Thorpe Park Nostalgia

Image of Mr Rabbit's Tropical Travels at Thorpe Park in 1997

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!"

Image of ranger County in Thorpe Park

Ranger County from above
📸 2002

Instead of changing the plans for Colossus, this new double steel support was installed on the pyramid which reached the the ground closer to the pyramid than the original.

Image of X no 6oit support coloum with Colossus rollercoaster behind

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.

Image of stealth at Thorpe Park at night lit up

Stealth during Fright Nights
📸 October 2024

Image of roller coaster track inside x:\ No Way Out at Thorpe Park

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

Image of the rollercoaster track in X:\ No Way Out at Thorpe Park

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

Who remembers when X No Way Out was like this? By about 2001 most the preshow was shut off and the mid-ride effects no longer running. Thanks to @thorpeparknostalgia and Thorpe Park 1999 for helping piece together the gaps! #thorpepark #rollercoaster @thorpeparkofficial

The roller coaster lift and drop travelled along the centre peak of the pyramid and entered three stopping points along the journey, with different air, mist and rollback effects to give the effect of the ride malfunctioning.

inverted room, funhouse style ‘grinders’ and metamorphosis chamber with strange robots emerging from the walls. From there you took the false elevators to the onload station where your empty train waited.

Aerial view layout of X:\ No Way Out Ride and queue line.

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

When X:\ No Way Out became X
📸 2013

Thorpe Park 1996 entrance ticket with an artists impression of x:\ No Way Out on the front

1996 Thorpe Park Admission Ticket

guests with: heart, neck or back problems, epilepsy or claustrophobia as the ride contains sudden stops, lighting effects and haze and those who suffer from motion sickness or dizziness

We will see you at the Safe Zone…For the first time ever, experience The Walking Dead: The Ride. Those who ride…survive!

This attraction is not suitable for those under the age of 13,

Located at the centre of the Island, navigate your way to the safety of the indoor bunker - but be warned. All signs point to an imminent invasion of Walkers, so keep your head down and move quickly for your best chance of staying alive

8 years ago today, Thorpe Park announced the end of X and arrival of the Walking Dead The Ride:

It's the end of X...

THORPE PARK Resort is overrun by Walkers and there is but one goal: survive. Making it to the sanctuary of the Safe Zone is vital for salvation.

Image of chute 2 on loggers Leap at Thorpe Park

7 years ago today Thorpe Park announced that Loggers Leap was being retired and would never re-open.
#LoggersLeap #LogFlume #mackrides #ThorpePark #onelastleap

Amity Cove at Thorpe Park showing tidal wave, stealth, and the swarm.

Amity Cove
📸 2013

X:\ No Way Out A4 pad cover

X:\ No Way Out A4 pad cover

Just rode the Alpine Coaster at Midlothian Snowsports Centre. We had a wristband for three rides. After a blue sky sunny start in Edinburgh, by the time we arrived at 2pm winter had returned. The first circuit was in hail, second in snow, and third in rain.

Image of fire ravaged Mr Rabbit's Tropical Travels and one of the ride's boats

A Mr Rabbit's Tropical Travels boat which stopped short of being caught up in the Inferno of the Tropical Travels/Wicked Witches Haunt fire.
📸 July 2000.
#MrRabbitsTropicalTravels #ThorpePark

Image of fire destroyed ranger county bridge and magic mill building at Thorpe Park

The remains of the Magic Mill building on Mr Rabbit's Tropical Travels.
📸 July 2000
#MrRabbitsTropicalTravels #ThorpePark

In the foreground on the left, you can see the Lo-Q queuing system panel that was being trialled at Thorpe Park
📸 July 2000
#MrRabbitsTropicalTravels #ThorpePark