Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park Resort is a theme park in between the towns of Chertsey and Staines, Surrey, England, UK. After demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s, the site became a gravel pit. Thorpe Park was built in 1979 on the gravel pit which was partially flooded, creating a water-based theme for the park. The park's first large roller coaster, Colossus, was added in 2002. Merlin Entertainments own and operate the park. Geared towards a young adult /teenage audience, the vast majority of the signature attractions are thrill rides and roller coasters. Popular attractions at the park include: Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, Tidal Wave, Stealth, SAW - The Ride, The Swarm and Rush. HistoryThorpe Park is in between the towns of Chertsey and Staines, Surrey, England, UK. After demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s, the site became a gravel pit. Originally the gravel pit was owned by Ready Mixed Concrete Limited; in the late 1970s they decided to flood part of the site and create an educational theme park. The park opened as a small attraction, building slowly up to RMCs first large installation of "X: \No Way Out" in 1996. In 1998, The Tussauds Group bought the park (they also owned the nearby Chessington World of Adventures). From the outset the park started opening key attractions such as Tidal Wave in 2000, Colossus in 2002, Nemesis Inferno in 2003 and Stealth in 2006.

Thorpe Park Resort is a theme park in between the towns of Chertsey and Staines, Surrey, England, UK. After demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s, the site became a gravel pit. Thorpe Park was built in 1979 on the gravel pit which was partially flooded, creating a water-based theme for the park. The park's first large roller coaster, Colossus, was added in 2002. Merlin Entertainments own and operate the park. Geared towards a young adult /teenage audience, the vast majority of the signature attractions are thrill rides and roller coasters. Popular attractions at the park include: Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, Tidal Wave, Stealth, SAW - The Ride, The Swarm and Rush. HistoryThorpe Park is in between the towns of Chertsey and Staines, Surrey, England, UK. After demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s, the site became a gravel pit. Originally the gravel pit was owned by Ready Mixed Concrete Limited; in the late 1970s they decided to flood part of the site and create an educational theme park. The park opened as a small attraction, building slowly up to RMCs first large installation of "X: \No Way Out" in 1996. In 1998, The Tussauds Group bought the park (they also owned the nearby Chessington World of Adventures). From the outset the park started opening key attractions such as Tidal Wave in 2000, Colossus in 2002, Nemesis Inferno in 2003 and Stealth in 2006.