Hyperia

Soon after reopening, Hyperia suffered another serious setback. During a test run, a train failed to carry enough speed into the next element and came to rest at the low point before the outward-banked airtime hill. Thorpe Park closed the ride and brought in a crane while working to dismantle the stalled train. The technical narrative around Hyperia kept building: first the long closure immediately after opening, then guests stuck for an hour on the lift hill, and now another stopped train. Thorpe Park remained guarded about the exact causes and stressed that issues can happen with new attractions. For fans, that lack of detail made Hyperia's early weeks even more debated.

Hyperia's reopening did not mean all teething issues had disappeared. A few days later, a train carrying guests stopped for about an hour near the top of the chain lift. Thorpe Park called it a small pause, but for riders it was a long and highly visible interruption on one of the ride's most exposed sections. Staff kept communicating with passengers during the incident, and the park stressed that nobody was in danger. Still, the event fitted into the wider story of Hyperia's difficult start: a record coaster that attracted huge attention but quickly became linked with technical discussions. The ride did not reopen later that Saturday, but guests could ride again on Sunday.

After more than two weeks of uncertainty, Hyperia finally received good news. Thorpe Park announced that the tallest and fastest coaster in the United Kingdom would reopen on Wednesday 12 June. The ride had been closed after its opening days because of technical complications, though the exact cause was not disclosed. The park did say that modifications and multiple test runs had taken place. Thorpe kept the communication close to the attraction's mythology, presenting Hyperia as a goddess returning after a short pause to help guests overcome their fears. For fans, this was the long-awaited moment when the record coaster got a second chance to deliver on its promise.