Work on Project Exodus has begun, the demolition of Old Town has officially started and it's the beginning of the end for the area! This closed-season update is the beginning of an exciting few months ahead for Thorpe Park and the skyline of the park. When completed this rollercoaster will drastically change the skyline of the park.
Looking across the lake we can see the sections of track removed from Colossus, Vortex is still undergoing its winter checks, Mr Monkeys Banana Boat Ride is under scaffolding, the teacups have been removed and the second train of Nemesis Inferno can be seen on the brake run with its seats removed.
Back to the exciting part of today's update, the old Canada Creek Railway train shed has received more work. Over the past few weeks, rails and sleepers have been removed from the shed, it shouldn't be long until we see the tent dismantled and this space be left empty for the next few years, in our opinion this space is perfect for a new scare maze? Tracks and sleeps that used to be in the tent can be seen stacked up down monks walk near the old carriages for the ride.
However, inside Old Town is where things are starting to really heat up! Large heavy-duty machines have moved in to demolish rocky express and other buildings within the area. Rocky Express has now been removed with ride cars and the central piece of theming is now sitting on the side waiting to be moved. Hopefully, this ride is put into storage or relocated to another park!
The first building to be removed appears to be the old ice cream unit to the left of the timber tug boat entrance, this place has been more recently used as the buckwheats storage area/recruitment area and the gun collection point for Zombie Hunt. The food unit that previously sold Curly Fries / The Mill Grill is currently being removed, heavy machinery can be seen parked in front of the unit.
Around the rest of the construction site, skips can be seen full of rubbish and buildings that once stood in the area. Fences that stopped access to loggers leap when the attraction closed area are slowly being removed. It won't be long until Loggers Leap is completely gone. This could be the last time we ever see Loggers Leap! Signs for Creek Freak have been removed from the building, along with extraction fans which could previously be seen from monks' walk.
One of other the biggest changes is that the old Canada Creek Railway trains have been moved! They are no longer parked down monks' walk, our suspicions are that they've been sold off or are returning to the original manufacturer Severn Lamb for a refurbishment to then be sold again.
The Island is about to change!
