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Thorpe Park: General Discussion

Hid said:
The Smiler uptime this year has actually been great this year which makes a nice change
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I meant in 2013-15 for the Smiler. I was wondering what the comparison between Smiler in that time and Hyperia in the last year was in comparison.
 
Hid said:
Though twice were Rollbacks so can't really fault the Ride for that as that could happen to any coaster.
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It could happen to any poorly designed coaster. It SHOULDN'T happen full stop. To have it happen thrice since opening, less than a year ago, is a sign that the ride doesn't have as wide a range of operating conditions as required.

You should absolutely fault the ride for this.
 
GooseOnTheLoose said:
It could happen to any poorly designed coaster. It SHOULDN'T happen full stop. To have it happen thrice since opening, less than a year ago, is a sign that the ride doesn't have as wide a range of operating conditions as required.

You should absolutely fault the ride for this.
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no, it happens to many rollercoaster manufactures (including B&M), it isn't about poorly designed
it is partially the style of ride, being the tallest in the uk and having tall elements means it is more likely to happen due to less predictable wind, the frequency is a bit of a problem, but it happened with the smiler and they managed to resolve the valleying issues where it hasn't happened for years.

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it is something that just happens from time to time, most of TP and AT rides it would be difficult to valley as they keep a high speed throughout the layout, but that is the style of rollercoater they have, so it may seem like a rare occurrence but it is more common then you would think, it is something that can happen due to a gust or something.
 
Hyperia was* unable to test without a weighted train, which would suggest it is a design flaw. 99.9% of coasters can comfortably cycle on an empty train and not need ride staff lifting heavy water dummies onto the ride all the time.

The nonsense maximum wind speed is evidence that they miscalculated the outerbank slightly.

They're lucky it only happened a few times, I've seen several close calls.

*It's absolutely hauling at the moment with the new wheels. Comfortably making it over the outer bank.
 
flyingguitar said:
no, it happens to many rollercoaster manufactures (including B&M), it isn't about poorly designed
it is partially the style of ride, being the tallest in the uk and having tall elements means it is more likely to happen due to less predictable wind, the frequency is a bit of a problem, but it happened with the smiler and they managed to resolve the valleying issues where it hasn't happened for years.

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it is something that just happens from time to time, most of TP and AT rides it would be difficult to valley as they keep a high speed throughout the layout, but that is the style of rollercoater they have, so it may seem like a rare occurrence but it is more common then you would think, it is something that can happen due to a gust or something.
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It is absolutely down to bad design. Lots of coasters do valley, but that is totally besides the point being put forward here.
 
The fact that it’s stalled 3 times within the first year and looks to have had quite a few more “near misses” (you only have to look at how painfully slow some of those empty train test runs were last year!) would definitely suggest some kind of design flaw in the outerbank element. Not a crippling one, but definitely a miscalculation, particularly if Mack felt that it could run in 47mph wind.

Rides do stall when empty as complete freak occurrences (any ride can stall if circumstances align correctly), but 3 stalls in one year is unusual and suggests more of a repeating pattern than a freak occurrence, in my view.
 
DistortAMG said:
It is absolutely down to bad design. Lots of coasters do valley, but that is totally besides the point being put forward here.
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It isn't though, there are countless other stuff which could be going on with it shich would be thorpes issue,
wheels too loose, added drag, wheels too tight, added drag, random gust, too much grease in a bearing, increased drag, etc.
It is a process of figuring out the correct tigtnesses of all the components and how to best optimise the train, which is thorpe area.

Thorpe probably should have caught the train being slow (especially after the seccon one) added some practaces
 
flyingguitar said:
It isn't though, there are countless other stuff which could be going on with it shich would be thorpes issue,
wheels too loose, added drag, wheels too tight, added drag, random gust, too much grease in a bearing, increased drag, etc.
It is a process of figuring out the correct tigtnesses of all the components and how to best optimise the train, which is thorpe area.

Thorpe probably should have caught the train being slow (especially after the seccon one) added some practaces
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Added some practices, because of the design flaw yeah?
 
DistortAMG said:
Im not sure, it is up there for sure, but back in 2002, air was horrendous, many long periods of downtime.
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By the sounds of it, Hyperia doesn’t seem any more innovative or complex as a B&M flyer, maybe less so.

That’s the concern.

Once is an anomaly.
Twice is a coincidence
Three times? That’s a problem. That’s a pattern.
 
Yeah its a design issue, however I would say the blame lies with both Mack and MMM. MMM would have signed off on this, and I'm surprised that Mack with its long history of ride design has designed it this way. That's two dodgy installations from MMM now at Thorpe (including Derron Brown)
 
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