Hyperia Speculation and Construction Thread

*JoshC.* · October 17, 2023

Tharrr she grows

Vinlarr89 · October 17, 2023

Coming along so quickly. I can see the turnaround being complete by the end of next week at this rate!

*JoshC.* · October 17, 2023

It looks striking against the night sky:

Vinlarr89 · October 17, 2023

Imagine that lit up with some desert floods for FN next year. 😮‍💨

Parm Pap · October 18, 2023

HUUUUR, OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

wa wa warp, wa warp, wa wa warp, wa wa warp, wa wa warp, we will on track before seasons out

bom, bom, bom, up it goes, goes, goes, up it goes, oh, up, up it goes oh up, goes oh up, funny face steering bom bom pom, dududududum du mdu mdu mdu mdu mdp

*JoshC.* · October 18, 2023

And in an actually useful post, more supports:

Vinlarr89 · October 18, 2023

Amazing how fast this is going up!! I’m terms of volume of supports, probably not far off the entire amount for stealth already up!

coasterverse · October 18, 2023

Observing the white supports going in yesterday was pretty surreal to be honest. The size already makes the coaster look so foreboding, I was seriously struggling to work out just how much higher it could go before realising that I was looking at the supports for the turnaround inversion, and not even the main drop - so it’s going to be SIGNIFICANTLY taller! She is going to be an absolute monster and I cannot bloody wait.

planenut · October 19, 2023

Interesting to note that the supports seem narrower in their diameter than other rides, no, I am not an engineer.

Glitch · October 19, 2023

I’m confused why is everyone surprised at how fast it’s being put up. They have been working on the foundations for months, isn’t it now just a jigsaw puzzle of nuts and bolts and surely with a crane that size you want the job done as quickly as possible to keep costs down.

Frenchy92 · October 19, 2023

So apparently the gold and white are not going to fade into each other, but looking at the original drawings it was supposed to blend. Wonder why this changed ?

tactic · October 19, 2023

47 minutes ago, Frenchy92 said:

So apparently the gold and white are not going to fade into each other, but looking at the original drawings it was supposed to blend. Wonder why this changed ?

Thorpe park have stated that it is a 'stylistic choice' to not have the colours fade on their annual pass facebook group. They also went on to say that it wasn't due to budget cuts, making it seem more obvious that they truely think that the decision to fade the colours it the correct one. Of cource they could by lying about that, but either way in my opinnion it's not the right decision. Regardless of if its due to budget cuts or not I think it will look cheap and a bit out of place without the fade.

Benin · October 19, 2023

Someone forgot to check the "fade" box on the colour request form.

You can just about see the top of the supports from the M25/M3 junction today, so will be very visible from there.

coasterverse · October 19, 2023

6 hours ago, tactic said:

but either way in my opinnion it's not the right decision.

I dunno man, looking at the dire state of the Stealth and Tidal Wave support fades I think this could work better in their favour. You can quite literally see the paint roller marks on Stealth's supports where they could clearly just about reach and were like "okay that's good enough" (see below)

Imagine how cheap and tacky Thorpe's brand new coaster would look if this was how it was done. Obviously you'd expect a bit more care and attention to go into it if it's a brand new coaster (and probably significantly easier to get the fade right if the supports are in pieces prior to installation), but I'm glad they didn't risk it - at least not on the opening years.

Maybe if it still looks odd in a few years (it won't, we'll all be used to it by then) they can look into fading, but I'd rather it have a stark contrast for now than look like how Stealth does currently in its opening year. That wouldn't be a good look for the park whatsoever.

**Marc** · October 20, 2023

Stealths fading changed mid construction - can see its original look here but it never opened like that, not sure why they would really bother once it’s up unless they had to.

tactic · October 20, 2023

Thats true I guess, the transition will look good at the start but then begin to fade as it is exposed to the elements. Can Mack not make a support colour that fades and just ship that to thorpe or is this not possible?

Vinlarr89 · October 20, 2023

Anything is possible… just possibly not at a price Thorpe would be willing to pay.

However looking at the second turnaround tower I would say that this has been in the planning for a while as the white sections are staggered, and I can’t see that this could or would have been accidental.

Interesting creative choice IMO, see how it turns out. Either way, this is going to be a beast on the skyline!