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[2024] Thorpe Park: Hyperia - Mack Hypercoaster

Josh555 said:
Honestly think it's far more likely that the relationship will break down unless it gets sorted.

Who knows whether it's a Mack issue or a Merlin/Thorpe issue but the point is neither come out of it looking good and the likely consequence of that is a reluctance to do business again.
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I might be wrong, but my gut feeling is that rifts between parks and manufacturers will generally heal over time (maybe after around 15 years or so), because: (A) there aren't many other manufacturers for parks to choose from, (B) there aren't many other parks for manufacturers to choose from, (C) the rift between companies is sometimes down to the managers involved, who will eventually leave said companies, (D) manufacturers will often improve their offering in the meantime, and (E) it may be revealed in the meantime that the other manufacturers aren't much better!

(Regarding points C and D: I remember Alan Sugar stating in his book that Amstrad sued Seagate and Western Digital due to them supplying faulty hard drives for his computers, but yet he ended up using them again for his Sky+ boxes because their technology had improved by then, and the personnel had changed as well.

Also: I remember somebody from Merlin stating that they would never buy another wing coaster due to The Swarm's failure to boost visitor numbers, but another Merlin executive later reversed this decision by buying wing coasters for Heide Park and Chessington)

However: I definitely agree that the issues with Hyperia could strain Merlin's relationship with Mack over the short term, and I would be surprised if the next Merlin rollercoaster is made by Mack (unless it is too late to reverse the decision).
 
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Hyperia was tempremental on passholder day 2 weekends ago, but they were very quick at re-opening it each time. It was the same issue - stopping at the bottom of the lift.

On Saturday, they tried three times to test it and every single time, it stopped at the bottom of the lifthill repeatedly. They were even trying again at half 5.
 
Coaster said:
Hyperia was tempremental on passholder day 2 weekends ago, but they were very quick at re-opening it each time. It was the same issue - stopping at the bottom of the lift.

On Saturday, they tried three times to test it and every single time, it stopped at the bottom of the lifthill repeatedly. They were even trying again at half 5.
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This video suggests that there is a problem with one of the wheels at the base of the lift hill:-


From: https://youtube.com/shorts/VNg1JDNGox8
 
I bet Elon Musk could build a lift hill 😂 Haven't seen a credible reason yet why it should stop each time. Dodgy sensors are easy to fix - dodgy PLC logic not quite so...
 
As above, no issues at all today even though there were high winds (I wouldn't call it high winds, it was more gusty at points) so operations were doing excellent work in getting the dispatches done as quickly as possible. I lucked into a front row seat and had a quick chance to speak with the ride host and she said she was relieved that they had a good fault-free day.

Queued 35 minutes in the single rider queue today but the main queue didn't go above 40 minutes all day. A very quiet one at the park!

Let's hope this week continues like today, with the good weather we're having and no technical issues.
 
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