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Rank Thorpe Park's Coasters- Best to Worst

Awful place full of chavs with no atmosphere or impressive setting as in Towers.

1. Swarm
2. Inferno.
3. Don't care
4. Don't care
Etc
 
1. Nemesis Inferno
2. Stealth
3. The Swarm
4. X (TWD would be lower as it's not suitable for its theme)
5. Colossus
6. Saw
7. Flying Fish

I don't really rate Thorpe's coaster lineup in all honesty.
 
  1. Stealth
  2. Swarm
  3. Nemesis Inferno
  4. Colossus
  5. Saw
  6. Flying Fish
  7. X
I was feeling a bit sick that day but the coaster selection felt underwhelming. Only Stealth and Swarm stood out for me but I think I would have appreciated Nemesis Inferno more if I was feeling better.

Idk if X is better now that it's the Walking Dead.
 
Decided to wait until I'd revisited Thorpe Park before posting. Swarm was actually better than I remembered although I still don't like those vest restraints. The retheme of X is awful...
  1. Stealth
  2. Swarm
  3. Inferno
  4. Colossus
  5. Flying Fish
  6. Saw
  7. Walking Dead
 
1 - Stealth. Launch never gets boring.
2 - Inferno. Aged brilliantly, runs so much better in recent years.
3 - Swarm. Also aged well, decent forces on the second half, especially now they've turned the best seats back round.
4 - Colossus. Uncomfortable seats ruin otherwise great layout.
5 - Saw. Inside section is fab, outside less so. Genuinely enjoy the tiny off the shelf rage Rage more
6 - Fish. Never recovered from it's move, which was already inferior to its original Space Station incarnation

I've not ridden TWD, or any other Merlin rides this year or last, because Merlin don't deserve my money. Paultons is lovely though.
 
Sorry to bump this thread, but I haven't updated my Thorpe ranking in a while... a fair amount has changed!

  1. Nemesis Inferno - This never used to be top, but I've got to say that it's grown on me a fair amount over time! The forces are solid without being too excessive (no unpleasant grey out moments here!), the ride holds its pace well throughout, it's smooth, it has some nice inversions, and overall, I just think Inferno is a really solid coaster! I never fail to enjoy it, and it always offers a solid inverted coaster experience, in my view. As for the Nemesis comparison... I'm in the minority who actually prefers Inferno. I find Inferno to keep its pace more consistently throughout, I find that it hits a nicer sweet spot intensity-wise (I find the grey out in Nemesis' helix a bit unpleasant), and Inferno is also smoother. Overall, though, Inferno is a very solid coaster in my view! 8/10, #13/91
  2. Stealth - Coming in at a close second, this is a ride I do really like! Stealth might be a one trick wonder, but it does that trick very well indeed, in my opinion; that punchy hydraulic launch never fails to deliver, and there's some decent airtime to be had over the top hat! It also felt a fair bit smoother on my recent visit; I don't know if they've done something to it for 2022, but the roughness that was there in 2021 seemed mostly gone aside from a fairly mild rattle, which enhanced my enjoyment of the ride a fair bit compared to last year! It is a great ride! However, there are a few reasons why it's not higher. The first is how short it is; I love what the ride does, but there's just so little of it. Even compared to a fellow one trick ride like Oblivion (firmly in my top 10!), it does seem like a bit of a "blink and you'll miss it" type ride, which will inhibit how highly it can rank for me. The second one is comfort; I'm not a huge lover of the ride's restraints, and I'd like it a bit more if it had different ones. The final one is consistency; I've done the ride on the front row, and it is legendary (you'd be surprised by just how much difference the front row makes to Stealth)... but none of the other rows hit quite as hard. Even though the ride goes very fast and you definitely feel the force of the launch, you feel somewhat shielded from the sense of speed in the other rows in a way that you don't on the front. One quality I really rate in rides is consistency, so Stealth does suffer for me due to the fact that it has quite a distinct "magic seat" that outweighs all of the others. Still, it's a cracking coaster, and one I always enjoy! Although perhaps controversially, I actually prefer Rita of the two British Intamin launch coasters... 8/10, #15/91
  3. The Swarm - Swarm is good fun, but a slightly sad one to write about for me. Swarm is a coaster I enjoy, don't get me wrong... but I've gone off it somewhat in recent years. It spent a 2 year stint as my all time number 1 before I rode Mako in 2016 (well, technically Montu, but Mako was its more significant successor on the same trip, a day later), and it spent many years as both my favourite Thorpe coaster and one of my favourites in the UK. It's my most ridden coaster outside of Alton Towers. In terms of what I love about it; I think the winged seating position produces such a brilliant sense of speed, and I think some of those elements are terrific (that first drop where you rush towards the ground, and that final inversion that flings you out of your seat over the station, are just pure ecstasy, in my view!). However, I've been increasingly finding a few niggles with the experience that are becoming harder for me to overcome with time, hence why the ride has slid down my rankings over the years. The first is the smoothness, and overall consistent delivery; the ride isn't as smooth as it used to be, and while the inner seats are still fine for the most part, the outer seats seem to jitter a fair bit these days, which does detract a bit for me and make the ride lose points for consistency. The second is the intensity; I almost consistently grey out for multiple seconds during the low turn over the water, and while I know some enjoy this sensation, I personally find it somewhat unpleasant, and it does detract from my enjoyment. The third, and probably most pressing, niggle for me is the restraints. I used to love the B&M vest restraints, but as I've aged and gotten bigger, I've grown to not particularly like them. I'm not a fan of how rigid they are and how they tighten throughout the layout; I find that the tightening can sometimes really take away from the experience, and take the sting out of some of the ride's best elements (that sublime inversion at the end can certainly have some of the sting taken out of it by a tight restraint, as was the case on my last ride in 2022). Overall, Swarm is a fun coaster that I do enjoy for some of its stronger aspects, but various niggles are keeping it from ranking any higher for me these days. 7/10, #23/91
  4. Saw The Ride - Saw is a weird one for me. There's many elements of it I really like; the airtime is absolutely smashing, the dark ride section is great, and the pacing is really good! However... I can't rate it overly highly because it's just so rough in places. Admittedly, my last few rides haven't been too bad, hence why the ride doesn't fare too badly placement-wise at the moment, but there are some very prominent headbanging moments on it that detract from the ride fairly significantly for me, namely the transition from the first drop into the Immelmann and the dive loop after the MCBR. These can leave you with a real headache if you ride the ride on a bad day, and they're pretty unpleasant moments of roughness even on a good one. The ride can also be fairly rattly in other places, and I always come off it feeling somewhat battered and bruised, even on one of the ride's better runs... which is a shame seeing as I actually really like the layout itself. The roughness doesn't seem to have been quite as bad as in the past recently, though, hence why it doesn't fare too badly compared to where it has ranked in the past... my recent rides have been a spate of "good" runs. 5/10, #47/91
  5. The Walking Dead The Ride (last ridden as X) - I haven't actually done this since it was rethemed to The Walking Dead, so I'm basing this review off of one ride back in 2014, but I remember X being a perfectly fine, if not earth-shattering, family roller coaster. It was perfectly adequate as a family coaster, but nothing about it really stands out in my memory 8 years on. 4/10, #56/91
  6. Flying Fish - This is a perfectly fun little powered coaster; not one of the stronger powered coasters I've done, but for what it is, I think Flying Fish is a perfectly fun ride; it has some nice speed in those helixes, and it's overall not a bad little family ride! 4/10, #67/91
  7. Colossus - I've ridden this numerous times as of late really wanting to like it, but I never seem to enjoy Colossus at all. From my experience, it is excruciatingly rough to the point where I never fail to walk off with a headache and very bruised ears, and I don't like the cars/restraints at all; I'm not particularly tall, but I find them hard to get in and out of, and I find the restraints really clasp to my thighs and leave me feeling pretty uncomfortable. Roughness and cars notwithstanding, I'm also not a fan of the series of slow heartline rolls that make up a considerable percentage of the ride; I find the slow hangtime uncomfortable, and I tend to just cling on and wait for the rolls to end rather than enjoy them. It's a shame that it's so rough and uncomfortable, because the ride looks stunning, and even though the second half isn't my cup of tea regardless of the ride comfort, I think the first half actually has real promise! Sadly, though, I don't enjoy Colossus at all; it's easily one of my least favourite coasters of all time. 1/10, #90/91
I apologise if I come across overly negative or nitpicky in some of these reviews; I try to be a balanced, constructive and generally positive reviewer, but I also strive to be 100% honest about my opinions and experiences. I do think Thorpe has a good coaster selection, but strangely, none of their coasters are among my very favourites. Hopefully Exodus will change that!
 
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Never really thought about this too much but I’d have to go for:

1-Stealth
2-Saw
3-The Swarm
4-Nemesis Inferno
5-The Walking Dead
6-Colossus
7-Flying Fish
 
1. Saw, don't care what anyone says, I love it.
2. Stealth, wish it did so much more though
3. Inferno, great coaster
4. Swarm, where's the other half?
5. X the TV screen zombie walking whatever ride
6. Flying Fish

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671076. Getting kicked in the nuts with steel toe caps.
671077. Watching an episode of Love Island.
671078. Eating Pedigree Chum
671079 Colossus
 
Matt.GC said:
1. Saw, don't care what anyone says, I love it.
2. Stealth, wish it did so much more though
3. Inferno, great coaster
4. Swarm, where's the other half?
5. X the TV screen zombie walking whatever ride
6. Flying Fish

.....

671076. Getting kicked in the nuts with steel toe caps.
671077. Watching an episode of Love Island.
671078. Eating Pedigree Chum
671079 Colossus
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I'm guessing you really don't like Colossus...

Seeing as it's my second to least favourite coaster of all time out of 91 ridden, I can't say I particularly blame you...
 
Flying Fish
Collosus
Saw
Swarm
Ninferno
Stealth
Walking dead (When it was X, was actually better than flying fish)
 
Only found this thread now!
1: Stealth
The launch is amazing, the view from the top hat is really good, there is a bit of airtime available, and it is the only ride I've been on to leave me full of adrenaline at the end.
2: SAW: The Ride
I don't find it rough, except for the dive loop and the final turn. It has everything you want from a coaster: surprises, airtime, good drops and strong forces (especially on the Immelmann). Jack of all trades, master of none.
3: The Swarm
Silky smooth, hangtime ridden, and relaxing. It is too short though. The part after the MCBR reminds me of an RCT autocomplete.
4: Nemesis Inferno
Meh. It was the first ride to make my grey out though (in 2022) and I love the drop.
5: Colossus
A bit boring, and rough on the corkscrews.
6: TWD: TR
A fun rollercoaster, but the overall package is lacking. It is too loud, and the theming is poor.
7: Flying Fish
For obvious reasons.
 
1) Swarm
2) Stealth
3) Inferno

I love all three of those coasters. Then there’s a little gap down to:

4) Saw: The Ride
5) Colossus
6) TWD
7) Flying Fish

But I’m old though so I remember riding Space Station Zero and it absolutely blowing my little mind. In fact it might well have been the first coaster I ever did. Pity there doesn’t seem to be many photographs or videos around of what it was like to ride it. You can describe it as flying fish in dark with some nice lights but it seemed much more exciting than that.
 
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