Congo River Rapids

Busch Gardens Tampa

Historical wait times (11-14-2026)

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Ride statistics

Current wait time Open

Average wait time by year (all time)

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Year Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
2015 26 43
2016 21 35
2017 21 36
2018 5 5
2019 β€” β€”
2020 β€” β€”
2021 21 53
2022 21 37
2023 23 39
2024 23 40
2025 22 36
2026 16 30

Average wait time by month (all time)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Jan 9 14
Feb 14 25
Mar 22 41
Apr 26 45
May 30 48
Jun 28 48
Jul 36 57
Aug 26 43
Sep 14 24
Oct 15 26
Nov 10 17
Dec 14 30

Average wait time by day (all time)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 25 44
Mon 20 34
Tue 18 31
Wed 17 28
Thu 19 30
Fri 21 38
Sat 29 49

Top 10 longest wait times (all time)

Average wait time by hour (all time)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
0 17 17
9 16 16
10 14 14
11 7 8
12 11 13
13 18 21
14 26 29
15 30 33
16 30 34
17 29 33
18 31 35
19 28 32
20 25 28
21 24 25
22 23 24
23 17 19

Average wait time by week of year (all time)

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Average wait time by event (all time)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🧺 Pass Member Picnic 64 100
πŸ₯š Elmo's Eggstravaganza 47 73
🐰 Easter Celebration 34 65
πŸ— Bourbon & BBQ 37 63
🏎️ NASCAR at Busch Gardens! 31 60
πŸ“Œ Pin Trading 27 60
πŸ¦’ Giraffes Galore 38 55
πŸ‘¨ Busch Gardens Father's Day 36 55
πŸŽ† Summer Nights Fireworks Spectacular 34 54
🍷 Food & Wine Festival 32 54
πŸŽ† ALL-NEW Holiday Skies Spectacular 23 53
πŸŽ† 4th of July Celebration 40 53
πŸ… Endangered Species Weekend 32 53
πŸ‘‹ Meet Mr. Snuffleupagus 41 53
πŸŽ‚ Sesame Birthday Celebration 35 52
🍺 Bier Fest Brews & BBQ 30 51
🍺 Red, White & Brews 30 50
🐡 World Chimpanzee Day 34 50
🎡 Food & Wine Concert Series 33 49
πŸŒ™ Summer Nights 31 49
πŸŒ… Sunset on the Serengeti 29 49
🎢 Choo Choo Soul 37 48
⚑️ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 44 48
πŸ‘» SummerScream 34 48
πŸ§™ Kandy's Sweetactular Celebration 25 48
🧸 Sesame Street Safari of Fun Halloween 21 46
🐝 Pollinator Day 22 45
🎭 Mardi Gras 25 43
πŸ‘Ά Kids' Weekends 24 43
πŸŽƒ Halloween Spooktacular 15 38
πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ Cinco de Mayo 24 35
🍴 Christmas Character Dine 10 30
🌎 Earth Day 19 30
πŸ‘Ά Sesame Street Kids' Weekends 18 29
πŸŽ„ Christmas Town 13 27
🎢 Real Music Series 13 24
πŸŽ–οΈ Veteran’s Day 12 23
πŸ‘» Howl-O-Scream 20 20
πŸŽƒ Halloween Harvest 15 15
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬ Guy Harvey Weekend 9 12
πŸ‘© Mother's Day 9 10
πŸ’€ DΓ­a de los Muertos 6 8

Average daily wait time histogram (all time)

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Maximum daily wait time histogram (all time)

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Availability during park operating hours (last 7 days)

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