Hyperia’s First Non-Stop Test Run - Thorpe Park

Sorry to my main audience but I am a theme park enthusiast at heart and so I had to post this after seeing it myself. Regular Buxton uploads should still be coming every Saturday at 11:30.

[@TylerPCoyne]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard a crowd gathering for a coaster test in my life. Usually the park would try to keep the progress as secluded as possible until it opens.

[@Leock]

It’s quite an atmosphere around the coaster even though there was a lot less people on park than for the first test run yesterday. Also very hard to hide this project it’s pretty darn big aha

[@jay-dubdubb2292]

I wish I was there... stuck in the U.S., love that for them, though!! 😮🎉

[@ThrillRideProductions]

That outer bank is probably the best part of the ride

[@Leock]

It’s that or the drop for me!

[@ThrillRideProductions]

@@Leock especially in the back

[@SamApocalypse]

First drop

[@uGSponge]

I'm hoping to get a back row om my first go. Being whipped down that first dropped would be amazing.

[@benzytv]

Never apologise for what you love.

[@Leock]

Very true!

[@alexius_1]

So Awesome To See Hyperia Finally Test! Yesterday's Run Ran Very Slow But Thankfully This Time It's Going Faster!

[@Leock]

Yeah it was great to see it do a full run without stoping :)

[@alexius_1]

@@Leock And Now We're Only 6 Days From Opening! I'm Going Day After Opening

[@bigiggmac]

Definitely looks a short ride but some cool elements in a compact space

[@Leock]

I don’t know if it will feel short when riding it but we will soon find out

[@Crose46]

holy crap those inversions are insane

[@Leock]

I know it’s super exciting to see a ride like this in the U.K. Can’t wait for the 24th May :)

[@aspeyal8239]

It's the drop I'm amazed about, I'll be surprised if it's not rated one of the world's best drops.

[@annapg.4626]

I really want to go to Thorpe Park and Alton Towers!

[@christopherastin6800]

DANGEROUS EYE SAW!!

[@Leock]

It’s certainly not dangerous but an eye saw quite possibly

[@jess.hawkins]

The lift-hill drive seems very smooth, and though I can see its teeth, I can't hear the anti-rollback device clack-clacking... It also seems to lose almost all momentum when cresting the peak of the final loop, I wonder if that's just because the water dummies are lighter than typical humans? Hopefully it won't rollback on that loop and get stuck in the previous trough..!

[@Leock]

It’s been running far quicker recently and the lift hill is fairly quiet but cresting the lift it does clack a bit.

[@Alwaysedits810]

The time hillllsssss are madddddd omg I can’t wait

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Great video. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day.

[@Leock]

Thanks, you too!

[@_leon_7339]

I'm super excited can't wait to go on it in June.

[@ryanmee3546]

Genuinely can't tell if I'm going to like the drop or that overbank into inversion thing most. Only one way to find out ig

[@Leock]

Hyperia 1 looks too intense for me!

[@HarryJSmith]

I can’t wait to get on this thing…

[@Leock]

Soon enough we can!

[@Banana29477]

Hyperia gives you wings

[@Leock]

With that Immelmann definitely

[@charlotteblanco2895]

It's not as long as I thought it would be.....its just spread out....

[@Leock]

To be fair when you ride it the first four elements are drawn out enough it doesn’t matter that it’s short

[@ricksanchez5949]

Also physics. That crate is empty. Imagine the extra weight of people.

[@Leock]

It does have water dummy in the ride car, they do an excellent job of simulating the weight of people on board :)

[@ricksanchez5949]

@@Leock Makes perfect sense. A little risky for a first try but deffo with the extra weight. I'm an idiot and apologise.

[@Leock]

You’re not an idiot it’s alright not to know these things :)

[@orbyaguoY]

@@ricksanchez5949Bro just subtly called you an uneducated swine in Cambridge.

[@donfranktv]

Nice footage of the testing - the elements look mad - roll on the 24th May

[@Leock]

The day can’t come soon enough!

[@gamebrogaming10111]

top 50 in the world without question

[@Leock]

Well we will have to wait and see if that’s true

[@dazz1one]

Can’t wait to ride this 🤩

[@Leock]

Soon :)

[@iLoveCamdy]

Omg that’s mental

[@Leock]

Indeed It will be ace

[@iLoveCamdy]

@@Leock ikr

[@callum5863]

Do you have any idea what that sound is at the start of the ride? Is it a permanent sound or not cause I'm not sure if I like it or not 😂

[@Leock]

I think it’s just the wheels squealing because it started raining and it’s a very tight track section at the start. It should go away once it’s been tested more :)

[@neillewis82]

Might need a little more speed on the lift hill... can see it rolling back when full!

[@Leock]

I’m sure it will speed up a little more. It was also a gusty day with Swarm intermittently closing due to the high wind speed.

[@nemesis8626]

Coasters aren't going to roll back on a lift hill, also there tested with dummies that simulate people and the first stop test run it took 25 mins to go up the lift hill, a coaster wouldn't roll back on a lift hill even if it was motionless, that would be far too dangerous.

[@baryonyx3347]

coaster seems very short for what it could be

[@Leock]

It is the U.K. after all we don’t have many long rides :/

[@legendarysquirrel]

I'm not loving the colour scheme but everything else looks great!

[@Leock]

I would agree with you here it’s not the best I’d rather it just be white but it looks better in person

[@rich3222]

Is that taller than pepsi max and stealth

[@Leock]

It is at 236ft.

[@ricksanchez5949]

This is a ride. Prove me wrong with your up and down nonsense. Thorpe Park baby. Strap in.

[@kimiisland9802]

I hope it gets faster. It looks too slow for my taste.

[@Leock]

It’s already running much faster that this video

[@user-lm8ej8vl8e]

Bro I know someone gonna fall first day bro

[@Leock]

Certainly not, these rides are 100% safe otherwise they’d never open to the public, it’s gone through hundreds of test runs before people can board.

[@joost6994]

The elements seem way too big, pacing seems off with many dead spots..

[@Leock]

It’s a lot different now, since this was very early into testing.

[@Carter-nl2]

Mid

[@Leock]

Don’t think many people will be saying that after ridding it.

[@nemesis8626]

Even if the ride somehow did turn out to be mid (which I very much doubt that is the case) it would still be better than your comment 😂 saying a ride is mid without riding it is pure nonsense

[@Carter-nl2]

@@nemesis8626 mid