Theme Park Wait Times / Six Flags Great Adventure / Nitro
Nitro Wait Times
Roller Coaster · 54" minimum height · Six Flags Great Adventure
Nitro is not operating today.
Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure, built on 21,190 measured readings.
Park hours today: 10am–8pm
Best time to ride Nitro
On a typical Monday, Nitro runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 14 min around 2 PM, and eases to 3 min by close. Across the week, Tuesday is the worst day (about 124 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 5 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.
Averaging 11 min, this is the #32 longest line of 52 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure (park average 17 min). The longest is THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity at 48 min.
Typical Nitro wait by day
| Day | Rope Drop | Midday Peak | Late Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 0 min | 26 min 8 PM | 7 min |
| Monday | 0 min | 14 min 2 PM | 3 min |
| Tuesday · busiest | 0 min | 124 min 7 PM | 124 min |
| Wednesday | 0 min | 5 min 5 PM | 2 min |
| Thursday | 0 min | 9 min 3 PM | 3 min |
| Friday | 0 min | 8 min 7 PM | 0 min |
| Saturday | 0 min | 37 min 6 PM | 21 min |
Nitro average wait by month
| Month | Avg Wait | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 8.6 min | 9,263 |
| July 2026 | 16.9 min | 11,088 |
| August 2026 | 11.2 min | 14,668 |
Nitro wait time FAQ
▾When is Nitro shortest?
Nitro is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 3 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 14 min around 2 PM.
▾Which day is Nitro busiest?
Tuesday runs the longest lines, peaking around 124 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 5 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.
▾What is the wait for Nitro right now?
Nitro is at 5 minutes right now, updated 1 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.
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Reliability, measured
How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.
Across 779 hours that Six Flags Great Adventure was open, Nitro was running 90.91% of the time, with 76 separate interruptions. That ranks #10 for availability out of 48 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure, where the typical ride runs 96% of operating hours.
Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure
Based on 21,190 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure
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