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Hi All, Thorpe Park have passed on some information to us about a upcoming event with John Wardley at Thorpe Park on the 30th March 2014. Tickets will be on sale through the Contact Centre soon - these prices do not include park admission. £30pp - Signed copy of ‘Creating My Nemesis’ - Lanyard with Backstage Pass - Lunch in Marquee - Q&A Session with John Wardley - Raffle for a Lift Hill Walk on the day £40pp - Signed copy of ‘Creating My Nemesis’ - Lanyard with Backstage Pass - Lunch in Marquee - Q&A Session with John Wardley - Raffle for a Lift Hill Walk on the day - Backstage Tour of Nemesis…

''A feathery flock has landed on the THORPE PARK Resort Island on a mission to crack open THE BIG EASTER at the nation’s most ‘Eggs-hilarating’ theme park. A ‘cracking’ Angry Birds Easter Egg Hunt Solve the clues and track down the Angry Birds characters nesting across the Resort to win one of 20,000 chocolate Easter eggs and other great prizes including Annual Passes. Plus, for one lucky winner - front row seats to the world premiere screening of the new ANGRY BIRDS 4D experience landing at THORPE PARK Resort this May. Brainiac Live! Perform on Park Prepared to be amazed as the Brainiac Live! Team put the bang into THE BIG EASTER. Based on the multi-award winning TV …

I searched for any topics on Picsolve, and failed to find any:I have just returned from THORPE PARK, and I'm not sure if you're aware of this but, Picsolve have now raised their prices as follows:Single Photo (Frame, Keyring, Magnet): £7.00Photo Pass (5 photos): £25.00 [until further notice, Annual Pass discount remains at £18.00, however this will be shortly adjusted]And also, there's a new option for photos: £30.00 for a digital photo keyring - it has 5 photos which can be digitally viewed. Sounds cool, but the price is just a bit hefty.Saw - the ride DVDs; It seems to me, from today, that throughout the day the DVDs appear to work from around 12 o'clock onwards and th…

Well With Thorpe's Bad Reliability Levels (I think they are bad),Has Anyone Had Any Nightmare's Of Being Stuck on a broken Ride OR was anyone on on slammer the day it got stuck at 45 degrees OR Been on A Stealth RollbackMy Breakdown Experiance's At Thorpe:VortexWait : 15 MinsProblem : Floor Wouldn't RaiseX:\No Way OutWait : 10 MinsProblem : DunnoSamuraiWait : <Well We Got Another Go >Problem : Wouldn't Lower

Seems like @THORPEPARK took my suggestion from the Questions to THORPE PARK forum. I think they owe me 10% of profits from these days...which looking at the prices 10% will pay me alot! http://www.thorpepark.com/plan-your-visit/vip-your-day.aspx Dont worry, that is the most expensive package...they start at £50

Seeing that the Swarm came tops, I thought I'd do another poll similar but this time which coaster everyone likes the best in the dark/night time at Thorpe. Things to consider your choice/s are Coherence to the theme Lighting (as too much ruins the effect) Interaction to surroundings (at night)

Today at THORPE PARK they are filming their summer advert, is this a thing they usually do because I don't remember them having a separate one? They tweeted earlier that they have just finished filming on Depth Charge, this could be trying to show how THORPE PARK is suitable for all ages as they have changed their target audience recently. If anyone has any pictures/videos of the filming post here please.

The Discovery Channel documentary about John Wardley that was filmed last summer at Thorpe Park is being shown next month on the UK Quest Channel (Freeview channel 38). It is in the "World's Strangest Jobs" series. Provisional dates and times are 17, 19, 21 or 22 July, but this might change. It is the documentary that John mentioned in his autobiography, and features Emma Bassett, whose life was saved by a ride on Colossus!

Thorpe Park have released another live band performance in the dome, Anttix. This is a free event included in the ticket (I'm assuming this apply's to Annual Pass holders as well). Whilst I'm sure I'm not the only one who has never heard of this band (or single player judging by one the videos I have watched. On stage 4pm - 6pm. This is one of the tracks he(they) play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk2pxAAgJSc

Now I for one do not believe that this is true, however it does seem to have alot of weight behind it. Many people over on Towerstimes seem to believe that Sonic Spinball will be relocated to another Merlin park. Most think it will be Thorpe Park. Weeks ago I would have just laughed it off, but since the removal of the "fat heads" and the realization on Merlins behalf that Thorpe Park need more family rides...it could be true. We now that Alton Towers plan to move Sonic Spinball anyway as documented in their LTDP published 2 years ago or so and I personally would say it would be a waste of money to move a roller coaster like that to a different location within the same…

Comedy nights are coming to Thorpe this year, so lets get this topic rolling Who are these people, who would you like to see doing stand up? Info on Comedy event Here!

http://www.thorpepark.com/plan-your-visit/events.aspx#pleaseBand Another event heading to the park. Whilst there no one particualy famous I do like the amount the park are doing to become a a venue more than just the theme park.

Thorpe park have released some details on some new Roller disco nights in 2013. From their site: Location: The Dome Time: 8pm – 11pm Early bird tickets - £5 Get your skates on, dress up and head to THORPE PARK’s themed Roller Disco nights from 24th - 28th May! The gates open at 6.30pm so grab a bite to eat before the party starts at 8pm, with live DJs, awesome give-aways and prizes for the best fancy dress! 24th May – School Disco - dig out your school uniform and dance to the best of the 90s and noughties 25th May – Club Floor Fillers - Saturday night with a twist with some of the best club bangers around 26th May - Back to the 80’s - grab your leg warmers and ra-…

Sorry guys about this 'late' entry, I never got round to doing it yesterday: Just to remind you, you vote on these three questions: Would you ever ride it? Would it fit in at a UK theme park? Would you put it in thorpe park? The ride up this week is... Extreme ride! There are many versions of this but I have got a video of the 4 arm one, of course if thorpe DID get one of these they would be better off with a 6 arm: So guys, get voting and most importantly... Could it be the 2014 ride at thorpe park?

I'll go with Loggers Leap.

So I'm sure most of you have been on the reverse facing seats and smashed through the new devastated billboard. So hear is my 3 question poll: 1.In your opinion do you think the new backward facing seats is a good addition to Swarm?? 2.Do you think the new Billboard near miss is a good addition to Swarm?? 3.What is your favourite near miss?? Vote away

Had a good day at Thorpe Park? Or would like to mention a particular member of staff that made your day that little bit extra special? Feel free to post any compliments here, or mentions to members of the Thorpe Park team.

"Are you dying to know what surprises we've got planned for 2013?! Don't worry, you won't be in suspense for much longer... Keep an eye on our page for exclusive clues before the big reveal... coming soon!" So what will it be? If you choose other post your idea and if popular enough it can be added!

Continuing the long running 'what do you think of a ride' competition, this time we get to the 2006 ride Stealth at Thorpe Park.Opening on the 14th March 2006, Stealth when opened was to be the parks icon ride. Featuring a 205 foot top-hat and an 80 mile per hour launch, there is no doubt that part of Thorpe Park's continuing success is this short but sweet, Intamin rollercoaster. But is it any good? You decide but remember, it isn't just the ride that is important, it's everything around it. Is the soundtrack adequate, does the theming match up to the ride experience.

Thorpe Parks newest ride, The Swarm is to feature On Ride video's of its victims as they brave the ride, and Thorpe Park have asked for their biggest fans input into the final product, you!Obviously, the core footage of the DVD will you be on the ride, but what else would you like to see included on the DVD?Post your thoughts here!

Feel free to answer the Poll!

Which row do you think is the best? Is it worth queuing for front row or not?

As you may well know, I have been getting a lot of stick recently for my dislike of Nemesis Inferno. This is a poll and topic to discuss your thoughts on the B&M Invert and to see how popular it really is on TPM!

Continuing the series, vote for what you think of Detonator. Detonator, was one of three new rides for the 2001 season. Initially it seems small, especially when compared with Stealth, but first impressions can be deceptive!Vote and Discuss your vote here!

Lets see who wins now.