Hyperion Review, Energylandia Intamin Hyper Coaster | Best Intamin in Europe?

Hyperion at Energylandia was the first hyper coaster in Poland. This Intamin mega coaster has an incredible layout incorporating elements of both out-and-back and twister coasters. Is this the best Intamin in Europe? Find out in this review!
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[@ThrillsofColdplay]

The shape of the trains besides the restraints look like Intamins take on the traditional B&M Hyper Trains

[@CanobieCoaster]

True!

[@Filipolis]

Having ridden Hyperion back when it opened and now Kondaa as well, I have to say the latter is superior in pretty much every way. They really fixed all of Hyperion's flaws (roughness, dull middle section, weird queue line) with that one. Really a shame they stewed up Hyperion's track during construction though which gave it that rattle!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I can't wait to try Kondaa.

[@ponder80]

Agreed. Rode Kondaa back in March and Hyperion a couple of weeks ago. Kondaa is so much better.

[@NiekNooijens]

That first drop in the back row.... The moment the train starts to pick up speed and you transition to floater and then to ejector airtime whilst being just on the top (not even descending yet) gave me this "oh crap!" Moment...

[@CanobieCoaster]

I love this drop.

[@AirtimeProductions]

I actually never knew this ride had so much airtime! I haven’t heard a lot of reviews on this ride so I didn’t expect all this hype, can’t wait to hopefully ride it some day!

[@CanobieCoaster]

It doesn't have as many sustained hills as some of Intamin's earlier hypers, but the ride has plenty of great moments that throw you around.

[@VillasByrne]

I do agree with the mid hills, being underwhelming. I do remember getting slighty floater on the camelback though. But other than the mid hills, i abselutely love this coaster to bits!!

[@CanobieCoaster]

I agree.

[@Zoundshine]

True, the only flaw is the big camelback after the dive loop. Otherwise perfect ride. I wish they had made all camelbacks like on Expedition GeForce.

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I've had my eye on this one, because Superman the Ride is my favorite Intamin and in my top 5 or 6 overall. Better restraints on Hyperion, but I tend to prefer 2-across seating, sitting low to the track. So I'm not sure if this would top Superman for me, but I hope to find out someday. It was nice hearing your take on it.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer Superman myself since it has more sustained airtime moments.

[@dubcheck2943]

Just rode this (June 2022). I found it smooth. My friend sat next to me said the rattle gave him a headache, jury is out on that one. The airtime on the turnaround is real good.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Were they on the wing?

[@dubcheck2943]

@@CanobieCoaster wing first time. Middle seat 2nd. Both back row rides.

[@milczix777]

yup i agree wing back seat gave me a headache also

[@ColorStaticOfficial]

My most anticipated review of yours! 😍

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@maxhagenauer24]

Hyperion. One of the best hypers ever. Energylandia already has so many good coasters and this in their top 3. It's so unique for a hyper. It's open, feels like Skyrush but not as bad. It has an inversion. Several banked turns. As well as airtime. Tha low to the ground turn is something I really really want to experience as I looks very intense. Also I love that name. Seriously a fantastic ride I want to get on.

[@isthatbakedbeans5460]

I’m pretty sure intamin is working with vekoma for some of there products and vice versa

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a great ride.

[@lewisfinkiv3744]

Skyrush is amazing don't know what you mean

[@dingo137]

I haven't ridden Skyrush, but if it's like Hyperion but more extreme then I can see why it gets called Thighcrush.

[@alantrotter2077]

Good review! My expectations is Zadra is the Top Coaster at Energylandia, so your review wasn't that surprising. So you prefer it to Abyssus I would assume.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes I do.

[@thecoasterflood]

And I thought the Queue Line for some of the rides at Universal Studios Orlando was comically long. But this is just getting ridiculous Energylandia

[@darekdomagaa9520]

This queue line is long, but it often hits capacity and people are waiting in front of the station building

[@CanobieCoaster]

The only time I saw the indoor section filled was at opening when the park hadn't opened the outdoor queue yet.

[@darekdomagaa9520]

@@CanobieCoaster I rode hyperion today and it was extremely shaky and rough. I had a headache for an hour.

[@Kevin_Jay]

I like Hyperion very mich. One of the best hypers in Europe. But I am still undecided if I like Kondaa more.Both are brillant. Agree about the Bad queue line and about the line jumpings. What was difficult for me to get in the middle as Single Person at all because I was usually last person on the row.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's fair about the seats. I was lucky I didn't have to move as a single rider every time I got the seat I wanted.

[@clubstep8244]

Very much liked how you explained the Queue-line C: i feel prepared now

[@CanobieCoaster]

You're welcome!

[@Jalmaan]

Done thisone last week and it's crazy, love it! I had no lines at all. Shame that i couldn't use the fast lane gate while the ride being walk on, but oh well, worth it! :3 My preference for seating was the right front. Second is left back.

[@CanobieCoaster]

At least you got a workout in walking around all those ramps and stairs.

[@Jalmaan]

@@CanobieCoaster Definitely! Although they opened the fire exit at the second floor, so atleast that helped with going faster through it :P

[@kaz5407]

Idk but I keep on coming back to this review.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It's a great ride.

[@Lloyd00]

Energylandia just keeps going. Easily one of my bucket list parks

[@CanobieCoaster]

Understandable.

[@harakiri2222]

the first drop is the bomb!!!! Just got back, they cut the queue line in half now off season which was very nice.

[@CanobieCoaster]

How does the half set up work?

[@harakiri2222]

@@CanobieCoasterthey opened the door in 2nd floor, so I didn't have to climb all the way up to 4th floor and then back down. This year I even wanted to track exact length of their ridiculous queues and they closed it on me 😀 happy they did

[@chargedonpc9989]

I think this looks like it would be one of my favorite intamin manufactured coasters if I rode it

[@CanobieCoaster]

It is one of their strongest.

[@willcroshaw-cw4is]

They can shorten the queue a lot on our visit they opened the door in the indoor queue that allowed us to skip 2/3 of the ourdoor queue

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's awesome!

[@arianmeyer6087]

Looks great!

[@CanobieCoaster]

It was!

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

The restraints on Hyperion are the same as Taron?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Similar

[@sleepyrobot6129]

Does anyone know the reasoning behind the insane long queues in Energylandia? From a guests perspective they seem pointless and a waste of precious parktime. And what exactly do the turnstiles accomplish?

[@CanobieCoaster]

Hyperion's queue line does save space by going vertical, but the lack of a cut-through is frustrating. Zadra's is puzzling. The turnstiles are designed to make sure every seat is filled. It does a good job of that. The downside is that groups can get split up and you aren't guaranteed the seat you want.

[@Will-rw5sg]

I would've loved to see the vekoma instead but the vest restraints probobly aren't too great with hyper airtime

[@CanobieCoaster]

In the end, I'm happy with the Intamin.

[@jamesparkerjr5539]

If HersheyPark decided to buy two of these trains and replace the existing ones on SkyRush, do you think it would improve or worsen that ride? I enjoy SkyRush, but the thigh pain really blunts the overall experience for me.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It probably would improve the ride.

[@jtwoolley]

cool roller coaster!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yes

[@jaydenchrist6152]

We should get this for Calafornias Great America forget the B&M

[@CanobieCoaster]

Any hyper there would be great.

[@Daralyndk]

We go to Hyperion first each visit as kind of our yearly tradition and I tried both front and back. It is a great ride, but I admit that last row is almost too much for me. I don't really suffer nausea at coasters, but this last row is already kind of scary for me, at least until we clear the initial drop.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That drop is quite powerful.

[@Daralyndk]

@@CanobieCoaster we all have our limits, and I suppose this is close to mine. Of couse I will try more and different coasters when I'll have a chance, but at least I know what to pay attention to

[@alexm21374]

in case of the queue I have to tell that when I was there the doors on the right side before entering the ramps were open so you didnt't had to walk the whole queue.

[@CanobieCoaster]

That door sadly wasn't open for me. Wish it was!

[@Aerolandaircraft]

Truly European Skyrush. The intensity, the airtime, the wing seating. Both are on my bucket list. Which would you say would be better?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer Skyrush since the forces are more extreme.

[@bluetomato2184]

'Europes best intamin' is a really interesting question, cuz Taron, Hyperion, Expediton Geforce and Taiga are all in my top 25!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Kondaa takes the crown for me.

[@TheWolfXCIX]

Just got to Energylandia for the first time. Hyperion is fantastic, particularly the drop and first hill as you say, but is just missing a bit of "je ne sais quoi". I think most of the elements are a bit formulaic when compared to Zadra, which I think is the clear no.1 in both this park and Europe

[@CanobieCoaster]

Both are excellent rides.

[@lkeshow86]

Definitely on my bucket list

[@CanobieCoaster]

As it should!

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

Hey, Canobie Coaster! This is one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters with an inversion!

[@CanobieCoaster]

Sure is!

[@KundenZentrale]

Hyperions queue can be shorter. there are dors on every level, don't know why they made you walk all the way. also the single rider line opens later, when the other doors have opened. don't know what happened there... :D

[@CanobieCoaster]

The single rider line only had a half second delay and most people were using it as groups.

[@ewcik75]

Hi. I am Polish and apologize in advance for my English ... but I want to clarify something about the long queues for rollercoasters. Energylandia is the ONLY real park not only in Poland but also in Central Europe. People come here from: Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary ... and of course from Poland. Please understand the situation ... and please be understanding ... I recommend coming here in low season: September or October and there will be much less people ....

[@CanobieCoaster]

My issue with the queues weren't the amount of time I spent in them. I completely understand if a park is busy. My issue was the physical lengths of the queue lines and how there was no way to bypass them if there weren't many people in line.

[@ewcik75]

@@CanobieCoaster yeah yeah, I know what you're talking about ... I'm afraid there's nothing else that can be done about it... 🙄

[@TheNo.1nerd-lookin-noob]

This might be a big question, but I would like to see you do like coaster battles, where you pick 2 that are compared, then pick certain things like, Intensity, Airtime, Comfortable, Visuals, and if you do end up trying that could you do Hyperion vs Zadra? (Even though I already know you think Zadra>Hyperion)

[@CanobieCoaster]

I plan to do some park battles in the future, but not sure on coaster battles.

[@TheNo.1nerd-lookin-noob]

@@CanobieCoaster okay!

[@bukemdukem1870]

Not something totally to do with Hyperion, but this parks top 3 coasters names imo are really good.

[@CanobieCoaster]

True!

[@geenvis6156]

Do you prefer kondaa or hyperion

[@CanobieCoaster]

I haven't ridden Kondaa since Walibi Belgium was still closed due to flooding.

[@benjaminfriedman9107]

Poland looks to be a top theme park destination

[@CanobieCoaster]

This park is a must for any enthusiast now.

[@blitzn00dle50]

if I rode this coaster I would probably only have to say -airtime hill go wee -laterals on the dive loop thingy -good pace I definitely wouldn't be able to write a 14 minute review on it lol

[@CanobieCoaster]

I tend to have a lot to say.

[@benjaminfriedman9107]

I hope Hersheypark one day buys these trains for thigh crush

[@CanobieCoaster]

I can dream!

[@zacg_]

Hyperion vs Expedition GeForce?

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer GeForce.

[@MillenniumForceMan]

I wish it had the same layout as in the original animation

[@CanobieCoaster]

I'm surprised they changed it.

[@MillenniumForceMan]

@@CanobieCoaster same

[@AceAviations2]

@@MillenniumForceMan I always liked the Vekoma layout better, but I feel that the layout just got progressively worse with each change, this layout easily being the worst one. 5/10, should have gotten a Vekoma.

[@coasterowen9793]

It looks amazing

[@CanobieCoaster]

It is!

[@ltsdesign3d]

Was at EL last week and everything was walk ok 😁

[@CanobieCoaster]

Nice!

[@teddym2808]

Oops! I thought this WAS a Vekoma.. little did I know.. hopefully we'll see that Vekoma hyper sooner rather than later :) Looks like a very enjoyable blissful ride.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I hope Vekoma gets their chance one day!

[@Puffa_]

the track look like it comes from vekoma

[@MartyyHD]

I wouldnt account filling in the spaces as "Line Jumping" If you have ever been to PortAventura, you will experience LEGIT line jumping. In my opinion, if you arent smart enough to fill in the spaces available, then unlucky for you and you just arent used to the lifestyle in the EU. Smart people fill in the gaps, they are purposely made like this to avoid feeling cramped in a queue line. Having been to theme parks in florida, i much prefer the spacious queue lines in Energylandia compared to the cattle pens in the states.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Filling all space sort of defeats a spacious queue in my opinion. I agree Port Aventura had a lot of queue jumping too.

[@MartyyHD]

​@@CanobieCoaster I still wouldnt account filling in free spaces as "line jumping" its smart people taking advantage of the situation. The amount of times I have been in a cattle pen and some absolute half brain is too glued to their phone to move when there is space ahead is shocking. With these wider queue lines, if someone is not paying attention in the queue line and not moving, then if you decide to fill in the spare void in the queue ahead of them, its really not going to impact when they get on the ride at all and if it does, it is their fault for not paying attention. In PortAventura, as much as i love the park, i got so so so angry at times at people literally climbing over fences and borderline assaulting people to get to their friends ahead of them. Never one in a queue in Energylandia did i experience proper line jumping. Im from Ireland, so i completely understand why Energylandia make the queues so wide...to stop people feeling claustrophobic and to make queuing as comfortable as possibe. PS Please do not take this as hate. I LOVE your videos, I personally think you are the best reviewer on KZbin but just coming from the EU myself, and been to Orlando 9 times, give me a spacious queue line where i can take advantage of people not paying attention and i can walk past them without actually feeling like i am queue jumping EVERY DAY over being stuck in a cattle pen and having to borderline argue with the person in front of me to move. If you ever plan on coming to Ireland and visiting Tayto Park (they are getting a vekoma suspended thrill coaster next year and one of the best woodies on the planet in the Chu Chulainn Coaster (pronounced Koo Cullin after an irish mythical legend) I would love to meet up and teach you the culture.

[@JamesonThomas24]

Energylandias rides look amazing, but queues look terrible!!!

[@CanobieCoaster]

The rides are worth all the hassle though.

[@thefergyfilms]

The line setups at this park hurt my brain. Just needlessly complicated.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Very true!

[@zack9777]

Don’t forget they were probably drunk when they designed it

[@onra]

@@zack9777 design?! I think they do not design 😆

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

It certainly passes the eye test

[@CanobieCoaster]

It does.

[@kylebusch4528]

The vekoma model looked like it could’ve been even better imo

[@CanobieCoaster]

Possibly!

[@BassGuitarSlide]

I think it's funny how many GP people here in Europe think outside of the US, you can't find great coasters. Luckily this is wrong - there are some amazing rides on this continent, for example Hyperion (and many others!)

[@CanobieCoaster]

I agree Europe has some amazing coasters!

[@dytamic]

i dont know why, but that little girl in the station video waving is unusually terrifying

[@CanobieCoaster]

I didn't notice that.

[@dominik.peters]

I went this week and the park was empty. Thankfully they had shortened the line, so you only went 1 not 2 floors up from the ground floor.

[@CanobieCoaster]

Wow that's a major help!

[@chargedonpc9989]

I really like the theme of the coaster

[@CanobieCoaster]

Me too.

[@dingo137]

This was good, but not as good as Zadra for me. Unfortunately it was rather rough (unlike Zadra) - not intolerably so, but enough to make it much less enjoyable than it otherwise would be. Without the roughness it would probably be one of my favourites. I always got an outer seat though, it may not be as bad in the inner seats.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I too prefer Zadra. I didn't have an issue with roughness, but you're not the first to run into that problem.

[@dingo137]

I went again yesterday, and this time I managed to get the inner seat. Can confirm that it's much smoother - I could do three rides in a row no problem, but last time on the wing seat I had to have a break after every ride. Sunday in April seems like a good time to visit - there were almost no queues (longest was 10 mins but it was usually almost nothing). Made it much easier to get the middle seats as a single rider.

[@jankafabikova5612]

Pekne Lubko ale do toho vláčik by som si nesadla. Zajtra nastupujem do Toptransu na plný úväzok ako dispečerka, trocha mam obavy ale hádam to dám. Pa

[@CanobieCoaster]

Enjoy!

[@Karasaph]

Hyperion is an excelent coaster. It's worth a few rerides, but worth to come back again and again? Taron is way better for me because it's worth visiting the park again and again. Yes, maybe as the coaster itself Hyperion might be better. But if you count in everything else there are so many coasters that are better. Rating coasters for me is difficult. I like to say this is a TOP 50 coaster, while ZABRA (or what that wodden rollercoaster is called) is a TOP 10 coaster for me.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I prefer both Zadra and Hyperion to Taron, but I prefer Phantasialand to Energylandia.

[@Karasaph]

@@CanobieCoaster yup. That describes it pretty well. You can ride great coasters in Energylandia. But you can have an excelent time in Phantasialand.

[@ibeg1951]

Hyperion vs expedition geforce vs konda

[@CanobieCoaster]

Haven't ridden Kondaa, but I prefer GeForce over this one.

[@TheRealDom7nator]

Toutatis and Gotham City Escape: “Hold our beer.”

[@CanobieCoaster]

Gotham City Escape is definitely better.

[@NorCalCoasterMedia]

Kondaa and Expedition GeForce are prob better

[@CanobieCoaster]

I agree GeForce is. I haven't been on Kondaa though.

[@upsidedown_]

I have been on this and Kondaa and Kondaa destroys hyperion

[@theintamindude]

Having ridden both this and EGF I agree EGF is definitely better.

[@titanicant258]

Oof, the lines for this look awful. Not to mention the horrendous queue line. Even if the queue is bad, the ride as a whole looks amazing! This looks kind of reminiscent of Skyrush. The low-to-the-ground turns and airtime hills remind me of Skyrush.

[@CanobieCoaster]

The ride feels like Skyrush and Superman the Ride combined.

[@michakowalczyk4179]

Once I got really good airtime on this mid hill or front row. I guess it depends on daytime and rides because sometimes in mornings it’s just forceless.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I didn't get airtime on the middle hill even on a summer night.

[@quintocreations5091]

Europe as a whole doesn't have yhe same view or respect on lines as we do in the US. It's European custom to just fill all empty space regardless who you're technically behind. Places like Poland, Germany, Belgium etc are much worse too than the bigger tourist draws like in the UK, France or Italy. Asia is much like EU too. So I think we are in the minority

[@CanobieCoaster]

I didn't encounter lines like the ones at Energylandia at any other parks in Europe, including the nearby Legendia.

[@onra]

I’m in Energylandia right know, did the coaster today backrow outer seat left, it was terrible! The rattle is so hard … Tomorrow I gonna try front seat …

[@CanobieCoaster]

I rode in that seat and had no issues. Maybe a specific train is bad?

[@onra]

@@CanobieCoaster everyone is complaining right know, back seat outside is terrible. Also did front seat not complaining about that

[@davedoesthingsdreaded]

They got that many coasters because it's all funded by their government. If we had the u.s government fund a limitless amusement park we would have the world's best

[@CanobieCoaster]

They got funding at the start. Are they still?

[@nashwagemakers]

taron 8)

[@CanobieCoaster]

I like Taron, but I find it a bit overrated.

[@nashwagemakers]

@@CanobieCoaster the theming is world class though only hagrids can top it

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

Hehe A 269 Foot Drop (I'm So Immature)

[@CanobieCoaster]

Lol

[@teddym2808]

I have no idea why they think they are so smart going against the norm with the queue line system, as it's just bloody awful.. I think it would drive me crazy over an entire day there.

[@CanobieCoaster]

It was definitely frustrating.

[@onra]

What’s the problem with the queue line system? I’m here for my second day, no complaints from me… i like the system here

[@teddym2808]

@@onra One, the walk is WAY too long.. Two, it is too wide and easy for line jumpers but THREE, the worst part is, you can't just queue up for any row you like, easily, like you can in almost every park in the USA.

[@upsidedown_]

This queue is amazing lol, the turnstiles are really good + you can choose where you sit

[@teddym2808]

@@upsidedown_ I can clearly see that they let only a certain amount of people through per train and everyone would be rushing for their favourite seat.. each seat can only hold 1 person, so I do not know what shit you are full of but you are.

[@coastercouch4079]

Unfortunately I have to say that Hyperion simply has too much discomfort for me. The older I get, the more I dislike heavy ejector "airtime" - which does not feel like airtime for me, because I just get slammed against the restraints. The more weight you have, the more you get slammed against the restraints (yeah, physics). So overall, the ride has a fantastic first drop, then starts to beat me and rattle me to death. I absolutely prefer the B&M hypercoasters with their majestic floater airtime hills. And for me the best Intamin coasters in Europe are still Expedition G-Force and, yes really, Juvelen (didn't ride Kondaa so far though).

[@CanobieCoaster]

That's fair. I enjoy the violent airtime still.

[@RedHitMarker1]

Bet it’s not as good as wild thing 😤😤😤 (This is a joke btw)

[@CanobieCoaster]

Wild Thing has a better...queue line.

[@XboxgamerZ]

I done this, and this ride sucks... the 2nd camelback barelly has floater. Kondaa beats this coaster by a mile, it barelly makes my top 10😅

[@CanobieCoaster]

Sounds like it must have run really slowly for you.

[@XboxgamerZ]

@@CanobieCoaster yes it felt like that :/

[@AceAviations2]

This ride was just a letdown after the incredible showing that Vekoma made (I liked the Vekoma layout better than every single version of the Intamin layout), then the layout just got worse, I consider this layout to be the worst one as it got rid of the twister section, that while inferior to the Vekoma one (the one on the Vekoma layout was a thing of beauty), looked decent, but instead its garbage compared to the other concepts shown. Honestly this ride and the path that Intamin has gone down with imitation and Golden Horse level ripoffs, on top of their inital layout being outclassed by the Vekoma have resulted in me placing Vekoma above them in terms of companies, also Hargid's can just be demolished, Dragon Challenge deserved better.

[@CanobieCoaster]

I thought this was still a very strong ride.

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

What do you think about this ride in terms of smoothness, pacing, intensity, seat selection, capacity, and queue line?

[@CanobieCoaster]

The queue isn't fun, but the ride is excellent.

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

On how many rides and coasters did you find turnstiles? Examples:

[@CanobieCoaster]

Energylandia and Mirabilandia have them.

[@cliquet3scliquet3s96]

I think Hyperion's queue line looks long

[@CanobieCoaster]

It is.