Universal Studios Japan wait time statistics

Mine Cart Madness™ has the longest average wait at Universal Studios Japan, at 141 minutes, followed by Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™ (98 minutes) and Hollywood Dream -The Ride - Backdrop- (79 minutes). 4 of the 30 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Mine Cart Madness™ sees the longest peak waits at Universal Studios Japan, with its daily maximum averaging 217 minutes, ahead of Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™ (138 minutes) and Hollywood Dream -The Ride - Backdrop- (111 minutes).

Universal Studios Japan is usually quietest in July, when crowd levels average as low as 24%. The busiest month tends to be November, at around 67%.

Tuesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Universal Studios Japan, averaging 41% compared with 56% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 8 percentage points quieter than weekends.

So far in 2026, Universal Studios Japan is running 5 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (38% compared with 43%). Of the full years on record, 2023 was the busiest, averaging 66%. 2020 is left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels that year.