Thorpe Park: General Discussion

[RicketyCricket]

Samurai was great at Chessington. You can see here how much faster the middle rotation used to be:


From: https://youtu.be/lHYgS5KUsJM?si=RVBOtLMlbSoXhYbf

 

[Hid]

Samurai was great at Chessington. You can see here how much faster the middle rotation used to be:


From: https://youtu.be/lHYgS5KUsJM?si=RVBOtLMlbSoXhYbf

Its gotten more worn so maybe it's unable to move as fast as it used to like with all flat rides like didn't ripsaw get much slower as it got more worn

 

[Poisson]

In all fairness it's intensely unpleasant now, so still intense. It hangs you on your stomach far too long as it doesn't have enough go to make you spin.

 

[MaxPower]

The Beast at fantasy island was the best one out of the two and always run on a proper setting.

Samurai was never the same once it moved to Thorpe.

 

[Dhev123]

I can't even fathom going on a more intense samurai, that ride makes me feel so ill in its current state

 

[Hid]

The Beast at fantasy island was the best one out of the two and always run on a proper setting.

Samurai was never the same once it moved to Thorpe.

The ones at Barry Island Pleasure Park is also really excellent for its cycle believe that one was the former Whirlwind at Lightwater Valley.

Really wonder if Samurai needs a complete overhaul to get back up to full speed

 

[Call_um]

Speaking of Samurai, the mighty warrior is back in action today after its lengthy closure!

Quantum also back after a few days closed.

 

[DiogoJ42]

I've found that a well run Topscan, while intense, can actually be less nauseating than a tame one. If it runs faster, there's more G force to pin you in to your seat, and fool your inner ear in to thinking you are the right way up. And the flips are faster, so you spend less time the wrong way up.
But a tamer one just slowly rotates you over and over at un-natural angles, putting all your weight on the restraint, or worse, the side of the seat.

 

[SuperMuscleMan]

I can't even fathom going on a more intense samurai, that ride makes me feel so ill in its current state

It was fantastic at CWoA I vividly remember being spun past the trees. It felt a lot safer though than. The magic carpet it replaced! Now that was scary!

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

To celebrate the end of locktober, you could be one of the lucky few to unlock The Jack Silkstone at Slkstn Unlocked.

A private evening, with The Jack Silkstone, in dark and confined spaces on an island like no other. To boot, he's even offering you a ride, or two, on The Jack Silkcut: The Ride (aka Hyperia) on a two train service! If that wasn't enough, you too can have an evening out raving with awkward Thoosies, as they vlog themselves around the dancefloor to the beats of DJ "Arch Nemesis".

I'm being deadly serious, he's seemingly managed to privately book Thorpe Park. You can get your tickets here:

SLKSTN Unlocked - Fright Nights 2025 | SLKSTN

Join Jack Silkstone for the ultimate evening of Thorpe Park Fright Nights!

www.slkstn.co.uk

No confirmation as to whether he will accept and honour MAP and TPAP though.

 

[owenstreet7]

To celebrate the end of locktober, you could be one of the lucky few to unlock The Jack Silkstone at Slkstn Unlocked.

A private evening, with The Jack Silkstone, in dark and confined spaces on an island like no other. To boot, he's even offering you a ride, or two, on The Jack Silkcut: The Ride (aka Hyperia) on a two train service! If that wasn't enough, you too can have an evening out raving with awkward Thoosies, as they vlog themselves around the dancefloor to the beats of DJ "Arch Nemesis".

I'm being deadly serious, he's seemingly managed to privately book Thorpe Park. You can get your tickets here:

SLKSTN Unlocked - Fright Nights 2025 | SLKSTN

Join Jack Silkstone for the ultimate evening of Thorpe Park Fright Nights!

www.slkstn.co.uk

No confirmation as to whether he will accept and honour MAP and TPAP though.

The Jack Silkstone event has been running for the last few years and was just the scare attractions, it's only been since Hyperia opened that the coaster itself been part of the line up.

Annual Passes don't seem to be accepted for the event.

It seems to be very popular amongst the enthusiasts (Jack Silkstone fans) though

 

[Call_um]

Glad to see that they've now changed the soundtrack on a lot of the rides for Fright Nights, after not doing it for a number of years. They're in the same/similar voice as the advert for this year.

Unfortunately no change on Stealth or Samurai though, and you can hardly hear it in Colossus' station as its very quiet.

The park is looking amazing in the dark this year. Lots of lighting changes and additional smoke machines making the park look the best it ever has done at night. A lot of Swarms effects have been restored and Infernos mist is pumping.

This smoke machine on Colossus is brilliant.


From: https://streamable.com/e/lrua8p?

Hyperia is lit up in red from 7pm, and the lights go off as each train goes down the first drop.

Really not a fan of the music that starts blasting out at 9:20 park wide though, including in the Hyperia queue


From: https://streamable.com/e/01hqix?


Also really not a fan of the new scare zone and just seems like that was added for the sake of adding a new scare attraction. Would love to see another Crows/Towers style scare zone. Why not use the old Blair Witch route from Trailers to the Nemesis Inferno exit like before?