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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average63 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait110 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:0038 min
09:00–10:0092 min
10:00–11:00Insufficient data
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:0072 min
13:00–14:0074 min
14:00–15:0073 min
15:00–16:0075 min
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:0069 min
18:00–19:00Insufficient data
19:00–20:0045 min
20:00–21:0026 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
08:0515 min
08:1920 min
08:2530 min
08:3350 min
08:3670 min
09:1780 min
09:2685 min
09:3295 min
09:41100 min
10:12110 min
11:4795 min
11:5675 min
12:0560 min
12:3270 min
12:5090 min
13:0580 min
13:4770 min
13:4960 min
14:1870 min
14:3280 min
15:1170 min
15:3580 min
16:4190 min
16:4885 min
16:5780 min
17:0375 min
17:2570 min
17:4160 min
18:1750 min
18:5045 min
19:0740 min
19:1750 min
19:4945 min
19:5540 min
20:3530 min
20:4220 min
20:4815 min
20:5820 min
21:4715 min
21:50Closed