The Swarm — Attraction in Borough of Runnymede

I’ve never really been much of a rollercoaster guy, I think because nobody in my family particularly liked them growing up I’ve always had a bit of an irrational fear but I faced this fear on Friday and went on all the main coasters at Thorpe Park.

The Swarm was the first one me and my girlfriend went on and to be honest I was completely terrified, the start is very dramatic, you turn upside-down slowly before enduring a complete drop, I had my eyes closed for most of it after that lol but the scenery is really impressive and the billboard is a really cool feature, the gap barely seems big enough and from a design point of view it’s a really nice touch, I was surprised to read that The Swarm didn’t do as well as hoped and failed to bring in the amount of attendees it was meant to. For me personally this one was more scary than thrilling so I’m sure it would be very enjoyable to anyone who likes high adrenaline coasters although I will say I found it so quick and disorientating that I barely had time to even take in what was happening, and maybe this is why some of the more seasoned roller-coaster riders...

My favourite ride in England! Probably 2nd favourite in the world! Absolutely utterly insanely amazing from the moment you step into the ride area and see the props and hear the music, if it wasn’t freezing cold I would have sworn I was in Orlando, it’s super themed and super high quality and just makes me smile so much thinking of it. Proud that it’s in england! I have incredible memories from swarm and looking forward to many more rides on this beautiful thing. The cars are gorgeous, the station and ride controller bit is great, they were playing end of the world by skeeter Davis the first time I went in and heating that while seeing all the crashed planes, helicopters, lorries, upended ambulances, the church roof blown off, just wow I can’t explain, it’s brilliant, immersive, definitely my fave in the uk by far. A lot of effort has been put into the theming and it’s been maintained really well. Always the first ride to run to at Thorpe park, I wouldn’t even go if swarm was closed - it’s the absolute best part of the day, BEST...

The best roller coaster in the park in my opinion. As an overall ride and experience it is really good. It has its own island and when you walk in you are surrounded by lots of theming. Really makes you excited for the ride. The actual roller coaster is very good. my favourite part was the big zero g roll after the drop. It's buttery smooth and pretty intense aswell. The near misses you go through throughout the ride really add to it. My favourite is when you fly through the billboard. It feels like you're going to crash into it. I ride it 4 times, which felt like enough times. I tried it on each side twice and in the front and back. I liked it more on the back because it felt faster and was more intense, although I recommend riding it in the front and back. The Swarm is a short ride, but I wasn't too bothered about that. In terms of the theming and as a rollercoaster, it's the best you will find at Thorpe Park. I genuinely don't understand how this regularly gets the shortest queue...