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Busch Gardens Tampa ride reliability

60 operating days15 Sept to 13 Nov11 rides tracked

11 tracked rides at Busch Gardens Tampa ran 31.2% of opening hours across the last 60 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Cheetah Hunt at 47.5%, down on 60 of 60 days.

Reliability verdict

Poor

Across the last 60 operating days, 11 tracked rides ran 31.2% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Cheetah Hunt, at 47.5%.

31.2%uptime

Every Busch Gardens Tampa ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

11 rides · 60 days · worst first

  1. 1Cheetah Hunt9d 21h lost · 40 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 47.5%
  2. 2Cobra's Curse6d 6h lost · 41 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 67.9%
  3. 3Montu4d 13h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 76.2%
  4. 4Falcon's Fury4d 1h lost · 77 breakdowns · down on 50 of 60 days 79%
  5. 5SheiKra2d 17h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 37 of 60 days 86%
  6. 6Congo River Rapids2d 16h lost · 66 breakdowns · down on 45 of 60 days 86%
  7. 7Iron Gwazi2d 8h lost · 54 breakdowns · down on 41 of 60 days 88.4%
  8. 8Phoenix Rising1d 23h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 40 of 60 days 89.8%
  9. 9Serengeti Flyer1d 17h lost · 34 breakdowns · down on 28 of 60 days 91.2%
  10. 10Tigris1d 8h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 28 of 60 days 93%
  11. 11Air Grover1h 8m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 2 of 60 days 99.8%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Busch Gardens Tampa rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

465 breakdowns · late starts excluded

1110am
7511am
5212pm
541pm
642pm
783pm
764pm
495pm
56pm

Breakdowns cluster at 3pm, with 78 of the 464 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 971 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 1 closures start in the 7pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Busch Gardens Tampa downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

15 Sept to 13 Nov

15 Sept13 Nov

The worst day in this window was 1 Nov, when 86.6% of the park's ride hours were lost and 28 of 29 rides went down at some point.

Uptime is the share of the park's own operating minutes a ride was running, recorded every few minutes and averaged over 60 days. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault. Touching closure windows are merged into one closure - a ride shut all day arrives from the feed as that day sliced into the sampling interval, and counting each slice would report one bad day as a hundred breakdowns.

Frequently asked

Which rides break down most at Busch Gardens Tampa?

Cheetah Hunt (47.5%), Cobra's Curse (67.9%), Montu (76.2%) have the lowest uptime at Busch Gardens Tampa across the last 60 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 11 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Busch Gardens Tampa overall?

Busch Gardens Tampa averages 31.2% uptime across 11 tracked rides, which is poor. 1 excellent, 6 good, 2 patchy, 2 poor.

Which ride at Busch Gardens Tampa is the most reliable?

Air Grover, at 99.8% uptime over 60 recorded days, losing only 1h 8m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Busch Gardens Tampa?

3pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 78 of the 464 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then. Rides that are not running at opening are counted separately as late starts, not as faults.

Which rides are closed at Busch Gardens Tampa today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Busch Gardens Tampa live page - every ride shows whether it is open or closed, with the reason where the park provides one.

How is uptime measured?

Each ride's open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through the park's own operating hours. Uptime is the share of those minutes the ride was running. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault.

Does weather affect Busch Gardens Tampa reliability?

Yes. Water rides close in heavy rain, and exposed coasters close in lightning, high winds or very cold temperatures. These figures reflect actual operations including weather closures, which is why uptime varies through the year.