Week 4 - UK Visit...

One of the last things we did was visit Thorpe Park with friends! The kids managed to get a ride on all 11 of the 'EXTREME Thrills' rides and a few of the other not so 'extreme' rides..!

Some pitcures and a little bit (cut'n'paste!) about some of the rides...

SAW - The Ride the world’s first ever horror movie-themed rollercoaster is the most terrifying ride in the world, testing the nerve of all who dare ride as it leaves you at the mercy of the film's master manipulator, Jigsaw. Face Your Fears with a 'beyond vertical' drop of 100º from a terrifying height of 100ft, and endure three inversions adding another dimension to a whole new experience of adrenaline-fuelled fun for thrill seekers. You can just make out Dan's red hoodie on the back row!



DETONATOR - Slow Ride to the top and then when released is an extreme 45mph drop that pulls 5.5G's



STEALTH - Europe's Fastest Rollercoaster ride. Nothing sneaks up on you as quickly as the extreme thrill of going 0-80mph in under 2 seconds to a staggering 205 feet!



SAMURAI - On this ride you spin relentlessly through 360 degrees of stomach-churning terror, as Samurai slices and dices through the air reaching brutal forces of up to 5G's! (You can see the SAW ride in the background with it's vertical drop!)



SLAMMER - The extreme G forces mess with your mind as you're propelled 105 feet into the sky, then slammed back down to earth into a full throttle free fall on this giant human fly-swat!



TIDAL WAVE - No chance of getting off this ride dry! Here you experiencing a heart-stopping 85ft plunge into the blue, producing the tallest wall of water this side of a squally North Sea.



At the end of the day the kids were very wet!

And then the best ride of all..... The slow journey home on the M25, and M4!!!