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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average136 min
Lowest waits that day19:00–20:00
Highest recorded wait210 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00103 min
09:00–10:00128 min
10:00–11:00124 min
11:00–12:00155 min
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00158 min
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:00199 min
16:00–17:00162 min
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:00124 min
19:00–20:0096 min
20:00–21:00Insufficient 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
08:1730 min
08:2060 min
08:2590 min
08:34170 min
08:47180 min
09:03190 min
09:12130 min
09:19120 min
09:34110 min
09:50100 min
10:02110 min
10:05100 min
10:10120 min
10:35130 min
10:42140 min
11:04150 min
11:41160 min
12:26170 min
12:48180 min
13:20160 min
13:32150 min
14:34160 min
14:48170 min
14:49180 min
14:55190 min
15:03200 min
15:12210 min
15:34200 min
15:40190 min
16:10180 min
16:17170 min
16:25150 min
17:05145 min
17:49135 min
18:06130 min
18:32125 min
18:48115 min
18:55105 min
19:3295 min
19:4190 min
20:1780 min
20:1970 min
20:4960 min
21:03Closed