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Skyride (Egypt Station) has the longest average wait at Busch Gardens Tampa, at 57 minutes, followed by Skyride (Jungala Station) (40 minutes) and Cheetah Hunt (37 minutes). 10 of the 29 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
Skyride (Egypt Station) sees the longest peak waits at Busch Gardens Tampa, with its daily maximum averaging 57 minutes, ahead of Cheetah Hunt (56 minutes) and Iron Gwazi (52 minutes).
Busch Gardens Tampa is usually quietest in September, when crowd levels average as low as 29%. The busiest month tends to be July, at around 70%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 48 |
| Feb | 44 |
| Mar | 60 |
| Apr | 51 |
| May | 51 |
| Jun | 60 |
| Jul | 70 |
| Aug | 45 |
| Sep | 29 |
| Oct | 38 |
| Nov | 44 |
| Dec | 55 |
Tuesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Busch Gardens Tampa, averaging 37% compared with 78% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 29 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 62 |
| Mon | 46 |
| Tue | 37 |
| Wed | 37 |
| Thu | 39 |
| Fri | 48 |
| Sat | 77 |
So far in 2026, Busch Gardens Tampa is running 8 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (43% compared with 51%). Of the full years on record, 2015 was the busiest, averaging 58%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 29, 2020 | 100 |
| December 30, 2020 | 99 |
| December 27, 2024 | 99 |
| January 02, 2021 | 99 |
| December 27, 2020 | 99 |
| April 03, 2021 | 99 |
| January 02, 2020 | 99 |
| April 02, 2021 | 99 |
| December 28, 2020 | 99 |
| November 27, 2021 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 30, 2025 | 0 |
| June 05, 2019 | 0 |
| January 09, 2024 | 0 |
| October 06, 2026 | 0 |
| September 20, 2023 | 0 |
| October 03, 2023 | 0 |
| November 30, 2022 | 0 |
| December 05, 2022 | 0 |
| December 17, 2019 | 0 |
| January 21, 2025 | 0 |