Busch Gardens Tampa

Cobras Curse wait times

Typical wait: 17min
At its busiest: 35min
Shortest queue: 7pm
Running: 55%

9,215 recorded readings

Cobras Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa averages 17 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 55% of the park's opening hours recently.

Cobras Curse queue times, day by day

Every reading through the day, against what Cobras Curse usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.

Cobras Curse over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Cobras Curse has averaged about 17 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 35 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical: 17min
Peak: 35min
Running: 55%
Busiest at: 5pm

Last 14 days, tap one

When to queue

Go at 10am.

Typical wait at 10am: 7min
At 5pm, its worst hour: 25min

Which day

Pick a Thursday.

Typical wait on a Thursday: 3min
On a Saturday: 31min

Does Cobras Curse break down?

Quite often.

It was running 55% of the time Busch Gardens Tampa was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 27 minutes in every opening hour.

Running, share of opening hours: 55%
Queue readings recorded: 9,215

The record

65 minutes.

The longest queue posted for Cobras Curse, on Saturday 7 November.

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When is the Cobras Curse queue shortest?

Usually at 10am, about 7 minutes, against 25 at 5pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 18 minutes on a single ride.

Cobras Curse queue times by hour

Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes

710a

1611a

1912p

241p

222p

233p

154p

255p

196p

207p

208p

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Best time to ride Cobras Curse

10am on a Thursday

Cobras Curse averages 7 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 65 minutes.

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Which day is quietest for Cobras Curse?

Thursday, at 3 minutes on average, against 31 on Saturday.

Cobras Curse by day of the week

14 days with a recorded queue

Mon6m
Tue6m
Wed19m
Thu3m
Fri5m
Sat31m
Sun20m

Does Cobras Curse break down?

It ran 55% of Busch Gardens Tampa's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 14 Nov.

Uptime and closures

55% of opening hours · 14 days recorded

↓ declining

55%

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Running 55% of the minutes Busch Gardens Tampa was open.

Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.

How long can the Cobras Curse queue get?

The worst queue recorded for Cobras Curse was 65 minutes on Saturday 7 Nov.

Longest Cobras Curse queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date

Which months are busiest for Cobras Curse?

December runs longest at 70 minutes on average, and October is quietest at 19.

Cobras Curse through the year

All-time average by month · minutes

70Dec

46Jan

30Feb

34Mar

27Apr

29May

30Jun

29Jul

28Aug

20Sep

19Oct

22Nov

About Cobras Curse

Cobras Curse is one of 12 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Tampa, 2nd longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 17 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 9-minute park average.

Cobras Curse has averaged about 17 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 55% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Saturdays.

How we measure

Readings: The queue time Busch Gardens Tampa publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
By hour: This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
Day by day: Its last 14 days.
Running: The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.

Frequently asked

What's the current wait time for Cobras Curse?

The live wait time for Cobras Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Cobras Curse wait times.

Is Cobras Curse open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Cobras Curse is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Busch Gardens Tampa's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Cobras Curse has been open around 55% 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 Cobras Curse?

Based on historical wait time data, Cobras Curse is typically quietest around 7pm. 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 Cobras Curse?

Cobras Curse is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.

How long is the line for Cobras Curse usually?

Over recent weeks, Cobras Curse has averaged about 17 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 Cobras Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa.

Is Cobras Curse often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, Cobras Curse has been running about 55% of the time. We track Cobras Curse'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 Cobras Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa?

Cobras Curse 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 Cobras Curse?

Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Cobras Curse's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Cobras Curse is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

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