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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average82 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait150 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00Insufficient data
09:00–10:00122 min
10:00–11:00Insufficient data
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:00110 min
13:00–14:00Insufficient data
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:0081 min
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:0073 min
19:00–20:0073 min
20:00–21:0047 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
08:3215 min
08:4820 min
08:5040 min
08:5660 min
09:0380 min
09:05100 min
09:18110 min
09:19120 min
09:25140 min
09:32150 min
09:57140 min
11:48130 min
11:49120 min
11:55110 min
12:17100 min
12:33120 min
13:17130 min
13:19110 min
14:18100 min
14:4780 min
14:4970 min
14:5560 min
15:2070 min
15:3380 min
15:4090 min
15:49110 min
16:49100 min
17:0290 min
17:4980 min
18:1870 min
18:4875 min
19:2180 min
19:3375 min
19:4165 min
20:0360 min
20:1055 min
20:2645 min
20:4140 min
20:4935 min
20:5530 min
21:0425 min
21:1120 min
21:1715 min
21:20Closed