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Ghost Train ad banned for being too scary

December 22, 2016 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Thorpe Park have a new attraction arriving next year. It’s Derren Brown’s Ghost Train.

An advert for the new ride was due to be aired on TV on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, before the watershed, but regulators Clearcast have now said it is too scary.

A spokesperson for Thorpe Park told press;

Plans to air our new promo for Derren Brown’s Ghost Train on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day have been changed due to advice that it may not be appropriate for audiences during this period.

The catch? The video is (currently) live on Facebook.

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Did it get you?

Too scary for TV or is this whole thing a wonderful piece of marketing for Thorpe Park and their new attraction?

Source: The Drum.

Haunted water slide at Thorpe Park

February 7, 2011 by Andrew 11 Comments

storm surgeThis is not the first time we’ve heard about haunting and ghosts at Thorpe Park. In 2009 there was an incident, believed to have started after the use of a Ouija board that resulted in speculation as to whether Thorpe’s Saw Ride was haunted. Now we’re asking if the water slide, Storm Surge, at Thorpe Park is built on ancient burial ground and is haunted by the ghost of a monk.

Trouble began during the construction of the new water slide. Builders working on the Storm Surge attraction apparently reported sighting the ghost of a headless monk. The usual reports of things moving around and sudden shivers have also, apparently, been reported by staff.

The divisional director of Thorpe Park, Mike Vallis, told press;

‘It became apparent that something strange was going on when teams started clearing Storm Surge’s initial site.

‘Staff reports of eerie goings-on shot up and the only physical change in the park, at that time, was the beginning of ground preparation work for the new ride.

‘As employees were getting freaked out, we decided to call on an expert to see whether there was anything to report but had no idea of the dramatic effects.’

As it happens the area in which the 64-ft tall ride is being built was once known as “Monk’s Walk”. It was a footpath which once connected Thorpe Church to Chertsey Abbey.

It’s South West London Paranormal who have been called in to investigate. Speaking for SWLP, Jim Arnold also told press that;

‘We carry out these kinds of investigations quite regularly, with medium to weak results being reported on a weekly basis.

‘Thorpe Park, however, was more striking as results were picked up immediately, with orbs, ghostly images in photography and ouija reaction results being strongest around the site where they were proposing to build Storm Surge.

‘The results were so strong, we felt the only explanation could be that an ancient burial ground or settlement was being disturbed, prompting the extra paranormal activity.’

Given Thorpe Park benefited from the publicity over last year’s ghost scare there is every reason to be sceptical about this current claim. Is there any science to the sighting at all?

The park have also invited a geophysical expert in to examine the site. Peter Masters from Cranfield University hasn’t commented on ghosts or monks but he has scanned the site and does appear that some of the signature readings detected by the equipment are similar to that of a burial ground, one that could be ancient, but not definitely so. The readings could also be caused by the remains of an old building.

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Reports suggest that they may have moved the site of the Storm Surge game because of this or altered the design. The question is – a marketing stunt from Thorpe, do the builders really think the site is haunted by a monk or could this be a mixture of them both?

Is Thorpe Park’s SAW ride haunted?

October 16, 2009 by Andrew 21 Comments

The bosses of Thorpe Park have suspended six members of staff and called in an exorcist. They believe that an Ouija board session the six members of staff conducted in the ride may have left the rollercoaster haunted.

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The SAW ride at the amusement park is based on the horror movie franchise. It can be pretty scary. Allegedly, the staff at the centre decided to use the Ouija board after the opening night of a Halloween themed “Fright Nights”.

Shortly afterwards guests are believed to have started to report paranormal happenings on the ride. Bosses believe the two events are related… but it can’t be ignored that this would also be a wonderful PR story for the park. If it is a PR stunt then suspending the six members of staff is, perhaps, extreme.

It is said that guests have reported sudden drops in temperature, lights that flick on and off as well as banging doors.

The park’s bosses have asked Rev Lionel Fanthrope to investigate the ride and determine whether it is haunted. Fanthrope told the press that if would carry out an exorcism if he discovers entities had crossed from the other die.

He added, “Many people believe that the Ouija board is just a game but its power should never be underestimated as it may be a very dangerous tool if not used properly.

“It opens a gateway to another dimension and when people who are not experienced spiritualists play with Ouija boards, mischievous entities can get through as may have happened here.

“If there is something causing fear and bewilderment at Thorpe Park then I will take care of it and if deemed necessary I will carry out an exorcism to remove any mischievous spirits”.

The SAW ride cost Thorpe Park a large fortune – nearly £14 million. It opened in March, can reach speeds of nearly 55mph and produce up to 5g of force.

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What do you think? Is this a stunt that’s resulted in staff being expelled? Are the staff in on it? Or could the ride actually now be haunted after the Ouija session?

Thorpe Park is about 20 miles from central London. A train from Waterloo to Staines* is popular with visitors as busses stop near the station and can take people straight to the park.

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