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Congo River Rapids is an Intamin river rapids water ride in the Congo area of Busch Gardens Tampa.
Congo River Rapids leans into classic white-water rafting: round rafts rush through a rugged course with swirling currents, waterfalls, caves and water sprayers along the way. The ride fits Busch Gardens Tampa well, mixing adventure, a welcome cool-down and an African expedition vibe without being a roller coaster.
Busch Gardens Tampa's official page highlights spurting jets, waterfalls, a water cave and sprayers along the bank. Intamin lists Congo River Rapids as a Rapids Ride with room for 12 people per boat. The existing opening date of May 26, 1982 and track length of 1,378 feet remain unchanged.
The course is themed as a soaking journey through the Congo, with churning water, caves and effects that let bystanders drench the rafts from the sidelines.
Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.
Spread of wait times, outage duration, and the number of outages per day based on available historical data.
917 measurements
Typical wait time: around 5 min.
It usually falls between 0 min and 10 min.
See more than 10 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.
Less than 0 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.
4 outages
Outages usually last about 16 min.
Some are over quickly (sometimes within 5 min), others take longer (up to 81 min). That varies per outage.
Already longer than 81 min? The attraction may stay closed a while longer.
2 days
On days with outages, we see an average of 2 per day.
That usually falls between 2 and 2.
On quiet days it was 2, on busy days up to 2.
Today compared with historical wait times by hour.
