VonRolland
Hyper Poster
I believe down south things tend to be a tad more golden orange especially near Essex
Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024
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Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
Remember when you thought this thing wouldn't have much airtime Matt?
Dec 2021...
Nothing so far has changed my mind... Fingers crossed it rides like it's ALWAYS looked.
Matt N
CF Legend
I do, but I have to say that I increasingly think my initial judgement was wrong. I’ve grown increasingly convinced by it the more we’ve seen of it. I’m trying not to count my chickens before they hatch, but as the elements go up, I’m increasingly convinced that it could be absolutely phenomenal! Some of those moments that I originally wasn’t sure on do look like they could be very impactful with high quantities of negative g’s.Remember when you thought this thing wouldn't have much airtime Matt?
Dec 2021...
Nothing so far has changed my mind... Fingers crossed it rides like it's ALWAYS looked.
I still maintain that it doesn’t have many straight airtime hills, but I’m increasingly not sure that it actually needs them. The ride looks like it could be great, and very negative g-filled, without them! The profiling of some of the elements has surprised me; the Immelmann looks like it could provide far more of a sustained ejector airtime moment than I was anticipating, the first drop looks like it could provide more airtime than I was expecting, and seeing it up (and having ridden Iron Gwazi with a similar element), I increasingly think that the overbank into an inversion could be quite something!
I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden
Mega Poster
Wow, just wow. What a fantastic view!
Entering the park this year is going to have so much more of an impact on first time and revisiting guests alike. I know it'll definitely make an impact on me.
Source: https://www.attractionsource.com/future-developments/project-exodus/
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Flash Shift
Roller Poster
That drop looks demonic. I like how Saw is dwarfed by Hyperia's elements, but then Hyperia's own elements are dwarfed by its massive drop.
If this map is accurate, it really hammers home how needlessly isolated from the rest of the park Swarm is. The distance between paths on the Stealth and Swarm side of the lake is barely longer than the footprint of Flying Fish, and probably shorter than the queue lines of either ride. Would it really be that difficult to build a bridge?
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
Do you think it could be part of a longer term plan to connect the second island to the sunken gardens when they eventually build on it? Or at least was the plan when Swarm was built?
Georgie-M
Mega Poster
Yeah, wasn't that island earmarked for the 2015/6 addition before DBGT happened? Would make sense for them to design Swarm like that if the intention was to only keep it that way for a few years, but it's now got to the point that two of the park's main attractions have been completely isolated from each other for well over a decade despite being practically next to each other.
I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden
Mega Poster
The lift hill crest is currently being assembled. I've heard people talking about a potential topping off on Monday but nothing official.
Source: thorpe_park_mania's Instagram story
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
Clearly see a bridge there almost exactly where I expected it to be too...Yeah i think they had planned to make use of the other island sooner
I guess, ultimately, they will still build there at some point, it was surveyed again a few years ago (probably a potential site for an alternative Hyperia bid) so it doesn't make sense to build a bridge from Swarm island, when the circular route will be connected up sooner or later.
JoshC.
Strata Poster
As mentioned, not difficult, but until they use the adjacent island for something, logistically impractical.
Yellow - Logical area for where a bridge entrance by Stealth could go
Red - Area designed for a connecting bridge from Swarm island
Any connection between the two areas would have to use the adjacent island, there's no way they could link it to Swarm's island elsewhere (unless they physically built a pathway over the ride, which just wouldn't happen).
It's simply just impractical to create a pathway on that island to connect to two areas up, plus do associated CCTV stuff. Too much cost for too little reward. Better to absorb that into a larger project when they open up that island with attraction(s).
Again, as discussed, there was early plans that that island would house a roller coaster to be built in 2015/6. Those plans changed instead for a dark ride, since it was decided the park needed a dark ride over a coaster. The area was again considered for a coaster in 2020, before that whole project was cancelled thanks to Merlin reducing spending in the theme park division. I don't know how seriously a coaster was considered there for 2024, but I'm sure there would have been conversations.
When it will happen is too hard to know. Certainly it makes sense that the next major investment would open up there, but it depends on when that is and what happens with other rides in the central area of the park.
As for Hyperia, here's a couple more photos of the lift hill crest from yours truly:
Coasterfreck
Mega Poster
Following on from @JoshC.’s update, by the time I got down to the construction site today, this piece has been assembled!
The sheer size of Hyperia’s first drop from standing right next door down Monks Walk is so very impressive, made the mistake on footwear but it was a worthwhile sacrifice with the nice weather.
Also more lessons learned today don’t try to recover nearly falling over with a holly bush.
The sheer size of Hyperia’s first drop from standing right next door down Monks Walk is so very impressive, made the mistake on footwear but it was a worthwhile sacrifice with the nice weather.
Also more lessons learned today don’t try to recover nearly falling over with a holly bush.
FogZog
Mega Poster
Isn’t the drop facing away from the park tho.
Niles
Giga Poster
I have the ability to look over my shoulder
I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden
Mega Poster
It's nearly finished!
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All that's remaining now is the crest of the lift hill that was recently assembled at ground level.
Source: ThemeParkWorldwide
Theme Park Worldwide on Instagram: "Hyperia is almost complete at Thorpe Park with just the final section waiting to be lifted into place 😍 Are you ready for the UK’s tallest and fastest roller coaster ? #hyperia #thorpepark #thorpeparkresort #theme
1,828 likes, 12 comments - themeparkworldwideMarch 5, 2024 on : "Hyperia is almost complete at Thorpe Park with just the final section waiting to be lifted into place 😍 Are you ready for the UK’s t..."
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All that's remaining now is the crest of the lift hill that was recently assembled at ground level.
Source: ThemeParkWorldwide
