Vortex
Vortex is a KMG Afterburner at Thorpe Park, an amusement park in Chertsey, Surrey, England. The ride was installed in the Lost City area of the park in 2001 and officially opened on 25 May, seven weeks into the 2001 season.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Amusement ride
- Description: amusement ride in Thorpe Park, England
- Also known as: “Vortex (Thorpe Park)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zodiac and Thorpe Park.
Zodiac
Amusement ride
Zodiac is a HUSS Enterprise flat ride located at Thorpe Park in Surrey, United Kingdom. The attraction features a large rotating disc with suspended gondolas that seat two riders each.
Thorpe Park
Theme park
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Thorpe Park is a theme park located in the village of Thorpe between the towns of Chertsey and Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey, England, 20 miles west-southwest of Central London. Thorpe Park is situated 810 feet southwest of Vortex.
Colossus
Roller coaster
Photo: Sarion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colossus is a steel roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England, and the park's first major attraction. It was built by Liechtenstein-based manufacturers Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel as an adaptation of Monte Makaya in Brazil. Colossus is situated 590 feet southwest of Vortex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chertsey and Laleham.
Chertsey
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chertsey is a town in Surrey. Chertsey was founded in 666 AD which means it is one of the oldest towns in England.
Laleham
Village
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laleham is a village on the River Thames, in the borough of Spelthorne, about 17 mi west of central London, England. Historically part of the county of Middlesex, it was transferred to Surrey in 1965.
Thorpe
Village
Photo: RAY JONES, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpe is a village in northwest Surrey, England, around 20 miles west of central London. It is in the Borough of Runnymede, between Egham, Virginia Water and Chertsey.
Vortex
- Categories: Frisbee, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Runnymede District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.40474° or 51° 24′ 17″ northLongitude
-0.5116° or 0° 30′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3XCF3Q+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 189613389OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=amusement_rideOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7941903
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vortex”. Photo: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0.