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Thorpe
Park
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Thorpe
Park is a theme park located in Chertsey, Surrey, England.
This 500 acre amusement park was built in 1979 on the
site of a gravel pit which was partially flooded to
make a water theme park. Thorpe Park opened to the public
on May 31st 1979.
Thorpe
Park had its first large roller coaster, Colossus added
in 2002. The amusement park is divided into eight themes:
Port Atlantis, Lost City, Calypso Quay, Canada Creek,
Amity Cove, Ranger County, Neptune's Kingdom abd Octopus's
Garden.
It
offers visitors 24 rides to enjoy, there are 5 roller
coasters and 3 water rides.
Port Atlantis
Known
more commonly as "The Dome",
Port Atlantis is based on a marine theme. This building
contains guest services, shops, toilets, lockers, a
bar and staff areas. It includes a large restaurant
called 'The Glasshouse'.
Lost City
Lost
City is the largest area in Thorpe Park, hosting the
majority of the rides in the park. It is based around
an ancient Mayan theme.
Colossus
— This rollercoaster features ten inversions (Vertical
Loop, Cobra Roll, 2 Corkscrews, 5 Inline Twists) and
currently holds the record for the most inversions of
any roller coaster in the world.
Samurai — This ride was first located at
Chessington
World of Adventures. It moved to Thorpe Park
for the 2004 season following a trip back to the Mondial
plant in The Netherlands to be refurbished.
Vortex — 32-seater park-based model of the
popular KMG Afterburner. The ride opened in 2001.
Quantum — Fabbri Magic Carpet ride, opened
in 2003.
Zodiac — For some reason or another, Zodiac
is not listed on the Thorpe Park website, but is still
available to ride at the park.
No Way Out — Housed within a very distinctive
terracotta-coloured pyramid is the world's first (and
only) backwards in-the-dark roller coaster.
Rush — Screaming Swing seating 32 people
on two arms, which uses compressed air to propel them
up to a height of around 60 feet.
Calypso
Quay
Calypso Quay is home to: Nemesis
Inferno, Detonator,
Pirates
4D, Rumba
Rapids, Storm
in a Tea Cup
Canada
Creek
Themed
around a Canadian creek, this area is home to: Loggers
Leap, Slammer,
Rocky
Express, Canada
Creek Railway
Amity
Cove
Themed
around a 1950s New-Hampshire fishing village devastated
by a tidal wave. It has its own park radio station,
WWTP radio, hosted by 'Big Bob'. The rides in this area
include: Tidal
Wave,
Stealth, Flying
Fish
Ranger
County
Ranger
County is themed around the "Thorpe Park
Rangers" mascots. The current rides consist
of: Mr Monkey's Banana Boat Ride, Chief Ranger's
Carousel, Miss Hippo's Fungle Safari, The Showcase,
Calypso BBQ and Bar
Neptune's
Kingdom
Themed
around the mythical King Neptune, this area is home
to: Depth
Charge, Neptune's
Beach,
Wet Wet Wet
Octopus's
Garden
Located
in the area between Port Atlantis, Amity Cove and No
Way Out. Octopus Garden is a small aquatic-themed area
with several small rides for very young children. There
are seven rides in the area: Swinging Seashells,
Fantasy Fish, Galleon Race, Happy Halibuts, Ollie Octopus,
Up Periscope and Slippery Serpent.
The
area also has a Donuts shop and an entrance to Thorpe
Mega Store.
Opening
Times And Prices
Our
season starts on Saturday 17th March and ends on Sunday
4th November. Opening times vary throughout the season
so take a look at our calendar when planning your visit.
Thorpe
Park is open from 9:30am - 7:00pm in the peak season.
Click
Here for current opening time details.
Ticket
prices range from £20 -£32. There are also
discounts for children under 12 yrs, group discounts
and early booking discounts.
You can also buy season tickets - Click
Here for details.
How
To Get To Thorpe Park
Thorpe
Park is just 20 miles from Central London.
Thorpe Park is situated between junctions 11 and 13*
of the M25. (*Note: Access from Junction 12 of the M25
is not possible).
Full
Address
Thorpe
Park
Staines Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8PN
Traveling
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.
Traveling
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 950/951/426/446/451/461/551 to
Thorpe Park.
From Chertsey (Heriot Road) : take the 451/426/461/446
to Thorpe Park.
For more information call the Traveline on 0871 200
22 33.
Traveling
By Coach
There
is a coach service from London Victoria to Staines.
Note
to Drivers: There is an alternative route, avoiding
the low bridge.
Traveling
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.
There
is also a detailed map of thorpe
park's car park available as an Adobe PDF. (Note:
you will require Adobe
Reader to view this map).
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are currently re-developing the UK Asian website
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