Thorpe Park: General Discussion

[Islander]

How can track that has never had a train run on it look so filthy already‽

I mean that site looks like a mud bath lol, there's no way they could keep the track pristine transporting it through that.

Hopefully they'll clean it up once complete... hopefully... maybe... please??

 

[DiogoJ42]

Hopefully they'll clean it up once complete... hopefully... maybe... please??

I know you know better than that, mate.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

How can track that has never had a train run on it look so filthy already‽

Storing white track on the ground, in the UK, in autumn going into winter, was never going to end well. The site's a bit of a mud bath as it is.

Wouldn't get this problem with black track... just saying.

 

[AT86]

Don’t worry, they’ll clean half of it in about 15 years and allow the vloggers exclusive access so they can shout about how amazing the park is.

 

[rob666]

How can track that has never had a train run on it look so filthy already‽

Probably going to be the wettest year on record for this moist nation of ours sweetie.
I cut two lawns yesterday, first chance since early September.
That wet.

 

[Squiggs]

Probably going to be the wettest year on record for this moist nation of ours sweetie.

Was that on or off a water ride?

 

[rob666]

I try to avoid mowing lawns on water rides.
In fact, I try to avoid mowing lawns.

 

[The_bup]

I’m sure the rain will wash it off. It’s literally just mud

 

[ItsAllGood]

Got the chance to go on park last week and see Hyperia. Its looking TALL!

Its funny it went up so fast and seemed to slow down again.

The view from the bridge is going to look so good when its done.

The standard walking down towards old town photo

This last turn is gonna be insane!

Who stole this section of fence?

Cant wait to see the lift hill fly up! The view from the shipping container platform was cool!

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Working in conjunction with Thorpe Park we bring you this exciting Hyperia update from the other side of Monks Walk!The last time we were inside the p

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[ScottishChris]

Point 1: Are people really complaining about muddy track during construction?

Point 2: I am really looking forward to this coaster. It looks crazy and potentially quite intense. Could this be an issue though? I mean I305 is a phenominal and intense coaster, but that intensity seems to put a lot of people off - I've never seen a long line for it, and it can even be a walk on on busier days.

I'm sure Thorpe have Done their research... but my point, I suppose, is 'when does crazy get too crazy?'

 

[rob666]

P1...Yup, our Diogo, god bless him. We welcome all opinions here, even some weirder than mine.
P2...Yup, stopped me getting a season pass for the Beach.

 

[DiogoJ42]

Ya know.... you lot need to take what I post a lot less seriously.

 

[Sharko]

Does anyone know what is happening with the station? Probably a stupid question but I'm guessing they will be putting some sort of cladding on the outside of it, it's looking a bit boxy.

 

[BooMT]

Thorpe have given us a little look into the metalwork for Hyperia happening offsite ready for the new year. They've said the shape & design is to complement the 'wings'.

 

[The Big Mack]

Nice sparkly gold. Nothing unnecessarily industrial, rust-buckety and bleak. It's what people have been calling out for.

EDIT: a construction update (vertical video annoyingly) from the construction office.

From: https://youtu.be/GGeABGy5v4o

 

[Skyscraper]

Thope have given us a little look into the metalwork for Hyperia happening offsite ready for the new year. They've said the shape & design is to complement the 'wings'.

As per Silktone's latest update, where he goes inside the factory, the fencing in photos 2 and 4 is for the queue line, and the slats in photo 3 are for the outside walls of the station and mech bay.

Source:


From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOiFkyuWVa0

 

[RustyRider]

With 2024 now upon us and 3 months to go until the new season starts, do we really believe hyperia will be ready for opening day? With so much work to be done, I’m thinking an Easter open is looking more and more likely as this progresses. If track isn’t fully complete by early feb, I’d hope they would delay opening to make sure their biggest investment in decades is absolutely perfect…

Obviously Swarm, Saw: the ride & stealth are a lot smaller but track was fully complete and testing was happening already happening around this time. Nevertheless, they still had big teething problems come opening.

 

[George W]

If you look on page 59 I did a little analysis looking at thorpe parks own construction rough timeline and took into account the day the project went vertical and compared to how long they wanted to allocate to each part of construction.

Going by that I had the date at April 11th 2024 that the rides testing and commissioning phase would be over and the ride would be ready, Easter is March 31st so it might not be ready for the bank holiday and I'm not sure how on track they are with vertical construction but I believe they want it done by the end of this month which weather dependent should be possible.

 

[mo237]

I know very little about this sort of thing, but it seems they're more or less about the half-way point of vertical construction. Remember there's several weeks, maybe a whole month of comissioning once all the electricals are in place before we even start to see manned test-runs.

But given how this thing has flown up, I really am hoping it'll be ready for opening weekend; but I do see your skepticism. I reckon maybe, at a push, start of April we might get to have a go on this thing; May does seem a good shout though.

 

[George W]

Yea there has to be 27.5 days of testing before any member of the public will be able to ride.