Let’s throwback to the Thorpe Park Rangers who were a staple of Thorpe Park during my childhood and some retro merch!
Here we have the Thorpe Park Rangers key holder which shows the Dome and miniature Eiffel Tower in the background with (left to right) Little Bear, Mr Elephant, Mr Rabbit, Chief Ranger, Mr Giraffe and Mr Monkey.
Then we have a series of the Rangers fridge magnets which still sit on my fridge at home.
Thorpe Park Rangers magnets” class=”wp-image-201″ style=”width:500px”/>Of course, the only remaining ranger is Mr Monkey who’s Banana boat still operates today…the last time I saw Miss Hippo was in the circus horror maze around 2017!
What’s your favourite part of retro Thorpe Park merch?
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