Thorpe Park has been forced to close its much-hyped new rollercoaster Hyperia due to “unforeseen circumstances” – just a day after it opened to the public. Hyperia is billed as the tallest ...

Hyperia shut the day after it opened at Thorpe Park on 25 May. In an update, the theme park in Chertsey, Surrey, said: "We recently communicated that we are unable to commit to re-opening Hyperia ...

Hyperia, which stands at 263ft (80m) - the equivalent to a high-rise apartment block - and can travel at 81mph (130km/h), was dubbed a “marvel of engineering” by its creators at Thorpe Park.

Thorpe Park has now made things even more exciting with the addition of Hyperia, officially the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the UK. People have been lining up since May 2024 for this ...