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Busch Gardens Tampa
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On a typical day Disneyland Park queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 22 at Busch Gardens Tampa, a difference of roughly 4 minutes on every queue you join.

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01 · On a typical day

What you would normally queue.

Averages across recent weeks, so one broken ride or one wet Tuesday cannot decide it. This is the comparison to plan a trip on; the live figures below are the one to act on today.

Busch Gardens Tampa and Disneyland Park compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyBusch Gardens TampaUnited StatesDisneyland ParkUnited States
Average wait per ride 22 min18 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits 1135 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Cheetah Hunt47 minStar Wars: Rise of the Resistance43 min
Shortest typical queue Air Grover6 minDavy Crockett's Explorer Canoes5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running61%84% (best of the two)

Averaged across every ride at each park with recorded waits. A ride that never opened is left out, so a park is not flattered by counting a shut ride as a queue of zero.

02 · Right now

Both parks, this minute.

Live queue times at both parks. These fill in as soon as the page loads, and keep updating while you are here.

Busch Gardens Tampa and Disneyland Park compared on live queue times
Right nowBusch Gardens TampaUnited StatesDisneyland ParkUnited States
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These keep refreshing while this page is open. A closed park posts no waits, so its rows read as dashes rather than zeroes.

Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Disneyland Park queues less: about 18 minutes a ride against 22 at Busch Gardens Tampa, a difference of roughly 4 minutes on every queue you join.

03 · Choosing

Which one is your day out.

Every line here is earned by one of the figures above - nothing is a generic sentence with a park name dropped into it.

Pick Busch Gardens Tampa if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 22 minutes a ride here against 18 at Disneyland Park - for what Busch Gardens Tampa has that Disneyland Park does not
  • Cheetah Hunt is on your list - it is Busch Gardens Tampa's longest typical queue at about 47 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Busch Gardens Tampa's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Disneyland Park if…

  • You want shorter queues: Disneyland Park averages 18 minutes a ride against 22 at Busch Gardens Tampa
  • You want more to do: 35 rides here have recorded wait data against 11 at Busch Gardens Tampa
  • You would rather not find rides shut: Disneyland Park's rides run 84% of opening hours against 61% at Busch Gardens Tampa
  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is on your list - it is Disneyland Park's longest typical queue at about 43 minutes, so it is the one to do first

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Busch Gardens Tampa

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay combines a full theme park with a 300-acre zoo, making it one of the largest combined attractions in the US. The coaster line-up is exceptional: Iron Gwazi (one of the world's top-rated roller coasters), SheiKra (a 200-foot dive coaster), Kumba, Montu (an inverted coaster), Cobra's Curse spinning coaster, and the classic Python. African animal exhibits include rhinos, giraffes and tigers.

Florida summer heat drives queue times into early mornings, while Howl-O-Scream, Christmas Town and US school holidays are the busiest periods. Weekdays in September, October and January stay dramatically calmer. Check live wait times for Iron Gwazi and SheiKra the moment you arrive, and use our crowd calendar to pick a midweek date for marathon coaster days.

Busch Gardens Tampa live queue times

05 · Questions

Busch Gardens Tampa or Disneyland Park?

Which is better, Busch Gardens Tampa or Disneyland Park?

If you are judging on queues, Disneyland Park: it averages about 18 minutes a ride on a typical day against 22 at Busch Gardens Tampa, roughly 4 minutes back on every queue you join. Busch Gardens Tampa has 11 rides with recorded waits against 35 at Disneyland Park. Disneyland Park also runs its rides more reliably - 84% of opening hours against 61%.

Which has shorter queues, Busch Gardens Tampa or Disneyland Park?

Disneyland Park, by about 4 minutes a ride. On a typical day Disneyland Park averages 18 minutes against 22 at Busch Gardens Tampa. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Busch Gardens Tampa best time to visit and Disneyland Park best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Busch Gardens Tampa and Disneyland Park in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United States, so a two-park trip is realistic over a long weekend. Split the days so you start at whichever opens earliest and drive to the other in the evening.

How many rides does each park have?

See the tables above for ride counts - or jump to Busch Gardens Tampa and Disneyland Park for the full ride lists.

Is Busch Gardens Tampa bigger than Disneyland Park?

By rides we track waits for, Disneyland Park is the bigger day out: 35 rides against 11. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Disneyland Park is the quicker park.

Then pick
the quiet day.

Both parks have a crowd calendar with six weeks of forecast and the best day left to go.

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