Universal Studios Japan wait time statistics

All time

Average wait time by ride (all time)

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.

Ride	Overall average wait time, mins
[Archived] Demon Slayer XR	148
Mine Cart Madness™	141
[Archived] Attack on Titan VR Ride	136
[Archived] 鬼滅の刃 XRライド	120
[Archived] JUJUTSU KAISEN: The Real 4-D	114
Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™	98
[Archived] The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man - The Ride 4K3D	82
Hollywood Dream -The Ride - Backdrop-	79
[Archived] SPY×FAMILY XRライド	77
Flight of the Hippogriff™	76
ジョーズ	68
Hollywood Dream - The Ride	66
[Archived] Hollywood Dream - The Ride ~ Backdrop ~	66
Yoshi's Adventure™	63
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™	61
The Flying Dinosaur	58
[Archived] Space Fantasy The Ride	54
[Archived] STAND BY ME DORAEMON 2: XR Ride	54
[Archived] Cult of Chucky: Chucky's Hospital Ward of Madness	53
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem	51
[Archived] Area 51	43
Space Fantasy – The Ride	43
Sadako's Curse: Dark Horror Ride.	42
Snoopy's Flying Ace Adventure	41
[Archived] Elmo's Bubble Bubble	40
JAWS™	40
The Flying Snoopy	40
Detective Conan: The World	39
[Archived] Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey	39
Jurassic Park - The Ride in the Dark	38
Jurassic Park – The Ride™	38
[Archived] Resident Evil (BioHazard)™ The Extreme	38
[Archived] スペース・ファンタジー・ザ・ライド～CLUB ZEDD REMIX～	38
[Archived] ファクトリー・オブ・フィアー～絶望のゾンビ・ツアー	38
[Archived] Despicable Me - Minion Mayhem	37
[Archived] Terminator 2 3-D	37
ファクトリー・オブ・フィアー～絶望のゾンビ・ツアー～	37
チェンソーマン・ザ・カオス 4-D	36
Hello Kitty's Ribbon Collection	34
[Archived] スペース・ファンタジー・ザ・ライド	32
[Archived] Flight of the Hippogriff	31
Freeze Ray Sliders	31
Illumination's Villain-con Minion Blast	31
[Archived] JUJUTSU KAISEN: The Real 4-D	31
[Archived] My Hero Academia The Real 4-D	30
[Archived] Playing with Curious George ™	30
[Archived] セサミストリート 4-D ムービーマジック™	29
[Archived] 呪術廻戦・ザ・リアル 4-D ～廻る時計台～	29
[Archived] Doraemon 4-D Art Adventure: Nobita's Art World Tales	28
[Archived] Jaws	28
[Archived] Moppy's Balloon Trip	28
[Archived] Backdraft	26
[Archived] Elmo's Go-Go Skateboard	26
Shrek’s 4-D Adventure™	26
[Archived] チャッキーズ・カーニバル・オブ・カオス～チャッキーの血塗られた祭典～	26
[Archived] Amazing Adventure of Spider-Man The Ride 4K3D	25
[Archived] Flying Snoopy	24
[Archived] Snoopy's Great Race	24
[Archived] シュレック 4-D アドベンチャー	24
[Archived] Jurassic Park - The Ride	23
Ollivanders™	21
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic™	20
[Archived] 42nd Street Studio -Greeting Gallery- Peanuts	18
[Archived] Forty Second Street Studio -Greeting Gallery- Minion	16
[Archived] ユニバーサル・モンスターズ～レジェンド・オブ・フィアー～	16
[Archived] Minion Hachamecha Ice	15
[Archived] Big Bird's Big Top Circus	14
SING ON TOUR	14
Playing with Curious George™	13
[Archived] バイオハザード™・ザ・エクストリーム+	13
[Archived] バイオハザード™・ナイト・オブ・ヒーローズ	12
[Archived] Elmo's Little Drive	11
Hello Kitty's Cupcake Dream	10
葬送のフリーレン×ストーリー・ライド～鳥の魔物と馬車の旅～	8
[Archived] Sesame's Big Drive	7
[Archived] チャッキーズ・カーニバル・オブ・カオス～チャッキーの血塗られた祭典～ギャラリーバージョン	6

Average maximum wait time by ride (all time)

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).

Ride	Average maximum wait time, mins
Mine Cart Madness™	217
[Archived] Demon Slayer XR	192
[Archived] Attack on Titan VR Ride	166
[Archived] 鬼滅の刃 XRライド	157
[Archived] JUJUTSU KAISEN: The Real 4-D	152
Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™	138
[Archived] The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man - The Ride 4K3D	122
[Archived] SPY×FAMILY XRライド	113
Hollywood Dream -The Ride - Backdrop-	111
Flight of the Hippogriff™	110
ジョーズ	108
Hollywood Dream - The Ride	95
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™	93
[Archived] Hollywood Dream - The Ride ~ Backdrop ~	93
Yoshi's Adventure™	93
The Flying Dinosaur	90
[Archived] Space Fantasy The Ride	89
[Archived] Cult of Chucky: Chucky's Hospital Ward of Madness	83
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem	82
[Archived] STAND BY ME DORAEMON 2: XR Ride	78
Detective Conan: The World	75
Sadako's Curse: Dark Horror Ride.	73
[Archived] Elmo's Bubble Bubble	72
[Archived] Area 51	70
ファクトリー・オブ・フィアー～絶望のゾンビ・ツアー～	70
Jurassic Park – The Ride™	69
[Archived] ファクトリー・オブ・フィアー～絶望のゾンビ・ツアー	68
[Archived] Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey	66
JAWS™	66
Jurassic Park - The Ride in the Dark	65
Snoopy's Flying Ace Adventure	65
Space Fantasy – The Ride	65
チェンソーマン・ザ・カオス 4-D	62
The Flying Snoopy	61
[Archived] スペース・ファンタジー・ザ・ライド～CLUB ZEDD REMIX～	61
[Archived] Despicable Me - Minion Mayhem	58
[Archived] スペース・ファンタジー・ザ・ライド	56
Hello Kitty's Ribbon Collection	54
[Archived] JUJUTSU KAISEN: The Real 4-D	53
[Archived] チャッキーズ・カーニバル・オブ・カオス～チャッキーの血塗られた祭典～	53
Illumination's Villain-con Minion Blast	52
[Archived] Resident Evil (BioHazard)™ The Extreme	52
[Archived] Elmo's Go-Go Skateboard	50
[Archived] Flight of the Hippogriff	49
Freeze Ray Sliders	49
[Archived] Moppy's Balloon Trip	49
[Archived] Jaws	47
[Archived] My Hero Academia The Real 4-D	47
[Archived] Amazing Adventure of Spider-Man The Ride 4K3D	46
[Archived] Terminator 2 3-D	46
[Archived] Jurassic Park - The Ride	44
[Archived] 42nd Street Studio -Greeting Gallery- Peanuts	43
[Archived] Doraemon 4-D Art Adventure: Nobita's Art World Tales	43
[Archived] 呪術廻戦・ザ・リアル 4-D ～廻る時計台～	43
[Archived] Snoopy's Great Race	42
[Archived] ユニバーサル・モンスターズ～レジェンド・オブ・フィアー～	39
[Archived] Flying Snoopy	38
[Archived] Playing with Curious George ™	38
[Archived] Forty Second Street Studio -Greeting Gallery- Minion	35
Ollivanders™	35
Shrek’s 4-D Adventure™	35
[Archived] Backdraft	33
[Archived] セサミストリート 4-D ムービーマジック™	33
[Archived] シュレック 4-D アドベンチャー	31
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic™	28
[Archived] Minion Hachamecha Ice	26
[Archived] Big Bird's Big Top Circus	26
[Archived] Elmo's Little Drive	25
Hello Kitty's Cupcake Dream	24
Playing with Curious George™	18
[Archived] バイオハザード™・ザ・エクストリーム+	18
SING ON TOUR	17
葬送のフリーレン×ストーリー・ライド～鳥の魔物と馬車の旅～	16
[Archived] Sesame's Big Drive	14
[Archived] バイオハザード™・ナイト・オブ・ヒーローズ	13
[Archived] チャッキーズ・カーニバル・オブ・カオス～チャッキーの血塗られた祭典～ギャラリーバージョン	10

Availability during park operating hours (last 7 days)

Availability during park operating hours (all time)

Average crowd level by month (all time)

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%.

Month	Average crowd level, %
Jan	48
Feb	52
Mar	67
Apr	48
May	44
Jun	45
Jul	24
Aug	37
Sep	33
Oct	66
Nov	67
Dec	52

Average crowd level by day of the week (all time)

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.

Day	Average crowd level, %
Sun	51
Mon	54
Tue	41
Wed	43
Thu	45
Fri	46
Sat	56

Average crowd level by year (all time)

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.

Year	Average crowd level, %	Average crowd level (YTD), %
2019	50	45
2020	19	19
2021	—	—
2022	—	—
2023	66	58
2024	63	62
2025	44	43
2026	38	38

Average crowd level by event (all time)

Event	Average crowd level, %

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

Day	Crowd level, %
October 13, 2024	100
November 03, 2024	99
April 01, 2024	99
October 15, 2024	99
April 02, 2024	99
November 25, 2023	99
January 04, 2024	99
March 27, 2024	99
November 09, 2024	99
November 03, 2023	99

Top 10 quietest days (all time)

Day	Crowd level, %
July 10, 2024	0
March 03, 2025	0
July 03, 2020	0
October 12, 2019	0
July 28, 2020	0
July 31, 2020	0
July 20, 2020	0
July 21, 2020	0
September 01, 2020	0
July 06, 2020	0

Month	Average crowd level, %
Jan	48
Feb	52
Mar	67
Apr	48
May	44
Jun	45
Jul	24
Aug	37
Sep	33
Oct	66
Nov	67
Dec	52

Month	Average crowd level, %
Jan	48
Feb	52
Mar	67
Apr	48
May	44
Jun	45
Jul	24
Aug	37
Sep	33
Oct	66
Nov	67
Dec	52