Tempesto wait times
Tempesto at Busch Gardens Williamsburg averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 92% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tempesto queue times, day by day
Tempesto over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tempesto 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 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tempesto queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tempesto peaks at 3pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 3. Riding it at the right hour saves 12 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tempesto
Best time to ride
Tempesto averages 3 minutes at 10am against 15 at the 3pm peak - 12 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Tempesto by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon7m
- Tue0m
- Wed5m
- Thu0m
- Fri5m
- Sat16m
- Sun16m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Tempesto, at 0 minutes against 16 on Saturday.
Does Tempesto break down?
Uptime and closures
94% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
Running 94% of the minutes Busch Gardens Williamsburg was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 100%
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- 12%
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Tempesto ran 94% of Busch Gardens Williamsburg's opening hours across 11 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Tempesto queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept30m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug25m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug25m
- 4Sunday 6 Sept25m
- 5Monday 7 Sept20m
- 6Friday 28 Aug5m
- 7Wednesday 2 Sept5m
- 8Friday 4 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Tempesto was 30 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Tempesto through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Busch Gardens Williamsburg 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 Tempesto
Tempesto is one of 9 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, 3rd longest of 9 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Tempesto has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 92% 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 Tempesto?
The live wait time for Tempesto at Busch Gardens Williamsburg is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Tempesto wait times.
Is Tempesto open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tempesto is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Busch Gardens Williamsburg's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tempesto has been open around 92% of Busch Gardens Williamsburg's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
What's the best time of day to ride Tempesto?
Based on historical wait time data, Tempesto is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Tempesto?
Tempesto 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 Tempesto usually?
Over recent weeks, Tempesto 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 Tempesto at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Is Tempesto often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tempesto has been running about 92% of the time. We track Tempesto'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 Tempesto at Busch Gardens Williamsburg?
Tempesto is at Busch Gardens Williamsburg - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Busch Gardens Williamsburg page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Tempesto?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tempesto's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tempesto is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.