November 8, 20231 yr comment_311151 Definitely not. Not only because that is just absolutely abhorrent graphic design, but the park have also already confirmed that they're keeping the golden colour scheme to Hyperia only and won't be reflected in their new branding.
November 8, 20231 yr comment_311161 Park not even closed beyond a week and got this sort of nonsense being posted. Whoever made that needs to practice Photoshop more.
November 8, 20231 yr comment_311163 3 hours ago, coasterfreak23 said: Confirmed. Source twitter Fake as no broken/stuck pixels visible on screen.
November 8, 20231 yr comment_311165 On 11/7/2023 at 12:11 PM, Glitch said: Thorpe to Imascore…. Hi we have a new rollercoaster being built could you produce the music please… imascore… sure thing that will be xxx thorpe… oh that’s a little bit high, perhaps we will get our crew to do it…. imascore…. How about you offer us a seminar with your enthusiasts to bring the cost down slightly. thorpe…. Sure thing! Let’s sell this out!! in all seriousness I wonder if this is the day in which the music for hyperia will be signed off and handed over to the park and then this event is a little add on to make some east money? They are also producing a new entrance and dome theme to be fair! Event was posted on the Thorpe annual pass Facebook group
November 14, 20231 yr comment_311420 The new Hyperia teaser photos have something a little unusual on them... notice how the logo on the bottom right is blurred, but only partially. The word 'Thorpe' is still (for the most part) intact, whilst the 'Park' is totally obscured. Could this be a hint towards Thorpe Park dropping the 'Park' from its branding? I'm in two minds about this. Firstly, I know that the park and lots of enthusiasts have referred to it simply as just 'Thorpe' for many years, so can totally see them rebranding as just that. On the other hand, being a park called 'Thorpe Park' but branding themselves as 'An Island Like No Other' is a bit contradictory. I wonder if 'Thorpe Island' is on the cards for the rebrand? Would make the brand a lot more coherent, but on the other side the park may move away from 'The Park Like No Other' branding entirely next year too. Either way, if I wasn't excited about this rebrand before, I most definitely am now. EDIT: Just looked at the previous Hyperia update from the 28th October and the same thing is apparent here too... albeit less of the logo is obscured. So, perhaps this is simply the park 'erasing' the logo as the updates go on, before finally being revealed bit by bit the opposite way after the logo is entirely obscured. Who knows!
November 14, 20231 yr comment_311421 8 minutes ago, coasterverse said: EDIT: Just looked at the previous Hyperia update from the 28th October and the same thing is apparent here too... albeit less of the logo is obscured. So, perhaps this is simply the park 'erasing' the logo as the updates go on, before finally being revealed bit by bit the opposite way after the logo is entirely obscured. Who knows I expect this is the idea. Slowly fading out the old and then bringing in the new. Changing the whole name of the park, even if to Thorpe Island, would be a huge thing, and quite risky, for ultimately very little reward.
November 14, 20231 yr Author comment_311422 I have a feeling they are gonna remove reference to it being a resort. I’ve noticed it’s used a lot less…
November 14, 20231 yr comment_311429 If a park rename is happning, I feel it is to be more than just "Thorpe", such as "Thorpe Island" as has been mentioned or something else with more than just the word "Thorpe". Otherwise it would be a bit like being renaming Alton Towers to just Alton, or Chessington World of Adeventures to just Chessington; both of which are general place names. On a completley diffrent subject, I wonder when will the park get their next flat ride like Rush, Vortex, Samurai, Slammer (Defuct of course), etc... I tend to find flat rides more thrilling than coasters.
November 14, 20231 yr comment_311430 1 hour ago, ML27 said: I have a feeling they are gonna remove reference to it being a resort. I’ve noticed it’s used a lot less… I hope so - they need to decide what they want to do one way or another. Removing themselves as a resort now doesn't mean they can't go back to it in the future, but being a resort right now clearly doesn't align with their vision. In my opinion, until a purpose-built hotel is made with various pieces of out of hours entertainment, the park will never be a resort and should not be advertised as such. It's borderline misleading to be honest.
November 15, 20231 yr comment_311459 Tegridy Farm will be the new land for 2024, confirmed by the manufacturers of the Tidal Wave new flame effect in leaked Whatsapp Message.
November 16, 20231 yr comment_311509 Big Easy Boulevard is announced to take over angry birds land next season. More concept photos on Thorpe park’s instagram now
November 17, 20231 yr comment_311541 13 hours ago, tactic said: Big Easy Boulevard is announced to take over angry birds land next season. More concept photos on Thorpe park’s instagram now Really like this. Concept art looks awesome!
December 25, 20231 yr comment_312927 More details about some of the work happening as park of the 'sparkle project' announced, including repainting Samurai back to its original red and black. Nice to see them spending a good amount of money on TLC. With multiple repainted rides, a new coaster, a refurbished area + more Thorpe is really going to look the best its done in years!
December 25, 20231 yr comment_312946 All sounds great! So good to hear Colossus’s theming is being repaired and even added to. And the Stealth entrance finally being repaired. Always thought they should’ve rethemed Samurai / painted it black when they built Saw next to it. But quite funny they’re doing it now after saying they want the park to be brighter and lighter 😅 I’d say Zodiac is the flat most in need of a repaint, just to give it its original colour scheme. Maybe next year!
December 26, 20231 yr comment_312951 Discuss all Sparkle Project related stuff here... https://forum.maniahub.com/topic/28860-sparkle-project/
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