As part of the ongoing Project Sparkle, Colossus has received a major facelift during the 2024 closed season. Extra attention has been given to the iconic rollercoaster, with the shop receiving a fresh coat of paint and half of the ride's track being repainted.
With the track and supports for Hyperia now complete, work has turned to more important parts for the rollercoaster such as. Installing fences around the area so the ride can be tested in the next few weeks.
It was a foggy start to the day, but Hyperia is now complete! The crest of the lift hill has been lifted into place today and the track for Hyperia is now complete. Weighing 13 tones the crown of the lift hill was lifted into place at 2:30pm.
The lift hill for Hyperia is complete! The first section of the lift hill track went into place at 12:15 pm today followed by two more sections of the lift hill joined together at 2 pm. The height of Hyperia is crazy when you're looking at it from Monks Walk.
It's a busy Sunday at the Hyperia construction site. Work on assembling the top of the lift hill has begun. Three sections of tracks are being put together on the ground before being lifted into place as one giant piece.
It's the end of a busy week at Thorpe Park for Hyperia. The first drop has been installed and we're so close to seeing the rollercoaster track completed. Over the past 24 hours work has taken a small break but it would appear that all of the track to complete the rollercoaster is now on site.
It’s a wet day in Staines but that hasn’t stopped Hyperia from having its first drop completed! The track for the first drop has been installed and completed since our last update less than 24 hours ago. This leap day will go down in history as the day Hyperia had its drop completed.
Thorpe Park has released its map for the 2024 theme park season, including some important details for Hyperia! The Park map has undergone a major redesign a redraw for the new season including the addition of Hyperia to the map, in gold and white of course.
It's another busy day at the Hyperia construction site, the cranes have been busy and more of the first drop has been installed. The next stage will be more tracks being added!
Hyperia at Thorpe Park has entered the final phase of construction. A huge crane has been delivered to the site and assembled. And has already started installing taller sections of supports previously unreachable by the smaller cranes previously seen on site.
The lift hill for Hyperia stands at just over halfway completed and this week a huge crane is being delivered to the site to complete the lift hill and drop for Hyperia.