Exciting progress on the Hyperia project! As of November 29th, 2023, construction is advancing smoothly.
Exciting news from Thorpe Park! They've just shared some stunning behind-the-scenes photos of Hyperia taking shape!
Hyperia is about to start towering over the Thorpe Park skyline even more! Work on the structure that will support part of the loop and inversion has started to go vertical. Located outside the station on the front left, this new tower is hard to photograph in its current state but over the next few weeks as the construction of the rollercoaster progresses it will look amazing! Work on enclosing the station has also begun, soon we won't be able to see into the construction site much.
Around the rest of the site, we managed to witness some supports being crained in this afternoon. More supports have been installed during our last visit. Despite that only being 3 days ago! Work on foundations at the front of the station building where being poured during our short visit down Monks Walk today. It would also appear that work on the foundations for the splash-down section is still in progress.
When the concrete trucks moved out of the way to replace empty trucks, we spotted a glimpse of more supports sitting on the side waiting to be installed over the next few days. Looking back 12 months ago, this area is totally unrecognisable!
Exciting news from Thorpe Park! They've just shared some stunning behind-the-scenes photos of Hyperia taking shape!
Work on Hyperia continues to power through the great British weather, over the past week, the weather down south has been wet and miserable. But that hasn't stopped work on building Hyperia!
Since our last look at the construction site, more of the old train shed has been removed and it looks like the old Platform 15 / Canada Creek Railway route is being dug up for new pipes to be installed.
The biggest change though is that the brake run is now complete! Sections of the brake run track were lifted into place on Friday afternoon and since then workers have been hard at work lifting into place sections of the catwalk that runs alongside the track. This will be used to evacuate the train and to check the breaks. It's amazing how fast this rollercoaster is coming together!
More supports have been delivered to the construction site with some installed just in front of the station with more sat on the ground waiting to be installed during the week.
Work on the station building continues with the roof now on the building and stairs being added to the building. The entrance and exit steps have now been installed, with work on the emergency exit stairs on the other side of the station happening during the day today.
With work slowly progressing on the track layout, the rides PLC control system is being installed below the station. To prevent the ride control system from getting damaged if the area floods, the control system is raised off of the floor.
By looking at the progress being made, we think we could see the ride open as early as May 2024.
Exciting news from Thorpe Park! They've just shared some stunning behind-the-scenes photos of Hyperia taking shape!
Hyperia at Thorpe Park is progressing fast, with more track and supports installed since our last look at the project over a week and a half ago.
Since our last look at the area, the final turn and break run has started to be installed. Supports for the break run appear to almost be complete with only 2 left to be installed. The track towers above the old Platform 15 fence which is still standing strong! The final turn looks a lot more impressive in person than we thought it would be looking at the plans and POV of the rollercoaster that the park released.
The maintenance building is now fully enclosed with a roof and sides of the building installed. However, when looking at the station building floors have started to be installed but the most exciting part of this update is that track and supports for the station have been installed! Kicker wheels for moving trains in and out of the station can be seen already installed. Mack Rides aren't sitting around on this project.
The base of the lift hill also now appears to be complete. We wonder when we might see some more progress on the lift hill or higher sections of the rollercoaster. The Island Landscape hasn't changed much since the park has closed. But we're sure it won't be long!
The first element of Hyperia has been completed! The overbanked turn has been completed/topped off this afternoon. The first piece of track went in a 9 a.m. this morning and the element was completed this afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
This will be our last update from inside the park until the park opens for the 2024 theme park season.
However, work around the site has rapidly progressed this year. At the beginning of the year, Loggers Leap still stood tall and proud. Fast forward 10 months and a new structure towers above the island landscape.
Work on the station and maintenance buildings continues with both buildings now complete and cladding being added to them to make them watertight. With winter coming we expect that this will be a priority.
Supports for the maintenance area or station building have also been moved onto the site today. So it might not be long until we see supports and track in the station or maintenance area.
Exciting progress is underway at Thorpe Park as more components for the new Hyperia rollercoaster arrive. The top of the lift hill has been successfully delivered, marking a significant milestone in the coaster's construction. Additionally, fresh sections of track have been added to the storage yard, and crucial parts for the chain return loop are now on site. The project is advancing swiftly, bringing the thrill of Hyperia closer to reality!
One of the most exciting days in the history of Hyperia being constructed has happened! We finally got to witness sections of the track being installed. Two sections of track for the overbanked were installed within an hour of each other Thursday afternoon. Progress can be slow when building a big rollercoaster like this, but add a 165ft height difference to it, and things get difficult.
We started off our day with a walk down Monks Walk to see the rollercoaster from a different perspective. It's crazy to think that 12 months ago this view was very different with Loggers Leap still occupying this space, after being SBNO for so long the ride is finally gone. We’ve lost a Mack and gained a new shiny Mack Rides Product.
The view from across the lake already looks so different! And when walking down Monks Walk it's very cool to see this new structure rise up slowly. Since our last trip down Monks Walk the station and maintenance building have been installed and the final sections of the building are still being installed. The maintenance building seems to confirm the fact that Hyperia will have two trains with two rails seen for maintenance of the rollercoaster trains. Space for some track down the middle can be seen in photos.
Back inside the park, over the past few days more track and supports have been installed for this overbanked turn. But we wanted to see some bits get installed ourselves. We took up camp at Burger King and waited! After a long time of waiting…
At around 2:30 pm the first section of track took to the air and the long process of fitting the bit of track began. With this first section of the track connecting to another bit and needing a second bit installed pretty quickly. It wasn’t long till its supporting partner section of the track was flown into the air and connected up to release any stress left on the piece just installed. After a long day of work at 6 pm the two cranes finally packed up and the two new sections of white track were finally installed and ready for more work to continue Friday.
