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Universal Studios Japan

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.

BEFORE YOU RIDE

The essentials at a glance

AreaDonkey Kong Country
Approximate duration2 min
Height requirement107 / 122 cm

Jungle roller coaster. From 107 cm with a supervising companion; 122 cm without one. You may get wet.

Fitting it into your day

Group this visit with your other Super Nintendo World priorities and check area admission.

Add to my planExpress Pass

See all requirements at USJ · Checked: 5 Oct 2026. Height is not the only requirement.

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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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

2026-09-07 – 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.

Mine Cart Madness™

▦ Day overviewRide guide

How the queues changed

Japan time · standby queue · sufficiently covered periods only

Estimated average125 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait200 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00105 min
09:00–10:00Insufficient data
10:00–11:00165 min
11:00–12:00135 min
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00Insufficient data
14:00–15:00113 min
15:00–16:00127 min
16:00–17:00144 min
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:00154 min
19:00–20:00Insufficient data
20:00–21:0083 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
08:025 min
08:1845 min
08:2190 min
08:28160 min
08:34200 min
09:03190 min
09:12170 min
10:02160 min
10:17170 min
11:12140 min
11:34130 min
12:10120 min
12:20130 min
12:56120 min
14:03110 min
14:20120 min
14:36110 min
15:05120 min
15:32130 min
15:56140 min
16:10150 min
16:35Down
16:42140 min
17:02130 min
17:04Down
17:36130 min
17:42Down
18:27150 min
18:34160 min
18:49150 min
19:11130 min
19:47Down
20:10110 min
20:20100 min
20:2790 min
20:3480 min
20:4070 min
20:4860 min
20:5550 min
21:2045 min
21:26Down
21:36Closed