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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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

2026-09-06 – 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™

▦ Day overviewRide guide

How the queues changed

Japan time · standby queue · sufficiently covered periods only

Estimated average145 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait220 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00133 min
09:00–10:00Insufficient data
10:00–11:00Insufficient data
11:00–12:00161 min
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00141 min
14:00–15:00166 min
15:00–16:00192 min
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:00151 min
18:00–19:00Insufficient data
19:00–20:00137 min
20:00–21:0094 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
08:055 min
08:1835 min
08:1970 min
08:25150 min
08:33200 min
08:36210 min
08:41220 min
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12:12130 min
12:20120 min
12:32Down
12:56150 min
13:20140 min
13:35130 min
13:41140 min
14:19150 min
14:32160 min
14:35170 min
14:47180 min
15:21190 min
15:25200 min
15:35190 min
16:32170 min
17:03160 min
17:32150 min
17:47140 min
18:40120 min
18:57130 min
19:10150 min
19:34130 min
20:03120 min
20:13100 min
20:3290 min
20:4880 min
20:4970 min
21:0455 min
21:11Closed