Child Abuse at Thorpe Park?
May 2, 2008 – 7:00 am
Posted by Sweeney Todd
It’s not what you think, Thorpe haven’t taken their Fright Nights too far by locking babies in cages or anything. It’s quite a funny story (probably not for the child involved) but I’ll let you make your own mind up on this one!
During summer 2000 and something, I went to Thorpe Park for the day! Go me! It was getting towards the end of the day so we thought we would take it easy and watch a few folk get wet on tidal wave, for those of you who want to appreciate this story you have to realise the splash from this ride is immense!
So we get sat down out of range and watched a few boats come down, but then we saw something strange. A family (mum, dad and the little one in a pushchair) are standing out of range watching like us, having a giggle at the wetness of all the people on the ride but then from nowhere it was as if Satan had possessed both of them for a split second and before the next boat hit the lift hill, they tightened the restraints in the pushchair and shoved it up to the edge of the pool in the centre of what Thorpe call the “Splash Zone.”
Well as they say the rest writes itself. The boat came plummeting down the drop and hit the lake, water rose up and quickly moved towards the little one…
SPLASH!
The pushchair was engulfed with water, well I couldn’t help but laugh and the parents, well… they were in hysterics! The poor kid looked like a drowned rat but it was well worth it.
Is this child abuse or is it just good old fashioned fun? Have your say!
