shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited Kingdom

at Thorpe Park, in Surrey, south-west of London

Hyperia

Name: Hyperia — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — Britain's tallest drop, in a single breath.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A Mack Rides hyper coaster at Thorpe Park Resort in Surrey. It opened on 24 May 2024 as the tallest roller coaster in the United Kingdom — 236 feet at the top of the lift hill — and the fastest, with a top speed near 80 miles per hour. The first drop is past vertical. The whole ride takes about ninety seconds.

from the studio

— bring it home

Hyperia, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Hyperia

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Hyperia is a steel hyper coaster at Thorpe Park Resort in Chertsey, Surrey, about 33 kilometres south-west of central London. Manufactured by Mack Rides of Waldkirch, Germany, it opened to the public on 24 May 2024. The lift hill reaches 236 feet (72 metres), making Hyperia the tallest roller coaster in the United Kingdom; the top speed of approximately 80 miles per hour also makes it the country's fastest. The layout includes a 95-degree first drop, a 64-metre top hat, and an inverted stall.

— informed by Wikipedia — Hyperia, Thorpe Park — Hyperia

— the visit

Thorpe Park is open from mid-March through early November, with a Fright Nights overlay on October weekends. Entry to Hyperia is included with a standard park ticket. The minimum height is 1.4 metres; Single Rider and Ride Access (RAP) queues are both available. Wait times on a peak summer Saturday routinely exceed 90 minutes for the front row; the back row is shorter. The resort is reached from London Waterloo by train to Staines-upon-Thames, then a shuttle bus or short taxi ride.

— informed by Thorpe Park Resort

— the year

The resort opens around mid-March and closes for the season in early November, with Fright Nights running through October weekends. Hyperia's queue is longest during UK school-holiday weeks: late May, late July through August, and the October half-term. The ride is sensitive to high winds and closes at sustained gusts; Surrey's wet spring weeks see more frequent operational holds than the drier summer months. Early-entry tickets for resort hotel guests buy roughly an hour ahead of general admission.

— informed by Thorpe Park — Calendar

— where

United Kingdom · Chertsey, Surrey

— within

Thorpe Park Resort

— elevation

72 m · 236 ft

— position

51.4047° N · 0.5097° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

at the lake

Stealth

Intamin launch coaster

5 km N

Staines-upon-Thames

rail town

13 km N

Windsor Castle

royal castle

Hyperia

Stealth

Staines-upon-Thames

Windsor Castle

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Hyperia — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

A steel hyper coaster at Thorpe Park Resort in Surrey, UK, built by Mack Rides. It opened on 24 May 2024 as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the United Kingdom, with a 236-foot lift hill and an 80 mph top speed.

The lift hill reaches 236 feet, or 72 metres, at its highest point. The first drop is at a 95-degree angle — past vertical — and is the tallest drop on any roller coaster in the United Kingdom.

Mack Rides, a roller-coaster manufacturer based in Waldkirch, Germany. Mack also built Helix at Liseberg and DC Rivals HyperCoaster at Warner Bros Movie World, Australia. Hyperia is the firm's tallest installation in the UK.

The minimum rider height is 1.4 metres, about 4 feet 7 inches. The maximum is 1.95 metres, set by the harness geometry. Riders outside that range are turned away at the entry gate.

The resort runs from mid-March through early November, with Fright Nights weekends through October. Hyperia operates whenever the park is open, subject to weather closures during sustained high winds.

— about the piece in your home

Coaster collectors and Thorpe Park regulars have sent WenderVista pieces of their first-rider days to family. A Small or Medium with a studio note carries the memory without crowding a shelf.

The orange-and-steel palette and the curved track sit well in industrial-modern, retro-futurist, and bold-graphic interiors. It holds against grey, charcoal, and warm wood.

Industrial-modern and retro-futurism have held as steady currents in residential decor. A Hyperia tile reads as kinetic and architectural without quoting a specific brand or sponsor.

A single Large reads at sofa scale. A 4-tile Mural fills a longer wall; a 9-tile Mural carries a great room. A Medium or pair of Smalls works above most consoles.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and read well in humid rooms. Glossy is best kept to dry wall installations.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasive cleaners and no solvents. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and the thin top finish keeps it stable for ordinary household wiping.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated by Reid Wender and hand-finished in the Knoxville studio. We do not license images in or out.

— if this one stayed with you