Friday 21st April 2023
Project Exodus is slowly making progress, work on transforming the huge area into a new rollercoaster area isn't the easiest or quickest.
Since our last look at the site, all of the water has been drained and work can once again continue.
Nothing big and exciting has happened yet but they have begun marking out footer locations around the area. Red blocks of wood have been put in the ground marking where footers will be located. We saw something similar happen at Chessington last year for Mandrill Mayhem.
Since our last look at the site, all of the water has been drained and work can once again continue.
Nothing big and exciting has happened yet but they have begun marking out footer locations around the area. Red blocks of wood have been put in the ground marking where footers will be located. We saw something similar happen at Chessington last year for Mandrill Mayhem.
Saturday 8th April 2023
Loggers Leap fights back!
Over the past few days in Surrey, we've had a lot of rain meaning that Old Town and parts of Thorpe Park have flooded a little bit.
You can see by the water levels on the diggers how high the water is in some places. It won't be long until the construction company has pumps dotted around the site to drain the water.
Over the past few days in Surrey, we've had a lot of rain meaning that Old Town and parts of Thorpe Park have flooded a little bit.
You can see by the water levels on the diggers how high the water is in some places. It won't be long until the construction company has pumps dotted around the site to drain the water.
Friday 24th March 2023
Old Town is no more! During the closed season, Thorpe Park has completely flattened the area, removed both lift hills of Loggers Leap, and 95% of the track for the ride. The only section of track that remains is the section that runs across the lake.
It's our first time back in the park for the 2023 season and the area is totally unrecognisable. It won't be long until we start to see ground works begin for the brand-new Mack Rides rollercoaster.
Work on infilling the lake for the new rollercoaster has begun. This will be a long process as the ground will need to settle before major groundworks and foundation works can begin.
New artwork and banners have been added to the fences around the area.
"Something EPIC is on the horizon"
"Taking Thrill to new heights"
Spotted across the lake, a new barge has been craned into the lake. Could this be to help remove the last bits of Loggers Leap and help with infilling the lake within Old Town?
The skyline of Thorpe Park is about to change forever! And we couldn't be more excited.
It's our first time back in the park for the 2023 season and the area is totally unrecognisable. It won't be long until we start to see ground works begin for the brand-new Mack Rides rollercoaster.
Work on infilling the lake for the new rollercoaster has begun. This will be a long process as the ground will need to settle before major groundworks and foundation works can begin.
New artwork and banners have been added to the fences around the area.
"Something EPIC is on the horizon"
"Taking Thrill to new heights"
Spotted across the lake, a new barge has been craned into the lake. Could this be to help remove the last bits of Loggers Leap and help with infilling the lake within Old Town?
The skyline of Thorpe Park is about to change forever! And we couldn't be more excited.
Sunday 12th March 2023
The reopening of Thorpe Park is just days away with the park previewing its 2023 season to guests on Saturday 18th March and fully reopening on 24th March 2023.
With the main theme park season just around the corner, rides have been spotted testing across the park. During our short visit to Monks Walk today we saw, Stealth, Rumba Rapids and The Swarm testing in the distance. This will be for staff training and getting rides up and running for the season.
Work on removing Loggers Leap continues with the drop now fully gone, and 90% of the second lift hill is now gone. The only sections of track left appears to be the section going over the lake before the lift hill. With it raining a lot over the past few days bits of wood from the lift hill can be seen being used to soak up the mud and help move heavy vehicles across the site.
This will be our last Monks Walk update for Project Exodus before the park opens and we can get a bird's eye view from inside the park. You're definitely going to want to ride Colossus, Saw The Ride and Samauri during the season.
With the main theme park season just around the corner, rides have been spotted testing across the park. During our short visit to Monks Walk today we saw, Stealth, Rumba Rapids and The Swarm testing in the distance. This will be for staff training and getting rides up and running for the season.
Work on removing Loggers Leap continues with the drop now fully gone, and 90% of the second lift hill is now gone. The only sections of track left appears to be the section going over the lake before the lift hill. With it raining a lot over the past few days bits of wood from the lift hill can be seen being used to soak up the mud and help move heavy vehicles across the site.
This will be our last Monks Walk update for Project Exodus before the park opens and we can get a bird's eye view from inside the park. You're definitely going to want to ride Colossus, Saw The Ride and Samauri during the season.
Saturday 4th March 2023
Thorpe Park is just weeks away from reopening its gates for the 2023 season and lots of work is going on behind the scenes and in places visible from Monks Walk. Signs are being replaced and rides are being reassembled ready for their first guests of the year.
Rush and Vortex have received new entrance signs, Depth Charge has been repainted and the old Saw Alive boat has been moved. With the old Saw Alive queue line being removed and the area opened up a little more, the park has relocated the boat next to Saw Alive. Weirdly the doors to get onto the boat have been placed lakeside so no one will be able to get onto the boat without getting a boat first. Could we see the boat moved into the car park to have any work done to it? With the boat being in the water for so many years it wouldn't surprise us!
The Teacups ride in Amity appears to be under new management and looks to have been sponsored by Dobble. New signage can be seen on the side of the ride facing Monks Walk. Looking into the park from the same area, a train can be seen in the Nemesis Inferno station. With work happening on the break run and on the lift hill we might have to wait a little longer to ride Nemesis Inferno this year.
Project Exodus update time! Work on removing the double-down drop is complete and work has now turned towards the lift hill for the ride. Sections of the ride's drop can be seen sitting on the floor waiting to be disposed of / recycled. Looking back towards the lift hill sections of the catwalk have been removed and preparations for removing the ride completely are underway. We wouldn't be surprised if the ride was completely gone by this time next weekend! With the lift hill housing motors, cables and important systems for the ride, these will need to be safely removed first before the ride can be cut up and removed using a crane.
Around the rest of the Project Exodus site, land continues to be cleared with rocks that used to previously be in the area moved down towards the old Thorpe Park Farm area. Old Town looks totally unrecognisable! Our first rides of 2023 are definitely going to be Colossus, Samarui or Saw The Ride so we can get a view of the construction site.
Rush and Vortex have received new entrance signs, Depth Charge has been repainted and the old Saw Alive boat has been moved. With the old Saw Alive queue line being removed and the area opened up a little more, the park has relocated the boat next to Saw Alive. Weirdly the doors to get onto the boat have been placed lakeside so no one will be able to get onto the boat without getting a boat first. Could we see the boat moved into the car park to have any work done to it? With the boat being in the water for so many years it wouldn't surprise us!
The Teacups ride in Amity appears to be under new management and looks to have been sponsored by Dobble. New signage can be seen on the side of the ride facing Monks Walk. Looking into the park from the same area, a train can be seen in the Nemesis Inferno station. With work happening on the break run and on the lift hill we might have to wait a little longer to ride Nemesis Inferno this year.
Project Exodus update time! Work on removing the double-down drop is complete and work has now turned towards the lift hill for the ride. Sections of the ride's drop can be seen sitting on the floor waiting to be disposed of / recycled. Looking back towards the lift hill sections of the catwalk have been removed and preparations for removing the ride completely are underway. We wouldn't be surprised if the ride was completely gone by this time next weekend! With the lift hill housing motors, cables and important systems for the ride, these will need to be safely removed first before the ride can be cut up and removed using a crane.
Around the rest of the Project Exodus site, land continues to be cleared with rocks that used to previously be in the area moved down towards the old Thorpe Park Farm area. Old Town looks totally unrecognisable! Our first rides of 2023 are definitely going to be Colossus, Samarui or Saw The Ride so we can get a view of the construction site.
