft retheme in 2024.

| style="text-align: center;" |Zodiac|| 110px

|Enterprise

|2000 (2001) (2006)

|Lost City

|HUSS

|A HUSS Enterprise that originally opened in 2000 as Enterprise, intended as a temporary attraction. It was renamed "Zodiac" and made a permanent attraction in 2001. At the end of the 2005 season, Zodiac was removed and replaced by another HUSS Enterprise relocated from Drayton Manor, where it had operated as Cyclone. The replacement opened at the start of the 2006 season. The minimum height requirement is .

Water rides

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!Name

! class="unsortable" |Picture

!Type

!Opened

!Territory

!Manufacturer

! class="unsortable" |Additional Information

| style="text-align: center;" |Storm Surge|| 110px

|Spinning rapids ride

|2011

|Amity Cove

|WhiteWater West

|The ride features a lift and spirals riders down a chute. It was originally located at Cypress Gardens until Merlin acquired the park and redeveloped it as Legoland Florida.

| style="text-align: center;" |Tidal Wave|| 110px

|Shoot the chute

|2000

|Amity Cove

|Hopkins Rides

|When the ride opened in 2000 it was the tallest water ride in Europe. The ride has had several sponsors, including Dr Pepper and Oasis. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" |Depth Charge|| 110px

|Water slide

|1991

|Amity Cove

|NV Aquatic|| Opened as the first four-lane dinghy water slide in the United Kingdom.

Family flat rides

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Name

! class="unsortable" |Picture

!Type

!Opened

!Territory

!Manufacturer

! class="unsortable" |Additional Information

| style="text-align: center;" | High Striker

|Jumpin' Star

|2017 (2022)

|Amity Cove

|Zamperla

|A Jumpin' Star ride, originally relocated from Weymouth Sea Life, it opened in Old Town as Lumber Jump in 2017. The ride was rethemed and moved to Amity in 2022 as High Striker. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" | Big Easy Bumpers

| 110px

|Dodgems

|2014 (2024)

|Big Easy Boulevard

|Bertazzon

|A dodgems ride added in 2014 for Angry Birds Land. Rebranded as Big Easy Bumpers for the 2024 season, having previously been known as King Pig's Wild Hog Dodgems. The minimum height requirement is , or if accompanied by a guardian.

| style="text-align: center;" | Mr Monkey's Banana Ride

| 110x110px

|Pirate ship

|1994

|The Jungle

|Metallbau Emmeln

|A small, banana-themed swinging ship ride, themed after one of the Thorpe Park Rangers. The minimum height requirement is .

| style="text-align: center;" | Dobble Tea Party

| 110px

|Teacups

|1986 (2023)

|Big Easy Boulevard

|Mack Rides

|A teacups ride. Originally sponsored by the Tetley tea brand and known as Storm in a Tea Cup, it received a Dobble card game sponsorship in 2023. The minimum height is .

Dark rides and other rides

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!Name

! class="unsortable" |Picture

!Type

!Opened

!Territory

!Manufacturer

! class="unsortable" |Additional Information

| style="text-align: center;" |Ghost Train

| 110px

|Dark ride

|2016 (2017) (2023)

|The Dock Yard

|Merlin Magic Making, Intamin, Simworx

| A multi-sensory dark ride featuring live actors, it was rethemed from Derren Brown's Ghost Train at the beginning of the 2023 season.

| style="text-align: center;" |Sunset Cinema|| 110px

|4D cinema

|1999 (2008) (2014)

|Big Easy Boulevard

|N/A

| Initially opened in 1999, the theatre presented Pirates 4-D and operated until the end of the 2007 season. From the beginning of the 2008 season, it instead featured Time Voyagers, which operated until the end of the 2011 season, after which the venue remained dormant throughout the 2012 and 2013 seasons. It reopened for the 2014 season as part of Angry Birds Land, presenting the Angry Birds 4D Experience. This ran until the end of the 2023 season, coinciding with the rebranding of the area into Big Easy Boulevard for 2024. In 2024, Sunset Cinema is scheduled to show Ready Player One: 4D Experience.

| style="text-align: center;" |Amity Beach || 110x110px

|Artificial beach area with a shallow swimming pool and sand shores.

|1979

|Amity Cove

|Thorpe Park

|Originally named "Fantasy Reef" and intended exclusively for families with young children, the attraction operates on an intermittent basis, typically opening only on select days during the summer, subject to suitable weather conditions.

Former attractions

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Name

! class="unsortable" |Picture

!Type

!Opened

!Closed

!Territory

!Manufacturer

! class="unsortable" |Additional Information

| style="text-align: center;" |Rumba Rapids (Thunder River)

|River rapids ride

|1987

|2025

|The Jungle

|Intamin

|The ride opened in 1987 as Thunder River and is among the earliest surviving attractions at Thorpe Park. From 2002 to 2006, it was sponsored by Ribena and operated under the name Ribena Rumba Rapids, with the sponsorship concluding in 2007. In 2026, Thorpe Park announced that the ride would not reopen for the season, ending its 39-year operation.

| style="text-align: center;" |Black Mirror Labyrinth

|Maze attraction

|2021

|2023

|Old Town

|Merlin Magic Making

|A maze that utilised cutting-edge technology and sensory-defying environments. It was based on the Netflix series Black Mirror and closed at the end of the 2023 season.

| style="text-align: center;" |Angry Birds 4D Experience||

|4D cinema

|2014

|2023

|Angry Birds Land

|Simworx

|A 4D cinema that screened the Angry Birds 4D film. It replaced Pirates 4-D and Time Voyagers. The attraction later closed to make way for new experiences.

| style="text-align: center;" |Wet! Wet! Wet!||

|Three-lane water slide

|1998

|2022

|Amity

|WhiteWater West

|A trio of water slides primarily designed for younger children, located in the Amity Beach area. The attraction was rarely operational; as part of Amity Beach.

| style="text-align: center;" |The Rocky Express|| 110px

|Sea Storm

|1989

|2021

|Old Town

|Mack Rides

|A family spinning train ride, with a minimum height requirement of . It was removed to make way for Hyperia.

| style="text-align: center;" | Slammer || 110px

|Sky Swat

|2005

|2017

|Old Town

|S&S – Sansei Technologies

|One of only two Sky Swatter's manufactured. It was permanently closed in 2017 after experiencing persistent technical issues throughout much of its operational life. The minimum height requirement was . After years of standing but not operating, its removal was confirmed for the 2024 closed season. As of 15 February 2025, the ride has been fully removed.

| style="text-align: center;" |Logger's Leap|| 110px

|Log flume

|1989

|2015

|Canada Creek

|Mack Rides

|It was the tallest log flume in the United Kingdom. It was officially confirmed closed in 2019 and was demolished in late 2022 to make way for Hyperia.

| style="text-align: center;" |Canada Creek Railway|| 110px

|Miniature railway

|1989

|2011

|Canada Creek

|Severn Lamb

|A miniature railway running through the former Canada Creek and Thorpe Farm areas.

|style="text-align: center;" |Pirates 4-D||

|4D cinema

|1999

|2007

|Calypso Quay

|Iwerks Entertainment

|A 4D cinema attraction that was replaced by Time Voyagers.

| style="text-align: center;" |Thorpe Farm|| 110px

|Petting farm

|1982

|2006

|Thorpe Farm

|N/A

|A petting farm accessible via the Canada Creek Railway or by ferry across Manor Lake. It closed in 2006 owing to low visitor numbers and is now used for storage and horticultural purposes.

| style="text-align: center;" |Eclipse||

|Ferris wheel

|2003

|2004

|Lost City

|Fabbri Group

|A Ferris wheel, which closed at the end of the 2004 season due to negative guest feedback. It was replaced by Rush for the 2005 season. Eclipse was subsequently relocated to Chessington World of Adventures, where it reopened as Peeking Heights in 2005.

|style="text-align: center;" |Mr Rabbit's Tropical Travels (Magic Mill)||

|Boat ride

|1983

|2001

|Ranger County

|Mack Rides

|A scenic boat ride, opened as Magic Mill in 1983. Revamped in 1994 as 'Mr Rabbit's Tropical Travels' as part of Ranger County.

|style="text-align: center;" |Wicked Witches Haunt (Phantom Fantasia)||

|Dark ride

|1983

|2000

|Central Park

|Mack Rides

|The attraction originally opened as Phantom Fantasia in 1983. Revamped as Wicked Witches Haunt in 1994 and destroyed in a major fire on 21 July 2000.

|style="text-align: center;" |Space Station Zero||

|Boat ride

|1984

|1989

|Central Park

|Mack Rides

|An indoor space-themed powered coaster. Coaster relocated outside and revamped as 'Flying Fish' in 1990.

Park Areas

Thorpe Park has featured multiple themed areas and attraction zones throughout its operational history. Between 2008 and 2015, these areas were not identified by name on park maps or signage, although their physical layouts and attractions remained unchanged. From 2016 to 2020, the park reintroduced named zones under the designation “Island Territories,” during which several areas received updated names and thematic identities. From 2021 onwards, named designations were again largely removed from maps and signage; however, new area names have continued to be introduced within the park.

File:Thorpe Park Amity Hotel.jpg|Amity

File:Derren Brown's Ghost Train Exterior.jpg|The Dock Yard

File:Nemesis Inferno first drop.jpg|The Jungle

File:Detonator at Thorpe Park - geograph.org.uk - 145471.jpg|Big Easy Boulevard

File:Colossus-Thorpe-1.jpg|Lost City

File:Sawopen.jpg|Saw – The Ride

File:The swarm, church, thorpe park.jpg|Swarm Island

File:Thorpe Park Hyperia 2024-03-25.jpg|Fearless Valley

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The Dome is the large dome building guests first enter at the park.
Amity opened with Tidal Wave and now includes Stealth, Depth Charge, Amity Beach, High Striker, Flying Fish, and Storm Surge.
The Jungle contains Nemesis Inferno, Mr Monkey's Banana Ride, and a street of restaurants.
Saw – The Ride and Samurai are located in a zone formerly joined with "Old Town".
Fearless Valley is located towards the back of the park and contains Hyperia.
Lost City contains Colossus, Rush, Quantum, Vortex, and Zodiac.
Swarm Island is an area containing The Swarm.
The Dock Yard is the area immediately outside Ghost Train and includes The Walking Dead: The Ride roller coaster.
Big Easy Boulevard is located between Amity and The Jungle, and contains Detonator, Big Easy Bumpers, and Sunset Cinema. The area also hosted Black Mirror Labyrinth between 2021 and 2023.

The main Old Town area closed after the 2021 season to be redeveloped for Hyperia, which opened in 2024 and the area was subsequently renamed Fearless Valley. Saw and Samurai continue to operate in a separate now unnamed zone, following the disuse of area names from park maps from 2021.

The Swarm opened as Europe's tallest wing coaster and the first coaster in the world to feature the "wing over drop".
Saw – The Ride was marketed as having the world's steepest "freefall" drop, and as the world's first horror movie themed roller coaster. Saw - The Ride was not actually the steepest roller coaster in the world when it opened in March 2009 - Steel Hawg at Indiana Beach had opened the previous year with a steeper 111° drop. However, whilst Steel Hawg's drop has brakes on it, Saws drop is brakeless - hence it being marketed as having the steepest freefall drop. This particular accolade was taken by The Monster in 2016 (and, as of 2022, is held by Defiance).
Colossus held the world record for the most inversions on a rollercoaster when it opened in 2002, with 10 inversions. This record was matched in 2006 by 10 Inversion Roller Coaster (an exact clone of Colossus) and then beaten in 2013 by The Smiler at Alton Towers, with 14 inversions.
Stealth was the United Kingdom's fastest roller coaster, launching from in 1.8 seconds (as of 2024 this record has been taken by Hyperia) Standing at , it is also the United Kingdom's third tallest roller coaster (behind The Big One and Hyperia).
Tidal Wave opened as Europe's tallest water ride.
Hyperia is the tallest roller coaster in the UK at , and the fastest roller coaster in the UK at 81 mph (130 km/h). However, this is debated as they have included a 3s stall in this statistic, which is widely regarded as hangtime and not airtime.
Stealth is the world's fastest accelerating rollercoaster ( in 1.8 seconds) with the announced closure of Do-Dodonpa at Fuji-Q Highland on 13 March 2024.

Fright Nights

Fright Nights, formerly styled as "Fright Nites", is Thorpe Park's annual Halloween event and one of the largest Halloween events of its kind in the United Kingdom. The event has run at the park since 2002, celebrating Halloween with extended opening hours and a range of temporary Halloween attractions. Roaming actors in costume or make-up can also be found around the park. During Fright Nights, the park operates with extended opening hours and features a series of themed “scare mazes”. In previous years, the park also offered an additional paid experience titled Face It Alone, which allowed an individual guest to navigate a scare maze alone; participation required the signing of a liability disclaimer.

In 2013, Fright Nights was rebranded to feature a horror film–themed format under a three-year licensing agreement with Lionsgate. As part of this rebranding, all existing Fright Nights attractions were discontinued, with the exception of The Asylum and Saw: Alive, and replaced by new scare attractions based on popular horror films produced or distributed by Lionsgate.

In 2014, following the opening of the Thorpe Shark Hotel, Thorpe Park introduced two overnight scare experiences for guests. The first involved a “night terror” character entering guest rooms during the night, while the second, called the “Extra Cut,” staged a scenario in which guests were “kidnapped” from their rooms and pursued throughout the park.

In 2017, Fright Nights was redesigned with a Walking Dead theme in collaboration with The Walking Dead. Two new attractions based on the series were introduced to coincide with the premiere of its eighth season. Existing attractions from previous years, including Saw: Alive, The Big Top, and Platform 15, were retained, while Containment returned as a paid upcharge experience.

In 2020, restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic limited Fright Nights operations to two scare mazes: Platform 15 and Roots of Evil, both of which were primarily outdoors. For the first time, a range of scare zones was introduced across the park, including The Swarm: Invasion on Swarm Island, Creek Freaks Unchained in Old Town, The Fearstival Arena in the Dockyard, The Howling of LycanThorpe High in Lost City on the site typically used for a scare maze near Zodiac and Rush, and Terror at Amity High, returning for its third year on Stealth Plaza. Additionally, The Crows were introduced as roaming scarecrows, stationed at key locations but moving throughout the park and interacting with other scare zones.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;"

|+ style="font-size:125%;" |Fright Nights attraction history

! Year !! colspan="11" | Attractions (number of seasons)

! 2002

| rowspan="3" |THE FREEZER (3)

| rowspan="3" |Freakshow 3D (3)

| rowspan="2" style="background:#aaa;" | 

| rowspan="4" style="background:#aaa;" | 

| rowspan="6" style="background:#aaa;" | 

| rowspan="8" style="background:#aaa;" | 

| colspan="5" rowspan="16" style="background:#aaa;" |

! 2003

! 2004

| rowspan="5" |Carnival of the Bizarre (5)

! 2005

| rowspan="9" |The Asylum (9)

| rowspan="6" |Hellgate (6)

! 2006

| rowspan="6" |Se7en (6)

! 2007

! 2008

| rowspan="5" |The Curse (5)

! 2009

| rowspan="1" style="background:#aaa;" | 

! 2010

| rowspan="9" |SAW: Alive (9)

| rowspan="1" |Dead End (1)

! 2011

| rowspan="2" |Experiment 10 (2)

| rowspan="3" style="background:#aaa;" | 

! 2012

| rowspan="1" |The Passing (1)

! 2013

| rowspan="3" |My Bloody Valentine (3)

| rowspan="4" |Cabin in the Woods (4)

| rowspan="4" |Blair Witch (4)

! 2014

| rowspan="1" |Studio 13 (1)

| rowspan="1" |Extra Cut (1)

! 2015

| rowspan="5" |Containment (5)

| rowspan="3" |The Big Top (3)

! 2016

| rowspan="5" |Platform 15 (5)

! 2017

| rowspan="3" |The Walking Dead: Living Nightmare (3)

| rowspan="1" |The Walking Dead: Sanctum (1)

! 2018

| rowspan="2" |The Walking Dead: Do or Die (2)

| rowspan="1" |The Big Top: Showtime (1)

| rowspan="2" |Blair Witch (2)

| rowspan="3" |Terror at Amity High: High School SUCKS! (3)

| rowspan="3" |Screamplexx Cinema (3)

| rowspan="1" |Vulcan Peak (1)

| rowspan="1" |Dead Creek Woods (1)

! 2019

| rowspan="1" |Creek Freak Massacre (1)

| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="background:#aaa;" | 

| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:#aaa;" | 

! 2020

| rowspan="2" |The Swarm: Invasion (2)

| rowspan="1" |Roots of Evil (1)

| rowspan="1" |The Howling of LycanThorpe High (1)

| rowspan="2" |Creek Freaks Unchained [as a Scare Zone] (2)

| rowspan="1" |The Fearstival Arena (1)

| rowspan="2" |The Crows (2)

!2021

| rowspan="1" |Platform 15: End of the Line (1)

| rowspan="1" |Creek Freak Massacre (1)

| rowspan="1" |Amity High vs LycanThorpe: LoveBITES! (1)

| rowspan="5" style="background:#3f6;" |Trailers (5)

| rowspan="5" style="background:#3f6;" |The Crows of Mawkin Meadow (5)

| rowspan="2" |Birthday Bash (2)

| rowspan="2" |Legacy (2)

| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="background:#aaa;" |

!2022

| rowspan="4" style="background:#3f6;" |Survival Games (4)

| rowspan="1" |The Terminal (1)

| rowspan="1" |Creek Freak Massacre: The Final Cut (1)

| rowspan="1" |Amity High vs LycanThorpe: Graduation SUCKS! (1)

| rowspan="1" |Creek Freaks Unchained [as a Roaming Team] (1)

| rowspan="2" |Death's Doors (2)

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!2023

| rowspan="1"|Creature Campus: Trouble's Brewing (1)

| rowspan="3" style="background:#3f6;" |Lucifer's Lair (3)

| rowspan="3" style="background:#3f6;" |Stitches (3)

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!2024

| rowspan="1"|Creature Campus: Looks Can Kill! (1)

| rowspan="2" style="background:#3f6;" |Deadbeat (2)

| rowspan="2" style="background:#3f6;" |IT: The 4D Experience (2)

!2025

| rowspan="1" style="background:#3f6;" |Creature Campus: Shock to the System (1)

| colspan="2" style="background:#3f6;" |Purgatory Town (1)

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Thorpe Shark Cabins

Guests can stay on-site at the Thorpe Shark Cabins, comprising 90 rooms converted from shipping containers and linked to facilities in the adjacent Dome. The accommodation takes its name from its shark-head entrance feature, constructed from recycled park signage.

The hotel initially opened in 2013 as The Crash Pad, operated by the external company Snoozebox. The temporary development was purchased by the park the following year and rebranded as the Thorpe Shark Hotel.

Thorpe Park had originally planned to construct a permanent 250-bed hotel as early as 2006. It would have been located on the opposite side of the lake, on the site of former excavation works, and feature a lakeside bar, health club, and restaurant. Planning permission was granted in 2011.

The development was proposed again following the installation of The Crash Pad to "test market conditions". The park received planning permission to construct the permanent hotel in 2014, with construction planned to begin in 2016 and an opening scheduled for 2018. However, the hotel was never built, and the Shark Hotel’s planning permission was instead extended by ten years.

In 2023, new Swarm, Nemesis Inferno, and Stealth-themed rooms opened in the Thorpe Shark Cabins. They feature bespoke theming and provide unlimited fastrack access to each room’s associated roller coaster on the second day of a stay.

In 2024, new Colossus and Hyperia-themed rooms opened in the Thorpe Shark Cabins.

Transport

There are no direct rail connections to Thorpe Park; the nearest railway station is Chertsey, situated approximately 2km away.

Thorpe Park is served by the 950 express bus, which departs from Staines railway station, providing connections from London Waterloo and Reading. Other local bus routes serving the park include routes 461 and 446. Additionally, there is the seasonal 951 bus between Watford and Thorpe Park, operating once daily (arriving in the morning and departing in the evening), with two return journeys during Fright Nights.

Incidents

References

External links

Memories of Thorpe Park

History

Initial development

Rides and attractions

Roller coasters

Thrilling flat rides

Water rides

Family flat rides

Dark rides and other rides

Former attractions

Park Areas

Fright Nights

Thorpe Shark Cabins

Transport

Incidents

See also

References

External links