Comments on: The First Humans Survive The Swarm at Thorpe Park

By: Jonathan Hawkins

Jonathan Hawkins — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:50:13 +0000

I had a chance to ride The Swarm and visit Thorpe for the first time last month. The ride was a pleasant surprise as I did not have huge expectations going in. My full trip report can be read here: http://jonathanhawkins.net/thorpepark2012.php

By: Bill Robertson

Bill Robertson — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:07:26 +0000

Can't wait,

Going there in 2 weeks so will definitely write a review

By: BenW

BenW — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:51:27 +0000

This ride looks awesome, and there are obviously loads of people already loving it. I study architecture in the UK and I’m really interested in how people feel about abandoned theme parks and also about specific rides. I find theres a certain nostalgia towards them and a lot of childhood memories buried in them. Taking this ride for example, it is creating memory right now and if it were abandoned how would people feel looking back at it? Any comments would be really welcome.

By: Gearhart

Gearhart — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:52:19 +0000

I did forget about Herschend, they do great work at Dollywood and Silver Dollar City, but Mt. Olympus and similar smaller "theme" parks…I don't think they have GOOD theming necessarily. Definately adequate and I appreciate the effort, but it's not comparable to what they're doing at the bigger parks. The Swarm is far beyond that level of theming and that's more what I was getting at.

By: Quil

Quil — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:54:42 +0000

Busch Gardens (a.k.a. Seaworld Parks) also dose a very good job at themeing their rides, and there are other stand-alone parks here in the U.S. that also theme their rides well. (Dollywood, Mt. Olympus, etc.)

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By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:05:05 +0000

Speed can be deceiving. Many times at theme parks I've heard people remark how slow a ride looks, but you're right some rides just look slow because of the trains.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:17:17 +0000

I hate the idiots saying the ride is slow, its not. Its around 60mph, it just seems slow in the video as the trains are so large.

By: 2coastercrazy

2coastercrazy — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:04:44 +0000

I live RIGHT NEXT to thorpe park and i know all about this. I find it interesting very interesting that the coaster critic would post this since it is english. but i like it A LOT.

By: coasterer22

coasterer22 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:55:40 +0000

The Swarm definently has better theming than all the other wing coasters opening this year, but I don't think it has the best layout. Its awesome theming (especially the trains) will definently help set it apart from the others.