MaxPower
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He sounds like a good Pirates of Mutiny Bay character....
Just goes around saying 'Arrr, there's nothin' left in the budget me hearties'.
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[2024] Thorpe Park: Hyperia - Mack Hypercoaster
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Just goes around saying 'Arrr, there's nothin' left in the budget me hearties'.
ItsAllGood
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- Wildfire
You thought you'd seen the end of me. NEVER!
The chain for the lift hill has started to be installed, something we don't get to see very often.
Its split into lots of sections and joined together at the top of the lift
Love the little wheel to guide it in at the top of the lift
Think I saw about 7 sections installed in the space of two hours earlier
Lots of boxes laying around with chain
After lots of sections and patience, the chain showed up at the bottom of the lift and was "pulled" into place.
Oh... and more gold theming has been added on the station.
Sunset Hyperia as a final shot <3
themeparkguide.co.uk
The chain for the lift hill has started to be installed, something we don't get to see very often.
Its split into lots of sections and joined together at the top of the lift
Love the little wheel to guide it in at the top of the lift
Think I saw about 7 sections installed in the space of two hours earlier
Lots of boxes laying around with chain
After lots of sections and patience, the chain showed up at the bottom of the lift and was "pulled" into place.
Oh... and more gold theming has been added on the station.
Sunset Hyperia as a final shot <3
Hyperia Lift Hill Chain Installation Begins | Theme Park Guide
With the track and supports for Hyperia now complete, work has turned to more important parts for the rollercoaster such as. Installing fences around
themeparkguide.co.uk
The_bup
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- Professor Burp’s Bubbleworks
Also, didn’t they measure the big one from sea level?
Matt N
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That is an interesting one. I think it’s hard to say.
One thing that might make The Big One look taller is that the average height of Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s other coasters is quite a bit smaller than the average height of Thorpe Park’s, which will naturally make it look larger. The Big One is Blackpool’s only coaster of considerable size, while Thorpe Park also has Stealth at 205ft, which isn’t a whole lot shorter, and Swarm at 127ft, which isn’t exactly tiny.
The other thing that might make The Big One look taller is that it is rammed pretty much right on top of a number of other rides in Blackpool, which gives the immediate sensation of it “towering above” them, so to speak. Hyperia’s footprint is a bit more self-contained, which doesn’t give quite the same sensation.
Not to mention that The Big One has a much denser support structure, which might give off an illusion of greater height.
With that being said, Hyperia does appear to absolutely dwarf Saw and Colossus from certain angles, so its height certainly seems to live up to expectations in shots next to Thorpe Park’s other rides!
Bert2theSpark
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A new meme format was born today!
ItsAllGood
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- Wildfire
Between this and the chain smoking. This has made my night
A new meme format was born today!
Dave
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A new meme format was born today!
Don’t count your chickens, it’s got a good chance but everyone said the same about Icon and it turned out to be bad.
Burks
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- Taron.
This. . . .
Manchester1894
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I genuinely hope they have speakers on the lift hill playing the theme, that cuts out at the top to leave you with a few seconds silence before that drop. Think we'll get records for people abandoning the queue?
ItsAllGood
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- Wildfire
Manchester1894
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Is that the black dot thing top right of his hand? I can see the lightingThere's brackets for speakers on the lift hill
Next to where he is sitting
jon81uk
TS Member
The two white "wings" sticking out from the railing to the left of his hand are the supports to mount a speaker onto.
djtruefitt
TS Team
Don’t think they are. I’m sure as soon as they arrive people will have posts about it and no doubt Thorpe will do a big train reveal