Makes me think, who verifies the claims of fastest?If they have slowed the lift down and that is what has caused the stall when empty and possible slower circuits when loaded… is it still running round the layout at “over 80mph”? If not, is it now not considered the uks fastest coaster?!
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Thorpe Park: General Discussion
Rob
TS Team
Dear Thorpe Park, maybe it is not best to schedule a post like this for a day when Hyperia is going to be closed...!
For if/when it gets removed, it states "#SummerSolstice sunrise over #Hyperia - A breathtaking view of the UK’s tallest, fastest & most weightless rollercoaster, capturing the magic & thrill of the longest day of the year" with a link to book tickets and 3 photos of Hyperia looking glorious in sunrise.
For if/when it gets removed, it states "#SummerSolstice sunrise over #Hyperia - A breathtaking view of the UK’s tallest, fastest & most weightless rollercoaster, capturing the magic & thrill of the longest day of the year" with a link to book tickets and 3 photos of Hyperia looking glorious in sunrise.
AT86
TS Member
Dear Thorpe Park, maybe it is not best to schedule a post like this for a day when Hyperia is going to be closed...!
For if/when it gets removed, it states "#SummerSolstice sunrise over #Hyperia - A breathtaking view of the UK’s tallest, fastest & most weightless rollercoaster, capturing the magic & thrill of the longest day of the year" with a link to book tickets and 3 photos of Hyperia looking glorious in sunrise.
This is just incompetence by this point surely?
How much brain power does it take for the team in marketing to have a quick scroll through the scheduled posts and delete any that quite obviously are going to have a poor reception because the bloody thing is closed?
AT86
TS Member
So on the Instagram version of this post replies like this get a response:

But questions from customers impacted by the fact this thing is still closed get nothing:

So they know this post went up, they know the coaster they are referring to is closed. They see comments from customers asking for guidance due to poor comms ahead of time and they ignore them.
This must be that ‘open and honest’ approach they said they were taking with the rebrand?

But questions from customers impacted by the fact this thing is still closed get nothing:

So they know this post went up, they know the coaster they are referring to is closed. They see comments from customers asking for guidance due to poor comms ahead of time and they ignore them.
This must be that ‘open and honest’ approach they said they were taking with the rebrand?
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Deleted member 17985
Wait, it's closed again? I can't keep up. See, fate was tempted!
Manchester1894
TS Member
Crane and scaffold onsite so at least they can get it off and start assessing if they can go again. Totally forgot they pushed that Golden Day celebration for the 23rd so they've got another headache with lots of bookings by enthusiasts attending.
Mykeprime
TS Member
It rolled back yesterdayWait, it's closed again? I can't keep up. See, fate was tempted!
Rob
TS Team
No it doesn't, but read the room!I mean nowhere in that tweet so they say Hyperia is open
It definitely would not be at all amusing if it was not able to operate on Sunday...!Crane and scaffold onsite so at least they can get it off and start assessing if they can go again. Totally forgot they pushed that Golden Day celebration for the 23rd so they've got another headache with lots of bookings by enthusiasts attending.
Manchester1894
TS Member
It rolled forwards tooIt rolled back yesterday

Sharko
TS Member
Then back again...It rolled forwards too![]()
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Deleted member 17985
I hope the staff on park aren't taking too much of a verbal battering from the great unwashed, the general public can be wild. It's a real shame it got off to such a rocky start given it's a relatively straightforward and back wayheyyyy sort of coaster. I imagine there's many a headache occurring between Mack and Merlin right now!
They could put a full cage on the end that holds up to eight, and charge a tenner a time to the top of the lift hill.Maybe at this point they should leave a crane permanently installed and call it theming
Might end up covering half the cost of the rental.
I wouldn't worry too much about the staff. They're all on zero hour contracts, so most of them probably got sent home.I hope the staff on park aren't taking too much of a verbal battering from the great unwashed, the general public can be wild. It's a real shame it got off to such a rocky start given it's a relatively straightforward and back wayheyyyy sort of coaster. I imagine there's many a headache occurring between Mack and Merlin right now!
Its a nightmare for them. I wanna ride hyperia but its a 6hr round trip im not going to risk travelling with it being so unreliable. Doubtful ill visit this year. With merch and food thats easily 200 quid lost revenue for the park. If multiple ppl have the same thought that adds up to a serious amount of lost revenue
Manchester1894
TS Member
If I knew someone desperate to ride it, I'd say wait till end of July and if it's ran for 2 weeks consecutively book a midweek Sept when the schools go back. For now I'd swerve the stay overs at £300 a pop