Accidents Involving Injury at Thorpe Park

Official U.S. federal and state data on theme park accidents is almost nonexistent. That's why Theme Park Insider users are creating this visitor-maintained database of theme park accidents--to give public at least some information about attraction safety records.

Do you know of, or have been part of, an accident involving injury at Thorpe Park? Report it to Theme Park Insider.

Verified Incidents

8/31/2000 - X:\ No Way Out - Submitted by robert on 5/7/2002

A 11-year-old boy was left with slurred speech after suffering a brain injury on the ride (left vertebral artery dissection).

For more information about this incident, visit http://www.house.gov/markey/iss_parkrides_list020507c.pdf

Click here if you have additional information.

Follow-up:
I heard that he also fell out of the car at one of the stops and broke both his legs and it wasn't a ride error -- Submitted by Name Withheld on 5/5/2004

Unverified Reports

basically i was on stealth, rode it once at the front no problems whatsoever. then i went on a aggain immediatley after, and this time i sat on the back. it really hurt my back, in between my shoulder blades. my cousin had discomfort in his shoulders and the next daty they were a yellowy colour, due to bruising

This incident has not been confirmed. Click here if you can verify it, or have additional information.

i dont know if this is an injury but when i was about 7 with the ride then named thunder river we crashed into a rock near the end and i was thrown forward and smashed into my cousins elbow and knocked my tooth quite funny at the time, but later it hurt

This incident has not been confirmed. Click here if you can verify it, or have additional information.

Whilst riding Collosus my head was thrown around and one of earrings came out because of all the bashing of my ears and head against the overhead restraint. I hope the earring didnt hurt anyone in the cars behind me, I know it hit the man next to me but he said he was ok and it hadn't hurt him. I've ridden this before a few times and have never had a problem with being rattled around in my seat. Perhaps when you sit in the middle as opposed to the back or front it's worse. I had a headache after coming off the ride so I didn't go on any other rides (I was there with my nephews who went on all the kiddy rides). Just to warn others, if you have earrings please take them out just incase. It's a great ride and i'd go on it again, I know the risks but I take the chance.

This incident has not been confirmed. Click here if you can verify it, or have additional information.

Follow-up:
On ALL rides at Thorpe Park, it is required that you take out ALL jewellery (e.g earrings, watches)to prevent accidents like the one you have Described here. This is not Thorpe Park's fault. -- Submitted by battyboomboom on 7/15/2006

as my four year old son was exiting the ride he triped on a bar and landed on his face leading to a broken nose.

This incident has not been confirmed. Click here if you can verify it, or have additional information.

my nan (75) was riding this with the whole family. as we crashed violently into one of the rocks, she jolted herself that she nearly broke a rib. she didnt think much of it during the day, it was when we got home that we encountered the disasterous bruising.

This incident has not been confirmed. Click here if you can verify it, or have additional information.

This is approximate year, it was when this attraction had first opened and possibly had another name. You go down the large "bumpy slide" scotting on water in a rubber dinghy. as i went over the bumps i literally came out of my dinghy and was lucky to land back in it. there are no safety restraints at all, just you and a rubber dhingy. I'm suprised that there have been no injuries or fatalities on this attraction, if you're unlucky enough to go down the chutes at the side especially as there are no walls or anything just a sheer drop. I have been back to Thorpe Park many times and I will never ever and have never gone on this attraction again as i think it's so dangerous.

This incident has not been confirmed. Click here if you can verify it, or have additional information.

In the ride's opening year of 1986 (when it was known as Thunder River), an 11 year old boy called Jonathon White was thrown from a boat and lost his ear.

This incident has not been confirmed. Click here if you can verify it, or have additional information.

A 14 year old boy broke both this legs when X-NWO stopped the thought the ride was over & was geting out when the train started again & fell out.

This incident has not been confirmed. Click here if you can verify it, or have additional information.

Follow-up:
A boy entered the ride, and took his jumper off, put it under his jacket. The lap bar was placed down, and the boy then took his jumper out, and the boy attempted to stand up to win a dare. He broke both of his legs, and suffered brain damage. -- Submitted by battyboomboom on 5/29/2007

this accident was a fault of the customer as a member of staff at thorpe park i will tell you what really happened the ride takes you through backwards in the dark during the ride it stops and splashes you with little drops of water as the ride went down the guest decided to stand up as the train braked the guest fell forwards on to the bar and fell he broke both his legs this ride is totally safe i have used it many times thanx for reading -- Submitted by kenny270187 on 12/21/2003

On a couple of websites i hav read that a young boy broke both his legs on the last drop when he was believed to of stood up -- Submitted by Themeparkbof on 1/31/2004

If you have additional information that can confirm, clarify or refute any of these reports, please e-mail the editor! (Please don't forget to include the attraction's name in your message.)

Search Theme Park Insider

Reader Reviews, by Theme Park

United States/Canada Top 20 ^*

• Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom
• Disneyland
• Epcot
• Disney's Hollywood Studios
• Disney's Animal Kingdom
• Universal Studios Florida
• SeaWorld Orlando
• Disney's California Adventure
• Universal's Islands of Adventure
• Universal Studios Hollywood
• Busch Gardens Tampa
• SeaWorld San Diego
• Knott's Berry Farm
• Canada's Wonderland
• Cedar Point
• Kings Island
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg
• Hersheypark
• Six Flags Great Adventure
• Six Flags Great America
• ^* By 2008 attendance

Other U.S. parks

• Holiday World
• Kings Dominion
• Legoland California
• Silver Dollar City
• Six Flags Magic Mountain

International parks

• Tokyo Disneyland
• Disneyland Paris
• Tokyo DisneySea
• Universal Studios Japan
• Hong Kong Disneyland

Water parks

• Aquatica
• Blizzard Beach
• Typhoon Lagoon

Theme Park Insider on Twitter

• Subscribe to our Twitter feed
• Become a fan on Facebook
• Watch our videos on YouTube

Theme Park Reviews, Features, Advice

• How to plan your vacation on a budget
• Theme Park Insider's 'four-hour' tour plans
• How to stay safe when visiting theme parks
• What's under construction for 2009/10
• TPI at the Tournament of Roses Parade

Theme Park News Archive

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004-2005