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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Mar 16, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT23m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN8/9
WEATHER79° Cloudy
Busch Gardens Tampa crowd report infographic for Mar 16, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
3
11 AM
6
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
6
5 PM
1
7 PM
4
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Cobra's Curse climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Cobra's Curse or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 8 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

15 rides · avg wait shown
Cobra's Curse
44m avg
peak 60m · 49% uptime
SheiKra
31m avg
peak 60m · 73% uptime
Cheetah Hunt
27m avg
peak 60m · 72% uptime
Congo River Rapids
24m avg
peak 50m · 86% uptime
Iron Gwazi
22m avg
peak 60m · 83% uptime
Tigris
21m avg
peak 45m · 78% uptime
Phoenix Rising
20m avg
peak 45m · 78% uptime
Serengeti Flyer
19m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
Falcon's Fury
Closed all day
Kumba
Closed all day
Montu
Closed all day
Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)
Closed all day
Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station)
Closed all day
Skyride (Egypt Station)
Closed all day
Skyride (Jungala Station)
Closed all day
7 rides were closed all day
Falcon's Fury Kumba Montu Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station) Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station) Skyride (Egypt Station) Skyride (Jungala Station)

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 79°F, low 62°F, rain for 10h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Cobra's Curse 60m to 31m
2:42p Walk-on window: second-tier rides
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions