When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 1min
- At 5pm, its worst hour
- 13min
Busch Gardens Tampa
Serengeti Flyer wait times
- Typical wait
- 10min
- At its busiest
- 16min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
- Running
- 86%
10minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Serengeti Flyer at Busch Gardens Tampa averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 3pm. It has run 86% of the park's opening hours recently.
Serengeti Flyer queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Serengeti Flyer usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Serengeti Flyer over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Serengeti Flyer has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 10min
- Peak
- 16min
- Running
- 86%
- Busiest at
- 3pm
Last 14 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Monday.
- Typical wait on a Monday
- 3min
- On a Wednesday
- 15min
Does Serengeti Flyer break down?
Now and then.
It was running 86% of the time Busch Gardens Tampa was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 8 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 86%
- Queue readings recorded
- 8,160
The record
50 minutes.
The longest queue posted for Serengeti Flyer, on Wednesday 11 November.
Every ride at Busch Gardens Tampa →When is the Serengeti Flyer queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 1 minutes, against 13 at 5pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 12 minutes on a single ride.
Serengeti Flyer queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
110a
311a
612p
91p
112p
123p
104p
135p
126p
87p
48p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Serengeti Flyer
10am on a Monday
Serengeti Flyer averages 1 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 50 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Serengeti Flyer?
Monday, at 3 minutes on average, against 15 on Wednesday.
Serengeti Flyer by day of the week
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Tue6m
- Wed15m
- Thu5m
- Fri9m
- Sat9m
- Sun14m
Does Serengeti Flyer break down?
It ran 86% of Busch Gardens Tampa's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 14 Nov.
Uptime and closures
86% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improving86%
Good
Running 86% 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 Serengeti Flyer queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Serengeti Flyer was 50 minutes on Wednesday 11 Nov.
Longest Serengeti Flyer queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Wednesday 11 Nov50m
- 2Sunday 8 Nov40m
- 3Saturday 7 Nov25m
- 4Friday 6 Nov20m
- 5Friday 13 Nov20m
- 6Saturday 31 Oct10m
- 7Tuesday 10 Nov10m
- 8Sunday 1 Nov5m
Which months are busiest for Serengeti Flyer?
December runs longest at 39 minutes on average, and May is quietest at 10.
Serengeti Flyer through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
39Dec
22Jan
12Feb
20Mar
13Apr
10May
15Jun
17Jul
15Aug
10Sep
10Oct
14Nov
About Serengeti Flyer
Serengeti Flyer is one of 12 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Tampa, 4th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 9-minute park average.
Serengeti Flyer has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 86% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Wednesdays.
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 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 86% 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 10am. 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 Thursdays, and busiest on Wednesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Serengeti Flyer usually?
Over recent weeks, Serengeti Flyer has averaged about 10 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3pm. 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 86% 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.
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