🤗 Pre-admission Preparation

Tickets & Fastpass

Fast pass purchase advice: can get up early, willing to take a chance tourists can not buy a fast pass, after entering the park to draw Mario park finishing coupons; want to play easily, especially during the holidays, it is recommended to buy a fast pass or VIP. recommended to buy 4 fast passes, because the probability of 7 due to time constraints can not be completed, and some of the popular projects have a designated entry time, the schedule is too tight easy to “overturned car”.

APP and Information Binding

Download Universal Studios Japan's USJ APP in advance, and you can bind the tickets on the APP from 9:00 a.m. on the next day after purchasing the tickets. It is recommended to bind the information of all the people in your party to the same account, so that you can easily draw the vouchers, check the queuing time, and plan the route of the tour in advance.

🤗 Travel and Park Entry Times

Transportation

Take the JR Sakurajima Line to Universal Studios Station, which is about 11 minutes from Osaka Station. Considering the complicated traffic conditions in Japan, the actual time taken may be longer than shown on the navigation, so it is recommended to allow extra time to avoid delays in entering the park due to traffic jams.

Tips for queuing

The park usually opens half an hour earlier, so it is recommended to arrive an hour earlier to queue up. On weekends and holidays, when there is a large number of people, it is even more important to arrive early. After the opening of the park straight to the Mario Park more visitors, want to avoid the peak of the crowd can be adjusted to enter the park strategy.

🤗 Recommended Activities and Tips

(I) Must-see Program Inventory

• Harry Potter Forbidden Journey: an indoor 3D ride with realistic effects that gives you an immersive experience of the Wizarding World of Hogwarts. As a popular FastPass program, there are fewer people in line at night and it is highly recommended.

• Mario Kart ~ cool king of the challenge: as if in the “Mario Racing 8” game scene, remember to wear car glasses, personally experience the speed and passion of Mario Racing, Mario Park must play the project.

• Flying Pterodactyl: the park's largest suspended roller coaster, although the appearance of frightening, but the actual experience is moderate, can fully feel the thrill of flying. Caution for the timid.

• Hollywood Dream Ride: A ride-on roller coaster, you can choose to experience it in the forward or reverse direction, and you can also pick your favorite BGM, which is both exciting and fun. Watch out for the direction of the line.

• Little Yellow Man Naughty Ride: An indoor 3D ride for the whole family, featuring cute characters and a strong sense of weightlessness.

• Ghostbusters XR Ride: 3D + 4D special effects experience, open until January 5, 2025, a must for fans, queue time often exceeds 140 minutes, recommended to prioritize the experience after entering the park.

(ii) Specialized routes in the park

• Nintendo Park Tips: It is recommended to enter the park in the morning or after 15:00 to enjoy both day and night views. Avoid the 14:00 float parade. You can enter the park by drawing a ticket, but if you don't win, you can buy an admission ticket (2,000 yen) at the Visitor Center. Upon entering the park, you will be given priority to get the QR code for Mario Mushroom Restaurant reservations (valid only within 80 meters of the restaurant). Reservations can be made by mailbox, and there is usually a waiting time of 2-3 hours, and reservations may not be available during peak hours.

• Classic routes throughout the park: Harry Potter's Forbidden Journey (located on the right hand side) is the first choice to enter the park, you can tell the staff “single” to take the single lane, which can be completed in half an hour; then go to the Mario Park, the queue is short in the early morning, play the project first and then take pictures; choose the Little Yellow Man Ride in the middle of the day, the queue is more comfortable indoors; don't miss the parade of floats, which allows you to interact with realistic cartoon characters; experience Detective Conan 5 at the end of the parade while it's still going on! At the end of the float parade to experience the Detective Conan 5D show, avoiding the crowd; Finally, the ghost of the blade finale, exciting finale.

🤗 Food Hits & Dining Suggestions

(i) Restaurant Recommendations

• Mario's Mushroom Restaurant: Signature dishes include Super Mushroom Pizza Bowl, Yoshi Pasta and Brick Tiramisu, which are worth tasting. Although some tourists feel that the taste is general, but the photo card is still good. Note that it is difficult to make a reservation for the restaurant, and the location is only valid within 80 meters of the park, so be sure to follow the procedure.

• Other delicacies: We recommend the cute little yellow man buns, the butterbeer specializing in the Harry Potter park, as well as Mario hats, turkey legs, glowing stars and other novelty snacks, which are suitable for tasting while strolling around.

(ii) Dining Tips

📎 Practical Tips and Pitfall Avoidance Guide

(I) Suggested things to do

• Bind your family's information to the same APP account to make it easier to draw a voucher.

• The daily opening and closing times of the park may be adjusted, so check in advance with the app.

(ii) Things not recommended

• Avoid playing the Jaws program, the effect of experience is not proportional to the queuing time, more boring.

• For those who have not purchased the FastPass, avoid queuing up for the large-scale project from 2-4pm, as it is hot and crowded, and the experience is not good.

• There is no need to be overly obsessed with the food in the park, the overall level of food and drink is moderate.

• Some of the programs will be suspended on rainy days, so try to avoid rainy days.

• Don't sleep in, either buy a fast pass or VIP, or get up early to queue up for the park, there are relatively few visitors in the morning.