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)

NI is great at night, you realise how much foliage there is and some of it feels quite secluded as you shoot through it. They've had some great lighting on it in the past too.

Everything is better in the dark though!

Agree with pluk - they're all better in the dark! The whole park looks brilliant all lit up.

The Swarm is probably my favourite because of the LEDs on the train, and the fire is spectacular. Swarm does lack any decent lighting though which makes Colossus and Inferno amazing at night.

For me the most disappointing ride in the dark surprisingly is Saw. Horrible white floodlights in the plaza & queue, and absolutely no ambient lighting at all.

Would X make any difference????

I mean the whole thing is in the dark already

Would X make any difference????

I mean the whole thing is in the dark already

I mainly added it to give more of a choice and though its already in the dark, the aspect of walking in and out of the pyramid could be a more interesting experience at night. E.G, going to a night club.

Inferno by a country mile. Stealth second because I like seeing the pwetty lights all around the area from the top

Swarm. It's just incredible in every way, and the views you get at night are amazing.

Inferno comes a close second, followed by Saw and Colossus as a joint third.

Swarm. It's just incredible in every way, and the views you get at night are amazing.

Inferno comes a close second, followed by Saw and Colossus as a joint third.

I initially read that as joint turd *facepalm*

Inferno (might I add it was running amazing last night) and Swarm, Colossus gets a honourable mention too.

Has to be either Stealth or the Swarm for me, although NI does have to get a mention

Nemesis Inferno all the way! The way interacts with the foilage is much better in the dark as it's more of a surprise. It is also lit brilliantly and rides so well at night!

Have to also mention Colossus, it is again lit great and is great fun in the dark. So is Stealth with the view of the park.

Saw is bland and meh and Swarm is hit and miss. If the lights on the cars are working (which they weren't always last year) and the fire goes of it's great, but it is essentially flood lit in places. Do like the flickering light on the billboard though

In order of preference,

1/ Inferno, brilliant speed and interacts with the shrubbery and surroundings brilliantly.

2/ Swarm backwards, a very disorienting but yet impressive experience which being pulled around in the dark backwards.

3/ Stealth, I love being thrust through darkness and then seeing the park at night above for a second or two.

4/ Swarm forwards, very impressive flying around in the dark and even better when the fireball goes on.

5/ Saw, the ride is a lot more coherent at night making the experience more like Saw, plus the pre-coaster section seems better too.

6/ Colossus, very good in the dark with the loops interacting, but the roughness does detract the experience (based on past ridings)

7/ Flying Fish, an interesting variation to day riding and one worth doing if there's time.

8/ X, the experience is very much the same as to riding in the day, however riding at night does make it feel more like a night club.

Those are my preferences.

I love Nemesis Inferno in the dark would be my best coaster in the dark. In terms of flats I would pick Samurai as them lights look great on it

I love it on stealth because you can see so far out!

If my friends weren't so busy on the banana boat, I might be actually be able to answer this question.

Since the coasters I went on in the dark were Stealth and Swarm, I would have to say stealth. I just love the views you get of the park with everything lit up and illuminated as you pass over the top hat section.

If the poll was not coaster, then Slammer, Rush, Samurai even Loggers are all good in the dark. Rumba has very good green lighting too.

I would give The Swarm top votes, but I have ridden the ride 12 times this year and nearly 40 last year and EVERY time the fire effect has never gone off while I was on the ride. I have seen it plenty of times while in the queue. Plus with the water effects not working it is all disappointing.

If the smoke effects were working on Inferno when I have been on it, then I would rate it as going through the smoky tunnel with the red lights would be amazing.

At night Thorpe only has three rides which look good in the dark, two of them are fair ground rides and The Swarm.

I would love to give Stealth top marks here as its my top Thorpe coaster, but there is nothing going for it to make me want to ride it in the dark. It is still an amazing coaster, but it would be good if Thorpe could light it up better. Why not light up the top hat with blue lights. On the launch track, why not have LED lights running down the track with an effect that looks like they are moving down the track.

I don't like Stealth and haven't been on it in the dark before but I voted Stealth because I think it would have the best view of the park as it's the tallest.

Inferno Is just amazing in the Dark

Inferno. In the rain.

That is all.

Has to be X

II would give The Swarm top votes, but I have ridden the ride 12 times this year and nearly 40 last year and EVERY time the fire effect has never gone off while I was on the ride.

Time to eat my hat, for the first time ever the fire effect went off during Summer nights and we were in the front row. Thank god I didn't choose to 'Brave it backwards' and miss out