Busch Gardens Tampa on Friday 21 August 2026
Busch Gardens Tampa ran at 16% of a peak day on Friday 21 August 2026 - quiet, the 13th quietest of the 31 days that month. The park-wide average queue was 7 minutes, peaking at 9 around 1pm.
Friday 21 August 2026
Busch Gardens Tampa ran at 16% of a peak day, against 23% for August 2026 as a whole. The park-wide average queue was 7 minutes.
Queue times through the day at Busch Gardens Tampa
Park-wide average by hour
10am - 9pm · minutes
The park was at its worst around 1pm, averaging 9 minutes, and at its best at 10am with 5 minutes.
Every ride's queue at Busch Gardens Tampa on Fri 21 Aug
Average queue by ride
22 rides · longest first
- Serengeti Flyer10m
- Tigris8m
- Iron Gwazi6m
- Phoenix Rising6m
- SheiKra6m
- Air Grover5m
- Montu5m
- Big Bird's Whirly Birdie0m
- Cheetah Hunt0m
- Cobra's Curse0m
- Congo River Rapids0m
- Elmo's Safari Go-Round0m
- Falcon's Fury0m
- Grand Caravan Carousel0m
- Gwazi Gliders 0m
- Kumba0m
- Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)0m
- Skyride (Egypt Station)0m
- Snuffy's Elephant Romp 0m
- The Count's Zambezi Rally0m
- Ubanga-Banga Bumper Cars0m
- Zoe-Patra's Hippos of the Nile0m
Serengeti Flyer held the longest queue, averaging 10 minutes and touching 40. 1 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.
When Busch Gardens Tampa rides were down on Fri 21 Aug
Closures through the day
10am - 9pm · red is closed
- Montu1h 7m
1 of 22 rides lost time on Fri 21 Aug, 1 closures totalling 1 ride-hour. Montu lost the most at 1h 7m.
Where Fri 21 Aug sat in August 2026
Crowd score, day by day
31 days · this day marked
At 16% this was the 13th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 23%.
Every figure here was measured on the day: each ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Busch Gardens Tampa's own operating hours. The crowd score is relative to this park's own busiest day rather than to other parks. Rides with no queue recorded were either walk-on all day or not reporting.
Frequently asked
How busy was Busch Gardens Tampa on Friday 21 August 2026?
16% of a peak day, which is quiet. The park-wide average wait across 7 rides was 7 minutes, making it the 13th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026.
What was the best time of day to be at Busch Gardens Tampa on that day?
10am, when the park-wide average was 5 minutes, against 9 minutes at the 1pm peak. The park was open 10am - 9pm.
Which ride had the longest queue at Busch Gardens Tampa that day?
Serengeti Flyer, averaging 10 minutes and reaching 40 minutes at its worst. The shortest was Zoe-Patra's Hippos of the Nile at 0 minutes.
Were any rides closed at Busch Gardens Tampa on Fri 21 Aug?
1 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.
Where do these figures come from?
Every ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Busch Gardens Tampa's own operating hours. The figures on this page are what was measured on the day, not a forecast.

