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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jun 8, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT11m
PEAK35m
RIDES OPEN10/9
WEATHER95° Cloudy
Busch Gardens Tampa crowd report infographic for Jun 8, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Even on a light day, Tigris 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.

11 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

Iron Gwazi + Cobra fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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
Iron Gwazi
18m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Cobra's Curse
16m avg
peak 30m · 88% uptime
SheiKra
14m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Tigris
13m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Serengeti Flyer
12m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Phoenix Rising
10m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Kumba
9m avg
peak 20m · 88% uptime
Montu
5m avg
peak 10m · 85% uptime
Cheetah Hunt
Closed all day
Congo River Rapids
0m avg
peak 0m · 19% uptime
Falcon's Fury
0m avg
peak 0m · 15% uptime
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
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 95°F, low 72°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Tigris 18m to 9m
11 AM Walk-on window: Iron Gwazi + Cobra
4:08p Smart pick: Tigris is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion