Yellow Hard Hat Balloon
The Yellow Hard Hat Balloon inMario Kart Tour
Appears in	Mario Kart Tour

TheYellow Hard Hat Balloon is a High-Endglider inMario Kart Tour. It was introduced in the2023 New Year's Tour as the signature glider ofBuilder Mario. In a similar vein to theMario's Hat Balloon andLuigi's Hat Balloon, the glider is a balloon that is based on Builder Mario's hardhat, hence the name. The Yellow Hard Hat Balloon provides better chances of gettingMega Mushrooms fromItem Boxes and increases the number of bonus points earned for hitting drivers using a Mega Mushroom.

A gold variant named theGold Hard Hat Balloon debuted alongside the Yellow Hard Hat Balloon in the 2023 New Year's Tour and is also classified as a High-End glider.

Availability[edit]

The Yellow Hard Hat Balloon is not currently obtainable from regular pipes, and it is not currently part of the Daily Selects lineup. The following table shows the glider's availability by tour.

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Statistics

Special skill	Mega Mushroom Plus
Favorite courses (Combo bonus ×3 and big combo-time boost)	3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T GBA Sky Garden R/T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island R/T N64 Kalimari Desert 2T GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T SNES Ghost Valley 2 Piranha Plant Cove 2 Piranha Plant Cove 2T Tokyo Blur 4T Bangkok Rush R/T Bangkok Rush 2T Bangkok Rush 3R/T 3DS Rock Rock Mountain R GBA Riverside Park GCN DK Mountain T DS Shroom Ridge R/T 3DS Mario Circuit R/T DS Mario Circuit R/T DS Mario Circuit T 3DS Wario Shipyard R/T Wii Dry Dry Ruins T Wii Dry Dry Ruins R Madrid Drive 2 N64 Yoshi Valley R/T GBA Yoshi Desert T Berlin Byways T Athens Dash R/T Athens Dash 2R/T London Loop 2R/T Berlin Byways 2R/T DS Airship Fortress T SNES Bowser Castle 3R/T GCN Mushroom Bridge T Piranha Plant Cove 3T Wii Daisy Circuit T RMX Choco Island 1R/T N64 Mario Raceway T New York Minute 2R/T Vancouver Velocity T Vancouver Velocity 2R/T Rome Avanti 2T GBA Lakeside Park R/T Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T DS DK Pass T Wii DK Summit T RMX Vanilla Lake 2T London Loop 3T Rome Avanti 3T Berlin Byways 3R/T Madrid Drive 3R/T
Favored courses (Combo bonus ×2 and combo-time boost)	3DS Daisy Hills R/T* SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T* 3DS Toad Circuit R/T SNES Ghost Valley 2R/T** SNES Donut Plains 3R/T** GBA Bowser's Castle 3R/T*** GBA Battle Course 1 N64 Kalimari Desert 2R GBA Cheep-Cheep Island SNES Ghost Valley 2R Piranha Plant Cove R/T Tokyo Blur 4R Bangkok Rush T Bangkok Rush 3T Bangkok Rush 2R/T 3DS Rock Rock Mountain 3DS Piranha Plant Slide 3DS Piranha Plant Slide R Piranha Plant Cove 2T GBA Riverside Park R/T Wii Coconut Mall T GCN DK Mountain R/T Wii Coconut Mall R/T DS Shroom Ridge T GCN DK Mountain R 3DS Mario Circuit T 3DS Wario Shipyard T N64 Yoshi Valley T GBA Yoshi Desert R/T London Loop T Berlin Byways 2T Athens Dash 2T Athens Dash T SNES Bowser Castle 3T Piranha Plant Cove 3R/T Wii Daisy Circuit R/T GBA Peach Circuit R/T N64 Mario Raceway R/T New York Minute R/T Rome Avanti 2R/T Rome Avanti T Piranha Plant Pipeline R/T GBA Lakeside Park T Madrid Drive 2T Wii DK Summit R/T RMX Vanilla Lake 2R/T Madrid Drive 3T Rome Avanti 3R/T
* 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.

• Spotlight Shop description:
  • English:
    Taking after Builder Mario's helmet, the Yellow Hard Hat Balloon is here!
    Aim for a big comeback with its Mega Mushroom Plus special skill!^[1]
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      ビルダーマリオのヘルメットがモチーフ！ビルダーメットバルーンが登場！
      スペシャルスキルのきょだいキノコプラスで 大逆転を目指そう！^[2]
    • Chinese (simplified):
      设计主题是建筑工马力欧的头盔！建筑工头盔气球登场！
      使用特殊技能“巨大蘑菇 提升”，争取逆转局势！^[3]
    • Chinese (traditional):
      以建築工人瑪利歐的頭盔為設計概念 建築工人頭盔氣球登場！
      使用特殊技能巨大蘑菇 強化以盛大逆轉為目標吧！^[4]
    • French:
      Eh non, ce n'est pas le casque de Mario ouvrier... mais l'aile Casque de chantier jaune !
      Remontez le peloton grâce à sa spécialité méga champi + !^[5]
    • German:
      Der Gelb-Bauhelm-Ballon, der wie Baumeister-Marios Helm aussieht, ist da!
      Plane ein großes Comeback mit seiner Spezialausstattung Mega-Pilz+!^[6]
    • Italian:
      È disponibile l'Elmetto giallo, ispirato al casco di Mario costruttore!
      Vai alla grande con la sua abilità speciale megafungo plus!^[7]
    • Korean:
      빌더마리오의 헬멧을 모티브로 한 빌더헬멧글라이더가 등장!
      스페셜 스킬인 거대버섯 플러스로 대역전을 노리자!^[8]
    • Portuguese:
      O Capacete Construtor, inspirado no capacete do Mario construtor, já está disponível!
      Use sua característica especial, o megacogumelo+, para recuperar a liderança.^[9]
    • Spanish (Latin American):
      ¡Es igual al casco de Mario constructor! ¡Ya está aquí el Casco constructor!
      ¡Remonta en la partida con su característica especial, el mega champiñón +!^[10]
    • Spanish (European):
      ¡Pero si es igualito que el casco de Mario Constructor! ¡Ya está aquí el Casco Obra Mario!
      ¡Haz que tus rivales muerdan el polvo con su característica especial, megachampiñón +!^[11]

Names in other languages[edit]

References[edit]

• Balloons
• Mario Kart Tour gliders

• Articles with unsourced foreign names