THORPE PARK
United Kingdom
Merlin Entertainments Group
 Park News - (2/23/2026) Blooloop confirms that Thorpe Park will be replacing the Amity Beach water play area with a new “recharge zone” that will be called The Launchpad. It’s just a place for guests to relax and recharge in-between ride experiences throughout the day, and will feature both places to sit and rest as well as food kiosks.
(2/22/2025) A reader pointed out this photo on Instagram showing off demolition crews that were on site at Thorpe Park two weeks ago cutting down the closed Slammer ride. This one is a bit historical, as I believe this was the very last S&S Sky Swatter ride that was in operation at the time when Thorpe Park closed it at the end of the 2016 season I believe. Since then it’s sort of been left to just sit and rot, hidden behind the foliage guests would pass through the former queue for the Slammer when experiencing the Black Mirror Labyrinth themed maze attraction that was open from the 2021 to 2023 seasons.
When the park announced that Black Mirror was leaving for good a year ago, they also confirmed that the Slammer would also be coming down, but for whatever reason it has taken them an extra year to finally get around to doing it. With the work now under way, I do wonder if this section of the park is where they are planning to build their next big attraction.
2025 - Nothing is known at this time...
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