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
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.
See all requirements at USJ · Checked: 5 Oct 2026. Height is not the only requirement.
Explore the experience
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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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™
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 |
|---|---|
| 08:28 | 5 min |
| 08:41 | 60 min |
| 08:48 | 140 min |
| 08:49 | 220 min |
| 08:56 | 260 min |
| 09:05 | 280 min |
| 10:03 | 300 min |
| 10:50 | 280 min |
| 10:56 | 260 min |
| 11:34 | 230 min |
| 12:01 | Down |
| 12:04 | 210 min |
| 12:25 | Down |
| 12:50 | 200 min |
| 13:42 | Down |
| 17:18 | 220 min |
| 17:56 | 190 min |
| 18:40 | 180 min |
| 19:02 | 170 min |
| 19:18 | Closed |