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| Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||||||||||
| Product | Hypercoaster | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Hyper | ||||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 71.9 metres | ||||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 128 km/h | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 995.4 metres | ||||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| G-Force | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Hyperia is a steel hyper roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Cherstey, Surrey, England, UK. Initially dubbed Project Exodus, it sits on the site formerly occupied by both Loggers Leap and Rocky Express.[1][2]
History
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On 1st November 2022, full planning permission was given to construct Project Exodus.[3]
In July 2023, the first delivery of supports for the ride arrived.[4]
In August 2023, it was announced that whilst also taking the record for being the UK's tallest coaster, it will also take the record for being the fastest.[5]
On 5 October 2023, the park released a computer-generated POV and announced that the new coaster would be called Hyperia.[6]
On 11 October 2023, the first supports and three pieces of track were installed.[7] On 17 October 2023, the first of the white supports were installed.[8]
On 17 February 2024, the first pieces of the 236 foot tall lift hill has been put in place.[9]
On 29 February 2024, the first drop was mostly completed, with the only track sections left to be installed being lift hill pieces.
On 1 March 2024, the last piece of track, being a straight lift hill piece, was delivered to the construction site.
On 6 March 2024, the last two pieces of track, being the crest of the lift hill, were installed.[10] Later that month, it was announced that Hyperia would open on 24 May 2024.[11]
Hyperia opened on 24 May 2024.[12] The day after opening, the coaster was closed due to an unspecified problem. It reopened on 12 June 2024.[13] On 19 June, Thorpe Park stated Hyperia would not open for the day due to "unforeseen circumstances". This was due to the train rolling back in the outer banked turn.[14][15]
Design
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The ride is 71.9 metres tall, reaches a maximum speed of 128 km/h and has two inversions.[16] The track length of the ride is 995.4 metres.[17]
Trains
2 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.
References
- ↑ "Site Plan as Existing" (PDF). Thorpe Park. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ "Site Plan as Proposed" (PDF). Thorpe Park. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ "Hyperia Construction". Theme Park Guide. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Ride Supports For Project Exodus Delivered". Theme Park Guide. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ↑ THORPE PARK Resort (2023-08-16). "We couldn't let #NationalRollercoasterDay go by without mentioning a little thing we call 'Project Exodus'-our new #coaster coming soon to #ThorpePark". Twitter.
- ↑ "Hyperia: Thorpe Park rollercoaster named". RideRater. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ↑ "Hyperia Construction". Theme Park Guide.
- ↑ "Project Exodus Construction Update". Theme Park Guide. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "Hyperia Construction | Theme Park Guide". themeparkguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ↑ "First look at Thorpe Park's brand new rollercoaster that will be UK's tallest and fastest".
- ↑ "Hyperia opening at Thorpe Park on 24th May". ThemeParks-UK.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "Hyperia Opening Day Ceremony".
- ↑ Mitchell, Bea (2024-06-12). "Hyperia reopens at Thorpe Park, tickets are already sold out". Blooloop. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ↑ "New Thorpe Park coaster shut for third time in a month". BBC News. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ↑ "Hyperia closes again after testing stall | RideRater". 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ↑ "Thorpe Park Planning Large New Roller Coaster". NewsPlusNotes. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ↑ Foster, Sophie (2024-03-07). "First look at Thorpe Park's new rollercoaster that's UK's tallest and fastest". Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
External links
- Hyperia on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
