The Walking Dead - The Ride • Thorpe Park

Fine, nothing really good about it, but nothing bad. exists as a step up from Flying Fish, but is themed to zombies so kinda dumb on Thorpe's End.

Theming Disappointing! Pointless

Horror themed rides are supposed to create suspense, right? Then why do I feel absolutely nothing from start to finish. Between the pre show and the station is a completely blank walkway where NOTHING happens, which used to be a fantastic queue for X which was infinitely better and more immersive than this. All of the queue was moved into an outdoor cattle pen which is ugly. In the station you're clearly supposed to be feeling some sort of fear but I just don't really... get it. They took every aspect that made X good, removed them, and created this. What a downgrade. The fact that this replaced X, which was genuinely fantastic, just doesn't sit right with me. Decent layout though.

Theming Capacity

what a fucking embarrassment of a ride. It has a reasonable layout but also an abhorrent theme, obviously very cheap, constantly broken effects, a ride from thorpe at it's worst that was designed by a fuckwit who doesn't know what "tension and release" is.

Theming

It is a decent ride, but with that said it is a family coaster. Even with the Walking Dead theme. It's just really okay.

Theming Comfort Fun

It’s a fun coaster with some good theming. Although it’s not very re-rideable, I still enjoy it. I do prefer the original (X) though.

Theming Fun Dead spots Layout

A really immersive ride experience and a big improvement from X. The ride is themed very well but the ride itself isn’t that great. It’s just a family coaster. But the part where you have to escape the canteen after it got overran is great as there is scare actors in there.

Theming Capacity Discomfort

An improvement on X - the new Walking Dead theming makes the ride a lot more interesting. The trains aren't the most comfortable - on several drops you're thrown into the sides of the car, but it's nice to see the return of some of the lift hill effects from the original X:\No Way Out ride. They could do a lot more with the winding entrance and exit paths, and the 2-per-row rule makes loading a lot more convoluted than it needs to be.

Pointless

The only thing that made this ride interesting is the pitch black. I don't think the theme was particularly well done. I would have preferred it as a nightclub coaster like it was before.

Theming Capacity Duration

Theming Discomfort Dead spots

Theming Fun Too short Pointless Layout

Fun Dead spots

Theming Nice surprise! Fun Capacity

Theming Fun Discomfort Dead spots

Theming Tear it down! Pointless

Theming Nice surprise! Duration Pointless Layout

Pointless

Tear it down!

Pointless

Pointless

Smoothness Tear it down! Pointless

Pointless