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Best rides at Busch Gardens Tampa

12 rides rankedpark averages 9 min

The longest queue at Busch Gardens Tampa is Cheetah Hunt, at about 19 minutes on a typical day. Across the 12 ranked rides the park averages 9 minutes. 8 of them are usually a walk on.

Every Busch Gardens Tampa ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

12 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1Cheetah Hunt ~19 min typical · up to 31 min at peak19m
  2. 2Cobra's Curse ~17 min typical · up to 35 min at peak17m
  3. 3Phoenix Rising ~10 min typical · up to 23 min at peak10m
  4. 4Serengeti Flyer ~10 min typical · up to 16 min at peak10m
  5. 5Iron Gwazi ~9 min typical · up to 21 min at peak9m
  6. 6SheiKra ~9 min typical · up to 20 min at peak9m
  7. 7Tigris ~9 min typical · up to 25 min at peak9m
  8. 8Congo River Rapids ~9 min typical · up to 20 min at peak9m
  9. 9Montu ~6 min typical · up to 12 min at peak6m
  10. 10Falcon's Fury ~5 min typical · up to 6 min at peak5m
  11. 11Air Grover ~5 min typical · up to 8 min at peak5m
  12. 12Gwazi Gliders ~5 min typical5m

The ranking is each ride's typical wait, which stands in for popularity - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It is not an editorial "best" score.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Typical waits are each ride's own recorded queue times over recent weeks, sampled every few minutes through the park's opening hours. A ride with too little history to average honestly is left out.