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Yes, 12p is a bargain. However, numbers are limited and its first come, first served. Here's all the info you need in this wonderfully copied and pasted press release.


“GET IN FOR A BOB” AT THORPE PARK RESORT THIS YEAR
THORPE PARK Resort rolls back prices to the equivalent of a Victorian shilling to celebrate the arrival of Derren Brown’s Victoriana inspired Ghost Train

· Spend a day at THORPE PARK Resort for just 12p – Good Friday deal starts at 10am
· Enter exclusive promo code DBGT1871 to roll back the price
· Derren Brown’s Ghost Train arrives on Friday 6 May 2016
· 12p tickets can be used from Saturday 26 March until Thursday 6 October

THORPE PARK Resort is rolling back ticket prices this Easter weekend with their ‘get in for a bob’ offer. A limited amount of tickets will be available at Victorian price rates to coincide with the announcement of the Friday 6th May opening date of Derren Brown’s Ghost Train.

This special offer is limited to 1,871 tickets, the date in which Derren Brown’s Ghost Train is set (1871). From 10am on Good Friday (25 March), tickets will be available through the THORPE PARK Resort website for just 12p, the equivalent of 1 shilling. A maximum of four tickets per person can be purchased to use in the park anytime from Saturday 26 March until Thursday 6th of October 2016 – guests must select the date they would like to visit the Park when they book. **

Ticket prices are being sent back to the Victorian era to celebrate the news that Derren Brown’s Ghost Train will open on Friday 6th May. Guests will be taken on a head-spinning train journey of between 10-15 minutes, the like of which guests will never have taken before; providing a heady mixture of exhilarating live action sequences, 4D special effects, grand-scale illusions, next generation technology, and physical transit. No place for spectators, guests will play a major part in the action which will leave them questioning where perception ends and reality begins.

THORPE PARK Resort’s biggest and most ambitious investment to date, Derren Brown’s Ghost Train takes theme park attractions to a whole new level, promising to derail guests’ minds with a series of multi-sensory experiences. Like its inventor, this is a smart ride that also has 12 multiple knee-shaking journeys and two endings - so not only will no two ‘rides’ on board Derren Brown’s Ghost Train be the same but every journey will provoke an intense response and reaction in each individual ‘passenger.’ So whilst guests may share the journey with others, the experience will be an individual one – and every journey, every sensation and every fear will be quite unique.

For the chance to purchase your 12p* tickets please head to www.thorpepark.com/12p-ticket and click ‘Buy Now’ then enter the exclusive promo code DBGT1871 to roll back the price.

When the 12p tickets run out, guests can take advantage of THORPE PARK Resort’s online price saver, where day tickets start from just £27.99. Or if you want to make the most of visit, stay over at the THORPE SHARK Hotel and take advantage of the kids go free accommodation package which ends on 30 April 2016 – pay £164 for a family of four (£82 per person and kids go free).
 
Clever. "When the 12p tickets run out (in 5 minutes), people can take advantage of our normal online prices."

People are f**king thick, so this will work well.
 
That 1870-something tickets is reasonably significant... No idea what Thorpe's capacity is but I'm-a guess it's about 20k?? Anyone know? That number is probably the number of guests they expect to get in DB that day HURHUR.

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The daily capacity is irrelevant since the 12p tickets can be used right through the season. It's marketing for the ride without actually forcing people through the gates for an opening event. It's actually a much better way to do it than risk extra crowds on an opening day since we know how those often turn out.
 
Joey said:
That 1870-something tickets is reasonably significant... No idea what Thorpe's capacity is but I'm-a guess it's about 20k?? Anyone know?

I think it's closer to the 17-18k mark.


But yeah, this is a fab idea and will surely grab loads of people's attentions.
 
For what it's worth, I went to the website at about 09:55, put in the promo code and received a message saying that the tickets were already sold out. :lol:
 
There seems to be lots of complaints on twitter about the deal, that it sold out before it even went online?

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Yes, lol. Apparently "technical difficulties" were to blame. Seeing how it's probably automated using synced clocks and technology, "technical difficulties" seems like a lame excuse. The only way it could start earlier is if somebody activated it earlier of they didn't check the clocks/software used to release the tickets at 10, which would suggest a human error.

Although it's not fair on those who waited until exactly 10am, it will generate publicity for Thorpe and, as with things of this nature, it'll be forgotten about in a day or two. And people will still go.
 
The worst part was the code had to be put on the bottom of the webpage, so I was there refreshing it about 5 to 10 and only realised the box for the code was on the bottom.
 
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