THORPE PARK United Kingdom The Tussaud’s Group
Park News - (4/24/08) A pair of Base Jumpers took what is said to be the first UK jump from a roller coaster this week by jumping off the top of Stealth, which stands about 205 feet tall.
(2/4/08) Haunted Attractions UK reports that a scary new attraction in the way to the park for this year’s Fright Nights.
2008 - Time Voyager 4D - (3/19/08) I’ve been informed that Pirates 4D at Thorpe Park will be replaced with Time Voyager 4D, the film that is currently playing in Gardaland (Italy). Merlin is currently working on creating a new English language version of the film.
2009 - New Coaster - (4/16/08) A local source tells us that the fill in groundwork for the new Eurofighter is complete and that the construction walls have already gone up. The serious ground work is expected to start in May but don’t expect to see anything go vertical until the later half of the summer season. (2/4/08) Today I’ve added the official artwork
from Thorpe Park showing off the lightly themed Gerstlauer Eurofighter they’re planning for 2009. (1/31/08) The local council has given planning approval to Thorpe Park for a new roller coaster from Gerstlauer in the Canada Creek area. Construction is expected to begin this spring for the 2009 opening date. The Eurofigher design will feature a beyond-vertical 97º first drop and stand about 100 feet tall before running through a custom layout including four inversions. (11/26/07) Thorpe Park Guide has posted a complete report about the proposed new 2009 Gerstlauer Eurofighter coaster coming to the park. (11/20/07) Plans for Thorpe Park’s new Gerstlauer Eurofighter coaster can be found here. From the information, the tallest point of the coaster will be the 30 meter tall vertical lift hill, which will be the same height as Colossus. From a look at the artwork showing off the ride building and how they’ll theme it to fit in with the bottom of the vertical lift tower, it looks like some kind of old rundown factory theme may be used. (10/11/07) We’ve heard a rumor that Thorpe Park may be considering adding a Gerstlauer Eurofighter to their lineup, possibly for 2009. Anyone know more? (11/10/06) If the rumors that Thorpe Park wants to install their next big coaster in 2009 hold true, the park may be making early preparations now for it. Today’s rumor is that the Thorpe Farm has closed and that the animals will eventually make their way to Chessington. The reason for this is that the proposed new coaster may actually replace the Canada Creek Railway which apparently is the only public access to the Farm so they are taking the steps needed to remove it now. Can anyone else confirm this?
2010 - New Ride - Rumor - (4/16/08) While we don’t know any details, we’ve heard that the park may try to fill in the area near the 2009 coaster with another smaller ride. At this point it could be anything, from a kiddie ride, a flat ride, dark ride or even a water ride I suppose so take that for what you will.
2009-2010 - Hotel - In Development - (9/19/06) You can see concept artwork for the new proposed Hotel at Thorpe Park here. Just click on each of the links. From the look of things however, they seem to have dropped the idea of an indoor waterpark. (7/7/06) Coaster Force reports that Thorpe Park will show off possible plans for a new waterpark hotel to the public on July 14th and 15th.
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