WEATHER & RETURN GUARANTEE
Return Dates
Visitors to the park on the following dates are eligible for a free return visit:
2024
- 23rd March
- 27th March
- 28th March
- 6th April
- 7th April
- 9th April
- 15th April
- 25th May
- 31st May
- 15th June
- 19th June
- 20th June
- 21st June
- 6th July
- 5th September
Guests who visit on dates between October 1st and November 3rd when the Return Guarantee is activated can return on selected dates in the 2025 season between March and the end of May 2025. Please note, under any circumstances the Return Guarantee dates from this period will not be valid beyond the end of May 2025.
What happens if weather impacts ride availability?
On occasion, conditions can disrupt our rides and attractions. In some cases, we have to close certain rides to ensure the safety of our guests. We cannot predetermine ride closures, but we will provide real-time updates on the Thorpe Park App.
If parkwide ride availability is disrupted by more than an hour, you can benefit from our Return Guarantee. This means that you can return to the theme park another day, to enjoy your favourite rides.
We want everyone to experience our awesome rides as safely as possible, sometimes we may have to temporarily close a ride during adverse weather conditions. It's worth noting our measurements such as wind are taken at height, so whilst it may not feel so windy at ground level - things sure feel different at 200ft!
Should the weather have a significant impact on your day you may be entitled to a free return visit through our Return Guarantee.
Ride / Attraction | Max Wind Gusts | Min. Operating temp | Can operate in heavy rain |
Amity Beach |
N/A | N/A | Yes |
Mr Monkey's Banana Ride | 35mph | 5°C | Yes |
Colossus | 35mph | 5°C | Yes |
Ghost Train | N/A | N/A | Yes |
Depth Charge | 35mph | N/A | Yes |
Detonator | 33mph | 5°C | Yes |
Dodgems | 33mph | N/A | Yes |
Dobble Tea Party | N/A | N/A | Yes |
Flying Fish | 39mph | 5°C | Yes |
High Striker | 33mph | 5°C | Yes |
Hyperia | 47mph | 5°C | Yes |
Nemesis Inferno | 40mph | 5°C | No |
Quantum | 35mph | 5°C | Yes |
Rumba Rapids | 33mph | 5°C | No |
Rush | 35mph | 5°C | Yes |
Samuri | 39mph | 5°C | Yes |
SAW- The Ride | 40mph | 5°C | No |
Stealth | 31mph | 5°C | Yes |
Storm Surge | 40mph | 5°C | Yes |
THE SWARM | 35mph | 5°C | Yes |
The Walking dead - The Ride | N/A | N/A | Yes |
Vortex | 23mph | 5°C | Yes |
Zodiac | 25mph | 5°C | Yes |
Crows | 35mph | N/A | N/A |
Stitches | 28mph | N/A | N/A |
Creature Campus | 30mph | N/A | N/A |
Lucifer's Lair | 30mph | N/A | N/A |
FAQ's
Please check above to see which dates are eligible for our Return Guarantee. If you visited the Theme Park on a relevant date and have retained your original ticket, you can organise a free return visit by pre-booking your new visit date here.
You must pre-book a slot to reserve your place for the day. On the day of your visit you need to exchange this for a physical ticket at the Ticket Centre (outside of the main entrance by the car park) in order to gain entry to the resort. You also need to bring all original ticket evidence so this can be verified. Failure to provide all required information may result in full walk-up price being charged for your entry.
If you have a school or large group booking (10+) then please click here.
You must pre-book a slot to reserve your place for the day. On the day of your visit you need to exchange this for a physical ticket at the Ticket Centre (outside of the main entrance by the car park) in order to gain entry to the resort. You also need to bring all original ticket evidence so this can be verified. Failure to provide all required information may result in full walk-up price being charged for your entry.
All Return dates must be used within the same season as your original visit date unless stated otherwise. All 2023 dates are now no longer valid.
Return Guarantee is not valid after 13th October 2024. Return dates in 2024 cannot use Return Guarantee for 2025. Excluded dates are subject to change, please check the calendar to see current availability.
Car Park tickets, Accommodation (including stays at the Thorpe Shark Cabins), Fastrack, Bounce-back or VIP Experience tickets, any Thorpe Park or Merlin Annual Passes visits. Tickets from School or Group bookings cannot be re-validated individually and must be booked together.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Should it rain on your return visit, tickets will not be transferable and you will not be entitled to a further Return Guarantee.
No cash alternative is available, tickets cannot be sold.
The Return Guarantee cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. The Return Guarantee must be used within the same season as your original visit, unless dates are specified otherwise. Thorpe Park reserves the right to alter or remove the Return Guarantee at any time.
Car parking fee and park regulations apply. The Guarantee Return calendar will be updated every week.