Hyperia Review | Thorpe Park's New Record Breaking Hyper Coaster & the UK's BEST

[@rideexpedition]

1:00 fun little fact, John Burton confirmed on opening day that RMC was the first manufacturer he and Thorpe approached. The only reason it wasn't an RMC is because the support structure was "too dense for the plot of land" And as much as I'd have loveeddddd an RMC in this country, MACK were definitely the right choice

[@antonytsai6611]

especially for comfort and capacity

[@BBROPHOTO]

Imagine an RMC 😭 That would have been so cool. I'm glad we got this Mack though, they smashed it.

[@AG7-MTM]

Had RMC invented the T-rex track, this probably would have been the first one built. Shame it fell through

[@MalrusOSC]

There’s always the island behind Swarm Island

[@ThatCoasterEnthusiast]

No way it was me who asked about that

[@iitzfizz]

Rode it twice today. Omg, those elements. The first drop is insane you're out of your seat the entire time and then the outer bank into the dive loop/roll them the stall is nuts. What a ride. Best in UK knocked nemesis off my top UK spot.

[@zacg_]

I hope this inspires other manufacturers to realize that a tight space with frequent turnarounds does not mean you have to just do overbanked turns or low turnarounds. You can use those turnarounds to create negative G forces repeatedly and keep people out of their seats instead of just doing a spaghetti bowl layout.

[@SebsAdventures]

Like you said to Jack all of us in the Uk have been waiting for so long. Even though it’s a short ride it packs a punch.

[@mgns8058]

Mack really is on Intamin Level right now after Ride of happiness, Voltron and Hyperia

[@Haazza]

Not to mention the new stardust racers coming next year that look insane

[@all-caps3927]

Mack always has been on that level of brilliance but their rides are THE most expensive in the world hence not that many parks chose them over 1. B & M or Intamin for a hyper coaster 2. Intamin for a multi launch over the ‘striker’ coasters from Mack.

[@rfastravers8841]

​@@all-caps3927 It's generally B&M that is considered the most expensive. The bigger new rides of Mack are probably closer though. Also their rides only became slowly towards brilliant territory in the last 10 years. I mean they probably have the B&M Silver Star in their own park, because they hadn't had the experience to do it themselves, which they definitely would build themselves now. They are experiencing a similar rise as Vekoma atm.

[@all-caps3927]

@@rfastravers8841 yeah B & M are definitely up there in price too, but I think Mack rides are even a level above that, not for the Hypers, but for the spinning coasters and the Stryker coasters. It also didn’t help that Mack has really only been building wildmauses and log flumes (family oriented rides) rather than full on rollercoasters for the thrill market up until recently (relatively compared to other manufacturers). I think in Europa Park they decided to go with a B&M because the project ‘silver star’ was produced in collaboration with Mercedes hence the ‘silver star’ naming convention. Europa Park and Mercedes probably didn’t want to risk a newly produced Mack hyper if they could just buy one from the trusted B & M, however you’re right they now have the capacity to do that. It could be argued that they are similar to Vekoma, but Vekoma’s recent rise is arguably due to them being a subsidiary of S & S - Sansei, and they’re also growing at rapid rates with their arrow dynamic assets at their disposal and their innovation with concepts like the Axis coasters and their modified 4D coasters from Arrow originally

[@namevone]

@@rfastravers8841 Mack is actually a lot more expensive than B&M is. Hyperia cost about the same amount to build as Intimidator at Carowinds, but Intimidator has 1 more train, and is a much longer ride than Hyperia.

[@JADCLASHOFCLANS]

The first time I rode this coaster I had both the biggest smile, and look of disbelief - it is an awesome ride. This ride has really fuelled my passion for coasters, and I can’t wait to try some of the world’s best. Thank you for sharing your passion for these crazy experiences and keep doing what you are doing - great blogs! ❤

[@Luderitz]

I love this ride. It’s currently my number one and having followed its development since the very beginning, it’s a very special ride for me

[@k_nil6540]

Went to England all the way from Italy just to experience Hyperia and I managed to get 5 ride in the day I spent at the park, even one in row ten, right seat. The ride was great, every element delivered, but for some reason the one that surprised me the most was that stalled dive loop. I don't know if it's the profiling or what, but it didn't feel at all like traditional hangtime. Instead of feeling like I was hanging against my restraints it was like floater airtime but upside down, like the only thing holding me to the train was the centrifugal force. Sure all the other elements were great, the first drop is probably my favourite, but I didn't expect to be so blown away by that dive loop which is less talked about compared to the drop and outer bank.

[@jasonjennings5783]

That sounds awesome.. it would be a true zero G then. The truest (and best, IMO), zero G elements are designed so you don’t feel anything excepts forward movement - no hang, no centrifugal. The most perfect example I’ve found of such, so far, is on Arie Force One.

[@k_nil6540]

​@@jasonjennings5783 It is, if you raise your hands and don't hold onto the restraints you really feel like you're floating.

[@tobycase2657]

I’ve had over 100 rides now on hyperia and this is EXACTLY how I would describe the feeling on the stall, floater airtime upside down

[@michael_bauer]

I had this exact feeling on Zadra, just amazing, you're upside down but don't feel any forces, it's like time stands still for a moment. So I was a little bit disappointed when I first rode Voltrons stall, because there you have a lot of hangtime. I was disappointed because I expected it to be like on Zadra...but now it grew on me and this hangtime stall is almost as cool as the other one.

[@JiggingtonSawface]

i love how literally no one talks about the immelmann

[@Ambo100]

0:54 that view makes SAW look like a kids ride.

[@all-caps3927]

Even though SAW is 10x more intense than Hyperia for me because of how rough it is 😂😂

[@rct3isepic]

Can we talk about how in the front row, it looks like you'll have a straightforward drop but then suddenly you swing hard into the actual first drop. It's a great fakeout

[@Seweal]

I love this ride so much. I travelled from France last month to experience it for the first time, it instantly became my number one ride. Mack Rides has a special place in my enthusiast heart because my passion started with Blue Fire & europapark was my homepark at the time. You need to experience Hyperia to understand how crazy that ride is, every element is perfect. I guess the "splash zone" isn't splashing because of the heat generated by the trim breaks which causes the trims to rust super fast ? I also wish this ride was designed for 3 trains because the line is always super long. The single rider line is super helpful, when I visited the park, the single rider line was 20-40min whereas the classic line is a 70-90min all day long

[@DrpRandall]

Awesome video as always, and I can't believe you caught me & my son's first ride on hyperia... Front row (11:39) 😂

[@CoasterStudios]

That’s awesome!

[@Coastermatics]

Hyperia’s good… but flying fish is better.

[@MilitaryEditz12345]

Agreed

[@shyamal903]

And they are both made by Mack Rides.

[@bjoe385]

Based.

[@wesdavies2455]

6 times he sent us around Wednesday 😂, longest ride in the park 🎢👌

[@Ramseys-z3h]

Wow 😒🫥

[@legend8429]

Just took a trip to the UK to ride this. It's so good! Amazing work Mack!

[@christopherjones8096]

Great review. Thorpe is my local park and you’re right, Hyperia is such a statement and is world-class. I rode it front and third row (single rider miraculously putting me front row) and both experiences were excellent. Of course front row takes the cake with the drop and outer bank. One other thing I’d say is that Thorpe did so well with the limited space they’ve got. The whole park is on an island with a few rides on reclaimed land. They needed to close Loggers Leap which was a beloved ride for many years and in my opinion the best water ride in the UK. But that’s water under the bridge (ahem). I’m so, so impressed with Hyperia.

[@I_am_Addicted_2_RollerCoasters]

Im so glad Hyperia got a 9, Its my fav coaster and im soo happy thorpe got this over a B&M hyper 4:22 True, When i done single rider line, i got back row

[@ASDM_Gaming]

I’m glad you mentioned that it feels longer when you are on it as there are many people saying it’s too short when they haven’t ridden it. For me Hyperia is way better than DC Rivals as if you take out all of the meh elements on it, Hyperia has a longer ride time and I think still Hyperias best moments are better than DC Rivals ones ( other than the backwards seat😂) Thank you for making this review as I feel like you covered all of its pros and cons. Keep up the good content😊

[@coastersnaps]

as one of the few who've ridden both, i agree 1000% - dc rivals is longer and more sustained but it can die out at points - not hyperia

[@BBROPHOTO]

10:22 - That hits the nail on the head with Merlin in general. I hope they get out of that mindset some day, it's like the coaster wars era in the USA in the mid 2000s where bigger was better. Yeah it works for marketing, but people want more of a total experience going forward (which is allegedly what is going to be happening) featuring strong theming on and off the ride. This is a fabulous coaster as a ride experience, but as a visitor experience it's a bit meh simply because Merlin frequently want marketing / record breaking headlines and not a total package.

[@colestaal5686]

I got 4 rides on Hyperia throughout the day then 10 in a row during ERT. It's an awesome coaster and the best in the UK by far. The elements are unique and pack a punch. I do agree that Hyperia could use one or two more elements. One train is smooth and the other has a pretty bad rattle. I had the rattle train during ERT and had a bad headache by the 4th ride. I pushed through it because Hyperia is that good. I hope that train is fixed during the off season. I hope Mack uses the Hyperia momentum and keeps pumping out awesome coasters.

[@JosephKanagy]

Great video! The quality is so good, and the review is very detailed! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@roryevans4295]

3:16 Oi you leave our magnificent dirt pile alone 😂 it’s a 10/10 pile of dirt

[@VedantD-31]

I've been waiting for this day for months haha

[@MalrusOSC]

This is what we needed. It should be standard that all theme parks have a well rounded collection, but they also have a roller coaster which is THE reason most people go there.

[@jasonjennings5783]

I think I will completely love this ride. And yes, I have found that all Mack coasters have a rattle at the points of higher Gs, even when brand new. It’s not terrible though, because their trains and seats absorb most of the vibration pretty well.

[@patrickfraleyjr2819]

This looks awesome! Here during the first minute after this dropped lol

[@MarkRidley-lp3im]

This ride looks amazing! Hope Kings Dominion could get a record breaker Mack Hyper Coaster the tallest and Fastest and Longest would be awesome. Always like your Channel.

[@sagittarius-xo]

Got 3 rides back to back on it at the end of the day when I visited in August, absolutely loved the stalled dive loop so much, hangtime 🤩

[@Itsseblol]

the trains have a rattle because they're using a different set of wheels to prevent it from valleying, before it rolled back it was glass smooth, its new wheels make it run quicker, but they'll switch back to the others ones soon

[@iliketrains3546]

No I rode it before the rollback and the rattle was still there. It’s just hard to make a glass smooth ride at that speed

[@FrankieTheThrillseeker]

I ridden hypira in its opening day and omg it blow my mind the hang time and the airtime is like nothing I’ve ever experienced before

[@dan9700]

It’s an hour away from me and went on it twice the other day; back row I wasn’t as impressed but front row was amazing, I do wish it had more like voloscoaster in universal Orlando, doesn’t have to have height to be intense

[@iitzfizz]

Going Tuesday, can't wait!!

[@DarthGrogu]

Lovely video!!!

[@thinkingchristian]

Looks awesome. Now it’s Vekoma’s turn to make a hypercoaster. Curious to see what Benjamin Bloemendaal would cook up, as he’s been on fire.

[@AnthonyPreece-x4n]

What a ride .Fantastic. Respect to the Inventor

[@DannyThePrimeOne]

I’m about to go to the UK just for this 🤷🏾‍♂️ about to get more serious about my coaster fanatic journey, been watching this channel for ages but could never really start on my journey cause life’s challenges, but I’m gonna finally start!

[@maxmustermann6612]

It is good in concept but the roughness/ rattle really did take away a lot for me. Also the profiling and speed could have been a lot better in my opinion.

[@aridaje4345]

I agree

[@katashworth41]

I got row 10 in the single rider queue on my first ride and 3 on my second. Took 45 minutes to get through the single rider on a Wednesday, I think people have caught on to.

[@SamApocalypse]

Omg I will fly to the UK next week to ride it 😍 Can’t wait

[@wesdavies2455]

We was there tue/wed, for the first time and it is a proper coaster fp, fantastic addition, but vilocacoster is still our favourite, but for the uk it has to be our premier coaster by a country mile…. Leaving Alton in the shadows Thorpe…🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@imaginationsquare]

Mack really has to work out their trains, Voltron has roughness issues too and RtH a tiny bit, but it had the speed issues, Mack really gotta sort their stuff because it's dragging them down

[@raymondking2945]

Hyperia's layout probably could not have been any better for the space, which looks like it is a rectangle. Layout iterations make me want to nerd out. Like speed hill, turnaround, camelback with a double down, twister section with airtime. Elevated u-turn before the first drop-->Junior giga iteration 1. Fits in a rectangle

[@AdamS32828]

That outer bank is a bucket list element on its own!

[@heather1980]

I’ll be there next week!

[@Coasterg236]

After having a 6 night rides on this at the attraction source event it is absolutely amazing

[@liamcollinson5695]

I like hyperia more because of how salty blackpool pleasure beach are about it

[@andrewbarrett42]

Pleasure beach is shite and all their coasters,they are a laughjing stock.

[@SchrodingersCat8813]

Whoa! Damn. This looks absolutely wild.

[@seanseresinhe921]

In your smiler review you gave it a 9.5, if Hyperia is the best coaster in the UK do you think that your rating of the Smiler has decreased over time? Great vid btw!

[@skylark2001]

I don’t think he rates all coasters on the same scale. It’s basically just how well they executed the type of ride they were aiming for

[@CoasterStudios]

The scores are done in comparison to others of their similar classification. Smilers score is compared to other multi looping sit down coasters, Hyperia is compared to other hyper coasters.

[@seanseresinhe921]

@@CoasterStudios that makes sense, thanks for the clarification!

[@C3T1C]

Hyperia with a reversed or spinning back seat would be INSANE

[@edb4ll165]

Couldn’t agree more about the soundtrack. Made me feel like I’d reached the top of Mordor.

[@jamesrauff]

I’ll be riding this coaster in late sept , I hope it’s running and open when I go ! Looking forward to riding 🎢🎢

[@coasterfight1066]

Hyperia makes saw next door look like flying fish

[@nopeno-s5r]

Please don't insult flying fish like that

[@jamesrauff]

Just rode it ! Great ride I think id say better than dc rival ! Sadly did not get a back row ride , 3 single rider rides always in the middle . Little short and could use that turn around seat in the back but cool ride also sadly did not get a night ride park only open to 6 . That bank kind feels like a long wave turn dive. Very cool elements in this ride . In general I was very impressed by the speed of dispatch at Thorpe my day there

[@OOFUS4103]

Hyperia looks like something little timmy would build in Planet Coaster

[@maxhagenauer24]

That layout is so short but it's so insane. It reminds me a ton of Zadra and Steel Curtain but shorter.

[@ryansmith9771]

Man, im really hoping a longer version of this is what is replacing Vortex at Kings Island. A hyper that's completely different and inverts... I'm really hoping i can pull off a UK coasters trip. This looks fantastic.

[@aridaje4345]

I liked this coaster. It met the expectations I had without exceeding them. It's my number 3 right now but just barely beating Taron. I would have liked if the middle rows weren't so rough in those valleys

[@devdoesitbest6974]

I think a backwards seat would have helped this ride alot more than you think. Not even for the fantastic ride it would give but that extra train length would have increased its weight enough to help in the morning testing, maybe even prevent that valley we saw earlier in the year. I feel like it would have helped this amazing ride's reputation

[@CorkscrewCoaster]

YES HYPERIA REVIEW

[@grimiedee]

Looks pretty kickaaa

[@riparianlife97701]

Those weird elements remind me of Eurocoasters, but with trains that can actually burn through a queue.

[@battlepro7749]

Where can you find MACK Rides's video of the different iterations of the ride?

[@CoasterStudios]

It was posted to the Attractions Source KZbin channel!

[@Billnyethecoasterguy]

I was waiting for this😅😅

[@thrillcoaster1684]

I’ve heard that the splashdown was turned off because the water wasn’t treated at it was damaging the track 😅

[@sHiNjEeK]

I prefer Nemesis more than Hyperia, its a really cool airtime filled ride but its really lacking the punch that nemesis delivers. However, the line up at thorpe is stupid solid with this addition, well done Mack !

[@shroomyesc]

I didn't know Hyperia also had the issue of roughness on some trains but not others like Voltron. I wonder what's up with that? Did they have different suspension components on Hyperia too like they did on Voltron for different trains? That's strange.

[@CoasterGuy719]

Haven’t been there sadly. I did get to ride Voltron but I’m sure Hyperia is awesome as well

[@DJWezzyK]

Can't they install some booster wheels in the brake run in the off-season to speed up the proces of getting trains into the station? (Yes, that means they need to program them into the ride program as well which cost extra money?)

[@antonytsai6611]

its my NO 1 doesn't mean its perfect because i have a few criticisms Its a bit Short you dont realise on ride but thinking back it does feel short the kremer roll and stall underwhelmed me idk why honestly the kremer roll according to ride forces is 5 seconds of -1G but i didnt feel the airtime more just lateral hangtime and also for the stall i didn't really feel the hangtime? if that makes sense? maybe because i was bracing a bit and not looking downwards but this ride is still amazing come a retrack in a few years hopefully merlin adds a longer layout and unload station + 3 train ops

[@tayo0404]

An RMC in old town would have been great

[@carlan-q2b]

The coaster I compare this too is steel curtain at kennywood due to the towering elements

[@brianfoss571]

If KD gets a Mack hyper with the best of Hyperia & DC Rivals, their lineup will be as good as Carowinds'

[@coasterworld44]

Apparently the outerbank thing is actually called a “kremer roll”

[@Jondoe18702]

The comparison of the outer bank roll to gwazi death roll was where my head went but the gwazi one is more mental hyperia is generally much more graceful less frenetic

[@Jondoe18702]

Gwazi is a better coaster but this is world class for sure

[@Jondoe18702]

Ah man I want to go back to Florida

[@Hyruleanknight028]

I'm so lucky that i only live 45 minutes drive from thorpe park so i can go there a lot

[@sholingcalling]

This coaster blew me away

[@dogsinthedark]

13:40 Thorpe Park. I'm trans.

[@staringcorgi6475]

The first ever S tier hyper coaster in the uk.

[@maxhagenauer24]

The park seems like it already had a lot of inversion focused rides but Hyperia is so good that it doesn't even matter.

[@nopeno-s5r]

Hyperia is not an inversion focused ride. It has 2 inversions, but it is primarily focused on airtime, something the park definitely needed

[@maxhagenauer24]

@@nopeno-s5r Many, especially GP, would say it has 3 and maybe even 4. By the looks, it looms way more inversion/steep twisty drops than airtime focused to me.

[@nopeno-s5r]

@@maxhagenauer24 ride it, there is sooo much airtime.

[@brianfoss571]

Taylor almost had me at 3:45

[@RollerbazAndCoasterDad]

Had 7 rides on it today. Including night rides.

[@gemmajones1820]

I thought it was underwhelming tbh. I prefer a straight drop. No rush to go back to Thorpe. Much rather they'd have gone more ride to happiness/time traveller direction.

[@stevie3452]

Where can we find the mack video with all the layouts?

[@CoasterStudios]

Link in the description!

[@potatojuiceultra]

that outerbank just looks wrong, can you imagine showing someone that element like 10 years ago

[@flaw3dgenius222]

Imagine Enso on this...800 per Hour is really poor dam they needed a third train.

[@NerdyandNerdier]

Yea, I got train two both times.

[@HarryBoSweets]

Mack produkt 👍

[@jonny-b4954]

3:20 Let's be real. Has IMAscore ever not nailed it?

[@CoasterStudios]

lol true

[@pablorubio8287]

Would you put it over Kondaa?

[@disneyparkstheory]

Hyperia is the roblox theme park devs #1 hated coaster

[@lean2281]

No one truly believes this is better than stealth.

[@_HarryOli_]

What u on about bro 🙏 😭

[@lean2281]

@@_HarryOli_ I have been on it since I posted the comment.....I admit I was totally wrong

[@philip2776]

Where does it rate on your top 25?

[@flipperion]

Good, Gardaland's turn now?

[@CoasterStudios]

Would love to see one there!

[@flipperion]

​@@CoasterStudios After the mess of those technical issues it's a mystery if Merlin will ever work again with Mack, I don't want another b&m.

[@Banner16]

I’ve ridden this ride… …in Roblox.

[@A380_Flyer]

Is kondaa better than hyperia?

[@CoasterConsistency]

So do you prefer na fiana force?

[@CoasterStudios]

No Hyperia is absolutely the better ride

[@CoasterConsistency]

@@CoasterStudios oh phew I was a bit worried there hahahaha

[@onastur]

does anyone else see the track wobble at 0:17?

[@dante8641]

its normal its safer that way im no engineer but it can take the stress of the supports

[@coolguy13333]

Someone Isint an enthusiast

[@William_Does_Coasters2255]

Hyperia is 80.7mph (RCDB is wrong)

[@briandennehy9296]

Na Fianna Force got 10/10 but you give Hyperia 9/10. Seriously?

[@CoasterStudios]

Each ride is judged within their own ride classifications- not “overall.” So Hyperia is compared to other hyper coasters, Fianna Force is compared to inverted coasters.

[@JoshB333]

0:34 thiccboi

[@iliketrains3546]

Hyperia’s ride length and track length aren’t short in the slightest. The only reason I think it’s considered short is because rather than making around 8-10 smaller elements, Mack and Thorpe focused all that speed into 5-6 elite elements

[@nopeno-s5r]

They definitely had the speed to add more (but maybe not the money or space), but idk how people complain about the length of hyperia and not the length of stealth. All rides should be held to the same standards. (stealth is great just pointing out the double standard)

[@iliketrains3546]

@@nopeno-s5r it’s because Hyperia is a near perfect ride and people just need something to complain about it