In contrast to the customization features in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which allowed players to select Yoshi or Shy Guy’s colors, the newly launched Mario Kart World pivots toward a vibrant array of alternate costumes for iconic characters. Notable figures such as Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Pauline from Super Mario Odyssey boast unique outfits to unlock, enhancing gameplay with fresh visual appeal.

Players can anticipate a colorful assortment, featuring ensembles like Cowboy Mario, Explorer Toad, and even the quirky Wampire Waluigi. With plenty of outfits available, it’s time to dive into how to acquire all the costumes in Mario Kart World and discover the characters that can outfit themselves in unique styles.

Unlocking Costumes in Mario Kart World

To unlock costumes within Mario Kart World, players need to collect and consume Dash Foods, which are represented by shiny yellow lunch bags placed near food stalls manned by Yoshis (illustrated below).

By collecting and enjoying Dash Foods, players can unlock new costumes for their current character.| Image credit: Nintendo/VG247

It’s important to note, however, that costumes are exclusive to a limited selection of characters. The focus remains on the franchise’s most recognizable characters such as Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad, while other playable characters like the Cow and Chargin’ Chuck do not feature unlockable costumes.

The following is a comprehensive list of characters along with the number of costumes they can unlock, including their default appearances (credit to our friends at IGN):

  • Mario – 10 costumes
  • Luigi – 9 costumes
  • Peach – 9 costumes
  • Daisy – 7 costumes
  • Yoshi – 9 costumes
  • Bowser – 5 costumes
  • Donkey Kong – 2 costumes
  • King Boo – 4 costumes
  • Wario – 8 costumes
  • Waluigi – 6 costumes
  • Toad – 5 costumes
  • Toadette – 5 costumes
  • Rosalina – 5 costumes
  • Pauline – 1 costume
  • Koopa Troopa – 6 costumes
  • Baby Mario – 4 costumes
  • Baby Luigi – 3 costumes
  • Baby Peach – 5 costumes
  • Baby Daisy – 5 costumes
  • Baby Rosalina – 5 costumes
  • Bowser Jr – 4 costumes
  • Shy Guy – 3 costumes
  • Lakitu – 3 costumes
  • Bird – 3 costumes

For the most effective way to unlock costumes, consider free-roaming in Mario Kart World. Fast-travel to tracks with the Dash Food you need for your desired costume while playing as the character you are attempting to outfit. This method allows you to quickly cycle through characters and Dash Food stalls, enhancing your chances of gathering all costumes.

Image credit: Nintendo/VG247

For specifics on which tracks and stalls yield each Dash Food, check out our detailed list of all Dash Food locations.

While this fast method may be efficient, it may not provide the most enjoyment. Players who prefer to unlock costumes during actual races should keep an eye out for Dash Foods throughout the tracks and strategize by switching courses to collect a variety of Dash Foods and costumes!

Costumes for Mario

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Touring Mario Burgers, Shish Kebabs, Moo Moo Dairy Delights Pro Racer Mario Royal Patisserie Desserts Mechanic Mario Yoshi’s Snacks Dune Rider Mario Pokey’s Pita Plate, Prehistoric Roast Cowboy Mario Cinema Popcorn, Yoshi’s Snacks Sightseeing Mario Pizza, Fish and Chips, DK Barrel Bites, Ice Cream Aviator Mario Monster Bread Basket, Lava Curry Oxygen Mario Sushi, Festival Food All-Terrain Mario Tire Donuts

Costumes for Luigi

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Touring Luigi Burgers, Shish Kebab, Lava Curry, Ice Cream, Monster Bread Basket, Prehistoric Roast Pro Racer Luigi Royal Patisserie Desserts Mechanic Luigi Yoshi’s Snacks Oasis Luigi Pokey’s Pita Plate, Cinema Popcorn Farmer Luigi Moo Moo Dairy Delight Happy Luigi Sushi, Festival Food All-Terrain Luigi Tire Donuts Gondolier Luigi Pizza, Yoshi’s Snacks, Fish and Chips, DK Barrel Bites

Costumes for Peach

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Touring Peach Burgers, Shish Kebab, Yoshi’s Snacks, Ice Cream Pro Racer Peach Royal Patisserie Desserts, Yoshi’s Snacks Farmer Peach Moo Moo Dairy Delights Sightseeing Peach Pizza, DK Barrel Bites Aviator Peach Prehistoric Roast, Monster Bread Basket, Lava Curry Yukata Peach Sushi, Festival Food Aero Peach Tire Donuts Vacation Peach Pokey’s Pita Plate, Yoshi’s Snacks, Fish and Chips, Cinema Popcorn

Costumes for Wario

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer Wario Royal Patisserie Desserts, Tire Donuts, Yoshi’s Snacks Oasis Wario Pokey’s Pita Plate, Cinema Popcorn Wicked Wasp Wario Ice Cream, Honey Pancakes Biker Wario Burgers, Pizza, Moo Moo Dairy Delights, Fish and Chips, Prehistoric Roast Pirate Wario Shish Kebab Road Ruffian Wario DK Barrel Bites, Lava Curry Work Crew Wario Yoshi’s Snacks, Sushi, Festival Food

Costumes for Waluigi

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer Waluigi Royal Patisserie Desserts, Tire Donuts, Yoshi’s Snacks, Honey Pancakes Vampire Waluigi Ice Cream, Cinema Popcorn Mariachi Waluigi Yoshi’s Snacks Biker Waluigi Burgers, Pizza, Moo Moo Dairy Delights, Fish and Chips, Prehistoric Roast Road Ruffian Waluigi Shish Kebab, DK Barrel Bites, Lava Curry

Costumes for Daisy

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Touring Daisy Prehistoric Roast, Lava Curry, Yoshi’s Snacks, Burgers, Ice Cream, Moo Moo Dairy Delights Pro Racer Daisy Yoshi’s Snacks, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Monster Bread Basket Oasis Daisy Cinema Popcorn, Pokey’s Pita Plate Swimwear Daisy DK Barrel Bites, Fish and Chips, Sushi, Shish Kebab, Festival Food

Costumes for Rosalina

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Touring Rosalina Prehistoric Roast, Burgers, Moo Moo Dairy Delights, Honey Pancakes, Fish and Chips, Shish Kebabs, Pizza Pro Racer Rosalina DK Barrel Bites, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Yoshi’s Snacks Aurora Rosalina Monster Bread Basket, Cinema Popcorn, Ice Cream Aero Rosalina Lava Curry, Pokey’s Pita Plate, Tire Donuts

Costumes for Toad

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer Toad Royal Patisserie Desserts, Tire Donuts, Lava Curry, Yoshi’s Snacks Engineer Toad Yoshi’s Snacks Burger Bud Toad Burgers, Pizza, Ice Cream, Cinema Popcorn Explorer Toad Shish Kebab, Pokey’s Pita Plate, DK Barrel Bites, Prehistoric Roast, Honey Pancakes, Monster Bread Basket

Costumes for Toadette

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer Toadette Royal Patisserie Desserts, Tire Donuts, Yoshi’s Snacks, Lava Curry Conductor Toadette Yoshi’s Snacks Soft Server Toadette Burgers, Pizza, Ice Cream, Cinema Popcorn

Costumes for Bowser

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer Bowser Royal Patisserie Desserts, Yoshi’s Snacks, Ice Cream Supercharged Bowser Yoshi’s Snacks, Lava Curry Biker Bowser Burgers, Pizza, Kebab, Moo Moo Dairy Delights, Yoshi’s Snacks, Cinema Popcorn, Honey Pancakes, Fish and Chips All-Terrain Bowser Tire Donuts, DK Barrel Bites

Costumes for Koopa Troopa

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Runner Koopa Troopa Burgers, Moo Moo Dairy Delights, Fish and Chips, Ice Cream Pro Racer Koopa Troopa Royal Patisserie Desserts, Yoshi’s Snacks, DK Barrel Bites Sailor Koopa Troopa Pizza, Shish Kebab, Cinema Popcorn All-Terrain Koopa Troopa Pokey’s Pita Plate, Tire Donuts, Monster Bread Basket, Lava Curry Work Crew Koopa Troopa Yoshi’s Snacks

Costumes for Baby Mario

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer Baby Mario Burgers, Ice Cream, Lava Curry, Pokey’s Pita Plate, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Tire Donuts, Yoshi’s Snacks Swimwear Baby Mario Pizza, Shish Kebab, Fish and Chips, DK Barrel Bites, Sushi, Festival Foods Work Crew Baby Mario Yoshi’s Snacks, Prehistoric Roast, Honey Pancakes

Costumes for Baby Luigi

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer Baby Luigi Burgers, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Pokey’s Pita Plates, Yoshi’s Snacks, Ice Cream, Lava Curry Work Crew Baby Luigi Shish Kebab, Tire Donuts, Yoshi’s Snacks, DK Barrel Bites, Prehistoric Roast, Honey Pancakes

Costumes for Baby Peach

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Touring Baby Peach Burgers, Ice Cream, Cinema Popcorn, Moo Moo Dairy Delights Pro Racer Baby Peach Lava Curry, Yoshi’s Snacks, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Pokey’s Pita Plate, Tire Donuts Sailor Baby Peach Shish Kebab, Pizza, Fish and Chips Explorer Baby Peach Honey Pancakes, Monster Bread Basket, Prehistoric Roast, DK Barrel Bites

Costumes for Baby Daisy

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Touring Baby Daisy Burgers, Ice Cream, Cinema Popcorn, Moo Moo Dairy Delights Pro Racer Baby Daisy Lava Curry, Yoshi’s Snacks, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Pokey’s Pita Plate, Tire Donuts Sailor Baby Daisy Shish Kebab, Pizza, Fish and Chips Explorer Baby Daisy Honey Pancakes, Monster Bread Basket, Prehistoric Roast, DK Barrel Bites

Costumes for Baby Rosalina

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Touring Baby Rosalina Burgers, Ice Cream, Cinema Popcorn, Moo Moo Dairy Delights Pro Racer Baby Rosalina Lava Curry, Yoshi’s Snacks, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Pokey’s Pita Plate, Tire Donuts Sailor Baby Rosalina Shish Kebab, Pizza, Fish and Chips Explorer Baby Rosalina Honey Pancakes, Monster Bread Basket, Prehistoric Roast, DK Barrel Bites

Costumes for Bowser Jr.

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer Bowser Jr Ice Cream, Honey Pancakes, Yoshi’s Snacks Biker Jr Bowser Jr Yoshi’s Snacks, Lava Curry, Fish and Chips, Cinema Popcorn, Shish Kebab, Burger, Moo Moo Dairy Delights Explorer Bowser Jr Honey Pancakes, Pokey’s Pita Plate, DK Barrel Bites, Pizza, Prehistoric Roast, Monster Bread Basket

Costumes for Donkey Kong

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? All-Terrain Donkey Kong Lava Curry, Burgers, Pokey’s Pita Plate, Yoshi’s Snacks, Shish Kebab, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Tire Donuts, Honey Pancakes, Ice Cream, DK Barrel Bites

Costumes for King Boo

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer King Boo Lava Curry, Yoshi’s Snacks, Royal Patisserie Desserts, DK Barrel Bites, Burger, Tire Donuts, Pokey’s Pita Plate, Honey Pancakes Aristocrat King Boo Ice Cream, Cinema Popcorn, Yoshi’s Snacks, Pizza Pirate King Boo Shish Kebab

Costumes for Shy Guy

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pit Crew Shy Guy Burgers, Lava Curry, Shish Kebab, Tire Donuts, Yoshi’s Snacks, Royal Patisserie Desserts Slope Styler Shy Guy Ice Cream, Monster Bread Basket

Costumes for Lakitu

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pit Crew Lakitu Tire Donuts, Yoshi’s Snacks, Lava Curry, Ice Cream, DK Barrel Bites, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Burger Fisherman Lakitu Sushi, Festival Food, Shish Kebab

Costumes for Bird

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Pro Racer Bird Lava Curry, Honey Pancakes, Tire Donuts, Yoshi’s Snacks, Burger, Royal Patisserie Desserts, DK Barrel Bites Vacation Birdo Fish and Chips, Pizza, Sushi, Festival Food, Cinema Popcorn, Pokey’s Pita Plates, Yoshi’s Snacks, Shish Kebab

Costumes for Pauline

Costume: Unlocked by eating: Unlocked? Aero Pauline Lava Curry, Burgers, Shish Kebab, Yoshi’s Snacks, Pokey’s Pita Plate, Tire Donuts, Royal Patisserie Desserts, Ice Cream, Honey Pancakes, Monster Bread Basket

For additional insights on Mario Kart World, explore details about all vehicles, methods for unlocking them, and find P Switch missions along with locations for all Peach Medallions.

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