Thorpe Park Vs Alton Towers?? Which is BETTER??

Which of the two BEST UK theme parks is better?? Join me as i look at all the rides like flat rides, dark rides and water rides.. rollercoasters, facilities, food, operations and more at both Alton Towers and Thorpe Park and work out which is better! Is it the park with The Smiler, Nemesis Reborn and Wickerman, or is it Thorpe with The Swarm, Hyperia and Stealth?? Remember this is my opinion so feel free to disagree with it! Leave your thoughts below!!
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[@ollie902]

i think if you're gonna do another "Which is Better?" you should do Chessington Vs Legoland Windsor I think, very similar markets and quite close to each other.

[@toadsicle1200]

Great idea. Especially because legoland is astonishingly better.

[@gaz-atolla7519]

Going with the kids, Legoland takes it but better overall... Chessington, hands down!

[@suf-star7866]

Cheesington is better balance between family and kids with like two thrill rides, Legoland is definitely great for kids but you can enjoy cheesington by yourself

[@LemieuxToyDIYs]

Chessington vs Paultons!

[@footyxedit.z]

@@toadsicle1200nah chessington way better

[@ernestkcool]

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[@DatCoasterGuy]

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[@Randomes_]

You are 100% corrected

[@HellomynameisHi9876]

Same 😭

[@SuperVisionYT]

I think Dan is the only person on KZbin that can make every video great lol

[@DigitalDan]

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[@richardcounterdecker]

My vote would absolutely be for Alton Towers. Much broader array of things for whole families to do, including the gardens which are beautiful and a nice bit of peace and quiet if you need a break from everything. Thorpe Park has fantastic rides but does just feel like an island of concrete and metal with no soul...

[@GeorgeDawsonGaming]

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[@AstraCook-fw7bg]

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[@Themeparkyle]

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[@tuberantz4676]

Any idea why themeparkworldwide never Collab or mention other theme park KZbinrs ?

[@avessstella]

@@tuberantz4676 because he doesn’t want to

[@JudeLeBrocq-ko4ds]

Hey digital dan, I just scrolled down on KZbin to find every single video of yours andI liked and subscribed to every single one just for how good and amazing your channel is.

[@thrillseekers_united]

2:06 they have a smiler room

[@DigitalDan]

True! Nemesis room is a missed opportunity though!

[@thrillseekers_united]

@@DigitalDan Ye they really need to make a nemmy room soon to go along with the smiler room

[@CoasterChroniclesUK]

​@@thrillseekers_unitednawh I think octonoughts is next up

[@shreck3665]

its hideious tho lo l

[@thrillseekers_united]

@@CoasterChroniclesUK 🤣

[@liliallsop588]

I think I might just prefer Thorpe but that is probably because I only go once a year but I go to Towers pretty much every month of the season. I just love the thrill of Thorpe however I feel disloyal to Towers as it is my home park and nothing can bet the theming or the hotels there.

[@TayWoode]

New subscriber! So glad I found this channel, I’m an ex cast member from attractions at Disneyland Paris for seven years so this is really interesting

[@TheCoasterKing12]

Dan I just want to say you have helped me through a lot so thank you so very much ❤

[@ThemeParksAcrossTheWorld]

crazy to think Hyperia rolled back when I was there and it was my birthday 🙏

[@Coaster-Madness]

This is like the 50th time Dan has made this video lol

[@icedragon3351]

3rd*

[@joshslater2426]

When I read the thumbnail, I thought the original video got taken down and he had to reupload it.

[@DigitalDan]

As said at the start I want to do this concept every year to see which park is better, feel like every year it’s getting closer between the two now.

[@Harv_0]

Blackpool Vs Drayton or Paultons (maybe.)

[@ThaMango1]

I feel like what made Alton better used to be the atmosphere, with every single detail being perfect. Over time that seems to have dropped though; if they built a hotel nowadays there's no way it'd have music in the lift lol

[@JoshEvans1190]

Thorpe for me, walking through that bloody valley 50 times at towers just about killed me 😅😅

[@Klombo114]

Paulton’s Park vs Legoland Windsor? Drayton Manor vs Chessington?

[@fireflythegamingdude]

First, Dan congratulations on winning best theme park content creator of the year

[@DigitalDan]

Thank you!!

[@mariojm1201]

I loved this vid. Very comprehensive and I would agree with the outcome. I will also say that Hyperia has definitely had a big impact on being a tighter race. Alton has so much variety which I love and Thorpe is good but really falls behind without Hyperia as there isn’t much choice. I love the food choice and pricing at Thorpe especially since they still maintain having a few of the high street fast food places so to speak which are almost standard prices and definitely a safe pick.

[@alyssabaines7911]

I really really liked Thorpe park, going to Alton Towers in just over a week... i'll get back to you on this debate

[@CoasterThunder]

I went to Alton towers today and rode Wickerman in the back at night !! It was insane

[@joshslater2426]

I’d vote Alton Towers. I’ve been there today, and (if you subtract the crazy amount of time I spent queuing) I’ve had a really great time. There are a lot of great rollercoasters, but the number of flat rides is a bit limited.

[@HollyLeigh-v7w]

Alton towers is the best by farrr (never been thorpe park maybe going next year tho)

[@MrCraigNic]

Thorpe Park for me, you can see a ride has a short queue, you're at the queue in 5 minutes, everything's nicely condensed together, Alton Towers is so spread out, you think "oh, smiler only has a 15 minute queue" by the time you get there (which us a long time without the cable cars working) the queue is massive!

[@danhackney2513]

Go!!! Alton towers

[@Slothyrollercoasters]

Their both amazing but Thorpe because it’s near me but Alton for the coasters

[@CoasterArchitect]

You should do Drayton vs Paultons

[@alishamegan1]

the point about transport links is really good actually, something i’ve never considered when comparing the two.. yet i’m always complaining when trying to plan trips to alton! 😭

[@harlwariaprivate9884]

I can finally have an opinion about this without bias because I had my first trip to Alton just this pasted weekend and erm I still don’t have an answer😂

[@barneymcquillan]

that guy on the front row of hyperia that is literally clipped in all your vids 👌

[@RollerCoasterBeth]

I’d have to say towers is better, yes it’s a lot of walking atm and it’s a much bigger park, but the rides just feel much more thrilling there and I agree that they are more unique e.g. having a 14 inversion coaster with the smiler

[@k.r.t.f4209]

Would also love a Flamingo land vs another park video. Flamingo land is yhe o ly theme park ive been to so love when jt gets featured in videos.

[@chelmswoodjunction]

hi dan this is a real hard one as i have lived very close to thorpe park in the past only 10 minutes away so yes getting to a either park thorpe trumps it but in defence alton towers is built in the woods so gives it a more spooky feel. rollercoater wise i think they are evenly mached for thrills and spills but would give thorpe park the edge for thrill wise. food i cant answer as i always take my own food and drink. ride availability the times i have been to both this year has been good so cant complain. both are always clean and tidy. car parks i think thorpe park is better designed ive lost my car at alton towers twice this year. and i think one element you could of added is merchandise and here i think alton towers trumps this. sorry rambled on to much. peter from birmingham

[@_HarryOli_]

DigitalDan x The Traitors WHEN??

[@CaptainLuckyDuck]

Were you in line on the Saturday for Nemesis? I was the very last person to leave the queue. It did have its advantages in that I got some badass pictures. We're going back on Friday to try again. T-T

[@BrickJDM]

I don’t know why but whenever a new coaster is built I always see the Thorpe park shark cabins….

[@alster06]

Alton Towers ANY day of the week. Alton Towers has something extra special about it that no matter what they do to Thorpe Park it will NEVER Surpass. The Gardens, The Towers thenselves, The Atmosphere, The Scenery and Landscape and I actually love that it is in the middle of nowhere. The Rides are unique etc The only issue is they do need to sort out the rides that breakdown, another Flat Ride ls to soak up some people in addition to the one they are building and the coaster in the far corner and they need to build a Large Coaster in that Canyon and the Air Carpark at some point and CBeebies Land definatley needs cleaning and sprucing up. Also Side Note - Get rhe Licence back for Sonic Spinball - Sonic is rising in popularity and id change the theming back

[@mackmorgan_1]

I LOVE DIGITALISED DANIEL

[@RcGuy603]

Howdy DigitalDaniel :)

[@emvandizzle]

What we DO need to talk about is Merlin's new access process. We haven't been able to use our passes anywhere near as much this year because we can rarely get an access reservation any less than 4-6 weeks ahead of time which takes the spontaneity out of a trip to the parks when you have a child with access needs. I have no issue with having to prebook our access but make it realistic on the numbers and perhaps have a wait list and make it easy for people to cancel their reservations if they aren't going to use them ( you can't cancel it anywhere right now). Think you could do a little Digital Dan digging into this?

[@JudeLeBrocq-ko4ds]

I am Jude. You met me at chessington zufari area!

[@JudeLeBrocq-ko4ds]

Referrer me?

[@stephenshayler-appleton7650]

Thorpe Park is only a 40 min drive away for me but Alton Towers is always the winner, it's location the gardens and it's ruins are part of the whole experience package.

[@stephengatt5437]

Again a cracking video there. Me personally prefer Thorpe park. Atlton Towers scenery is better but thats it and alot of walking😂

[@Mabelpines123]

Drayton manor! The wave and Gold Rush are brilliant

[@hypersonic2007]

for me, it's towers, i just prefer that they have some more tame coasters and have places to relax if you need to

[@hollywing3038]

The 'Traitors' TV show reference 😂

[@xsm5525]

Thorpe cause I'm a real roller coaster head

[@nedbradley-n3z]

thorpe has 7 coasters and alton has 10......

[@st4rryisa]

I love Thorpe because it’s way closer to me and I love the intensity of the rides, but towers just has such a lovely environment and amazing theming, except it’s like 4 hours away and absolutely kills my feet lmao

[@ellzorel]

pretty sure that another thing you can consider is location to the person since a close park is better than a far one

[@tomitankengine]

Thorpe Park definitely. I just wish they had more space to build.

[@socadeejay]

I agree with you 100%. However, if TP keep improving in the next 5 years they will absolutely leave AT standing!

[@goofeegoober_]

Thorpe Park wins it for me in terms of accessibility (you can scale the park multiple times and go on rides more than once without having to walk thousands of steps to get to the ride) Alton has way more intense and iconic rides, but the Skyride is currently not working, which makes it impossible to go back to different sections of the park without a way too time consuming and energy sapping amount of walking across the site. When the Skyride is back up and running, Alton undoubtedly reigns supreme!

[@MrCraigNic]

Also, Thorpe Park has their own Nemesis - So the Nemesis or Hyperia debate is a non-starter for me as you can experience both at TP (just with less theming)

[@poppyw00d]

i personally prefer thorpe park because its alot closer to me (half an hour away) amd its home to my favourite rollercoaster (saw the ride). i still love alton towers though!

[@joshuadunn4294]

Great Video Dan 😊.

[@DigitalDan]

Thank you!!

[@jamesknight7209]

Has to be Alton. More memories there and it’s more iconic, also the rides are all unique and thought of, except for one.. 🏁

[@PGAC22]

Ok I've just been to Alton Towers for the first time, for the last 4 days, ok Smiler great, Oblivion fun, wickerman good, Nemesis awesome, but I have to say, I prefer the Holy trinity of thorpe park, The Swarm, Stealth and Hyperia.

[@nemesis8626]

I still think Alton is better as an overall experience and because it has more to offer, but Hyperia has definetly gave thorpe the edge now if your just judging it by coasters

[@Joeyf19]

I would personally say that categories such as theming should be weighed differently with two points as I think theming plays a huge roll in the overall experience, having things to look at and interact with whilst you’re queueing for hours really makes the day more enjoyable 😊

[@skybolt_]

Maybe you could do a video on chessington against Draton manor i think that would be an interesting debate

[@Airtime_madness]

Imo Galactica needs a re-theme. It worked with it's current theme when it had VR but now it's just a hardly themed space ride and i don't see how it fits with the theme of Nemesis Reborn or the theme of Forbidden Valley at all. Like they could do so much with it and with project ocean being constructed near by its gonna look so out of place. When it comes to Rita it has a purpose in the area of dark forest, you need to escape and that's your only way out and they could do something very similar with Galactica and obviously theme it to The Phalanx. I understand that it's expensive to re-theme things but soon Galacitca is gonna be like the retro squad in dark forest, an absolute eyesore.

[@AlfiejoeLines]

Road to 100 K 🎉🎉

[@danielward4868]

I used to prefer Towers but last year Thorpe Park overtook since Alton is nothing without Nemesis. This year, I have to say Thorpe because Hyperia is my new number 1 and the ride availability is much stronger

[@AlfiejoeLines]

Yes keep uploading 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ZdayMaverick89]

Alton towers with “the magic” is always the better park… this year though it’s Thorpe’s year as towers have had a shocking year so far! Scarefest has gotta pull something outta the bag to convince fans that next year is worth visiting!

[@aarontaylor7750]

Used to be towers for years but this year for the first time I would say Thorpe Park without a doubt. Thorpe have made major improvements whereas Alton have really dropped the ball.

[@stephenduncan3605]

This year Thorpe Park is the better of the two even without Hyperia!

[@Rickyroy1]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS (Thorpe park best)

[@MikeRox83]

Why does Mario Kart music suit rollercoaster footage so well? :D

[@mattbentley9270]

For me, I live 20 min drive from Thorpe Park so easy for me but the endless drive to Alton Towers, nearly 2 hours off the motorway at the end... and for weekends away as a massive group pf us at a local caravan park, like 17 of us for 3 days, ALTON for me, the memories, we went in sept early on no kids, stayed on oblivion 15 times in a row once, drunk, won't do that again \1

[@SEVEREWEATHERUK]

Thorpe is for me as there is more opinions on where I sit Ipoh the ride for example front row queues. Alton towers there is no opinion on where you sit only Rita has a front row queue which some people can’t access anyway. To me Hyperia is the best ride in the uk so that just totals is for me.

[@comnadedadog5828]

Personally prefer Alton cuz I like a good bit of lore and Alton's rollercoasters have so much.

[@kingseal-rn6ic]

Please bring back which is better but with rollercoasters

[@InvertedIsaiah-b1v]

I loveeeee your content and personally I pefer Thorpe park 😁🎢

[@Pixelatetech]

Do Congo river rapids close over winter because when I went over scarefest there wasn’t any water in it

[@cgjolleyshowreel]

Thorpe Park 1000%😁

[@kingseal-rn6ic]

You should try another vs like chessinton or blackpool

[@AlfieMMG]

HII dan!!! been a fan for 4 years now, hows u doing? pretty good i suppose Also can i use this video and make my own thx ❤

[@simonedwards7969]

Alton towers is more of a family park with at least 3 boring adult coasters if you like thrills I mean my fav is oblivion and I wish another park in the uk would make a dive coaster. Thorpe park I feel is more for teens to adults and is far better in the coasters direction Also Dan I re rode rita for the first time in a while and compared to the coasters in the park it's far better than you give it credit. I understand why there are 75 minute queues everytime I go there

[@smudgeworld5334]

You should compare the other two Merlin theme parks LEGOLAND and Chessington ❤

[@ECH_Edits]

Chessington wins easily but Legoland and Paulton's park is much fairer

[@Klombo114]

Or Chessington and Drayton Manor? They both have 1 major thrill coaster and some good family coasters.

[@BPRandoms]

Thorpe Park

[@PokeRocker27]

Alton Towers is better in my opinion but Hyperia is the best ride overall

[@harryquinn7064]

Hi

[@Galaxy99-55]

I can’t agree anymore with you! Amazing video Dan!

[@Wubbo2.0]

Thorpe park immediately comes to mind

[@JudeLeBrocq-ko4ds]

Pls make a video about riding vampire at chessington all day.

[@JudeLeBrocq-ko4ds]

Pleeeeeaaaaase digital dan!

[@IssiEve]

It broke down when I went on it yesterday

[@NiklasKiefer-h3z]

Personaly for me both Theme Parks are equally good so i dont wanna chooose wich lne is Better 😅

[@DigitalDan]

Thank you for the super thanks! They’re both great!

[@jlhp]

Which has better theming; Galactica or Hyperia??

[@adamtrue7691]

Alton towers is iconic BUT its clear that Merlin are investing in the weaker parks near london as when universal lands Chessington and thorpe will be hit the hardest whereas Alton Towers is the strongest park to withstand universal due to heritage and central location (thorpe is too far away for northerners whereas alton towers is within reach of london, midlands and the north)

[@HarryAndNemisis]

I love Alton towers and all of its theming but it is close with Thorpe park because of all of the thrill rides

[@ElliotConnolly-dt5li]

My comment got featured!

[@aviationandcoasterkid8446]

where

[@ElliotConnolly-dt5li]

@@aviationandcoasterkid8446 at the end of the video

[@Rendarthkylo]

Now for the real question... Octonauts or Troublesome Trucks?

[@Mudmagnet007]

Went to Alton towers … 32000 steps later and we only got in 7 rides.. operations were disappointing. Rides kept breaking down all day . I know these things happen in every park but Alton towers seems to suffer worse than Thorpe park …

[@MarjaFayomi-sk9ub]

ALTON TOWERS ON TOP

[@THE_FROWNER]

HAS TO GO TO THORPE PARK

[@Marblegods-ji3yd]

I've never been to any of them, but Alton Towers looks like a theme park but more of a halloween style, and Thorpe park looks like kinda it might be tied up. But I think I will say Alton Towers just cause of the Rollercoasters just look slightly better than Thorpe park

[@Craftmince]

Day 2 of asking Dan to go to emerald Park in Ireland

[@OllieCoaster]

Towers is normally better but Thorpe has excelled the last few years with sparkle project while towers has gotten worse with operations and dirtiness

[@eliasmertens9313]

I mean the way I see it, Thorpe Park has Stealth and Alton Towers has Rita. Rita and -37 flat rides.

[@knightrider2738]

They are both great theme parks for rollercoasters .but thorpe park should get a proper hotel there

[@Psymon1471]

No Dark ride at Thorpe Park? I'd have said The Walking Dead counts as a dark ride. Which would make Thorpe Park win that category.