OSAKA / UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN

SADAKO'S CURSE: DARK HORROR RIDE 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 08:00–09:00 · 25 min.

Median based on 10 sufficiently covered days. A historical reference, not a guarantee for your visit.

View period and method

2026-09-15 – 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.

SADAKO'S CURSE: DARK HORROR RIDE

▦ Day overview Ride guide

How the queues changed

Japan time · standby queue · sufficiently covered periods only

Estimated average32 min

Lowest waits that day12:00–13:00

Highest recorded wait70 min

Waits by hour

08:00–09:0032 min

09:00–10:0026 min

10:00–11:0030 min

11:00–12:0027 min

12:00–13:0018 min

13:00–14:0030 min

14:00–15:0031 min

15:00–16:0042 min

16:00–17:00Insufficient data

17:00–18:0061 min

18:00–19:0038 min

19:00–20:0028 min

20:00–21:0025 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

Time	Wait / status
08:03	30 min
08:19	40 min
08:33	25 min
08:41	30 min
09:04	35 min
09:10	30 min
09:26	25 min
09:41	20 min
10:03	25 min
10:17	30 min
10:32	35 min
10:57	30 min
11:02	35 min
11:04	30 min
11:34	25 min
11:40	20 min
11:47	25 min
12:11	20 min
12:36	15 min
12:51	20 min
12:59	25 min
13:25	30 min
13:34	35 min
14:02	30 min
14:04	25 min
14:32	30 min
14:41	35 min
14:50	40 min
15:05	35 min
15:21	40 min
15:27	50 min
16:03	40 min
17:19	50 min
17:19	60 min
17:25	70 min
17:40	60 min
17:50	50 min
18:12	40 min
18:20	30 min
18:34	35 min
18:47	45 min
19:10	40 min
19:17	35 min
19:19	30 min
19:25	25 min
19:32	20 min
19:51	25 min
19:57	30 min
20:10	25 min
20:35	20 min
20:47	25 min
21:04	20 min
21:51	15 min
21:57	Closed