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I've always avoided opening days but felt duty bound to be at Thorpe on Friday. It's the park I grew up with, from Wicked Witches Haunt and Magic Mill as a nipper, to watching Colossus, Inferno and Stealth being built as a teen. These days I find it pretty boring and the rides all below average...

https://x.com/THORPEPARK/status/1794375668530368885 Down until at least 29th May.

Managed to get 4 rides on Hyperia today. My initial ride on row 3 was very good but didn't hit as hard as I'd hoped. As expected though; it gets better and better throughout the day. Got lucky with a back row ride in the evening and it was absolutely hauling. There is plenty of airtime...

Regarding the queue and overall aesthetic, I think it's fair to point out that... it's a construction site. Let's wait until it's finished before fully judging it.

Should've gone with Jonny Rocket.

I do find Taron to be can be inconsistent tbf. When it's running a bit slower it's still very good, but more in a nice friendly/fun way. And I can see how people may find it a bit of a let down. Sometimes though it's absolutely hauling around Klugheim and you get those twisted ejector pops 🤌

Yeah no idea how I've managed that - edited. I left out Time Traveller o_O

1. Steel Vengeance 2. Skyrush 3. Toutatis 4. Gotham City Escape 5. Untamed 6. Twisted Colossus 7. Taron 8. Phoenix 9. Hyperion 10. Lightning Rod 11. Wildcats Revenge 12. I305 13. Time Traveller 14. Karnan 15. Phantoms Revenge 16. Magnum XL 200 17. The Beast 18. The Voyage 19. Mako 20. Zadra...

I got on Kondaa a few weeks back and have similar feelings. It's very good but nowhere near my top 10. Despite all the airtime, it just feels a bit tame for some reason. Then the following day I finally got on Toutatis which blew me away. Not as much traditional airtime as Kondaa but a much...

Europa for me. Not only do I prefer their big three, but the family coasters are always worth a ride because of the themeing.

Was elite before and will be elite after.

Nemesis. The gradual descent as the ground disappears and you go into the first inversion 😍

And there it is ...

Must be getting new lap bars. I really like the current restraints but understand I'm in the minority there. A lot of people are put off riding it because of them. The new Intamin restraints are perfect, so I'm all for it if it gives the ride a new lease of life.

^ yep, the colour is a perfect blend to the grey British sky. There's a gap in the trees straight after the M3 exit on the M25, where you can get a brief glimpse of Thorpe from a distance. The sky is particularly miserable today and I could barely see it. Think they're doing the bottom of the...

The grey skies don't help tbf. I've seen it up close on a sunny day and it the 'gold' looks great.

The view from the car park is even more absurd. Looks like it's been built at the front behind the dome!

Just taken these from across the lake, definitely not an inversion.

Summer for me. I cope quite well in the heat for a pale skinned fatty. All of my best theme park memories are from hot summer days/nights. Phantasialand is an exception as I'll only visit on winter. Because January is a ****ty month but Taron will always be open 😍

RMC build equally extreme elements and have never used trims as far as I'm aware. That's why we love their rides so much. On the other hand ... Untamed has had to close the back few rows when it's running too fast, so one could argue maybe that should have been trimmed 🤷‍♂️