[2024] Thorpe Park: Hyperia - Mack Hypercoaster

[Benzin]

Seen it mentioned that Saw/Samurai will be later opening on these days as a result of the queue.

 

[Robinsonhtid]

I would assume they will hold the Hyperia crowd at the picnic plaza and only send people across to the Hyperia plaza once there is space in the queue line for them. Therefore keeping the route from Colossus to Saw open.

I think that is the plan

 

[djtruefitt]

It does say on the map they released to check the app for opening times of Saw, Samurai, vortex and Quantum. I’m guessing they’ll make a decision on the day when to open those. But it will definitely be later in the day.

I guess they know 90% of people there on the Friday will be wanting to go to hyperia first anyway.

 

[dazza4783]

Does this one count as another Merlin typo?
Spot the mistake

Spoiler

The I is upside down

 

[xtpower]

I was too busy staring at the cattle fencing and the lazy way they did the single rider and fast pass separation.

 

[rob666]

It is really good that they have done all this planning, I just hope the actual carrying out of the plan on the day is as good.
The dreaded mess of the Co op Live was the last massive UK engineering project to open in the UK wasn't it?

 

[jmc]

After being fairly prematurely negative about Forbidden Valley from the pre-opening aerial views, I am trying to learn my lesson.

But goodness, there is an awful lot of this brown colour and very little else isn’t there?

Hoping that once any planting has set in it looks better.


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[GooseOnTheLoose]

After being fairly prematurely negative about Forbidden Valley from the pre-opening aerial views, I am trying to learn my lesson.

But goodness, there is an awful lot of this brown colour and very little else isn’t there?

Hoping that once any planting has set in it looks better.


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I was there on Friday and whilst my cousins and I will be happy, lots of muddy puddles to splash about in, they really have their work cut out for them.

I was actually trying to keep the building site out of shot for these photos, so apologies.

It'll be tight but I'm sure they'll be able to pull something out of the bag very quickly. At least I hope they will.

Worst case, it opens on time and they landscape around it as much as they can until it's done.

Edited to correct typo.

 

[xtpower]

I've seen pictures of the building site from today and frankly there's no way they'll finish that in time for opening. Which I suppose is par for the course with Hyperia, everything about it is incomplete - the layout, the theming, and now the landscaping.

 

[rob666]

How can you possibly know?
Experience in the field?
I have known very few rides where the landscaping, planting and final street furniture were not in place until the last minute.
It is how big leisure attractions go.
Absolutely normal service, typical of the industry.

And the layout isn't complete?

 

[Ryan]

But goodness, there is an awful lot of this brown colour and very little else isn’t there?

Surely at some point during the design of this they realised they were using the same paint code over and over?

Matte "Gold" with no texture is brown or yellow, with this being light brown.

She ain't a looker.

 

[Bowser]

Hyperia has been added to the app queue times

Looking forward to seeing what number it gets to next week.

 

[xtpower]

Hyperia has been added to the app queue times

Looking forward to seeing what number it gets to next week.

Glad I'm not going down that way til mid June and mid-week to boot. As much as I moan and joke, still excited to give it a go, I just wish they'd gone full-hog instead of what we got, especially in the theming department - I am not a fan of stylised black boxes.

 

[rob666]

Bet it will still be silly queues even then.
Students will have finished, and school trips in full flow.
It took about a year before the Big One queues became reasonable.
I'm aiming for mid September, rainy weekday hopefully.

 

[xtpower]

Bet it will still be silly queues even then.
Students will have finished, and school trips in full flow.
It took about a year before the Big One queues became reasonable.
I'm aiming for mid September, rainy weekday hopefully.

Not much I can do about that. It's a two day trip with my brothers and this was the only time one of them could have his holidays. We could've gone in April but I wanted to at least go on Hyperia once and if we went in April it'd be a year til we go again.

 

[djtruefitt]

Despite saying they’ll keep the inside of the station a secret, they’re posted a quick video on Instagram today. It doesn’t show much as there clearly isn’t much in the station, but there does seem to be a projector on the ceiling and plenty of gold of course.

Here’s a few screenshots

 

[Burner]

Are we sure that's not the maintenance shed? Because yikes.

 

[Benzin]

Worrying that Icon has done the style nonsense far better.

 

[Blackhole_Sun]

Worrying that Icon has done the style nonsense far better.

Far far better.


Having seen it in person it looks very tacky to be honest. They had better hope it rides well I suppose.

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

Guys relax, it's obvious that Thorpe haven't finished the theming yet and that they've got plenty of time before it opens to go and pick up the last few bits they need to finish the station area off.