A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Jun 7, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Busch Gardens Tampa this season. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 4, settling around a 2 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN10/9
WEATHER92° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
4
12 PM
1
1 PM
3
2 PM
2
3 PM
4
4 PM
3
5 PM
2
6 PM
3
7 PM
1
8 PM
4
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Cobra's Curse held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 2 PM. Montu + Kumba walked on.
2 PM to 6 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 2 PM. Cobra's Curse fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 9 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Cobra's Curse now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Cobra's Curse
peak 70m · 89% uptime
SheiKra
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Phoenix Rising
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Iron Gwazi
peak 40m · 86% uptime
Tigris
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Serengeti Flyer
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Montu
peak 15m · 89% uptime
Kumba
peak 5m · 80% uptime
Cheetah Hunt
Congo River Rapids
peak 0m · 11% uptime
Falcon's Fury
peak 0m · 11% uptime
Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)
Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station)
Skyride (Egypt Station)
Skyride (Jungala Station)
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: ☁️ Cloudy, high 92°F, low 70°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Cobra's Curse 41m to 24m
1:15p Walk-on window: Montu + Kumba
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