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Skyride (Egypt Station) has the longest average queue at Busch Gardens Tampa, at 57 minutes, followed by Skyride (Jungala Station) (40 minutes) and Cheetah Hunt (37 minutes). 10 of the 22 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| Skyride (Egypt Station) | 57 |
| Skyride (Jungala Station) | 40 |
| Cheetah Hunt | 37 |
| Cobra's Curse | 31 |
| Iron Gwazi | 29 |
| Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station) | 29 |
| Ubanga-Banga Bumper Cars | 26 |
| Congo River Rapids | 21 |
| Grand Caravan Carousel | 18 |
| Phoenix Rising | 17 |
| SheiKra | 17 |
| Tigris | 16 |
| Montu | 14 |
| Serengeti Flyer | 14 |
| Falcon's Fury | 12 |
| Air Grover | 6 |
| Big Bird's Whirly Birdie | 5 |
| Elmo's Safari Go-Round | 5 |
| Gwazi Gliders | 5 |
| Snuffy's Elephant Romp | 5 |
| The Count's Zambezi Rally | 5 |
| Zoe-Patra's Hippos of the Nile | 5 |
Skyride (Egypt Station) sees the longest peak queues at Busch Gardens Tampa, with its daily maximum averaging 57 minutes, ahead of Cheetah Hunt (56 minutes) and Iron Gwazi (51 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| Skyride (Egypt Station) | 57 |
| Cheetah Hunt | 56 |
| Iron Gwazi | 51 |
| Cobra's Curse | 48 |
| Skyride (Jungala Station) | 40 |
| Congo River Rapids | 36 |
| Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station) | 34 |
| Phoenix Rising | 31 |
| SheiKra | 31 |
| Serengeti Flyer | 28 |
| Tigris | 28 |
| Montu | 26 |
| Ubanga-Banga Bumper Cars | 26 |
| Falcon's Fury | 20 |
| Grand Caravan Carousel | 18 |
| Air Grover | 7 |
| Snuffy's Elephant Romp | 6 |
| Big Bird's Whirly Birdie | 5 |
| Elmo's Safari Go-Round | 5 |
| Gwazi Gliders | 5 |
| The Count's Zambezi Rally | 5 |
| Zoe-Patra's Hippos of the Nile | 5 |
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 | 46 |
| Sep | 29 |
| Oct | 37 |
| Nov | 43 |
| Dec | 55 |
Tuesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Busch Gardens Tampa, averaging 37% compared with 77% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 28 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 10 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (41% 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 |
| January 02, 2020 | 99 |
| April 03, 2021 | 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 05, 2026 | 0 |
| November 30, 2022 | 0 |
| December 05, 2022 | 0 |
| December 17, 2019 | 0 |