Tropical Glider
Tropical Glider from Mario Kart Tour
Appears in Mario Kart Tour

The Tropical Glider is an unlockable High-End glider in Mario Kart Tour. It was introduced in the Jungle Tour and became the signature glider of Funky Kong in the Bowser vs. DK Tour. The glider resembles a banana tree. The Tropical Glider increases the chance of obtaining Bananas from Item Boxes and awards bonus points for landing a hit with one.

AvailabilityEdit

The Tropical Glider is obtainable from regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe. As of the Battle Tour, it is also in the Daily Selects lineup. The table below lists the glider's availability by tour.

Tour Available in / as
Jungle Tour Tropical Glider Pack
$39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99
May 26, 2020 - June 2, 2020
Los Angeles Tour (2020) Beachside Pipe
Halloween Tour (2020) Week 2 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Yoshi Tour (2021) Banana Pipe
Bowser vs. DK Tour Bowser vs. DK Pipe 1
(spotlight)
Sydney Tour (September 2021) Week 1 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Toad vs. Toadette Tour Week 2 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
New Year's 2022 Tour Token Shop
200 event tokens

StatisticsEdit

Statistics
Special skill   Banana Plus
Favorite courses
(Combo bonus ×3 and big combo-time boost)
 
RMX Choco Island 1
 
3DS Toad Circuit R/T
 
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
 
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R
 
3DS Daisy Hills T
 
RMX Choco Island 1R
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit T
 
SNES Donut Plains 1
 
SNES Donut Plains 1R
 
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R/T
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T
 
Tokyo Blur T
 
SNES Choco Island 2
 
Tokyo Blur
 
SNES Choco Island 2R
 
RMX Rainbow Road 1T
 
Los Angeles Laps 3R
 
New York Minute B
Favored courses
(Combo bonus ×2 and combo-time boost)
 
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T*
 
SNES Choco Island 2R/T
 
RMX Choco Island 1T
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 1
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 1R
 
3DS Daisy Hills*
 
GCN Dino Dino Jungle T
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 2
 
SNES Choco Island 1R
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit***
 
SNES Donut Plains 1T
 
SNES Choco Island 1
 
SNES Choco Island 1T**
 
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R
 
SNES Choco Island 2T
 
Tokyo Blur 3
 
Tokyo Blur 3T
 
RMX Rainbow Road 1R**
 
Los Angeles Laps R
 
SNES Donut Plains 2
 
SNES Donut Plains 2R
 
RMX Choco Island 1R/T
 
Los Angeles Laps 3T
 
Singapore Speedway 2R
 
Singapore Speedway 2
 
Athens Dash 2
 
N64 Mario Raceway

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トロピカルカイト[?]
Toropikaru Kaito
Tropical Kite
Chinese (simplified) 热带滑翔翼[?] -
Chinese (traditional) 熱帶滑翔翼[?]
Rèdài huáxiángyì
Tropical Glider
French Ailes tropicales[?] -
German Tropengleiter[?] Tropical Glider
Italian Tropicali[?] From tropicali (tropical) and ali (wings)
Korean 트로피컬글라이더[?]
Teuropikal Geullaideo
Tropical Glider
Portuguese Bananasa[?] From banana and asa (wing)
Spanish Ala Tropical[?] Tropical Glider