Details Announced For NO LIMIT! Countdown 2026 at Universal Studios Japan

Lauren Stracner

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Colorful Universal Studios Japan promo features Minions, Mario, Donkey Kong, and excited riders in the Countdown 2026 event.

Details Announced For NO LIMIT! Countdown 2026 at Universal Studios Japan

Universal Studios Japan has announced details for its annual New Year’s celebration NO LIMIT! Countdown 2026.

Universal Studios Japan NO LIMIT! Countdown 2026

Colorful Universal Studios Japan promo features Minions, Mario, Donkey Kong, and excited riders for NO LIMIT! Countdown 2026.

NO LIMIT! Countdown 2026 is a special ticketed New Year’s event at Universal Studios Japan that runs from 7 pm on December 31, 2025, to 9 pm on January 1, 2026. Entry includes unlimited guest access to rides and shows for the full 26 hours, with the ability to leave and reenter the park at any time.

Costumed characters including HamiKuma, Snoopy, Hello Kitty, Elmo, and Minions dance on the Countdown Special Stage at Universal Studios Japan’s NO LIMIT! Countdown 2026.

The center of the event is the Countdown Special Stage, which promises “a year’s worth of Park entertainment in one night.” The one-night-only show will include some of the most popular entertainment offerings from 2025:

  • ONE PIECE Premier Show 2025 (pirates vs. navy battle)
  • NO LIMIT! Summer Dance Night with HYBE JAPAN (music from artists like BTS)
  • HamiKuma Sweet Scream Party featuring original music in collaboration with King Gnu
  • Universal Cool Japan 10th Anniversary Singing Show with music from popular content like Sesame Street, Snoopy, Hello Kitty, and Minions

Additionally, guests can celebrate with Universal characters dressed in traditional Japanese attire roaming around the park throughout the event.

Cookie Monster and Elmo in traditional Japanese attire pose with Woody Woodpecker, Snoopy, and Charlie Brown at Universal Studios Japan.

At midnight, a gigantic fireworks display with almost 5,000 fireworks will light up the night sky over the Lagoon and Gramercy Park, the Countdown Special Stage, and throughout the park.

Colorful fireworks light up the night sky over Universal Studios Japan at NO LIMIT! Countdown 2025.
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Tickets start at ¥16,900 (tax included) and go up to as much as ¥1,300,000 for the luxury VIP Tour package. Pre-sales for Grand Royal Annual Pass holders start October 7, followed by lottery sales through November. General ticket sales start November 17.

Have you attended a NO LIMIT! event at Universal Studios Japan? Let us know in the comments and on social media.

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