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Parks Radar reads each park's sourced crowd, hours and live waits and rates each day by how busy it will be, relative to that park's own normal. Green is a comfortable day, yellow is busy, and red means near the park's capacity.

Ratings and hours are forecasts, not official figures. Always confirm on the official park site.

Busch Gardens Tampa — know before you go

Theme park · FL, USA

What trips people up at the gate: bags and security, loose articles on rides, lockers, outside food and water, parking, rideshare and transit.

Bags, lockers and loose articles

Bag policy
Backpacks are allowed; no wheeled bags, luggage, or coolers.
Loose articles on rides
No bags or loose items on rides; use a locker or leave them with a non-rider. Ride cubbies hold phones and hats.
Lockers
All-day lockers about $15 standard, $20 large, $25 jumbo; single-use about $2 for the first two hours. Confirm pricing.

Food, water and money

Outside food and drink
No outside food, drinks or coolers; a sealed or refillable water bottle is allowed. Exceptions for dietary, allergy and baby needs. Confirm.

Parking

  • Employee Parking Garage standard — Free parking
  • Employee Parking Garage lot — Free parking
  • Kumba Lot standard
  • Kumba Lot lot
  • Lot 1 lot
  • Lot D standard — Paid parking
  • Lot K standard
  • McKinley Garage standard
  • Parking standard
  • Parking lot
  • Rhino Lot standard
  • Rhino Lot lot
  • SheiKra Lot standard
  • SheiKra Lot lot
  • Street-side parking standard
  • Surface parking accessible — Free parking
  • Surface parking standard
  • Zoo Lot standard — Paid parking
  • Zoo Lot lot — Paid parking

EV charging

  • Central Ops Center public · J1772 — ChargeUp (NovaCharge) · 24 hours daily
  • City of Temple Terrace public · J1772 · CCS — ChargeUp (NovaCharge) · 24 hours daily
  • EV charging station
  • EV charging station CCS · J1772
  • FL DOT 7 public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • FRONT DOOR AREA STATION 1 public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • Home2 Suites Tampa USF near Busch Gardens - Tesla Destination restricted · Tesla — Tesla (Tesla-only charging)
  • Lot 22A public · J1772 — ChargeUp (NovaCharge) · 24 hours daily
  • Moffitt Garage 2 restricted · J1772 — ChargePoint
  • Moffitt McKinley Hospital public · J1772 — Blink Charging · 24 hours daily
  • OBE EMBASSY TAMPA L public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • USF public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • USF BEARD GARAGE 01 public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • USF BEARD GARAGE 04 public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • USF COLLINS EVSE 01 public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • USF LOT 36 EVSE 01 public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • USF LOT 9A EVSE 01 public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • USF PATEL CGS public · J1772 — ChargePoint · 24 hours daily
  • USF Research Foundation public · J1772 — ChargeUp (NovaCharge) · 24 hours daily
  • West Wing Boutique Hotel restricted · Tesla — Tesla (Tesla-only charging)
  • Yuengling Tampa Campus Tampa FL public · J1772 — Shell Recharge Solutions (US) · Mon: 6:00am-11:59pm; Tue: 6:00am-11:59pm; Wed: 6:00am-11:59pm; Thu: 6:00am-11:59pm; Fri: 6:00am-11:59pm; Sat: 6:00am-11:59pm; Sun: 6:00am-11:59pm
  • Yuengling Tampa Campus Tampa FL 01 ADA public · J1772 — Shell Recharge Solutions (US) · Mon: 6:00am-11:59pm; Tue: 6:00am-11:59pm; Wed: 6:00am-11:59pm; Thu: 6:00am-11:59pm; Fri: 6:00am-11:59pm; Sat: 6:00am-11:59pm; Sun: 6:00am-11:59pm

Tips from the sourced guidance

  • Reserve your ECV at least 3 days ahead; they sell out.
  • Check the accessibility guide at Guest Relations for rides that fit your needs.

Built from the sourced records for Busch Gardens Tampa — the same data its profile shows. Policies and programs change; confirm current details with the park before you visit.

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