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Thorpe Park Lake in July 1979, the year the park opened to the public In 1975 the Water Ski World Championships were held on the lake. [ 4 ] RMC established a subsidiary, Leisure Sport Limited, to operate the 400-acre (160 ha) park for water sports, leisure and heritage exhibitions, at a cost of £3 million.
Rumba Rapids (also known as Rumba RAPids or Oompah Rapids) is a rapids ride at Thorpe Park, Chertsey, Surrey.It opened in 1987 under the name of Thunder River, and is the second oldest ride currently still in service at Thorpe Park.
Ghost Train is a dark ride at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England. The attraction incorporates motion simulation , illusion, multisensory effects and live actors to help execute the storyline. It is set in a haunted mid-1980s railway station and mainly focuses on passengers taking the last train to an abandoned crypt .
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On 27 March 2018, Thorpe Park announced that the ride would open on 31 March 2018. The ride (Along with Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise Of The Demon) was closed during the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was due to the inability to social distance with the attraction being indoors. It re-opened for the 2021 season on 17 May.
In March 2012, Thorpe Park announced it had contracted the band You Me at Six to create the world's first roller coaster single for the launch of The Swarm. The song, " The Swarm ", was released on iTunes on 18 March 2012, a few days after the opening of the roller coaster. [ 28 ]
Logger's Leap did not open after the 2015 season and stood not operating. The park announced via social media that the ride was "under redevelopment". In February 2019, it was confirmed that Logger's Leap had permanently closed and ride parts were to be auctioned in May, however no auction ever took place.
In 1982, the park reopened with a mix of "new and reconditioned rides," per the Luna Park website. In 1988, the park closed again due to an unsuccessful redevelopment project.