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Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™ wait times and best time to ride

Explore hourly waits and recorded quieter windows to plan your USJ visit.

BEFORE YOU RIDE

The essentials at a glance

AreaSUPER NINTENDO WORLD
Approximate duration5 min
Height requirement107 / 122 cm

Interactive augmented-reality race. From 107 cm with a supervising companion; 122 cm without one.

Fitting it into your day

Check area admission before arranging your day. Leave time to explore Bowser’s castle.

Add to my planExpress Pass

See all requirements at USJ · Checked: 5 Oct 2026. Height is not the only requirement.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

When have waits tended to be lower?

In recent history, the window with the lowest typical wait was 20:00–21:00 · 37 min.

Median based on 12 sufficiently covered days. A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.

View period and method

2026-09-07 – 2026-10-05. Median of hourly averages; at least seven days per window and four comparable windows. Dates may differ between hours. No holiday or event adjustments.

Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™

▦ Day overviewRide guide

How the queues changed

Japan time · standby queue · sufficiently covered periods only

Estimated average75 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait140 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:0073 min
09:00–10:00113 min
10:00–11:0082 min
11:00–12:0068 min
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00Insufficient data
14:00–15:0087 min
15:00–16:0066 min
16:00–17:0093 min
17:00–18:0080 min
18:00–19:00Insufficient data
19:00–20:00Insufficient data
20:00–21:0053 min
21:00–22:00Insufficient data
How averages are calculated

Waits are weighted by duration, capped at 15 minutes. Hours need 30 covered minutes; averages need three covered hours; highlighting a window requires four comparable hours. Gaps and closures are not zero. This is not a forecast.

View times and waits
TimeWait / status
08:0115 min
08:2030 min
08:2550 min
08:3280 min
08:35100 min
08:41120 min
08:47140 min
08:56130 min
09:25120 min
09:35110 min
09:5090 min
09:5780 min
10:1785 min
10:5780 min
11:0370 min
11:1960 min
11:4070 min
12:1080 min
12:5670 min
13:4660 min
14:0675 min
14:1690 min
14:4095 min
15:0385 min
15:0480 min
15:2060 min
15:2650 min
15:4655 min
15:5170 min
15:5580 min
16:0390 min
16:1795 min
16:26100 min
16:3395 min
17:0385 min
17:2075 min
18:1865 min
18:2755 min
19:4750 min
20:0260 min
20:4050 min
20:5540 min
21:0430 min
21:32Closed