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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average77 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait110 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:0058 min
09:00–10:00Insufficient data
10:00–11:00105 min
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00Insufficient data
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:00Insufficient data
16:00–17:0080 min
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:0075 min
19:00–20:0065 min
20:00–21:0025 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
08:0115 min
08:2030 min
08:2550 min
08:3270 min
08:3590 min
08:41100 min
09:0390 min
09:47100 min
10:04110 min
10:35100 min
11:40110 min
12:35100 min
12:5690 min
13:4980 min
14:3295 min
14:56110 min
15:48100 min
15:5690 min
16:20100 min
16:2680 min
16:3265 min
16:5170 min
16:5580 min
17:0190 min
17:04100 min
17:1090 min
17:5680 min
18:0390 min
18:1080 min
18:3270 min
18:4765 min
19:1060 min
19:3470 min
20:2650 min
20:3140 min
20:3520 min
20:4215 min
21:2220 min
21:2525 min
21:3230 min
21:41Closed