Although it is owned by Prestbury, the site is operated by Merlin based on a renewable 35-year lease. On 17 July 2007, as part of the financing for the Tussauds deal, Merlin sold Thorpe Park, to private investor Nick Leslau and his investment firm Prestbury under a sale and leaseback agreement. Dubai International Capital also gained 20% of Merlin Entertainments. In May 2007, Blackstone Group purchased The Tussauds Group for US$1.9 billion and the company was merged into Merlin Entertainments, who took over operation of Thorpe Park. From the outset the park started opening key attractions such as Tidal Wave in 2000, Colossus in 2002, Nemesis Inferno in 2003 and Stealth in 2006. In 1998, The Tussauds Group bought the park. The last large attraction opened by the park's original owners was "X:\No Way Out" in 1996.
Space Station Zero was the park's first rollercoaster, opening in 1984.
New attractions were opened throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In the early 80s, the park redeveloped into a theme park with permanent themed rides and attractions. īetween 19 it was regularly used as a filming location for The Benny Hill Show In addition to lakes and parkland, the park featured a replica Stone Age cave, Celtic farm, Norman castle and Viking camp as well as ancient water vehicles and aircraft. The park was officially opened to the public by Lord Louis Mountbatten on, his final public appearance shortly before he was assassinated by a bomb on board in a fishing boat planted by the Provisional IRA in Mullaghmore, Ireland. RMC established a subsidiary, Leisure Sport Limited, to operate a 400-acre (160 ha) park for water sports, leisure and heritage exhibitions, at a cost of £3 million. In 1975 the Water Ski World Championships were held on the site. When the pits were expended, RMC flooded part of the site. The demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s saw the grounds transform into a gravel pit, originally owned by Ready Mixed Concrete Limited. Thorpe Park Lake in July 1979, the year the park opened to the public Major attractions include a large water ride Tidal Wave, a number of rollercoasters including Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, Stealth, Saw – The Ride, The Swarm, The Walking Dead: The Ride and dark ride Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon. It has since grown into one of the major theme parks in the UK. When the pits were expended, RMC regenerated the site for leisure, opening Thorpe Park as an outdoor activity park in 1979. Īfter demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s, the site became a gravel pit managed by Ready Mix Concrete (RMC). However Thorpe park was the second most attended park in the UK behind Alton Towers in 2020. As a result of this the park had a huge decrease in attendance. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 the park only had a 125-day operation season along with limited capacity. In 2019 Thorpe park was the UK's third most visited theme park (1.9m) behind Alton Towers & Legoland Windsor. It is operated by Merlin Entertainments and includes rides, themed cabins, live events and Stealth, the UK's fastest rollercoaster.
Thorpe Park Resort, commonly known as Thorpe Park, is an amusement park located in the village of Thorpe between the towns of Chertsey and Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey, England, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Central London. Mid/Late March – late October/early November Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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