Dragon Forest

Dragon Forest is an area on Timber's Island in the game Diddy Kong Racing and its remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS. Dragon Forest includes Windmill Plains, Greenwood Village, Boulder Canyon, and Haunted Woods. It can be accessed by driving a hovercraft through a waterfall. If the player had collected sixteen or more Golden Balloons, the door to the Dragon Forest would be unlocked. The zone resembles a village set in medieval times. Smokey the dragon is the boss of Dragon Forest with his own course.

Boss Battle: Smokey the Dragon
The player has to defeat Smokey the Dragon on his own track to obtain a part of the Wizpig Amulet. Like the previous bosses, Smokey has to be raced twice, the first time after completing all the race tracks, and a second time after completing the Silver Coin challenges. The race takes place in a mountain range landscape filled with twisting caves. Stone pillars inside the caves and trees outside the caves might impede the players progress. In addition, Smokey breathes fireballs which will cause the player's Plane to crash-land upon contact. Smokey will double the amount of fireballs during the second race.

Smokey Castle
Smokey castle is a battle minigame in Dragon Forest and will become accessible after the player collects the golden key in Boulder Canyon. It takes place in a square-shaped castle. Inside the castle are four treasure chests, each one belongs to one character. The purpose of the treasure chests is to hold Bananas which the racers collect. During the game, a racer can hold a maximum amount of two bananas, so after collecting two of them, they should put them into their respective treasure chest. After one racer has collected ten bananas, he or she will win. If the player happens to win this challenge, he or she will be rewarded with a piece of the T.T. Amulet.