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A LIGHT DAY

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

Sep 6, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 2 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN10/11
WEATHER89° Drizzle
Busch Gardens Tampa crowd report infographic for Sep 6, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
5
2 PM
6
3 PM
6
4 PM
4
6 PM
4
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Cobra's Curse first

Even on a light day, Cobra's Curse 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.

10 AM to 2 PM
Walk-on window opens

Montu + Serengeti Flyer 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.

10 rides · avg wait shown
Cobra's Curse
47m avg
peak 100m · 52% uptime
Cheetah Hunt
46m avg
peak 80m · 47% uptime
Congo River Rapids
46m avg
peak 70m · 71% uptime
SheiKra
39m avg
peak 60m · 60% uptime
Iron Gwazi
32m avg
peak 65m · 64% uptime
Phoenix Rising
29m avg
peak 50m · 71% uptime
Tigris
24m avg
peak 40m · 71% uptime
Montu
17m avg
peak 30m · 60% uptime
Serengeti Flyer
7m avg
peak 20m · 67% uptime
Falcon's Fury
5m avg
peak 10m · 62% uptime

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 89°F, low 76°F, rain for 11h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Cobra's Curse 56m to 33m
10 AM Walk-on window: Montu + Serengeti Flyer
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