2023
In 2023, Stranglewood Estate: RePossessed had the longest average wait at Busch Gardens Tampa, at 39 minutes, followed by Cheetah Hunt (37 minutes) and Witch of the Woods™: Rise of the Coven (34 minutes). 8 of the 19 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Stranglewood Estate: RePossessed | 39 |
| Cheetah Hunt | 37 |
| [Archived] Witch of the Woods™: Rise of the Coven | 34 |
| Cobra's Curse | 31 |
| M.A.R.S. | 31 |
| Shadows of Wonderland: Reign of Madness | 30 |
| Iron Gwazi | 29 |
| Congo River Rapids | 23 |
| SheiKra | 17 |
| [Archived] Stanley Falls Flume | 17 |
| Montu | 16 |
| Serengeti Flyer | 15 |
| [Archived] SandSerpent | 13 |
| Tigris | 12 |
| Grand Caravan Carousel | 10 |
| [Archived] Scorpion | 10 |
| [Archived] Kumba | 7 |
| Air Grover | 6 |
| Falcon's Fury | 6 |
In 2023, Cheetah Hunt saw the longest peak waits at Busch Gardens Tampa, with its daily maximum averaging 57 minutes, ahead of Iron Gwazi (52 minutes) and Shadows of Wonderland: Reign of Madness (49 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Cheetah Hunt | 57 |
| Iron Gwazi | 52 |
| Shadows of Wonderland: Reign of Madness | 49 |
| Cobra's Curse | 48 |
| Stranglewood Estate: RePossessed | 48 |
| [Archived] Witch of the Woods™: Rise of the Coven | 46 |
| M.A.R.S. | 43 |
| Congo River Rapids | 39 |
| [Archived] Stanley Falls Flume | 35 |
| SheiKra | 32 |
| Montu | 28 |
| Serengeti Flyer | 27 |
| [Archived] SandSerpent | 26 |
| Tigris | 24 |
| [Archived] Scorpion | 19 |
| [Archived] Kumba | 11 |
| Grand Caravan Carousel | 10 |
| Air Grover | 9 |
| Falcon's Fury | 8 |
In 2023, Busch Gardens Tampa was quietest in September, when crowd levels averaged as low as 22%. The busiest month was July, at around 82%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 47 |
| Feb | 40 |
| Mar | 48 |
| Apr | 50 |
| May | 42 |
| Jun | 59 |
| Jul | 82 |
| Aug | 42 |
| Sep | 22 |
| Oct | 31 |
| Nov | 35 |
| Dec | 48 |
In 2023, Wednesday was the quietest day of the week at Busch Gardens Tampa, averaging 29% compared with 79% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 34 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 61 |
| Mon | 42 |
| Tue | 32 |
| Wed | 29 |
| Thu | 31 |
| Fri | 44 |
| Sat | 79 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 26, 2023 | 99 |
| December 27, 2023 | 98 |
| March 14, 2023 | 98 |
| July 29, 2023 | 98 |
| January 02, 2023 | 98 |
| July 22, 2023 | 96 |
| December 28, 2023 | 96 |
| March 16, 2023 | 96 |
| February 04, 2023 | 95 |
| March 15, 2023 | 95 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 20, 2023 | 0 |
| October 03, 2023 | 0 |
| September 21, 2023 | 0 |
| September 27, 2023 | 0 |
| September 28, 2023 | 0 |
| August 29, 2023 | 0 |
| August 31, 2023 | 0 |
| October 02, 2023 | 0 |
| October 04, 2023 | 1 |
| November 16, 2023 | 1 |