Thorpe Park: General Discussion

[Matt N]

I don’t think the idea of a relaxing space is in itself a bad one. Thorpe is a park that arguably lacks relaxing space at present, so this could be seen as filling a void. The beach was also arguably a bit of a relic of Thorpe’s past and quite underutilised for the amount of space it took up.

But when they haven’t built or announced anything new since Hyperia, I think this being the biggest new thing since does leave a bit of a sour taste.

I’ll admit I am disappointed in how Thorpe Park have thus far wasted the momentum they built up by building Hyperia. Had they followed up Hyperia with a few really good years of targeted investment (not necessarily major things, but maybe some new flat rides or things to fill a few gaps and improve the experience), I think it could have gone a long way towards righting the wrongs of the late 2010s and early 2020s and making Thorpe a really thriving park with a positive feel again.

As much as I think Hyperia itself contributed to this in 2024 and I think Thorpe has made some really good improvements in recent years that have made the vibe at the park feel fresher and more positive than it did a few years ago, I fear that the lack of, well, anything following Hyperia could have squandered the potential to take this even further and could be driving the park back towards stagnancy and lack of direction if continued in the long term.

 

[rob666]

The quality quiet place is the Diana memorial sunken garden, by the back of Stealth.
Exclusive ert on all the benches on the last old gits outing.
Magnificent attention to detail around the small pond.

But this looks fine and is central, and needed.

Thoosies eh, no pleasing 'em.

 

[PhalanaxOperativeA1127]

I mean, its probably going to be nice enough but its probably the sort of thing you'd expect to be done without too much fanfare really.

 

[Poisson]

It needs breaking up with planters or rockwork or something. It'll be a massive heat problem in summer.

 

[KolonelKlink]

But this looks fine and is central, and needed.

Thoosies eh, no pleasing 'em.

I think thoosies - and the general public at large - would probably be happier if 2025 hadn’t seen any new attractions and 2026’s new attraction was quite literally a few benches.

I mean it’s farcical.

 

[BBoyJD10]

I think it’s pretty obvious that the stage is temporary and will come out for fright nights. Then when not in use will be packed away. So this will be the ents area when required.