Cheetah Hunt wait times
Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 64% of the park's opening hours recently.
Cheetah Hunt queue times, day by day
Cheetah Hunt over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Cheetah Hunt has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Cheetah Hunt queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Cheetah Hunt peaks at 1pm with 26 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Cheetah Hunt
Best time to ride
Cheetah Hunt averages 5 minutes at 10am against 26 at the 1pm peak - 21 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 80 minutes.
Cheetah Hunt by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon18m
- Tue6m
- Wed5m
- Thu6m
- Fri7m
- Sat23m
- Sun36m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Cheetah Hunt, at 5 minutes against 36 on Sunday.
Does Cheetah Hunt break down?
Uptime and closures
64% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 64% of the minutes Busch Gardens Tampa was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 68%
- 67%
- 48%
- 61%
- 87%
- 65%
- 47%
- 42%
- 58%
- 65%
- 75%
- 75%
- 60%
- 72%
Cheetah Hunt ran 64% of Busch Gardens Tampa's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Cheetah Hunt queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept80m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept50m
- 3Monday 7 Sept50m
- 4Sunday 13 Sept45m
- 5Saturday 12 Sept35m
- 6Friday 11 Sept20m
- 7Friday 4 Sept15m
- 8Tuesday 8 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Cheetah Hunt was 80 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Cheetah Hunt through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Busch Gardens Tampa publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Cheetah Hunt
Cheetah Hunt is one of 11 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Tampa, 3rd longest of 11 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Cheetah Hunt has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 64% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Cheetah Hunt?
The live wait time for Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Cheetah Hunt wait times.
Is Cheetah Hunt open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Cheetah Hunt is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Busch Gardens Tampa's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Cheetah Hunt has been open around 64% of Busch Gardens Tampa's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Busch Gardens Tampa.
What's the best time of day to ride Cheetah Hunt?
Based on historical wait time data, Cheetah Hunt is typically quietest around 2pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Cheetah Hunt?
Cheetah Hunt is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Cheetah Hunt usually?
Over recent weeks, Cheetah Hunt has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa.
Is Cheetah Hunt often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Cheetah Hunt has been running about 64% of the time. We track Cheetah Hunt's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa?
Cheetah Hunt is at Busch Gardens Tampa - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Busch Gardens Tampa page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Cheetah Hunt?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Cheetah Hunt's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Cheetah Hunt is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.