Cloudtop Cruise

Cloudtop Cruise is the first race track in the Special Cup of Mario Kart 8. This course mainly takes place on a giant beanstalk (much like Sky Garden) and on an airship (Like Airship Fortress). There are even floating airships in the background.

Course Layout
The race starts a giant beanstalk, shortly after there is a ramp with some Item Boxes on it, there is a Bowser Balloon than characters can bounce on, similar to the mushrooms in Mushroom Gorge for the Mario Kart Wii. The racers will then continue racing on a cloud. Later, they come onto an airship, where the player encounters two paths, both of which meet up right before a cannon, which launches the player to a metal track inside a storm cloud. On the track, there are many boost panels, but once in a while, lightning will strike them, which could shrink racers. This section then ends to start a gliding section, which touches down on a giant stone Question Block. There is just one more right turn before the finish line.