Drayton Manor has officially confirmed the new name of Shockwave, the park's iconic Stand-up rollercoaster which closed at the end of 2023 to see an addition of new, sit-down trains as opposed to stand-up position, which had been in operation since the ride opened in 1994.
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.
The 2024 theme park season is just over a month away and Thorpe Park is preparing for its biggest season yet. Over the past few months, the park has been undergoing its normal yearly maintenance strip downs and checks of rides along with a massive project called Project Sparkle.
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