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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average140 min
Lowest waits that day08:00–09:00
Highest recorded wait215 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:0039 min
09:00–10:00159 min
10:00–11:00Insufficient data
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:00182 min
13:00–14:00171 min
14:00–15:00147 min
15:00–16:00168 min
16:00–17:00161 min
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:00Insufficient data
19:00–20:0099 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
08:2815 min
08:4120 min
08:4840 min
08:4970 min
08:56100 min
09:05130 min
09:12140 min
09:19150 min
09:25170 min
09:32190 min
09:34200 min
09:40180 min
10:03170 min
10:17180 min
11:48160 min
11:49140 min
12:11160 min
12:25215 min
13:21195 min
13:27175 min
13:47155 min
14:02140 min
14:19150 min
14:56160 min
15:18165 min
15:48180 min
16:11170 min
16:25160 min
16:34150 min
18:26140 min
18:49130 min
19:18120 min
19:19110 min
19:33100 min
19:3490 min
19:4980 min
20:0475 min
20:1270 min
20:27Closed