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E-Ticket · headlinerEMario Kart™: Bowser's Challenge

Epic Universe · SUPER NINTENDO WORLD · E-Ticket · headliner
Epic Universe: Regular hours · Open until 8:00 PM

Right now

Temporarily down
since 9:03 AM today · typical wait when running 57 min

Ride specifications

95.1% Reliability

Operating 95.1% of standard park hours across 65 days (20,411 of 21,461 readings). Early entry and after-hours events are excluded; scheduled refurbishment does not count against it.

Type
Augmented-reality dark ride
Opened
2025
Height requirement
40" (102 cm)

Specifications from NBC Insider; Universal Orlando official site. Fields we could not source are omitted rather than guessed.

Best time to go typical wait by hour in normal park hours · 21480 readings over 65 days

8amShortest waits · ~17 min
11amLongest waits · ~89 min
57 minTypical overall

Mario Kart™: Bowser's Challenge is a augmented-reality dark ride at Epic Universe that opened in 2025. Riders must be at least 40" (102 cm) tall. Across 21,480 standby readings over 65 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 57 minutes, ranging from about 17 minutes around 8am to 89 minutes at 11am. It has been operating 95.1% of standard park hours across 65 days of readings.

Recorded & projected wait times

Solid line: the wait that was posted. Dashed line: our single best estimate of what comes next. Projections run seven days ahead.

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Common questions

What is the average wait for Mario Kart™: Bowser's Challenge?

The typical posted standby wait is about 57 minutes, measured from 21,480 readings over 65 days of operation.

What is the best time of day to ride Mario Kart™: Bowser's Challenge?

8am has the shortest average wait on record, around 17 minutes. The worst hour is 11am at about 89 minutes.

How tall do you have to be to ride Mario Kart™: Bowser's Challenge?

The minimum height is 40" (102 cm).

Does Mario Kart™: Bowser's Challenge break down often?

It has been open 95.1% of standard park hours across 65 days of readings. That figure counts every closure inside published hours except planned refurbishment.

Where is Mario Kart™: Bowser's Challenge?

Mario Kart™: Bowser's Challenge is at Epic Universe in SUPER NINTENDO WORLD.

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