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Universal Studios Japan

OSAKA / UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN

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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average73 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait140 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00Insufficient data
09:00–10:00113 min
10:00–11:00Insufficient data
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:0078 min
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:00Insufficient data
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:00Insufficient data
19:00–20:0063 min
20:00–21:0037 min
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
08:3215 min
08:5020 min
08:5640 min
09:0250 min
09:0580 min
09:11120 min
09:19130 min
09:25140 min
09:55120 min
10:51110 min
10:57100 min
11:46110 min
12:35100 min
13:1190 min
13:1780 min
13:2775 min
13:3470 min
13:4880 min
14:1975 min
14:5680 min
16:0375 min
16:5185 min
17:3375 min
18:2665 min
18:3355 min
18:3650 min
18:5645 min
19:0240 min
19:1855 min
19:2770 min
19:3375 min
19:3485 min
19:4975 min
19:5665 min
20:0255 min
20:0545 min
20:1940 min
20:3330 min
20:4020 min
21:20Closed