Pipe Tour
| Pipe Tour | |
|---|---|
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| Start date | See § Occurrence Tour |
| End date | See § Occurrence Tour |
| Number of cups | 15 |
| Ranked cups | Pauline Cup (week 1) Poochy Cup (week 2) |
| Coin Rush course | Piranha Plant Pipeline |
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The Pipe Tour was a tour of Mario Kart Tour. It originally occurred from July 12, 2023 through July 25, 2023 as the game's one-hundredth tour, being rerun in the subsequent years.
This tour introduced a brand new pipe-themed course named Piranha Plant Pipeline, reflecting the theme of the tour, while also adding two pipe-based karts - one being the Boo Pipes from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and the other being the new Gold Pipes kart. Wiggler was introduced as a new driver after its series debut in Mario Kart 7 along with a themed Mii Racing Suit, coinciding with Wiggler's inclusion in Wave 5 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass (which released on the same day as this tour). In addition, a variant of Pauline in a cowgirl outfit was introduced as a new driver, making this the first tour since the Peach vs. Daisy Tour to introduce a variant of Pauline. The tour also saw the first reappearances of Wii Dry Dry Ruins since its debut in the 2023 Ninja Tour, GBA Yoshi Desert since its debut in the 2023 Yoshi Tour, and Piranha Plant Cove and Piranha Plant Cove 2 since their debut in the 2023 Exploration Tour, as well as the first reappearances of N64 Kalimari Desert, GBA Sunset Wilds and 3DS Piranha Plant Slide since the 2023 Exploration Tour, and the first reappearance of GCN Dino Dino Jungle since the Animal Tour. Counting re-routes as separate courses, this was the first tour since the 2023 Ninja Tour to introduce only a single course to the game.
This was the first tour since the Tokyo Tour to give the Cheep Charger a new favorite course, the first since the New Year's 2021 Tour to give the Oilpaper Umbrella a new favorite course, and the first since the 2021 Halloween Tour to give Waluigi (Bus Driver) a new favorite course.
Similarly to the April-May 2021 Sydney Tour, New Year's 2022 Tour, and Spring Tour, the trailer[1] and social media announcement[2][3] were publicly released later than the usual time.
The Coin Rush course for this tour was Piranha Plant Pipeline. The menu background featured the mountain from the starting area of Piranha Plant Pipeline as the tour's landmark.
This was the final tour to introduce a new, non-alternate costume character to Tour, in the form of Wiggler.
In the third rerun of this tour, an in-game announcement titled "Mario Kart Tour End of Service Notification" was published, announcing the game would shut down its servers after the end of the third rerun of Anniversary Tour, and all in-game purchases were removed, including the Gold Pass subscription, whose benefits were subsequently given to all players for free starting with the 2026 rerun of the Vacation Tour. The third rerun was also the final tour to feature Kart Pro, as it did not return for the third rerun of the 2023 Sundae Tour unlike its previous reruns.
Occurrences[edit]
Tour[edit]
The tour ran the following periods:
- July 11, 2023, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 25, 2023, 10:59 p.m. PT[4] (as the 100th tour)
- July 9, 2024, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 23, 2024, 10:59 p.m. PT[5] (as the 126th tour)
- July 8, 2025, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 22, 2025, 10:59 p.m. PT[6] (as the 152nd tour)
- July 7, 2026, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 21, 2026, 10:59 p.m. PT[7] (as the 178th tour)
Week 1[edit]
The first week ran the following periods:
- July 11, 2023, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 18, 2023, 10:59 p.m. PT
- July 9, 2024, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 16, 2024, 10:59 p.m. PT
- July 8, 2025, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 15, 2025, 10:59 p.m. PT
- July 7, 2026, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 14, 2026, 10:59 p.m. PT
Week 2[edit]
The second week ran the following periods:
- July 18, 2023, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 25, 2023, 10:59 p.m. PT
- July 16, 2024, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 23, 2024, 10:59 p.m. PT
- July 15, 2025, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 22, 2025, 10:59 p.m. PT
- July 14, 2026, 11:00 p.m. PT – July 21, 2026, 10:59 p.m. PT
Spotlight Shop[edit]
| Week 1/2 banner items See § Occurrence Tour | ||||
| Item type | Name | Cost | Contents | Banner image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Petey Piranha (Gold) | 105  rubies for 1st purchase;150 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively[a] |
 Petey Piranha (Gold) ×1 |
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| Kart | Gold Pipes | 70 rubies for 1st purchase; 100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively[b] |
 Gold Pipes ×1 |
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| Week 1 banner items See § Occurrence Week 1 | ||||
| Item type | Name | Cost | Contents | Banner image |
| Driver | Pauline (Cowgirl) | 105 rubies for 1st purchase; 150 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively[a] |
 Pauline (Cowgirl) ×1 |
|
| Kart | Desert Rose Wagon | 70 rubies for 1st purchase; 100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively[b] |
 Desert Rose Wagon ×1 |
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| Glider | Mosaic Starchute | 70 rubies for 1st purchase; 100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively[b] |
 Mosaic Starchute ×1 |
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| Week 2 banner items See § Occurrence Week 2 | ||||
| Item type | Name | Cost | Contents | Banner image |
| Driver | Petey Piranha | 105 rubies for 1st purchase; 150 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively[a] |
 Petey Piranha ×1 |
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| Kart | Piranha Pipes | 70 rubies for 1st purchase; 100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively[b] |
 Piranha Pipes ×1 |
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| Glider | Piranha Plant Balloons | 70 rubies for 1st purchase; 100 rubies for 2nd and 3rd purchases respectively[b] |
 Piranha Plant Balloons ×1 |
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Daily Spotlight[edit]
The Daily Spotlight contains a mixture of items themed around the tour, items that have ranked tracks as favorites, and gold items. The rates listed are specific for that type of item; drivers, karts, and gliders are selected separately. Items marked with an asterisk (*) do not appear in the Daily Spotlight during the week they are available as Spotlight Shop banner items.
Initial run (2023)[edit]
Reruns (2024-2026)[edit]
Cups[edit]
 Pauline Cup Ranked cup (week 1) |
 Piranha Plant Pipeline |
 1,500
|
 GBA Yoshi Desert R |
1,400
|
 Piranha Plant Cove 2T |
1,500
|
Do Jump Boosts | |
| 2,300
|
2,000
|
2,300
|
 Piranha Plant Cove |
Larry | ||||
| 2,600
|
2,400
|
2,700
|
10
| |||||
| 3,000
|
2,700
|
3,100
|
14
| |||||
| 3,400
|
3,100
|
3,500
|
18
| |||||
 Mii Cup |
 N64 Kalimari Desert 2 |
1,200
|
 GCN Dino Dino Jungle R |
1,200
|
 GBA Sunset Wilds T |
1,500
|
Time Trial | |
| 1,900
|
1,800
|
2,400
|
 Wii Dry Dry Ruins |
Monty Mole | ||||
| 2,200
|
2,100
|
2,700
|
2:00.00
| |||||
| 2,600
|
2,400
|
3,200
|
1:50.00
| |||||
| 3,000
|
2,900
|
3,700
|
1:40.00
| |||||
 Poochy Cup Ranked cup (week 2) |
 Piranha Plant Pipeline R/T |
1,900
|
 Piranha Plant Cove R |
1,500
|
 Wii Dry Dry Ruins R/T |
1,500
|
Steer Clear of Obstacles | |
| 3,000
|
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