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The Swarm is a steel roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in the United Kingdom. [3] The Swarm was the world's second Wing Coaster model designed by Swiss roller coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and the first one located in the United Kingdom. [4] Construction commenced in May 2011, and the coaster opened on 15 March 2012. [5]
In March 2012, Thorpe Park announced they contacted You Me at Six to create the world's first roller coaster single for the launch of The Swarm. The song was released to iTunes on 18 March 2012, a few days after the opening of the coaster.
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It opened in 1987 under the name of Thunder River, and is the second oldest ride currently still in service at Thorpe Park. In 2002, it was refurbished and along with other improvements, its name was changed to Ribena Rumba Rapids because of its sponsor, Ribena .
The demolition of the Thorpe Park Estate in the 1930s transformed the grounds into a gravel pit, originally owned by Ready Mixed Concrete Limited.RMC excavated gravel from the site for 30 years from 1941 until 1970 when they began to plan a transformation of the site into a leisure based visitor attraction.
Hyperia is a steel roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, England.Manufactured by Mack Rides, the hypercoaster opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the UK on 24 May 2024, with a height of 236 feet (72 m) and a maximum speed that reportedly exceeds 80 mph (130 km/h).
Stealth is a launched roller coaster in the Amity area of Thorpe Park located in Surrey, England.Built and designed by Intamin of Switzerland for £12 million, the Accelerator Coaster model opened in 2006 as the fastest roller coaster in the UK before being passed by Hyperia in 2024.
Colossus is a steel roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England, and the park's first major attraction.It was built by Lichtenstein-based manufacturers Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel as an adaptation of Monte Makaya in Brazil.