Twisted Mansion

Twisted Mansion is the third race track in the Flower Cup of Mario Kart 8. This course takes place in and around a haunted mansion, and features many Boos.

Course layout
At the starting line, the player starts in the courtyard, where a large statue of Boohemoth can be seen. As the race starts, the door will slowly open. Once the player drives inside, they drive into an anti-gravity section that leads through the dining room. At the dining room, the track splits and the player can drive on either wall. The player then goes to an underwater section through an arch shaped like Bouldergeist's head. The underwater section doubles with anti-gravity, eventually splitting into two paths. Here, Fishbones can be seen, but they are for decoration and cannot be interacted with. The upper route leads to a higher boost pad than the lower. It then leads to a gliding section across a courtyard similar to the one in Luigi's Mansion. If the players take the upper route, they can land on a balcony and take a shorter route, whereas the lower one must climb a flight of stairs. They then exit the house, which leaves the final stretch to the finish line. Here, some hammer-wielding knight statues being possessed by Boos attack.

Shortcuts

 * After the first split path anti-gravity section, there is a dirt section, through the aisle in the library, that the player can boost through with a Mushroom, Golden Mushroom, Star, and to a lesser extent, Coins.
 * At the end of the course, using a type of boost, the player can bypass the hammer wielding knights and the final turn.

Trivia

 * During the countdown, before the race, the doors at the entrance of the mansion open up for the arrival of the racers. This is one of five courses (the others being Electrodrome, Excitebike Arena, Bowser's Castle, and Mount Wario) to have an opening animation during the countdown.
 * The 'Haunted Motors' advertising boards seen near the Start/finish line have Dry Bowser's emblem on it, who is a DLC character (as of may 2015).
 * This is one of the three courses (along with Mario Circuit and Toad Harbor) that were playable at E3 2013. Coincidentally, all three take place in the Flower Cup, in the same order as the original demo.
 * When racing online, the Boos that appear at the glider portion of this track are removed.
 * The gliding part of this course strongly resembles the gliding section of Bone Dry Dunes, with the two 90 degrees gliding ramps, upper and lower landing sections on the far side and a spout which can boost the player's kart upwards.
 * This course's music played as the background music for the Wii U's eShop during Halloween 2014 in North America.