Thorpe Park have been well known to put in little 'Easter Eggs' and references into rides. This has been especially true in more recent projects. For example, in The Walking Dead: The Ride, the crashed van just before that station has the number plate "XNWO WD" - a reference to "X:\No Way Out", the first incarnation of the ride. The 'staff board' seen on the left wall of the pre show room features names of staff members who worked on the project. The park's latest Fright Nights attraction, Trailers, is one big homage to ...

It’s the time we dread every year, closed season, no more spontaneous trips for a quick ride on Stealth till March.... what will we do?! Well if you’re like me and have a Merlin Annual Pass (even if it’s main use is for the theme parks!) there’s actually still plenty to keep you busy throughout winter making the time till Thorpe reopens it’s gates (126 days at the time of writing this... but who’s counting!) fly by, and lots of them are not far from Thorpe Park at all! Chessington Wo...