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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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

2026-09-07 – 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 average78 min
Lowest waits that day21:00–22:00
Highest recorded wait120 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:0064 min
09:00–10:0092 min
10:00–11:00Insufficient data
11:00–12:0097 min
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00103 min
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:0089 min
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:0065 min
19:00–20:00Insufficient data
20:00–21:0043 min
21:00–22:0018 min
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
08:1720 min
08:2040 min
08:2750 min
08:3380 min
08:36100 min
08:42110 min
08:46120 min
08:49110 min
09:04100 min
09:1090 min
09:1680 min
09:3290 min
09:47100 min
10:17115 min
11:21105 min
11:26100 min
11:4790 min
12:3495 min
13:01100 min
13:16105 min
14:05110 min
14:11120 min
15:17110 min
15:20100 min
15:2590 min
15:3480 min
15:5090 min
16:0285 min
16:5790 min
17:4780 min
18:0170 min
18:1060 min
18:1965 min
18:5160 min
19:2555 min
20:0550 min
20:3535 min
21:0420 min
21:2115 min
21:49Closed