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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average91 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait150 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00Insufficient data
09:00–10:00126 min
10:00–11:00Insufficient data
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:0099 min
13:00–14:00Insufficient data
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:00112 min
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:0084 min
19:00–20:0068 min
20:00–21:0038 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
08:3315 min
08:4625 min
08:4945 min
08:5660 min
09:02100 min
09:05120 min
09:12130 min
09:18140 min
09:46130 min
10:47120 min
11:34110 min
11:46100 min
12:0590 min
12:33100 min
12:49110 min
13:35100 min
14:17Down
14:32130 min
14:46150 min
15:05120 min
15:21110 min
15:35100 min
16:19110 min
16:33120 min
17:41110 min
18:03100 min
18:0490 min
18:2585 min
18:3580 min
18:5475 min
19:1880 min
19:3465 min
19:4755 min
19:5545 min
20:1940 min
20:3535 min
20:4830 min
20:5135 min
21:0330 min
21:0425 min
21:11Closed