Nitro wait times
Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure averages 29 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 85% of the park's opening hours recently.
Nitro queue times, day by day
Nitro over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Nitro has averaged about 29 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 50 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Nitro queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Nitro peaks at 8pm with 53 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 53 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Nitro
Best time to ride
Nitro averages 0 minutes at 10am against 53 at the 8pm peak - 53 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 80 minutes.
Nitro by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri3m
- Sat25m
- Sun0m
Sunday is the quietest day for Nitro, at 0 minutes against 25 on Saturday.
Does Nitro break down?
Uptime and closures
79% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 79% of the minutes Six Flags Great Adventure was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 91%
- 96%
- 95%
- 92%
- 98%
- 22%
Nitro ran 79% of Six Flags Great Adventure's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Nitro queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
The worst queue recorded for Nitro was 80 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Nitro through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Great Adventure publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Nitro
Nitro is one of 20 rides tracked at Six Flags Great Adventure, 11th longest of 20 by usual wait. It queues about 29 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 33-minute park average.
Nitro has averaged about 29 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 85% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Nitro?
The live wait time for Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Nitro wait times.
Is Nitro open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Nitro is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great Adventure's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Nitro has been open around 85% of Six Flags Great Adventure's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Great Adventure.
What's the best time of day to ride Nitro?
Based on historical wait time data, Nitro is typically quietest around 4pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
How long is the line for Nitro usually?
Over recent weeks, Nitro has averaged about 29 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure.
Is Nitro often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Nitro has been running about 85% of the time. We track Nitro's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure?
Nitro is at Six Flags Great Adventure - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Great Adventure page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Nitro?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Nitro's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Nitro is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.