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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average86 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait150 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:0081 min
09:00–10:00135 min
10:00–11:00101 min
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:0087 min
13:00–14:00Insufficient data
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:00113 min
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:0077 min
19:00–20:0044 min
20:00–21:0044 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
08:0315 min
08:1940 min
08:2680 min
08:33110 min
08:35140 min
08:55150 min
09:19140 min
09:34130 min
09:48120 min
10:03110 min
10:17100 min
10:3490 min
11:5075 min
12:1180 min
12:3690 min
12:48100 min
14:26110 min
14:50115 min
15:11110 min
15:27100 min
15:33120 min
15:49115 min
16:33120 min
17:12110 min
17:19100 min
18:2090 min
18:3380 min
18:3470 min
18:5560 min
19:1050 min
19:4040 min
19:4730 min
19:5125 min
20:0330 min
20:0435 min
20:1040 min
20:1750 min
20:2555 min
20:3450 min
20:5035 min
21:0315 min
21:57Closed