Even if you don't know about lap bars, it hardly makes sense for Thorpe Park to send guests to their death lol. Like if there was any risk at all, they ofc wouldn't let you ride it, because people dying is bad for business lol
@@newsuperhdgraphic I think most of the worry is coming from the general public who don’t ride rides very often and are not enthusiasts like us. We know the good, the bad and the ugly about coasters, the GP usually don’t unless they educate themselves🙂.
I recently went on Hyperia, I didn’t realise that it had a lap bar instead of a chest restraint until I was seated and actually pulling it down. I freaked out and I basically screamed “I want a chest restraint!” when we reached the top before the first descent 😂😂😂 it was so much fun and so exhilarating, but completely unnerving to discover that there’s a lap bar, especially since I’d never been on a rollercoaster that goes upside down with a lap bar before
@@coastertog I really want to be there on Friday for the buzz, but I can't take queues so I might have to wait for an ERT session. I'm surprised HYperia only uses 5 car trains, they could easily have done 6 or 7 and massively improved capacity (and back row forces)
Its a mack ride, with lap bars that been used for more than 15 years now. Bluefire the oldest with those lap bars, and Voltron Nevera and Hyperia, the newest rollercoasters with those lap bars. I can confirm they are absolutely 100% safe. Sidefact: Shoulder bars change position into direction of your body while riding, this can lead to pain on your chest and shoulders, the lap bars by Mack Rides dont move a single millimeter once they are locked, which gives you a great feeling of safety. And as mentioned in the video, the Train refuses to leave the station if one of the lap bars is not 100% locked in place. Go out and have fun, enjoy the rides!
the lap bar was amazing, it was tight enough so that i didnt feel like i could move enough to fall out but it wasn't restricting at all like some lap bars. hyperia felt like one of the safest rides ive ever been on
I went on velociraptor and hated it because of the lap restraint cause I felt like I was falling out of the train when going upside down But a lap restraint is so much better when going at high speeds as it feels like you are flying through the air and gliding smoothly
Guys the difference between lap bars and over the shoulders is literally how the tram is built and comfort on the different types of seating like for hanging they don’t want you leaning forward so they will put on the over the shoulders also there are no floors to put lap bars on and for hyper is the seats are leaned back and you sit pretty deep in them
ngl over the shoulder restraints r terrible, they automatically make a ride worse cuz of all the headbanging. When I rid colossus It hurt so bad. Lap bars r way better
I don’t think lap bars are unsafe, but they for some reason, don’t give me the same amount of safety feeling as shoulder bars do. But that adds to the thrill!
good! we need Hyperia to be a success. The Swarm was a flop when it opened and we didn't see another coaster at Thorpe Park for 12 years. Do you want to go another 12 coasterless years at Thorpe? no! haha we really need Hyperia to bring in the crowds.
Admittedly didn't feel super safe on the first drop feeling my top half falling forward but your waist down ent moving an inch so brace and it's all good 😊
A lot of people feel dafer with iber head restraints. Not saying this is unsafe but i think they put these restraints on as a further measure to make you feel adrenaline
And if someone doesn't know how to imagine the strength it holds yiu in place than i will tell you how strong it is. One of these hydraulic cylinders is approximately strong as a hydraulic cylinder on an airplane spoiler, yeah that thing that slos down the plane, you can see it while landing. But you have 2 of these cylinders on a coaster so that's 2 airplane spoilers holding you in
I dont think anyone expected the ride to break down. However it sounds serious as the expected re-opening has been pushed back to 8th of June, and Mack sent technicians over to Thorpe Park.
My answer for the GP: no and you shouldn’t ride it because it’s so scary and it could kill you. Anyways for my English enthusiasts thank me for your line time going down
They're not... they're actually probably more dangerous, after visiting thorpe today. I can say with confidence that the only thing shoulder restraints are better at is making you uncomfortable, new mack-style lap bars are absolutely the way to go on all new coasters.
Went on Hyperion yesterday. You feel like you are constantly going to fall out your seat so it feels like you are flying, and it just gets better the more you ride it
Can confirm, its really fun and you'll be wanting to go on it again and again. Inferno was my first coaster with inversions and i was proper scared beforehand but going on it was amazing and suddenly felt confident to do all the other coasters, you'll be fine!
How long did Blackpool operate Icon before fitting those lap bar seat belts? Two years? I reckon Thorpe will be adding them a bit sooner once the general public start giving their feedback.
To put it simply, their is a higher chance that the first death on hyperia is a fat a$$ who’se weight snapped the leather lap bar in two than a mechanical failure
Hang on though I’m just saying that 236ft tall 81 mph 995 ft of track and only a LAP BAR is kinda crazy though Im not gonna go on it but I’m still excited to see it go round the track for the first time with people except from Mac people on it
Top Trill Dragster (/TT2) is 420ft tall, and goes 120mph with lap bars. No coasters should have shoulder restraints, they are actually far more dangerous (I get many bruises and underarm abrasion as a tall/muscular person, and smaller people also get headbanging)
If it has two hydraulic cylinders, because it’s a class 5 restraint it probably will, there’s no need, the seat belt wouldn’t work as a “just in case” anyway
Not bothered about the safety of lap bars, not claiming to be an expert or anything but I have a decent enough understanding of physics and engineering to know how safe they are However I'm not going on this until (A) the initial "new thing" rush dies down and (B) it runs for a few months without breaking down again
seatbelts do absolutely nothing on rollercoasters! sorry to burst the metaphorical bubble. they exist to make you *feel* safer, but they dont really do much
