It can be difficult to know what to wear to a theme park – especially when you're invited to be one of the first riders on the tallest and fastest rollercoaster in the UK. But what I did know is that if I'm going to be defying gravity on Thorpe Park's 81mph Hyperia, I'd most likely want to wear a good fitting bra. And that was a decision that future me sincerely thanked past me for – otherwise the metal carriage wouldn't have been the only thing flying through the air.
On Thursday (May 24), the thrilling adventure park in Surrey theatrically launched their newest attraction, Hyperia, which boasts quite the title and even more impressive specs. Although only a day after the ribbon-cutting ceremony due to "unforeseen circumstances", the ride is set to re-open this week, and as the tallest (236ft) and fastest coaster in the UK, along with the tallest loop in Europe – Hyperia is certainly impressive on paper. However, apart from its white and partly gold track to amplify the "ancient River God" inspiration for the ride, it didn't scream "powerful" nor "invincible" on first glance – despite being in the description on Thorpe Park's website.
But, was I too quick to judge the ride that has been hyped up over the last year? Yes, yes I was. I was forming my opinion comparing Hyperia to the theme park's existing roster of coasters, including Stealth – which used to be the UK's fastest ride. Looking up while they were testing the ride before the countdown commenced, Hyperia di.
