Cobras Curse wait times
Cobras Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 69% of the park's opening hours recently.
Cobras Curse queue times, day by day
Cobras Curse over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Cobras Curse has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 20 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Cobras Curse queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Cobras Curse peaks at 2pm with 20 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 10. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Cobras Curse
Best time to ride
Cobras Curse averages 10 minutes at 10am against 20 at the 2pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Cobras Curse by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue6m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri9m
- Sat45m
- Sun25m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Cobras Curse, at 5 minutes against 45 on Saturday.
Does Cobras Curse break down?
Uptime and closures
70% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 70% of the minutes Busch Gardens Tampa was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 81%
- 86%
- 84%
- 65%
- 74%
- 35%
- 77%
- 86%
- 84%
- 83%
- 40%
- 39%
- 73%
- 64%
Cobras Curse ran 70% of Busch Gardens Tampa's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Cobras Curse queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct60m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept55m
- 4Friday 2 Oct25m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct15m
- 6Monday 5 Oct15m
- 7Friday 9 Oct15m
- 8Monday 28 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Cobras Curse was 60 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Cobras Curse through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Busch Gardens Tampa publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Cobras Curse
Cobras Curse is one of 18 rides tracked at Busch Gardens Tampa, 6th longest of 18 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Cobras Curse has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 69% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Cobras Curse?
The live wait time for Cobras Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Cobras Curse wait times.
Is Cobras Curse open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Cobras Curse is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Busch Gardens Tampa's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Cobras Curse has been open around 69% of Busch Gardens Tampa's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Busch Gardens Tampa.
What's the best time of day to ride Cobras Curse?
Based on historical wait time data, Cobras Curse is typically quietest around 3pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Cobras Curse?
Cobras Curse is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Cobras Curse usually?
Over recent weeks, Cobras Curse has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Cobras Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa.
Is Cobras Curse often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Cobras Curse has been running about 69% of the time. We track Cobras Curse's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Cobras Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa?
Cobras Curse is at Busch Gardens Tampa - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Busch Gardens Tampa page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Cobras Curse?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Cobras Curse's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Cobras Curse is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.