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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Feb 15, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

PLANNING A TRIP?
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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT25m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN9/10
WEATHER80° Cloudy
Busch Gardens Tampa crowd report infographic for Feb 15, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 AM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
12 AM
3
10 AM
1
11 AM
4
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
4
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
3
6 PM
2
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
10 PM
5
11 PM
12 AM to 10 AM
Hit Cheetah Hunt first

Even on a light day, Cheetah Hunt builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Tigris + Montu fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 11 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

15 rides · avg wait shown
Cheetah Hunt
83m avg
peak 100m · 40% uptime
Cobra's Curse
50m avg
peak 75m · 47% uptime
Iron Gwazi
37m avg
peak 75m · 100% uptime
Serengeti Flyer
26m avg
peak 70m · 100% uptime
Phoenix Rising
26m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Congo River Rapids
21m avg
peak 50m · 82% uptime
Tigris
15m avg
peak 30m · 43% uptime
Montu
7m avg
peak 10m · 88% uptime
Kumba
5m avg
peak 5m · 48% uptime
Falcon's Fury
Closed all day
Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)
Closed all day
Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station)
Closed all day
SheiKra
Closed all day
Skyride (Egypt Station)
Closed all day
Skyride (Jungala Station)
Closed all day
6 rides were closed all day
Falcon's Fury Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station) Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station) SheiKra Skyride (Egypt Station) Skyride (Jungala Station)

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 80°F, low 63°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Cheetah Hunt 100m to 58m
1:15p Walk-on window: Tigris + Montu
4:08p Smart pick: Cheetah Hunt is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion