History
Originally a gravel pit owned by the Ready Mix Concrete Ltd; in the late 1970´s they decided to flood part of the site and create an educational theme park. The park had slow start or until the Tussauds Group bought the park in 1998 (they also owned the nearby Chessington World of Adventures). Due to the proximity of the two parks, Tussauds decided to make Chessington a family park and Thorpe Park a thrill seeker´s paradise. In 2007, Merlin Entertainment (a subsidiary of Blackstone Investment Group) bought the Tussauds Group; they in turn sold the park as well as Alton Towers to Nick Leslau of Prestbury. He, in turn, leases the park back to Merlin for them to manage.
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