[2024] Thorpe Park: Hyperia - Mack Hypercoaster

[ItsAllGood]

3 days on the trot I need help... and a car wash!

The first drop for Hyperia has been completed and it looks amazing.

Its been so wet and moody in staines today.. excuse the grey Skys

The twist on the first drop looks crazy. Can't wait

I think tomorrow we will see the lift hill installed. Then maybe Saturday get topped off or if not then Monday or Tuesday next week it will be completed

The view on the bridge from the pub down the road

The time lapse camera on site has been tilted upwards to capture the install of the top of the rollercoaster

Hyperia First Drop Completed | Theme Park Guide

It’s a wet day in Staines but that hasn’t stopped Hyperia from having its first drop completed!The track for the first drop has been installed and

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[Matt N]

It looks like the drop actually goes straight down for a fair period of time before it twists. That could provide a very unique sensation of getting ejector airtime and then twisting at the same time!

I expected it to start twisting further up, for some reason… this could offer more airtime potential, though, so I’m certainly not complaining!

 

[Bowser]

Doesn’t really answer anything other than the fact it was specifically “designed” to be that height restriction:


From: https://twitter.com/thorpepark/status/1763247810860970090?s=46&t=0gSA6DB3t11tFWJ4xv8eFA

 

[Benzin]

By "designed" they mean they ended up picking a manufacturer who have a train/restraint design that allow for slightly lower height restrictions. Pretty sure all other Mack Megas are 1.3m.

Some real attempts from their social media to be "deep" recently. When it reality its not even a puddle worth.

 

[John_P]

It's still the parks final decision on what height to set for the coaster provided it meets the requirements for the height. They could've easily said its 1.4m due to the height, speed, and break run. But have gone with 1.3m which is nice but probably going to cause all manner of issues when people find they can ride Hyperia but nothing else of note.

 

[Bowser]

It's still the parks final decision on what height to set for the coaster provided it meets the requirements for the height. They could've easily said its 1.4m due to the height, speed, and break run. But have gone with 1.3m which is nice but probably going to cause all manner of issues when people find they can ride Hyperia but nothing else of note.

Ghost Train, Detonator and Rush are 1.3m too.

I'm on the fence about going... but I think seeing the 5 other big rollercoasters will be too cruel. Unless it's a quiet day with Hyperia re-rides which probably isn't happening anytime soon.

 

[RicketyCricket]

Current view from the car park.


From: https://x.com/ColossusFisted/status/1763573327480696955?s=20

Looks like the crane is done for today, hasn't moved at all. Probably due to the weather today.

 

[mo237]

That looks absolutely diabolical - dropping at height for a short while, and then twisting as you pick up speed... It's going to be insane!

 

[Tom]

Somewhat Stealth-like, but still looks amazing.

 

[RicketyCricket]

Doesn't seem so long ago that Oblivion opened with the words first 'vertical' drop. Now we've got a 230ft twisted vertical drop, which children can ride, with just a lap bar.

 

[George W]

This photo really shows the sheer scale of this coaster especially the size difference between saw's drop and hyperia's.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/3GEXGhodwNLepjDX/

 

[Tom]

Looks bang on 90 degrees to me (unlike Stealth, despite what’s written). Would have thought they would agave made a deal about a vertical drop.

 

[Benzin]

Looks bang on 90 degrees to me (unlike Stealth, despite what’s written). Would have thought they would agave made a deal about a vertical drop.

Why when there's a coaster 5 feet around with a beyond vertical one?

Those supports are so cursed.

 

[Ethan]

This photo really shows the sheer scale of this coaster especially the size difference between saw's drop and hyperia's.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/3GEXGhodwNLepjDX/

This is hilarious so at 1.3m you can ride the monster in the back and not the tiny coaster in front of it

 

[Benzin]

This is hilarious so at 1.3m you can ride the monster in the back and not the tiny coaster in front of it

Not being able to ride Saw is a benefit.

 

[ItsAllGood]

Nothing big and exciting happened today

The kicker wheels before the lift hill are getting wired up

Flying cat walk supports

The bits for the top of the lift have been moved closer to the big crane ready to be assembled then installed

The first drop looks great with a blue background. It rained about half an hour later again though

Supports for the first turn are being fixed into place

Love this shot. Shows how much more lift hill is waiting to be installed still

4 days on the go... im off to sleep!

Hyperia 1st March 2024 Update | Theme Park Guide

It's the end of a busy week at Thorpe Park for Hyperia. The first drop has been installed and we're so close to seeing the rollercoaster track complet

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[Connor98]

Thorpe park have some new angles of the first drop shared by Theme Park Worldwide. It looks incredible! This really could be one of the best drops in the world, the profile is fantastic.


From: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3_IZUIMVYV/?igsh=ZWM3NWRueG9rams=

 

[Matt.GC]

It looks like the drop actually goes straight down for a fair period of time before it twists. That could provide a very unique sensation of getting ejector airtime and then twisting at the same time!

I expected it to start twisting further up, for some reason… this could offer more airtime potential, though, so I’m certainly not complaining!

That's the first thing I thought. That's a very small length of track to do a 180 twist, very low down the drop. It'll be going into that with quite some speed. It looks like you could be fully ejected from your seat and pushing against the restraints at the back as you twist around, only being pushed back down again as you exit. It looks pretty awesome if I'm being honest!

Although it looks more C shaped than I imagined. Maybe an 80 degree angle that it heartlines around. Still, from that height and with the twist so low down, that's a lot of speed going into such a manoeuvre.

 

[Dave]

Definitely made it more interesting for me, I don’t like overly twisty 1st drops as they kill the airtime but this could certainly give the best of both worlds.

 

[ItsAllGood]

Working on a Sunday! Crazy.. the top of the lift hill is being built on the ground before being installed

Nothing else to report on really..

My bet will be lift hill track and cat walks tomorrow then Tuesday topping it off?

Top Of Hyperia Lift Hill Assembled | Theme Park Guide

It's a busy Sunday at the Hyperia construction site. Work on assembling the top of the lift hill has begun. Three sections of tracks are being put tog

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