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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average136 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait290 min

Waits by hour

09:00–10:00177 min
10:00–11:00236 min
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00Insufficient data
14:00–15:00138 min
15:00–16:00Insufficient data
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:00Insufficient data
19:00–20:00105 min
20:00–21:0060 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
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09:055 min
09:1870 min
09:21120 min
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09:33250 min
09:34290 min
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10:03250 min
10:25230 min
10:35220 min
11:32200 min
11:35180 min
12:02140 min
12:47130 min
13:33120 min
13:34110 min
14:17120 min
14:33130 min
14:40160 min
15:19170 min
15:47150 min
15:50140 min
16:10120 min
17:32110 min
17:55120 min
19:17110 min
19:40100 min
20:0390 min
20:1170 min
20:3260 min
20:3450 min
20:4840 min
21:0330 min
21:0525 min
21:1020 min
21:18Closed