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Theme park expert shares 5 easy ways you can dodge long ride queues

Thorpe Park, Legoland and Alton Towers have reopened to visitors - and one theme park expert has shared their tips for avoiding long queue times

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2023

Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Drayton Manor and more UK theme park opening dates for 2023

From opening dates and prices to new rides, here's everything you need to know to plan an adrenaline-fuelled day out

Wales Online · Feb 20, 2023

23 lost rides and rollercoasters we remember from our childhood

They were the go to on school trips or family days out

Liverpool Echo · Feb 18, 2023

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Thorpe Park launches new ride and it promises to leave thrill seekers terrified

Ghost Train will be one of the UK’s longest ride experiences featuring live actors and multisensory effects when it launches at Thorpe Park in Surrey in March this year

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

Man sheds 5 stone after being told to get off Thorpe Park ride as he was 'too big'

Joe Thompson weighed 19 stone when he was told to get off the Colossus ride at Thorpe Park. The 35-year-old man has now lost five stone and eight inches off his 40-inch waist

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

Plans submitted for industrial park near Thorpe Park Leeds

Scarborough Group International wants to develop a 60-acre site adjacent to its existing location

Birmingham Post · Jan 20, 2023

Franco's in Leeds review: Italian restaurant owner tells us to 'shut up' when we queried bill

We ordered from Franco's at Thorpe Park but it didn't quite go to plan

Leeds Live · Nov 9, 2022

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Tess Daly tests if 'she's still scared at 53' ahead of BBC Strictly's Halloween special

Prior to heading into the ballroom for week six of the competition, Tess took some time out and headed with her daughters to Thorpe Park

Manchester Evening News · Oct 29, 2022

Best UK theme park Halloween events including Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and more

Alton Towers, Legoland, Thorpe Park and Chessington are pulling out all the stops with terrifying nights out, and a whole slew of fun events lined up to make Halloween as spooky as possible

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

Fury as two Leeds bus routes set to be axed as residents say it will 'cut them off'

Whinmoor and Temple Newsam will sorely miss the X26 and X27

Leeds Live · Oct 12, 2022

Alton Towers named UK's best value theme park for families - see the full list

Alton Towers, Legoland, Flamingo Land, Drayton Manor and Paultons are some of the best value UK theme parks according to recent rankings

Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022

Leeds Council warned 3G football pitches plan could trigger cancer cases

Leeds City Council wants to lay four 3G football pitches near Thorpe Park

Leeds Live · Aug 26, 2022

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Nottingham Post · Aug 16, 2022

Work progressing on latest £9.2m development phase at Thorpe Park

GMI Construction is leading the build of the latest part of the major out-of-town development

Birmingham Post · Aug 11, 2022

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Nottingham Post · Aug 3, 2022

The best Tesco Clubcard summer theme park offers including Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Legoland

Collecting Tesco Clubcard points can help fund a family day

Liverpool Echo · Jul 30, 2022

Woman with 'no shame' when it came to eating sheds 14st after trip to Thorpe Park

Stephanie Smith, 22, said "enough was enough" after the day out to the theme park

Nottingham Post · Jul 30, 2022

Birthday treat 'disaster' at Thorpe Park as man ends up not being able to get on any rides

He arrived at 9.30am but decided he'd had enough by 2pm after a number of disappointments

Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022

Fuming dad, 36, spent birthday Thorpe Park trip queuing without getting on a single ride

Palli Singh, 36, was taken to the resort on July 14 as part of a birthday gift from his wife but was left frustrated and disappointed by the visit amid huge queues

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The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

‘This is rubbish’: Man slams Thorpe Park after spending birthday ‘not getting on any rides’

‘I don’t want to set foot in there, I want my money back,’ says angry theme park visitor

Manchester Evening News · Jul 27, 2022

Young woman who couldn’t fit into Thorpe Park rides because she weighed 27st has huge 14 STONE transformation

Steph had struggled with overeating so much in her teens following a family bereavement that her parents put locks on the fridge

Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022

Woman who had to put lock on fridge sheds 14st after being kicked off Thorpe Park ride

Stephanie Smith's parents had to put locks on the fridge to stop her overeating as a teen, but she decided enough was enough after an embarrassing incident at Thorpe Park

Leeds Live · Jun 21, 2022

Awkward moment woman 'goes to wrong Thorpe Park' in Leeds in search of rollercoasters

@zoebreadtok came looking for rollercoasters - but left with a big appreciation for mini golf

Daily Record · Jun 9, 2022

Thorpe Park 'ruins' boy's birthday after banning one-armed mum from rides

Lisa Johnstone, 45, visited the popular theme park with husband Matthew and their children Ava, 13, and 11-year-old Toby, who couldn't wait to "go on all the big rides".

Bristol Post · Jun 9, 2022

Thorpe Park: Son's birthday 'ruined' as one-armed mum refused on rides

Lisa Johnstone, 45, could only go on the dodgems or on the tea cups but chose not to

Nottingham Post · Jun 8, 2022

Family's Thorpe Park trip 'ruined' as Nottinghamshire mum with 1 arm refused on rides

Having to get off was 'very degrading'

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