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Thorpe Park: General Discussion
Skyscraper
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Shared with permission, here's an awesome pic of Hyperia taken by my friend's daughter today; 
By Hollie K.
By Hollie K.
Manchester1894
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No one leaves without taking that shotShared with permission, here's an awesome pic of Hyperia taken by my friend's daughter today;
By Hollie K.
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Manchester1894
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Yeah, I saw TPWW make the comment he'd like to see the night ride be in full darkness or different lighting (assume he means like Nemesis where although lit up still feel darker). I think it's fine as it is.. Stands out nicely.
Manchester1894
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Maybe one for another thread..Has a rollercoaster ever had an extension fitted?
John_P
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Top Thrill 2 is the most recent example.
The Big Dipper at Pleasure Beach was as well.
Dhev123
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Not necessarily extended but phantoms revenge at kennywood got a Morgan makeover, replacing the janky arrow inversions in favour of ejector airtime hills
DiogoJ42
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On that subject, if Phantom's Revenge is a new cred to Steel Phantom, pretty much all the BPB woodies are new creds compared to their original selves..... Then I say Nemesis Reborn is a seperate cred to Nemesis.
.... What was this topic again?
.... What was this topic again?
The Big Mack
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All of what you say here is beyond John Burton's control. He isn't the ride's marketeer, nor is he responsible for maintaining the ride's budget. John's an asset to the UK theme park industry as a storyteller, you only have to look at Nemesis Reborn and The Curse At Alton Manor to see his talents as a creative mind when he's given the budget to execute a themed attraction properly. At the end of the day though, Hyperia is a thrilling hyper coaster first and themed attraction second. Hyper coasters are rarely themed due to how much more expensive the hardware is than a smaller coaster, but they should still be well presented. I'm certain that the ride's presentation issues boil down to a lack of budget allocated to the creative team by Merlin's senior leadership, and in all honesty, all three of the major coaster installations this year have had serious issues with this. Just look at the cheap theming and zero landscaping on Legoland's new duelling coasters... that wasn't a John Burton attraction, and it's tacky beyond belief. Nemesis Reborn looked like a construction site on opening day also, but it still had a fair amount of imagination go into reimagining the station and surrounding area.Burton on Hyperia
The rollercoaster king: the man behind the UK’s fastest thrill-ride
The long read: John Burton was just 27 when he was put in charge of creating Thorpe Park’s biggest-ever project. Once too scared to go on rides himself, how did he become the architect of so many daredevils’ dreams?www.theguardian.com
The way the theme and naming and style and logo have flopped into existence rather than being coherently constructed also makes sense of what we now have. The water splash being a half arsed attempt to fit the theme does make more sense than the theme being a considered effort to fit the water splash that might have originally been intrinsic to the design. It's all a bit backwards and undoubtedly a less complete attraction on the whole as a result.
Then there are showstopping things about Hyperia like the station's internal show sequence, which is a very nice touch and makes for a more memorable experience than boarding Silver Star and Shambhala.
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pluk
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Alright John, calm down.
My post wasn't a slight on him at all, it's a comment on how Merlin choose to fund and deliver their projects. Although with this very article he is clearly performing a marketing roll himself.
Whichever way you roll it though, it's not a 4!
Poisson
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Hyperia has area audio
Matt N
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There’s a whole area track as well as a dispatch sequence and sound on the lift hill, isn’t there?
Yeah, no. In seat audio or track element audio. Cheap as chips. There's just no "imagineering".
