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A LIGHT DAY

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

Jul 27, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

PLANNING A TRIP?
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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT17m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN11/10
WEATHER88° Drizzle
Busch Gardens Tampa crowd report infographic for Jul 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
4
11 AM
1
12 PM
5
2 PM
6
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
5
6 PM
7
7 PM
6
8 PM
1
9 PM
10 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

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

8 PM to 9 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
37m avg
peak 70m · 57% uptime
Phoenix Rising
22m avg
peak 60m · 71% uptime
Montu
22m avg
peak 50m · 71% uptime
Tigris
20m avg
peak 50m · 71% uptime
Cobra's Curse
19m avg
peak 20m · 57% uptime
Iron Gwazi
17m avg
peak 40m · 64% uptime
SheiKra
16m avg
peak 25m · 77% uptime
Serengeti Flyer
14m avg
peak 30m · 67% uptime
Kumba
5m avg
peak 10m · 71% uptime
Congo River Rapids
0m avg
peak 0m · 10% uptime
Falcon's Fury
0m avg
peak 0m · 6% 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
4 rides were closed all day
Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station) Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station) Skyride (Egypt Station) Skyride (Jungala Station)

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 88°F, low 77°F, rain for 13h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Cheetah Hunt 44m to 26m
1:15p Walk-on window: Iron Gwazi + SheiKra
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