Bowser Jr Challenge wait times
Bowser Jr Challenge at Universal Studios Hollywood averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm. It has run 38% of the park's opening hours recently.
Bowser Jr Challenge queue times, day by day
Bowser Jr Challenge over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Bowser Jr Challenge has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Bowser Jr Challenge queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Bowser Jr Challenge peaks at 11am with 5 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 0 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Bowser Jr Challenge
Best time to ride
Bowser Jr Challenge averages 5 minutes at 11am. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Bowser Jr Challenge by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri0m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Friday is the quietest day for Bowser Jr Challenge, at 0 minutes against 5 on Tuesday.
Does Bowser Jr Challenge break down?
Uptime and closures
81% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 81% of the minutes Universal Studios Hollywood was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 0%
- 83%
- 81%
- 100%
- 0%
- 100%
- 71%
- 93%
Bowser Jr Challenge ran 81% of Universal Studios Hollywood's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Bowser Jr Challenge queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug5m
- 2Sunday 30 Aug5m
- 3Monday 31 Aug5m
- 4Tuesday 8 Sept5m
- 5Wednesday 9 Sept5m
- 6Thursday 10 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Bowser Jr Challenge was 5 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Bowser Jr Challenge through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Universal Studios Hollywood publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Bowser Jr Challenge
Bowser Jr Challenge is one of 31 rides tracked at Universal Studios Hollywood, 29th longest of 31 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 24-minute park average.
Bowser Jr Challenge has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 38% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Bowser Jr Challenge?
The live wait time for Bowser Jr Challenge at Universal Studios Hollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Bowser Jr Challenge wait times.
Is Bowser Jr Challenge open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Bowser Jr Challenge is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Universal Studios Hollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Bowser Jr Challenge has been open around 38% of Universal Studios Hollywood's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
What's the best time of day to ride Bowser Jr Challenge?
Based on historical wait time data, Bowser Jr Challenge is typically quietest around 6pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
How long is the line for Bowser Jr Challenge usually?
Over recent weeks, Bowser Jr Challenge has averaged about 5 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Bowser Jr Challenge at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Is Bowser Jr Challenge often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Bowser Jr Challenge has been running about 38% of the time. We track Bowser Jr Challenge's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Bowser Jr Challenge at Universal Studios Hollywood?
Bowser Jr Challenge is at Universal Studios Hollywood - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Universal Studios Hollywood page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Bowser Jr Challenge?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Bowser Jr Challenge's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Bowser Jr Challenge is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.