Big Blue

Big Blue is the fourth and final course of the Bell Cup included with Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content in Mario Kart 8. This course is based on the Big Blue course that appears throughout the F-Zero series. As in Mute City, Coins can only be obtained by driving over the recharge pathways, Item Boxes, or picking up the coins dropped by other players. This is the only DLC course in Mario Kart 8 to be divided into three sections, instead of three laps, and the sixth overall in the series. This track and Mute City have the F-Zero version of the starting line countdown and results theme. This track shares similar characteristics and features from the Rainbow Road.

Shortcuts

 * In the first section, on the corners with moving platforms, mushrooms can be used to cut off the corners.
 * Players can drive off the edge of the track midway on the first waterway on the left, to land on the recharge pathways beyond the rings. (150cc and 200cc only)
 * On the last section of track, mushrooms can be used to cut off the bends in the track just before the finish line.

Trivia

 * Reaching the final section will have an announcer speak, saying "Yeah!! The final lap!" using the voice clip from F-Zero X. It is the only course in Mario Kart 8 with this distinction.
 * The music of the track is split in two parts: the first part plays in the first two sections, and the second part plays in the final section. This is the second track after Mount Wario to have separate soundtracks for different laps/sections. However, this may actually be a potential homage to F-Zero GX, as that game has an identical method of handling the music for its courses (i.e. Having the initial variation of a tune play on the first and second laps and so on, while the second variation plays on the final lap).
 * Big Blue and GBA Cheese Land are the only courses that contain gliding segments taking place entirely in anti-gravity.