Golden Glider

Not to be confused with Gold Glider.

Golden Glider
The Golden Glider in Mario Kart Tour
Type	Glider
Appears in	Mario Kart Tour
Variant of	Plane Glider

The Golden Glider is a High-End glider in Mario Kart Tour. It was introduced in the Spring Tour and is the signature glider of Toad (Tourist). The glider is a red, blue, and gold variant of the Plane Glider which, like the Stealth Glider, was introduced before the original glider. It provides higher chances of getting Red Shells from Item Boxes and increases the number of bonus points earned for hitting other drivers with Red Shells.

Availability

The Golden Glider is not currently obtainable from pipes, and it does not currently appear in the Daily Selects lineup. However, it has been included in the Daily Spotlight lineup for every tour starting with the Princess Tour. The following table shows its availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
Spring Tour	Spotlight Shop April 18, 2023 (PT) – April 25, 2023
	Spotlight Shop (Daily Spotlight)

Profiles and statistics

Statistics

Special skill	Red Shell Plus
Favorite courses (Combo bonus ×3 and big combo-time boost)	London Loop T Paris Promenade 2T Amsterdam Drift R/T Athens Dash Berlin Byways R/T Rome Avanti Rome Avanti 2R/T Madrid Drive Madrid Drive 2T 3DS Wario Shipyard R/T RMX Donut Plains 1T GBA Bowser's Castle 1R/T 3DS Neo Bowser City R/T GBA Bowser's Castle 2R/T DS Airship Fortress R SNES Bowser Castle 3T SNES Choco Island 2T Wii Maple Treeway Wii Koopa Cape R/T GCN Mushroom Bridge R/T RMX Choco Island 1R/T Wii Coconut Mall T GBA Snow Land T Wii Daisy Circuit T N64 Luigi Raceway R DS Mario Circuit GCN Waluigi Stadium T N64 Mario Raceway T New York Minute 2R/T N64 Kalimari Desert T GBA Sunset Wilds T Wii Dry Dry Ruins T GBA Yoshi Desert R SNES Rainbow Road T Sydney Sprint 2R GCN Daisy Cruiser T GBA Lakeside Park R New York Minute 4R/T GCN Yoshi Circuit R N64 Yoshi Valley R Bangkok Rush 2R/T Merry Mountain R/T Tokyo Blur R/T Wii DK Summit T RMX Vanilla Lake 2 RMX Vanilla Lake 1R/T SNES Vanilla Lake 2R/T New York Minute 3 Berlin Byways 3R Amsterdam Drift 3 Singapore Speedway 3R
Favored courses (Combo bonus ×2 and combo-time boost)	Paris Promenade R/T* London Loop R/T* Amsterdam Drift 2R Berlin Byways R** Amsterdam Drift 2R/T** Paris Promenade B Athens Dash R/T*** Rome Avanti T SNES Choco Island 1T 3DS Wario Shipyard RMX Donut Plains 1 3DS Neo Bowser City T GBA Bowser's Castle 2T DS Airship Fortress RMX Bowser's Castle 1R SNES Bowser Castle 3 SNES Choco Island 2 Wii Maple Treeway R Wii Koopa Cape GCN Mushroom Bridge T RMX Choco Island 1 RMX Choco Island 2R Wii Coconut Mall GBA Snow Land R Wii Daisy Circuit 3DS Mario Circuit R N64 Mario Raceway R GCN Waluigi Stadium R/T New York Minute 2R Rome Avanti 2 N64 Kalimari Desert R GBA Sunset Wilds R GBA Yoshi Desert R/T Piranha Plant Pipeline R SNES Rainbow Road Sydney Sprint GCN Daisy Cruiser R GBA Lakeside Park New York Minute 3R/T New York Minute 4R GCN Yoshi Circuit GCN Yoshi Circuit T Bangkok Rush 2R Merry Mountain Madrid Drive T RMX Vanilla Lake 1T SNES Vanilla Lake 2T Wii DK Summit R/T New York Minute 3T Berlin Byways 3 Amsterdam Drift 3R
* 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:
    The Golden Glider is here to soar across the vast skies! Its special skill, Red Shell Plus, can help launch Red Shells at your opponents.
  • Other languages:
    • Japanese:
      大空を駆ける 金色のグライダー ゴールドプレーンが登場！
      スペシャルスキルのアカこうらプラスで アカこうらをライバルにぶつけよう！
    • Chinese (Simplified):
      划破天空的金色滑翔翼金色滑翔机登场！
      使用特殊技能“红龟壳 提升”，用红龟壳打中劲敌吧！
    • Chinese (Traditional):
      在空中翱翔的金色滑翔翼金色滑翔機登場！
      使用特殊技能紅龜殼 強化 用紅龜殼對勁敵們發動攻擊吧！
    • French:
      Le Planeur doré vous fera voler à travers les cieux !
      Sa spécialité carapace rouge + vous aidera à vous débarrasser de vos adversaires à coups de carapaces rouges !
    • German:
      Der Gold-Segelflieger ist da, um durch den Himmel zu segeln!
      Nutze seine Spezialausstattung Roter Panzer+, um Rote Panzer auf deine Rivalen zu feuern.
    • Italian:
      L'Aliante dorato è pronto per farti librare in volo nei cieli del mondo!
      Colpisci i tuoi avversari con la sua abilità speciale guscio rosso plus!
    • Korean:
      넓은 하늘을 달리는 금색 글라이더인 골드플레인이 등장!
      스페셜 스킬인 빨강등껍질 플러스로 빨강등껍질을 라이벌에게 맞히자!
    • Portuguese:
      O Aeroplano ouro chegou para cruzar os ares!
      Com sua característica especial, o Casco vermelho+, você pode lançar cascos vermelhos nos rivais.
    • Spanish:
      ¡Llega el Planeador dorado para deslumbrar a todos desde el cielo!
      ¡Con su característica especial, el caparazón rojo +, podrás lanzar caparazones rojos a tus rivales!

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	ゴールドプレーン Gōrudo Purēn	Gold Plane		[?]
Chinese (Simplified)	金色滑翔机 Jīnsè Huáxiángjī	Golden Plane Glider		[?]
Chinese (Traditional)	金色滑翔機 Jīnsè Huáxiángjī	Golden Plane Glider		[?]
French	Planeur doré	Golden Plane Glider		[?]
German	Gold-Segelflieger	Gold Plane Glider		[?]
Italian	Aliante dorato	Golden Plane Glider		[?]
Korean	골드플레인 Goldeu Peullein	Gold Plane		[?]
Portuguese	Aeroplano ouro	Gold Airplane		[?]
Spanish	Planeador dorado	Golden Plane Glider		[?]