Players first fight in front of the tower's entrance, where the drummer of the New Donk City Band appears in the background. A single platform also stands in the middle of the stage. Similar to other dynamic stages such as Skyloft, after a warning indicated by an on-screen arrow pointing up, a platform appears and carries players to different levels of the tower. Pauline and the remaining New Donk City Band members also appear on small platforms and can be interacted with by moving past them. After interacting with all of them, they then appear at the bottom of the tower and perform while the battle goes on. New Donkers may also appear on the ground level, while the Odyssey and occasionally Captain Toad can be seen in the sky and on the roof, respectively.
On this stage, the Odyssey is shown with 21 Power Moons in stock. However, this is not possible in Super Mario Odyssey itself, as the player would have to have at least 55 Power Moons before reaching the Metro Kingdom.