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'''Rainbow Road''' is the final course of the [[Special Cup]] featured in all ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' games and is the climactic course of each game it appears in. As their names suggest, these courses are made of rainbow-colored glass or metallic surfaces that are either one color or change their color as racers drive on them, depending on the game they appear in. Most of these tracks are transparent throughout the ''Mario Kart'' series. They typically appear floating in deep space or the Earth's atmosphere, although [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|the one]] in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' and the remade {{classic-link|N64|Rainbow Road}} and {{classic-link|SNES|Rainbow Road}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' hang suspended in a starry night sky above a landscape. Most appearances of this course contain few or no railings, putting racers at risk of falling into space, and each Rainbow Road also contains its unique hazards. Due to these obstacles, Rainbow Road is among the most difficult courses in each ''Mario Kart'' game. Starting in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', some of the Rainbow Road courses have sections of the race track that are not rainbow-colored. Rainbow Road is also usually a long course when compared to other courses. Rainbow Road has also made some appearances in other games outside of the ''Mario Kart'' series, as well as in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''.

SMK Rainbow Road Lower-Screen Map.png|'''[[SNES Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]'''<br>''[[Super Mario Kart]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' <small>([[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']])</small> / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''  

Rainbow Road MK64.png|'''[[N64 Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''

MKW Rainbow Road Overview.png|'''[[Wii Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

RainbowroadMK7.png|'''[[3DS Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' – [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]

MK8-Course-RainbowRoad-overview.jpg|'''[[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|Rainbow Road]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''

MKT Icon RMX Rainbow Road 1.png|'''[[RMX Rainbow Road 1]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

MKT Icon RMX Rainbow Road 2.png|'''[[RMX Rainbow Road 2]]'''<br>''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''

Rainbow Road<ref>[https://youtu.be/4yyzqebLLd4 The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Everything Number One ]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 5, 2023.</ref> appears as a location in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', leading towards [[Bowser's Castle]]. After [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[Toad]] convince [[Cranky Kong]] to recruit the [[Great Kong Army]] for a raid on [[Bowser]] and his [[Koopa Troop|army]], the heroes speed off a ramp on [[kart]]s in the [[Jungle Kingdom]] that lands them on Rainbow Road. The [[Koopa General]] warns Bowser of the impeding planned raid, prompting Bowser to order an ambush on the heroes. [[Koopa]]s on karts ambush the heroes on their drive down Rainbow Road, prompting an immense battle between the two forces. The Kongs are captured by the Koopas, as the Koopa General sacrifices himself becoming a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Blue Shell]] and striking [[Donkey Kong]] and Mario causing an explosion that sends them spiraling down into the ocean below them. Meanwhile, Peach and Toad manage to escape the attack and retreat to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].

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