April 2, 201312 yr comment_155411 I thought there would be loads around but where is the best place to get 241s for THORPE PARK? I'm going tomorrow!
April 2, 201312 yr comment_155412 I thought there would be loads around but where is the best place to get 241s for THORPE PARK? I'm going tomorrow!You can get 2-4-1 from coca cola(you have to collect 5 points)You can get them off Kellogg's cereal packets You can buy 2-4-1 online through coca cola and KISS FM I don't think this Wednesday should be too busy as so far this Easter the park has been quite empty however X will generate long queues due to it being on a two train operation and really popular!
April 3, 201312 yr comment_155577 We are making our first trip to Thorpe Park this weekend. Not been before as its miles from us...our usual park is Alton Towers. Just wondered how busy is it likely to be. Also any tips for first timers?
April 3, 201312 yr comment_155581 Could be quite busy as the kids holidays end straight after this weekend and it looks like it'll be one of the first days of decent weather this season. Good tips here, and I'd suggest going straight to Colossus/Saw and working around the park clockwise from there, letting everyone else get The Swarm out of their system first thing.
April 3, 201312 yr comment_155604 Thanks. My kids have another week off after that. Is it different for you? Would buying fast passes be a good bet? Do they run out of them quite quickly?
April 3, 201312 yr comment_155606 What is TPM? Not my main question though...We are coming to Thorpe Park for the first time this weekend. I don't mind buying a couple of Fast Passes but don't want to spend a fortune on them. Will both days be as busy as each other or is there a better day to go? Do Fast Passes run out quickly?
April 4, 201312 yr comment_155701 You can't judge whether to get fastpasses or not until you have seen the queue times. I also have another week holiday after this weekend so it must depend on what school etc. Have fun at thorpe and make sure you try all the rides P.S when buying your park entry tickets ask for a park map because it will help you find your way round
April 4, 201312 yr comment_155719 It depends on weather and how many rides are open. Yesterday the park wasn't actually that busy but the queues were quite long because a lot of rides were closed and most of the rides open were not being run at full capacity, therefore throughput was bad.
April 4, 201312 yr comment_155723 Yes, the weather can affect a few of the rides such as Colossus and saw- they have not been open for a while now due to the weather being so cold however if it warms up over the weekend they will open up also technical problems can make queues longer and other queues longer aswell because people will leave the queue and join another one. All I can say, is good luck on the rides being open and have fun
April 4, 201312 yr comment_155730 TPM stands for thorpe park mania The Sunday is likely to be less busy than the Saturday because that's just how weekends usually go but because its the holidays I cannot judge the queue times. However, it hasn't been too bad over the week so far as none of the rides(except X) have reached over a 60 minute queue with most being 30 mins or less. X will not have a long queue though on the weekend because it will be back on four trains. I advise you to have a look at the queue times, if it seems ok then go in and if it doesn't, get a fastrack, they generally don't sell out quickly. Just a note, the queue time boards have been weird this Easter, they have been displaying 45 minute queues when the queue is actually 5 mins. Even if the queue is displayed as long, go into the queue and if it doesn't look very long(the majority of all the queues are outside, with saw having a small indoor queue section) then you should go on the ride. If a ride breaks down for some reason there will be an announcement and you can either stay in the queue till it is fixed or leave, depending on if you want to wait or not. I don't think the queues should be too bad and of course at the beginning and end of the day do the rollercoasters because they will have short queues! During the day, it may be quite busy however most of the rides should be under 30 mins with the coasters maybe longer. However, you can never predict queues at a theme park and for all I know it could be empty on Saturday and Sunday. Have fun
April 4, 201312 yr comment_155735 Oh no...I didn't realise the rides were so weather dependant! We really want to do Saw and Colossus. Weather looks quite good for the weekend though so fingers crossed...
April 4, 201312 yr comment_155737 I think it has to be something like 4degrees for Colossus and saw to run. So you should be absolutely fine there as the forecast is for 8/9 degrees. They might have a slight late opening but they should be open on the weekend. Rain does not affect the rides in any way(except samurai) but the forecast is not for rain anyway. As I said, all the rides should be up and running this weekend, today it is 3degrees though so Colossus and saw are closed. Have a great time
April 4, 201312 yr comment_155738 The thorpe park queue time app should work if you are at the park- if you cannot access the app however you can go on their mobile site which will let you see all the queue times. I don't use it but it should be working
April 4, 201312 yr comment_155792 Thanks, I am quite lucky as I saw a voucher on ebay(£80) for an annual pass and I bought it! I then got to exchange and now I am in my year of theme park action Have a great time this weekend
April 7, 201312 yr comment_156055 Due to a poorly son, we are now going next Sunday. Will it be much busier as it will be the last day before many schools are back after Easter hols?
April 7, 201312 yr comment_156056 Due to a poorly son, we are now going next Sunday. Will it be much busier as it will be the last day before many schools are back after Easter hols?Hope he gets better. It is quite unlucky that you could not go this weekend as saw and Colossus were both open and the queues are not actually that long. It is a real shame you missed mash up aswell Putting that aside, I don't think it will be much busier as it has been pretty much empty during most of Easter. Queues have not reached over an hour and most have stayed under 30 minutes. So hopefully it won't be too busy next weekend. Just to say, this weekend the longest queue has been 40 mins for stealth(according to ride hopper) so hopefully it won't be busier than that next weekend although you can never REALLY predict how busy it is going to be. Hope this helps
April 9, 201312 yr comment_156230 I'm going this Thursday and just want to get an idea of how busy the park will be
April 9, 201312 yr comment_156241 Last week the park was rather quiet as far as I'm aware, no doubt due to the cold weather and snow. I dunno what it's been like this week, but it's warmed up a bit now, so it's probably getting slightly busier. People may have put off trips till the end of Easter break due to the weather. I'd say for Thursday expect queues of up to an hour for the major coasters (and maybe X, due to the reduced capacity and that), and around 30 minutes for the flats. Could be a little more, could be a little less - a bit of an unknown at this stage I'd guess though!
April 9, 201312 yr comment_156244 Today queues ranged from 5 minutes to 30 minutes for the coasters (except X which was on 40/50 minutes). The water rides were near walk on and the flats ranged between 5 and 15 minutes (except Rush which was 30 minutes due to one swing operation). The weather wasn't great today though so that may have put a few people off visiting. The weather for Thursday looks better than it was today so it could be a bit busier but shouldn't be as bad as the summer months will be.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.