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Busch Gardens Tampa ride reliability

60 operating days26 Aug to 24 Oct11 rides tracked

11 tracked rides at Busch Gardens Tampa ran 31% of opening hours across the last 60 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Cheetah Hunt at 43.4%, down on 60 of 60 days.

Reliability verdict

Poor

Across the last 60 operating days, 11 tracked rides ran 31% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Cheetah Hunt, at 43.4%.

31%uptime

Every Busch Gardens Tampa ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

11 rides · 60 days · worst first

  1. 1Cheetah Hunt10d 22h lost · 64 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 43.4%
  2. 2Cobra's Curse6d 12h lost · 66 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 67.2%
  3. 3Montu5d 13h lost · 56 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 71.9%
  4. 4Falcon's Fury5d 5h lost · 100 breakdowns · down on 54 of 60 days 74.7%
  5. 5Iron Gwazi3d 13h lost · 87 breakdowns · down on 50 of 60 days 82.5%
  6. 6SheiKra3d 12h lost · 74 breakdowns · down on 47 of 60 days 82.9%
  7. 7Phoenix Rising3d 6h lost · 64 breakdowns · down on 43 of 60 days 83.4%
  8. 8Congo River Rapids2d 19h lost · 72 breakdowns · down on 47 of 60 days 86%
  9. 9Serengeti Flyer2d 11h lost · 55 breakdowns · down on 35 of 60 days 87.6%
  10. 10Tigris2d 8h lost · 55 breakdowns · down on 38 of 60 days 88.3%
  11. 11Air Grover8m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 1 of 60 days 100%
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

693 breakdowns · late starts excluded

2310am
8411am
4512pm
851pm
1012pm
1033pm
1554pm
665pm
56pm
117pm

Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 155 of the 678 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 933 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 15 closures start in the 8pm 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

26 Aug to 24 Oct

26 Aug24 Oct

The worst day in this window was 7 Sept, when 77.5% of the park's ride hours were lost and 27 of 28 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 (43.4%), Cobra's Curse (67.2%), Montu (71.9%) 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% uptime across 11 tracked rides, which is poor. 1 excellent, 3 good, 5 patchy, 2 poor.

Which ride at Busch Gardens Tampa is the most reliable?

Air Grover, at 100% uptime over 60 recorded days, losing only 8m in total.

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

4pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 155 of the 678 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.