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Rainbow Road
Information
Appears in	Mario Kart Wii (2008); Mario Kart Tour (2023); Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 6) (2023)
Cup(s)	Special Cup (Wii); Spiny Cup (8 Deluxe)
Tour(s)	Space Tour (2023); Ninja Tour (2023)
Based on	Super Mario Galaxy
Online play	No longer available (Wii); Available (Switch)
Music sample
	Mario Kart Wii / Mario Kart Tour; ; Mario Kart 8 Deluxe; ; Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (frontrunning);
Course map
	Mario Kart Wii; ; Mario Kart Tour; ; Mario Kart 8 Deluxe;
Staff ghost(s)
Wii	Nin★Konno
3:05.895
Wii Expert	Nin★Syun1
2:44.734
8DX 150cc	Nin★Leonel
2:49.574
8DX 200cc	Nin★Yuya
2:06.146

Latest revision as of 14:46, December 19, 2024

This article is about the race course from Mario Kart Wii. For Rainbow Road as a whole and other versions of the track, see Rainbow Road.

Rainbow Road is the fourth and last course of the Special Cup in Mario Kart Wii. The course is located over Earth's atmosphere. If a driver falls off the course, they will burn up in the atmosphere (even if there is a section of the course below them) before getting picked up by Lakitu.

This course has a Super Mario Galaxy theme to it, featuring a Launch Star and floating Star Bits as elements of the track's design and theming. A large galaxy can be seen in the background, as well as sunlight on the Earth's surface. Both of the course's staff ghosts in Mario Kart Wii use Rosalina. The opening to the course's music is similar to the opening portion of Rainbow Road's music from Mario Kart DS; later, it uses "Egg Planet", Good Egg Galaxy's theme, as a countermelody underneath its own main melody. An arrangement of this course's music appears as one of the selectable songs in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

This Rainbow Road returns in Mario Kart Tour as a classic course starting in the 2023 Space Tour. It also returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in the Booster Course Pass as the fourth and final course of the Spiny Cup, and the final course in the game overall.

In Mario Kart Wii, the course appears to be located over the eastern parts of North America, as well as some parts of Europe, Africa, and South America. In Mario Kart Tour and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the course instead takes place above parts of Europe and Asia.

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Course layout[edit]

The downhill portion of the track

The course is the longest original course in Mario Kart Wii. It begins with a brief straightaway which has guard rails on both sides. The guard rails then immediately end as the track curves downward and racers drive along a very steep downhill. The downhill immediately contains a dash panel that spans the width of the track, followed by two smaller dash panels on the right and left sides of the track respectively. The track then curves upwards, ending in a dash panel ramp. The first set of Item Boxes can be found between this ramp and the steep downhill. After landing, racers gradually descend as they take a left turn followed by three dash panels and another left turn. On the outside of the second turn is a brief half-pipe with three Item Boxes on top and some short guard rails on both sides. After the turn there is a portion of track which is moderately wavy at the beginning of the race but becomes more and more wavy as time goes on; racers can perform tricks off of the waves and can also make use of the dash panel ramp at the end of this track. There are also three pairs of Item Boxes along the wavy track.

Upon landing from the dash panel ramp, racers reach a much wider portion of track that has guard rails and curves upward on both sides and leads them into a figure-8 shaped section. In this section, there are two large circular holes in the middle of the track that racers must go left or right around. On both sides of the track there are long half-pipes with sets of Item Boxes on top. The holes in the middle of the track are also entirely lined with simple ramps. After the figure-8, the track makes a slight curve to the right as it narrows and the left guard rail ends. The track then takes a left turn; along this turn, colliding with the right guard rail is able to bump racers, sometimes far enough to knock them off the other side of the track. The right guard rail then ends and there is a more gradual U-turn to the right. Towards the end of this U-turn is another item set, and the U-turn ends with a Launch Star cannon. This Launch Star sends racers at a steep angle upwards through a rainbow-colored tunnel to a much higher part of the track.

After the Launch Star ends, racers take a slight right turn followed by a slight left turn. Along the slight left turn are guard rails and four dash panels, and it ends with a unique type of half-pipe ramp that makes racers take a left turn over a gap while they pass through several star-filled rings. As racers land, the track is once again wider but quickly splits into two narrow paths. The right path quickly curves left to cross over to the left side while the left path quickly curves right to cross under to the right side, then both curve again to go the same direction. The right path briefly has guard rails on the right side while it is crossing over, but the paths otherwise function very similarly; each have a small dash panel on the outside of the curve before it crosses over, a small dash panel on the inside of the curve after it crosses over, and a ramp at the end. In both cases, the ramp has guard rails on both sides, three dash panels, and three Item Boxes on top. Racers then reach the final part of the track which is a singular wide U-turn to the left; it has no guard rails, curves downward on both sides, and takes racers through a tunnel of stars and a slight rainbow moving backwards. At the start there is a small dash panel on the inside of the turn, followed by a dash panel on the outside of the turn, and then one last dash panel on the inside of the turn at the end. This then leads into a slight turn right followed by the finish line.

Both the normal and expert staff ghosts of this course make appearances as staff ghosts in Mario Kart 7. The normal ghost, Nin★Konno, appears as the normal staff ghost for DS Luigi's Mansion, while the expert staff ghost, Nin★Syun1, appears as the expert staff ghost for Wario Shipyard.

Shortcuts[edit]

Funky Kong flying over the slope

The first notable set of shortcuts can be found at the beginning of the track. By using a Mushroom and jumping at the correct time just before the track curves downwards, the player can fly over the downhill portion and land just before the subsequent dash panel ramp. This saves time due to the player's ground speed not being affected by gravity, thus traveling directly forwards through the air clears the section faster than driving on the track at an angle. Additionally, the player is able to cut off the following turn if they are using an outside drift type vehicle and drift left off the dash panel ramp at the correct angle.

The second notable set of shortcuts can be found at the figure-8 section of the track. By using any speed item, the player is able to fully jump over the holes in the middle. A separate shortcut can also be performed afterwards by simply going off the left side of the track at full speed where the left guard rail ends. If angled correctly, the player gets enough height to clear the gap and skip the left turn, and this can be done without an item.

Tournaments[edit]

The November 2009 2nd Tournament

November 2009's second tournament required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Rainbow Road with Chain Chomps added: There is one Chain Chomp roaming near the first half-pipe, two rolling around the figure-8 section, one roaming where the track splits, and one roaming along the final left turn. Players start the Time Trial with a set of Triple Mushrooms. This tournament could be a reference to the Mario Kart 64 iteration of Rainbow Road, as Chain Chomps were also present there. The tournament was restricted to karts only. The official description stated, "Chain Chomps have taken over Rainbow Road in this karts-only Time Trial. Anticipating their movements and avoiding them is the key to a good score."

This tournament was repeated as the first tournament of December 2010, but without restrictions. It was later repeated as the second tournament of August 2011, and the first tournament of November 2012, with the karts only restriction intact for the August 2011 tournament.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

View of the course in Mario Kart Tour

This version of Rainbow Road makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, starting from the 2023 Space Tour. This makes it the first Mario Kart Wii Special Cup course to reappear in a future installment of the series, the sixth Wii course in Mario Kart Tour, the first Wii course since Wii Koopa Cape in the May 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour seventeen tours prior, and the second Wii course to make its classic course debut in Mario Kart Tour, the first one being Wii DK Summit in the Snow Tour forty-nine tours prior. The most notable change is that the course has been converted into a two-section track like Tokyo Blur 4, New York Minute 4, and N64 Kalimari Desert 2, with the second section beginning at the Launch Star cannon.

The course layout itself has also received some alterations. The wavy part of the track is now consistent and does not change over time, the simple ramps that lined the holes at the figure-8 section are gone, the Launch Star now has a glide ramp, and the previously unique half-pipe jump is now effectively parallel to where racers land from the jump, presumably due to the game's different half-pipe physics. Additionally, there are different Item Box placements: Most previous Item Boxes are gone, with the set just before the Launch Star and the set at the end of the split paths as the only retained ones. Instead, an item set is found just before the downhill and a set is found just before the wavy track. Lastly, many more guard rails appear along the sides of the track: The whole portion between the first dash panel ramp and the three subsequent dash panels is covered on both sides, the slight right turn after the Launch Star is mostly covered on both sides, the track just before the split path is covered on both sides, the right path is covered on the left side at its second curve, and the slight right turn at the end is covered on both sides. Unlike other classic courses in Tour, Wii Rainbow Road's scale is larger compared to the original course, most noticeable following the figure-8 section.

The course has also received numerous graphical updates. The starting line and various other course elements now have technicolor ring designs. The road texture is now animated, with pinpricks of light following the path of the course. The background has received quite a few changes, such as the Earth being moved closer to the track and Saturn being moved from the last turn to being right after the cannon. Most notably, the moon is now modeled, is much closer to the track, and has a rocket ship based on the ones from 3DS Rainbow Road. The floating arrows now take on their appearance from SNES Rainbow Road. The wavy road no longer has a different texture from the main road, and the road texture no longer highlights arcs for the subsequent half-pipes. The two launch stars at the rainbow tunnel are now larger and have been redesigned; they are now big stars with a ring encompassing the inner corners of them. The tunnel now cycles through colors. The launch star at the end of the rainbow tunnel now briefly spins when any racers pass through it, but does not launch them. The tunnel of light surrounding the last bend now has a pattern of rings moving forward with rotating sun-shaped entrances and exits, with the mandatory half-pipe jump also now having a version of this tunnel with simpler entrance and exit points.

This course also appears as Rainbow Road R (reversed), Rainbow Road T (with ramps), and Rainbow Road R/T (reversed with ramps). In the T variant, there are only three Item Boxes, with players being able to collect a fourth via the use of item tickets. Because players cannot get Frenzies from back-to-back Item Boxes, it is the first and only course where receiving three Frenzies is impossible. It is also significantly shorter due to the first two turns being entirely skipped. In the R/T variant, there are three pairs of Star Thwomps along the second section, and racers briefly drive underneath the figure-8 section.

The course icon for the R/T variant is slightly incorrect: in it, only one Star Thwomp is shown on the left side of the Kanaami Road near the figure-8 portion, but when racing, there are two Star Thwomps on each side.

Appearances[edit]

For this course's tour appearances, see List of Wii Rainbow Road tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier items[edit]

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which Wii Rainbow Road and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of Wii Rainbow Road tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course	Two-item drivers	Bonus points ×1.5 karts	Combo bonus ×2 gliders
Normal variant		^***


R variant	^***	^***
	^**

T variant	^***


R/T variant	^***	^*^^^	^***


* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. * indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Bonus challenges[edit]

Time Trial
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Grand Star scores	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Metal Mario	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	1:38.00 1:34.00 1:30.00	Ninja Tour (2023)	Chargin' Chuck Cup

Combo Attack
Icon	Course variant	Chosen driver	Chosen kart	Chosen glider	Highest combo counts	Tour appearances	Cup
	T	Metal Mario	Pipe Frame	Super Glider	10 14 20	Space Tour (2023)	Metal Mario Cup

Big Reverse Race
Icon	Course variant	Opponents									Tour appearances	Cup
Icon	Course variant		7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	Extra	Tour appearances	Cup
	Regular	Driver									Space Tour (2023)	Rosalina Cup
		Kart
		Glider

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

The course in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

This version of Rainbow Road reappears in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the sixth and final wave of the Booster Course Pass DLC. It is the fourth and last course of the Spiny Cup, the forty-eighth and last course in the DLC and the ninety-sixth and last course in the game overall. It is also the only course from Mario Kart Wii added in the 2023 half of the Booster Course Pass not to be the third course of its cup. The course is largely based on its appearance from Mario Kart Tour, only with significant visual upgrades. Unlike other Booster Course Pass tracks, the course model has not been upscaled from Tour, meaning the track is narrower than most other ones in the pass, matching the Mario Kart Wii version. The entire course is now in anti-gravity, making it the only Rainbow Road, and one of six courses in the game with this distinction, alongside Mute City, GCN Baby Park, Big Blue, Sky-High Sundae, and the battle course Lunar Colony. Two Spin Boost Pillars have been added along the track; one at the left turn after the figure-8 section and the right turn before the launch star tunnel. In the figure-8 section of the course, the ramps lining the holes and the Item Boxes above the half-pipes have returned, and there are Double Item Boxes at the set before the wavy track. Also, the boost panel at the end of the wavy track now remains slanted upwards, instead of moving along with the wave. Additionally, the wavy section does not get increasingly bumpier as the race goes on. The required half-pipe jump has been modified from Tour to be closer to the Wii original, though it is not identical. The dash panels along the second curve of each split path are now on the outside of the curve, and each dash panel along the final U-turn has been moved to the opposite side of the track. Even more guard rails have been added along the sides of the split path part of the track: Both paths are fully covered on the outside of both of their turns. In the case of the first turns, there are no guard rail gaps between them and the start of the section, and in the case of the second turns, there are no guard rail gaps between them and the dash panel ramps. Unlike in Mario Kart Tour, the course has reverted to having three laps instead of two sections. It is the longest three-lap course in the game, beating Toad Harbor from the original Mario Kart 8 and DS Waluigi Pinball and Wii Maple Treeway from previous waves of the Booster Course Pass.

Visually, the course is also noticeably paler in color compared to how it appeared in Mario Kart Tour, making it closer resemble how it originally appeared in Mario Kart Wii. Additionally, the tiles on the road are smaller compared to how they appear in Tour, giving the road somewhat of a resemblance to Mario Kart 8's own Rainbow Road. The Launch Star rainbow tunnel has colors stretching from the start to the end like in Mario Kart Wii. The other two tunnels, the one for the half-pipe jump and the other for the bend before the start-and-finish, have their designs look like how the tunnel for the bend was designed in Mario Kart Wii with the latter having the lights and the rainbow moving backwards once again. The sound effect of the wavy road, the sound effect for the cannon, and the sound effect of the rainbow tunnel of the U-turn have been brought back after being absent in Mario Kart Tour. The minimap has been rotated 90° counterclockwise and lacks a drop-shadow. Additionally, the effect of characters burning up when they fall off the course is retained from Mario Kart Wii, though the effect is shorter and racers fall off more horizontally.

It is also one of two courses from Mario Kart Wii to appear in Wave 6, the other being Wii Daisy Circuit. Its music was used for the course overview trailer for Wave 6.^[1]

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

European website bio: Don't get caught stargazing as you power round the multicoloured Rainbow Road. The multiple speed boosts could hurry you along to the finish line or over the edge to your demise. Remember; don't look down!
Trading card bio: The layout of Rainbow Road has changed over the years as it has appeared in a variety of incarnations; the challenge factor has always been high. It's a long track with plenty of opportunities to fall off into space. In Mario Kart Wii, at least one of those opportunities can become a shortcut if you play it right.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Mario Kart Tour Twitter: The New Year's Tour is coming to a close, but there's still plenty to look forward to in #MarioKartTour! Next up is the Space Tour where you can race down the new Wii Rainbow Road course!

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Nintendo Switch News app (UK): Trip the light fantastic on Rainbow Road!
Today we'd like to present another course released as part of the sixth wave, which is available now: Rainbow Road.
This version of the classic course, first seen in the Wii game Mario Kart Wii, takes place on a multicoloured racetrack floating in outer space. With most of the track lacking guard rails, you'll need to take extra-special care not to become an unidentified flying object! That's not to say it'll be a slo-mo spacewalk though - a well-timed Jump Boost off of the undulations will earn you a little extra speed, just as slamming into opponents in the course's antigravity environment will activate Spin Boosts!

Nintendo Switch News app (US):¹
- This colorful course debuted in Mario Kart™ Wii game.
- Take a trip out of this world as you race down a rainbow road floating in space. But take care, there are no guardrails to prevent you from driving off the course.
- While you can catch jump boosts by leaping from wavy parts of the course, the course’s anti-gravity allows you to get spin turbos by bumping into other players.

¹ - In the corresponding news article "Wave 6 DLC Spotlight: SNES Bowser Castle 3 & Wii Rainbow Road", a screenshot of 3DS Rosalina's Ice World is mistakenly used among those of Wii Rainbow Road.

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

The course banner
A preview of the course
The wavy road
The figure-8 part of the track
The Launch Star tunnel
The last tunnel before reaching the finish line

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Course icons[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mario Kart Tour race course icons (Wii courses) § Rainbow Road.

The course icon
The course icon of the R variant
The course icon of the T variant
The course icon of the R/T variant

Screenshots[edit]

Another view of the starting line
A view of the course
View of the final half-pipe jump
View of the final turns

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

The course icon
Results screen
View of the cannon
View of the opening section
View of the circular section
Racers driving on the course
Luigi on the course
Peach on the course
Bowser on the course
Group artwork of the Mii Racing Suits in the Booster Course Pass. The course appears in this image twice.

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Mario Kart Wii		`rainbow_course`	Rainbow course

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	レインボーロード^[?] Reinbō Rōdo	Rainbow Road
Chinese	彩虹之路^[?] Cǎihóng zhī Lù	Rainbow Road
Dutch	Regenboogbaan^[?]	Rainbow Track
French	Route Arc-en-ciel^[?]	Rainbow Road
German	Regenbogen-Boulevard^[?]	Rainbow Boulevard
Italian	Pista Arcobaleno^[?]	Rainbow Track
Korean	무지개 로드^[?] Mujigae Rodeu	Rainbow Road
Portuguese (NOA)	Avenida Arco-íris^[?]	Rainbow Avenue
Portuguese (NOE)	Estrada Arco-Íris^[?]	Rainbow Road
Russian	Трасса Радуга^[?] Trassa Raduga	Rainbow Track
Spanish	Senda Arco Iris^[?]	Rainbow Path

References[edit]

^ Nintendo of America (November 1, 2023). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview. YouTube. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

[1] Nintendo of America (November 1, 2023). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview. YouTube. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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Drivers
Small		Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones
Medium		Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Princess Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
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Any		Mii
Vehicles
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Courses
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Enemies and obstacles		Angry Sun • Baby Penguin • Big Pokey • Bob-omb Car • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Delfino Oak Tree • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Snake • Ghost • Giant Wiggler • Goomba • Koopa Zapper • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mecha Bowser • Mecha Piranha Plant • Mine Cart • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Oil slick • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Pirate Guy • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Spiky Topman • Swoop • Thwomp • Topman • Warp Pipe • Volcanic debris
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Drivers
Normal		Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Baby Luigi • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy • Dry Bones • Iggy • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Morton • Roy • Wendy
Super		Mario • Peach • Yoshi • Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Rosalina • Luigi • Toad (Pit Crew) • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Pink Yoshi • Yellow Toad (Pit Crew) • Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew) • Red Toad (Pit Crew) • Orange Yoshi • Green Toad (Pit Crew) • Pink Toad (Pit Crew) • Light-blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Purple Toad (Pit Crew) • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lakitu • Bowser Jr. • Wario • Waluigi • King Boo • Black Shy Guy • Red Koopa (Freerunning) • Birdo • Pink Shy Guy • Birdo (Light Blue) • Hammer Bro • Boomerang Bro • Ice Bro • Fire Bro • Birdo (Yellow) • Monty Mole • Green Shy Guy • Blue Koopa (Freerunning) • Birdo (Blue) • Purple Koopa (Freerunning) • Light-blue Shy Guy • Blue Shy Guy • Birdo (Orange) • White Shy Guy • Koopa (Freerunning) • Orange Shy Guy • Birdo (Red) • Yellow Shy Guy • Birdo (Green)
High-End		Metal Mario • Peachette • Pauline • Mario (Musician) • Peach (Kimono) • Mario (Hakama) • Rosalina (Halloween) • Peach (Vacation) • Mario (Santa) • Pink Gold Peach • Daisy (Holiday Cheer) • Yoshi (Reindeer) • Pauline (Party Time) • Mario (Happi) • Toad (Party Time) • Peach (Wintertime) • Penguin Luigi • Ice Mario • Baby Peach (Cherub) • Rosalina (Aurora) • Mario (Classic) • Luigi (Classic) • Baby Rosalina (Detective) • Yoshi (Egg Hunt) • Black Yoshi • Builder Mario • Builder Toad • Daisy (Fairy) • Mario (Chef) • Peach (Wedding) • Rosalina (Swimwear) • Mario (Swimwear) • Captain Toad • Toadette (Explorer) • Daisy (Yukata) • Mario (SNES) • Mario (Sunshine) • Mario (Halloween) • Peach (Halloween) • Peach (Explorer) • Builder Luigi • Fire Rosalina • Luigi (Lederhosen) • Cat Peach • Cat Toad • Pauline (Rose) • Penguin Toad • Mario (Racing) • White Yoshi • Baby Mario (Koala) • Builder Toadette • Mario (Tuxedo) • Luigi (Painter) • Daisy (Swimwear) • Mario (Baseball) • Peach (Happi) • Penguin Mario • Yoshi (Kangaroo) • Tanooki Mario • Tanooki Rosalina • Mario (Satellaview) • Penguin Toadette • Cat Rosalina • Luigi (Vacation) • Mario (Golf) • Luigi (Golf) • Mario (Aviator) • Mario (Samurai) • Peach (Yukata) • Yoshi (Gold Egg) • Rosalina (Volendam) • Daisy (Farmer) • Dr. Mario • Dr. Luigi • Dr. Peach • Cat Mario • Cat Luigi • Rosalina (Chef) • Daisy (Thai Dress) • Daisy (Sailor) • Toadette (Sailor) • White Tanooki Mario • Luigi (Knight) • Mario (King) • Luigi (Chef) • Kitsune Luigi • Toad (Astronaut) • Toadette (Astronaut) • Poochy • Toad (Tourist) • Luigi (Gold Knight) • Pauline (Cowgirl) • Mario (Black Suit) • Gold Mario • Dry Bowser • King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) • Shy Guy (Pastry Chef) • Waluigi (Bus Driver) • Gold Koopa (Freerunning) • Wario (Hiker) • Dry Bones (Gold) • Funky Kong • Dixie Kong • Dry Bowser (Gold) • Wario (Cowboy) • Nabbit • Bowser Jr. (Pirate) • King Bob-omb • Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) • Shy Guy (Gold) • King Boo (Gold) • Bowser (Santa) • Lakitu (Party Time) • Birdo (Black) • Shy Guy (Ninja) • King Bob-omb (Gold) • Kamek • Waluigi (Vampire) • Meowser • Chargin' Chuck • Pink Shy Guy (Ninja) • Birdo (White) • Dr. Bowser • Petey Piranha • Chargin' Chuck (Gold) • Petey Piranha (Gold) • Larry (Wintertime) • Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer) • Yellow Shy Guy (Explorer) • Donkey Kong (Gladiator) • Wiggler • Wiggler (Gold) • Mii Racing Suits
Vehicle parts
Karts	Normal	Pipe Frame • Birthday Girl • Mushmellow • Koopa Dasher • Biddybuggy • Blue Biddybuggy • Cheep Charger • Pink Mushmellow • Birthday Girl Rosalina • Green Kiddie Kart • Red Kiddie Kart • Bullet Blaster • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Landship • Pipe Buggy • Warship • Green Cheep Charger
	Super	Mach 8 • Daytripper • Turbo Yoshi • Soda Jet • Super Blooper • Gold Blooper • Royale • Cloud 9 • Poltergust 4000 • Streamliner • White Royale • Zucchini • Red Streamliner • Red Turbo Yoshi • Blue Seven • Super 1 • Dasher II • Tea Coupe • Yellow Turbo Birdo • Egg 1 • Birthday Girl Daisy • Red Standard 8 • Green Standard 8 • Cucumber • Blue Royale • Blue Turbo Yoshi • Orange Turbo Yoshi • Pink Turbo Yoshi • Light-blue Turbo Yoshi • Yellow Turbo Yoshi • Flame Flyer • Barrel Train • DK Jumbo • Chrome DK Jumbo • Koopa Clown • Dark Clown • Para-Wing • Turbo Birdo • Light-blue Turbo Birdo • Bolt Buggy • Rambi Rider • Blue Turbo Birdo • Orange Turbo Birdo • Red Turbo Birdo • Green Turbo Birdo
	High-End	B Dasher • Black B Dasher • Yellow Taxi • Quickshaw • Kabuki Dasher • Circuit Special • Black Circuit • Bumble V • Queen Bee • Trickster • Ghost Ride • Macharon • Carrot Kart • Cheermellow • Wild Wing • Radish Rider • Wildfire Flyer • Ribbon Rider • Double-Decker • Swift Jack • Red B Dasher • Jingle Bells • Platinum Taxi • Glam Bruiser • Gilded Prancer • Ice-blue Poltergust • P-Wing • Apple Kart • Comet Tail • Bright Bunny • Dozer Dasher • Clanky Kart • Wild Black • Karp Kart • Prancer • Rose Queen • Green Apple Kart • Choco Macharon • Gold Egg • Sweet Daytripper • Red Taxi • Pink Wing • Happy Ride • Blue Soda • Clackety Kart • Gold Clanky Kart • Festival Girl • Black Kabuki Dasher • 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Gold Pipe Frame • Surf Sailer • Star-Spangled Flyer • Green Circuit • Sports Coupe • Pumpkin Kart • Dark Trickster • Sunset Cloud • Steel Driver • Holiday King • Gold Snow Skimmer • Dreamy Egg • Fast Frank • Iron Cucumber • Cat Cruiser • Wild Pink • Rose Taxi • B Dasher Mk. 2 • Decal Streamliner • Orange Streamliner • White Turbo Yoshi • Sakura Quickshaw • Jet Cruiser • Inferno Flyer • Rambi Runner • Pink Dozer • Grand Badwagon • Paintster • Lime Tea Coupe • Sunny Surf Sailer • Pinch Hitter • Cleanup Hitter • Ice Dozer • Green Double-Decker • Black Cat Cruiser • Red B Dasher Mk. 2 • Pink B Dasher Mk. 2 • Classic B Dasher Mk. 2 • Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2 • Metal B Dasher Mk. 2 • Cream B Dasher Mk. 2 • Green B Dasher Mk. 2 • Tanooki Kart • Gold Pumpkin Kart • Lunar Cruiser • Sleigh Rider • White Snow Skimmer • Frosty Bells • Frost Wing • Gray Cat Cruiser • Sports Coupe 2022 • Roaring Racer • Jukebox Buggy • Sneeker • Green Lightning • Cupid's Arrow • Wild Slugger • Prop Kart • Magma Broom • Star Broom • Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Warrior Wagon • Armored Rider • Black Turbo Yoshi • Gold Bunny • Flower Kart • Dragonfly • Firefly • Daikon Rocket • Capsule Kart • Blue-Green Capsule Kart • White Bruiser • Coconut 1 • Pink Capsule Kart • Cream Cat Cruiser • Green Cat Cruiser • Goo-Goo Buggy • Goo-Goo Pink • Gold Kiddie Kart • Sweet Ride • White Fast Frank • Tuk-Tuk Kart • Tropical Truck • Gold Zucchini • Lightning Streamliner • Flowery Badwagon • Coral Jet Cruiser • Watermelon Kart • Ice-Cream Minibus • Chocolate Banana Minibus • Strawberry Soft Swerve • Shielded Speedster • Gold Standard • Gold Double-Decker • Black Carriage • Green Speeder • Flaming Speeder • Gold Sweet Ride • Streetle • Blue Speeder • Swift Talon • Gold Eagle • Blazing Eagle • Camo Tanooki Kart • Gold Rambi Rider • Moo Moo Offroader • Pink Speeder • Pink Sneeker • Gold Jingle Bell • Holiday Speeder • Wild Gold • Rainbow Taxi • Blooper Shuttle • Gold Lunar Cruiser • Gold Quickshaw • Pineapple 1 • Hot Pot Hot Rod • Rainbow Streetle • Gold Capsule Kart • Gold 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Taiko Drum Dasher • Sakura Sports Coupe • Bright Girl • Huffin Puffin Egg • Jumbo Jetter • Gold Paintster • Silver Flower Kart • Bronze Cucumber • Cream Classic • Red Comet • Pink Comet • Green Comet • Gold Comet • Mach 8-R • Gold Cupid's Arrow • Silver Cupid's Arrow • Silver Warrior Wagon • Gold Warrior Wagon • Black Shielded Speedster • Gold Shielded Speedster • Yeehaw Wagon • Desert Rose Wagon • Yellow Sub Scooter • Blue Sub Scooter • Gold Driver • Dolphin Drifter • Purple Rattle Buggy • Goo-Goo Gold • Gold Wild Slugger • Spicy Zucchini • Chocolate Mint Soft Swerve • Gold Soft Swerve • Monarch Kart • Gold Monarch Kart • Black B Dasher Mk. 2 • Gold B Dasher • Badwagon • Blue Badwagon • Gold Train • Bruiser • Snow Skimmer • Offroader • Banana Master • Poison Apple Kart • Cheep Snorkel • Gold Cheep Snorkel • Gold Cheep Charger • Dark Buggy • Koopa King • Brown Offroader • Cact-X • Pirate Sushi Racer • Silver Bullet Blaster • Head Honcho • DK Maximum • Sushi Racer • Gilded King • Crawly Kart • Black Dozer • Party-Wing • Penguin Slider • Black Penguin Slider • Cact-Ice • Black Turbo Birdo • Purple Bunny • Jade Hop Rod • Crimson Hop Rod • Dark Hop Rod • Kamek's Zoom Broom • Silver King • Vampire Flyer • Red Crawly Kart • Yellow Offroader • Cact-R • Cheership • Candy Clown • Tiger Bruiser • Combo Cruiser • Sakura Hop Rod • White Turbo Birdo • Green-Yellow Capsule Kart • Piranha Pipes • Red Offroader • Goo-Goo Black • Cact-B • Gold Bullet Blaster • Red Vampire Flyer • Gold Trickster • Gold Bruiser • Black Sneeker • Purple Dozer • Blue Crawly Kart • Rainbow Pipe Buggy • Gold Hop Rod • Black Jingle Bell • Gold Sushi Racer • Dry Bones Dasher • Waluigi Racer Mk. 2 • Chain Chomp Chariot • Fish Bone Ferry • Gold Fish Bone Ferry • Wiggler Egg • Boo Pipes • Gold Pipes • Wild Wiggler
Gliders	Normal	Super Glider • Parachute • Parafoil • Paper Glider • Droplet Glider • BBIA Parafoil • Minion Paper Glider • Piston Glider • Piranha Plant Parafoil
	Super	Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Oilpaper Umbrella • Lightning Oilpaper • Pink Flower Glider • 8-Bit Jumping Mario • ? Block • Plaid Ribbon • Eggshell Glider • 8-Bit Jumping Luigi • Mushroom Glider • Bob-omb Parafoil • Shell Parachute • Wario Wing • Waluigi Wing • BaNaNa Parafoil • Blue Flower Glider
	High-End	Gold Glider • Fare Flier • Purple Oilpaper Umbrella • Full Flight • Strawberry Crêpe • Le Tricolore • Starchute • Royal Parachute • Glitter Glider • Soaring Jack • Gift Glider • New Year's 2020 • New Year's Kite • Fireworks Parachute • Crimson Crane • Blizzard Parasol • Blizzard Balloons • Sweetheart Glider • Heart Balloons • Luma Parafoil • Rainbow Starchute • Bright Glider • Safety Glider • Daisy Glider • Pink Gold Paper Glider • Butterfly Sunset • Chocolate Donut • Gold Crane • Chocolate Banana Crêpe • Strawberry Donut • Silver Bells • Silver-and-Gold Hearts • Manta Glider • Treasure Map • Butterfly Wings • Great Sail • Festival Wings • 8-Bit Star • Super Mario Kart Glider • Star-Spangled Glider • Spider Glider • Sunset Balloons • Silver Starchute • Jolly Bells • Butterfly Prism • Planet Glider • New Year's 2021 • Gold New Year's Kite • Toe-Bean Balloons • Calico Parafoil • Black Great Sail • Silver Manta Glider • Rose Parasol • Snow Crystals • 8-Bit Fire Flower • Surf Master • Starry Great Sail • Black Toe-Bean Balloons • 8-Bit Bullet Bill • Glinting Glider • Flying Easel • Sunny Surf Master • Polka-Dot Manta Glider • Home-Field Glider • Gold Home-Field Glider • Springtime Crane • Yukata Ribbon • Silver Surf Master • Ship's Wheel • Tanooki Parafoil • Gold Tanooki Parafoil • Magic Parasol • 8-Bit Super Mushroom • Meteor Balloons • Pink Gold Meteors • Galaxy Glider • Candlelight Flight • Gold Penguin Wingtip • Aurora Balloons • New Year's 2022 • Black Cat Parafoil • Cat Parafoil • Gold Toe-Bean Balloons • Glittering Parasol • Luigi Parafoil • Sky-High Flyer • Record Setter • Mario's Mustache • Luigi's Mustache • Origami Glider • Sakura Origami Glider • Gold Eggshell Glider • Green Sprout • Magniflying Glass • Flybrary Book • Pink Magniflying Glass • Cream Toe-Bean Balloons • Green Cat Parafoil • Candlelight Flight Cake • Pretzel Glider • Tulip Corsage • Red and Gold Umbrella • 8-Bit 1-Up Mushroom • Tropical Balloons • Fire Manta Glider • Mint & Berry Balloons • Vanilla & Chocolate Balloons • Icy Mario's Mustache • Flying Flappers • Silver Luigi's Mustache • Mario's Hat Balloon • Luigi's Hat Balloon • Gold Cloud Balloons • White Waves Origami Glider • Chocolate Pretzel • Para-Panini • Silver Candlelight Flight • Autumn Leaves • Calico Toe-Bean Balloons • Wonderful Garnet • Festive Holly • Yellow Hard Hat Balloon • Fuzzy Kite • Gold Hard Hat Balloon • New Year's 2023 • Gold Meteors • Rainbow Fare Flier • Stealth Glider • Gold Umbrella • Wonderful Diamond • Gold Candlelight Flight • 8-Bit Super Glider • Gold 8-Bit Glider • 8-Bit Block Glider • 8-Bit Goomba • Bright Ribbon • Yoshi's Cookies • Smiley Flower Glider • Golden Glider • Gold Tulips • Gold Manta Glider • Red Checkered Glider • Pink Checkered Glider • Green Checkered Glider • Gold Checkered Glider • Gold Origami Glider • Gold Bells • Glittering Glider • Red Emblem • Green Emblem • Mario Bros. Parafoil • Mosaic Starchute • Jellychute • Wavy Great Sail • Dolphin Great Sail • Pink Bubble Balloon • Mario Golf Cap • Luigi Golf Cap • Gold Mario Golf Cap • Melon & Banana Balloons • Spooky Sprinkle Balloons • Gold Chocolate Balloons • Royal Flush • Rainbow Bells • Gold Mario's Hat Balloon • Swooper • Bullet Bill Parachute • Cloud Glider • Rainy Balloons • Wicked Wings • Gold Swooper • Banana Wingtip • Tropical Glider • Dragon Wings • Blooper Wingtip • Nabbit Oilpaper Umbrella • Cheep Cheep Masks • Dry Bowser Umbrella • Penguin Wingtip • Bright Balloons • Ninja Scroll • Dream Glider • Vampire Wings • Golden Wings • Wario's Mustache • Waluigi's Mustache • Wonderful Wings • Wicked Topaz • Piranha Plant Balloons • Secret Scroll • Lava Rocks • Black Starchute • Boo Masks • Nabbit Parachute • Gold Boo Masks • Roy Oilpaper • Rainbow Flappy Wings • Gold Flappy Wings • Wiggler Parachute • Gold Piranha Plant Balloons • Baby Mario Hanafuda • Yoshi's Egg Hanafuda • Peach Hanafuda • Barrel Hanafuda • Blooper Hanafuda • Cape Mario Hanafuda • Bullet Bill Hanafuda • Boo Hanafuda • Piranha Plant Hanafuda • Goomba Hanafuda • Jumping Mario Hanafuda • Bowser Hanafuda
Tires		Blue Standard • Cyber Slick • Gold Tires • Metal • Monster • Mushroom • Off-Road • Red Monster • Retro Off-Road • Roller • Slick • Slim • Sponge • Standard • Wood
Courses
New courses	City courses	New York Minute (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T, 4, 4R, 4T, 4R/T) (tour appearances) • Tokyo Blur (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T, 4, 4R, 4T, 4R/T) (tour appearances) • Paris Promenade (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • London Loop (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Vancouver Velocity (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Los Angeles Laps (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Berlin Byways (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Sydney Sprint (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Singapore Speedway (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Amsterdam Drift (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Bangkok Rush (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Athens Dash (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Rome Avanti (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Madrid Drive (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances)
New courses	Other	Merry Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Ninja Hideaway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Sky-High Sundae (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Piranha Plant Cove (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T, 3, 3R, 3T, 3R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi's Island (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Piranha Plant Pipeline (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Squeaky Clean Sprint (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
Remix courses		RMX Mario Circuit 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Choco Island 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Rainbow Road 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Rainbow Road 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Choco Island 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Ghost Valley 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Bowser's Castle 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Donut Plains 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • RMX Vanilla Lake 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
Classic courses	SNES courses	Mario Circuit 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Donut Plains 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Ghost Valley 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Choco Island 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Ghost Valley 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Donut Plains 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Choco Island 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Vanilla Lake 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser Castle 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Donut Plains 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Koopa Troopa Beach 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Vanilla Lake 2 (R, T, R/T) • (tour appearances) • Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
	N64 courses	Luigi Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Koopa Troopa Beach (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Kalimari Desert (R, T, R/T, 2, 2R, 2T, 2R/T) (tour appearances) • Frappe Snowland (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Choco Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Royal Raceway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi Valley (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
	GBA courses	Peach Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Riverside Park (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 1 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Boo Lake (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 2 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Luigi Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Sky Garden (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Cheep-Cheep Island (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Sunset Wilds (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Snow Land (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi Desert (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 3 (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Lakeside Park (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle 4 (R) (tour appearances)
	GCN courses	Baby Park (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mushroom Bridge (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Daisy Cruiser (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Waluigi Stadium (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Yoshi Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DK Mountain (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Dino Dino Jungle (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
	DS courses	Luigi's Mansion (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Waluigi Pinball (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Shroom Ridge (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DK Pass (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Airship Fortress (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Peach Gardens (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
	Wii courses	Mushroom Gorge (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Coconut Mall (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • DK Summit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Daisy Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Koopa Cape (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Maple Treeway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Dry Dry Ruins (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Moonview Highway (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
	3DS courses	Toad Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Daisy Hills (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Cheep Cheep Lagoon (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Shy Guy Bazaar (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Mario Circuit (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rock Rock Mountain (R, T) (tour appearances) • Piranha Plant Slide (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Wario Shipyard (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Neo Bowser City (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rosalina's Ice World (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Bowser's Castle (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances) • Rainbow Road (R, T, R/T) (tour appearances)
Battle courses	New courses	New York Minute B (tour appearances) • Paris Promenade B (tour appearances)
Battle courses	Classic courses	GBA Battle Course 1 (tour appearances) • GCN Cookie Land (tour appearances) • DS Twilight House (tour appearances)
Other
Bonus challenges		Ready, Set, Rocket Start • Ring Race • Do Jump Boosts • Big Reverse Race • Goomba Takedown • Glider Challenge • Steer Clear of Obstacles • Vs. Mega • Smash Small Dry Bones • Break Item Boxes • Time Trial • Combo Attack • Take them out quick! • Snap a Photo • Precision Gliding • Big Reverse Race vs. 100
Cups		Baby Daisy Cup • Baby Luigi Cup • Baby Mario Cup • Baby Peach Cup • Baby Rosalina Cup • Birdo Cup • Boomerang Bro Cup • Bowser Cup • Bowser Jr. Cup • Cat Peach Cup • Chargin' Chuck Cup • Daisy Cup • Diddy Kong Cup • Dixie Kong Cup • Donkey Kong Cup • Dry Bones Cup • Dry Bowser Cup • Fire Bro Cup • Fire Rosalina Cup • Funky Kong Cup • Gold Mario Cup • Hammer Bro Cup • Ice Bro Cup • Ice Mario Cup • Iggy Cup • Kamek Cup • King Bob-omb Cup • King Boo Cup • Koopa Troopa Cup • Lakitu Cup • Larry Cup • Lemmy Cup • Ludwig Cup • Luigi Cup • Mario Cup • Metal Mario Cup • Mii Cup • Monty Mole Cup • Morton Cup • Nabbit Cup • Pauline Cup • Peach Cup • Peachette Cup • Pink Gold Peach Cup • Poochy Cup • Rosalina Cup • Roy Cup • Shy Guy Cup • Tanooki Mario Cup • Toad Cup • Toadette Cup • Waluigi Cup • Wario Cup • Wendy Cup • Yoshi Cup
Tours	2019	New York Tour • Tokyo Tour • Halloween Tour • Paris Tour • Winter Tour • London Tour • Holiday Tour
	2020	New Year's Tour • Ice Tour • Valentine's Tour • Vancouver Tour • Mario Bros. Tour • Baby Rosalina Tour • Hammer Bro Tour • Yoshi Tour • Trick Tour • Flower Tour • Jungle Tour • Cooking Tour • Peach Tour • Marine Tour • Exploration Tour • Wild West Tour • Pirate Tour • Summer Festival Tour • Super Mario Kart Tour • Los Angeles Tour • 1st Anniversary Tour • Halloween Tour • Sunset Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Winter Tour • Rosalina Tour • New Year's 2021 Tour
	2021	Berlin Tour • Cat Tour • Peach vs. Daisy Tour • Snow Tour • Mario Tour • Yoshi Tour • Ninja Tour • Sydney Tour (April–May) • Bowser vs. DK Tour • Trick Tour • Wedding Tour • Paris Tour • Summer Tour • Los Angeles Tour • Mario vs. Peach Tour • Frost Tour • Kamek Tour • Sydney Tour (September) • 2nd Anniversary Tour • Autumn Tour • Halloween Tour • Toad vs. Toadette Tour • Space Tour • Holiday Tour • Penguin Tour • New Year's 2022 Tour
	2022	Singapore Tour • Wario vs. Waluigi Tour • Los Angeles Tour • Sky Tour • Mii Tour • Samurai Tour • Yoshi Tour • Amsterdam Tour • Doctor Tour • Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May) • Cat Tour • Metropolitan Tour • Bangkok Tour • Piranha Plant Tour • Ocean Tour • Sundae Tour • Bowser Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Anniversary Tour • Battle Tour • Halloween Tour • Autumn Tour • Animal Tour • Peach vs. Bowser Tour (November–December) • Holiday Tour • New Year's Tour
	2023	Space Tour • Winter Tour • Exploration Tour • Doctor Tour • Mario Tour • Ninja Tour • Yoshi Tour • Spring Tour • Bowser Tour • Mii Tour • Princess Tour • Mario vs. Luigi Tour • Night Tour • Pipe Tour • Sunshine Tour • Vacation Tour • Summer Tour • Sundae Tour • Anniversary Tour
Items	Regular items	Banana • Green Shell • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Bob-omb • Mushroom • Mega Mushroom • Bullet Bill • Blooper • Lightning • Super Horn • Coin • Star • Feather^a
	Special items	Triple Bananas • Giant Banana • Triple Green Shells • Bowser's Shell • Double Bob-ombs • Triple Mushrooms • Fire Flower • Boomerang Flower • Ice Flower • Heart • Yoshi's Egg • Birdo's Egg • Bubble • Banana Barrels • Mushroom Cannon • Bob-omb Cannon • Lucky Seven • Dash Ring • Coin Box • Hammer • Giga Bob-omb • Super Bell • Super Leaf • Capsule
	Inventory items	Coin • Coin Rush ticket • Event token^a • Grand Star • Item ticket • Level-boost ticket • Point-boost ticket • Points-cap ticket^a • Ruby • Star ticket • Team token^a • Quick ticket
Course elements	Interactable	Banzai Bill • Barrel • Barrel Bomb • Bath Bomb • Barrel Cannon • Beach Ball • Big egg • Blimp • Bob-omb Car • Bone Piranha Plant • Boulder • Burner • Bus • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Ceiling Needle • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Crate • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Exploring Shy Guy • Falling Pillar • Festive tree • Fire Piranha Plant • Flipper • Floaty • Flying Shy Guy • Fuzzy • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring • Goat • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Half-pipe • Hoop • Hot-air balloon • Inky Piranha Plant • Jack-o'-lantern • Jar • Jellybeam • Jump Boost field • Kadomatsu • Kanaami Road • Lava Bubble • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile • Maw-Ray • Mecha Cheep • Metal ball • Mud • Mushroom Platform • Mushroom Trampoline • Noshi • Oil slick • Penguin • Pickup truck • Pipe • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Puddle • Ramp • Rocky Wrench • Rolling rock • Shoe • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Snow block • Snowball • Snowboarding Shy Guy • Snowperson • Soccer Ball • Spider Web • Spring egg • Star Ring • Star Thwomp • Stilt Guy • Swoop • Table • Thwomp • Toy Duck • Toy Goomba • Traffic cone • Train • Walking Tree • Water Geyser • Wiggler • Wiggler Wagon • Whomp • Winged Cloud • Wooden cutout
Course elements	Non-interactable	Big Cheep Cheep • Boo • Boo Buddies • Bulber • Goonie • Huffin Puffin • Incoming Chomp • Nep-Enut • Note Block • Painting • Petal Guy • Shy Guy Tent • Star Bit • Vase
Techniques		Drift • Hop • Jump Boost • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream
Favored and favorite courses		New (Amsterdam Drift · Athens Dash · Bangkok Rush · Berlin Byways · London Loop · Los Angeles Laps · New York Minute · Paris Promenade · Piranha Plant Cove · Rome Avanti · Singapore Speedway · Sydney Sprint · Tokyo Blur · Vancouver Velocity) • Remix • Super Mario Kart (SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN) • Mario Kart DS (DS) • Mario Kart Wii (Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (3DS) • Battle
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings	City courses	Amsterdam (Canal) • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) • Bangkok • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) • Sydney • Tokyo • Vancouver
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings	Other	Boo Woods • Bowser's Castle • Daisy Cruiser • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • Luigi's Mansion • Peach's Castle
Galleries	Miscellaneous	Artwork • Badges • Screenshots • Sprites and models
Galleries	Course icons	Original courses • Remix courses • SNES courses • N64 courses • GBA courses • GCN courses • DS courses • Wii courses • 3DS courses • Battle courses
Related content on social media		"I Love Mario Kart Tour" • #MKTPerfectShot • MKT Report
Miscellaneous		Action names in other languages • Badges (Common badges) • Challenge cards • Coin Rush • Emblem • Experience Point • Finish line • Frenzy • In-game statistics • Item probability distributions • Media • Mii Racing Suit profiles and statistics (Red–Dolphin · Cheep Cheep–Pokey · Piranha Plant–Koopa Clown) • Pipe • Pre-release and unused content • Race points system • Special pipe • Special skill • Sponsors • Trick animations • Underwater driving • Update history
^a In version 2.1.0 or later

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Drivers
Featherweight			Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry Bones
Light			Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Green^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peach^a • Villager (Female)^a • Isabelle^a • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl • Diddy Kong^c
Medium			Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Red^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Mario^a • Villager (Male)^a • Inkling Boy • Birdo^c (Light-blue ^c · Black ^c · Red ^c · Yellow ^c · White ^c · Blue ^c · Green ^c · Orange ^c) • Kamek^c • Peachette^c
Cruiser			Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Link^a • King Boo • Wiggler^c • Pauline^c
Heavy			Metal Mario (Gold) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowser^a • Petey Piranha^c • Funky Kong^c
Any			Mii
Vehicle parts
Bodies		Karts	Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA^a • W 25 Silver Arrow^a • 300 SL Roadster^a • Blue Falcon^a • Tanooki Kart^a • B Dasher^a • Streetle^a • P-Wing^a • Koopa Clown
		Standard bikes	Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Tripper^a • Master Cycle Zero^b
		Sport bikes	Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cycle^a
		ATVs	Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler^a • Splat Buggy • Inkstriker
Tires			Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires^a • Triforce Tires^a • Leaf Tires^a • Ancient Tires^b
Gliders			Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite^a • Paper Glider^a • Paraglider^b
Courses
New courses		Mushroom Cup	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
		Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
		Star Cup	Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
		Special Cup	Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Classic courses		Shell Cup	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
		Banana Cup	GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
		Leaf Cup	DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
		Lightning Cup	DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC courses^a		Egg Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
		Triforce Cup	Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
		Crossing Cup	GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
		Bell Cup	3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster courses^c		Golden Dash Cup	Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
		Lucky Cat Cup	Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
		Turnip Cup	Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
		Propeller Cup	Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
		Rock Cup	Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
		Moon Cup	Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
		Fruit Cup	Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
		Boomerang Cup	Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
		Feather Cup	Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
		Cherry Cup	Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
		Acorn Cup	Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
		Spiny Cup	Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses		Wii U	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • Mario Circuit • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley • Toad Harbor
Battle courses		Switch	3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1 • Urchin Underpass • Dragon Palace • Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Lunar Colony
Other
Items			Banana • Blooper • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity Panel • Arrow field^c • Barrel • Bath Bomb^c • Beach Ball^c • Bell^a • Board • Bob-omb Car^c • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bus • Bumper^c • Cannon • Car • Cargo truck • Cash • Ceiling Needle^c • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Dash panel ramp truck • Drain pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Flipper^c • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring^c • Hoop^c • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe^c • Icicle^c • Item Box • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile^a • Master Sword^a • Mecha Piranha Plant^c • Metal ball^c • Millstone • Mine Cart^a • Mushroom Platform^c • Mushroom Trampoline^c • Oil slick • Pickup truck • Pit^a • Ring • Rupee^a • Snowboy^a • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Submarine • Table^c • Tire • Toy Duck^c • Toy Goomba^c • Traffic cone • Train^a • Volcanic debris • Water Geyser^c • Winged Cloud^c
Enemies and species			Big Wiggler^c • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bowser Monument • Bulber^c • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy^c • Deku Baba^a • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy Guy^c • Fire Piranha Plant^c • Fire Snake • Fish Bone • Freezie • Frogoon • Fuzzy^c • Goomba • Goomba Tower • Goonie^c • Hammer Knight • Huffin Puffin^c • Incoming Chomp^c • Innertube Goomba^c • Jellybeam • Keese^a • Manta • Mecha Cheep • Mechakoopa • Mini Toad^a • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Mr. Resetti^a • Nep-Enut^c • Noki • Penguin^c • Petal Guy^c • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Ptooie^c • Raving Piranha Plant • Rocky Wrench^c • Screaming Pillar • Shoe^c • Sidestepper • Skating Shy Guy • Small bird • Snowboarding Shy Guy^c • Star Thwomp^a • Stilt Guy^c • Swoop • Thwomp • Tiki Goon • Toad • Unagi • Whomp^c • Yoshi
Techniques			Anti-gravity • Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Boost • Spin Turn • Jump Boost • U-turn • Underwater driving
Notable areas, landmarks, and sightings			Amsterdam (Canal)^c • Athens (Hadrian's Arch · Parthenon) ^c • Bangkok^c • Berlin (Berlin Wall · Brandenburg Gate · Charlottenburg Palace) ^c • Bowser's Castle • Daisy Cruiser^a • DK's Tree House • Hammer Bros. Sphinx • London (Big Ben · Tower Bridge · Tower of London) ^c • Luigi's Mansion • Madrid (Prado Museum · Ventas Bullring) ^c • New York (Empire State Building · Statue of Liberty · Rockefeller Center) ^c • Paris (Arc de Triomphe · Cathedral of Notre Dame · Eiffel Tower · Louvre) ^c • Rome (Colosseum · Spanish Steps · Trevi Fountain) ^c • Peach's Castle • Sydney^c • Tokyo^c • Vancouver^c
Official tournaments	Mario Kart 8		Mario Kart 8 promotion tour • Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	North America	NOA 150cc Tournament and NOA Battlethon • Mario Kart North American Open • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holiday Fun Run • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2022 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe North American Qualifier 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship Cup 2023 • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023 Qualifier • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Championship 2023
		Australia and New Zealand	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Saturdays • Mario Kart AU/NZ My Nintendo Cup • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: AU/NZ Grand Prix
		China	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Summit Invitational Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Tournaments (2021 Tencent series) • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe National Battle Team Open Tournament • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Open Team Championship
		Europe	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Seasonal Circuit • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe European Championship 2023
		Hong Kong	Nintendo HK 2021 Cup
		Japan	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online Challenge Final Stage
		Spain	TorneoMK8D
		UK and Ireland	Nintendo UK VS Cup • Nintendo VS UK Cup
Miscellaneous			Andrew Trego • Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8^a • "Blue Shell Blues" • Cheese^a • Emblem • Finish line • From the Pit • Gallery (Deluxe) • Ghost • Glitches • Gravity • Heart^c • Highlight Reel • Hyrule Castle^a • In-game statistics (Deluxe) • Item probability distributions • Lakitu • The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8^a • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass^c • Mario Kart Band • Mario Kart TV • Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8^a • Miiverse • Poochy^c • Pre-release and unused content • Soundtrack • Sponsors • Staff (Mario Kart 8 · Mario Kart 8 Deluxe · Booster Course Pass) • Stamp (list) • Update history
Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 ^a Indicates downloadable content in Mario Kart 8 Indicates exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^b Indicates content available in version 1.6.0 and later of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ^c Indicates content available in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
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+{{classic title}}
 {{about|the race course from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''|Rainbow Road as a whole and other versions of the track|[[Rainbow Road]]}}
-{{racecourse
+{{race course infobox
 |title=Rainbow Road
-|image= [[File:RainbowRoadwiiview.png|250px]]
+|image=[[File:MKW Rainbow Road Overview.png|300px]]
-|appearances=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
+|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (2023)<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', Wave 6) (2023)
-|cups=[[Special Cup]]
+|cups=[[Special Cup]] (''Wii'')<br>[[Spiny Cup]] (''8 Deluxe'')
-|based=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
+|tours=[[Space Tour (2023)]]<br>[[Ninja Tour (2023)]]
-|ghost=3:05:895 Nin*Konno (MKW)<br><small>([[Rosalina]] in the [[Shooting Star (bike)|Shooting Star]])</small>
+|based_on=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
-|expert_ghost=2:44:734 Nin*syun1 (MKW)<br><small>([[Rosalina]] in the [[Jetsetter]])</small>
+|online_play=No longer available ([[Wii]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
-|wifi=No longer available ([[Wii]])
+|sample=''Mario Kart Wii / Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKW Rainbow Road Theme.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''<br>[[File:Switch Wii Rainbow Road BCP.mp3]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:Switch Wii Rainbow Road Frontrunning BCP.mp3]]
-|music=[[File:Rainbowroadwii.oga]]
+|map=''Mario Kart Wii''<br>[[File:Rainbow Road MKWii layout.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart Tour''<br>[[File:MKT Map RainbowRoadWii.png|140px]]<br>''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''<br>[[File:MK8DX Wii Rainbow Road Map.png|170px]]
-|map=[[File:RainbowRoadMKWLayout.PNG|140px]]
+|ghost={{ghost|Wii|Nin★Konno|3:05.895|[[File:RosalinaMKW.png|32px|link=Rosalina]][[File:Shooting Star (Rosalina) Model.png|32px|link=Shooting Star (bike)|Shooting Star]]}}{{ghost|Wii <small>Expert</small>|Nin★Syun1|2:44.734|[[File:RosalinaMKW.png|32px|link=Rosalina]][[File:Jetsetter (Rosalina) Model.png|32px|link=Jetsetter]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Leonel|2:49.574|[[File:MK8 Mario Icon.png|32px|link=Mario]][[File: StandardKartBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Standard Kart]][[File:StandardTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Standard (tire)|Standard]][[File: SuperGliderMK8.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Yuya|2:06.146	|[[File:MK8 Luigi Icon.png|32px|link=Luigi]][[File: Mach8BodyMK8.png|32px|link=Mach 8]][[File:SlimTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Slim (tire)|Slim]][[File:MK8ThumbGreenSG.png|32px|link=Super Glider]]}}
 }}
-'''Rainbow Road''' of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' is a version of the recurring rainbow-colored track and, once again, the race track is transparent. The track takes place within the [[Earth]]'s atmosphere and appears to be located over the eastern parts of North America, as well as some parts of Europe, Africa, and South America. If the player happens to fall off in this track, they will burn up in the atmosphere, no matter if there is a section of the course below them, before getting picked up by [[Lakitu]]. This course has a ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' theme to it, and it even includes floating [[Star Bit]]s and a part of a ''Super Mario Galaxy'' musical piece, [[Good Egg Galaxy]]'s background music. A large galaxy can be seen on the background, plus sunlight on the Earth's surface. This course is also [[Rosalina]]'s expert staff ghost and normal staff ghost course.
+'''Rainbow Road''' is the fourth and last course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''. The course is located over [[Earth]]'s atmosphere. If a driver falls off the course, they will burn up in the atmosphere (even if there is a section of the course below them) before getting picked up by [[Lakitu (Mario Kart referee)|Lakitu]].
-==Course layout==
+This course has a ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' theme to it, featuring a [[Launch Star]] and floating [[Star Bit]]s as elements of the track's design and theming. A large [[galaxy]] can be seen in the background, as well as sunlight on the Earth's surface. Both of the course's staff [[Ghost (Mario Kart series)|ghost]]s in ''Mario Kart Wii'' use [[Rosalina]]. The opening to the course's music is similar to the opening portion of [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS)|Rainbow Road]]'s music from ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''; later, it uses "[[Egg Planet]]", [[Good Egg Galaxy]]'s theme, as a countermelody underneath its own main melody. An arrangement of this course's music appears as one of the selectable songs in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
-[[File:MKWii-RainbowRoad1.png|thumb|left|225px|The downhill portion of the track.]]
-The course begins on a near 90 degree slope, located after the starting line. Light drivers are easy to push off in this area, since there are no walls that can help the player from falling off. Three boost panels are present in this slope. One stretches across the road while the other two are spread apart from each other, such as one being on the right while the other boost panel is on the left, (depending on the mode of the race). After the slope is a ramp with a boost panel in it and a sharp turn left. Any vehicle that performs a trick has a risk of falling off on the right end; the worse the drift/handling rating, the more likely the player will fall off.
-After the first curve are three more boost panels that stretch across the road and a half-pipe ramp on the very right, plus a turn left. The half-pipe contains floating item boxes for the player to use. After the left turn is a slightly wavy road, which the player may perform tricks on. Each lap, the road gets wavier, allowing for more tricks to be performed. After the wavy part is a ramp with a boost panel on it, for the player to speed up and perform a trick. The player will then see two giant holes that make a shape of the number eight. These holes will cause the player to fall. Half-pipe ramps are located to the left and right of these holes, and the player may perform a trick on the edges of these holes, since the edges of these holes contains small ramps. Both holes contain half-pipe ramps, but the latter one doesn't have any item boxes on top of it.
+This Rainbow Road returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' as a [[classic course]] starting in the [[Space Tour (2023)|2023 Space Tour]]. It also returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' as the fourth and final course of the [[Spiny Cup]], and the final course in the game overall.
-After this area is a turn left, then a curve right that has item boxes lying across the road. After the item boxes is a [[Launch Star]], which will lead the player at very high speeds to the other part of the course. When the player gets out of the Launch Star, there is a very minor twist in the road and a half-pipe ramp that leads into another section of the track, making a broad turn right for the player. After this particular ramp are two roads, which split and then merge later on in the track. Both will make the player end up in the same area, but one to the right is more elevated than the other and has boost pads in different locations. Both will lead to a ramp with two boost panels on it, with floating item boxes. Past the ramp is where the road merges again. This part has more boost panels with a sharp curve to the left and to the right. The boost panels may give the player an edge or throw the player off course and off the track. Past this area is the finish line, which starts the track over for another lap. It is the longest Nitro Course, and the second largest track in the game.
+In ''Mario Kart Wii'', the course appears to be located over the eastern parts of North America, as well as some parts of Europe, Africa, and South America. In ''Mario Kart Tour'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', the course instead takes place above parts of Europe and Asia.
-==Tournaments==
+==''Mario Kart Wii''==
-[[File:2009-TournamentNovember2.jpg|thumb|left|The November 2009 2nd Tournament.]]
+===Course layout===
-The November 2009 second tournament took place at Rainbow Road. Players had to race three laps, while avoiding the Chain Chomps and Incoming Chomps. The players started the race with a set of Triple Mushrooms. The official description stated, "Anticipating their movements and avoiding them is the key to a good score." This could be a reference to the ''Mario Kart 64'' track, as Chomps were present there. The tournament was restricted to karts only.
+[[File:MKWii-RainbowRoad1.png|thumb|left|225px|The downhill portion of the track]]
+The course is the longest original course in ''Mario Kart Wii''. It begins with a brief straightaway which has guard rails on both sides. The guard rails then immediately end as the track curves downward and racers drive along a very steep downhill. The downhill immediately contains a [[Dash Panel|dash panel]] that spans the width of the track, followed by two smaller dash panels on the right and left sides of the track respectively. The track then curves upwards, ending in a dash panel ramp. The first set of [[Item Box]]es can be found between this ramp and the steep downhill. After landing, racers gradually descend as they take a left turn followed by three dash panels and another left turn. On the outside of the second turn is a brief [[Half-pipe (object)|half-pipe]] with three Item Boxes on top and some short guard rails on both sides. After the turn there is a portion of track which is moderately wavy at the beginning of the race but becomes more and more wavy as time goes on; racers can perform [[Jump Boost|tricks]] off of the waves and can also make use of the dash panel ramp at the end of this track. There are also three pairs of Item Boxes along the wavy track.
+Upon landing from the dash panel ramp, racers reach a much wider portion of track that has guard rails and curves upward on both sides and leads them into a figure-8 shaped section. In this section, there are two large circular holes in the middle of the track that racers must go left or right around. On both sides of the track there are long half-pipes with sets of Item Boxes on top. The holes in the middle of the track are also entirely lined with simple ramps. After the figure-8, the track makes a slight curve to the right as it narrows and the left guard rail ends. The track then takes a left turn; along this turn, colliding with the right guard rail is able to bump racers, sometimes far enough to knock them off the other side of the track. The right guard rail then ends and there is a more gradual U-turn to the right. Towards the end of this U-turn is another item set, and the U-turn ends with a [[Launch Star]] [[Cannon (Mario Kart series)|cannon]]. This Launch Star sends racers at a steep angle upwards through a rainbow-colored tunnel to a much higher part of the track.
+After the Launch Star ends, racers take a slight right turn followed by a slight left turn. Along the slight left turn are guard rails and four dash panels, and it ends with a unique type of half-pipe ramp that makes racers take a left turn over a gap while they pass through several star-filled rings. As racers land, the track is once again wider but quickly splits into two narrow paths. The right path quickly curves left to cross over to the left side while the left path quickly curves right to cross under to the right side, then both curve again to go the same direction. The right path briefly has guard rails on the right side while it is crossing over, but the paths otherwise function very similarly; each have a small dash panel on the outside of the curve before it crosses over, a small dash panel on the inside of the curve after it crosses over, and a ramp at the end. In both cases, the ramp has guard rails on both sides, three dash panels, and three Item Boxes on top. Racers then reach the final part of the track which is a singular wide U-turn to the left; it has no guard rails, curves downward on both sides, and takes racers through a tunnel of stars and a slight rainbow moving backwards. At the start there is a small dash panel on the inside of the turn, followed by a dash panel on the outside of the turn, and then one last dash panel on the inside of the turn at the end. This then leads into a slight turn right followed by the finish line.
+Both the normal and expert staff ghosts of this course make appearances as staff ghosts in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. The normal ghost, Nin★Konno, appears as the normal staff ghost for {{classic-link|DS|Luigi's Mansion}}, while the expert staff ghost, Nin★Syun1, appears as the expert staff ghost for [[3DS Wario Shipyard|Wario Shipyard]].
+===Shortcuts===
+[[File:MKW Over The Rainbow Glitch.png|thumb|200px|[[Funky Kong]] flying over the slope]]
+The first notable set of shortcuts can be found at the beginning of the track. By using a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]] and jumping at the correct time just before the track curves downwards, the player can fly over the downhill portion and land just before the subsequent dash panel ramp. This saves time due to the player's ground speed not being affected by gravity, thus traveling directly forwards through the air clears the section faster than driving on the track at an angle. Additionally, the player is able to cut off the following turn if they are using an outside drift type vehicle and drift left off the dash panel ramp at the correct angle.
+The second notable set of shortcuts can be found at the figure-8 section of the track. By using any speed item, the player is able to fully jump over the holes in the middle. A separate shortcut can also be performed afterwards by simply going off the left side of the track at full speed where the left guard rail ends. If angled correctly, the player gets enough height to clear the gap and skip the left turn, and this can be done without an item.
+===Tournaments===
+[[File:2009-TournamentNovember2.jpg|thumb|left|The November 2009 2nd Tournament]]
+[[List of Mario Kart Wii tournaments#November 2009 Tournament 2|November 2009's second tournament]] required players to complete a Time Trial on a version of Rainbow Road with [[Chain Chomp]]s added: There is one Chain Chomp roaming near the first half-pipe, two rolling around the figure-8 section, one roaming where the track splits, and one roaming along the final left turn. Players start the Time Trial with a set of Triple Mushrooms. This tournament could be a reference to the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' iteration of [[N64 Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]], as Chain Chomps were also present there. The tournament was restricted to karts only. The official description stated, "Chain Chomps have taken over Rainbow Road in this karts-only Time Trial. Anticipating their movements and avoiding them is the key to a good score."
 This tournament was repeated as the first tournament of December 2010, but without restrictions. It was later repeated as the second tournament of August 2011, and the first tournament of November 2012, with the karts only restriction intact for the August 2011 tournament.
+{{br|left}}
+==''Mario Kart Tour''==
+[[File:MKT Wii Rainbow Road Scene.jpg|250px|thumb|View of the course in ''Mario Kart Tour'']]
+This version of Rainbow Road makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', starting from the [[Space Tour (2023)|2023 Space Tour]]. This makes it the first ''Mario Kart Wii'' [[Special Cup]] course to reappear in a future installment of the series, the sixth Wii course in ''Mario Kart Tour'', the first Wii course since [[Wii Koopa Cape]] in the [[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022)|May 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour]] seventeen tours prior, and the second Wii course to make its classic course debut in ''Mario Kart Tour'', the first one being [[Wii DK Summit]] in the [[Snow Tour]] forty-nine tours prior. The most notable change is that the course has been converted into a two-section track like [[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur 4]], [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 4]], and [[N64 Kalimari Desert|N64 Kalimari Desert 2]], with the second section beginning at the Launch Star cannon.
+The course layout itself has also received some alterations. The wavy part of the track is now consistent and does not change over time, the simple ramps that lined the holes at the figure-8 section are gone, the Launch Star now has a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]], and the previously unique half-pipe jump is now effectively parallel to where racers land from the jump, presumably due to the game's different half-pipe physics. Additionally, there are different Item Box placements: Most previous Item Boxes are gone, with the set just before the Launch Star and the set at the end of the split paths as the only retained ones. Instead, an item set is found just before the downhill and a set is found just before the wavy track. Lastly, many more guard rails appear along the sides of the track: The whole portion between the first dash panel ramp and the three subsequent dash panels is covered on both sides, the slight right turn after the Launch Star is mostly covered on both sides, the track just before the split path is covered on both sides, the right path is covered on the left side at its second curve, and the slight right turn at the end is covered on both sides. Unlike other classic courses in ''Tour'', Wii Rainbow Road's scale is larger compared to the original course, most noticeable following the figure-8 section.
+The course has also received numerous graphical updates. The starting line and various other course elements now have technicolor ring designs. The road texture is now animated, with pinpricks of light following the path of the course. The background has received quite a few changes, such as the Earth being moved closer to the track and Saturn being moved from the last turn to being right after the cannon. Most notably, the moon is now modeled, is much closer to the track, and has a rocket ship based on the ones from [[3DS Rainbow Road]]. The floating arrows now take on their appearance from [[SNES Rainbow Road]]. The wavy road no longer has a different texture from the main road, and the road texture no longer highlights arcs for the subsequent half-pipes. The two launch stars at the rainbow tunnel are now larger and have been redesigned; they are now big stars with a ring encompassing the inner corners of them. The tunnel now cycles through colors. The launch star at the end of the rainbow tunnel now briefly spins when any racers pass through it, but does not launch them. The tunnel of light surrounding the last bend now has a pattern of rings moving forward with rotating sun-shaped entrances and exits, with the mandatory half-pipe jump also now having a version of this tunnel with simpler entrance and exit points.
+This course also appears as '''Rainbow Road R''' (reversed), '''Rainbow Road T''' (with ramps), and '''Rainbow Road R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In the T variant, there are only three [[Item Box]]es, with players being able to collect a fourth via the use of [[item ticket]]s. Because players cannot get [[Frenzy|Frenzies]] from back-to-back Item Boxes, it is the first and only course where receiving three Frenzies is impossible. It is also significantly shorter due to the first two turns being entirely skipped. In the R/T variant, there are three pairs of [[Star Thwomp]]s along the second section, and racers briefly drive underneath the figure-8 section.
+The course icon for the R/T variant is slightly incorrect: in it, only one Star Thwomp is shown on the left side of the [[Kanaami Road]] near the figure-8 portion, but when racing, there are two Star Thwomps on each side.
+===Appearances===
+For this course's tour appearances, see [[List of Wii Rainbow Road tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour|List of Wii Rainbow Road tour appearances in ''Mario Kart Tour'']].
+===Top-tier and middle-tier items===
+{{MKT favored table|Wii|Rainbow Road}}
+===Bonus challenges===
+<div class="contentbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed>
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Time Trial|Wii Rainbow Road}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Combo Attack|Wii Rainbow Road T}}
+{{MKT bonus challenge table|Big Reverse Race|Wii Rainbow Road}}
+</div>
+==''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
+[[File:MK8D Wii Rainbow Road Scene 1.png|250px|left|thumb|The course in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]
+This version of Rainbow Road reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as part of the sixth and final wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC. It is the fourth and last course of the [[Spiny Cup]], the forty-eighth and last course in the DLC and the ninety-sixth and last course in the game overall. It is also the only course from ''Mario Kart Wii'' added in the 2023 half of the Booster Course Pass not to be the third course of its cup. The course is largely based on its appearance from ''Mario Kart Tour'', only with significant visual upgrades. Unlike other Booster Course Pass tracks, the course model has not been upscaled from ''Tour'', meaning the track is narrower than most other ones in the pass, matching the ''Mario Kart Wii'' version. The entire course is now in [[anti-gravity]], making it the only Rainbow Road, and one of six courses in the game with this distinction, alongside [[Mute City]], {{classic-link|GCN|Baby Park}}, [[Big Blue]], [[Sky-High Sundae]], and the battle course [[Lunar Colony]]. Two [[Spin Boost Pillar]]s have been added along the track; one at the left turn after the figure-8 section and the right turn before the launch star tunnel. In the figure-8 section of the course, the ramps lining the holes and the Item Boxes above the half-pipes have returned, and there are Double Item Boxes at the set before the wavy track. Also, the boost panel at the end of the wavy track now remains slanted upwards, instead of moving along with the wave. Additionally, the wavy section does not get increasingly bumpier as the race goes on. The required half-pipe jump has been modified from ''Tour'' to be closer to the ''Wii'' original, though it is not identical. The dash panels along the second curve of each split path are now on the outside of the curve, and each dash panel along the final U-turn has been moved to the opposite side of the track. Even more guard rails have been added along the sides of the split path part of the track: Both paths are fully covered on the outside of both of their turns. In the case of the first turns, there are no guard rail gaps between them and the start of the section, and in the case of the second turns, there are no guard rail gaps between them and the dash panel ramps. Unlike in ''Mario Kart Tour'', the course has reverted to having three laps instead of two sections. It is the longest three-lap course in the game, beating [[Toad Harbor]] from the original ''Mario Kart 8'' and {{classic-link|DS|Waluigi Pinball}} and {{classic-link|Wii|Maple Treeway}} from previous waves of the ''Booster Course Pass''.
+Visually, the course is also noticeably paler in color compared to how it appeared in ''Mario Kart Tour'', making it closer resemble how it originally appeared in ''Mario Kart Wii''. Additionally, the tiles on the road are smaller compared to how they appear in ''Tour'', giving the road somewhat of a resemblance to ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''{{'}}s own [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]]. The Launch Star rainbow tunnel has colors stretching from the start to the end like in ''Mario Kart Wii''. The other two tunnels, the one for the half-pipe jump and the other for the bend before the start-and-finish, have their designs look like how the tunnel for the bend was designed in ''Mario Kart Wii'' with the latter having the lights and the rainbow moving backwards once again. The sound effect of the wavy road, the sound effect for the cannon, and the sound effect of the rainbow tunnel of the U-turn have been brought back after being absent in ''Mario Kart Tour''. The minimap has been rotated 90° counterclockwise and lacks a drop-shadow. Additionally, the effect of characters burning up when they fall off the course is retained from ''Mario Kart Wii'', though the effect is shorter and racers fall off more horizontally.
+It is also one of two courses from ''Mario Kart Wii'' to appear in Wave 6, the other being {{classic-link|Wii|Daisy Circuit}}. Its music was used for the course overview trailer for Wave 6.<ref>Nintendo of America (November 1, 2023). [https://youtu.be/0-kASUEEXn8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved November 1, 2023.</ref>
 {{br}}
-==Official descriptions==
+==Profiles==
-[[File:MKWRainbowRoadTC.jpg|thumb|100px]]
+===''Mario Kart Wii''===
-*'''Official European website:''' ''"Don't get caught stargazing as you power round the multicoloured Rainbow Road. The multiple speed boosts could hurry you along to the finish line or over the edge to your demise. Remember; don't look down!"''
+[[File:MKW Rainbow Road Trading Card.jpg|thumb|100px]]
-*'''Trading card description:''' ''"The layout of ''Rainbow Road'' has changed over the years as it has appeared in a variety of incarnations; the challenge factor has always been high. It's a long track with plenty of opportunities to fall off into space. In ''Mario Kart Wii'', at least one of those opportunities can become a shortcut if you play it right."''
+*'''European website bio:''' ''Don't get caught stargazing as you power round the multicoloured Rainbow Road. The multiple speed boosts could hurry you along to the finish line or over the edge to your demise. Remember; don't look down!''
+*'''Trading card bio:''' ''The layout of ''Rainbow Road'' has changed over the years as it has appeared in a variety of incarnations; the challenge factor has always been high. It's a long track with plenty of opportunities to fall off into space. In ''Mario Kart Wii'', at least one of those opportunities can become a shortcut if you play it right.''
+===''Mario Kart Tour''===
+*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' ''The New Year's Tour is coming to a close, but there's still plenty to look forward to in #MarioKartTour! Next up is the Space Tour where you can race down the new Wii Rainbow Road course!''
+===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
+*'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK): ''Trip the light fantastic on Rainbow Road!'''<br>Today we'd like to present another course released as part of the sixth wave, which is available now: {{Color|blue|Rainbow Road}}.<br>This version of the classic course, first seen in the Wii game {{Color|blue|Mario Kart Wii}}, takes place on a multicoloured racetrack floating in outer space. With most of the track lacking guard rails, you'll need to take extra-special care not to become an unidentified flying object! That's not to say it'll be a slo-mo spacewalk though - a well-timed Jump Boost off of the undulations will earn you a little extra speed, just as slamming into opponents in the course's antigravity environment will activate Spin Boosts!''
+*'''Nintendo Switch News app (US)''':{{footnote|main|1}}
+**''This colorful course debuted in Mario Kart™ Wii game.''
+**''Take a trip out of this world as you race down a rainbow road floating in space. But take care, there are no guardrails to prevent you from driving off the course.''
+**''While you can catch jump boosts by leaping from wavy parts of the course, the course’s anti-gravity allows you to get spin turbos by bumping into other players.''
+{{footnote|note|1|In the corresponding news article "Wave 6 DLC Spotlight: SNES Bowser Castle 3 & Wii Rainbow Road", a {{file link|MK8D BCP Switch news Wave 6 DLC Spotlight error.jpg|screenshot}} of {{classic-link|3DS|Rosalina's Ice World}} is mistakenly used among those of {{classic|Wii|Rainbow Road}}.}}
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery widths=150px>
+===''Mario Kart Wii''===
-MKWii-RainbowRoad2.png|The wavy road.
+<gallery widths=150>
-MKWii-RainbowRoad3.png|The 8-shaped part of the track.
+MKW Rainbow Road Banner.png|The course banner
-MKWii-RainbowRoad4.png|The [[Launch Star]] tunnel.
+MKWii-RainbowRoadCoursePreview.gif|A preview of the course
-MKWii-RainbowRoad5.png|The last tunnel before reaching the finish line.
+MKWii-RainbowRoad2.png|The wavy road
+MKWii-RainbowRoad3.png|The figure-8 part of the track
+MKWii-RainbowRoad4.png|The [[Launch Star]] tunnel
+MKWii-RainbowRoad5.png|The last tunnel before reaching the finish line
+</gallery>
+===''Mario Kart Tour''===
+====Course icons====
+{{main-gallery|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (Wii courses)#Rainbow Road|Mario Kart Tour race course icons (Wii courses) § Rainbow Road}}
+<gallery heights=100>
+MKT Icon RainbowRoadWii MarioSatellaview.png|The course icon
+MKT Icon RainbowRoadRWii LuigiKnight.png|The course icon of the R variant
+MKT Icon RainbowRoadTWii BuilderMario.png|The course icon of the T variant
+MKT Icon RainbowRoadRTWii ToadAstronaut.png|The course icon of the R/T variant
 </gallery>
-==Names in other languages==
+====Screenshots====
+<gallery heights=68>
+MKT Wii Rainbow Road Scene 1.png
+MKT Wii Rainbow Road Starting Line.jpg|Another view of the starting line
+MKT Wii Rainbow Road Teaser.jpg|A view of the course
+MKT Wii Rainbow Road Scene 2.png|View of the final half-pipe jump
+MKT Wii Rainbow Road Final Turns.jpg|View of the final turns
+</gallery>
+===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
+<gallery widths=150 heights=103>
+MK8D Wii Rainbow Road Course Icon.png|The course icon
+MK8-wii_RainbowRoad-Ending.png|Results screen
+MK8D Wii Rainbow Road Scene 2.png|View of the cannon
+MK8-Course-Wii RainbowRoad.jpg|View of the opening section
+MK8D Wii Rainbow Road Scene 8.png|View of the circular section
+MK8D Wii Rainbow Road Scene 4.png|Racers driving on the course
+MK8D Wii Rainbow Road Scene 5.png|[[Luigi]] on the course
+MK8D Wii Rainbow Road Scene 6.png|[[Peach]] on the course
+MK8D Wii Rainbow Road Scene 7.png|[[Bowser]] on the course
+MK8DBoosterPassMiiRacingSuits.jpg|Group artwork of the Mii Racing Suits in the ''Booster Course Pass''. The course appears in this image twice.
+</gallery>
+==Additional names==
+===Internal names===
+{{internal names
+|game1=''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
+|name1=<tt>rainbow_course</tt>
+|meaning1=Rainbow course
+}}
+===Names in other languages===
 {{foreign names
 |Jap=レインボーロード
 |JapR=Reinbō Rōdo
 |JapM=Rainbow Road
-|Spa=Senda Arco Iris
+|Chi=彩虹之路
-|SpaM=Rainbow Road
+|ChiR=Cǎihóng zhī Lù
-|Fra=Route Arc-en-ciel
+|ChiM=Rainbow Road
-|FraM=Rainbow Road
 |Dut=Regenboogbaan
 |DutM=Rainbow Track
+|Fre=Route Arc-en-ciel
+|FreM=Rainbow Road
 |Ger=Regenbogen-Boulevard
 |GerM=Rainbow Boulevard
 |Ita=Pista Arcobaleno
 |ItaM=Rainbow Track
+|Kor=무지개 로드
+|KorR=Mujigae Rodeu
+|KorM=Rainbow Road
+|PorA=Avenida Arco-íris
+|PorAM=Rainbow Avenue
+|PorE=Estrada Arco-Íris
+|PorEM=Rainbow Road
+|Spa=Senda Arco Iris
+|SpaM=Rainbow Path
+|Rus=Трасса Радуга
+|RusR=Trassa Raduga
+|RusM=Rainbow Track
 }}
-==Trivia==
+==References==
-*A remix of this course's music appears as one of the selectable songs in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
+<references/>
-*The music also has segments from [[Rainbow Road (DS)|the Rainbow Road in the last installment.]]
+{{MK race courses}}
-*Both the normal and expert staff ghost of this course make appearances as staff ghosts in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. The normal ghost, Nin*Konno, appears as the normal staff ghost for [[Luigi's Mansion (course)|<small>DS</small> Luigi's Mansion]], while the expert staff ghost, Nin*syun1, appears as the expert staff ghost for [[Wario Shipyard]].
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