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The ride was the tallest log flume ride in the UK upon opening, although this was surpassed by "Nightmare Niagara" at American Adventure theme park near Derby. Following the closure of American Adventure, Logger's Leap regained its record. The ride famously featured in press photographs of the royal family with Princess Diana in 1993. A ...
Hyperia is a steel roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, England.Manufactured by Mack Rides, the hypercoaster opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the UK on 24 May 2024, with a height of 236 feet (72 m) and a maximum speed that reportedly exceeds 80 mph (130 km/h).
Amusement parks often compete to build the tallest, fastest, and longest rides to attract thrill seekers and boost overall park attendance. [3] Ranked by height, speed, length, and number of inversions, roller coasters often became the focal point for competing parks.
At 205ft high Stealth will now be the second tallest roller coaster in the park (Thorpe Park) Previously, 205ft high Stealth stood as the tallest ride in the theme park. Both rides meet the ...
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Detonator (previously known as Detonator: Bombs Away from 2014–2021) is a tower ride at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK. It was manufactured by Fabbri and is a 'Mega Drop Tower'. It opened in 2001 along with two other 'flat' rides, Vortex and Zodiac. [1] It is around 115 ft (35 m) and is not released via a computer.
The demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s transformed the grounds into a gravel pit, originally owned by Ready Mixed Concrete Limited.RMC excavated gravel from the site for 30 years from 1941 until 1970 when they began to plan a transformation of the site into a leisure based visitor attraction.
Top Scan is an amusement ride made by Mondial. [1] ... Samurai at Thorpe Park, at the highest point in its cycle. Name ... Canada: 2001: Operating Samurai: Thorpe Park