June 21, 20241 yr comment_318882 They'll be buggered royally if they've gotta open it on one train. Better than shut but with all the big promotion could go down the pan.
June 21, 20241 yr comment_318883 Next Thorpe video with Alice on the thumbnail head in hands "This is the video we NEVER thought we'd have to make 😔" Jokes aside, the fact there's no pinned post or notice on their socials or website saying Hyperia is shut, is pretty poor and not at a par with their recent form...
June 21, 20241 yr Author comment_318886 They're aiming to open it tomorrow on 1 train... All the confidence.
June 21, 20241 yr comment_318887 It's unfortunate, but I think running on one train is the lesser of two evils compared to not having it running at all. At least the park are psyching people up for it being on one train in advance and warning that queueing times could be extended, though, so it won't come as a surprise. I must admit, though, that I am morbidly intrigued to see how long the advertised queue gets with 1 train operation on the ride's 2nd operating weekend...
June 21, 20241 yr comment_318896 10 hours ago, MattyMoo said: Photo stolen from the Twitters... Golden Day is getting closer.... I was there watching it be hauled
June 21, 20241 yr comment_318897 4 hours ago, JoshC. said: They're aiming to open it tomorrow on 1 train... All the confidence. I will say this again, I REALLY don't think Thorpe are making a big enough point about this. I get it, it sucks, and as much as the information is there - it's not exactly smacking you in the face unlike the previous downtime - and unfortunately, I really think it SHOULD be - forearmed is forewarned, and this is their signature attraction, that's on social media and adverts all over the place.
June 21, 20241 yr comment_318898 16 minutes ago, MattyMoo said: I will say this again, I REALLY don't think Thorpe are making a big enough point about this. I get it, it sucks, and as much as the information is there - it's not exactly smacking you in the face unlike the previous downtime - and unfortunately, I really think it SHOULD be - forearmed is forewarned, and this is their signature attraction, that's on social media and adverts all over the place. It seems deliberate, there’s a huge shift in how they are communicating from the first lot of down time to now, there was a big deal and tonnes of info when it went down and again when it reopened, this time there’s just been one post about it closing and other than an unadvertised change on their website no fanfare around it reopening either. Looks like it’s been testing tonight with the train full of water dummies, last weekend its first few tests only had 3 rows of dummies. Mack really need to come up with a solution, not being able to send an empty train isn’t really a great way to operate long term.
June 21, 20241 yr comment_318899 I agree Marc, it a massive difference from previous down time and reopening day 2.0. I guess maybe they are trying to downplay it a bit to avoid more negative press, but I just think they probably should have pinned to the front page on the website that Hyperia was down on Wednesday and that they couldn't guarantee it would be open on Thursday but were trying their best to open (because I don't doubt that was the case for one second!) Let's be honest though, the moment this happened, even this most positive fan would have to admit Hyperia was going to almost certainly be down for at least a day, unless Thorpe were hiding a crane somewhere on site. Fingers crossed Hyperia is behaving herself come school holidays are in full swing. It's crazy that there's been only 8 days of public operation (one could argue it's more like 7 and a half with the downtime on the Saturday).
June 22, 20241 yr Author comment_318905 9 hours ago, MattyMoo said: It's crazy that there's been only 8 days of public operation (one could argue it's more like 7 and a half with the downtime on the Saturday). Still more than Top Thrill 2 though! 😉 (Thanks @Mark9 for keeping score)
June 23, 20241 yr Author comment_318922 Back on 2 trains today, after operating on 1 yesterday. It did open 2 hours late today though.
June 23, 20241 yr comment_318926 Despite that, it had 2 further short stoppages of 10-15 mins around 4pm. Other than the morning issue and the two stoppages ran flawlessly. Great atmosphere once it opened.
June 24, 20241 yr comment_318936 Any news on how many trains it's on today? App is reporting 180min queue.
June 24, 20241 yr comment_318938 Two Trains! Just unfortunately hit school trip season. It’s quieter to go on a weekend than mid-week this time of year. Fingers crossed for a quieter September 🤞 They are opening Hyperia at 12pm each day this week. I can only assume this allows them to carry out enhanced checks and testing to avoid a valley incident. I don’t want to jinx it but I think we could be over the hill with the various issues. I say various, I mean really it was just the lift hill with issues. The valley incident could have been prevented with having water dummies and procedures in place for testing. Which I’m sure they now have.
June 24, 20241 yr Author comment_318939 3 hours ago, ML27 said: I don’t want to jinx it but I think we could be over the hill with the various issues. Don't mean to be pedantic, but if they're having to open the ride 2 hours late daily, I think we're still very much in the middle of the issue(s)! 3 hours ago, ML27 said: I say various, I mean really it was just the lift hill with issues. The valley incident could have been prevented with having water dummies and procedures in place for testing. Which I’m sure they now have. Here's the thing, realistically, no ride should have the test daily with water dummies. It certainly shouldn't be part of the morning routine. Filling a train with water dummies, emptying them, etc is a time-consuming thing too (not 2 hours worth, but still time-consuming). Hopefully whatever Thorpe and/or Mack are doing, means they can resolve that problem so they don't have to test with dummies daily.
June 26, 20241 yr comment_318953 BOMMMMMMMMMM, dodododo BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM, dodododo, BOMMMMMMMMMMM, dodododo, BOMMMMMMMMMMMM, dodododo oh are we over, the worst of it, the worst of it, maybe things are up, but we shall see, yes we shall see dun dun dun, dundun dun dun, dundun dun dun, dundun dun dun, doo doo doo doooooo doooooooooooooo
June 26, 20241 yr Author comment_318957 9 hours ago, Parm Pap said: BOMMMMMMMMMM, dodododo BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM, dodododo, BOMMMMMMMMMMM, dodododo, BOMMMMMMMMMMMM, dodododo oh are we over, the worst of it, the worst of it, maybe things are up, but we shall see, yes we shall see dun dun dun, dundun dun dun, dundun dun dun, dundun dun dun, doo doo doo doooooo doooooooooooooo More insight than an endoscopy. Thanks as always Parmesan.
July 1, 20241 yr comment_319174 Thorpe Park ride availability warns they cannot guarantee instant golden moments from park opening according to ride availability.
July 6, 20241 yr comment_319358 Staff saying potentially down for the day today. I'm on the RCCGB event which is supposed to have an ERS.
July 6, 20241 yr comment_319360 Hey we went yesterday and got some new footage which is now on YouTube guys. Hope you enjoy! Vinesonthetracks on YouTube
July 7, 20241 yr comment_319379 On 7/6/2024 at 10:24 AM, Coaster_Contrarian said: Staff saying potentially down for the day today. I'm on the RCCGB event which is supposed to have an ERS. Me too on the "event" which was a little frustrating at times, so yes, I have finally ridden Hyperia. I think it is an outstanding roller coaster with some unique tracking. I do like the restraint. No doubt many will make adverse comments but it is what we have, it is great, and it cannot be changed, enjoy it. I don't think one can compare it to other rides, it is unique, in my opinion.
July 7, 20241 yr comment_319382 9 minutes ago, planenut said: Me too on the "event" which was a little frustrating at times, so yes, I have finally ridden Hyperia. I think it is an outstanding roller coaster with some unique tracking. I do like the restraint. No doubt many will make adverse comments but it is what we have, it is great, and it cannot be changed, enjoy it. I don't think one can compare it to other rides, it is unique, in my opinion. Yesterday was my first time on it as well, though the less said about Thorpe's handling of the "event" the better, which is a whole other topic (I left afterwards with a bit of a bitter taste in all fairness). Hyperia is an excellent coaster and is probably my favourite in the UK, but only just. However, when compared to other coasters in Europe, it probably doesn't crack the top 15.
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