[2024] Thorpe Park: Hyperia - Mack Hypercoaster

[Ethan]

I was very excited for Hyperia but after seeing Voltron my expectations have dropped. Voltron looks like one of the best in the world whereas Hyperia is nowhere near that level. Hoping to see a Mack like Voltron in the Uk at some point then we’d have a clear winner for best ride in the country

 

[Dave]

Is anyone else not particularly excited about Hyperia?

Im feeling very “meh” about it if I’m honest.
I should be excited, it’s a massive new coaster at my nearest park but I’m just not feeling it.
I don’t know if it’s the weird layout, the lack of theming, the short length, the fact it’s a bit scary looking?

I don’t really feel its visually appealing, it looks a mess with the colour transitions and the funky support structures.
I do love rides which look good and which are immersive and heavily themed.

There is a good chance, I’m just a bit intimidated and scared of it. (I’m always scared of big new rides the first time, but then always love them And I’m usually scared but excited at the same time).

I look at Voltron and I would absolutely love to be getting on that . Others on my wish list…Toutatis, Ride to happiness, Kondaa, any of the RMCs. If they were at Thorpe I would be itching to get on them.

Hyperia, I’m just not excited. I want to be, but I’m not…

I may well change my mind once I’ve been on it?

I’m the same, I have very little excitement for it.

I think I will enjoy the ride, I think it will have some great moments but as a package it just seems very mediocre.

 

[RIPCorky]

I was very excited for Hyperia but after seeing Voltron my expectations have dropped. Voltron looks like one of the best in the world whereas Hyperia is nowhere near that level. Hoping to see a Mack like Voltron in the Uk at some point then we’d have a clear winner for best ride in the country

TPWW reckons it's rougher than the Smiler

 

[Mick]

Tbf there should never be a ‘best ride in the country’ as it’s all subjective and opinion based.

Going back to Hyperia, I’m looking forward to riding it, not particularly looking forward to more opening hype but once it’s a staple of the park it can only be an asset, and I have no doubts it’ll be many peoples favourite even if not the universally accepted best ride in the country.

 

[lee2804]

I beleive hyperia will be rated better than voltron.

I think voltrons theming is out of this world but i havnt heard anything about any mind blowing feature of it but i can see hyperias outward bank element and the insane stall being world class.

 

[Sammy]

As previously stated by @John it would appear they are counting ‘hang time’ in the overall figure. Which I would also agree is a very different sensation.


(Photo from the Thorpe Annual Pass Page)

That being said, 11.8 seconds of airtime on a coaster that’s only around 35 seconds from crest to brakes is really quite something! Almost 1/3rd of the total ride time, not to mention 4.2seconds on that outer bank being a little bit obscene.

 

[Dave]

I beleive hyperia will be rated better than voltron.

I think voltrons theming is out of this world but i havnt heard anything about any mind blowing feature of it but i can see hyperias outward bank element and the insane stall being world class.

Voltron has a lot of airtime by all accounts but the random roughness is letting that down it seems.

 

[Burks]

Voltron has a lot of airtime by all accounts but the random roughness is letting that down it seems.

On the latest tpww video they say after talking to staff 2 of the 6 trains currently haven't been "fully setup" yet or something like that. .

As he says. . Can ruin a first impression getting a bad train as they did. .

 

[Manchester1894]

So if staying at a cabin, and walking up in the morning to get to Hyperia first thing... Is there much advantage over a general guess entering the park early? Ie are we all held in the those pens just outside the dome? I doubt recall early alternative park entry like Nemesis at Alton.
Returning to Thorpe after approx 13 years lol. The park felt tiny then. 5 mins from the pen to Hyperia?

 

[BooMT]

So if staying at a cabin, and walking up in the morning to get to Hyperia first thing... Is there much advantage over a general guess entering the park early? Ie are we all held in the those pens just outside the dome? I doubt recall early alternative park entry like Nemesis at Alton.
Returning to Thorpe after approx 13 years lol. The park felt tiny then. 5 mins from the pen to Hyperia?

When we stayed in the cabins for Oktoberfest, you could walk straight into the park from the Dome, no queuing in those nightmare cattlepens at the front entrance. Could be slightly different for an opening day but can't imagine they'd send you out to the main entrance.

 

[Skyscraper]

So if staying at a cabin, and walking up in the morning to get to Hyperia first thing... Is there much advantage over a general guess entering the park early? Ie are we all held in the those pens just outside the dome? I doubt recall early alternative park entry like Nemesis at Alton.
Returning to Thorpe after approx 13 years lol. The park felt tiny then. 5 mins from the pen to Hyperia?

When we stayed in the cabins for Oktoberfest, you could walk straight into the park from the Dome, no queuing in those nightmare cattlepens at the front entrance. Could be slightly different for an opening day but can't imagine they'd send you out to the main entrance.

Yes the entrance to Thorpe Shark is past the turnstiles, on the bridge just before you get to the dome, so you'll be able to go straight to the dome in the morning!

 

[Alix]

We were told if you’re putting cases in your car because you’re checking out that day make sure you’re done before 9ish and you’ll be allowed in without queuing. Time it wrong and you’ll have to join the main queue and go through security to get back in.

 

[John]

The only entrance to the park from the hotel is onto the bridge near the dome, so in that sense there's no specific advantage over day guests though I suspect you could more easily be at/near the front of the crowd when the park opens. As mentioned in previous posts, if you're taking bags out of the park the location isn't really that convenient anyway, though maybe you could probably use lockers inside the park to reduce faff..?

Thorpe Shark guests get 1 hour of fastrack (10-11) but this does not include Hyperia. To make full use of this it might be better to ignore Hyperia entirely and do it later, as unless you're there very early you can easily end up waiting an hour and not get any use out of the FT. Alternatively, Hyperia rooms come with 1x Hyperia FT per person and I think guests in other themed rooms can buy 1 shots for Hyperia, which are not normally on sale.

 

[AT86]

The Shark reception will hold bags in the baggage room, no need to head to the car on check out day and risk being stuck in the security lines coming back in.

Just leave the bags with reception and then pick them up before you leave the park later.