Sheikra wait times
Sheikra at Busch Gardens Tampa averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 90% of the park's opening hours recently.
Sheikra queue times, day by day
Sheikra over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Sheikra has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 18 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Sheikra queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Sheikra peaks at 6pm with 37 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 35 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Sheikra
Best time to ride
Sheikra averages 2 minutes at 10am against 37 at the 6pm peak - 35 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Sheikra by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon7m
- Tue7m
- Wed6m
- Thu6m
- Fri5m
- Sat23m
- Sun18m
Friday is the quietest day for Sheikra, at 5 minutes against 23 on Saturday.
Does Sheikra break down?
Uptime and closures
89% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 89% of the minutes Busch Gardens Tampa was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 70%
- 100%
- 100%
- 78%
- 100%
- 98%
- 100%
- 93%
- 100%
- 100%
- 90%
- 24%
- 100%
- 100%
Sheikra ran 89% of Busch Gardens Tampa's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Sheikra queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept60m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct45m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept35m
- 5Tuesday 29 Sept15m
- 6Wednesday 30 Sept15m
- 7Monday 21 Sept10m
- 8Thursday 24 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Sheikra was 60 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Sheikra 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 Sheikra
Sheikra is one of 17 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Tampa, 11th longest of 17 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 12-minute park average.
Sheikra has averaged about 10 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 90% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Sheikra?
The live wait time for Sheikra at Busch Gardens Tampa is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Sheikra wait times.
Is Sheikra open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Sheikra is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Busch Gardens Tampa's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Sheikra has been open around 90% 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 Sheikra?
Based on historical wait time data, Sheikra 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 Sheikra?
Sheikra is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Sheikra usually?
Over recent weeks, Sheikra has averaged about 10 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 Sheikra at Busch Gardens Tampa.
Is Sheikra often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Sheikra has been running about 90% of the time. We track Sheikra'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 Sheikra at Busch Gardens Tampa?
Sheikra 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 Sheikra?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Sheikra's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Sheikra is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.