Possibly one of the more stranger articles we have written this year, however 13 Nuns, Vickers and Deacons have been having a hair raising experience at Alton Towers Resort and Thorpe Park conducting services at 50 mph or more!
Over the last couple of days Slammer has been shut due to the ride not going fully up meaning the ride couldn't run. However after almost a week of being shut the Thorpe Park mechanics have been able to fix the ride after a unknown fault had happened with the ride!
Before Saw alive was built saw the ride had actors inside the building enacting with the props found inside the indoor queue line. However following the Saw Alive fire the actors have been put in the queue line and back inside the saw the ride building.
On Tuesday 5th April 2011 a minor fire broke out in the saw alive ride at Thorpe Park which is located on the old Thorpe Park belle.
If you have visited Thorpe Park this year so far then you would of seen that Samurai has been closed because of one of its motors had failed and Thorpe Park where waiting for a new motor to be fitted. The ride has now reopened as is working better than ever.
Today plans for Thorpe Parks new ride Storm Surge have finally surfaced on the internet and as rumors suggested the ride is second hand and will be coming from a park in America that merlin has recently taken over. The ride will open March 2011.
Thorpe Park have revealed the name, logo and the theme for there new water ride opening in 2011. We are very glad to say that this is not going to be another Saw themed ride.
Work on redeveloping Octopus Gardens and turning it into a water rides location is well underway. All of the rides have been removed and holes ready for. foundations to be poured have been drilled. More marketing for the ride can also be seen dotted around the park.
It looks like dead end terror zone at Thorpe Park is coming along nicely. Maze construction doesn't have a set date to start on however work goes on throughout the year and due to this maze being set outside in a public area work has begun on this attraction.
A couple of weeks ago we reported that Octopus Gardens was to be shut to make way for a brand new water ride opening in 2011 and today we have a update of the deconstruction of the area. Most of the rides are now off site with just a few items remaining.
If planing a visit to Thorpe Park in the next few weeks you should note that Slammer is currently listed as being unavailable due to ongoing technical faults.