[2024] Thorpe Park: Hyperia - Mack Hypercoaster

[xtpower]

Well, that's making my trip on the 18th look less like an inspired choice... Watch them delay it until the 20th, just to spite me because of the things I said about the theming.

 

[BarryZola]

They'll probably need to do the marketing all over again when it finally re-opens. They've had a nightmare here. A shame because it's a cracking ride. "Ride Hyperia at Thorpe Park Resort: Not Broken Anymore".

 

[Funcone]

It's just another sign of broken Britain.

 

[pluk]

Curious it's gone back that far after an initial (tentative) indication it'd only be a couple of days.

 

[Call_um]

Ouchhhh

Truly gutted for them!

I've had a load of adverts for Hyperia the last couple of days, they need to look at pulling all the ads if they still don't have an opening day in site

 

[Zeock]

That is extremely unfortunate. I hope that the problem is fixed soon, both for the park and for the casual visitor's sakes.

 

[PhalanaxOperativeA1127]

Had tickets and trip booked for the 4th

 

[Ryan]

It's slightly oddly worded, because it makes it look like essentially, they can't commit to it opening before 8th June, but they can commit to it opening on or after that date.

Which they can't. And they won't. And they haven't.

 

[mo237]

Guess I won't be going next week then. Very frustrating but if it can't be helped...

In other news, IMAscore have released an extended snippet of the audio, so we can all have a listen whilst we wait for it to reopen.


From: https://youtu.be/Ag1o3koTLWM?si=dcdJ5j0aOSGJfBDS

 

[Poisson]

6.66% reliability on public opening days if they are cleared to open on the 8th

 

[Skyscraper]

Take this with a pinch of salt of course but it would make sense.



From the comments on Attraction Source's latest post

 

[Mykeprime]

what the heck is a chain waystrip?

 

[Skyscraper]

what the heck is a chain waystrip?

Probably guides the chain somehow, can't say for certain though.

 

[Benzin]

Probably were told the lead time then forgot they have to consider customs.

 

[caffeinesplash]

Granted I've never worked on a Mack, but I've never heard of a "chain waystrip" and going from the occupation of the person I'd say it's just another along the lines of "structure is cracked", "chain snapped", etc... and where are all these suggestions that it's unsafe coming from?

 

[flyingguitar]

what the heck is a chain waystrip?

my guess may be chain wearstrip or the channel the chain sits in, for the thing the chain runs on, see 11:40 for wear stip (acctually shows hyperias wear strip):

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpBl77WSeBY

although from my understanding each manufactures has different terms for a lot of the smaller parts

 

[Islander]

I mean that says it all really lol.

"Rumour is the doohicky is broken"
"What's a doohicky?"
"No idea"
"I've never heard of one of those before..."

The rumor mill really needs to die a death.

 

[Benzin]

I mean that says it all really lol.

"Rumour is the doohicky is broken"
"What's a doohicky?"
"No idea"
"I've never heard of one of those before..."

The rumor mill really needs to die a death.

The facts are really that engineers were investigating the lift hill on Saturday which was making an absolute racket on Friday.

But "influencers" gotta show their clout I guess.

 

[flyingguitar]

chain wearstrip

thinking about it, there were reports of sounds like grinding at the top of the lift hill, it could point to it being the wear material coming loose, although I didn't hear the sounds and it is based off the attraction sources info

 

[caffeinesplash]

To be fair, the "influencers" can't win either way, they keep quiet about it all and are given grief for it, or speculate (with or without insider knowledge) and are given grief for that.