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.

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 A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.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 overview Ride guide

How the queues changed

Japan time · standby queue · sufficiently covered periods only

Estimated average226 min

Lowest waits that day19:00–20:00

Highest recorded wait320 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:00Insufficient data

09:00–10:00261 min

10:00–11:00284 min

11:00–12:00Insufficient data

12:00–13:00Insufficient data

13:00–14:00213 min

14:00–15:00259 min

15:00–16:00Insufficient data

16:00–17:00Insufficient data

17:00–18:00237 min

18:00–19:00184 min

19:00–20:00114 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

Time	Wait / status
08:33	5 min
08:46	60 min
08:49	220 min
08:56	260 min
09:05	280 min
09:32	240 min
09:56	270 min
10:02	280 min
10:16	290 min
10:31	Down
11:05	290 min
11:46	250 min
12:46	240 min
13:05	230 min
13:17	210 min
13:33	200 min
13:47	210 min
14:10	220 min
14:17	230 min
14:35	240 min
14:40	280 min
14:46	310 min
14:49	320 min
15:35	310 min
15:49	300 min
16:34	290 min
16:50	280 min
16:56	270 min
17:02	250 min
17:19	240 min
17:32	230 min
17:47	220 min
18:03	210 min
18:04	200 min
18:16	190 min
18:32	180 min
18:48	160 min
18:55	150 min
19:02	120 min
19:18	110 min
19:47	100 min
19:55	Closed