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Busch Gardens Tampa ride reliability

60 operating days5 Aug to 3 Oct11 rides tracked

11 tracked rides at Busch Gardens Tampa ran 27.4% of opening hours across the last 60 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Cheetah Hunt at 28.7%, down on 60 of 60 days.

Reliability verdict

Poor

Across the last 60 operating days, 11 tracked rides ran 27.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Cheetah Hunt, at 28.7%.

27.4%uptime

Every Busch Gardens Tampa ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

11 rides · 60 days · worst first

  1. 1Cheetah Hunt14d 21h lost · 57 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 28.7%
  2. 2Cobra's Curse10d 1h lost · 67 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 53.5%
  3. 3Falcon's Fury10d 0h lost · 88 breakdowns · down on 54 of 60 days 55.4%
  4. 4Congo River Rapids7d 21h lost · 70 breakdowns · down on 51 of 60 days 64.6%
  5. 5Montu6d 12h lost · 65 breakdowns · down on 60 of 60 days 69.1%
  6. 6Iron Gwazi5d 14h lost · 92 breakdowns · down on 51 of 60 days 74.4%
  7. 7SheiKra5d 14h lost · 70 breakdowns · down on 47 of 60 days 75.3%
  8. 8Phoenix Rising4d 7h lost · 66 breakdowns · down on 44 of 60 days 79.8%
  9. 9Serengeti Flyer3d 17h lost · 67 breakdowns · down on 44 of 60 days 82.8%
  10. 10Tigris3d 16h lost · 62 breakdowns · down on 42 of 60 days 83.1%
  11. 11Air Grover49m lost · 1 breakdown · down on 1 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

705 breakdowns · late starts excluded

1910am
10311am
4112pm
851pm
982pm
963pm
1404pm
765pm
56pm
187pm

Breakdowns cluster at 4pm, with 140 of the 681 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 801 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 24 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

5 Aug to 3 Oct

5 Aug3 Oct

The worst day in this window was 23 Aug, when 88.8% 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 (28.7%), Cobra's Curse (53.5%), Falcon's Fury (55.4%) 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 27.4% uptime across 11 tracked rides, which is poor. 1 excellent, 5 patchy, 5 poor.

Which ride at Busch Gardens Tampa is the most reliable?

Air Grover, at 99.8% uptime over 60 recorded days, losing only 49m 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 140 of the 681 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.