Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

[ScottLann]

I really hope it doesn't end up looking like Sik's station

 

[I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden]

It looks like the outerbank before the lifthill has started to be installed. It looks quite steep! (seems like that's becoming a theme with this ride!)

Thorpe Park Hyperia Construction - First Turn and Huge Supports!
Credit: TheKnexMaker

 

[I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden]

 

[JoshC.]

A couple more images. All originally from the park's Passholder Facebook group:

A Hyperia update from the park too.

She's growing by the day! pic.twitter.com/bX0fvK8cqb

— Thorpe Park Mania (@ThorpeParkMania) December 7, 2023

-The supports for the turn out the station have gone in, along with some track.
-The base for the transfer track to the maintenance building has gone in.
-A bit more track for the drop leading the splash zone
-The ridiculous Kerplunk tower grows

 

[Nicky Borrill]

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Logo looks better with the 'o' and those accents on it in the background of the text. Looks more like a logo and not just a typeface.

 

[ScottLann]

I know this is probably a long shot and the two are definitely not related in the slightest but my partner was playing Call Of Duty : Cold War yesterday and I couldn't help but notice the similarity of the soundtrack vocals from that and Hyperia's soundtrack snippet

Again, definitely not related but certainly interesting nonetheless!

 

[ricklap77]

I love the massive structure of the coaster (supports and track)! Different compared to that of B&M or Intamin.

 

[spicy]

Support structure is crazy, looks more like 4D coaster supports than a Hyper.

 

[Matt N]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I seem to remember there being a thread about “craziest supports” or something to that effect a few years back.

I think this support here would be a pretty good candidate for that thread! It’s absolutely nuts!

 

[Niles]

Definitely a bit i overlooked, might get a nice head/arm chopper moment flying through that support structure and under that other piece of track.


Anyway love the mess of supports.

 

[ricklap77]

Yes a mess of supports! I love it! It is different. We are so used to seeing B&M hypers and quite frankly they pretty look and feel the same after a while. The only other hyper that I can think of that is different than most regular hypers is Kennywood's Steel Curtain.

 

[Jamesss]

It looks so over-supported but good thing it's painted in a light colour. If it were painted black like the original rendering that would've looked terrible.

 

[Matt N]

Am I right in saying that the huge support is supporting both the Immelmann and the dive loop to some degree?

 

[I'veGotFourB&MsInMyGarden]

Am I right in saying that the huge support is supporting both the Immelmann and the dive loop to some degree?

I think that's right.

 

[JoshC.]

The Kerplunk tower grows...

One of Hyperia’s 2 huge support towers is quickly growing! Elsewhere the outer banked track out of the station has started to go in as well as the transfer track which will be used to move trains into the maintenance shed. pic.twitter.com/Z8jcEi4Y1O

— Thorpe Park Mania (@ThorpeParkMania) December 10, 2023

Roughly speaking, it looks to be this set of supports:

 

[Sandman]

Makes you realise how immense those lift hill supports will be.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Immelmann is flying up!

Interesting stuff starts at 4:26, I've skipped ahead to this in the video.

 

[Matt N]

Am I right in saying that the dive loop and immelmann are now being built concurrently?

Things do seem to be progressing quickly on site; I wouldn’t be all that surprised if the track is mostly done by the end of 2023!

 

[CrashCoaster]

Am I right in saying that the dive loop and immelmann are now being built concurrently?

Things do seem to be progressing quickly on site; I wouldn’t be all that surprised if the track is mostly done by the end of 2023!

Correct, however I think a mid to late January track completion is more likely as after next Friday, I imagine they'll take a two-week break over the holidays.

 

[JoshC.]

This update from the park yesterday shows how the two inversions are being built at the same time, because they both share supports from the Kerplunk tower:

Today's Hyperia update from the park! pic.twitter.com/UGCd2Q2nDS

— Thorpe Park Mania (@ThorpeParkMania) December 12, 2023

Jack Silkstone said in a vlog a little while back that the project / construction manager expects the track to be completed in January.

I imagine that weather plays a part in the schedule right now, especially with the lift hill. Equally whenever they can hire equipment to work at those heights.