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Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge Wait Times

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge at Universal Studios Hollywood, built on 22,201 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 9am · usually ~16 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 9am–6pm

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Best time to ride Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge

On a typical Thursday, Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge runs about 16 min at rope drop, peaks near 51 min around 4 PM, and eases to 19 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 59 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 36 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Typical Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday18 min57 min 4 PM28 min
Monday18 min56 min 4 PM28 min
Tuesday18 min56 min 4 PM16 min
Wednesday16 min36 min 9 PM36 min
Thursday16 min51 min 4 PM19 min
Friday18 min57 min 4 PM28 min
Saturday · busiest19 min59 min 4 PM29 min

Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge average wait by month

30 to 77 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202663.9 min6,095
July 202677.2 min11,137
August 202670.3 min25,225
September 202630.3 min22,203

Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge wait time FAQ

▾When is Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge shortest?

Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge is shortest at rope drop (about 16 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 19 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 51 min around 4 PM.

▾Which day is Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 59 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 36 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge right now?

Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

98.48%
of operating hours available
31
separate outages recorded
23h
out of service

Across 1,519 hours that Universal Studios Hollywood was open, Mario Kart': Bowser's Challenge was running 98.48% of the time, with 31 separate interruptions. That ranks #3 for availability out of 15 tracked rides at Universal Studios Hollywood, where the typical ride runs 99.3% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-30 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 22,201 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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