Tigris wait times
Tigris at Busch Gardens Tampa averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 80% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tigris queue times, day by day
Tigris over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tigris has averaged about 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 17 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tigris queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tigris peaks at 7pm with 20 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 18 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tigris
Best time to ride
Tigris averages 2 minutes at 10am against 20 at the 7pm peak - 18 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Tigris by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat16m
- Sun14m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Tigris, at 5 minutes against 16 on Saturday.
Does Tigris break down?
Uptime and closures
81% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 81% of the minutes Busch Gardens Tampa was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 82%
- 52%
- 83%
- 89%
- 100%
- 100%
- 71%
- 59%
- 75%
- 81%
- 91%
- 77%
- 72%
- 93%
Tigris ran 81% 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 Tigris queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept40m
- 2Sunday 6 Sept40m
- 3Monday 7 Sept30m
- 4Saturday 12 Sept20m
- 5Monday 31 Aug5m
- 6Tuesday 1 Sept5m
- 7Wednesday 2 Sept5m
- 8Thursday 3 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Tigris was 40 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Tigris 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 Tigris
Tigris is one of 11 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Tampa, 4th longest of 11 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Tigris has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 80% 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 Tigris?
The live wait time for Tigris at Busch Gardens Tampa is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Tigris wait times.
Is Tigris open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tigris is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Busch Gardens Tampa's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tigris has been open around 80% 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 Tigris?
Based on historical wait time data, Tigris is typically quietest around 3pm. 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 Tigris?
Tigris 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 Tigris usually?
Over recent weeks, Tigris has averaged about 12 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 Tigris at Busch Gardens Tampa.
Is Tigris often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tigris has been running about 80% of the time. We track Tigris'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 Tigris at Busch Gardens Tampa?
Tigris 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 Tigris?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tigris's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tigris is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.