Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)

Bowser's Castle is a race course in Mario Kart Wii which resembles the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! castle track. It has Thwomps and the same entrance design to the castle (Bowser's face) and also has Bowser's famed laugh playing on the entry to the castle.

Course layout
The race starts with a straight road that leads into a bridge that curves into a Boosted Ramp, which leads to the entrance of the castle. When entering the castle, Bowser's laughter is heard a the player approaches a wavy hall, filled with pillars and item boxes. The player can perform Tricks in the hallway, as the floor creates small ramps. After the hallway is a left turn followed by a right turn under some Thwomps, then another left turn past a some Lava. The track then takes a left turn past another Thwomp and leading to a boosted ramp into the Mecha Bowser room. Two more Dash Panels appear on the floor, with two sets of vertical dash panels on each wall to avoid the Mecha Bowser's fireballs and patches of mud on the floor. A small ramp can also be used to jump over the second patch of mud. The player can then go around either side of the Mecha Bowser where both routes lead to a Fire Bar and a boosted ramp to a right turn with meshed flooring, which Lava Geysers come through. The course then takes another right turn with a single Thwomp and a left turn with three Thwomps that drop alternately. A boosted ramp over a giant Fire Bar follows, with a left turn to a straight section with more Lava Geysers. These geysers swap positions and the player can perform tricks around the edge of them, before returning to the start line.

Tournaments
The second tournament of August 2009 took place at Bowser's Castle. It was a time trial race containing several hazards, such as Swooper swarms, more Lava Geysers, and scattered boxes. Thwomps were also placed at different spots, preferably spots that were more likely to hinder the players. The spinning firebars also moved faster than before. The player starts out with a set of Triple Mushrooms. The tournament was later repeated as the first tournament of July 2011, the second tournament of September 2012, and the first tournament of December 2013.

Official descriptions

 * Official European website: "Only some skilful stunt driving will enable you to dodge the huge fireballs spat out by the stone statue of Bowser. Moving hallways, a river of lava, and eleven other racers gunning for first place make the task even trickier."

Trivia

 * A billboard displaying an image of Boo and Dry Bones and a word "SHOWTIME" can be seen on the outside of the track after the firebar. The artwork was first used in Mario Party 7.
 * In all the Bowser Castle courses featured in the Wii version, a Thwomp laughs whenever the player or a nearby CPU gets smashed by it.
 * The first seconds of the notes in the music for Bowser's Castle resemble the castle theme in the original Super Mario Bros.
 * The music for Bowser's Castle is a slowed-down, dark remix of the music from Maple Treeway.

Bowsers Festung Castello di Bowser (Wii)