Rocky Express

[Pickles]

Awwwwww I love this ride I don't know why but I do.Just so you know I was talking to James on msn and I was like the Rocky Express doesn't have a topic so he said make one.

[domo]

I do like that little ride but the only problem is its a little cramped for my liking.

[D4n]

Rocky Express is a greeat ride- I love the way it never has a queue even when rides like Mr.Monkey have 30-35 Minutres Queues7/10

[Tom]

Awwwwww I love this ride I don't know why but I do.

I now unfortunatley share your enthusiasm of this ride after 'the 8th' :PIt is actualy really a lot faster than it looks... and is scary for small children like holly.

[AJ]

I can't go to Thorpe without riding Rocky, otherwise I don't feel like the day has been complete. It's a nice little ride that breaks up the day and I absolutely enjoy every minute of it, once or twice I have danced in the queue line with various peeps to 5,6,7,8 and sung along to Dolly Parton but enough of my silly little antics and back to how great the wonderful ride of Rocky Express is. I remember as a little kid riding rocky when it was situated in Octopus Gardens, many people seem to forget that it hasn't spent all it's life at Thorpe in Canada Creek. Where it used to be situated you could get a good backdrop of Depth Charge in the background when it used to be one of the main rides in the park.Rocky is a Hoot - Woot, Rocky is a hoot - Woot

[Dan9]

I went on it 7 times on Thursday. =\

[Pickles]

Someone beat my record of 30 times in a day

[Tom]

who? I want to go to thorpe and do that all day actually... me and u will beat them, whoever do they think they are?

[AJ]

Someone beat my record of 30 times in a day

That sounds like a challenge, I feel like I must accept this challenge and try to one day beat that record of 30 rides in a day whenever I can get myself to the park in the future

[Jamie_Hk]

I can't say I've ever been on this.Doesn't really appeal to me and I'm pretty sure I'm too big for it anyway =///

[Whiteknuckle]

RE is one of those deceptive rides. You think "ah nothing to it" but when you get on it its a totally different matter. Great ride

[Frankie]

I love RE... Its a ride that makes me giggle and gives yuo good vids and pics of you and your friends if you remember to take your camera :)ROCKY EXPRESS FTW

[Tom]

looool, indeed, I have that video of all o' us on it on my ipod Thats how sad I get (Y)

[DanJones]

I love going on Rocky Express, especially when all the rides have massive ques! I also love the fact that on loggers leap, before the drop all the little kiddies wave at you, it's rather amusing...

[Lewie900]

I Love this ride. But a little tip. If you are sitting on the back carridge or the little train, DON'T LEAN BACK. unless you want Head surgery haha. If you hit your head on the tube thing it hurts like hell

[Cal]

I don't know how long it's been like this, or if it was just a one off but the theme on the annual pass day (Sunday) was there old fright nights music for rocky, not there actual theme. I prefer this one anyway and think this is the right one to be played all year round, it just makes the ride more fun than it is.

Link- http://www.merlin-media.net/audio/thorpe/Rocky%20Express%20-%20Theme%20Fright%20Nights.mp3

[James]

I don't know how long it's been like this, or if it was just a one off but the theme on the annual pass day (Sunday) was there old fright nights music for rocky, not there actual theme. I prefer this one anyway and think this is the right one to be played all year round, it just makes the ride more fun than it is.

Link- http://www.merlin-media.net/audio/thorpe/Rocky%20Express%20-%20Theme%20Fright%20Nights.mp3

Ah yes, the Beetlejuice theme. I'm sure it was like that most of last season too but I'm rather keen on it so no complaints!

[Cal]

Ah yes, the Beetlejuice theme. I'm sure it was like that most of last season too but I'm rather keen on it so no complaints!

Yeah I love it, It makes it a lot more fun in my opinion. The old one is just slow, and boring.

[Theme Park Fanatic]

Hi all as we know Rocky Express is being removed from Thorpe. Can anyone tell me if it’s been sold. If it has can someone inform me on which Theme Park have bought it? If you would rather contact me confidentiality you can PM on Messenger. My real name is George Koshti-Richman. If I’m told any information I promise not to tell anyone.

[Hethetheth]

10 hours ago, Theme Park Fanatic said:

Hi all as we know Rocky Express is being removed from Thorpe. Can anyone tell me if it’s been sold. If it has can someone inform me on which Theme Park have bought it? If you would rather contact me confidentiality you can PM on Messenger.

 

Has is officially been announced as permanently closed though? My understanding was that was mostly speculation?

[JoshC.]

Merged thread with original Rocky thread (and blew off a lot of dust in the process)

 

 

 

There has been nothing official to say Rocky Express is leaving. There has been a lot of speculation, and usually there's no smoke without fire. But it is not absolutely confirmed it is leaving.

 

I reckon there's a high chance it will leave. I also think if it does leave, it won't be sold...it's a ride which is over 35 years old. If anyone did want it, they'd be much better off buying a brand new one. I guess we could see some of its parts harvested and sent to Chessington if they match, but that's about it.

[RobF]

14 hours ago, JoshC. said:

Merged thread with original Rocky thread (and blew off a lot of dust in the process)

 

 

 

There has been nothing official to say Rocky Express is leaving. There has been a lot of speculation, and usually there's no smoke without fire. But it is not absolutely confirmed it is leaving.

 

I reckon there's a high chance it will leave. I also think if it does leave, it won't be sold...it's a ride which is over 35 years old. If anyone did want it, they'd be much better off buying a brand new one. I guess we could see some of its parts harvested and sent to Chessington if they match, but that's about it.

Why Chessington they don't have the same ride? 
 

Everyone forgets Legoland which actually has the same ride, merlins challenge 

[Theme Park Fanatic]

I have had the folly reply from a source that shall remain anonymous. Should I believe it?

Hi George,

Rocky Express has been sold and will not be joining the ride line-up at Chessington for 2022. 

Seastorm is currently under going a big refurbishment program to extend its operational life at Chessington. With a large number of new parts on the way. This is the reason for its earlier closure this season. Delays in getting the parts to the park have slowed down progress, but it will reopen in 2022. 

The post you linked above is speculation on our part and isn’t based on anything other than our  own thoughts. We’ve not got any official news about new rides for 2022, but we believe if there were, Pirates Cove could be a good location for them. 

Thanks for your message. Have a good day. 

[JoshC.]

On 11/19/2021 at 11:34 PM, RobF said:

Why Chessington they don't have the same ride? 
 

Everyone forgets Legoland which actually has the same ride, merlins challenge 

 

The reason I mentioned Chessington is because that's where the discussion has been focused, due to Seastorm's early closure and rumours around Rocky being harvested for it. The rides are similar enough that one would imagine that there could be similar ride parts between them.

Of course, Merlin's Challenge could also be suitable.

 

Ultimately though, even if Rocky has indeed gone and is being scrapped, it's also fair to wonder if it's even worth harvesting its parts for another ride.

 

1 hour ago, Theme Park Fanatic said:

I have had the folly reply from a source that shall remain anonymous. Should I believe it?

Hi George,

Rocky Express has been sold and will not be joining the ride line-up at Chessington for 2022. 

Seastorm is currently under going a big refurbishment program to extend its operational life at Chessington. With a large number of new parts on the way. This is the reason for its earlier closure this season. Delays in getting the parts to the park have slowed down progress, but it will reopen in 2022. 

The post you linked above is speculation on our part and isn’t based on anything other than our  own thoughts. We’ve not got any official news about new rides for 2022, but we believe if there were, Pirates Cove could be a good location for them. 

Thanks for your message. Have a good day. 

 

It's impossible to answer your question on if you should believe it without you giving the source. If the source is, say, the Head of Engineering from Chessington, then it's something you probably should believe. If the source is CheekyChessingtonChannel on Youtube with 5 subscribers and 2 grainy POV videos of Dragon's Fury and Vampire, maybe not.

 

Based on the context, I'm going to assume the source is Chessington Buzz (given their recent speculation post about Pirates Cove). That's certainly a more reliable source than many others around. But it doesn't necessarily mean they're right. It's up to you if you believe them.

 

 

An interesting claim that Rocky Express has been sold. It's hardly an expensive type of ride, and it's old and has seen better days. Not to say Rocky needs to be scrapped, as it's still a perfectly fine operational ride. But you'd have to wonder what sort of place would really want to buy it.

 

[Cernuschi]

43 minutes ago, JoshC. said:

But you'd have to wonder what sort of place would really want to buy it.

Can Thorpe buy it back from themselves?