DK Spaceport
Information
Appears in	Mario Kart World (2025)
Cup	Mushroom Cup
Rally	Cherry Rally
Based on	25m (Donkey Kong)
Music sample Prelude Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Final section Outro
Course map

DK Spaceport is the fourth and final race course of theMushroom Cup inMario Kart World, and is the third checkpoint of theCherry Rally. It takes place in an ascending structure in the water region of the game's map that is made of zigzagginggirder-like platforms, with the overall shape and music being based on the level25m fromDonkey Kong. The course also takes design motifs from theGame & Watch version ofDonkey Kong, featuring directional pad iconography and the same orange-and-tan color scheme. At the top of the structure, racers encounterRobo DK, a giant robotic version of said game'stitular character.^[1]Kamek will transform racers intoNabbit,Pianta, orDolphin in this course, allowing players to unlock the latter two as drivers.

DK Spaceport is the first Donkey Kong course in theMario Kart series that is neither jungle nor snow-themed, the first Donkey Kong course to be in the Mushroom Cup, and the first Mushroom Cup course in the series to utilize sections. It also shares its position for being the first course to have more than three sections withRainbow Road from the same game, with DK Spaceport having six sections, the most one course has had in the series.

Course layout[edit]

The course starts with a straightaway where tworamps are found. This leads into a U-turn with the option to go on a higher platform. A second turn leads to aGlide Ramp, which leads to the final straightaway before the main girder structure. There is a pair of floating platforms with ramps which can be landed on from the glide. Robo DK initially stands here, but when approached, he leaves to climb to the top of the structure.

A right turn, a straightaway, and a U-turn to the left leads to the first layer of the structure. There are five layers in total, each considered its own section and connected by U-turns:

• The first layer is flat, withbarrels rolling towards the racers. There are pads with "DK" written on them, which bounce racers into the air. There are rails on the sides, which can be reached with abounce pad. When a player bounces on a bounce pad, a sound effect plays based on the jingle when jumping over an obstacle inDonkey Kong.
• The second layer has barrels rolling from the sides of the road, as well as many ramps.
• The third layer has a lattice of rails, which racers need to switch between to avoid falling through the gaps to the road below. There are also large ramps that lead up to the height of the rails.
• The fourth layer has many walls the racers can go on and jump between.
• The final layer is where Robo DK is encountered. He throws barrels that roll towards the racers, creating a scenario similar to the first layer. Thefinish line is located at the entrance of a rocket ship and is reached by driving between Robo DK's legs.

After the finish line, racers glide all the way down back to ground level.^[1]

Routes[edit]

DK Spaceport can be used as a route toPeach Stadium,Desert Hills, orMario Bros. Circuit. However, the reverse is not true for either route; none of these three courses can be used as routes to DK Spaceport. Koopa Troopa Beach enters DK Spaceport below the main track, through a launchpad with a rocket.

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  FromCrown City

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  FromWhistlestop Summit (used in theMushroom Cup)

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  FromKoopa Troopa Beach

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  From Koopa Troopa Beach (before version 1.4.0)

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  A composite map of all routes leading to DK Spaceport

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  A composite map of all routes leading to DK Spaceport (before version 1.4.0)

Brands[edit]

• DK Boosters (course, trackside barricades)
• Nabbit Courier Service (trackside barricades)
• Rosalina Bus Tours (banners)
• Yoshi's (food truck)

Gallery[edit]

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  Course icon

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  View of the course in theMushroom Cup's opening reel

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  World map icon

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Notes[edit]

• Every section from Section 2 onward introduces new instruments to the course's music and modulates the key up a minor third. For the final section, however, an extended arrangement of "Hammer BGM" fromDonkey Kong plays instead.^[1]
  • This makes DK Spaceport the third course in the series to play a different music track for its final lap rather than speeding up its original music, succeedingMount Wario andBig Blue fromMario Kart 8.Mario Kart World'sRainbow Road also does the same. All of these courses are split into sections instead of laps.
• A satellite sharing the same design motifs as DK Spaceport appears inMario Kart World's Rainbow Road.

References[edit]

• Mario Kart World race courses
• Sectioned courses