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|title=Wario Stadium
|title=Wario Stadium
|image=[[File:Estadiowario.PNG|256px]]
|image={{tabber|title1=''Mario Kart DS''|content1=[[File:Wario Stadium MKDS preview.png|250px]]|title2=''Mario Kart 8''|content2=[[File:MK8-Course-DS WarioStadium.png|250px]]}}
|appearances=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of Mario games by date#2014|2014]])
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])<br>''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]) <br> ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2017|2017]])
|cups=[[Special Cup]] (MKDS)<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (MK8)
|cups=[[Special Cup]] (''DS'')<br>[[Leaf Cup]] (''8'', ''8 Deluxe'')
|ghost=2:14:868 (MKDS)<br>2:14.213 by Nin★Mizuho (MK8)
|online_play=No longer available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]], [[Wii U]])<br>Available ([[Nintendo Switch|Switch]])
|wifi=No Longer Available ([[Nintendo DS|DS]])<br>Available ([[Wii U]])
|sample=''Mario Kart DS'': Shinobu Tanaka<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-WaluigiPinball.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart DS'' (Course Intro)<br>[[File:MKDS-Music-WarioStadiumFlyover.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'': Yasuaki Iwata<br>[[File:MK8-Music-DS-WarioStadium.oga]]<br>''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' (frontrunning)<br>[[File:WiiU_DS_WarioStadium_Frontrunning.oga]]
|music=[[File:MKDS-Music-WaluigiPinball.ogg]] (MKDS)<br>[[File:MK8-Music-DS-WarioStadium.ogg]] (MK8)
|map=''Mario Kart DS''<br>[[File:MKDS Wario Stadium DS.png|140px]]<br>[[File:MKDS Wario Stadium DS layout.png]]<br>
|map=DS<br>[[File:MKDSmap4-1.png|220px]]<br>[[File:WarStadiumDSLayout.PNG]]<br>Wii U<br>[[File:MK8 DS Wario Stadium Map.png|200px]]
''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
<div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[File:MK8 DS Wario Stadium Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]][[File:MK8DX DS Wario Stadium Map.png|frameless|upright=0.65]]</div>
|ghost={{ghost|DS|Ninten★マトゥ|2:14.868|[[File:Wario_MKDS_record_icon.png|32px|link=Wario]][[File:MKDS Brute Model.png|32px|link=Brute]]}}{{ghost|8|Nin★Mizuho|2:14.213|[[File:MK8 Wario Icon.png|32px|link=Wario]][[File:TrispeederBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Tri-Speeder]][[File:Off-Road.png|32px|link=Off-Road]][[File:WarioWingMK8.png|32px|link=Wario Wing]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>150cc</small>|Nin★Mizuho|2:09.171|[[File:MK8 Wario Icon.png|32px|link=Wario]][[File:TrispeederBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Tri-Speeder]][[File:Off-Road.png|32px|link=Off-Road]][[File:WarioWingMK8.png|32px|link=Wario Wing]]}}{{ghost|8DX <small>200cc</small>|Nin★Massim|1:39.724|[[File:MK8 Waluigi Icon.png|32px|link=Waluigi]][[File:VarmintBodyMK8.png|32px|link=Varmint]][[File:HotMonsterTiresMK8.png|32px|link=Hot Monster]][[File:WarioWingMK8.png|32px|link=Wario Wing]]}}
}}
}}
'''Wario Stadium''' is the first course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. The track has its own introduction music in the single-player Grand Prix. The course contains numerous mud puddles, [[Dash Panel]]s, jumps, twists, [[Fire Chain]]s and [[Fire Bars|Bars]]. This version is more reminiscent of [[GCN Waluigi Stadium|Waluigi Stadium]] from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' than its N64 [[Wario Stadium|counterpart]] and shares the same music with [[DS Waluigi Pinball|Waluigi Pinball]].


'''Wario Stadium''' is the first race course of the [[Special Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. The track has its own introduction music in the single-player Grand Prix, the remix version of three Cups introduction music. The course contains numerous mud puddles, speed boosts, jumps, twists, and fireballs. This version is more reminiscent of [[Waluigi Stadium]] than its counterpart and shares the same music to [[Waluigi Pinball]]. It returns as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', making it the first Wario-themed retro course.{{br|left}}
Wario Stadium reappears as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the first race of the [[Leaf Cup]], making it the first Wario-themed retro course.


==Course layout==
==''Mario Kart DS''==
===Course layout===
The course starts with a 180 degree left turn, followed by a right turn and a left U-turn. The player then climbs up a ramp and uses a [[Dash Panel]] to jump over the end of the course (a mesh platform prevents racers from falling down). The player turns left into a mud pit that slows racers down. Dash Panels on islands in the mud serve as a path to navigate the mud. Then, racers climb up a pair of ramps with spinning Fire Chains. The path narrows and passes a mud pit with Fire Bars. Next, racers climb a giant ramp before passing several small humps. Racers take one more U-turn before jumping off another ramp to the finish line.


The course starts with a 180 degree left turn, followed by a right turn and a left U-turn. The player then climbs up a ramp and uses a [[Boost Pad]] to jump over the end of the course (A mesh platform prevents racers from falling down.). The player turns left into a mud pit that slows racers down. Boost Pads on island like roadway can help racers pass the area faster, as well as Mushrooms. Then racers climb up ramps with spinning [[Fireballs]] that act like a ring of fire. The path narrows and passes a mud pit with spinning fireballs being obstacles to the track. Next, racers climb a giant ramp before passing several small humps. Racers take one more U-turn before jumping off another ramp to the finish line.{{br|left}}
With skillful use of lightweight characters combined with high-handling karts, the ramps with Dash Panels can be used carefully to avoid a [[Spiny Shell (blue)|Spiny Shell]] by [[Mini-Turbo|boosting]] with precise timing when jumping over them.


==Missions==
This course's unique introduction music may be a reference to the {{wp|Organ (music)|baseball organ}}, based on its sounds and due to the fact that the course is a stadium.{{br|left}}
Mission 7-5 takes place on Wario Stadium. The mission involves the player having to collect twenty coins in fifty-five seconds.


==''Mario Kart 8''==
===Missions===
[[File:MK8-Course-DS WarioStadium.png|240px|thumb|left|Panorama of Wario Stadium in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
There is one [[Mario Kart DS#Missions|mission]] that takes place on Wario Stadium:
[[File:MK8-Course-DS WarioStadium-startingline.png|thumb|230px|right|The course, as seen from the starting line.]]
*'''Mission 7-5''': The player controls [[Wario]], who must collect 20 [[coin]]s within 55 seconds. During this mission, there are two additional [[Fire Chain|fire chains]] for the player to avoid.
Wario Stadium returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. This course is the first Wario course to appear as a Retro Course. The course was upgraded to use the new gameplay mechanics of ''Mario Kart 8''. For example, instead of continuing down the dirt path where the spinning fireballs are, the players race sideways on a giant tower on an anti-gravity section. Soon after, racers will encounter a newly made underwater section instead of continuing on the dirt path from the previous version, which then follows to a gliding section that lasts until the finish line, instead of a boost ramp. This part of the track, compared to the original section, has been modified to just a U-turn. The other major changes are an addition of the statue of Wario and the time of day, which has been changed from midnight to the afternoon.


The starting banner can be interacted with from playable characters, thanks to the hang-glider section at the end of the course. The course is one of three with this feature; the other two courses are [[Mario Circuit (Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] and [[Neo Bowser City|<small>3DS</small> Neo Bowser City]].{{br}}
==''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''==
Wario Stadium makes its classic course debut in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' as the first course of the [[Leaf Cup]]. While the layout is mostly the same, some changes have been made in the Fire Bars section. Rather than driving through a mud path, racers now drive on a raised platform that acts as an anti-gravity section (similar to [[Mario Kart Stadium]] and {{classic-link|GBA|Mario Circuit}}). Soon after, racers encounter a new [[Underwater driving|underwater section]] instead of continuing on the dirt path from the previous version, which then leads to a [[Glide Ramp]] instead of a [[Dash Panel]]. This part of the track, compared to the original section, has been modified to just a simple U-turn. Other major changes include the addition of a statue of Wario and the time of day, which has been changed from night to day. All the Dash Panels on the ramps are also smaller compared to their original appearance, but are more powerful, and racers can perform tricks when driving over one. In addition, the crowd can be heard cheering if the player performs a trick in both the Fire Chain jump and at the end of the anti-gravity section. Like its first appearance, it shares its music with {{classic-link|DS|Waluigi Pinball}}, making these courses the only courses to share the same music in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''.
 
The starting banner (which now has the modern ''Mario Kart'' logo) can be interacted with by playable characters gliding out of the underwater section, causing it to swing. The course is one of five with this feature; the other four courses are [[Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)|Mario Circuit]], {{classic-link|3DS|Neo Bowser City}}, {{classic-link|Tour|Tokyo Blur}} and {{classic-link|3DS|Rock Rock Mountain}}.
{{br|left}}
 
==Track layout comparisons==
The inner loop is the same in ''Mario Kart DS'' and ''Mario Kart 8''. Turn 4 after the bridge is sharper in ''8'', leading into the boost mold section.
 
Turn 5 leads left to the first jump section. Though they have same hills in ''DS'' and ''8'', the ''DS'' section is diagonally aligned.
 
In the ''DS'' layout, the hills are followed by turn 6 slightly right, turns 7-9 with mud traps, turn 10 leading into the second jump section, and turn 11 leading right into a bumpy section.
 
The ''8'' layout skips turns 6 through 11, instead banking into an inside-leaning vertical hover section for its turn 6, leading into the sharp turns 7 and 8, followed by a turn 9 left turn into a jump section.
 
The final sharp turn, which is turn 12 in ''DS'' and turn 10 in ''8'', lead back onto the main stretch.
<gallery widths=180px heights=180px>
Wario Stadium Mario Kart DS 8 track layout comparison MKDS focus.webp|The ''Mario Kart DS'' track layout superimposed over the ''Mario Kart 8'' track layout
Wario Stadium Mario Kart DS 8 track layout comparison MK8 focus.webp|The ''Mario Kart 8'' track layout superimposed over the ''Mario Kart DS'' track layout
</gallery>
 
==Profiles==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
*'''North American website bio:''' "''Hit the dirt in Wario Stadium, where huge jumps and bone-rattling bumps make for an action-packed race.''"
*'''European website bio:''' "''Wario's tricky track is just as tricky and dirty as the man himself. It's a bump-ridden speedway-style course packed with pitfalls like mud to slow you down and spinning wheels of fire to burn unwary drivers. How this passed the safety inspection we'll never know...''"
 
===''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' liner notes===
''"For this track, we've tried to represent Wario's nasty nature in sound. We've actually put most of the emphasis on the beat itself, rather than the original tune."''
 
==Sponsors==
===''Mario Kart DS''===
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Koopa Sport|Koopa Sport]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#KoopaKart|KoopaKart]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Mario Kart (Nintendo-style banner)|Mario Kart]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Peach Grand Prix|Peach Grand Prix]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mario|Super Mario]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Mushroom|Super Mushroom]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Super Star!|Super Star!]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Waluigi Grand Prix|Waluigi Grand Prix]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!#Wario GP|Wario GP]] (Trackside banners)
 
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
{|
|- valign=top
|
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#BaNaNa Boy|BaNaNa Boy]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Bowser Oil|Bowser Oil]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Bullet Bill Speed Trial|Bullet Bill Speed Trial]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Burning DK|Burning DK]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Dream Gliders|Dream Gliders]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[Leaf Cup]] (Banners, starting line, tents)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Lemmy's Tire Service|Lemmy's Tire Service]] (Signs, trackside banners)
|
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 7#Mario Kart (Oil)|Mario Kart]] (Oil cans)
*[[Mario Kart TV]] (Screens, tents, trackside banners, vans)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2#Mario Motors|Mario Motors]] (Signs, trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mario Work Gear|Mario Work Gear]] (Trackside banners)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Mushroom Piston|Mushroom Piston]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Roy Smooth Sounds|Roy Smooth Sounds]] (Signs)
*[[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Wario Billionaires|Wario Billionaires]] (Crowd banners, banners)
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===DS appearance===
===''Mario Kart DS''===
<gallery widths=130px>
<gallery widths=150px>
MKDS-CourseIcon-WarioStadium.png|The track icon.
MKDS Wario Stadium Course Icon.png|The course icon
MKDS35.png|Wario, racing at Wario Stadium.
MKDSUnusedWarioCourse.png|The bumps found on the track
MKDS Boost Pad.png|Boost Pad
MKDS Wario Stadium Wario Falling.png|[[Wario]], racing at Wario Stadium
MKDS Boost Pad.png|A [[Dash Panel]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Wii U appearance===
===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
<gallery widths=140px>
<gallery widths=150px>
MK8-_DS_Wario_Stadium.PNG|The track's icon.
MK8 DS Wario Stadium Course Icon.png|The course icon
MK8 - DS Wario Stadium.PNG|
MK8 DS Wario Stadium Starting Line.png|View of the starting line
Rosalina-DSWarioStadium-MK8.jpg|[[Rosalina]] performs a trick.
MK8 - DS Wario Stadium.png|The jump before the anti-gravity section of the track
Wario-Trick-WarioStadium-MK8.jpg|Wario performs a trick at the end of the anti-gravity portion of the track.
Rosalina-DSWarioStadium-MK8.jpg|[[Rosalina]] performs a trick
Rosalina-Iggy-WarioStadium-Finish-MK8.jpg|Rosalina and [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]] approach the finish line.
Wario Trick Wario Stadium MK8.jpg|Wario performs a trick at the end of the anti-gravity portion of the track
DSWS.PNG|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]] obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course.
Rosalina-Iggy-WarioStadium-Finish-MK8.jpg|Rosalina and [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]] approach the finish line
MK8DSWarioStadium.png|A released screenshot of the course, revealing the name of the track
MK8 Wario Stadium Stamp.png|The [[Stamp (Mario Kart 8)|stamp]] obtained for beating the staff ghost at this course
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Official descriptions==
*'''US website:''' "''Hit the dirt in Wario Stadium, where huge jumps and bone-rattling bumps make for an action-packed race.''"
*'''European website:''' "''Wario's tricky track is just as tricky and dirty as the man himself. It's a bump-ridden speedway-style course packed with pitfalls like mud to slow you down and spinning wheels of fire to burn unwary drivers. How this passed the safety inspection we'll never know...''"


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
{{foreign names
|Jap=ワリオスタジアム
|Jap=ワリオスタジアム
|JapR=Wario Sutajiamu
|JapR=Wario Sutajiamu
|JapM=Wario Stadium
|JapM=Wario Stadium
|ChiS=瓦力欧竞技场
|ChiSR=Wǎlìōu Jìngjìchǎng
|ChiSM=Wario Arena
|ChiT=瓦利歐競技場
|ChiTR=Wǎlìōu Jìngjìchǎng
|ChiTM=Wario Arena
|Spa=Estadio Wario
|Spa=Estadio Wario
|SpaM=Wario Stadium
|SpaM=Wario Stadium
|Fra=Stade Wario
|Fre=Stade Wario
|FraM=Wario Stadium
|FreM=Wario Stadium
|Dut=Wario's Stadion
|Dut=Wario's Stadion
|DutM=Wario's Stadium
|DutM=Wario's Stadium
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|Rus=Стадион Варио
|Rus=Стадион Варио
|RusR=Stadion Vario
|RusR=Stadion Vario
|RusM=Wario Stadium
|RusM=Wario's Stadium
|Kor=와리오 스타디움
|Kor=와리오 스타디움
|KorR=Wario Seutadium
|KorR=Wario Seutadium
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[[Category:Mario Kart DS Race Courses]]
[[Category:Stadiums]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8 Race Courses]]
[[Category:Classic courses]]
[[Category:Retro Courses]]
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[[it:Stadio di Wario (DS)]]

Latest revision as of 08:01, May 17, 2024

This article is about the race course from Mario Kart DS and classic course in Mario Kart 8. For the race course from Mario Kart 64, see Wario Stadium.
Wario Stadium
Screenshot of Mario Kart DS game featuring the Wario Stadium.
DS Wario Stadium, Mario Kart 8.
Information
Appears in Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart 8 (2014)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Cup(s) Special Cup (DS)
Leaf Cup (8, 8 Deluxe)
Online play No longer available (DS, Wii U)
Available (Switch)
Music sample
Mario Kart DS: Shinobu Tanaka

Mario Kart DS (Course Intro)

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Yasuaki Iwata

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (frontrunning)
Course map
Mario Kart DS
Wario Stadium map
Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Map of DS Wario Stadium in Mario Kart 8.Map of DS Wario Stadium in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★マトゥ
2:14.868 Wario MKDS record icon.pngThe model of the Brute from Mario Kart DS
8 Nin★Mizuho
2:14.213 Wario's head icon in Mario Kart 8Tri-Speeder body from Mario Kart 8Picture of the kart part Off-Road in Mario Kart 8.Wario Wing from Mario Kart 8
8DX 150cc Nin★Mizuho
2:09.171 Wario's head icon in Mario Kart 8Tri-Speeder body from Mario Kart 8Picture of the kart part Off-Road in Mario Kart 8.Wario Wing from Mario Kart 8
8DX 200cc Nin★Massim
1:39.724 Waluigi's head icon in Mario Kart 8Varmint body from Mario Kart 8Hot Monster tires from Mario Kart 8Wario Wing from Mario Kart 8

Wario Stadium is the first course of the Special Cup in Mario Kart DS. The track has its own introduction music in the single-player Grand Prix. The course contains numerous mud puddles, Dash Panels, jumps, twists, Fire Chains and Bars. This version is more reminiscent of Waluigi Stadium from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! than its N64 counterpart and shares the same music with Waluigi Pinball.

Wario Stadium reappears as a classic course in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first race of the Leaf Cup, making it the first Wario-themed retro course.

Mario Kart DS[edit]

Course layout[edit]

The course starts with a 180 degree left turn, followed by a right turn and a left U-turn. The player then climbs up a ramp and uses a Dash Panel to jump over the end of the course (a mesh platform prevents racers from falling down). The player turns left into a mud pit that slows racers down. Dash Panels on islands in the mud serve as a path to navigate the mud. Then, racers climb up a pair of ramps with spinning Fire Chains. The path narrows and passes a mud pit with Fire Bars. Next, racers climb a giant ramp before passing several small humps. Racers take one more U-turn before jumping off another ramp to the finish line.

With skillful use of lightweight characters combined with high-handling karts, the ramps with Dash Panels can be used carefully to avoid a Spiny Shell by boosting with precise timing when jumping over them.

This course's unique introduction music may be a reference to the baseball organ, based on its sounds and due to the fact that the course is a stadium.

Missions[edit]

There is one mission that takes place on Wario Stadium:

  • Mission 7-5: The player controls Wario, who must collect 20 coins within 55 seconds. During this mission, there are two additional fire chains for the player to avoid.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Wario Stadium makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first course of the Leaf Cup. While the layout is mostly the same, some changes have been made in the Fire Bars section. Rather than driving through a mud path, racers now drive on a raised platform that acts as an anti-gravity section (similar to Mario Kart Stadium and GBA Mario Circuit). Soon after, racers encounter a new underwater section instead of continuing on the dirt path from the previous version, which then leads to a Glide Ramp instead of a Dash Panel. This part of the track, compared to the original section, has been modified to just a simple U-turn. Other major changes include the addition of a statue of Wario and the time of day, which has been changed from night to day. All the Dash Panels on the ramps are also smaller compared to their original appearance, but are more powerful, and racers can perform tricks when driving over one. In addition, the crowd can be heard cheering if the player performs a trick in both the Fire Chain jump and at the end of the anti-gravity section. Like its first appearance, it shares its music with DS Waluigi Pinball, making these courses the only courses to share the same music in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

The starting banner (which now has the modern Mario Kart logo) can be interacted with by playable characters gliding out of the underwater section, causing it to swing. The course is one of five with this feature; the other four courses are Mario Circuit, 3DS Neo Bowser City, Tour Tokyo Blur and 3DS Rock Rock Mountain.

Track layout comparisons[edit]

The inner loop is the same in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart 8. Turn 4 after the bridge is sharper in 8, leading into the boost mold section.

Turn 5 leads left to the first jump section. Though they have same hills in DS and 8, the DS section is diagonally aligned.

In the DS layout, the hills are followed by turn 6 slightly right, turns 7-9 with mud traps, turn 10 leading into the second jump section, and turn 11 leading right into a bumpy section.

The 8 layout skips turns 6 through 11, instead banking into an inside-leaning vertical hover section for its turn 6, leading into the sharp turns 7 and 8, followed by a turn 9 left turn into a jump section.

The final sharp turn, which is turn 12 in DS and turn 10 in 8, lead back onto the main stretch.

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

  • North American website bio: "Hit the dirt in Wario Stadium, where huge jumps and bone-rattling bumps make for an action-packed race."
  • European website bio: "Wario's tricky track is just as tricky and dirty as the man himself. It's a bump-ridden speedway-style course packed with pitfalls like mud to slow you down and spinning wheels of fire to burn unwary drivers. How this passed the safety inspection we'll never know..."

Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack liner notes[edit]

"For this track, we've tried to represent Wario's nasty nature in sound. We've actually put most of the emphasis on the beat itself, rather than the original tune."

Sponsors[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ワリオスタジアム
Wario Sutajiamu
Wario Stadium

Chinese (simplified) 瓦力欧竞技场
Wǎlìōu Jìngjìchǎng
Wario Arena

Chinese (traditional) 瓦利歐競技場
Wǎlìōu Jìngjìchǎng
Wario Arena

Dutch Wario's Stadion
Wario's Stadium
French Stade Wario
Wario Stadium
German Wario-Arena
Wario Arena
Italian Stadio di Wario
Wario's Stadium
Korean 와리오 스타디움
Wario Seutadium
Wario Stadium

Portuguese Estádio Wario
Wario Stadium
Russian Стадион Варио
Stadion Vario
Wario's Stadium

Spanish Estadio Wario
Wario Stadium