What did you think to Lech, out of interest? Also, have you ridden Hyperion yet?
Brilliant stuff so far; thanks guys! I'm interested to see how the CF Live group receives it at the weekend!
Lech was great. Very intense. Too intense arguably..
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Rode Hyperion yesterday. It's great, but not top-class in my opinion.
Funnily enough, after my first ride - which was the first train of the day, on back right - my exact reaction was:
A couple of friends of mine have done it now and they've all said "It's fun", usually coaster speak for "It wasn't as good as I expected, but it's still good". I NEEEEED to ride it.
I rode it two more times in the afternoon (once in row 2, and again in the back), and wow, it's a different beast. The airtime really chucks you round and makes you thankful that Polish staff are taught to really staple you into your seats. It whips round the turns really quickly. It's just, generally, very good. The back is rattly, and does detract from the experience, but nothing major in my opinion.
The park are onto a winner with this. It's the headliner the park needs right now. It looks intimidating, packs a punch and is great fun all round.
Few other things:
-I never saw the queue longer than 20 minutes, but I noticed at one point it was on two trains around lunchtime. It did go down to one later, and back to two for the end of the day. Operations were great though!
-Have people on front row always had to wear goggles? Never knew of this beforehand?
-On my first ride, I got SOAKED by the splash. I was literally the only person to get wet, but I got properly drenched. My other rides were fine and I never saw anyone get as wet as me, so I dunno if it was just an unlucky go.
The batching process is weird. There's 4 batching rows, confusingly labelled 1, 2, 3, 3. These lead to doors which open to the station area. Row 1 lets 4 people in at a time and is for front row. Row 2 is for 'individuals' and lets in 8 at a time. The two row 3s let in 8 at a time each. When waiting at the doors, Doors 1 and 3 open, so people find their rows. Once everyone has found a seat, Door 2 opens and the 8 people fill up the gaps. Very weird system, poorly explained (the explanation is at the front of the batching area, which can't be seen when there's people there!), yet was sorta working? Just keep in mind!
Anyways, tl;dr - Hyperion is great. Reckon most will enjoy it. Go ride it if you can.