YOUR child’s first theme park ride is a big event. But the time your youngest is finally tall enough to ride all the Thorpe Park rollercoasters without an adult to cling to? Priceless.

Thorpe Park has already closed its newest rollercoaster after it broke down leaving riders stuck 236ft in the air. The theme park confirmed they were closing the ride Hyperia ‘due to unforeseen ...

The UK's tallest rollercoaster appeared to break down at Thorpe Park yesterday - with thrill-seekers being stuck 236ft in the air for an hour just days after it reopened. Hyperia first opened on ...

But at 236ft high, the latter was a mission that needed working up to, literally — so it was best to try the park’s lesser challenges first. Part of the fun of theme park rides is that you are ...