Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure)
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| Six Flags Great Adventure | |
| Park section | Adventure Seaport |
| Coordinates | 40°08′8.30″N 74°26′39.74″W / 40.1356389°N 74.4443722°WCoordinates: 40°08′8.30″N 74°26′39.74″W / 40.1356389°N 74.4443722°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 7, 2001 |
| Cost | $20,000,000 |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Hyper Coaster |
| Track layout | L-shaped Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Drop | 215 ft (66 m) |
| Length | 5,394 ft (1,644 m) |
| Speed | 80 mph (130 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:20 |
| Max vertical angle | 68° |
| Capacity | 2808 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.3 |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 9 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 36 riders per train. |
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Nitro at RCDB Pictures of Nitro at RCDB |
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Nitro is a steel roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States. It opened on April 7, 2001, as the fastest roller coaster in New Jersey and the tallest on the East Coast of the United States. It has been ranked number three in the Golden Ticket Awards Best Steel Roller Coaster every year from 2007 to 2012. It was ranked number four in 2013.
Nitro's queue area consists of an indoor and outdoor area followed by a long path before climbing the stairs into the station. Views from the line show the backside to Batman: The Ride and the Six Flags Great Adventure mechanical and storage area.
Nitro's station music is the remix of the Mortal Kombat theme, which can be heard during the queue and station.
After leaving the station, the train makes a left U-turn and begins to ascend the 230-foot-tall (70 m) lift hill. After reaching the top, the train drops 215 feet (66 m) at a 68-degree angle, reaching its top speed of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), then climbs up a 189-foot-tall (58 m) hill and dives down to the left, next coasting over a 161-foot (49 m) airtime hill. After that, Nitro enters its unique element, the Hammerhead turn, a tight U-turn to the right. Traveling over another camelback hill, Nitro enters its S-curve and into the 540-degree helix. After the mid course brake run, Nitro travels over three camelback hills, followed by a final brake run, and returns to the station. As the third B&M hypercoaster built, the ride is comparable amongst other first-gen B&M hyper hypercoasters like Silver Star at Europa-Park, Goliath at La Ronde, Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America, and Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
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