Friday 12th June took me down the M40…M25….Some A road which took me to the gates of Thrope Park! What a day! Highly recommended day out much better than Alton Towers more compact less walking (not sure if this would go against it on a busier day). But all in all a quality day out also helping was the warm weather – made the right choice to wear shorts!
Ride reviews and stuff after the jump.
Colossus
For me probably the scariest ride believe it or not probably because of the feeling that it really isn’t safe and it so noisy it could be mistaken for a jet plane, all kinds of funny stomach feelings and the cork screws at the end fucked me up. Cued for front row seats (first ride of the day) which probably added to the experience.
Rating: 4/5
Saw – The Ride
Out of all the ride this was my highlight worth the wait in the cue which was quite long but to be expected as the ride is new this year. I won’t give too much away but theres more to than the promo video on the site best ride I have been on to date. As well as the standard photo when you get off, you are also filmed by a camera in the seat infront of you. So you can take away a dvd of your trip around Saw… all kinds of screw faces and shouting to be seen… very funny.
I’d recommend a fast-track for this even if you don’t get one for the other rides.
Rating: 5/5
Nemesis Inferno
If you’ve been on the one at Alton Towers, you have been on this fairly sure they are identical rides. Didn’t enjoy this as much as I should as it was ridden post lunch (always worried that my lunch would depart me). But yer I love nemesis so no doubt this was good it was just the post lunch timing that went against it.
Rating: 3/5
Stealth
0-80 in less than 2 seconds and something like a 100ft drop says it all really. Whatever you do don’t close your eyes to try and get a better experience… the ride only lasts 8 seconds so by the time you open them you are half way up the climb..oops! But this ride is so rapid that you don’t really have time to think about it .. quality ride though!
Rating: 4/5
Tidal Wave
If you don’t like getting wet or if its cold&windy do not go on this unless you want hyperthermia never been more wet from a ride in my life and don’t think you can stratigically place your self from getting wet there is no escape. Head to foot dampness (trainers were still wet saturday morning)! What sums the ride up is a sign which states “This ride will get you extremely wet” – too true!
Rating: 3/5
X:\No way out
Quite simply do not get in the cue unless you are under the age of 14 ish…. what a waste of a hour – awful, knee basher of a ride!
Rating: 0/5
These were the big attractions obviously there are lots of thing to do and see think entry for an adult is £35 but there also seems to a lot of buy one get one free offers around at the moment. Also if you do want to get fast track get it early on like first thing when there isn’t a cue as a few hours in the cue for fast track can get quite long.
Post by: Richard
Tags: Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, Saw - The Ride, Stealth, Thorpe Park, Thorpe Park Review, Tidal Wave