Nitro wait times
Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure averages 28 minutes. It is shortest at 1am and worst at 12am. It has run 93% 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 28 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 44 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 1am. 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 5pm with 36 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 36 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Nitro
Best time to ride
Nitro averages 0 minutes at 10am against 36 at the 5pm peak - 36 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Nitro by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon13m
- Tue10m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri11m
- Sat34m
- Sun40m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Nitro, at 0 minutes against 40 on Sunday.
Does Nitro break down?
Uptime and closures
93% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 93% of the minutes Six Flags Great Adventure was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 94%
- 93%
- 94%
- 95%
- 89%
- 74%
- 94%
- 93%
- 98%
- 100%
- 97%
Nitro ran 93% of Six Flags Great Adventure's opening hours across 11 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Nitro queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 2Sunday 30 Aug60m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 4Monday 7 Sept60m
- 5Friday 28 Aug45m
- 6Saturday 5 Sept15m
- 7Tuesday 1 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Nitro was 60 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
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.
About Nitro
Nitro is one of 23 rides tracked at Six Flags Great Adventure, 12th longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 28 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 30-minute park average.
Nitro has averaged about 28 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 1am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 93% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Sundays.
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 93% 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 1am. 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.
What is the best day to ride Nitro?
Nitro is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Nitro usually?
Over recent weeks, Nitro has averaged about 28 minutes, with lines usually longest around 12am. 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 93% 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.