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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average143 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait240 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00Insufficient data
09:00–10:00219 min
10:00–11:00171 min
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00141 min
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:00165 min
16:00–17:00145 min
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:00Insufficient data
19:00–20:00Insufficient data
20:00–21:0074 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
08:325 min
08:4860 min
08:50120 min
08:56180 min
09:03220 min
09:05240 min
09:35230 min
09:41210 min
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10:25170 min
10:47150 min
11:07140 min
11:49130 min
12:20140 min
12:55130 min
13:17140 min
13:40150 min
14:05140 min
14:47130 min
14:50140 min
14:55150 min
15:12160 min
15:17170 min
15:26180 min
15:49160 min
15:55150 min
16:02140 min
16:36150 min
17:12160 min
17:19170 min
18:33160 min
18:42140 min
19:33110 min
19:55100 min
20:0490 min
20:1080 min
20:2070 min
20:2660 min
20:3450 min
20:41Closed