Editing 3DS Music Park

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{{race course infobox
|title=Music Park<br><small>Melody Motorway</small>
|image=[[File:MusicPark.png|300px]] 
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' ([[List of games by date#2011|2011]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|cups=[[Flower Cup]] (''7'')<br> [[Leaf Cup]] (''8'', ''8 Deluxe'')
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|online_play={{hover|Available|Will no longer be available for the 3DS and Wii U starting in early April 2024}} ([[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], [[Wii U]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
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|map=''Mario Kart 7''<br>[[File:MK7 MusicPark.png|140px]]<br>[[File:Music Park.png|140px]]<br>
''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 3DS Music Park Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX 3DS Music Park Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
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'''Music Park''' (known as '''Melody Motorway''' in the British English version) is the third course of the [[Flower Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. The course takes place on a winding circuit floating in space, containing several musical instruments, including a giant xylophone and piano, as well as giant tambourines that act like [[Mushroom Trampoline]]s. All instruments make their own sounds when driven over or passed by. The course [[Classic course|reappears]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the third race of the [[Leaf Cup]].

==Course layout==
[[File:MK7-2.png|thumb|left|200px|The starting area of the course]]
The course starts off with a road, with trumpets and a large violin visible. Following this is a prolonged turn around a set of piano keys (with the black keys being [[Jump Boost|trickable]], then a straightaway with two [[Big Piranha Plant]]s planted. The Piranha Plants are surrounded by circles of light, signaling the range in which they will bite racers, causing them to spin out. The Piranha Plants swap sides every lap. After this is a slight turn with a small shortcut ramp off to the side near a [[Note Block]]. After marimba and vibraphone themed turns (which have raised trickable ramps like the piano), the tambourine appears, acting like a Mushroom Platform. In this section of the track, the walls are adorned with musical staffs. 

This section is followed by a split ramp (two ramps that each alternate between being a regular ramp and a [[Glide Ramp]]) that leads to an area containing [[Music Bash|Bouncing Note]]s, which jump up and down. Three metronome beats are played just before they hit the ground. In ''Mario Kart 7'', after 1 minute and 52 seconds have passed, they start to jump right after they land. Any players that race beneath a Bouncing Note when it lands will be flattened and spin out. However, if players are near one of the notes when it hits the ground, they will be launched into the air and can take advantage of the air time with a trick boost, signaled by the flashing of the floor. Following this section is a big turn with a smaller tambourine trampoline nestled within, which can be used to cut the turn. The tambourine can be combined with an off-road shortcut within the left turn leading to the finish line.

The banners around the course have the name "Music Park" on them, even in regions where the course's name is or is derived from "Melody Motorway".

==''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
[[File:MK8-Course-3DS MusicPark.png|thumb|200px|left|Music Park in ''Mario Kart 8'']]
Music Park makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the third course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. There are no changes made to the track layout, but there are several cosmetic changes. The course banner now resembles a guitar neck with strings, and the ''Mario Kart'' logo is now multi-colored. The Bouncing Notes now squint when they land, and them speeding up is no longer based on a timer. This time, they do not speed up until the player in 1st place begins the third lap, and they stay on-beat with the new, faster tempo. In the area they are in, the metronome played is louder than before. A few additional coins have also been placed around the track. Small Bouncing Notes have been added at the start/finish line, jumping in time with the music.
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==''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes==
"''This is a special version we've come up with for the soundtrack, with some additional sound effects that you hear while going around the track.''"

==Gallery==
===''Mario Kart 7''===
<gallery widths=150px>
MusicParkRaceStartMK7.jpg|[[Toad]] at the starting line, waiting for the countdown to begin
MK7-1.png|[[Princess Peach|Peach]] and [[Yoshi]], driving on the giant piano
MusicParkPiranhaPlants.jpg|[[Big Piranha Plant]]s on the course
MK7-3.png|[[Lakitu]], approaching two giant [[Music Bash|Bouncing Note]]s
</gallery>

===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
<gallery widths=150px>
MK8 3DS Music Park Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8-Course-3DS MusicPark-startingline.png|The course, as seen from the starting line
WiiU MarioKart8 scrn14 E3.png|Toad racing on the course
MusicParkMK85thTrailer.png|[[Toadette]], approaching giant Bouncing Notes
MusicPark Shortcut.png|Shortcut towards the homestretch
MK83DSMusicPark.png|A released screenshot of the course, revealing the name of the course
Bouncing Note stamp MK8.png|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]] obtained for beating the staff ghost for this course
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ミュージックパーク
|JapR=Myūjikku Pāku
|JapM=Music Park
|SpaA=Autopista Musical
|SpaAM=Musical Highway
|SpaE=Circuito Musical
|SpaEM=Musical Circuit
|FraA=Piste Musicale
|FraAM=Musical Track
|FraE=Piste musicale
|FraEM=Musical Track
|Dut=Muziekcircuit
|DutM=Music Circuit
|Ger=Instrumentalpiste
|GerM=Instrumental Track
|Ita=Melodiodromo
|ItaM=Melodiodrome
|Por=Autoestrada Musical
|PorM=Musical Motorway
|Rus=Мелодиодром
|RusR=Melodiodrom
|RusM=Melodiodrome
|Kor=뮤직 파크
|KorR=Myujik Pakeu
|KorM=Music Park
|ChiT=音樂公園
|ChiTR=Yīnyuè Gōngyuán
|ChiTM=Music Park
|ChiS=音乐公园
|ChiSR=Yīnyuè Gōngyuán
|ChiSM=Music Park
}}

==Trivia==
*The track layout bears a striking resemblance to [[fzerowiki:Silence|Silence 2 - Wavy Road]] from ''[[fzerowiki:F-Zero X|F-Zero X]]''.

==References==
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