Early booking £79.40 for 2!

Your mate gets a ticket for free.

For this fantastic price, you'll get entrance to the Park plus one night's stay in a nearby hotel, perfect for relaxing after a long day of rip-roaring rollercoaster’s.

And that's not all! Book before 30 November and you'll be in with a chance of winning 2 tickets to the launch party of THE SWARM - THORPE PARK's new winged rollercoaster, coming in 2012, including an overnight hotel stay.

If you think you have what it takes to face the most extreme roller coasters and thrill rides in the country, then take your family to THORPE PARK. Home to some of the UK's most thrilling rides, a short break is the ideal family treat for all those looking for a little bit of adventure.

Overview; Rides ; Park Areas; Directions; History; Food and Drink.

One of the UK’s leading theme parks for thrill seekers, with over 15 thrill rides and roller coasters alone, offering speeds, drops and loops as well as a calendar of exciting events, such as Fright Nights and Thrill Chill throughout the season, THORPE PARK is the place to be!

In 2009, the park had 1.87 million visitors, making it the second most visited theme park in the United Kingdom, after Alton Towers with 2.7 million.

History
Thorpe Park is situated on what was a quarry in Chertsey, Nr Staines, up until the late 1970s. Former owners Ready Mix Concrete filled the site with water after the quarry's closure, with the intent to start a leisure park.

On 24th May 1979, The Park was officially opened by Louis Mountbatten who lent his name to the Mountbatten Pavilion, a large domed structure located at the entrance to the park. At this early stage in the park's history, the complex consisted of educational exhibitions such as Model World, a collection of famous structures from around the world built in 1:36 scale, with the Mountbatten Pavilion housing a standing aircraft display.

In 1998, the park was bought by The Tussauds Group, who at the time also owned Chessington World of Adventures, the sister attraction of Thorpe Park. As a result of the close proximity of the two parks, Tussauds decided to cater for two different markets, with Chessington being transformed into a family park.

Home of the Unholy Trinity of roller coasters, Thorpe Park is the theme park for older kids and adrenaline junkies. If white knuckle rides and extreme Gs are your thing, then look no further. Be catapulted from 0-80mph in two seconds on Stealth, get flung every which way but loose on The Slammer and suffer a soaking on the biggest log flume in the UK, Tidal Wave.

If you are planning on bringing younger children to the park, there is still plenty to see and do, but the park is aimed specifically at older kids and teens. For younger children, try Legoland Windsor or Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo which are both within a short drive.

Some of the major attractions include:

• Nemesis Inferno, a B&M inverted roller coaster featuring interlocking corkscrews a pre-lift section themed around a volcano.

• Colossus, an Intiman multi-looping rollercoaster with a record breaking 10 inversions.

• SAW: The Ride, a Gerstlauer Eurofighter themed around the Saw franchise.

• Stealth, a launched roller coaster which accelerates to 130 km/h (80 mph) in approximately 1.7 seconds.

• Loggers Leap, the tallest log flume in the UK from 1989–1993 and from 2005–present.

• Tidal Wave, a 'Shoot the Chute' water ride.

• Storm Surge, a new raft ride that opened in March 2011

Rides:

If you know a thing or two about roller coasters, then we're sure you'll be aware that the most thrilling rides in the country here. Not really suitable for anyone of a nervous disposition, the rides here are designed to test your metal.

What's more, 2009 saw the arrival of the all new SAW: The Ride which features a 100 degree drop. Certainly not for the faint-hearted, 2010 saw the opening of the latest installment of the franchise, SAW - Alive Maze.

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