Golden Supports For Project Exodus Delivered
Tuesday 15th August 2023
More rollercoaster supports for Project Exodus have been delivered to Thorpe Park today. In a post on the THORPE PARK Annual Passholders Group on Facebook "Little Project Exodus update for you" the park showed off the latest on the building site and some of the new white supports in the filed next to The Swarm.
However it wasn't just white supports delivered today! The first shipment of gold coloured supports have been delivered.
"These photos are worth their weight in gold... Speaking of precious metals, tomorrow is National Rollercoaster Day... anyone familiar with the 'golden hour'?!"
Project Exodus Foundations Continue August 2023 Update
Friday 11th August 2023
Project Exodus is progressing nicely with work on drilling new foundations for the ride now looking complete. The machine that’s been used to drill holes into the ground for the supports for the rides station and supports has now been packed up ready to be moved off site.
This is our first update for a few months down Monks Walk and from this new angle we’ve been able to get a better look at the new foundations for the ride. First thing we noticed is that a new gate has been fitted at the front of the site near Burger King. Securing access to the construction site. Foundations for the station and maintenance building have been drilled and poured over the past few weeks. A trench for where the station will be can be seen on the side of the site. We expect over the next few weeks we will see the foundation base for the station be poured along with the bases for the station supports.
We’re still a few weeks away from seeing supports go virtual but we expect the park will start towards the back of the site and then make their way forward.
Walking down Monks Walk we said to ourselves we wonder if the old Platform 15 fence will ever be removed and if the last remaining Loggers Leap section of track over the lake will ever be removed or left there forever.
Project Exodus One Colossus View
Saturday 22nd July 2023
It's time for a Project Exodus update that takes it to new heights! This update comes from both the ground and the lift hill of Colossus. Taken during a VIP Lift Hill walk of Colossus this experience gives you a bird's eye view of the construction of the new Mack Rides rollercoaster.
Over the past few weeks, the park has been busy getting foundations ready and from the lift hill of Colossus you can start to see the layout of the rollercoaster and its foundations. Although we might be a few weeks away from the rollercoaster going vertical it's exciting to see progress being made at such a fast pace. This time last year the area was left abandoned and Loggers Leap was still standing.
Towards the back left of the site, foundations for the lift hill and first drop look to be completed. It does feel like the crews building the ride are focusing on the back first and then going forwards. Looking at the site you can see some fresh foundations that could have been poured yesterday towards the front. However, there are still lots of rebar bases left to be installed.
The drill has now also made it to the front of the site meaning we can now see how close to the front of Old Town this rollercoaster is going to get when it comes out of the station. During the day we say the drill making new foundations for it then to stop with the drill left poking out of the ground for the rest of the day.
With support columns delivered for the ride during the week, we also tried to snap a photo ourselves. However, due to all of the trees and bushes, you can only see glimpses of the white supports through the trees from Sunken Gardens and The Swarm Island.
It's fair to say this view from the Colossus lift hill is going to change dramatically over the next few months.
Ride Supports For Project Exodus Delivered
Monday 17th July 2023
Project Exodus is about to get exciting!
Thorpe Park has today received a delivery of supports for the new rollercoaster built by Mack Rides. This is the first delivery of many which looks to be being stored on the island next to The Swarm.
No sign of any track yet but these white supports look great! It shouldn’t be long until we start to see things go virtual for Project Exodus. The next few weeks and months are going to be very exciting!
July 2023 Construction Round Up Project Exodus
Saturday 15th July 2023
Project Exodus at Thorpe Park is progressing well with work on installing footers around the site continuing the drilling for support foundations almost coming to an end (in our best guess)
Over the past few weeks, the construction team have been hard at work drilling supports for the new rollercoaster. Starting towards the back of the site the drill can now be seen at the front where the train will leave the station and climb up the 236ft lift hill.
Footers/ground pins can be seen all around the site, with a few stacked up near the old Loggers Leap second lift hill area. Lots of rebar boxes have been made over the past 2 weeks and are waiting to be installed to then have concrete poured into them to form foundations for the new rollercoaster.
With the temporary fence pushed back we can get a slightly better view of the construction site. Although nothing has gone vertical yet it's exciting to see this area receive so much work. It shouldn't be long until drilling for foundations are complete and the track starts being shipped and arrives at the park.
The huge new wall near the Samurai exit still sits plain and boring, how much longer will it be until we start to see some new marketing for this new ride?!
Project Exodus is starting to get exciting!
Ground Pins Delivered To Construction Site
Saturday 24th June 2023
Project Exodus is just months away from reaching new heights, with ground pins finally delivered to the site. These ground pins were delivered earlier this year and have been sitting in storage waiting for the site to be ready.
These ground pins are what the supports for the rollercoaster bolt into.
Towards the back of the site, foundations can be seen ready for ground pins to be installed. From the ground, you can't see much but while riding Colossus, Saw The Ride or Samarui you can see towards the back of the site that lots of work has happened for where the base of the first drop will be.
At the front of the site, it looks like work for the station might have begun. With little trenches dug, mapping the layout of what could be the station building.
New Project Exodus Poster And Marketing Begins
Sunday 11th June 2023
Marketing for Project Exodus hasn't officially begun yet however at the exit for Samarui we've spotted a new "Project Exodus" banner that has been installed. And this isn't the only new marketing that's been installed since last week, new metal signage has been added to the construction offices.
The project name "Project Exodus" along with "Taking Thrills" and "To New Heights" has been engraved onto new gold-coloured sheets of metal. Meaning anyone walking towards the area from Nemesis Inferno way will see these. Could this shade of gold be the new colour scheme recently spotted on new construction plans submitted?
Around the rest of the construction site, work continues on drilling new foundations for the rollercoaster. Work on removing the old basses of the Loggers Leap drop continues, corgated metal previously seen holding back water and earth can be seen in the skip ready to be removed.
It shouldn't be long until this project really starts to get exciting!
Crane Arrives At Project Exodus
Tuesday 6th June 2023
A crane has appeared at the Project Exodus construction site, this is being used to help lower metal poles into the ground for foundations for the new rollercoaster. Holes are drilled into the ground where metal rebar is then lowered in followed by long metal poles, then concreate poured in. These will then become the base for the rollercoaster supports.
Elsewhere around the construction site, the site offices have expanded with B&E who was recently used at Chessington for World Of Jumanji settling into their new home for the next few months. Metal out cuts of logos from previous projects can be seen on the sides of the roof top.
It would also appear that work on removing the foundations for the old pump houses for Loggers Leap has begun. Located at the bottom of both lift hills where metal sheets to help retain water when the edge of the lake was closer. We expect that these will be removed over the next few weeks then filled in.
And yes… the Platform 15 fence is still standing! Who would have thought a B&Q fence would outlast Loggers Leap.
It won’t be long until we see more exciting progress happen!
Project Exodus Ground Work Foundations Continue
Sunday 14th May 2023
Work on drilling foundations for Project Exodus Thorpe Park's newest rollercoaster began last week and this week we saw the delivery of new construction site offices from the company B&E who helped build and construct The World Of Jumanji at Chessington and lots of Merlin Projects.
Unforcently the location of these site offices blocks an amazing view of the site from the Old Town toilets. But we're sure as the project gets more exciting you won't need to stand on a rock to see how huge this rollercoaster will be.
When riding Saw The Ride you can see the construction crew has been really busy recently and how lots of foundations have already been drilled. Completed foundations can be seen spray-painted blue.
Project Exodus Foundations Begin
Friday 5th May 2023
Foundations for project exodus at Thorpe Park have begun.
A huge pilling machine has arrived on site ready to drill holes into the ground for supports to be mounted onto.
Metal rebar can also be seen on the floor ready for the holes to be dug and then have the metal put in and concrete poured in.
