Serengeti Flyer wait times
Serengeti Flyer at Busch Gardens Tampa averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 93% of the park's opening hours recently.
Serengeti Flyer queue times, day by day
Serengeti Flyer over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Serengeti Flyer has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Serengeti Flyer queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Serengeti Flyer peaks at 5pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Serengeti Flyer
Best time to ride
Serengeti Flyer averages 2 minutes at 10am against 15 at the 5pm peak - 13 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Serengeti Flyer by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu6m
- Fri8m
- Sat20m
- Sun17m
Monday is the quietest day for Serengeti Flyer, at 5 minutes against 20 on Saturday.
Does Serengeti Flyer break down?
Uptime and closures
93% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 93% of the minutes Busch Gardens Tampa was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 70%
- 91%
- 93%
- 92%
- 100%
- 92%
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- 90%
- 78%
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Serengeti Flyer ran 93% of Busch Gardens Tampa's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Serengeti Flyer queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept45m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct30m
- 4Friday 25 Sept20m
- 5Sunday 20 Sept15m
- 6Thursday 24 Sept10m
- 7Monday 21 Sept5m
- 8Tuesday 22 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Serengeti Flyer was 45 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Serengeti Flyer 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.
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About Serengeti Flyer
Serengeti Flyer is one of 17 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Tampa, 14th longest of 17 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 12-minute park average.
Serengeti Flyer has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 93% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Serengeti Flyer?
The live wait time for Serengeti Flyer at Busch Gardens Tampa is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Serengeti Flyer wait times.
Is Serengeti Flyer open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Serengeti Flyer is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Busch Gardens Tampa's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Serengeti Flyer has been open around 93% 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 Serengeti Flyer?
Based on historical wait time data, Serengeti Flyer 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 Serengeti Flyer?
Serengeti Flyer is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Serengeti Flyer usually?
Over recent weeks, Serengeti Flyer has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 Serengeti Flyer at Busch Gardens Tampa.
Is Serengeti Flyer often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Serengeti Flyer has been running about 93% of the time. We track Serengeti Flyer'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 Serengeti Flyer at Busch Gardens Tampa?
Serengeti Flyer 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 Serengeti Flyer?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Serengeti Flyer's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Serengeti Flyer is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.