Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

[jasone]

Ohh she’s perfect

It honestly looks like when me and my friends used to play roller coaster tycoon 2 when we were like 9, my friend would build some ridiculous element and I’d demolish it because it wasn’t realistic… an absolute killjoy. Happy to be proven wrong many years later.

 

[JoshC.]

No major noticeable progress today, but looks cool nonetheless...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1717932734704767099

 

[Slamming Coastercore]

Taken just now from outside the park

 

[catsounds]

the lift/drop hasn't even been put in and it already looks that monstrous

 

[Sandman]

In this instance, size does matter. That view across the lake is really going to be something.

 

[Matt N]

We all knew it was going to be a tall ride, but from that vantage point, it looks ridiculously massive!

 

[Niles]

Some great up close photos from Jack Silkstones newist video.







Here is a look at the maintenance and station building.

For way more see video.

Also really liking how we have so many people going and taking pictures of the construction, dont think we will miss a thing

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Also really liking how we have so many people going and taking pictures of the construction, dont think we will miss a thing

I've spent the past couple of days conducting a thorough and extensive rewrite of the coaster's page on Wikipedia, have arranged the Construction subsection to be in a bullet point timeline format, so feel free to contribute with any highlights; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperia_(roller_coaster)

 

[I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden]

Is this the first time we've seen Mack utilise this design of reinforced track? (See screenshot from Jack's recent video)


It seems to be slightly different and more Intamin-esque when compared to the design they've used in the past. (See Icon construction photo from RCDB)


Please correct me if I'm mistaken

 

[Dar]

Is this the first time we've seen Mack utilise this design of reinforced track? (See screenshot from Jack's recent video)
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It seems to be slightly different and more Intamin-esque when compared to the design they've used in the past. (See Icon construction photo from RCDB)
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Please correct me if I'm mistaken

Voltron has a similar spine in certain sections:

Image from RCDB https://rcdb.com/7121.htm#p=136766

 

[I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden]

Voltron has a similar spine in certain sections:
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Image from RCDB https://rcdb.com/7121.htm#p=136766

Must be a fairly recent change/development then. I had a look on RCDB and other than Hyperia and Voltron I couldn't find any other examples of them using this new spine design.

They were still using the old spine design in 2022. (see RCDB photo of Giant Digger that opened in 2022)

Giant Digger - Lotte World Adventure Busan - Magic Forest (Gijang, Busan, South Korea)

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[JoshC.]

Also really liking how we have so many people going and taking pictures of the construction, dont think we will miss a thing

It is really cool!

I can't remember many projects where we've been able to see so many on-site updates, from initial clearing, groundworks, deliveries and of course construction. And that looks set to continue.

On top of that, the site is easily viewed from outside the park, with the view across the lake and Monks Walk offering fab views. Between the official Thorpe/Silkstone updates and all the keen Thorpe enthusiasts, we really are spoilt for choice, and have quality and a large quantity of updates.

 

[I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden]

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Someone else pointed this out, why are those two lower white supports not gold?

Thorpe's confirmed that this was intentional.



Not sure why they'd choose to do this. It looks a bit odd (especially given that there's no fade) in my opinion.

 

[FistedColossus]

I'm sure it will look fine when it's fully built. The fade will make more sense than it does at the moment.

 

[JensWanne]

Must be a fairly recent change/development then. I had a look on RCDB and other than Hyperia and Voltron I couldn't find any other examples of them using this new spine design.

Take a look at photos of starfall racers (Universal Epic Universe), they also use the new spine design in combination with the old one.

 

[Swat]

Thorpe's confirmed that this was intentional.

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Not sure why they'd choose to do this. It looks a bit naff (especially given that there's no fade) in my opinion.

I expect that when viewed from public areas at floor level the supports will all look the same height and the colours will line up with each other

 

[catsounds]

possible unpopular opinion but now they've been built i think the staggered straight gold to white track/supports look quite good

 

[I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden]

I expect that when viewed from public areas at floor level the supports will all look the same height and the colours will line up with each other

That's a thought, I hadn't considered that.

 

[Nitefly]

I expect that when viewed from public areas at floor level the supports will all look the same height and the colours will line up with each other

That would be fun but I doubt it.

possible unpopular opinion but now they've been built i think the staggered straight gold to white track/supports look quite good

Yup I quite like it - it’s different.

 

[JoshC.]

We have ever so slightly amended plans:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1718920805600412053

In short, the existing building which was set to be retained, refurbished and extended will instead be demolished and rebuilt. This is on advice from the construction team, who believe it will be more efficient.

The exterior is also set to be slightly different too.

So nothing major or exciting, but something all the same.