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Key Dates

Open Day: 15/03/2012 - 10:00 - 17:00
Summer: 23/07/2012 - 29/08/2012 - 9:30 - 19:00
Fright Nights: 12th - 14th, 19th - 21st, 26th (October) - 3rd November - 10:00 - 21:00
Fireworks: 4th - 5th November 10:00 - 20:00
]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:23:00 +0100 http://thorpeparkmania.co.uk/news/231 Yesterday, the final day of Thorpe Park Blows It Up marked the end of the 2011 season and the park is now closed for the winter. The park held a huge display on the lake, and blew up a fire engine to promote The Swarm, due to open in Spring 2012. Check back soon for more!

Promising to be bigger than any Firework event at the park before there will be plenty to keep you entertained on park, not only will the park be open till 8:00 giving you maximum time to enjoy the park for the last time this year, you will get to try out some of the parks most extreme rides in the dark! Thats not all, across the park there will be Fire Performers and the Burning of effigies, leading up to the main display at 7:00pm

Tickets are limited and you are strongly advised to pre book, Standard annual pass holders will need to pre book and pay a £5 event charge, Premium annual pass holders can pre book and guarantee their place for free. Click Here for more details.

The park will remain open 10-5 until Friday, and will then host the all new "Thorpe Park Blows It Up" firework event over the bonfire weekend which will mark the end of the 2011 season.

The number of guests choosing to experience the Canada Creek Railway has been steadily declining as the number of other new rides and attractions opening at the Park has been increasing, and this decline has been instrumental in us reaching this decision.

We hope this does not cause too much inconvenience and we would like to thank all of our guests who have enjoyed the Canada Creek Railway over the years.

Time Voyagers has closed, earlier than usual in the build up to the event, stating that its closed for Fright Nights, if this means we will see the return of Barry and Stuart or a new show we are not yet sure. The Curse tent has been erected in its usual position, and the other side of the beach has been cleared for what we beleave to be a relocation of Se7en.

Taking Se7en's place in the arena in Thorpe Parks newest maze, whilst not much is known at the moment... but Thorpe Park have told us this.. "A disturbing government test lab's latest project has taken a sinister twist.."

We can also confirm Hellgate and Dead End terror zone will not be returning this year.

Hi THORPE PARK Mania fans.

We hope you're all excited about the arrival of THE SWARM. We're having great fun building up to its launch and we hope you are too!

We wanted to write a little message to you all following the news that Six Flags Great America will also be launching a winged rollercoaster next year very similar to THE SWARM. Some of you may have noticed that when we say it's going to be very similar, it really is going to be VERY similar. When we set about designing and developing our winged coaster we had to make sure it had the THORPE PARK stamp on it. One of the ways we achieved this was by developing the unique inverted dive at the start of the ride that will be sure to kick-off your awesome apocalyptic flight in adrenaline-fuelled style! As you can imagine then, we were quite surprised to see that the new ride at Six Flags will also adopt the 'THORPE PARK Inversion'!

While we could be bitter about this, we would actually like to wish Six Flags Great America the best of luck with the 'THORPE PARK Inversion' and we hope that this is a start of things to come, that one day the 'THORPE PARK Inversion' will become famous in the rollercoaster world! We aim high!

Thanks again for all your support and we'll see you all at Fright Nights.

The THORPE PARK Team

So thats THORPE PARK's opinion, whats yours?

Thorpe Park have released details on their new Club Night event - Reload! This exciting event promises to mix amazing sounds with exhilerating rides to provide you with a night of great entertainment.

Head down to THORPE PARK for the ultimate adrenaline-fuelled Club Night, RELOAD, exclusively for under 18s! With extended ride time and awesome tunes from resident DJ, THORPE PARK is the place to get your weekend started!

Kick off your night with exclusive ride-time available for RELOAD guests only! Brave rides including the world's most terrifying rollercoaster SAW - The Ride and the epic Colossus before the party really kicks off and the music gets pumping back in The Dome for the heart of the Club Night!

So go on, what are you waiting for, grab your mates and book your tickets now! - http://bit.ly/iYfAL9

Don't forget all you Annual Passholders receive a discount on RELOAD tickets.

Full ride offering until 7pm followed by exclusive ride time on selected rides until 8pm - Colossus, Rush, Quantum, Zodiac, Vortex and SAW – The Ride.

The following was posted on Thorpe Parks official facebook page:
"SAW Alive Update: Further to our announcement on Tuesday, we are extremely pleased to announce that you can Face Your Fears at THORPE PARK's SAW Alive very soon as it will reopen during the May half term!"

Construction fences have been erected around the attraction along with temporary lighting. 2 skips full of fire damaged material from the attraction sit on the path outside.

Remember to check back on Thorpe park mania for all the latest news!

Flyers appeared across the park overnight stating "The end is coming. Uncover the truth LC12.net", there was also an actor on park wearing a billboard, franticly telling guests the world was going to end in 2012 and being promptly escorted away by security... LC12.net , which we suspect will be the coasters minisite has a countdown, counting down to 01.08.11, no one yet knows what the park has in store for this date.

Check out the pictures below with thanks to Neilfever

On Tuesday 5th April 2011 at 7.47pm, after Thorpe Park had closed to guests, a minor fire broke outin the Saw Alive horror maze.

Our well rehearsed emergency procedures were immediately put into operation. The emergency services were called at 7.51pm with two fire vehicles on site within 5 minutes and the fire was brought under control very quickly.

The health and safety of our guests is our primary objective and the Thorpe Park Management Team, in conjunction with the Fire Service, are investigating the cause of the fire. The attraction will remain closed until the investigation is complete and while we assess the extent of the damage. It will re-open when we have brought the maze back to full operating standards and had it passed through the relevant Health and Safety inspections. The rest of the Park remains open for business as usual.

Check back on Thorpe Park Mania for the latest news.

Considered by many as the 'Rolls Royce' of the rollercoaster industry, Swiss manufacturer, Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) has been commissioned to build the 127ft high coaster that is due to open in spring 2012. The ride, known as a Wing Rider, is a significant overall investment of £20m, and will feature the unique seating arrangement where guests are positioned either side of the track with nothing below or above them, leaving them to feel vulnerable and exposed..heightening the thrill.

Project named LC12, the ride will be located on one of the new islands next to the Park's iconic rollercoaster, Stealth, and will take on a THORPE PARK twist through 4 extreme inversions as riders are dragged on a death-defying flight into apocalyptic devastation.

With some of the theme elements, including crashed aircrafts, having already drawn criticism from the British Airline and Pilot Association (BALPA) who branded it 'tasteless' due to the Park's proximity to Heathrow, Mike Vallis, Divisional Director at THORPE PARK, comments: "We're absolutely ecstatic with the decision as we're incredibly excited about the new ride. It is something that cannot be found anywhere else in the country and the exceptional theme elements will enhance the experience. The whole project has been heavily researched and the results showed unequivocal support for the theme of 'urban devastation'.

This new rollercoaster is the first investment of our Medium Term Development plans that were also granted by the Council yesterday and marks a significant stage in moving THORPE PARK towards a short break destination, and ultimately a resort positioning with a hotel proposal also in development."

To celebrate the start of the new season, Thorpe Park are holding a special Launch Weekend event, featuring exclusive performances from Beatbullyz, Parade, Rachel Adedeji and many more over the weekend!

Check back on Thursday evening for a full report of the day!

Unfortunately, due to a huge unexpected demand, the park struggled to cope resulting in large queues for both Rides and Food Units.

In response this morning, Thorpe Park have issued the following statement on their Facebook page:

"We are very sorry to anyone who came to the Park yesterday (Sunday 13th March 2011) and didn't have the day out they were expecting.

Our Annual Pass holders are incredibly important to us and we put the event on as an additional benefit to give exclusive access to the Park before we open up for the full season. This year's event saw unprecedented numbers turn up to experience the new ride and the Park’s first day of the season, so much so, that the final numbers were four times more than that for the Annual Pass event last year.

We are instigating a full investigation and will re-assess how Annual Pass events are held moving forward to ensure we are delivering an enjoyable experience."