Nitro (roller Coaster) - The Ride

The Ride

Although there are no inversions, the ride features six camelbacks, a hammer head turn and a 540-degree helix. After the all-clear signal, Nitro leaves the station and makes a left U-turn dip and up onto the 233 foot (71 m) lift hill. After reaching the 233-foot (71 m) mark, the train crests the top and drops 215 feet (66 m) at 68 degrees, reaching its top speed of 80 mph (130 km/h), then up a second 189-foot (58 m)-tall (58 m) hill and then diving down to the left through a 161 foot (49 m) airtime hill. After the moment of weightlessness, Nitro enters its unique element, the Hammerhead turn, a tight U-turn to the right. Soaring over another camelback hill, Nitro enters its S-curve and into the 540-degree helix. After the trim brakes, Nitro soars over three camelback hills and returns to the station. While the front row of each train is known for an almost unparalleled view and smoothness, the back row is reputed as having the most airtime throughout the ride, especially at the top of the first drop and the dive off the mid-course brake run. The roller coaster track colors are fuchsia and yellow, with blue support beams. As the third B&M megacoaster built, the ride is comparable amongst Diamondback at Kings Island, Goliath at La Ronde, Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America, Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland, Intimidator at Carowinds, and Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland.

Nitro currently has the second steepest drop of a lifted (as opposed to launched) roller coaster in the park, behind El Toro's 76 degree first drop. The coaster previously featured signs erected on the lift hill stairs which compared points on the hill to other tall structures, such as Niagara Falls; these signs were later removed. The ride continues to be popular, with long wait times, although the line normally moves quickly because of the trains' high capacity and ease of dispatch.