The Swarm • Thorpe Park

First Drop Fun Intensity Harness

The layout is fun, I enjoy it. I can't say anything bad about the layout or ride itself. It's smooth, got a few moments of positives in the back, fun drop and good rolls. The Vests can get tight and there is a bounce on the outer seats if you want to complain about something, but aside from that, it's just good fun.

First Drop Capacity Rattle Too short Theming

I was very disappointed with my most recent ride on this. Considering my experience with the ride on Fright Nights I was going in wanting to enjoy it as much as I used to, but what I got this time was a horribly bouncy and rough ride and overall not really anything going for it. The placement in the park is strange and has one path going in and out, it's way too separated from everything else. The bottom of the first drop has a bad bounce that rattles your head everywhere and outside of the first half of the first drop there's nothing to rave about. The theming feels dated and almost incomplete. It has massive potential to be better, but for the coaster itself, part of me just doesn't want to bother if I'm not getting a night ride.

Duration Rattle Theming Harness

It bounces, the themeing is dated, the layout is boring and forceless, the placement in the park as a whole is awkward and odd. Possibly one of the most overrated rides I've ever experienced, it just achieves nothing. Couple this with massively overbearing vests that destroy my collar bones and you have a recipe for a rather crap ride.

First Drop Theming Hangtime Too short

Not intense at all but provides a more unique hanging feeling. Ends way too soon. Theme and layout combo is the best aspect of the ride (first drop under plane wing is still amazing).

Inversions Comfort Layout Dead spots

A good wing coaster but a bit under my expectations. I thought it was more intense, with some airtimes (for example Fenix at Toverland)

First Drop Theming Smoothness Too short

Swarm is a great ride. It's extremely smooth and delivers some suprising force on the inclined loop. Alot of people complain about the restraints, personally I don't have an issue with them. Yes, they're tight, but I never found it to be uncomfortable. The themeing is also excellent. However, it is quite short.

First Drop Theming Smoothness Too short

At the moment, Swarm is my favourite ride at Thorpe Park and my #1 coaster. It probably isn't the best wing coaster out there and it is frustratingly short, but the sense of speed, hangtime and the absolute size of this lad make for an excellent ride. The atmosphere in the plaza is great too, with some decent theming and great headchoppers. For me, the best row is the front for the views, speed and near-misses, but the back is good if you want to experience any force at all.

First Drop Theming Smoothness Too short Harness

A great ride with great themeing, the 3rd best at Thorpe Park for sure the theme is done amazingly (except some people have started graffitiing it) and the first drop is very good. I didn’t find it force less but I didn’t find it super intense either . My only problem is that the restraints are awful and make you struggle to breathe. But a great ride anyway!

First Drop Theming Comfort Too short Harness Intensity

Its comfortable like the seats but the harnesses are god awful - the old style B&M ones are so much better. Way too short and it kind of reminds me of Galactica its just not very exciting after the first drop. Really short too even if it was longer I don't think i would rank it higher anyway to be honest.

Theming Pace Smoothness Too short

For some reason a lot of people seem to think this ride is forceless. I always find it rather intense, especially the first drop and zero-g roll. It's nicely paced and keeps the elements coming, makes good use of the space and the inline twist over the station is a nice touch. The downsides: it feels too short - you hit the brakes wishing there was more to it. And the station is gradually getting more and more dilapidated as the years go by - already a lot of the original wooden beams are missing revealing the metal supports.

Massively wide trains don't turn very effectively. Like manouvering a bus, not a needle, so is utterly forceless. Nothing technically wrong with it, but not an especially exciting ride past the roll into 1st drop. The "wasteland" theme has been done to death and much better, not least at Alton Towers just up the road.

First Drop Smoothness Hangtime Too short

It was my first ride on it and it was so graceful the wing over drop sends you flying for some reason I preferred front row>back row Hands down best coaster at Thorpe park

Fun Smoothness Too short Disappointing! Intensity

Swarm is a fun ride, but it doesn't do anything amazing. I find it more relaxing rather than thrilling. It's over way too quickly for the ride type.

First Drop Theming Smoothness Too short

Its the best at Thorpe, and one of the best winged coasters.

Eh, Swarm is no good. Very mediocre!

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First Drop Inversions Smoothness Too short

First Drop Inversions Smoothness Too short

Comfort Smoothness Too short Capacity

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Theming Inversions Layout Discomfort Intensity

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Theming Smoothness Harness

First Drop Comfort Layout

Theming Inversions Too short Harness

First Drop Capacity Fun Too short Harness

Smoothness Hangtime

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First Drop Theming Disappointing! Intensity

First Drop Fun Smoothness Too short

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First Drop Theming Inversions Harness

Comfort Fun Smoothness Too short Intensity

Comfort Fun Smoothness Too short Intensity

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