Let's Rank Every Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Course Part 7 (Finale Part 1)

We've played all of the courses, we've ranked them once, so now it's just time for a bit of spot checking and...why is this over two hours long and still only part 1 of the finale? Uh oh.
Where my life went wrong 0:00
Explaining the finale 4:56
Excitebike Arena 9:00
Sky-High Sundae 11:20
GCN Baby Park 13:24
N64 Toad's Turnpike 14:30
GCN Dry Dry Desert 16:29
3DS Rock Rock Mountain 18:40
Tour London Loop 21:45
3DS Toad Circuit 24:15
DS Cheep-Cheep Beach 26:00
Tour Tokyo Blur 28:02
GBA Sky Garden 29:45
SNES Donut Plains 3 31:42
SNES Rainbow Road 33:10
Tour Paris Promenade 35:50
N64 Kalimari Desert 38:00
SNES Mario Circuit 3 41:57
N64 Rainbow Road 45:26
Wii Mushroom Gorge 47:05
Mario Kart Stadium 49:57
GBA Sunset Wilds 53:26
GBA Cheese Land 55:55
GCN DK Mountain 58:25
GBA Snow Land 1:01:58
Thwomp Ruins 1:03:40
Wii Daisy Circuit 1:04:50
Wii Moo Moo Meadows 1:07:18
Mario Circuit 1:09:22
Ice Ice Outpost 1:10:50
Wii Wario's Gold Mine 1:14:55
GBA Riverside Park 1:20:10
GBA Mario Circuit 1:21:45
Water Park 1:24:48
DS Peach Gardens 1:27:45
Ninja Hideaway 1:30:48
DS Tick-Tock Clock 1:36:53
GBA Boo Lake 1:39:47
Tour Sydney Sprint 1:41:17
Merry Mountain 1:43:30
Electrodrome 1:46:30
GCN Daisy Cruiser 1:51:30
Animal Crossing 1:53:44
N64 Yoshi Valley 1:55:54
Tour New York Minute 1:57:18
N64 Choco Mountain 2:00:15
SNES Bowser Castle 3 2:04:00
Wii Grumble Volcano 2:05:52
DS Waluigi Pinball 2:06:58
3DS Music Park 2:13:55
To be continued 2:17:09

[@Squadaloo]

In case you tap out before the end, let me know if you'd really like me to tighten up or rework the editing of the final part because I definitely realize this may feel like a retread of the previous 6 episodes in a more """"condensed"""" format.

[@blast8111]

WOO! It’s a nice surprise seeing you tackle the finale in a way that gives you and everyone else watching a sense of satisfaction. Every course is being reviewed once again, so there won’t be a lingering question of “Well shouldn’t you give this a second chance?”
The rise of Boo Lake and Animal Crossing is something I definitely agreed with, especially after listening to your thought process. They rose a decent amount on my own personal list too
Anyways, as for the more negative highlights, the Ninja Hideaway bonk was fucking hilarious. No idea why it’s designed like that instead of, I dunno, a regular ass pillar. But the fact you can get air on that tiny little black part is so damn silly.
The surprising fall of Waluigi Pinball was also crazy to me. However, it was understandable. I use outward drift, that definitely helps the track, but watching you on that long straightaway with your best option being to do nothing? Oh wow do I understand why it dropped. Still one of the best courses artistically imo, but mechanically, yeeeeeeeeah it was way better in DS

[@Squadaloo]

Admittedly I had a casual online session sometime after this ranking was finished and enjoyed Waluigi Pinball way more on that run when it was actually a close race and I wasn't super analyzing it too hard, but really these rankings were always going to be a snapshot in time based on the races I did specifically for it, so I had to do what I had to do.
Honestly, part of me wonders if it's better for inside drift to kind of drift around the edges of the pinball table at the bottom but I figured the fastest route for me is usually a straight line and...well, that's the straight line.
Also, I'm super glad that Ninja Hideaway moment happened because it felt like a complete vindication of my decision to re-race every track and somehow have a 2nd race perfectly represent everything I said was wrong about it in a way the first race did not.

[@CyberCat3O]

Every time I look at the time left in the video, I'm always surprised to see that I'm already an hour and a half in. That's especially true for this video, so I think you got the editing perfect.
This series has been the first track ranking I've seen that doesn't put a slightly below average track way higher than it has any right to be (usually a certain rainbow road). I agree with most of the rankings, and the ones I don't agree with are completely understandable.
I will say that the one thing I "largely" disagree with is Big Blue. It's true that it loses steam over the course of a race, but I'd say that isn't really a problem until section 3. Even then, it's *just* short enough for the music to keep the energy going until the end. I can see how inside drift would make the last section drag on a bit too long though, considering how outside drifts start sooner so you spend less time going straight and doing nothing.
Side note, on Rock Rock Mountain I like to take the right path with the wind in the first glider and then try to trick off the corner of the following pipe. You may find yourself enjoying that course a lot more doing that.
Also, that intro put a smile on my face :)

[@Squadaloo]

Thanks for the feedback! I'll ignore the Big Blue comment for now since it's in the next episode, but I should definitely try what you said on Rock Rock. I'm not sure I'd enjoy it a ton more, but hey, every little bit helps.