Comments on: Nitro @ Six Flags Great Adventure | Coaster Reviews

By: LinaSkye

LinaSkye — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:47:01 +0000

Nitro is not the best ride for ejector air, but nearly every time I ride it, I get these long sustained periods of floater airtime that are nearly graceful and like flying. It is a brilliant coaster, and I cannot wait to ride Apollos Chariot at BGW. That being said, Nitro gives a very different ride experience depending on where you sit. The back seat definitely feels more forceful with the airtime, but the front is sooooo intense. There is not a bad seat on this ride, and it has the prettiest land in Great Adventure as its backdrop (unlike the parking lot for Ka, Superman, and Green Lantern). This is still in my top 20 at least, and honestly probably in my top 10.

By: CoasterFreak118

CoasterFreak118 — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:28:10 +0000

its definatly a great ride no doubt. my tip to make the ride experience better is sit in the back row on either the outer left or outer right side and expand your stomach a little bit so the bar's no crushing you and is tight enough to keep you in but enough to give your room to move around, and then you'll feel the great amount of air time it has to offer. i would say about 1/2 inch – 1 1/2 inches apart. i also recommend that on every hyper or giga coaster my friend showed that more room from your stomach and the bar = lots of air time

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:10:24 +0000

Nitro is great! Nitro's airtime is awesome! On every hill I got excellent floater air. I don't know what coaster critic is talking about, I experienced great moments of air. Maybe Nitro's air was forgotten because of el toro's extreme ejector air at the same park. I personally think Nitro's floater air is more enjoyable than el toro's ejector, although el toro's ejector air is more exciting and intense. And I prefer this to apollo because it has a bigger and IMO better layout with more elements. And this is definitely better than Magnum! I mean in magnum you are like trapped in those trains, I still do like magnum though. Nitro is my 2nd favorite coaster and I give it a 10.

By: Surya

Surya — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:48:17 +0000

Enjoyed Nitro a lot when I rode it 9 times when I was in the park last May. Smooth, relaxing and just fun. Didn't care for that helix though.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:32:51 +0000

B&M hyper coasters are awesome! Comfortable seats, lots of hills and airtime, tall and fast. Nitro is a great, fun, smooth ride. It has many hills and has a very spread out layout. I think its better than magnum because it has more hills and is smoother and more comfortable. I would give nitro a 10! (or at least a 9.5)

By: Quil

Quil — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:31:36 +0000

On my most recent trip to Six Flags Great Adventure, I rode This ride six times, once in the morning and five times at night. 4 out of these 6 times, i got to ride in the back, once on the right,edge once on the left edge, and twice in the middle. The two times i didn't ride in the back, i rode in the second to back, both times on the left side.

By: Merle

Merle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:21:06 +0000

cc, where did you ride?

By: Merle

Merle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:20:18 +0000

sitting in the front it was one of the best coaster i have ever been on and produces lots of floter air time and is a great senic ride through the woods. but sitting near the back didnt offer as much airtime and it wasnt the same expiriance

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:03:42 +0000

I love this feature on B&M's. Also used on Dominator at KD and Griffon at BGE. It is a nice touch to start a ride off that way!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:32:30 +0000

Just rode Nitro yesterday and have now been on two B&M Hypers also: Apollo's Chariot and Nitro. Since Nitro was ranked so highly I thought it would be a little bit better than Apollo. To the contrary I think i like Apollo's Chariot better. The best reason I can think of is the pre drop on Apollo. I don't know the science of it but I just felt that Apollo was more intense and had better airtime. I agree with the above statement that the front on Nitro is more intense but when i rode the back i felt like there was more floater air. I also didn't like it at the front when you kind of stutter going over the hill due coming off the chain. Overall i must say I loved the ride and having only been on about 30 coasters Nitro would probably be in my top 5 behind Apollo, El Toro, Intimidator 305 and Volcano.