History
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May 2024
Opening day Hyperia opens
The UK's tallest (236 ft) and fastest (81 mph) roller coaster, with Europe's tallest inversion and the world's first outer-banked airtime hill.
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25 May 2024
Incident Hyperia closed for safety checks the day after opening
Closed 25 May and reopened 12 June. A further hour-long lift-hill stoppage occurred later that summer.
Specification
| Measure | as built |
|---|---|
| Height | 71.9 m |
| Top speed | 130.4 km/h |
| Track | steel |
Records held
tallest roller coaster in uk — 71.9msince 1 May 2024
fastest roller coaster in uk — 130.4km/hsince 1 May 2024
tallest roller coaster inversion in europesince 1 May 2024
first outer-banked airtime hill in worldsince 1 May 2024
Sources
- Thorpe Park — Complete History & Timeline (compiled) — Given as "late May 2024" without an exact date.