This park is host to what has to be one of the biggest and most rapid changes in a parks demographic ever. Back in the year 2000 this was a family park, it's main attraction being a collection of water rides. Today a lot of the original family attractions still remain, but new rides have been added for a new market at a very rapid rate with 3 thrilling roller coasters in the form of Colossus, Nemesis Inferno and the latest addition Stealth. Not only that but there's been a large number of thrill rides added, including a few family style thrill rides such as Rush and Quantum, but it's mainly high octane thrill rides such as Detonator, The Samaria and Slammer. It's a pretty unique strategy for a park when a large number of other parks in the country seem to be turning towards the family market.

However it is not the case that this park is no longer suitable for families. The water rides, and several other family rides, accompanied by what is a friendly and inviting atmosphere still make it somewhere a family group can have a day out. However people looking to cater for a family style group will probably find they're better catered for and get better value at family orientated parks such as Chessington or Legoland located close to this park.

For thrill seekers not being catered for won't be an issue. It has one of the best collections of roller coasters in England, in my opinion the best collection in Southern England. Not only that but it has the best collection of thrill rides in the country as well. It has thrill rides that in other parks would be one of the main attractions, but here there just some of the bigger jewels in an astonishing collection.

This finally brings me to the issue of what score to give this ride. I'm at a bit of a dilemma on this one. Part of me says I that with all these great thrill rides and roller coasters it should get a 9. Another part says when we go we often spend parts of the day trying to find things to do, more than we should do for a park that costs around £30 to get in and an 8 is more appropriate.

I think the answer to this comes down to personal preference. The group I tend to visit this park with isn't completely thrill orientated, and don't want to spend all day on extreme thrill rides. The park could do with one or two family coasters or a good family dark ride to help cater for groups that aren't completely thrill orientated better, and perhaps to offer some respite from all the gut wrenching thrill rides. My feeling is the park should get an 8, but I'm sure that groups of thrill seekers, where the whole group wants to try all the thrill rides would disagree with me and say the park should get a 9.