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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average144 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait240 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00143 min
09:00–10:00213 min
10:00–11:00166 min
11:00–12:00126 min
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00143 min
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:00138 min
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:00Insufficient data
19:00–20:00Insufficient data
20:00–21:0094 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
08:025 min
08:1845 min
08:21120 min
08:25200 min
08:34220 min
08:40240 min
09:19230 min
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10:10170 min
10:17160 min
10:47150 min
11:05140 min
11:21130 min
11:28120 min
11:32110 min
11:49120 min
11:55130 min
12:01140 min
12:47130 min
13:02160 min
13:36150 min
13:42140 min
13:49120 min
14:19140 min
14:49150 min
15:18140 min
15:49130 min
16:26140 min
16:32Down
16:55150 min
18:33140 min
18:42130 min
20:03120 min
20:04110 min
20:11100 min
20:2090 min
20:4180 min
20:49Closed