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Busch Gardens Tampa on Friday 21 August 2026

7 rides tracked10am - 9pmTampa, Florida, United States

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

Quiet · 13th quietest of 31

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.

Back to the August 2026 calendar

16%crowds
Hours10am - 9pm31% of rides running

Queue times through the day at Busch Gardens Tampa

Park-wide average by hour

10am - 9pm · minutes

510a
611a
712p
91p
72p
93p
74p
55p
56p
57p
58p
59p
510p
511p

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

  1. Serengeti Flyerpeak 40 min · ran all day10m
  2. Tigrispeak 30 min · ran all day8m
  3. Iron Gwazipeak 15 min · ran all day6m
  4. Phoenix Risingpeak 20 min · ran all day6m
  5. SheiKrapeak 15 min · ran all day6m
  6. Air Groverpeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  7. Montupeak 5 min · 67 min down (1)5m
  8. Big Bird's Whirly Birdiepeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  9. Cheetah Huntpeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  10. Cobra's Cursepeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  11. Congo River Rapidspeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  12. Elmo's Safari Go-Roundpeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  13. Falcon's Furypeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  14. Grand Caravan Carouselpeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  15. Gwazi Gliders peak 0 min · ran all day0m
  16. Kumbapeak 0 min · 660 min down (1)0m
  17. Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)peak 0 min · ran all day0m
  18. Skyride (Egypt Station)peak 0 min · ran all day0m
  19. Snuffy's Elephant Romp peak 0 min · ran all day0m
  20. The Count's Zambezi Rallypeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  21. Ubanga-Banga Bumper Carspeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  22. Zoe-Patra's Hippos of the Nilepeak 0 min · ran all day0m

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

  1. 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

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At 16% this was the 13th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 23%.

Previous dayThu 20 AugNext daySat 22 Aug
Quiet 0-20%Below avg 20-40%Average 40-60%Above avg 60-80%Very busy 80-100%

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.

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