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Universal Studios Japan ride reliability

21 operating days21 Oct to 10 Nov24 rides tracked

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

Poor

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%.

37%uptime

Every Universal Studios Japan ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

24 rides · 21 days · worst first

  1. 1Space Fantasy - The Ride11d 13h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 21 of 21 days 0%
  2. 2JAWS4d 9h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 21 of 21 days 59.6%
  3. 3Jurassic Park - The Ride3d 19h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 19 of 21 days 64.7%
  4. 4Detective Conan 4-D Live Show: Jewel Under the Starry Sky2d 10h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 21 of 21 days 75.2%
  5. 5Hollywood Dream - The Ride:Backdrop2d 10h lost · 34 breakdowns · down on 21 of 21 days 78.3%
  6. 6Hollywood Dream - The Ride1d 23h lost · 35 breakdowns · down on 21 of 21 days 82.4%
  7. 7Mine Cart Madness™1d 16h lost · 38 breakdowns · down on 21 of 21 days 84.7%
  8. 8Jurassic Park - The Ride in the Dark1d 9h lost · 1 breakdown · down on 8 of 21 days 86.8%
  9. 9The Flying Dinosaur1d 6h lost · 32 breakdowns · down on 20 of 21 days 89%
  10. 10Factory of Fear: Zombie Tour1d 3h lost · 5 breakdowns · down on 8 of 21 days 89.6%
  11. 11Chainsaw Man: The Chaos 4-D1d 2h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 9 of 21 days 90%
  12. 12Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Story Walk -- Echoes of Adventure8h 41m lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 21 of 21 days 91.2%
  13. 13Flight of the Hippogriff™13h 46m lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 19 of 21 days 95.1%
  14. 14Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem6h 50m lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 21 of 21 days 97.4%
  15. 15Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™6h 5m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 19 of 21 days 97.7%
  16. 16JAWS: Red Alert1h 59m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 8 of 21 days 97.7%
  17. 17SADAKO'S CURSE: DARK HORROR RIDE6h 7m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 14 of 21 days 97.9%
  18. 18The Flying Snoopy4h 7m lost · 6 breakdowns · down on 10 of 21 days 98.6%
  19. 19Snoopy's Flying Ace Adventure3h 53m lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 10 of 21 days 98.6%
  20. 20Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge™3h 22m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 21 of 21 days 98.6%
  21. 21Yoshi's Adventure™2h 58m lost · 7 breakdowns · down on 13 of 21 days 98.7%
  22. 22Hello Kitty's Cupcake Dream3h 21m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 3 of 21 days 98.9%
  23. 23Freeze Ray Sliders2h 9m lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 13 of 21 days 99.2%
  24. 24Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast8m lost · 0 breakdowns · down on 1 of 21 days 100%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Universal Studios Japan rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

353 breakdowns · late starts excluded

48am
159am
810am
711am
512pm
121pm
152pm
63pm
194pm
415pm
146pm
327pm
528pm

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

21 Oct10 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.