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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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

2026-09-06 – 2026-10-03. 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 average118 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait190 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:0095 min
09:00–10:00163 min
10:00–11:00Insufficient data
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00Insufficient data
14:00–15:00119 min
15:00–16:00Insufficient data
16:00–17:00125 min
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:00125 min
19:00–20:00111 min
20:00–21:0074 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
08:0215 min
08:1820 min
08:2140 min
08:2780 min
08:33110 min
08:34140 min
08:40160 min
08:47170 min
08:49190 min
09:21175 min
09:27160 min
09:33150 min
10:35140 min
12:36150 min
13:51140 min
13:57130 min
14:10120 min
14:19110 min
15:33120 min
15:49130 min
16:10120 min
16:42130 min
16:55120 min
17:04130 min
17:10150 min
17:55140 min
18:04120 min
18:11130 min
18:48110 min
18:55120 min
19:04130 min
19:26115 min
19:36100 min
19:4990 min
20:0280 min
20:1770 min
20:5660 min
21:0455 min
21:10Closed