How busy was Busch Gardens Tampa on Aug 20, 2026?

Busch Gardens Tampa had a crowd level of 1/10 (Quiet) on Aug 20, 2026. The average wait was 6 minutes with a peak of 30 minutes at Iron Gwazi. 7 rides were reporting wait times.

What were the wait times at Busch Gardens Tampa on Aug 20, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 6 minutes. The longest wait was 30 minutes at Iron Gwazi. 7 rides were open and reporting. Cheetah Hunt, Cobra's Curse, Kumba were closed all day.

A QUIET DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.

Aug 20, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Busch Gardens Tampa this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 4 PM.

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/10
Quiet

AVG WAIT6m

PEAK30m

RIDES OPEN8/7

WEATHER88° Cloudy

Busch Gardens Tampa crowd report infographic for Aug 20, 2026 — Tap to enlarge

The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 6 PM · crowd level 1–10

11 AM

12 PM

4 PM

5 PM

6 PM

11 AM to 10 AM

Rope-drop the headliner anyway

Iron Gwazi 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 11 AM. Iron Gwazi + Serengeti Flyer walked on.

11 AM to 4 PM

Knock out the rest of your list

The quietest stretch of the day starts around 11 AM. Iron Gwazi fell to its low for the day.

8 PM to 6 PM

Last lap and re-rides

A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Iron Gwazi now with a fresh queue.

Every ride, by average wait.

15 rides · avg wait shown

Iron Gwazi

9m avg

peak 30m · 58% uptime

Serengeti Flyer

8m avg

peak 15m · 66% uptime

Phoenix Rising

6m avg

peak 20m · 66% uptime

Tigris

6m avg

peak 10m · 66% uptime

SheiKra

5m avg

peak 10m · 66% uptime

Montu

5m avg

peak 5m · 51% uptime

Cheetah Hunt

Closed all day

Cobra's Curse

Closed all day

Congo River Rapids

0m avg

peak 0m · 15% uptime

Falcon's Fury

0m avg

peak 0m · 6% uptime

Kumba

Closed all day

Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)

0m avg

peak 0m · -- uptime

Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station)

0m avg

peak 0m · -- uptime

Skyride (Egypt Station)

0m avg

peak 0m · -- uptime

Skyride (Jungala Station)

0m avg

peak 0m · -- uptime

3 rides were closed all day

Cheetah Hunt Cobra's Curse Kumba

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 88°F, low 77°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY

10:42a Drop alert: Iron Gwazi 14m to 6m

11 AM Walk-on window: Iron Gwazi + Serengeti Flyer

4:08p Smart pick: Iron Gwazi is short right now, go

6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out

4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion

If you'd been here on a day like this, you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.

The day, hour by hour.

Every ride, by average wait.

This is the day,but live, in your pocket.

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.

This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.