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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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 average183 min
Lowest waits that day20:00–21:00
Highest recorded wait240 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00140 min
09:00–10:00Insufficient data
10:00–11:00200 min
11:00–12:00Insufficient data
12:00–13:00Insufficient data
13:00–14:00Insufficient data
14:00–15:00Insufficient data
15:00–16:00225 min
16:00–17:00Insufficient data
17:00–18:00Insufficient data
18:00–19:00217 min
19:00–20:00160 min
20:00–21:00108 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
08:1770 min
08:20150 min
08:27210 min
08:36240 min
09:47230 min
10:01220 min
10:05Down
10:20190 min
10:34200 min
11:04180 min
11:32190 min
11:35Down
11:49210 min
12:05220 min
12:10230 min
12:16240 min
12:25Down
13:25180 min
14:20210 min
14:26240 min
14:32Down
15:06200 min
15:17230 min
15:41240 min
16:41Down
17:50240 min
18:04230 min
18:16220 min
18:35210 min
18:41200 min
19:02180 min
19:16170 min
19:25160 min
19:34150 min
19:47140 min
20:02130 min
20:05120 min
20:21100 min
20:3390 min
20:46Closed