District 3 Gig – 11^th May 2013

Performers on last years X Factor, District 3 will be on park for an exclusive evening gig, plus a chance for fans to meet and greet the trio. If that don’t do it for you, THE SWARM will run exclusively for guests between 6:30 and 7:30 and there will be a Live DJ performing till 11pm. Early bird tickets available from £5.

Roller Disco Nights – 24^th – 28^th May

A line up of roller disco nights will be hosted in the dome between the 24^th and 25^th of May. From 8pm till 11PM the dome will be transitioned  into a huge roller disco, with a line up which includes:
24^th May – School Disco
25^th May – Club Floor Fillers        
26^th May – Back to the 80’s
27^th and 28^th May – Retro Nights
There will be live DJ’s and prizes for the best fancy dress! Early bird tickets available from £5.

Comedy Night – 8^th June 2013

In June THORPE PARK will open its doors to some of the UK’s newest comedy talent, with a night of comedy gold from the likes of Mat Ricardo, who you might recognise from The Jonathan Ross Show, Barbara Nice and the award-winning Incredible Hula Boy!

Along with this the hugely successful Ministry club nights return for 2013, with events running each month. Be sure to snap up your ticket as they do sell out!

Whilst mobile signal is usually quite reliable at Thorpe Park, this is a welcome move and will certainly help during the parks busier times when the mobile networks struggle.

Why not stay the night at The Crash Pad and extend your visit to two days, with prices starting from just £28.9PP*. 

*T&C apply, visit THORPEPARK.com for more information. 

The system is still being tweaked and will be finished soon. It’s thought the new system will better integrate with the new Mobile Apps due out soon.

The park is also due to install park wide Wi-Fi soon.

Ministry of Sound Tours will take control of the park wide sound system over by Stealth to create a "clubbing atmosphere" but thats not all, The Arena will host a stunt show presented by Animal Action Tours.

From THORPEPARK.com:

"Animal Action Sports Tour are mashing up the incredible skill, control and balance of World Champion Trials rider, Martyn Ashton, with the spectacular aerial style of one of the world’s most exciting jump riders, Blake Samson. And mixing it up, parkour gymnast, Luke ‘Mad-Gun’ Madigan, will wow the crowds with his freerunning stunts."

Along with this, THE SWARM'S queue line will be transformed this Easter into a Silent Disco, so dont forget to collect your headphones at the entrance and tune into the live DJs  playing a choice of Cool Contemporary songs or The Ultimate Cheesy Mash-Up.

Thorpe Park are currently running a Beat The Weather offer, offering guests a free ticket to return if their trip was affected by the weather. Click Here for more information.

For the latest on the weather and how it may affect your day we recommend you keep an eye on the parks official Facebook and Twitter pages. 

The queue line has seen improvements with new lighting and audio throughout. The main improvements are within the ride area its self with a spectacular light show and lazer show being the main feature with the building pumped full of smoke effects. 

Check out our images below.

The rooms as expected are cosy, but are fitted out nicely and have a good heating system so they are nice and warm this cold Easter. The rooms also come with complementary water and shower gels.

Breakfast is served between 7 and 8 or 8 and 9, The Swarm is set to open for Crash Pad guests from 9am.

Check out the images below of the rooms!

The dome was done up for the evening with new lighting and sound with inflatable domes holding some of the entertainment. Check out some of our pictures below, we will be back on the 28^th (the first night of the Crash Pad) to give you a full report!

From Thorpe Park's Facebook page:

"X has been renamed and is heading in a new direction in 2013 as it challenges adrenaline seekers to face a rollercoaster experience like no other at THORPE PARK. Thrill your senses with a race through light and sound that will plunge you into a mix of intense colour and music. 

Redesigned and reprogrammed around light and sound, the X trains will now speed forwards into tunnels of changing coloured light. And with a new coaster experience, new fans can enjoy the ride when, for the first time, thrill seekers in the making will be able to face the challenge of X."

It is yet to be confirmed when the ride will reopen, but what has been confirmed is the ride will have a new 1.0m height restriction giving younger thrill seekers the chance to ride.  

Slammer opened in 2005 and has been operating since, but thanks to technical issues has seen prolonged downtime over the years and S&S have now discontinued the model. Thanks to the parks persistence in keeping Slammer operating, visitors to Thorpe Park from this year will get the chance to experience a massively unique experience. 

For more information on Catapult's removal Click Here

The Swarm - Brave it Backwards

NEW for 2013, War has evolved and the park have turned the 2 back rows on the Swarm around giving riders a unique opertunity to "Brave it Backwards" and ride the worlds first backwards WingRider! The queue line has been adapted for this and front row queue is no longer available. Unfortunately only one train was available the weekend, which did extend waiting times, but the experience is a unique one and we highly reccoemnd you give it a go! Along with that the new billboard is is giving a great near miss opertinty as the train flies through!

X

From 2013 X:\ No way out will be simply known as X - Very few other details are available at this time, although it is heavily rumoured the trains will face forwards now. The new park map has confirmed the ride has a new 1.0m height restriction which gives younger guests a great opportunity to ride their first big rollercoaster! When we hear more details on this we will update you!

The Crash Pad

The rooms are here and The Crash Pad is starting to take shape, it is not due to open for another couple of weeks, but from what we can see all the rooms are now in place. The connecting bridge is also almost complete. With the Dome set to host Crash Pad guests we noticed a much improved offering in Bar360 with more food choice and still offering 2 meals for £13.95 offering good value for money!

General Park Improvements

With no new ride for the 2013 season, the park has had chance to look over the rest of the park and make improvments where they are needed. Nemesis Inferno which is 10 years old this year has seen much work, with the mist effects working as well as they ever have with new bright red lights giving the great effect back. The much loved dispatch theme is also back and sounds great! Across the park things have been painted and cleaned and given a new lease of life, Stealth trains are looking great and the launch smoke is once again workng. 

Music across the park has been fixed with rides such as Stealth, Flying Fish, Zodiac and of course Nemesis Inferno all seeing audio improvments. The entrance and Dome also play a new Thorpe Park themed radio station known as "The Noise"!

In other news, Fright Nights is being advertised as being as being revamped for the 2013 season, no mention as of yet on a Fireworks event. Loggers Leap has also seen part of its tunnel which covered the first lift hill and drop being removed. The rest of the tunnel still remains in place. 

Here are some of the pointers we found:

• The Crash Pad is now featured on the map
• Saw Alive has been removed from the map.
• X:\No Way Out has been renamed 'X' and is now part of the Thrilling & Fun category.
• The Dome has been revamped to show a party atmosphere. (The Dome is resident to Ministry of Sound club nights, check out the events page to find out more!) Alongside this the Arena is now shown to be a party Arena suggesting more music events will take place this year.
• On Ride Photos are no longer on Detonator and Depth Charge.
• Depth Charge photos has been transformed into a Fastrack sales kiosk.

These are some of the major changes we can see. Upon opening day, we will endeavour to give a full line up of the changed around the park for 2013.

For the downloadable full scale map visit THORPE PARK.com or click here 

Throughout the 2012 season the park frequently extended operating hours on the day to meet demand. 

The Ministry Club nights which started last season were highly sucseessfull, with every event selling out its allocation of tickets well in advance, and with the addition of The Crash Pad, will give guests the perfect place to crash out after a night of partying! 

It will consist of 58 small rooms sleeping four, all consisting of an en suite wet room, free Wi-Fi, flat screen TV's and a safe. 

Prices start from £64 per person per night, which includes 2 day park tickets, Annual Pass holders can take advantage of a special rate not including tickets, the Crash Pad is due to open from March 28th 2013.

For booking information Click Here