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Busch Gardens Tampa on Monday 24 August 2026

8 rides tracked10am - 6pmTampa, Florida, United States

Busch Gardens Tampa ran at 5% of a peak day on Monday 24 August 2026 - quiet, the 8th quietest of the 31 days that month. The park-wide average queue was 9 minutes, peaking at 11 around 6pm.

Monday 24 August 2026

Quiet · 8th quietest of 31

Busch Gardens Tampa ran at 5% of a peak day, against 14% for August 2026 as a whole. The park-wide average queue was 9 minutes.

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5%crowds
Hours10am - 6pm30% of rides running

Queue times through the day at Busch Gardens Tampa

Park-wide average by hour

10am - 6pm · minutes

510a
511a
712p
71p
82p
103p
94p
105p
116p
117p
118p
119p
1110p
1111p

The park was at its worst around 6pm, averaging 11 minutes, and at its best at 10am with 5 minutes.

Every ride's queue at Busch Gardens Tampa on Mon 24 Aug

Average queue by ride

22 rides · longest first

  1. Cobra's Cursepeak 15 min · 425 min down (6)13m
  2. Tigrispeak 30 min · 65 min down (3)13m
  3. Serengeti Flyerpeak 20 min · 67 min down (2)12m
  4. Phoenix Risingpeak 20 min · 27 min down (1)9m
  5. Congo River Rapidspeak 20 min · 74 min down (2)7m
  6. SheiKrapeak 15 min · 27 min down (1)6m
  7. Air Groverpeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  8. Montupeak 5 min · 125 min down (4)5m
  9. Big Bird's Whirly Birdiepeak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  10. Cheetah Huntpeak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  11. Elmo's Safari Go-Roundpeak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  12. Falcon's Furypeak 0 min · 411 min down (4)0m
  13. Grand Caravan Carouselpeak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  14. Gwazi Gliders peak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  15. Iron Gwazipeak 0 min · 412 min down (4)0m
  16. Kumbapeak 0 min · 480 min down (1)0m
  17. Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)peak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  18. Skyride (Egypt Station)peak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  19. Snuffy's Elephant Romp peak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  20. The Count's Zambezi Rallypeak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  21. Ubanga-Banga Bumper Carspeak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m
  22. Zoe-Patra's Hippos of the Nilepeak 0 min · 480 min down (4)0m

Cobra's Curse held the longest queue, averaging 13 minutes and touching 15. 12 rides were down for most of the day.

When Busch Gardens Tampa rides were down on Mon 24 Aug

Closures through the day

10am - 6pm · red is closed

  1. Cheetah Hunt7h 18m
  2. Grand Caravan Carousel7h 18m
  3. Ubanga-Banga Bumper Cars7h 18m
  4. Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)7h 18m
  5. Skyride (Egypt Station)7h 18m
  6. Big Bird's Whirly Birdie7h 18m
  7. Elmo's Safari Go-Round7h 18m
  8. Gwazi Gliders 7h 18m
  9. Snuffy's Elephant Romp 7h 18m
  10. The Count's Zambezi Rally7h 18m
  11. Zoe-Patra's Hippos of the Nile7h 18m
  12. Cobra's Curse7h 5m
  13. Iron Gwazi6h 10m
  14. Falcon's Fury6h 9m
  15. Montu2h 5m
  16. Serengeti Flyer1h 7m
  17. Tigris1h 5m
  18. Congo River Rapids32m
  19. Phoenix Rising27m
  20. SheiKra27m

20 of 22 rides lost time on Mon 24 Aug, 71 closures totalling 105 ride-hours. Cheetah Hunt lost the most at 7h 18m.

Where Mon 24 Aug sat in August 2026

Crowd score, day by day

31 days · this day marked

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At 5% this was the 8th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 14%.

Previous daySun 23 AugNext dayTue 25 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 Monday 24 August 2026?

5% of a peak day, which is quiet. The park-wide average wait across 8 rides was 9 minutes, making it the 8th 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 11 minutes at the 6pm peak. The park was open 10am - 6pm.

Which ride had the longest queue at Busch Gardens Tampa that day?

Cobra's Curse, averaging 13 minutes and reaching 15 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 Mon 24 Aug?

12 rides were down for most of the day.

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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