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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Feb 22, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN10/9
WEATHER72° Clear
Busch Gardens Tampa crowd report infographic for Feb 22, 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
3
12 PM
1
1 PM
2
2 PM
2
3 PM
2
4 PM
2
5 PM
2
6 PM
2
7 PM
4
8 PM
1
9 PM
5
10 PM
5
11 PM
12 AM to 10 AM
Hit Cobra's Curse first

Even on a light day, Cobra's Curse 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

Serengeti Flyer + Congo River Rapids 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
Cobra's Curse
38m avg
peak 70m · 56% uptime
Phoenix Rising
24m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Tigris
22m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Iron Gwazi
20m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Serengeti Flyer
13m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Congo River Rapids
6m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Kumba
5m avg
peak 5m · 73% uptime
Montu
5m avg
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Cheetah Hunt
Closed all day
Falcon's Fury
0m avg
peak 0m · 4% uptime
Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)
Closed all day
Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station)
Closed all day
SheiKra
0m avg
peak 0m · 4% uptime
Skyride (Egypt Station)
Closed all day
Skyride (Jungala Station)
Closed all day
5 rides were closed all day
Cheetah Hunt Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station) Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station) Skyride (Egypt Station) Skyride (Jungala Station)

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 72°F, low 52°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Cobra's Curse 46m to 27m
1:15p Walk-on window: Serengeti Flyer + Congo River Rapids
4:08p Smart pick: Cobra's Curse is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion