THORPE PARK 2008 :
TAKING THRILLS TO
THE MAX
·
NEW – SAMURAI
moves to Thorpe Park for 2004: the warlord of white knuckle rides
takes riders through plus 5gs whilst rotating through 360 degrees
·
MAXIMUM
ADRENALINE
– adrenaline soaked thrill ride list including the red hot
Nemesis Inferno, record breaking ten looping Colossus,
gravity defying Detonator and wet and wild Tidal Wave
·
PLUS
loads more
thrill favourites and great ticket options;
·
THORPE PARK OPENS –
March 2008 -
www.thorpepark.com
Opening times & travel
directions to Thorpe Park
 A
line up of buttock clenching, high-octane thrill rides will promise a
sensational 2008 season at the thrilling Thorpe Park. Opening on
March 2008, guests can look forward to the arrival of the mighty Samurai
from Chessington World of Adventures, plus the return of the sizzling
Nemesis Inferno, the record breaking ten looping Colossus and an
abundance of adrenaline soaked sensations.
NEW
: SAMURAI – THE MIGHT OF THE ORIENT
The warlord of white
knuckle rides, Samurai takes riders through 360 degrees of sensational
stimulation and like the famed warriors of Japan it is capable of
unleashing mighty forces of fearsome energy. Riders are strapped into
five seater pods with their legs dangling frighteningly free and then
lifted and rotated by a giant mechanical arm, gradually building speed
and creating G-forces of plus 5 and minus 3 as well as a centrifugal
force which sets the pods spinning 360 degrees 60 feet above the
ground. Only the truly mentally and physically prepared should dare to
attempt to transcend their fears and take on the formidable force of the
mighty Samurai. It is guaranteed to leave the uninitiated dazed,
disorientated – and full of respect.
more info
 RED HOT
360 DEGREES : NEMESIS INFERNO
One
of the world’s most intense, disorientating, exhilarating roller
coasters with the temperature turned up, NEMESIS INFERNO is a gut
wrenching, raw adrenaline fuelled suspended coaster and with unique
volcanic theming and effects, this white hot legs dangling experience
gives a new meaning to “hot footing it”!
With their legs dangling free,
riders will swoop through over 750 metres of suspended track, turn
through gravity-defying 360 degree loops, plunging from soaring heights
to dreadful depths, at speeds of up to 77km and G-Forces of up to 4.5,
with the heat quite literally turned up, in one of the world’s most
incredible roller coaster experiences.
THE POWER OF TEN : COLOSSUS
 Coaster fans can’t get enough of the world’s FIRST ten looping roller
coaster. Hurtling over 850 metres of relentlessly twisting track at
hair raising speeds of 65km, riders will whizz through ten almighty
loops.
From the sky-rocketing 360 degree loop, to the giant flipping
double cobra, the deadly duo of spiral loops and breath-taking series of
in-line twists over water and through the air, Colossus promises a
phenomenal dizzying, disorientating experience that will stay with you!
AND
AN ABUNDANCE OF ADRENALINE SOAKED SENSATIONS
Also on the list of “must ride” thrill sensations for 2008 is the
gravity defying Detonator – an explosive, gravity defying drop
ride that winches riders 100ft in the air before firing them back to
earth at 75km per hour with a G-Force of 5.5. Not for those with a fear
of heights is the vertigo inducing Vortex which goes through 15
high speed rotations per minute whilst swinging back and forth 65 feet
in the air. And strong stomachs are recommended for anyone riding
Quantum – seated on a platform, riders are lifted high into the air
to be lurched to and fro on the way back down to the ground just to take
off in the same stomach churning movements yet again … and again … and
again!
Add
in Tidal Wave, one of the highest water drop rides in Europe that
plunges riders a buttock-clenching 85ft through water, the world’s first
dark backwards coaster, X:/No Way Out and the white water
thrill-fest of the adrenaline charged river ride, Ribena Rumba Rapids
and Thorpe Park is undoubtedly the park to take thrills to the max in
2007.
Thorpe Park
Tickets and further information
Thorpe Park is open
from March 2008. Advance booking adds value – click on
www.thorpepark.com or call 0870 444 4466 for more information and
for details on ticket prices and opening times.
NB: Height
restrictions apply.
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