Boo Cinema
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| Appears in | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||||||
| Cup(s) | Leaf Cup | ||||||
| Rally/ies | Spiny Rally | ||||||
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- “Have a spirit showing at the ghostly movie theatre, Boo Cinema. It's a whole new kind of 'drive-in theater.'”
- —Mario Kart World Direct[1]
Boo Cinema is the third course of the Leaf Cup in Mario Kart World, and is the starting point of the Spiny Rally. It is set in the ghostly eastern part of the forest region in the north of the game's map.[2] The course, as the name indicates, is set around a ghostly cinema filled with Boos. Through the theater's screen is a sepia-tinted section with giant film strips which are driven on. The movie that is driven through is titled Boo Castle, and stars Peach in her Vacation outfit. In addition to the frequent Nabbit, Chargin' Chuck, Spike, and Pianta, players can turn into Peepa on this course via the Kamek item. It is the only course in the game where players can unlock Peepa.
The course is accessed by driving through various Ghost Valley courses.
Course layout[edit]
The course begins with a room with two right turns, followed by a room where the track turns right then left. At the end of the second room, racers drive through the movie screen, upon which the course gains a sepia tint, which also applies to the racers.[3] This leads to the film strip road (showing Boo Castle's titular castle and a terrified Peach), which turns right then goes into a long left turn with Dash Panels on the outer half of it. There is then a drop down to a straightaway, with a shorter drop at its end. Next there is a U-turn to the left, into a turn to the right, into a Glide Ramp that ends the film strip section. There is then a straightaway, followed by a large right turn with raised rails in the middle. This leads to the finish line.[4]
Routes[edit]
All routes involving Boo Cinema go through at least one Ghost Valley track.
- Ghost Valley 1 is at least partially driven through in every route. Dandelion Depths and Mario Circuit only go through Ghost Valley 1.
- Ghost Valley 2 is partially driven through in routes involving Dry Bones Burnout and Acorn Heights.
- Ghost Valley 3 is driven through in routes involving Starview Peak.
From Starview Peak
From Dandelion Depths (used in the Leaf Cup)
From Dry Bones Burnout
From Acorn Heights
From Mario Circuit
A composite map of all routes leading to Boo Cinema
Gallery[edit]
Course icon
Icon in the Spiny Rally, featuring a view of Ghost Valley courses
World map icon
View of the cinema from afar, with the Ghost Valley courses in front of it
View of a corridor
The starting line
King Boo on the course
A poster for Boo Castle
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| Mario Kart World | Cinema[5] | - |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | おばけシネマ[6] Obake Shinema |
Ghost Cinema | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 幽灵影院[7] Yōulíng Yǐngyuàn (Mandarin) Yāulìhng Yíng'yún (Cantonese) |
Ghost Cinema | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 幽靈影院[7] Yōulíng Yǐngyuàn (Mandarin) Yāulìhng Yíng'yún (Cantonese) |
Ghost Cinema | |
| Dutch | Boo-Bioscoop[8] | Boo Cinema | |
| French | Cinéma Boo[9] | Boo Cinema | |
| German | Kino Buu Huu[10] | Boo Cinema | |
| Italian | Cinema spettrale[11] | Spectral Cinema | |
| Korean | 유령의 시네마[12] Yuryeong-ui Sinema |
Ghost Cinema | |
| Portuguese | Cinema Bu[13][14] | Boo Cinema | |
| Russian | Кинотеатр бу[7] Kinoteatr bu |
Boo Cinema | |
| Spanish | Cine Boo[15][16] | Boo Cinema |
Notes[edit]
- The countdown on the movie screen is synced with the player's distance from the screen; it counts down when the player moves towards the screen, and rewinds if the player moves away. The rate of countdown or rewind is proportional to the player's speed, and it halts when the player is still.
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo of America (April 17, 2025). Mario Kart World Direct - 17/04/2025 (2:14). YouTube (English). Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ Interconnected world map
- ^ Nintendo of America (April 2, 2025). Mario Kart World – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2. YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- ^ Tris Valbuena (April 7, 2025). "NEW Mario Kart World Gameplay! (Switch 2 Experience Demo)". Youtube. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ File name of the course's sticker on the Japanese Mario Kart World online events website, Sign_Cinema.png. All course stickers use the prefix "Sign_". Retrieved August 28, 2025.
- ^ Mario Kart World Direct (Japan) (14:40)
- ^ a b c In-game name from Mario Kart World
- ^ Mario Kart World Direct – 17 april 2025 (30:46)
- ^ Mario Kart World in-game name from French localization (Uploaded 5 Jun. 2025 on YouTube by Siphano)
- ^ Nintendo DE (April 17, 2025). Mario Kart World Direct – 17.04.2025 (31:34). YouTube (German). Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ Mario Kart World Direct – 17/04/2025 (30:54)
- ^ 마리오 카트 월드 Direct (2:05)
- ^ Nintendo Portugal (April 17, 2025). Mario Kart World Direct - 17/04/2025 (29:29). YouTube (European Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo Today! news
- ^ Nintendo España (April 17, 2025). Mario Kart World Direct - 17-04-2025 (31:09). YouTube (European Spanish). Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ^ BRCDEvg. Estrenando juntos MARIO KART WORLD (17:24). YouTube (Latin American Spanish). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
