Thrillseekers are frustrated after Hyperia at Thorpe Park closed just one day after opening.
Named after the daughter of a Greek god, who is said to have built herself steel wings before launching herself off a high mountain, the UK’s tallest rollercoaster opened to much fanfare last Friday., which stands at 263ft - the equivalent to a high-rise apartment block - and can travel at 81mph , was dubbed a “marvel of engineering” by its creators at Thorpe Park.
“Thorpe Park hasn’t had a new rollercoaster in 12 years,” said Bee Moore, a college student from Camberley, Surrey, who visits the park twice a month with an annual pass.“With it being the tallest and fastest, there’s a thrill element to it that I was just really excited to experience.”25 May, the day after the ride openedJack Rowbotham, a 20-year-old computing student from Northamptonshire, had booked a weekend in Surrey with a friend to experience Hyperia.
Though he was yet to hear back about changing his booking for 3 June, Liam Atkins, a 31-year-old IT worker from Essex, said he assumed the park had been “inundated with emails”. Justin Garvanovic, founder of the European Coaster Club, said that “teething problems” were also not uncommon, “especially huge record breakers… when they’re pushing the envelope a bit”.
He is currently in the United States where he was set to ride on Top Thrill 2 at Cedar Point in Ohio - billed as the world’s tallest rollercoaster - which was also recently opened and abruptly closed due to a “mechanical failure”.
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