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Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park
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About Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park is a theme park located in the village of Thorpe between the towns of Chertsey and Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey, England, 20 miles (32ย km) west-southwest of Central London. It is operated by Merlin Entertainments and features rides, themed cabins, live events, and Hyperia, the United Kingdom's tallest and fastest rollercoaster at over 236 feet (72m) and 129 km/h. The ride also includes Europe's tallest element and the world's first outer-banked airtime hill. In 2019, Thorpe Park was the United Kingdom's third most visited theme park, behind Alton Towers and Legoland Windsor.

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A few years ago, Thorpe Park asked the public for donations of their own urine to help make an authentic smell for their new horror movie-themed ride.

from No Such Thing As A Hummingbird With A Greggs Steak Bake, 2017-12-08 at 00:07:58 ยท read transcript

Other times Thorpe Park came up

  1. Yeah. It was a moral mission, because I would have thought that actually, setting up a roller coaster was an extremely good way to advertise your underwear, isn't it? Because the way it works, often, it's on display. I don't think I've, I don't think, I think I missed that one at Thorpe Park, you know? What? Where have you been taken? My mum used to dangle me out the window by my ankles, and then tell me where I've been taken.

    195: No Such Thing As A Hummingbird With A Greggs Steak Bake, 2017-12-08 ยท listen

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