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Park News - (10/16/09) Sometimes I’ve really got to love the media in the UK. Where else can you get a major newspaper to report, as a major story, that park employees were seen using a Ouija Board to hold a “séance” at SAW – The Ride? As crazy as it sounds, the story gets better as the park has suspended the six employees behind the séance, and been forced to call in a Priest to perform an exorcism to get rid of the escaped evil spirits let loose.
    And this all just happened to take place on the opening night of Thorpe Park’s Fright Nights event too.  Hmmm… here is the official statement from the park. "We take staff and guest feedback very seriously and for this reason we called in Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe, a leading paranormal expert, to help us investigate reports that have arisen from this situation. "The ride has not been closed down and the Halloween Fright Nights are continuing as normal."  Gotta love it… you can’t buy PR like this!
    (8/20/09) My first thought upon reading the headline was that it must be a story from The Onion or some other spoof news site, but it seems the story is legit. Thorpe Park has put up signs saying, “Say NO to BO” around the park and is asking guests to keep their arms down while riding the coasters to prevent foul orders. Apparently as the UK is hit with a heat wave rising the temperature to 29ºC... which is just a mild 84º F to us in the USA, they are expecting the foul odor from their guests to be just unbearable it seems.
    You know if I were a local visitor to the park, I’d be highly insulted by this kind of thing, since this pretty much is the park’s way of telling their guests that they are a bunch of smelly unwashed undesirables... and the only reason the tolerate you at all is for the cash in your wallet. While I can’t even fathom just how they are going to police and enforce this kind of rule (please, someone make a video if they catch it taking place), but perhaps it would have been simply more effective to try and sign on an underarm deodorant company as a park sponsor for the summer, complete with free sample stations. Just an idea...

2010 - Saw Alive Horror Maze - Confirmed - (10/30/09) Thorpe Park has issued a press release about next year’s Saw Alive attraction which, according to Haunted Attractions, is expected to be built on the Thorpe Belle boat which will be moved over to the “Saw Island” area. Sure to please Haunt lovers, Saw Alive will actually be a season long experience, based on the popularity and attendance increases the park has seen from the 2009 Saw themed coaster ride. More than a “haunt”, Saw Alive is described as a “live action horror maze” where the guests are at the mercy of Jigsaw and will feature six iconic scenes from the first six Saw films.
    (10/28/09) According to a posting at Thorpe Park Mania, teaser artwork for the “Saw Alive Horror Maze” has been posted in the park as coming in Spring 2010.
    (10/22/09) A local radio station currently has a promotional page up for Thorpe Park’s Fright Nights, but near the bottom they have a weird clue that kind of sounds like something new may be added to Saw – The Ride in 2010. It says, “For those who prove themselves worthy of surviving SAW – The Ride during Fright Nights, get ready to turn up the terror as Jigsaw returns with a spine-chilling new SAW experience for 2010. The games have only just begun…”
    (4/16/08) While we don’t know any details, we’ve heard that the park may try to fill in the area near the 2009 coaster with another smaller ride. At this point it could be anything, from a kiddie ride, a flat ride, dark ride or even a water ride I suppose so take that for what you will.

???? - Hotel - In Development - (9/19/06) You can see concept artwork for the new proposed Hotel at Thorpe Park here. Just click on each of the links. From the look of things however, they seem to have dropped the idea of an indoor waterpark.
    (7/7/06) Coaster Force reports that Thorpe Park will show off possible plans for a new waterpark hotel to the public on July 14th and 15th.