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'''Countdown to Drop Down''' is a [[Level|course]] in [[Fluff-Puff Peaks]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''. It is unlocked after clearing [[Fluff-Puff Peaks Flying Battleship]], and its own completion unlocks [[Break Time! Zip-Go-Round]]. This level houses two [[Wonder Seed]]s, and has a difficulty of three stars. It features [[Countdown Lift]]s, platforms that bear a number indicating how many times it can be stepped on, as its primary mechanic.

 

The level starts off with a long Countdown Lift starting at three which has two [[? Block]]s above it and some [[Cloud Lift]]s and [[Cloud Block]]s below. After two large red blocks is two Countdown Lifts with a [[Melon Piranha Plant]] below them, before a set of three lifts with a Melon Piranha Plant below each one, with the middle one having some [[coin]]s and a [[flower coin]] above it. Next is more Countdown Lifts and some Shoot Blocks before a [[pipe]] that sends out green [[Koopa Paratroopa]]s. After a Countdown Lift with a yellow pipe on the right is a long Countdown Lift starting at ten. This lift is on a looped [[track]] with two [[Long ? Block]]s in the middle of the track, while the yellow pipe sends out more green Koopa Paratroopas. Three yellow pipes and a Melon Piranha Plant will take the player to the [[Checkpoint Flag]].

Next is a Melon Piranha Plant followed by a [[Roulette Block]] and two yellow pipes, which lead to a long Countdown Lift starting at ten that goes along a track, above a large [[pit]]. This Countdown Lift will carry the player for most of the remaining level. As the player jumps on the lift a [[Lakitu]] appears, which will throw [[Spiny|Spinies]] at the player for the duration of the ride if it isn't defeated. The lift takes the player past some ? Blocks, a horizontal yellow pipe that has the course's [[Wonder Flower]] below it, which can be reached by using a [[Lakitu's Cloud]]. Upon collecting it, the player starts freefalling, and [[Super Star]]s start appearing. This section consists of some coins, small flower coins, and [[Smogrin]]s. The [[Wonder Seed]] appears after some time, which starts moving left and right, and collecting it ends the effect and sends the player back to the top of the pipe where the Wonder Flower was located, with the Countdown Lift to their right. The effect lasts for 30 seconds.

As the Countdown Lift continues, it takes the player past a set of [[Brick Block]]s with a [[Wow Bud]] inside, a set of Shoot Blocks with a track carrying coins and a flower coin above it, a set of Countdown Lifts that each start at two with a Roulette Block above them, and finally a long horizontal yellow pipe that has many Melon Piranha Plants on it. Three yellow pipes follow, with a [[Hidden Character Block]] below the third one that only [[Mario]] can see, containing a flower coin. The third pipe houses a horizontal Melon Piranha Plant whose seeds help the player reach the top of the [[Goal Pole]].

*'''[[10-flower coin]] 1''': Found in a sub-area that is accessed via two green pipes next to each other. Below the coin is a long [[Countdown Lift]] starting at one.

*'''10-flower coin 3''': Found below the set of Countdown Lifts that start at two.

*"''Whoa—careful!''" (found to the right of the first Countdown Lift)

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*[[Melon Piranha Plant]]s and [[Countdown Lift]]s, which are primarily featured in this level, both seem to reference ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. The Melon Piranha Plants spitting watermelon seeds is similar to a mechanic from that game where Yoshi, as well as certain enemies, can do the same thing after eating [[watermelon]]s, while the Countdown Lifts strongly resemble [[Countdown Platform]]s from said game.

*The way the Countdown Lift is used during the long track section of the level with the [[Lakitu]] is somewhat reminiscent of [[Limited Lift]]s from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', with the player needing to prevent oncoming enemies from touching the lift and decreasing the counter so that it can continue carrying them through the level.