Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

[Ollie]

And that block-zone-bloke who makes great videos, describes the issues (perhaps???).

Thought we were finally going to get a video without him explaining what a block zone was.

 

[Matt N]

Thorpe Park have now installed wheel heaters in Hyperia’s station:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1809590146997629220

This is an excellent move, in my view, that should help the ride run more reliably in cold temperatures.

 

[spicy]

Kinda funny how they have gone from a potential trim brake before that element to adding wheel heaters in the station to make sure it can make it round it.

 

[JoshC.]

Just as a minor clarification: wheel heaters were always there, it's that more / new ones have been added.

 

[davidm]

Are there still no back row POV’s yet?

Not a true back-seat POV but a (little annoying) 360 one from the back carriage;

 

[InvertsAreMyJam]

Not a true back-seat POV but a (little annoying) 360 one from the back carriage;

I hate those 360 degree POVs.

 

[MLDesigns]

Yeah, not a fan of the 360* POVs usually, but at least this highlights the absurd clearance on the rise into the Immelmann!

 

[ZeroG]

This is my favourite "back row" POV. I think it's actually row 9 but it shows the first drop and airtime really well.

I finally got my first 4 rides on Hyperia last Friday. It absolutely blew me away. The first drop terrifies me tbh, in a good way. And the outer-bank is a little bit mind melting. Absolutely crazy and insanely fun.

I'll hold off 'ranking' it because I have been on Shambahla and El Toro but both were about 10 years ago and my memory just ain't that good.

But I would have no hesitation in saying it's absolutely insane and makes all the other coasters at TP a bit boring (except perhaps Stealth).