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Thorpe Park: General Discussion

The 2016 Fright Nights lineup has been confirmed on ThemeParks.uk. I'm afraid to report that the abomination of a maze that is The Big Top will be returning, however My Bloody Valentine will not be returning and in its place will be a new maze called Platform 15.
ThemeParks.uk said:
Thorpe Park has revealed that there will be a brand new experience at Fright Nights in 2016, with the introduction of scare maze Platform 15.

Get ready for the ultimate Halloween at Thorpe Park on the 7th-9th, 14th-16th and 21st-31st October 2016 with the return of The Cabin in the Woods, The Blair Witch Project, SAW Alive, The Big Top and Containment plus the new addition.

Beware of what hides in the shadows at the UK’s most chilling Halloween event. Only the brave will survive the surprises that lay in wait in the live-action horror mazes before riding thrilling coasters in the dark. Experience a full 12 hours of thrills with the park open from 10am-10pm and the return of the terrifying horror mazes based on iconic films, including:
  • Platform 15 - Depart on a one way ticket and trek along the overgrown railway line, the last known route of the vanished locomotive - the notorious Sleeper Express. Don't lose your tracks and risk disturbing the haunted souls that were once aboard, where you may just experience the same chilling fate. Can you outrun what lies at the end of the line or will your journey terminate here, at Platform 15?
  • The Cabin in the Woods - Once you enter the dark and dangerous Cabin in the Woods, the only way to escape is to face your hidden fears in a series of rooms based on iconic scenes from the film, including the Bedroom, the Hallway, the Dolls Room and the Facility. Decide which rooms you wish to enter but remember only the brave will make it through the cabin to safety - and just a few may find the secret control room to take a turn directing the fear for themselves.
  • The Blair Witch Project - Find out what lies in wait in the darkest corners of the park in The Blair Witch Project outdoor scare experience. Recent strange occurrences have given rise to the belief that an evil spirit inhabits a derelict and disused area at the back of the park. Follow long forgotten pathways through the darkness of the woods as you hunt for the Blair Witch. Stick together, try not to lose your way, and don't worry, that sound is just the wind in the trees, or is it?
  • SAW Alive - With each room based on an iconic scene from the terrifying SAW films, guests will have to test their nerve in some of the movies’ most memorable traps. Escape freezing temperatures, brave foul stenches and feel your heart race in the darkness.
  • The Big Top - Grab your ticket to the greatest scare on Earth as the carnival comes to town. Twist your way through this scare maze set at an abandoned carnival on the island’s Amity Beach, while former entertainers of the once famous Figaro Bros. Carnival come back to life to haunt those who dare to trespass. Experiences include a Fortune Tellers Wagon, a mirror maze brimming with chuckling clowns and mime artists, a creepy fun house, a torture chamber, game stalls with a twist, a circus scare room and the clown’s dressing room.
  • Containment - Face your fears and make the ultimate timed escape! In groups of 10, you'll be locked inside four haunt rooms, inspired by many of the UK's worst nightmares, and tasked with breaking the codes to make your way through to the end... all in hopes of finding the antidote to a spreading infection. Will you and your team surrender to the outbreak or have what it takes to break out of Containment? Extra charge applies.
My Bloody Valentine will not be returning in 2016.

:)
 
Depart on a one way ticket and trek along the overgrown railway line, the last known route of the vanished locomotive - the notorious Sleeper Express. Don't lose your tracks and risk disturbing the haunted souls that were once aboard, where you may just experience the same chilling fate. Can you outrun what lies at the end of the line or will your journey terminate here, at Platform 15?
Sounds like it's themed around ghost train (ironically, with more ghosts)
 
Thanks for the advice everyone, im on a sixth form school trip that's the reason im going, sounds like it will be ridiculously busy then
 
I'm going (again) to thorpe and Chessington in about two weeks. Will the school trips have died down by then? Also, what time has ghost train been opening?
 
I'm going (again) to thorpe and Chessington in about two weeks. Will the school trips have died down by then? Also, what time has ghost train been opening?

Kids should be off school by then, so no school trips. School holidays though and with any luck most people should be venturing abroad for their Hols. However this is Thorpe we are talking about, I've never known it to be quiet, even on a quiet day, you might find with any luck that Chessie will be quieter than Thorpe
 



THORPE PARK Official
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Attention: unusual tropical weather in London has resulted in the park being full today!

Only pre-booked tickets will be allowed entry on to park. Please do not travel if you have not pre-booked or are an Annual Pass Holder.
 
THORPE PARK Official
Please be aware: we are expecting high volumes on park tomorrow due to summer deciding to show up for once!
Entry to park tomorrow July 19th will be strictly PRE-BOOK ONLY! Please do not travel if you have not pre-booked.



you aint gotta ticked you aint coming in ! :D:D
 
I don't want to complain they are at maximum capacity as it's all good for Merlin. However, they must have been selling unlimited numbers of fastrack tickets. Some of the queues for fastrack were almost as long as the standard entrance, it was ridiculous. It got to the point where the normal queue was being closed for 10 mins at a time to try and reduce the fastrack queue. On a busy day, you shouldn't have to pay to get in, pay again for fastrack only to still end up queing. Fastrack should be limited to so many tickets a day. It's like an airline getting every single passenger to buy priority boarding, whats the point? it has no benefit if everyone has one.
Rant over! :mad:
 
On a busy day, you shouldn't have to pay to get in, pay again for fastrack only to still end up queing. Fastrack should be limited to so many tickets a day. It's like an airline getting every single passenger to buy priority boarding, whats the point? it has no benefit if everyone has one.
Rant over! :mad:

As long as they make more money from upselling Fasttrack they don't care how many they sell. I've only encountered Fasttrack being sold out at Chessington a few years ago, from what I have heard, the parks don't restrict the amounts like they used to unless it's for one ride in particular (DBGT for example).

Logic doesn't come into it when there's money to be made.
 
From a business point of view, it's basically a tonne of free money. I can see why Merlin do it, but it really does affect the main queue. Most noticeable at Thorpe and Chessington than at Towers.

More money than sense :rolleyes:

Says the one with a VIP annual pass... ;)
 
I don't buy Fasttrack tickets anymore, nor do I pay for entry tickets and I gave up my Merlin pass 2 years ago.

I only visit parks if I get free tickets through our company or using Sun vouchers. I don't even buy food or drink in the park, my only purchase is usually a car park token.

I don't mind queuing for hours and multiple ride closures if I've only have to pay £6. I just feel for the people who paid full price + fast tracks as well as food and drink.
 
I don't buy Fasttrack tickets anymore, nor do I pay for entry tickets and I gave up my Merlin pass 2 years ago.

I only visit parks if I get free tickets through our company or using Sun vouchers. I don't even buy food or drink in the park, my only purchase is usually a car park token.

I don't mind queuing for hours and multiple ride closures if I've only have to pay £6. I just feel for the people who paid full price + fast tracks as well as food and drink.
The problem with that is, at some point it requires a purchase of The Sun. I'd rather give Merlin some money than Rupert Mudoch
 
The problem with that is, at some point it requires a purchase of The Sun. I'd rather give Merlin some money than Rupert Mudoch
Or you could give the money to someone on ebay who has already bought the paper. Get to choose the date as well if you do it that way.
 
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