Overview
Hyperion is a steel roller coaster located at Energylandia in Zator, Poland. The ride was manufactured by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and opened on 14 July 2018. It is themed to a fictional mission to Saturn's moon Hyperion and reaches a height of , has a maximum speed of , and features several hills and banked turns. , Hyperion is the tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in Poland as well as the tallest roller coaster with an inversion.
History
In October 2016, Energylandia posted two concepts for a new mega coaster on Facebook. One of these concepts was from Dutch manufacturer Vekoma; the other was from Swiss manufacturer Intamin. The park asked the public to vote on which of the two roller coasters they would like to see built for the 2018 season. The following month, it was announced that Intamin would be the manufacturer of the new roller coaster.
Construction on the new ride began in October 2017. That same month, Energylandia announced that the ride would be named Hyperion. The first pieces of track arrived at the park on 13 December 2017 and the first track piece was installed on 24 December. On 29 December, Energylandia released a short trailer for the ride on YouTube. The lift hill was topped off on 28 April 2018 and the last piece of track was installed on 28 May. Pull-through clearance testing began on 12 June and the first full test run was completed on 28 June. Hyperion opened on 14 July 2018.
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