2023
In 2023, Hollywood Dream -The Ride - Backdrop- had the longest average wait at Universal Studios Japan, at 101 minutes, followed by Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™ (96 minutes) and Hollywood Dream - The Ride (86 minutes). 1 of the 17 rides has an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Hollywood Dream -The Ride - Backdrop- | 101 |
| Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™ | 96 |
| Hollywood Dream - The Ride | 86 |
| Flight of the Hippogriff™ | 81 |
| Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ | 73 |
| The Flying Dinosaur | 71 |
| Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | 64 |
| Yoshi's Adventure™ | 63 |
| JAWS™ | 47 |
| Jurassic Park – The Ride™ | 47 |
| The Flying Snoopy | 44 |
| Sadako's Curse: Dark Horror Ride. | 43 |
| Hello Kitty's Ribbon Collection | 37 |
| Freeze Ray Sliders | 35 |
| Playing with Curious George™ | 35 |
| Ollivanders™ | 22 |
| Hello Kitty's Cupcake Dream | 11 |
In 2023, Hollywood Dream -The Ride - Backdrop- saw the longest peak waits at Universal Studios Japan, with its daily maximum averaging 133 minutes, ahead of Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™ (125 minutes) and Hollywood Dream - The Ride (115 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Hollywood Dream -The Ride - Backdrop- | 133 |
| Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™ | 125 |
| Hollywood Dream - The Ride | 115 |
| Flight of the Hippogriff™ | 114 |
| Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ | 109 |
| The Flying Dinosaur | 105 |
| Despicable Me Minion Mayhem | 104 |
| Yoshi's Adventure™ | 88 |
| JAWS™ | 77 |
| Jurassic Park – The Ride™ | 77 |
| Sadako's Curse: Dark Horror Ride. | 75 |
| The Flying Snoopy | 67 |
| Hello Kitty's Ribbon Collection | 60 |
| Freeze Ray Sliders | 55 |
| Ollivanders™ | 40 |
| Playing with Curious George™ | 35 |
| Hello Kitty's Cupcake Dream | 21 |
In 2023, Universal Studios Japan was quietest in September, when crowd levels averaged as low as 45%. The busiest month was October, at around 84%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | 31 |
| Aug | 58 |
| Sep | 45 |
| Oct | 84 |
| Nov | 81 |
| Dec | 66 |
In 2023, Sunday was the quietest day of the week at Universal Studios Japan, averaging 54% compared with 77% on Monday. On average, weekdays are 10 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 54 |
| Mon | 77 |
| Tue | 63 |
| Wed | 70 |
| Thu | 70 |
| Fri | 65 |
| Sat | 65 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 25, 2023 | 99 |
| November 03, 2023 | 99 |
| November 11, 2023 | 99 |
| December 29, 2023 | 99 |
| November 23, 2023 | 99 |
| November 04, 2023 | 98 |
| October 10, 2023 | 98 |
| December 30, 2023 | 98 |
| November 13, 2023 | 98 |
| November 24, 2023 | 98 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 06, 2023 | 3 |
| July 29, 2023 | 3 |
| August 05, 2023 | 4 |
| August 11, 2023 | 7 |
| August 20, 2023 | 8 |
| September 10, 2023 | 8 |
| August 06, 2023 | 9 |
| August 19, 2023 | 9 |
| December 12, 2023 | 12 |
| September 22, 2023 | 15 |