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 difference is that the pipe with the double items in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is not present in Mario Kart Wii. Another difference is that a ramp in the deck area with colored crates was added, with some item boxes on top of them. 1 more Cataquack gets added to the first tide area, with the other 3 Cataquacks present in the game this course originated from.

Track Layout
The racers first began on the stoned straight road. After turning right, the player can either turn left and towards a ramp with boost panels and receiving the item boxes. However, if the tide is high, the player will majorly slow down and carrying a Mushroom when in use of this shortcut is recommended, but if the tide is low, then the player can travel across with no problem at all. In this path, there is a patch of grass and a palm tree. On the right path, the road curves to the very right, but the player may cut through if the tide's low and the player dodges the Cataquacks wandering around in the beach. The Cataquacks will flip the player in the air and will make the thrower getting dragged on the ground after the player has landed back on the course. Mushrooms may be carried to take a simple shortcut through the water, avoiding the deeper ends of the water, in which the player will stop as if he/she fell off if he/she touches the darker parts of the water.

After that is a pink overhang, in which item boxes lie in. After the player passes the overhang, the next area is similar, but smaller. Only 2 Cataquacks, opposed to the three in the previous area, are in this area. The tide can also go up and down in this area.

There is a curve to the left in this area, which leads to the straight road again. In this part of the straight road, there are item boxes that move left and right, plus grass on the left that will slow the player down. After a few item boxes is a fountain on the left part of the track. The player may wish to go around the fountain to receive item boxes, but this will add more time to the player. After the fountain is the finish line, which starts the course over.

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

Shortcuts
One shortcut can be taken by driving on the very left part of the track with a ramp with boost panels and item boxes. The player must do so at the right time, when the tide is down, or he/she will risk losing a lot of speed.

The next route won't be considered a shortcut, since it increases the player times, but is still considered an alternate route. Right before the curve right into the course, the player will notice that there is a road, leading into a pipe. Going into a pipe will shoot the player back out in the air, making him/her receiving a Double Item Box. The pipe is absent in Mario Kart Wii.

Another alternate route is right by the finish line. There is a fountain on the left of the straight road. If the player goes around on the left of the fountain, he/she may receive an item from the item box in this area. However, this will also add more time to the player.

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.