February 22, 200916 yr comment_45583 Aggree with the fact that there is nowhere to simple relax and laze about, the glass house can be okay to relax in when not busy and Sunken Garden is really nice when Stealth is out of action. Apart from that, you are constantly surrounded with loud noises from rides (especially Colossus at the moment) and guests everywhere. Yes, it's to be expected at a Theme Park but unfortunately there is nowhere to just relax for five minutes, I do however understand that the limited space means that it's not possible to create this type of area.
February 22, 200916 yr comment_45584 I would like to point out that THORPE PARK is a place were people go to have fun not relax, If people want to realx there back gardens at homewhy not "relax" there
February 22, 200916 yr comment_45586 Thats exactly what I was going to say. What do you expect when you go to a theme park?
February 22, 200916 yr comment_45589 Well I'd expect somewhere to sit down and have a break from the rides at some point during a roughly 8 hour day :\
February 22, 200916 yr comment_45590 Ahh, but for a park to have re-introduced a family roller coaster, says to me they may be an island of thrills, but mum may not enjoy being launched 205ft into the sky. Relaxing places are nice, however space is limited. You also forgot the beach.
February 23, 200916 yr comment_45602 I would like to point out that THORPE PARK is a place were people go to have fun not relax, If people want to realx there back gardens at homewhy not "relax" there Thats exactly what I was going to say. What do you expect when you go to a theme park?Excuse me, you think that people enjoy walking around for up to 12 hours during a day at a Theme Park without being able to sit down. Maybe this is because you are both little boys with plenty of energy to be running around all day but I know for a fact that if I was to take my family on a day out to a Theme Park we would most certainly like to be able to sit down somewhere nice for an hour or so to relax during the day. Thank god you two don't run theme parks. On Thorpe Parks defence, as Neil said, the park has limited space and there is the odd attempt to create an area of which you can go and sit down in every now and then. My best visits to the park in the past years have been where I have been able to get a good balance of rides and relaxing.
February 23, 200916 yr comment_45644 The best place to go and sit down is outside Vortex and Zodiac and have a drink and a doughnut mmmm.....
February 23, 200916 yr comment_45728 Firstly all the old Thorpe Park signs with 'Tussauds' written need to be changed.A lot of the rides such as nemesis inferno should be repainted.Thorpe should move away from the more young family orientated style so Octopuss Gardens and all the kiddy rides should be removed to make way for more a more thrilling ride or relaxing area.Maybe get rid of no way out and octopuss gardens and build some kind of ride which spans over the two plots.
February 23, 200916 yr Author comment_45737 I'd be gutted to see X:/ No Way Out go. It's not the most thrilling ride in the park, but it isn't the least! The ride gives me plenty of giggles and I still love it. Of course, I am not saying it can't be improved, but it isn't that bad. However, it's my opinion.
February 24, 200916 yr comment_45857 What I think they should do is get rid of X's coaster and keep the building and put a stand up or lying down in their, I think that would go down very well since X is getting alot of criticism at the moment.
February 24, 200916 yr comment_45858 I'd be gutted to see X:/ No Way Out go. It's not the most thrilling ride in the park, but it isn't the least! The ride gives me plenty of giggles and I still love it. Of course, I am not saying it can't be improved, but it isn't that bad. However, it's my opinion.I agree with you. For me at least, no trip to Thorpe is satisfactory with out a ride on X.It's diffrent. Again, maybe not the most thrilling, though when it was built it was the first backwards coaster (not sure if it still is) and Thorpe probably want to hold on to it.If X goes, Thorpe just won't be the same for me
February 24, 200916 yr comment_45859 I really enjoy X:/No Way Out and would be gutted if they removed it. I have a great time on it!! And the way it rolls forward a bit when it stops each time really freaks me out!I'd love to see a Moving 3D Simulation Ride at the park like The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman at Islands of Adventure. I though it was a fantastic ride and would be something totally new here!
February 24, 200916 yr comment_45863 I really enjoy X:/No Way Out and would be gutted if they removed it. I have a great time on it!! And the way it rolls forward a bit when it stops each time really freaks me out!I'd love to see a Moving 3D Simulation Ride at the park like The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman at Islands of Adventure. I though it was a fantastic ride and would be something totally new here!Good Idea. They could replace the existing 3D Time Voyagers, which I feel is ok the first time, but doesn't have the re-ride factor.
February 24, 200916 yr comment_45876 Spiderman at IOA wouldn't fit in the Time Voyagers theatre! TV may not have re-rideability, but it's still cute for those not big enough for the big thrills, or guests who don't visit more than twice a year!
February 24, 200916 yr comment_45879 Does anyone know what Thorpe Park have done with the land that used to house the farm?
February 24, 200916 yr comment_45880 The barns are still there and I believe are listed buildings, the rest of it has been flooded. The barns are used for storage.
February 24, 200916 yr comment_45881 The barns are still there and I believe are listed buildings, the rest of it has been flooded. The barns are used for storage.Ok thanks for the pictures. So I presume that a new park area on that island is really out of the question?
February 25, 200916 yr comment_45923 Yeah, I also think its abit to close to the local residents for them to be able to build any rides over there.
March 8, 200916 yr comment_47068 Thorpe would never be the same wihtout a giant pyramid in the middle of it, Getting rid of X would e like a member of family passing.And dont those bins look fashionable there in the barn, ut anyone who see's sence really would of thought they would be in the park :)Unless of course it was the closed season of course
March 8, 200916 yr comment_47069 I think the red ones have had some effects slapped on them and made a new appareance in the Saw area.
March 10, 200916 yr comment_47291 I was under the impression Thorpe Farm had nothing whatsoever to do with the park now? Even if it means storage?
March 10, 200916 yr comment_47297 Thorpe Park should build lots more small rides. The more rides that there are - the more spread out people will be around the park.
March 10, 200916 yr comment_47299 Thorpe Farm is an access route for emergency services vehicles to get into the park, and also for vehicles involved in ride construction. Below is an aerial picture of TP and everything within the red line belongs to Thorpe Park. (May not be 100% accurate).As you can see, the farm is included in that, and so will always be 'something to do with Thorpe Park' unless they sell it, which is unlikely.
March 10, 200916 yr comment_47308 The water around thorpe park poses the biggest problem to overcome.
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