OSAKA / UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN
Mine Cart Madness™ wait times and best time to ride
Explore hourly waits and recorded quieter windows to plan your USJ visit.
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 · 74 min.
Median based on 15 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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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.
Mine Cart Madness™
How the queues changed
Japan time · standby queue · sufficiently covered periods only
Waits by hour
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
| Time | Wait / status |
|---|---|
| 08:33 | 5 min |
| 08:47 | 40 min |
| 08:49 | 100 min |
| 08:56 | 150 min |
| 09:05 | 160 min |
| 09:47 | 170 min |
| 10:03 | 160 min |
| 10:04 | 150 min |
| 10:19 | 140 min |
| 10:40 | 130 min |
| 11:49 | 120 min |
| 12:33 | Down |
| 12:56 | 120 min |
| 13:04 | 150 min |
| 13:27 | 130 min |
| 14:56 | 120 min |
| 16:01 | 110 min |
| 16:05 | 100 min |
| 16:17 | 90 min |
| 16:20 | 80 min |
| 16:34 | 90 min |
| 16:50 | 110 min |
| 16:55 | 120 min |
| 17:40 | 110 min |
| 17:47 | 100 min |
| 18:21 | 90 min |
| 19:03 | 80 min |
| 19:25 | 70 min |
| 19:32 | 60 min |
| 20:17 | 55 min |
| 20:34 | 50 min |
| 20:47 | 45 min |
| 20:51 | 35 min |
| 20:55 | 30 min |
| 21:05 | 25 min |
| 21:12 | 20 min |
| 21:18 | Closed |