From 14th until 22nd February, 28th February & 1st March and 7th & 8th March, some hair-raising rides will be available for thrill hunters in need of a fix to banish the winter blues!

Rides available during this period: Stealth, Colossus, Rush, Detonator, Vortex, X:\No Way Out, Zodiac, Mr Monkey's Banana Ride, Chief Rangers Carousel, Octopus Garden.

The details for 2009 are yet to be revealed, but in 2008 the legendary Halloween event included 4 spine-chilling horror mazes... Se7en, Hellgate, The Asylum and The Curse.

Circus of Horrors was also there with their freakish new show Apocalypse, and all the terrifying Thorpe Park rides stayed open into the night for extreme frights in the dark!

The details for 2009 are yet to be revealed, but following on from a huge success the previous year, Thorpe Blast was back with a bang in 2008, bigger and more explosive!

From the 7th November until 9th November the park was open till late with a fantastic fireworks display set over water to a backdrop of thrilling rides and contemporary vibes.