Two years ago today I was meant to ride Hyperia for the first time but it had other ideas. Thorpe Park gave ticket holders the opportunity to re-book at a later day but with travel and hotels book we decided to visit anyway.

THE SWARM 📸 MARCH 2012

Building Nemesis Inferno 📸 2002 #NemesisInferno #Nemesis #BandM #ThorpePark

Building Nemesis Inferno

17 years ago today - Part 3 📸 8th May 2009 #ThorpePark

17 years ago today - Part 2

17 years ago today - Part 1

Eclipse 📸 March 2003 #Eclipse #FabbriRides #FerrisWheel #ThorpePark

Building Colossus 📸 28th August 2001

Colossus cobra roll 📸 2004 #Colossus #ThorpePark

THE SWARM 📸 APRIL 2013

THE SWARM BACKWARDS 📸 APRIL 2013 #THESWARM #THORPEPARK

Nemesis Inferno 📸 April 2013 #NemesisInferno #ThorpePark

Ranger County before the removal of Chief Rangers Carousel and arrival of DBGT. 📸 April 2013 #rangercounty #ThorpePark

Saw and Samurai 📸 APRIL 2013 #sawtheride #samurai #ThorpePark

THE SWARM 📸 APRIL 2013

Thorpe Park Skyline 📸 2000

THE SWARM 📸 APRIL 2013

Concept artwork for Tidal Wave 📸 1999 #tidalwave #AmityCove #ThorpePark

Tidal Wave viewed from the Flying Fish exit Bridge. 📸 2000

Thorpe Park Supervisors 1998 #ThorpePark

23 years ago today was my last day working at Thorpe Park. I remember doing some final handover work, running Colossus for some pre-season test runs and staff training, and getting a few rides in on Inferno which was being prepared for its official opening the following week.

Credit from www.facebook.com/share/v/1aoG... Eight years ago today, Thorpe Park premiered the TV advert for The Walking Dead: The Ride.

I forgot to mention yesterday that March 22nd is also the anniversary of the opening of Ribena Rumba Rapids (22nd March 2002). The Tussaud's Group secured a deal with Ribena to sponsor attractions across their sites and Thunder River was chosen as the Thorpe Park attraction.

Intamin brochure for 10 inversion rollercoaster.

Colossus ride layout 📸 2002

Colossus ride train concept art with the choice of three different colours. #Colossus #ThorpePark

The original Colossus track and support colour scheme. #Colossus #ThorpePark

March 22nd 2002 - March 22nd 2026 Colossus celebrates its 24th anniversary today. I don't have any pictures from the day as we were all too busy working. #Colossus #ThorpePark #intamin #worldsfirst #rollercoaster

Colossus at dusk 🎬 October 2024 #Colossus #ThorpePark

Colossus was launched on March 21st at the Premiere Screaming, an exclusive event for press and Annual Passholders. #Colossus #ThorpePark

24 years ago tonight was the 'Premiere Screaming' launch event for Colossus ahead of its public opening the following day. #Colossus #ThorpePark

Hyperia 📸 October 2024 #hyperia #mackrides #ThorpePark

The amazing view from the Nemesis Inferno lift hill. 📸 February 2003

The Colossus lift hill reaches its high point. 📸 July 2001 #colossus #ThorpePark

Queueing for Detonator in July 2001. #Detonator #XNoWayOut #MrMonkeysBananaRide #projectodyssey #ThorpePark

Happy 20th anniversary to Stealth at Thorpe Park

Hyperia at Sunset

Mr Rabbit's Tropical Travels 📸 September 1997

Winter storage for Thunder River boats. 📸 November 1999

13 years ago today, Thorpe Park announced that X:\ No Way Out was now X. "Ride forwards on a wave of light and sound as you experience the evolution of X!"

Ranger County from above 📸 2002

When Colossus was being built, it became clear that the clearance for the transfer track meant that one of the support pillars on one of the four corners of the No Way Out pyramid would be in the way.

Stealth during Fright Nights 📸 October 2024

The final bend leading up into the Trim Station (final brake run) on X:\ No Way Out.

This photo is looking back at the drop off of Animation 3 (3rd stopping point). The track behind me leads into the final bend and lowest point of the ride before the Trim Station (final brake run).

This is an above and below image of the drop from Animation 2 (second stopping point) on X:\ No Way Out.

X:\ No Way Out 📸 2000

When Tidal Wave and Amity Cove opened in 2000,a full range of SOS Amity Cove merch was produced including ponchos, mugs and these caps. #AmityCove #ThorpePark

Credit to thorpeparkarchive Simplified layout plan showing X:/ No Way Out as it first opened in 1996! Here you can see the original preshow experience with several rooms to walk through including the Vortex trommel tunnel