Universal Studios Japan ride reliability
24 tracked rides at Universal Studios Japan ran 37% of opening hours across the last 21 operating days, which is poor. The least reliable is Space Fantasy - The Ride at 0%, down on 21 of 21 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 21 operating days, 24 tracked rides ran 37% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Space Fantasy - The Ride, at 0%.
Every Universal Studios Japan ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
24 rides · 21 days · worst first
- 1Space Fantasy - The Ride0%
- 2JAWS59.6%
- 3Jurassic Park - The Ride64.7%
- 4Detective Conan 4-D Live Show: Jewel Under the Starry Sky75.2%
- 5Hollywood Dream - The Ride:Backdrop78.3%
- 6Hollywood Dream - The Ride82.4%
- 7Mine Cart Madness™84.7%
- 8Jurassic Park - The Ride in the Dark86.8%
- 9The Flying Dinosaur89%
- 10Factory of Fear: Zombie Tour89.6%
- 11Chainsaw Man: The Chaos 4-D90%
- 12Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Story Walk -- Echoes of Adventure91.2%
- 13Flight of the Hippogriff™95.1%
- 14Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem97.4%
- 15Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™97.7%
- 16JAWS: Red Alert97.7%
- 17SADAKO'S CURSE: DARK HORROR RIDE97.9%
- 18The Flying Snoopy98.6%
- 19Snoopy's Flying Ace Adventure98.6%
- 20Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™98.6%
- 21Yoshi's Adventure™98.7%
- 22Hello Kitty's Cupcake Dream98.9%
- 23Freeze Ray Sliders99.2%
- 24Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast100%
When Universal Studios Japan rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
353 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 8pm, with 52 of the 230 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 34 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 123 closures start in the 9pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.
Universal Studios Japan downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
21 Oct to 10 Nov
The worst day in this window was 21 Oct, when 87.9% of the park's ride hours were lost and 49 of 56 rides went down at some point.
Uptime is the share of the park's own operating minutes a ride was running, recorded every few minutes and averaged over 21 days. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault. Touching closure windows are merged into one closure - a ride shut all day arrives from the feed as that day sliced into the sampling interval, and counting each slice would report one bad day as a hundred breakdowns.
Frequently asked
Which rides break down most at Universal Studios Japan?
Space Fantasy - The Ride (0%), JAWS (59.6%), Jurassic Park - The Ride (64.7%) have the lowest uptime at Universal Studios Japan across the last 21 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 24 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Universal Studios Japan overall?
Universal Studios Japan averages 37% uptime across 24 tracked rides, which is poor. 12 excellent, 5 good, 4 patchy, 3 poor.
Which ride at Universal Studios Japan is the most reliable?
Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast, at 100% uptime over 21 recorded days, losing only 8m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Universal Studios Japan?
8pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 52 of the 230 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then. Rides that are not running at opening are counted separately as late starts, not as faults.
Which rides are closed at Universal Studios Japan today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Universal Studios Japan live page - every ride shows whether it is open or closed, with the reason where the park provides one.
How is uptime measured?
Each ride's open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through the park's own operating hours. Uptime is the share of those minutes the ride was running. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault.
Does weather affect Universal Studios Japan reliability?
Yes. Water rides close in heavy rain, and exposed coasters close in lightning, high winds or very cold temperatures. These figures reflect actual operations including weather closures, which is why uptime varies through the year.

