Rush

The name ‘Rush’ doesn’t exactly inflict fear like Detonator, Samurai or Slammer might, but this gargantuan take on a playground swing is no child’s play and it suits the ride to a tee.

It doesn’t invert you or disorientate you, but it’s the biggest fun you’ll have in any UK theme park! Its massive structure breaks into the Thorpe Park skyline at 60ft, and swings riders to a maximum 120° angle over the Lost City. Rush seats 32 riders as they sail through weightlessness at the mercy of the world’s first S&S Worldwide Screaming Swing. With two monolithic hydraulic towers capable of providing enough pressure to propel riders over 75ft into the air at 50mph, Rush is a spectacle to behold and an unbeatable thrill to ride!

After sitting in the ride’s seats, the lap-bars lock into place. That’s right – when riding Rush, your entire upper body will be left exposed and free to move under the forces of the ride; the result is a vulnerability only rivalled by The Swarm. The ride starts and the swings get bigger and faster at an incredible pace with the assistance of the roaring hydraulic towers. After two minutes of breath-taking weightlessness, your rush is at an end and we can guarantee you’ll come off laughing! For those who prefer gentle forces over the body-pummelling positive G-forces of Samurai and Detonator, this is the ride for you.