Toad Express

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The Toad Express[1] is a pink plane seen in several games of the Super Mario franchise, first seen in the opening cutscene of Super Mario Sunshine .

Inside the plane, there appear to be four (possibly five, depending on the arrangement) mushroom-themed seats. There are moderately large windows with elaborate curtains, many fancy details, and a stunning ceiling that is painted (or is possibly a lamp) bright blue with yellow stars and white clouds. In the cutscenes of Super Mario Sunshine, the Toad Express has a pink body, a white underside, and red on the tips of its engines. However, in gameplay, the red highlights are missing. In the tourist guide to Isle Delfino under the Delfino Airstrip section, there is an airplane that looks like the Toad Express, but a blue paint job is shown.

The design of the Toad Express used in Super Mario Sunshine appears to be based on certain real-world flying boats and utility aircraft such as the Ukrainian Antonov An-72 and the American Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina; however, in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga , the jet takes on an appearance of a cartoony airliner, which, although not specified, seems to be heavily based on the Boeing 747. One inaccuracy on the An-72/PBY iteration of the Toad Express is that the aircraft is portrayed as a taildragger, while the real aircraft is a tricycle gear aircraft.

History[edit ]

Super Mario Sunshine[edit ]

In its original appearance, the plane is used by Peach, Mario, Toadsworth, and some Toads to fly to Isle Delfino. It lands abruptly at the Delfino Airstrip as a crater filled with goop covers most of the runway, and comes to a screeching stop, causing Mario, Peach, and Toadsworth to jumble around inside.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit ]

In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions , Peach uses a similar plane to get to the Beanbean Kingdom; however, when she arrives at the Beanbean International Airport, it is congested by Piranha Plants and the Mom Piranha, preventing the plane from landing. Mario and Luigi get rid of the Piranhas so the Toad Express can safely land. After the player beats the game, the plane is used by Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toadsworth, and Bowser to go back to the Mushroom Kingdom (although Bowser is dropped to his castle mid-flight inside a giant present given by Prince Peasley).

Mario Tennis: Power Tour[edit ]

The Toad Express has a minor appearance in Mario Tennis: Power Tour , bringing Clay and Ace to the Mushroom Kingdom.

Gallery[edit ]

Super Mario Sunshine[edit ]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit ]

Mario Tennis: Power Tour[edit ]

Super Mario 3D All-Stars[edit ]

Names in other languages[edit ]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Italian Toad Express - [2]

Notes[edit ]

  • The name "Toad Express" is used only in the English guidebook for Super Mario Sunshine, and the plane is left unnamed in Japanese, with it simply being generically referred to as an airplane on the Japanese website for the game.[3]

References[edit ]

  1. ^ Hodgson, David S J, Bryan Stratton, and Stephen Stratton (September 3, 2002). Super Mario Sunshine Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (English). ISBN 0-7615-3961-1. Page 2.
  2. ^ 2002. Mario Sunshine. Guida strategica. Prima Games (Italian). ISBN 8890092211. Page 2.
  3. ^ 「(マリオ一行を乗せた飛行機がドルピック島へ。)」– Nintendo. ギャラリー ゲーム画面【オープニング】. Japanese. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
Super Mario Sunshine
Playable characters Mario
Rideable characters Yoshi • Blooper Racer
Non-playable characters FLUDD • Princess Peach • Toadsworth • Toads • Piantas (Beach Restaurant Piantas · Big Daddy of Blooper-surfing · Cannon Pianta · Captain · Chucksters · Crate guy · Doot-Doot Sisters · Duck-ring riders · Flaming Pianta · Hotel manager · Isle Delfino Police · Mayor · Pianta judge · Pianta prosecutor · Sunglasses vendor) • Raccoons • Nokis (Buckies · Director of Pinna Park · Dune Buddy · Mommy Noki · Noki elder · Noki grandson · Pinna Park Worker) • Sand Bird • Il Piantissimo • Great Sunflower • Sunflower Kids
Enemies Bee • Block Boo • Bloopad • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill (Gold) • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Chain Chomplet • Cheep-Cheep • Electro-Koopa (Blue · Red) • Electro-Koopa King • Glorpedo • Gooble • Klamber • Lava Cheep Cheep • Piranha Plant • Piranhabon • Plurp • Poink • Pokey • Pokey Pod • Pondskater • Seedy Pod • Sleepy Boo • Smolderin' Stu • Snooza Koopa • Strollin' Stu • Swipin' Stu (Blue · Green) • Wind Spirit • Wire Trap
Obstacles Bramble • Burner • Burning goop • Cheep Cheep (bird) • Electric goop • Goop • Hot water • Magma • Orange Juice Generator • Poison • Puncher • Slimy water • Spike Trap
Bosses Proto Piranha • Shadow Mario • Petey Piranha • Gooper Blooper • Plungelo • Wiggler • Mecha-Bowser • Monty Mole • Phantamanta • King Boo • Eely-Mouth • Bowser • Bowser Jr.
Items 1-Up Mushroom • Banana • Blue coin • Bomb • Coconut • Coin • Durian • Helmet • Hover Nozzle • Mario's cap • Papaya • Pepper • Pineapple • Red coin • Rocket Nozzle • Shine Sprite • Springboard • Turbo Nozzle • Water Barrel • Water Bottle • Water rocket • Yoshi egg
Objects Arrow sign • Balloon • Basket • Bell • Big Windmill • Birds • Boat • Brick Block • Butterflies • Cannon • Clam Cups • Cloud • Coin Fish • Cork • Crate • Dune Bud • Fish • Flagpole • Flipping platform • Floaty Fluff • Flower • Gate • Graffiti • Green panel • Ground Pound Platform • Hook • Ice block • Jar • Jellyfish • Jump Mushroom • Leaf boat • Manhole cover • Metal screen • Mirror • Mudboat • Multicolored block • Mushroom • Nail • Nozzle box • Orange block • Pipe • Pole • Portrait • Puzzle • Rainbow M • Red Switch Plate • Revolving Gate • Roller Coaster • Rope • Sand block • Scale • Seagull • Shine Painting • Sign • Slots • Spotted block • Spring of water • Stone slab • Swing • Tank • Trampoline • Tree • Turbo-bashable doors • Wall painting • Wanted poster • Waterfall • Watermelon • Watermelon block • White box • Window • Yellow Switch Plate • Yoshi Platform • Yoshi-Go-Round
Locations Main courses Bianco Hills • Ricco Harbor • Gelato Beach (Sand Cabana · Shine Tower · Surf Cabana) • Pinna Park • Sirena Beach (Hotel Delfino · Casino Delfino) • Noki Bay • Pianta Village • Corona Mountain
Secret courses Lily Pad Ride • Pachinko Game • Red Coin Field • Super Slide • Turbo Track
Other Isle Delfino • Delfino Plaza • Bianco Square • Boathouse • Shine Gate • Delfino Airstrip
Moves Backward Somersault • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Flutter Jump • Ground Pound • Jump • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Super Whirl Jump • Swallow • Swim • Triple Jump • Wall Jump
Gameplay elements Completion • Delfino Emergency Broadcast System • Episodes • Gadd Science, Incorporated • Guidebook • Life meter • Magic Paintbrush
Music "Boss Battle" • "Isle Delfino" ("Ricco Harbor" · "Staff Credits") • "Noki Bay" • "Secret Course" • "Secret Course - Sky and Sea"
Promotional content Ask Uncle Tusk • "Better Than Dirty" • Coin Collector Mario Sunshine • eBay • Nintendo Desktop Manager • Quick Poll • Super Mario History 1985-2010 • Super Mario Sunshine: La Guía oficial (Staff) • Super Mario Sunshine Game Preview CD • Super Mario Sunshine-skaba • Super Mario Sunshine-skaba (AMO Oy)
Further info Gallery • Glitches • Multimedia • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Staff • Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Characters Default Mario • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Donkey Kong • Neil • Ella
Unlockable Joe • Putts • Sherry • Grace • Azalea • Tiny • Kid • Gene
Transfer Luigi • Bowser • Waluigi • Wario
Non-playable Buzz • Bud • Elf • Helen • Grampie • Grammie • Piranha Plant • Pro • Boo • Pokey • Toad • Toadsworth • Koopa Troopa • Klepto • Blooper • Monty Mole
Courses Marion Course • Palms Course • Dunes Course • Links Course • Mushroom Course • Star Courses
One-club Challenge • Next Gen Epoch Golf Mini-Park • Coo-Coo Course • Elf's Short Course
Places Custom Club Shop • Golf Clinic
Items Custom Club • Custom Ticket
Miscellaneous Best Badge • Gallery • Glossary • Golfing terms • Multimedia • Power Shot • Quick Poll • Rain • Staff
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga / Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions / Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
Characters (Superstar Saga ) Protagonists Mario 1,2 • Luigi 1,2 • Princess Peach 1,2 • Prince Peasley • Bowser 1,2
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple • Bowser (Rookie)1,2
Supporting characters Beanbean troops 1,2 • Bink 1,2 • Blablanadon 1,2 • Bloat 1,2 • Boddle 1,2 • Border Bros 1,2 • Bubbles • Chuckleroot 1,2 • Chuckleroot's granddaughter 1,2 • Cork and Cask • Doctor 1,2 • Dr. Toadley 2 • Fava 1,2 • Firebrand and Thunderhand 1,2 • Hammerhead Bros. 1,2 • Harhall 1,2 • Hermie III • Hoohoo civilization 1,2 • Jellyfish Sisters 1,2 • Lady Lima 1,2 • Miles Tones 1,2 • Moai 1,2 • Mole 1,2 • Pea 1,2 • Peach-bot 1,2 • Photographer (Koopa Troopa) 1,2 • Pipeman 1,2 • Professor E. Gadd • Prospector 1,2 • Psycho Kamek 1 • Queen Bean 1,2 • Soybean civilization 1,2 • Spangle • Starshade Bros. 1,2 • Toadsworth 1,2 • Tolstar 1,2 • Tuki 1,2 • Yoshi Fan Club 1,2
Species Ankoopa 1 • Beanish 1,2 • Beanlet 1,2 • Big Koopa Troopa 2 • Designbomb 1,2 • Ghost 1,2 • Hoohooligan 1,2 • Kurako 1,2 • Lagoon-dweller 1,2 • Oho Jee • Sailor 1,2 • Thwomp • Toad 1,2 • Winkle 1,2 • Yoshi 1,2
Characters (The Search for Bowser ) Protagonists Captain Goomba 3 (Gold 3) • Captain Shy Guy 3 • Captain Boo 3 (Gold 3) • Captain Koopa Troopa 3 (Gold 3) • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry)
Antagonists Cackletta (Bowletta) • Fawful • Popple
Supporting characters Bowser 3 • Corporal Paraplonk 3 • Private Goomp 3 • Sergeant Guy 3 • Prince Peasley • Bubbles • Cork and Cask • Hermie III • Professor E. Gadd • Spangle • Starlow 3
Special moves Overworld/solo attacks Dunk Hammer 1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Fire Dash 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Firebrand 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Hammer 1,2 • High Jump 1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Jump 1,2 • Mini-Mario 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Pump Mario 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Spin Jump 1,2 An M ripped from the game. • Surfboard 1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Thunder Tickle 1,2 An L ripped from the game. • Thunderhand 1,2 An L ripped from the game.
Bros. Attacks 1,2 Bounce Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Chopper Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Cyclone Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Fire Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Knockback Bros. An L ripped from the game. • Splash Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Swing Bros. An M ripped from the game. • Thunder Bros. An L ripped from the game.
Captain Commands 3 Deny • Rally • Chance • Play Dead • Lightning • Parry • Pass the Bob-omb • Thwomp Thump • Clash of Captains • Call for Backup • Sneak Attack • Shell Shock
Bosses Superstar Saga Birdo • Bowletta 1,2 • Bowser 1,2 • Cackletta 1,2 • Chuckolator 1,2 • Dragohoho 1,2 • Fawful • Flaret 1,2 • Hermie III 1,2 • Hoohooros 1,2 • Jojora 1,2 • Jojora's friends 1,2 • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Mom Piranha 1,2 • Popple • Queen Bean 1,2 • Rookie 1,2 • Tolstar 1,2 • Trunkle 1,2 • Wiggler 1,2
The Search for Bowser Birdo • Corporal Paraplonk 3 • Fawful • Koopalings (Iggy · Morton · Lemmy · Ludwig · Roy · Wendy · Larry) • Popple • Private Goomp 3 • Sergeant Guy 3
Locations Beanbean Airport 1,2 • Beanbean Borderland 1,2 • Beanbean Castle 1,2 • Beanbean Castle Sewers/Beanbean Castle Sewer 1,2 • Beanbean Castle Town 1,2 • Beanbean Outskirts/Beanbean Fields • Beanbean Kingdom • Bowser's Castle • Castle Town Item Shop 1,2 • Chateau de Chucklehuck 1,2 • Chucklehuck Woods • Fire Palace 1,2 • Guffawha Ruins 1,2 • Gwarhar Lagoon • Harhall's Studio 1,2 • Hoohoo Mountain • Hoohoo Village 1,2 • Information Booth 1,2 • Joke's End • Koopa Cruiser • Little Fungitown 1,2 • Little Fungitown Item Shop 1,2 • Mario and Luigi's house 1,2 • Mushroom Kingdom 1,2 • Oho Oasis 1,2 • Oho Ocean 1,2 • Pipe House 1,2 • Princess Peach's Castle 1,2 • Relaxation Room 1,2 • S.S. Chuckola 1,2 • Seabed 1,2 • Starbeans Cafe 1,2 • Stardust Fields 1,2 • Teehee Valley • Thunder Palace 1,2 • Toadtown Square/Peach's Castle 1,2 • Winkle Colosseum 1,2 • Woohoo Hooniversity 1,2 • Yoshi Theater 1,2
Enemies Superstar Saga Anuboo 1,2 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Bill Blaster 1,2 • Blooper 1,2 • Bob-omb • Boo • Cheep Cheep 1 • Chomp Bro 1,2 • Chuck Guy • Chuckorok 1,2 • Clumph • Dry Bones 4 • Eeker 1,2 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Dry Bones 1,2 • Elite Gritty Goomba 1,2 • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fighter Fly 1,2 • Fuzzbush • Fuzzy 1,2 • Glurp 1,2 • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomdiver 1,2 • Gritty Goomba • Gunner Guy 1,2 • Hammer Bro • Ice Snifit • Lakipea • Laser Snifit 1,2 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Malibut 1,2 • Mecha-Blooper 1,2 • Mecha-Chomp 1 • Mechakoopa • Oucher Glass 1,2 • Parabeanie • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Piranha Plant 1,2 • Puffer-Cheep 1 • Rex • Roto-Disc 1,2 • Sand Cheep 1,2 • Scaratroopea • Sharkbone 1,2 • Sharpea • Sniper Bill 1,2 • Spiky Snifit 1,2 • Spiny 4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep 2 • Starkiss • Super Fly 1,2 • Sworm 1,2 • Tanoomba • Time Bob-omb 1,2 • Troopea • Virus 1,2 • Yo Bro 1,2
The Search for Bowser Bandit 3 • Beanerang Bro • Beanie • Big Boo 3 • Big Tail Goomba 3 • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo 3 • Boo • Boomerang Bro 3 • Broozer 3 • Buzzy Beetle 3 • Chain Chomp 3 • Chargin' Chuck 3 • Chuck Guy • Clumph • Dry Bones 4 • Elite Captain Quartet 3 • Elite Chuck Guy • Elite Limbo Bro • Elite Pestnut • Elite Troopea • Fire Bro 3 • Fire Stalking Piranha Plant 3 • Fly Guy 3 • Fuzzbush • Gold Beanie • Goomba • Goomba Tower 3 • Green Magikoopa 3 • Gritty Goomba • Hammer Bro • Ice Bro 3 • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa 3 • Koopa Troopa 3 • Lakipea • Lakitu 3 • Limbo Bro • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mechawful 3 • Para-Beetle 3 • Parabeanie • Paragoomba 3 • Paratroopea • Pestnut • Piranha Bean • Pokey 3 • Red Magikoopa 3 • Rex • Scaratroopea • Sharpea • Shy Guy 3 • Spear Guy 3 • Spike 3 • Spiny 4 • Spiny Cheep Cheep 2 • Starkiss • Tail Boo 3 • Tanoomba • Troopea • White Magikoopa 3
Items Consumables 1-Up Mushroom 1,2 • 1-Up Super 1,2 • 100 Coin 2 • 10 Coin 2 • 50-Coin 2 • Boo Biscuit 2 • Coin 1,2 • Five Coin 1,2 • Golden Mushroom 1,2 • Green Pepper 1,2 • Max Mushroom 1,2 • Max Nut 1,2 • Max Syrup 1,2 • Mushroom 1,2 • Nut 1,2 • Red Pepper 1,2 • Refreshing Herb 1,2 • Super Mushroom 1,2 • Super Nut 1,2 • Super Syrup 1,2 • Syrup 1,2 • Ultra Mushroom 1,2 • Ultra Nut 1,2 • Ultra Syrup 1,2
Key items Bean Fruit 1,2 • Beanbean Brooch 1,2 • Beanbean Map 1,2 • Beanstar 1,2 • Beanstar piece 1,2 • Beanstone 1,2 • Chuckola Fruit 1,2 • Chuckola Reserve 1,2 • Crabbie Grass 1,2 • Face 1,2 • Fake Beanstar 1,2 • Flaming statue 1,2 • Hoohoo Spirit 1,2 • Invincishroom • Membership Card 1,2 • Neon Egg 1,2 • Peach's Extra Dress 1,2 • Pearl Bean 1,2 • Peasley's Rose 1,2 • Precious belonging 1,2 • Red and Green Goblets 1,2 • Secret Scroll 1 1,2 • Secret Scroll 2 1,2 • Suitcase 1,2 • Winkle Card 1,2
Bean Juice1,2 Chuckle Blend • Chuckoccino • Hoohoo Blend • Hoolumbian • Teehee Blend • Teeheespresso • Woohoo Blend
Special items Bonus Ring 1,2 • Cobalt Necktie 1,2 • Excite Spring 1,2 • Game Boy Horror SP 1,2 • Great Force 1,2 • Greed Wallet 1,2 • Power Grip 1 • Secret Specs 2
Blocks1,2 ! Block • ? Block • Bros. Block • Command Block • Hidden Block • Hoohoo Block • L Block • M Block • Rally Block • Random Block • Recovery block • Save Album • Simu-Block • Spin Block
Other Axe 1,2 • Badge 1,2 • Bean 1,2 • Bike Pads 1,2 • Black Rock 1,2 • Boo Statue 1,2 • Brown Rock 1,2 • Button 1,2 • Cart 1,2 • Gold ring • Chuckola Cola 1,2 • Clothing 1,2 • Conductor 1,2 • Gown 1,2 • Gray Rock 1,2 • Headgear 1,2 • Invincibility Mushroom 3 • Koopa Clown Car 1,2 • Lift 1,2 • Poison Mushroom 1,2 • Poltergust 3000 1,2 • Pressure Plate 1,2 • Recording 2 • Region map 1 • Rolling Bar Defense System 1,2 • Spiky Stardust Defense System 1,2 • Spring Pad 1,2 • Super Poltergust 3001 1,2 • Surfing Spot 1,2 • Toad Express 1,2 • Torch 1,2 • Wall Face 1,2 • Warp Pipe 1,2 • Watering hole 1,2 • Waterspout 1,2 • Whirlwind 1,2
Game mechanics Stats Bros. Point 1,2 • Defense • Experience Point • Heart Point • Level up • Power • Speed 1,2 • Spirit 3 • Stache 1,2
Elements Fire • Thunder
Status Burn 1,2 • Charred 1,2 • DEF-Down • DEF-Up • Dizzy • Downed • Fury 2 • Heavy G 1,2 • Invisible 2 • Light G 1,2 • Poison 1,2 • POW-Down • POW-Up • Prohibited Command 1,2 • SPD-Down 1,2 • SPD-Up 1,2 • Trip 1,2
Battle mechanics Action Command • Advanced Command/Super Attack 1,2 • Counterattack 1,2 • Emergency Block 2 • First Strike • Flee 1,2 • Lucky hit
Minigames1,2 Border Jump • Mysterious Mine Carts • Star 'Stache Smash • Barrel • Chuckola Bounce • Surfing Game • Splart
Music "A New Adventure Begins" • "We're Off Again!" • "Touch of Evil" • "Prince Peasley's Theme" • "Fawful Music" • "Bowser's Road" • "Cackletta, the Fiercest Foe" • "A Journey Full of Laughs" • "Going Home" • "Stardust Fields Area 64" • "Hoohoo Mountaintop" • "The Kingdom Called Beanbean" • "Beanish People" • "Castle of Beans" • "Chucklehuck Woods" • "Danger Abounds!" • "Woohoo Hooniversity" • "Sea... Sea... Sea..." • "Don't Dwell on Danger" • "Sweet Surfin'" • "Hold the Corny Jokes, Please!" • "Decisive Battleground" • "Let's Go!" • "We Can't Lose!" • "The Marvelous Duo" • "Fawful and Cackletta" • "Time to Settle This!" • "Showdown with Cackletta!" • "Win & Dance" • "Let's Kick it into High Gear!" • "Star 'Stache Smash!" • "To Challenge!" • "It's My Turn" • "This is Minion Turf!" • "Everyone, Attack!" • "Fighting Friends" • "Let's Talk Strategy" • "Bowser's Minions March"
Other Battle Guide 2 • Bean Fever 1,2 • Beanhole locations 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Block locations 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Bestiary 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Enemy formations 1,2 • Gallery 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Gear 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Glitches 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Hidden Block locations 1 • Hooroglyphs 1,2 • Kingdom Courier 1,2 • Koopa Gundan Taichō Type Shindan • Level up progressions 1,2 • Luigi-do Check • Mario & Luigi Moves Guide • Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection 1 • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Trivia • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Joke Spinner • Mario Bros. 1 • Multimedia 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Pre-release and unused content 1 • Quick Poll • Quotes 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Shops 2 • Special Skill 3 • Sound test 2 • Staff 1 (Bowser's Minions 2) • Story summaries 2
1 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
2 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
3 Minion Quest: The Search for Bowser
4 Enemy variants differ in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions