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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average69 min
Lowest waits that day19:00–20:00
Highest recorded wait120 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:0066 min
09:00–10:0090 min
10:00–11:00Insufficient data
11:00–12:0084 min
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:0071 min
14:00–15:0079 min
15:00–16:0062 min
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:0072 min
18:00–19:0058 min
19:00–20:0029 min
20:00–21:00Insufficient data
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
08:0415 min
08:1920 min
08:2555 min
08:3275 min
08:3490 min
08:40110 min
08:50120 min
09:04110 min
09:1090 min
09:1980 min
09:3485 min
09:4990 min
10:02100 min
10:10110 min
11:04100 min
11:2880 min
11:4070 min
12:4175 min
13:1780 min
13:3670 min
13:4960 min
14:1075 min
14:1980 min
14:3485 min
15:0675 min
15:1960 min
15:3255 min
15:4860 min
16:3370 min
16:4980 min
17:2575 min
17:4770 min
17:5065 min
18:0460 min
18:3355 min
19:0645 min
19:1040 min
19:1730 min
19:2520 min
20:4125 min
21:2715 min
21:49Closed