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Park News - (10/16/08) A review of Fright Nights can be found at Haunted Attractions UK.
  (10/6/08) Perhaps the most unique theme park Halloween video ever. Watch in amused horror as the undead rise at Thorpe Park and take over the park’s rides while lipsyncing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller, complete with the Vincent Price voice-over. Now where is Shaun of the Dead when you need him?

 

2009 - Saw: The Ride - (5/25/09) A documentary about the making Thorpe Park’s new Saw The Ride has been posted to Coaster Force.
  (3/27/09) The official TV ad for Saw: The Ride has now been posted on YouTube and embedded below. Enjoy!

  (3/17/09) In a new Saw video (embedded below) it shows off footage shot at the Friday The 13th opening event and even shows off those Live Actors mentioned performing a scene in the queue. The footage is a little jumpy here, but it shows off one of the actors caught in one of Jigsaw’s infamous traps, starting at about the 40 second mark. The second video clip below will be of great interest however, as it shows off a POV run on the ride from a mounted camera. Very nice.


  (3/13/09) Saw: The Ride held it’s media day not too long ago… and it was one that put the park to shame I’m afraid. After weeks of seeing the coaster make test runs in a series of online videos, Thorpe Park management was embarrassed when the new ride broke down completely in front of all their media and celebrity guests. Of course what may be the overlooked bit of news from this article is the fact that it mentions that LIVE ACTORS are used to provide some of the scares and thrills during the experience.
  (10/13/08) Thorpe Park revealed that the new coaster in 2009 will be themed to the SAW horror film series. The ride will be called Saw: The Ride and the park has even launched a new interactive website for it at Sawtheride.com. A roller coaster themed to Saw… who would have ever thought of it. Oh wait… I did early last year. Though it was half in jest, I was tried to come up with an appropriately painful theme to go along with the idea of enclosing Six Flags Magic Mountain’s old Flashback coaster. But I’m really interested in seeing just how far they take the themeing with this new idea.
  According to the press release Saw: The Ride will feature three inversions and a 100 foot tall 100º beyond vertical drop and are making the claim that this is the “steepest freefall drop in the world”. Unfortunately it seems they forgot all about last summer’s Steel Hawg at Indiana Beach that has a 96 foot tall beyond vertical first drop taken at an amazing 120º. I pointed this out to them and was told that Steel Hawg was considered to be a “controlled drop” while Saw will be the “steepest freefall drop”. It’s kind of a lame argument since the speed of Saw’s drop, like any other Euro-Fighter, is controlled by the lift-hill it’s attached to, but I digress... just enjoy it for what it is.
 

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.

???? - 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.