Tropical Glider

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Tropical Glider
Tropical Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Appears in Mario Kart Tour

The Tropical Glider is an unlockable High-End glider in Mario Kart Tour. It was introduced in the Jungle Tour and became the signature glider of Funky Kong in the Bowser vs. DK Tour. The glider resembles a banana tree. The Tropical Glider increases the chance of obtaining Bananas from Item Boxes and awards bonus points for landing a hit with one.

Availability[edit]

The Tropical Glider is obtainable from regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe. As of the Battle Tour, it is also in the Daily Selects lineup. The table below lists the glider's availability by tour.

Tour Available in / as
Jungle Tour Tropical Glider Pack
$39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99
May 26, 2020 - June 2, 2020
Los Angeles Tour (2020) Beachside Pipe
Halloween Tour (2020) Week 2 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Yoshi Tour (2021) Banana Pipe
Bowser vs. DK Tour Bowser vs. DK Pipe 1
(spotlight)
Sydney Tour (September 2021) Week 1 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Toad vs. Toadette Tour Week 2 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
New Year's 2022 Tour Token Shop
200 event tokens

Statistics[edit]

Statistics
Special skill Banana from Mario Kart Tour. Banana Plus
Favorite courses
(Combo bonus ×3 and big combo-time boost)
RMX Choco Island 1 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 1
3DS Toad Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Toad Circuit R/T
GCN Dino Dino Jungle from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R
3DS Daisy Hills T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Daisy Hills T
RMX Choco Island 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 1R
GCN Yoshi Circuit T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Yoshi Circuit T
SNES Donut Plains 1 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 1
SNES Donut Plains 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 1R
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R/T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R/T
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T
Tokyo Blur T from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur T
SNES Choco Island 2 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 2
Tokyo Blur from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur
SNES Choco Island 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 2R
RMX Rainbow Road 1T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 1T
Los Angeles Laps 3R from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps 3R
New York Minute B from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute B
Favored courses
(Combo bonus ×2 and combo-time boost)
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T*
SNES Choco Island 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 2R/T
RMX Choco Island 1T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 1T
SNES Vanilla Lake 1 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R
3DS Daisy Hills from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Daisy Hills*
GCN Dino Dino Jungle T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Dino Dino Jungle T
GBA Bowser's Castle 2 from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Bowser's Castle 2
SNES Choco Island 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 1R
GCN Yoshi Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Yoshi Circuit***
SNES Donut Plains 1T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 1T
SNES Choco Island 1 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 1
SNES Choco Island 1T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 1T**
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R
SNES Choco Island 2T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 2T
Tokyo Blur 3 from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur 3
Tokyo Blur 3T from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur 3T
RMX Rainbow Road 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Rainbow Road 1R**
Los Angeles Laps R from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps R
SNES Donut Plains 2 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 2
SNES Donut Plains 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 2R
RMX Choco Island 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Choco Island 1R/T
Los Angeles Laps 3T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps 3T
Singapore Speedway 2R from Mario Kart Tour
Singapore Speedway 2R
Singapore Speedway 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Singapore Speedway 2
Athens Dash 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Athens Dash 2
N64 Mario Raceway from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Mario Raceway

* 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.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トロピカルカイト[?]
Toropikaru Kaito
Tropical Kite
Chinese (simplified) 热带滑翔翼[?] -
Chinese (traditional) 熱帶滑翔翼[?]
Rèdài huáxiángyì
Tropical Glider
French Ailes tropicales[?] -
German Tropengleiter[?] Tropical Glider
Italian Tropicali[?] From tropicali (tropical) and ali (wings)
Korean 트로피컬글라이더[?]
Teuropikal Geullaideo
Tropical Glider
Portuguese Bananasa[?] From banana and asa (wing)
Spanish Ala Tropical[?] Tropical Glider