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So didn't manage to get Hyperia today 😔 Had a surprisingly smooth ride on SAW. Nemesis is awesome and has aged like a fine wine. Did Stealth and Swarm, had a Burger King and a pint, and then went home. I do feel for the park, they have had issues with their last two installations (Derron and Hyperia).

That TPM article is a really good overview. I really feel for the staff at Thorpe, and the people at Mack who did all the complex work on the layout. This is clearly not what anyone wanted at all. Mistakes and unforeseen problems happen all the time. It’s unfortunate that this one has such an impact and is is so costly. I think it’s fair to say though that this has become quite urgent, and can’t continue for much longer. As has been mentioned above, brand reputation, for both Thorpe and Mack, is now on the line. Does anyone know if the train has been recovered yet?

Fingers crossed they can get the train off and reopen for tomorrow 😬

TPM post - https://www.thorpeparkmania.co.uk/index.php/2025/04/02/whats-happening-with-hyperia/ It covers all my thoughts anyway, but simply it does feel like there's some sort of miscalculation of Mack's part. That comes a little bit with the name of the game - they've pushed boundaries with the "stall" elements, and sooner or later, that was going to result in...well, stalls. But that is of course a non-engineer, non-expert opinion and could be way off what's actually happened. Whatever the cause, there's no quick fix - if there even is a fix - and it won't be cheap. I just hope that Thorpe, Merlin and Mack are able to work together to identify the issue, solution and deliver it.

What @Inferno said is spot on - Hyperia rapidly becomes known to the public as "the ride that's never open" - and then attendance falls and doesn't hit the expected returns Vs the investment, and then you end up waiting for another 12 years for the next big coaster again. Ok maybe that's an exaggeration, I think Dezza Brown the original white elephant didn't help there, but you get my point. As I said before, it really shouldn't be this much hassle getting on a sodding rollercoaster. First world problems and all that I know -June 11th and 12th 2024 is still a fresh wound 😛

It's quite apparent at this point that there is a fundamental flaw with the engineering and/or design of this ride, which falls squarely on Mack's shoulders. I certainly hope Thorpe are not paying them for any remedial action that needs to be taken.

They need to develop a system that is on the zero car that in the event of a valley can be hooked up to a power supply (battery) and power the train to the top of the outerbank, it should make it back from there even from a standing start

can I have one of those bags? yeah, go for it. I think they're the same ones that you have, actually. ha ha, they are. thank you. blooming left my own ones at home.

It was early this afternoon after a breakdown I believe. How dare you get a video you might get kicked out for this 🤣 Rumba rapids will now be opening in June instead of May to compensate for crane hire costs.

A cranes price is entirely dependent on its weight. The video isnt clear enough to tell its weight but from experience it looks like its anywhere between 60-120tons. They would have contacted a crane firm for the day hire but it being last minute and London area id have a guess of about £600-£2000.

Scaffolding and crane on their way! How much must that cost to keep parked up?! Have they bought it? Either way, fair play... 20250402_152636.mp4

Oh…. It stalled this morning? Come on now. Getting a bit embarrassing. I’ve worked for companies who have made legal ultimatums with suppliers for reputational damage, for lesser things than this. Management asking staff to try to stop photos being taken is evidence that they are trying desperately to protect their brand. It can’t go on like this for much longer. I’d say really it’s reached the point that it’s become too big an issue to tolerate. I agree with Pap (!) - ultimately Merlin have been sold a very expensive product that just isn’t fit for purpose. I really hope this is actively being worked on urgently, because theme parks can’t really afford cock ups these days. Big investments have to hit the mark and bring in the money reliably and consistently. Being closed or on half capacity regularly, with negative publicity every few days, is unacceptable for such a huge investment. I hope Mack are taking responsibility and working on a solution…. If not I can’t imagine Merlin to be a company who will play nice if they have been screwed.

I've missed these signs. In a way. https://x.com/twistandsnouts/status/1907421224465994168?t=PWCssSGiP7ZnLY2zV4zofg&s=19 Just seen a video of prior to the rollback. It was SO close to making it. Yikes. Hyperia team asking people not to take videos or photos, instructed by management. I feel for them.

Damn I'm there tomorrow. Not looking good. 😔

Thanks for the concern @Cal 😀 Headed straight for it this morning, opened at 1015, on at 1035. Was hoping for another ride or two once the queue died down, it had been 50-60 minutes all-day. Stealth was down this morning and then opened at 11 as I walked towards it, it was a glorious moment entering the 5 minute queue. RIP Hyperia, Stealth 4eva.

Yep, tear it down and build a proper coaster instead.

The recovery procedure needs to be changed in addition to more permanent changes to ensure it doesn’t happen as much as possible A platform around the track which it valleys in. It also needs to be able to pulled through the track somehow. I know they are pretty good at removing the train quickly but once it’s on one train. It’s so slow and takes them a while to put it back together and test. Of course it would be better if theres a more permanent solution to prevent stalling. Which either lies in increasing lift hill speed even more or adding weight to the train on the front. The videos I’ve seen shows it was incredibly close to making it through the outer bank.

Id argue it’s virtually impossible to never send empty trains, they were doing their best not to when it was colder a couple of weekends back but you still will have a point where you need to - for example last trains of the day. I really hope Mack really can come up with a proper solution for this, I know it has new wheels but it seems it’s going to need some more drastic changes to ensure it can reliably run in the future.

You know things are bad when the joke account is being serious.

Oh dear, hope @MattyMoo got a ride on it this morning. This is becoming an absolute joke now though. Huge design flaw. They clearly just can't send any empty trains unless changes are made, which is an operational nightmare for them.

we have all had enough of this thing. nothing cryptic about it anymore. it just doesn't work.

Depends if it keeps valleying.

Will we be tracking Hyperias opening time everyday this season or is this just a March/April thing?

*White and slightly brown gold.

white elephants work sometimes.