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Thorpe Park: General Discussion

Hid said:
They could of done what Europa did with their pirates and rebuild Wicked Witches Haunt bigger and better than it was before.

Thorpe really was the family park and Chessington was the thrill park
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But the fire happened just as they were beginning to transition the park from a family one to a thrill focused one.

This left them with the options of spending money replacing a burnt down family ride - or spending that same money on thrill rides.

Given their plans, it is no surprise which choice they went for, and I doubt they came to regret the decision.
 
AT86 said:
But the fire happened just as they were beginning to transition the park from a family one to a thrill focused one.

This left them with the options of spending money replacing a burnt down family ride - or spending that same money on thrill rides.

Given their plans, it is no surprise which choice they went for, and I doubt they came to regret the decision.
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Until The Swarm came along...
 
AT86 said:
But the fire happened just as they were beginning to transition the park from a family one to a thrill focused one.

This left them with the options of spending money replacing a burnt down family ride - or spending that same money on thrill rides.

Given their plans, it is no surprise which choice they went for, and I doubt they came to regret the decision.
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Nowadays family parks make more money then thrill ones
 
spotweld said:
It halted the parks growth and progress for about 12 years and even softened up the future of it's dark themeing.
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In the context of the discussion (whether WWH should have been rebuilt or should the money have been spent on thrill rides) - I am not sure why they would come to regret the decision to build Inferno and Detonator once the Swarm 'came along'.

I think the perceived 'failure' of the Swarm is overstated. 2012 was an appalling summer weather wise and tourism was down during the Olympics (which happens at most Olympics, as non-sports fans stay away as the cost of everything rockets.) Those were far more impactful on visitor numbers than the new coaster.

In my view Derren Brown had a much more negative impact to investment decisions at Thorpe than the Swarm - leading to the 2018-2023 period with essentially no investment beyond glorified bouncy castles and walk through mirror mazes.
Hid said:
Nowadays family parks make more money then thrill ones
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Some do, some don't. But in the context of Thorpe Park - Merlin have two other family focused parks down the road, plus another up and coming family park that out competes them in many ways close by in Southampton. Gearing Thorpe towards thrills makes sense in that landscape.
 
X is way older than 20 years I am sure it's was built in the 90s.

You might find this odd but I miss the moment of chill the boat ride gave going to the farm.. but I'm old lol?
spotweld said:
Speaking of other attractions, surely we're coming up on the end of The Walking Dead: The Ride?

Wonder what they'll do with the attraction. Next year is X:/ No Way Out's 20th anniversary also.
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Doubt they'll do much for X:/ bar a token social media post and some merch that'llbe purchased by people who weren't even born prior to the X "rave" version.

Tussauds' purchase of Thorpe tied into the limited capability of pushing Chessie to the next level through planning permission. Doubt they've ever regretted that initial decision but the "thrill only" moniker has probably caused some problems as the times have changed. Not just a Thorpe problem as saw similar across many other thrill focused parks.
 
Hid said:
Nowadays family parks make more money then thrill ones
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Do they? If that is the case how can thrill parks build large mult imillion pound rollercoasters and still make money?

It's a genuine question. A thrill park must make some serious cash, to be able to afford huge investments.
 
DistortAMG said:
Do they? If that is the case how can thrill parks build large mult imillion pound rollercoasters and still make money?

It's a genuine question. A thrill park must make some serious cash, to be able to afford huge investments.
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How many out & out thrill parks are independently owned?

Not even sure there are many out & out thrill parks in first place.
 
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