A major milestone has been completed at Thorpe Park this afternoon. Hyperia has completed its first test run in front of a crowd of management and lots of guests.
Crowds gathered around the Hyperia plaza at 1 pm when an air horn marked the beginning of the test. This air horn is used to make sure everyone is aware that a train is about to test and to stay clear of the ride area.
The train left the station under the weight of gravity and took its first journey around the first bend. Over the past few days the train has been seen going back and forth into the station but this is the first time it has ever traveled around the track.
The crowd let off an almighty cheer as the train took the first bend. The atmosphere was electric!
After running checks as the train went on the lift hill Mack Rides appeared to be on-site to make sure everything went smoothly.
The whole process took around half an hour but after the lift hill was manually run (from our guess) the train made its way to the top of the lift. It's worth noting that the speed of the lift hill will be faster when the ride is running properly in the next few weeks.
The crowd and everyone was on edge and excited to see this train make its first journey around. The cheering that occurred when it left the lift hill and went around was amazing.
Of course, as we expected the ride ran beautifully and then parked itself outside the station.
Some people had been camped out since the park opened at 10 am for the chance to see this rollercoaster test.
An amazing day! It shouldn't be long until we see this train constantly being tested.
