Nitro - Six Flags Great Adventure

Date Ridden : June of 2007 on our Top 10 Coaster Trip and June of 2008. Times Ridden - Three with one being in the third from the front seat and two in the very back seat.

Nitro was our first stop on our trip up the east coast this past June and was not a disappointment. The weather was horrible when we got there at park opening but within a couple of hours all the rides were up and running. We got two rides in on this B and M monster that day and were very satsified with the experience. Of the four great B and M hypers I've been on (Nitro, Apollo's Chariot, Goliath and Behemoth), Nitro is the most forceful/intense. I like Apollo's Chariot more for the style in which it is themed and Goliath in Georgia more for pure airtime but the big sweeping turns of Nitro, the camelbacks at the end, and the signature hammerhead turn make Nitro a worthy ride of any coaster enthusiast.

I would have liked to have gotten a few more rides on either trip but time was our enemy both times so we had to be satisfied with only the three listed above.

I did notice this past year that Nitro is beginning to show its age a bit. The seats that I sat in had lots of horrid looking water spots (I guess or something worse) and the t-shaped lap bars in the back seat were missing huge chunks of foam as if someone had taken a bite out of them. I only hope that my home park in GA will upkeep their B and M hyper a little better.

I still cannot say that any part of the ride itself was a disappointment. Nitro delivers a great ride for those of you who like these super-smooth state of the art thrill machines.

Overall Score - 9 (Superb)

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