GCN Peach Beach

Peach Beach is Princess Peach's personal race course in the game Mario Kart: Double Dash!! for the Nintendo GameCube and also in Mario Kart Wii for the Wii. The beach is a reminiscent of Gelato Beach and other areas from Super Mario Sunshine, and is Peach's favorite beach resort.

Description
The race course starts out at a cobbled street that looks like Delfino Plaza. Near the starting line there is a bill board with Peach on it. She is holding a parasol and has her hair tied back. There is also a bill board with Toad on it. When entering the beach in a Ricco Harbor-like area, the Daisy Cruiser can be seen in the background. In the harbor, another cruise ship can be seen. It is stated in the official guide for Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, that this large cruise ship in the harbor (the Sunshine) belongs to Peach. Also the Pianta Statue fountain is replaced by a huge Power Star in LAN Versus mode. While racing on the beach, wandering Cataquacks (from Super Mario Sunshine) of four different colors will charge at the racer if he or she goes near them. The final stretch takes place on a path similar to those at Bianco Hills, and if the player turns left into the square where the fountain is right before the finish line, they will find Item Boxes before a sharp turn back to the course. The award ceremony at the end of every cup is taken place here.

It is updated graphically in Mario Kart Wii, with added details such as seagulls flying in the sky. Hammer Bros., Toads, Goombas, and Shy Guys can be seen on the deck of The Sunshine cheering, and there are more umbrellas over the spectators on land. The biggest diference is that the pipe with the double items in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is not present in Mario Kart Wii.

Track Layout
The racers first began on the stoned straight. After turning right, racers have the freedom to maneuver as close to the track or ocean as they wish. Traveling to a sandbank is optional which has a dash ramp. Racers then travel under the pink rock arch to the smaller beach before turning left. After turning left, racers must then drift right to an inclined leading back to the straight.

Terrain

 * Super Quick:
 * Dash Panel
 * Quick:
 * Cobblestone track
 * Cobblestone verge
 * Wet sand
 * Pier concrete
 * Dry sand
 * Grass verge
 * Beach pebble path
 * Flagstone path
 * Slow (Off-Road):
 * Grass
 * Shallow Water

Hazards

 * Deep water
 * Cataquack
 * Delfino Palm Tree
 * Delfino Fountain

Music
The music played during races is the same as the music on Daisy Cruiser in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. The music has a tropical theme.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Driver: Peach Passenger: Daisy Kart: Bloom Coach Time: 01:18:000

Mario Kart Wii
Normal Staff Ghost: Peach / Royal Racer Time: 01:34.233

Expert Staff Ghost: Peach / Dolphin Dasher Time: 01:23.140

Mario Kart Wii

 * Guide Bio: " There may not be a hidden green pipe anymore, but this Double Dash track is deceptively simple. After a roar down the cobblestone straight, there's a long curve onto the beach (or a dash panel ramp off a concrete pier), and a choice of paths via an island ramp or a beach where Cataquacks roam. Remember that the tide comes in on the second lap! Once you're through the pink arch, there's a second smaller beach before a final sharp corner, and race to the finish!"
 * Web Bio: " You won't have much time to admire the ocean view as you tear across the sand and the cobbled streets of Peach Beach. Oh, and watch out for the changing tide!"

Trivia

 * Cataquacks are able to walk through the water in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. However, they get destroyed if they touch it in Super Mario Sunshine.
 * A bus with a "Peach Beach" logo and a license plate reading "SUN" appears in Mushroom Bridge.
 * The cruise ship, The Sunshine, also appears in the waters near Yoshi Circuit.
 * The 2nd boat that appears on the Wii version advertises "Daisy Cruiser"; which appeared as a course on the game it came from.