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Grumble Volcano is the last track of the Star Cup in Mario Kart Wii. It reappears as a retro track in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the third track of the Lightning Cup.

As its name implies, it takes place on a volcano at sunset, where the erupting volcano shoots Lava Plumes onto the track and causes parts of the track to collapse. The track is also filled with lava down below.

Layout[]

Mario Kart Wii[]

It's a track surrounded by huge rocks with ? blocks and bricks and volcanoes. It's also one of the two tracks to have Fire Snakes as hazards (the other one being DS Desert Hills). The track's layout is going around a volcano. During the second lap, the track starts to fall apart, and by the last lap, there is barely any track left. Most of the track will fall into lava and it gets very tricky to drive on. Additionally, Lava Plumes erupt from the areas where the fallen ground used to be.

There are Fireballs shot from a volcano and Fire Snakes emerging from warp pipes. Moving plates also appear. You go inside part of the volcano for part of the course. This track features many "forks in the road" (there are two places where the path splits but then meets back up again) and two substantial optional jumps.

This track is oddly very similar to Bowser's Castle's, in both music selection and track layout. There is a well-known ultra shortcut which allows you to complete the race in under a minute. If you can get up on the rock on the left of the starting line, and drive around it three times correctly, it completes the race.

In terms of its theming, it seems to resemble World 8 from New Super Mario Bros., as it takes place on a volcano with a dark forest, not to mentions some of the volcanoes even resemble the ones from said world and game, the same dead, purple trees and the dark purple sky.

Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]

Grumble Volcano returns as the third track of the Lightning Cup. This course, like all other courses, has better shading and graphics. Also, Morton Construction has now taken over the volcano, with blocks and signs posted near the entrance. There is now a gliding pad after the cave and the cliff above the last dash to the Finish Line. The popular shortcuts from Mario Kart Wii now do not work anymore.

Shortcuts[]

  • Use a Mushroom to cut through the rough terrain as soon as one enters the cave.  for all games
  • A Mushroom can be used to cut through a turn on the right path at the end of the track after around 1:52 on Mario Kart Wii and 1:47 on Mario Kart 8. for all games
  • At the beginning of a race, use a Mushroom to speed up on the rock at the starting line, then drive around it in a specific way to trick the game into thinking you drove the entire course. See Ultra Shortcut for more info. for MKWii
  • Use a Mushroom and ride the rock in the middle of the track to hop on the other side. for MKWii
  • Alternatively, you can hop to the other side and hit the wall to respawn to the other side. This is useful for when the rock falls (at around 1:35). for MKWii

Staff Ghosts[]

Mario Kart Wii[]

Character Recorder Time Vehicle Wii Wheel?
Dry Bowser Normal
Nin★Gorin 02:28.237 Offroader (Dry Bowser) Model Yes
Expert
Nin★aki 02:11.852 Spear (Dry Bowser) Model No

Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]

Game Character Recorder Time Vehicle Combination
Body Tires Glider
8
MK8 Roy Icon
JapanNin★Yuya 2:18.305
BadwagonBodyMK8
Off-Road
MK8 Black Red Super Glider
8 Deluxe 150cc 2:16.524
8 Deluxe 200cc
MK8 Morton Icon
Flag of PortugalNin★Maria 1:44.284
StandardBikeBodyMK8 Gray ForestGreen
CushionTiresMK8
BowserKiteMK8

Gallery[]

Mario Kart Wii[]

Mario Kart 8[]

Music[]

Trivia![]

  • This is the only track and one of three courses, along with Big Donut and Battle Course 2 (GBA) in the whole Mario Kart series with lava in that aren't named after Bowser.
    • This is unless you count Lakeside Park with lava running in the background.
Previous track:
Maple Treeway
Current track:
Grumble Volcano
Next track:
Dry Dry Ruins
1st reappearance:
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)
Next track:
N64 Rainbow Road
Mario Kart Wii courses
Wii cups Mushroom Cup Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory
Flower Cup Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine
Star Cup Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano
Special Cup Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro cups Shell Cup GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway
Banana Cup N64 Sherbet Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium
Leaf Cup DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit
Lightning Cup SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle
Battle Courses Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert • Galaxy Colosseum • SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe) courses
New cups Mushroom Cup Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
Flower Cup Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
Star Cup Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
Special Cup Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro cups Shell Cup Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
Banana Cup GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
Leaf Cup DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
Lightning Cup DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC cups + Egg Cup GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
Triforce Cup Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
Crossing Cup GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
Bell Cup 3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster Course Pass cups + * * Golden Dash Cup Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
Lucky Cat Cup Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
Turnip Cup Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
Propeller Cup Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
Rock Cup Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
Moon Cup Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
Fruit Cup Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
Boomerang Cup Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
Feather Cup Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
Cherry Cup Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
Acorn Cup Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
Spiny Cup Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle Courses Mario Circuit * • Toad Harbor * • Wii Moo Moo Meadows * • GCN Dry Dry Desert * • SNES Donut Plains 3 * • N64 Toad's Turnpike * • GCN Sherbet Land * • N64 Yoshi Valley *
Battle Stadium * * • Sweet Sweet Kingdom * * • Dragon Palace * * • Lunar Colony * * • 3DS Wuhu Town * * • GCN Luigi's Mansion * * • SNES Battle Course 1 * * • Urchin Underpass * *
+ - denotes DLC. • * - denotes exclusivity to Mario Kart 8. • * * - denotes exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
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