Pictured below is a scan of the Thorpe Park newsletter, sent to all employees. Samurai is currently at Mondial's factory in Holland undergoing a complete refurbishment. The ride has been stripped down, with all parts serviced and NDT tested for any defects. The existing paint will be removed by shot [...]
Back for a second year, Thorpe Park has now launched Fright Nites 2003. Both mazes have been improved upon for this year, especially the Freezer, which has new theming and is now a full walk-through instead of having the lower capacity maze type layout. Freakshow 3D returns again, and is [...]
At Thorpe Park, Calgary Stampede has recently closed for the season and is being deconstructed in preparation for the installation of Samurai from Chessington. Signs have gone up on the entry bridge advertising the relocated ride, which remains nameless for now. Notice the fairground style control box that was disguised [...]
On 20th August, Thorpe Park submitted a Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) to Runnymede Council. The plan sets out the vision for development at the park until 2009, and provides the framework within which more detailed planning applications will follow. Attraction Source explores the main features of the plan and [...]
Despite various rumours over the last couple of years, it is now confirmed that Samurai, the Mondial Topscan from Chessington will be moving to Thorpe Park. The ride will replace the ageing Calgary Stampede and be themed accordingly with the Lost City. This controversial move strengthens the target markets of [...]
The Premier Screaming event and opening day were both a huge success. Friday evening was much busier than last year, and Saturday attracted over 11,000 people to the park. Nemesis Inferno's waiting time peaked at an hour and a half, while Colossus had over a three hour queue due to [...]
As the opening of Nemesis Inferno and the 2003 season approaches, here is a pre-season update. The new Extreme Games area is under construction, built on the former site of nice landscaped pirates eating area. Some of the tallest supports on Colossus have been power washed to remove the oil [...]
Colossus at Thorpe Park has recently experienced lengthy periods of downtime We believe that there must have been an incident involving clearance. Temporary looking metal plates have been added to the sides of the trains to stop guests extending their legs out. The plates do not affect the ride experience, [...]
The Thorpe Park Guide was put head to head with other enthusiast websites and came out on top in a recent feature in Web User Magazine. Official sites were compared to fan sites, and considering Thorpepark.com is created by the professional web design company Semantic, we didn't do bad! [...]
It's certainly a busy closed season at Thorpe Park, with multiple attraction projects in progress. Colossus has now taken its first test riders as part of the commissioning process. Construction is starting to come to an end, ready for guests in March. Many areas of the park are undergoing improvements. [...]
Thorpe Park is currently a hive of construction activity, with two major attraction projects currently under construction. Recently we heard that Thorpe Park will be receiving a second major roller coaster in the space of two years. Opening in 2003, Project Calypso will be a B&M Inverted coaster, similar to [...]
Today, the last piece of track was put in to place on Colossus at Thorpe Park. Installed was the maintenance track, brake run and transfer section. There is still a lot of work to do, but this is a major milestone for the project. In other news, it has been [...]
