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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 7,713 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens Friday 5pm · usually ~14 min at rope drop
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Best time to ride Nitro

On a typical Wednesday, Nitro runs about 14 min at rope drop, peaks near 39 min around 6 PM, and eases to 24 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 41 min at its midday peak) and Tuesday the calmest (about 9 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 7 min, this is the #29 longest line of 38 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure (park average 19 min). The longest is Big Bambu & Reef Runner at 71 min.

Typical Nitro wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday14 min48 min 5 PM23 min
Monday · busiest32 min41 min 5 PM35 min
Tuesday0 min9 min 4 PM0 min
Wednesday14 min39 min 6 PM24 min
Thursday14 min38 min 6 PM30 min
Friday7 min27 min 8 PM16 min
Saturday23 min39 min 8 PM22 min

Nitro average wait by month

7 to 17 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20268.6 min9,263
July 202616.9 min11,088
August 202615.2 min24,396
September 20267 min7,060

Nitro wait time FAQ

▾When is Nitro shortest?

Nitro is shortest at rope drop (about 14 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 24 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 39 min around 6 PM.

▾Which day is Nitro busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 41 min midday, while Tuesday is the calmest at about 9 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Nitro right now?

Nitro isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

Other rides at Six Flags Great Adventure

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

90.16%
of operating hours available
98
separate outages recorded
103h
out of service

Across 1,043 hours that Six Flags Great Adventure was open, Nitro was running 90.16% of the time, with 98 separate interruptions. That ranks #7 for availability out of 48 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure, where the typical ride runs 96.26% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-29 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 7,713 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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