Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

[MLDesigns]

the Ghost of Dale Earnhardt is not amused.

Horrific name. Incredibly fitting, but bleh. Exodus is such a great name.

 

[davidm]

Meh, marketing.

They all sat around in a room and brainstormed what they could "market" around Exodus and decided "nothing". So came up with something they could write adverts around and here we are.

(assuming that's accurate of course! )

 

[Nitefly]

But…. But….

Exodus was a super cool name!

 

[Lori Marie Loud]

Pretty curious find on the Thorpe Park Chat group this afternoon

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Even more curious is that the post was edited to remove the name.


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The Intimidator 305 memes will be glorious if this is actually the name

I don't think so. Cedar Fair already has TWO "Intimidator"s. They won't be amused.

 

[roomraider]

I don't think so. Cedar Fair already has TWO "Intimidator"s. They won't be amused.

Not like there is anything they could do about it though. They don't own a patent on the name and even if they did I'm not entirely sure it would apply to the UK.

 

[Sandman]

I doubt Cedar Fair would really even care.

The parks are so far removed from each other that they'll never affect each other's business.

 

[Georgie-M]

We're just calling this 236 to avoid confusion right?

 

[Changa]

I'll just call it exodus for now. It's the only name so far that reflects how badass the ride is.

 

[Fiender]

Exodus was a better name, but... how do you market that? It means "a bunch of people leaving a place", when the ride's purpose is to do the opposite (attract people to the park)

 

[ScottLann]

I'm probably in the minority here, but I actually don't mind the rumoured name
I did quite like Exodus too and probably would have preferred it but 'The Intimidator' sounds quite fitting considering it'll be the tallest in the country.

I must admit, I'll be quite surprised if it doesn't end up having a theme. Thorpe's last two coasters (Swarm and Saw) were both pretty well themed in my opinion and pretty much all the latest Merlin coasters have been focused on their theming (Wicker Man, Mandrill Mayhem, etc.). I suppose with the budget they have, they'll have either wanted to spend the money on a 200ft+ coaster and beat some records, or a mediocre coaster with theming. I believe the former would be the best for marketing especially!

 

[Ethan]

I hope it's just "Intimidator" with the 'The' prefix. Sounds like a coaster made up for an episode of the Simpsons or something, a bit cringe if you ask me.

 

[JoshC.]

Two things:

1. Everyone does know that Project Exodus is the...project name, right? Exodus was never the name. Just a codename. The park have obviously been open with that working project name, but it seems to have stuck a bit. Was always worried we'd get a Stealth situation with it.

2. Since when do we believe anonymous sources on Facebook?

 

[jasone]

Honestly it sounds s***. And probably not true.

If the project name is better than the real name we have a big problem. I know it was just a Codename and never the real name, but damn I could imagine some great marketing concepts for Exodus. People leaving their body all at once. Imagining something like the old Oblivion adverts, that used to get me so excited as a kid. Intimidator… pffft.

 

[catsounds]

Intimidator236?

Honestly, does the name really matter? No one liked the names stealth, the swarm, the smiler or wickerman and none of that matters anymore so I'm sure we'll survive

 

[Thekingin64]

Remember this is the country that named the current tallest coaster "The Big One"..... We're not exactly imaginative with names...

While it will bring enthusiasts comparing it to the American Intimidators, the name isn't too bad and will be popular with the majority of visitors.

 

[The_bullgod]

Remember this is the country that named the current tallest coaster "The Big One"..... We're not exactly imaginative with names...

So you think the new coaster at Thorpe Park will just be called "The Bigger One"?

 

[FistedColossus]

I quite like Intimidator. Initimdator 236 even more so.

It's hardly an immersive, elite theme park these days. Why not embrace the amusement park vibe?

Unless of course Exodus is going to be Bob Marley themed, in which case please do keep the project name.

 

[freddycoasterkid]

Intimidator definitely works, Maybe "the" not as much but well done Thorpe marketing

 

[rob666]

I quite like Intimidator. Initimdator 236 even more so.

It's hardly an immersive, elite theme park these days. Why not embrace the amusement park vibe?

Unless of course Exodus is going to be Bob Marley themed, in which case please do keep the project name.

Was just going to mention this...
Exodus...MOVEMENT OF JAH PEOPLE.
Cracking title.

 

[I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden]

So you think the new coaster at Thorpe Park will just be called "The Bigger One"?

I would genuinely prefer for it to be called The Bigger One rather than The Intimidator.