Thorpe Park question

cheesyboy · 25 Oct 2021 at 14:46

Hi All, I'm looking to take my eldest and a couple of his friends to Thorpe Park this week, and the cheapest I can get the tickets is through one of his friends' parents' employer corporate discount. It's about £28 a ticket compared to my own employee benefit of £42.

It does warn that they might check your employment - has anyone ever used such a discount at Thorpe Park (or other Merlin attractions like Alton Towers) and have they ever checked if you are really eligible for the discount?

I suspect no such check is ever made, tbh, but would prefer some reassurance before dropping £150 on it all.

cheesyboy · 25 Oct 2021 at 15:44

dLockers said:
No check is made. Worst case say your friend bailed and you stood in as an emergency, or some other plausible BS story.

It's what I'm thinking. Her son's going to be there anyway.

cheesyboy · 25 Oct 2021 at 15:50

Diddums said:
Bit cold for Thorpe this week isn't it?

I wouldn't worry, nobody's checking anything.

Yeah, will need to wrap up warm. I think there's some Halloween stuff going on, with the park open until 9pm.

I've never been before, but we did Alton Towers last summer, and Drayton Manor this year, so thought a change would be good, and the drive time is similar to AT.

cheesyboy · 25 Oct 2021 at 23:26

BUDFORCE said:
I'd say the only thing with Alron Towers it's almost too much there for one day, particularly if it's busy.

We went last year during social distancing, so some of the queues were minimal. Only twice did we wait more than 30 minutes (Hex and Th13teen), and managed to get on all the major rides except Runaway Mine Train (which, funnily enough, was the only surviving ride from my first visit nearly 30 years ago).

Whereas Drayton Manor this summer was pretty **** thanks to the queues. Was quite disappointed in the experience tbh.

Hoping it'll be not too terrible for queues this week at TP. Though I think it being half term means it'll be pretty bad.

cheesyboy · 26 Oct 2021 at 10:37

bm_999 said:
have the cereral buy 1 get 1 free tickets finished for theme parks?

I have one, but using the portal to book didn't show any available dates. They're not on the boxes currently, but I have a box of cornflakes which has been in the cupboard for a few months