Nicky Borrill
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A fantastic job well done.
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Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024
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Niles
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Went to Thorpe today and saw a duck has decided to make its nest in a plant trough outside Hyperias shop (chicks just hatched).
(Cup has food and another water)
Source - Not my pic, we kept our distance and thankfully they have put a fence up round it, also they seem to have staff members on a rotation to keep it safe, when we got there it was entering the queue with one of the chicks but was guided back.
Anyway went before my annual pass runs out and Hyperia is fab, flying at the mo and i got to take my little cousin on as family were visiting, he loved it but found it odd he was to short for most other things
. Now is definitely a great time to go as if it was just me multiple rides would have been easy.
Stealth had no signs of action so hope they fix it soon, but outherwise a great day.
(Cup has food and another water)
Source - Not my pic, we kept our distance and thankfully they have put a fence up round it, also they seem to have staff members on a rotation to keep it safe, when we got there it was entering the queue with one of the chicks but was guided back.
Anyway went before my annual pass runs out and Hyperia is fab, flying at the mo and i got to take my little cousin on as family were visiting, he loved it but found it odd he was to short for most other things
. Now is definitely a great time to go as if it was just me multiple rides would have been easy.Stealth had no signs of action so hope they fix it soon, but outherwise a great day.
Nicky Borrill
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Nicky Borrill
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Wangleberry
Roller Poster
Finally managed to get on it today, loved it.
YoshiPoseidon
Roller Poster
I got on it first time today too. A lot more floaty than I was expecting. Not much ejector but fun. Very rattly at the end of the day
Wangleberry
Roller Poster
Oh nice! I can't say I noticed it rattling but we went from Colossus to Hyperia so, you know, a land of contrasts. Glad I took a day off work, 40 minutes was stretching how long I can physically stand but it was worth it.I got on it first time today too. A lot more floaty than I was expecting. Not much ejector but fun. Very rattly at the end of the day
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
Come on now... What about the important information...I got on it first time today too. A lot more floaty than I was expecting. Not much ejector but fun. Very rattly at the end of the day
How are the ducks?
On a serious note though, floaty? I haven't been on it yet this year, but there was plenty of ejector last year. Seriously, it was competing with it's namesake, Hyperion, for ejector on that first drop, and then had more throughout the layout too. I do hope it hasn't changed. :/
JoshC.
Strata Poster
I've ridden it numerous times this season and still find it to have a similar amount of ejector moments as it did last year.
Ethan
Strata Poster
Agreed, last year I was getting seriously pushed up into the lap bar on almost every element, so much so it bordered on unpleasant from the blood rushing to my head!
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
Thanks Josh, had me worried for a second then!!!
Niles
Giga Poster
In regards to the duck apparently she has 13 chicks 
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Kinda nervous as where she is can be packed with people, its to late to move the nest somewhere safer and while they have someone around im not trusting of all the guests. While we were queuing there was a guy that went to pat a chick and another guest quickly told him off.
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Kinda nervous as where she is can be packed with people, its to late to move the nest somewhere safer and while they have someone around im not trusting of all the guests. While we were queuing there was a guy that went to pat a chick and another guest quickly told him off.
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
In regards to the duck apparently she has 13 chicks
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Kinda nervous as where she is can be packed with people, its to late to move the nest somewhere safer and while they have someone around im not trusting of all the guests. While we were queuing there was a guy that went to pat a chick and another guest quickly told him off.
I thought they had put a fence around the nest?
Niles
Giga Poster
Duck waddled out with a chick and before a staff member guided them back the guy walked up. Fence keeps out people but the duck can get through.
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
Yikes, I guess the ducks need to get through too, living off handouts will be no good for their survival chances in the long run. :/
YoshiPoseidon
Roller Poster
Every element for sure felt floater. I tried front back and middle. I had just spent 3 days before in Phantasialand marathoning Taron and getting yeeted around so maybe I was tolerant to it
JoshC.
Strata Poster
With regards to the ducks, this isn't the first time that ducks have had babies at Thorpe. I can't remember if there's ever been a time where they've nested in quite a public space, but it's definitely something that Thorpe have experience with is what I'm saying.
I remember a few years back a duck nested somewhere on Swarm island (but not on the pathways). Once able, mother duck was trotting her ducklings all around Swarm Island. Was very cute. But they had staff on the lookout to make sure guests weren't disturbing them; definitely witnessed one instance of security dealing with a guest who tried picking up a baby or two.
I remember a few years back a duck nested somewhere on Swarm island (but not on the pathways). Once able, mother duck was trotting her ducklings all around Swarm Island. Was very cute. But they had staff on the lookout to make sure guests weren't disturbing them; definitely witnessed one instance of security dealing with a guest who tried picking up a baby or two.
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
Taron ejector is not nearly as strong as Hyperia was last year, not even close, and was also not nearly as sustained, with only two, three on a good day, very short pops of actual ejector on Taron... There are plenty of laterals on Taron though, including an incredible moment of combined laterals / sideways ejector, that's some of my favourite ejector on any coaster. (The bit after you pass through the dragon's mouth.)Every element for sure felt floater. I tried front back and middle. I had just spent 3 days before in Phantasialand marathoning Taron and getting yeeted around so maybe I was tolerant to it
I've ridden Taron over 500 times in total over the years... (#bringbacktaronert!) It's still one of my favourite coasters, and has some good moments of ejector, but it's not packed with ejector. I don't think it's airtime 'focused' as such, which is fine, neither is Hyperia, but I would say it's lacking airtime overall, compared to Hyperia. It's more of a perfectly balanced coaster, with ejector, floater, laterals, speed, intensity, snappy transitions... The perfect balance.
Sadly, I'm nowhere near those numbers on Hyperia though.
If you want to feel ejector, go and ride Untamed... That thing is stupid when it's warmed up, to the point that lots of people find it too painful on the thighs with that RMC design of restraints.
YoshiPoseidon
Roller Poster
Yeah I was expecting “stupid” ejector on Hyperia and it just felt like fun floater for 20 secondsTaron ejector is not nearly as strong as Hyperia was last year, not even close, and was also not nearly as sustained, with only two, three on a good day, very short pops of actual ejector on Taron... There are plenty of laterals on Taron though, including an incredible moment of combined laterals / sideways ejector, that's some of my favourite ejector on any coaster. (The bit after you pass through the dragon's mouth.)
I've ridden Taron over 500 times in total over the years... (#bringbacktaronert!) It's still one of my favourite coasters, and has some good moments of ejector, but it's not packed with ejector. I don't think it's airtime 'focused' as such, which is fine, neither is Hyperia, but I would say it's lacking airtime overall, compared to Hyperia. It's more of a perfectly balanced coaster, with ejector, floater, laterals, speed, intensity, snappy transitions... The perfect balance.
Sadly, I'm nowhere near those numbers on Hyperia though.
If you want to feel ejector, go and ride Untamed... That thing is stupid when it's warmed up, to the point that lots of people find it too painful on the thighs with that RMC design of restraints.