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 month (2026)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Jan 13 24
Feb 17 30
Mar 26 51
Apr 42 73
Jun 60 60
Jul 10 10
Aug 15 33
Sep 11 21
Oct 10 18
Nov 8 15

Average wait time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 20 40
Mon 15 27
Tue 9 15
Wed 9 16
Thu 11 18
Fri 15 32
Sat 29 51

Average wait time by hour (2026)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
0 40 40
10 10 10
11 6 6
12 7 8
13 11 14
14 20 23
15 24 28
16 24 28
17 25 30
18 27 34
19 23 27
20 15 21
21 12 12
22 8 8
23 8 8

Average wait time by week of year (2026)

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Average wait time by event (2026)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
πŸ“Œ Pin Trading 39 88
🍷 Food & Wine Festival 36 68
🐰 Easter Celebration 35 68
🍺 Bier Fest Brews & BBQ 32 61
πŸŒ… Sunset on the Serengeti 29 49
🎭 Mardi Gras 25 43
πŸŽƒ Halloween Spooktacular 15 38
πŸŒ™ Summer Nights 35 35
🧸 Sesame Street Safari of Fun Halloween 13 32
πŸ‘Ά Sesame Street Kids' Weekends 18 29
πŸŽ„ Christmas Town 14 28
πŸŽ–οΈ Veteran’s Day 11 26
🎢 Real Music Series 13 24
πŸ‘» Howl-O-Scream 19 19
πŸŽ† Summer Nights Fireworks Spectacular β€” β€”
πŸŽƒ Halloween Harvest β€” β€”
πŸ— Bourbon & BBQ β€” β€”
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬ Guy Harvey Weekend β€” β€”
🍺 Red, White & Brews β€” β€”
πŸ‘‹ Meet Mr. Snuffleupagus β€” β€”
πŸŽ† ALL-NEW Holiday Skies Spectacular β€” β€”
πŸ’€ DΓ­a de los Muertos β€” β€”
πŸ‘© Mother's Day β€” β€”
🎡 Food & Wine Concert Series β€” β€”
πŸ‘Ά Kids' Weekends β€” β€”
πŸ₯š Elmo's Eggstravaganza β€” β€”
πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ Cinco de Mayo β€” β€”
🍴 Christmas Character Dine β€” β€”
🐝 Pollinator Day β€” β€”
🌎 Earth Day β€” β€”
⚑️ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers β€” β€”
πŸ… Endangered Species Weekend β€” β€”
πŸŽ‚ Sesame Birthday Celebration β€” β€”
πŸ‘¨ Busch Gardens Father's Day β€” β€”
πŸ§™ Kandy's Sweetactular Celebration β€” β€”
πŸ¦’ Giraffes Galore β€” β€”
🏎️ NASCAR at Busch Gardens! β€” β€”
πŸŽ† 4th of July Celebration β€” β€”
🐡 World Chimpanzee Day β€” β€”
🧺 Pass Member Picnic β€” β€”
πŸ‘» SummerScream β€” β€”
🎢 Choo Choo Soul β€” β€”