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Nitro
Opened in the 2001 season, Nitro was the tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster ever built at Great Adventure. When construction began at the end of the 2000 season, it was obvious Nitro would be huge, and enthusiasts followed construction throughout the bitterly cold Winter, as the coaster rose above the shore of Prospertown Lake. Nitro has remained a park favorite since it opened, still drawing long lines all season. It is also among the world's top coasters in industry and enthusiast rankings year after year since its debut. When Nitro opened, there
was a "Survivor" style contest to become among the first riders
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| Site preparation in the Fall of 2000 | A truck load of the massive supports arrives | ||
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| Footers for the lift hill take shape | |||
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| Site preparation | Sections of lift track sitting in the Employee Parking Lot | ||
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| Construction equipment prepares the site | The lift continues to rise over the frozen lake | The sign at dusk | Pieces of brake run and transfer track |
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| Digging for the footers | The lift and horseshoe are complete | Fall 2005 | Lots of brakes |
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| Rebar waiting to be set in concrete | It looks like the course is complete (at least above the trees) | Fall 2005 | Stacks of supports waiting for the start of construction |
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| Summer 2005 | Summer 2004 | Summer 2004 | Summer 2005 |
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| Summer 2005 | Nitro at sunset 2004 | Fall 2005 | Summer 2005 |
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