Ghost Train (Thorpe Park)
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Ghost Train is a dark ride at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England. The attraction incorporates motion simulation, illusion, multisensory effects and live actors to help execute the storyline. It is set in a haunted mid-1980s railway station and mainly focuses on passengers taking the last train to an abandoned crypt. It first opened in July 2016 as Derren Brown's Ghost Train,[1] then reopened as Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise Of The Demon in March 2017.[2] The reimagined Ghost Train opened in May 2023.[3]
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Thorpe Park | |
Area | The Dock Yard |
Status | Operating |
Cost | £13 million (reported) |
Opening date | 8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) (Derren Brown's Ghost Train) 26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) (Ghost Train) |
Closing date | 31 October 2022 (2022-10-31) (Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise Of The Demon) |
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Attraction type | Dark ride Live action |
Manufacturer | Simworx & Intamin |
Designer | Merlin Magic Making, MDM Create |
Theme | Train station Death Séance Ghost train |
Music | Archie Music Productions |
Site area | 2,306 m2 (24,820 sq ft) |
Capacity | 750 riders per hour |
Vehicle type | North Eastern Railway coach (exterior) London Underground 1995 Stock carriage (interior) |
Vehicles | 3 |
Riders per vehicle | 58 |
Rows | 2 |
Riders per row | 29 |
Participants per group | Max 58 |
Duration | 13–15 minutes |
Height restriction | 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) |
Must transfer from wheelchair |
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