coldel Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 1st wedding anniversary today...so rather than a meal, or something romantic, we just decided to be big kids and go to Thorpe Park. £40 EACH to get in, then, up to £5 per fast pass. Of course they charge you £2 to park your car. Is it a theme park? Not in a million years, no performers, no characters, no entertainment, nothing apart from a few big rides and little else. Utterly shocked at what a rip off the whole place is That said Nemesis was a great ride, nice weather as well, but generally speaking vastly overpriced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter10 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Last time I went it was £28 per person. However, they used to (may still do?) hide a link on their webpage which gave you 50% off on admission, so it cost me £14. It's a good day out though if it is your sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 i thought nemesis was at alton towers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 nemesis is indeed at alton towers... edit, im a tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 nemesis is indeed at thorpe park... is there a nemesis at alton, or did they sell it and move it to thorpe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 i meant alton, there is a nemesis at alton towers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 alton towers have "nemesis" thorpe park have "nemesis INFERNO" , similar to altons ride but not as good,they should have just called it inferno to save any confusion, they are both made by Bolliger & Mabillard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolliger_&_Mabillard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_%2 ... coaster%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_Inferno yes i'm a bit of a coaster geek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 1st wedding anniversary today...so rather than a meal, or something romantic, we just decided to be big kids and go to Thorpe Park. £40 EACH to get in, then, up to £5 per fast pass. Of course they charge you £2 to park your car. Is it a theme park? Not in a million years, no performers, no characters, no entertainment, nothing apart from a few big rides and little else. Utterly shocked at what a rip off the whole place is That said Nemesis was a great ride, nice weather as well, but generally speaking vastly overpriced. thats why i have a an annual pass - http://www.merlinannualpass.co.uk/passe ... passes.asp expensive at the start but the renewals are cheaper, you save on the car parking charge and get 20% discount at their food places and shops (the standard pass doesn't included the parking from this year onwards, my pass is from last year) think they are great value if you go to a lot of theme parks, buy a pass this year and it runs out this time next year in september they are adding a few attractions from blackpool, such as the tower entry, to the pass so it's even better value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Think they started charging for parking this year, as it always used to be free. I only live 10 mins from Thorpe park and when I was younger, me and a few mates used to have annual passes. We used to pop down there after school just for a burger king as it used to he the closest one to us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Aye sorry, should have said Inferno to save any confusion. I remember going to Thorpe Park when I was a kid, must have been like 25 years ago? I am sure it had a lot more stuff aimed at younger kids, its very much now dominated by big thrills rides which is great but really its not somewhere worth going if you are taking a child under 1.3 metres as most rides wont allow it. Yep you can still save some money booking online, we though decided to go on a whim and you cant book online on the day. Still was surprised that £40 just gets you in, you get nothing else for that, they don't even give you a park map on entry just signs telling you to download the app A load of us stood at the information desk just past the entrance for about 10 minutes, no staff, nothing at all so we walked on aimlessly. I have been to Disneyland in Paris and Tokyo and both those places knock spots off Thorpe Park and are half the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.