Coconut Mall

Coconut Mall
The course in Mario Kart Wii.
Information
Game file name	shopping_course.szs (Mario Kart Wii)
Cup(s)	Flower Cup Banana Cup Golden Dash Cup
First appearance	Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Appearance(s)	Mario Kart Wii Mario Kart 7 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (DLC) Mario Kart Tour
Map(s)	Wii 7 8D Tour Regular Mirror Regular Mirror Regular Mirror TBA

Coconut Mall is the second track of the Flower Cup in Mario Kart Wii. This track makes a retro appearance in Mario Kart 7 as the third track of the Banana Cup, in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of Wave 1 of the Booster Course Pass DLC, as the last track of the Golden Dash Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour as of the 2022 Doctor Tour.

The track takes place at the titular mall that features many shops, escalators, and palm trees. There is also a section that involves going through the mall's parking lot, which has moving cars!

Layout

Mario Kart Wii

Inside the mall, there are escalators that switch direction every once in a while, though sometimes they will both come to a halt. The Pianta in between the sets of escalators will wave his arms to the right set of escalators you should take, waving at the camera when the escalators are about to change their direction. There is also a garden where there are Dash Panels, small patches of grass and an Item Box-filled fountain where aerial tricks can be done. Near the end, there is a parking lot with more Dash Panels and moving cars to block the way. If you have any Miis registered on your Wii other than your own, they will be driving these cars. If you hit them, you will flip over. Many of your other Miis appear on the various posters throughout the mall, taking on the looks of celebrities and athletes. There is a shortcut just before going down the escalators: turning right to go into a store.

Mario Kart 7

This track reappears in Mario Kart 7 as the third course of the Banana Cup. In Mario Kart 7, the escalators show what direction they are moving using blue and red arrows pointing in the direction they are moving instead of no arrows to show which direction they are moving, and the Pianta that shows their direction is absent as a trade-off. This resembles the design of the conveyor belts in Toad's Factory. The Dash Panels are also changed from changing into various colors to the original design, with their colour staying orange the whole time. The Piantas and Miis inside the mall have been removed and the mall's exits have Glide Panels. Also, there are only two Mii Drivers in the car park. They move a lot faster this time and lift their cars up seconds after every stop to signal when to expect them to move, though there are still three dash panels.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Coconut Mall as seen in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

The course returned as part of the Booster Course Pass for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the last course of the Golden Dash Cup. Since it's last appearance in Mario Kart 7 the mall itself has undergone a major renovation (well, it has been 11 years), many of the "celebrity" posters around the mall have been replaced with new posters advertising the various shops around the mall, there are several new stores (primary examples include the Toad Toy Store (a toy store known to sell every kind of toy known), Kamek's Book Store, Fire Flower Curry House (a restaurant), a coffee shop, two cafes, Donut: Wendy's Homemade (an obvious parody of Dunkin' Donuts), Princess Orange (a perfume shop which appears to be owned by Daisy), Shy Guy Records (a store where Music CD's, Movies, etc. can be purchased), DinoDino Outdoor Camping Goods (a shop for buying camping equipment, Barrel Travel (a suitcase/travel store possibly run by DK), Super Marine World (a swim-gear shop (the name of the shop is possibly a spin on Super Mario World)) Roy Smooth Sounds (a shop owned by Roy Koopa that appear to sell headphones and other tech items), Burning DK (an energy drink store), Wendy's Car Interiors (a possible car store), Mega Mushroom Large Size Clothing (a clothes shop), Daisy's Flower Market (a flower shop)). Additionally, there is a large cafe that's now opened as well alongside the food court being larger, additionally, the "shortcut store" (Delfino Dream) has been redone into a larger clothes store, additionally, the interior and exterior of the mall have been redone significantly. Coursewise, the escalators are now conveyor belts, the ascending ones now have green arrows instead of blue, and there is no Pianta guide. The Mii Drivers in the parking lot section have now been replaced with Shy Guy Drivers and start driving towards you in a circular motion as you pass them and act as an obstacle.

Mario Kart Tour

The course returned in Mario Kart Tour as the spotlight track for the Doctor Tour. The track layout and overall design is exactly the same as in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (as it was likely made for both games at the same time and the latter's just happened to release first), however the glider ramps near the end have been reverted back to normal trick ramps like in Mario Kart Wii, and the cars with Shy Guys in them move from side to side again. The lighting is also different in this version compared to the one in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. In the T variant, there is also a section where racers drive on the beach behind the parking lot.

Hazards

• Mii Drivers (until Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
• Shy Guy Drivers (since Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
• Waterspouts (In the R/T variant in Mario Kart Tour)

Shortcuts

• After the first set of escalators, there is an off-road shortcut on the right that goes through a store.^{✱ for all games}

Staff Ghosts

Mario Kart Wii

Character	Recorder	Time	Vehicle	Wii Wheel?
	Normal
	Nin★♪SiMO	02:30.764		No
	Expert
	Nin★MUGI★	02:13.333		Yes

Mario Kart 7

Character	Time	Kart Combination
		Body	Tires	Glider
	Normal
	02:30.117
	Expert
	02:14.167

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Character	Recorder	Time	Vehicle Combination
			Body	Tires	Glider
150cc
	Nin★Skip	1:58.401
200cc
	Nin★Polly	1:29.009

Glitches

This glitch only works in Mario Kart Wii.

• After entering the mall and taken a right turn, you will find yourself at a downwards escalator. By driving a quarter of the way down the right side, and turning right, you can use a Mushroom to launch into the invisible wall, hit the fence and bounce out of bounds. Drive through the out of bounds area until you reach the parking lot, and drive clockwise around it, before nearly going back inbounds at the Finish Line at the end of the lap.

Trivia!

• This is one of the few retro courses in Mario Kart 7 to display the some of the same advertisements as the original course. Others include DS DK Pass and Wii Koopa Cape.
• This track was datamined for Mario Kart Tour months before the Booster Course Pass was announced, meaning it had been planned to be in the game for a while.
• This track is one of the most popular tracks in the Mario Kart series, known for its glitches in Mario Kart Wii, its intersting layout, and especially its music.

Gallery

Mario Kart Wii

As seen in Mario Kart Wii.

Another view of the first fountain.

Bowser Jr. at the start of Coconut Mall.

The track in Mirror Mode.

Mario Kart 7

As seen in Mario Kart 7.

The track in Mirror Mode.

Honey Queen gliding outside Coconut Mall.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The track in Mirror Mode.

Coconut Mall's Icon.

Mario, Bowser and Luigi racing at the parking lot.

Mario, Bowser and Luigi racing at the parking lot in Mirror Mode.

Mario Kart Tour

Track icon featuring Dr. Mario!

The track being featured on the premier for the 2023 Doctor Tour.

Music

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