Are B&M Hyper Coasters sub-par in the modern age of coasters?

Hi guys. In spite of B&M's reputation for quality, I've noticed that that enthusiasts have generally gone off their coasters a lot in the last 5-10 years; every installation of a B&M coaster these days seems to be met with groans and a general sense of antipathy. Even the company's airtime-based model, the Hyper Coaster, seems to be generally quite poorly received whenever it is installed these days; I've noticed that the last couple of installations (Mako & Candymonium, for instance) saw enthusiasts generally being quite apathetic towards the rides, and moaning about what a missed opportunity they were. Even in the UK, which is not exactly awash with airtime machines, I've often heard enthusiasts reject the possibility of one at Thorpe Park, for instance, on the grounds that a B&M hyper would be an "incredibly dull option" and "a huge missed opportunity to do something truly great". So my question to you today is; do you feel that B&M hyper coasters have grown to be sub-par rides? Do you think they still stand up alongside some of the newer ride types?


I've only done one B&M hyper myself, and I absolutely loved it (it's my number 1, in fact!), but I'm led to believe that I'm yet to experience a coaster with "proper" airtime, as B&M hypers' floater apparently isn't true airtime, so I probably can't contribute. (Although let me tell you, Mako's floater certainly felt like airtime, and incredibly strong airtime at that, to me!)


But what are your thoughts?

From an enthusiasts perspective yes a B&M Hyper is a bit of a dull announcement. As the ride type has been around for a long time there's a lot of them and they are very similar to each other. Big perfectly engineered floater airtime hills one after another. With the only unique elements (the turnarounds) normally being a low beat in the rides pacing.
And there's normally no intense ejector airtime enthusiasts crave because it's been engineered out to achieve those perfect hills.
But for parks and the average guest everything I've mentioned above makes them a sure hit and great investment!

Thorpe would be lucky to get a B&M hyper. Anyone who would turn their nose up at the prospect of a hyper at Thorpe needs a slap in the face with a wet fish.

It's a very large, high and expensive way of achieving floater air time and that alone

The modern B&M hypers are excellent. I don’t want a crazily intense ride on every coaster I go on, and if you wanted an intense ride you would not purchase a B&M hyper coaster.

The coasters are fun, offer blissful floater airtime, are reliable,very visually impactful and eat queues like there’s no tomorrow.

Don’t fix something if it’s not broken is what I say.