How to Find the Special World in Super Mario Bros Wonder

Super Mario Bros Wonder contains many secrets, but one of its biggest is the Special World. This challenging set of levels is accessed through a series of secret entrances, although finding them can be tricky.

How to find the W1 Pipe-Rock Plateau Special World entrance in Super Mario Bros Wonder

In the Bulrush Express course, you need to make it to the Wonder Seed with your Elephant power-up intact. You could also keep one stored and use it once you have the seed. Instead of entering the pipe above, break down the blocks to the right to find a second pipe that leads to the secret exit.

Taking this route opens a series of extra courses in Pipe-Rock Plateau. Clear all these and you’ll reach an entrance to the Special World at the Bounce, Bounce, Bounce course.

How to find the W2 Fluff-Puff Peaks Special World entrance

On the second level of the Fluff-Puff Peaks map, instead of continuing to climb the mountain using the path to the left, follow a path to the right. Here you’ll find a course named Jump! Jump! Jump!

Clear this course, along with the badge course Spring Feet 1 Badge Challenge that unlocks afterwards, and you’ll be able to access the Special World in front of the Climb to the Beat course.

How to find the W3 Shining Falls Special World entrance

This is one of the easier Special World entrances to find in Super Mario Bros Wonder. Simply retrieve the Royal Seed from the top of Shining Falls, then return to the Royal Seed Mansion. On this second visit, a new scene will play out and you’ll be returned to the world map with a new path open. This is the Special World entrance that allows you to access the Triple Threat Deluge course.

How to find the W4 Sunbaked Desert Special World entrance

Just east of the Palace in Sunbaked Desert, there is a Poplin who needs 50 Flower Coins to rebuild a bridge. Give him what he needs, and you’ll gain access to the Secrets of Shova Mansion course.

Once again, you need to complete a series of courses to reach the Special World entrance. However, Secrets of Shova Mansion requires you to find the secret exit before you can proceed. To do this, on the final screen with the flagpole, head back a little and smash the breakable blocks in a nearby dip. Then push the nearby tall crate into the gap, and a pipe will appear that will lead you to the secret exit.

Complete two more courses after this, and you’ll be able to access the entrance to Pole Block Allure in the Special World.

How to find the W5 Fungi Mines Special World entrance

This Special World entrance is opened in the same way you opened the one in Shining Falls. Simply revisit Fungi Mines after obtaining the Royal Seed, then repeat the Operation Poplin Rescue course. Once complete, you can now enter the Special World by the Dangerous Donut Ride course.

How to find the W6 Deep Magma Bog Special World entrance

You’ll need to collect 25 Wonder Seeds in the Deep Magma Bog to reach this entrance. Once you have them, head down to the lowest layer of the map to find a locked course beyond the Dragon Boneway course. Use the Wonder Seeds to open a badge challenge.

Complete the three badge challenges along this route and you’ll gain access to the Special World and the Solar Roller course.

How to find the Petal Isles Special World entrance

Once you’ve opened the way to the Deep Magma Bog entrance, you’ll find a Wiggler Race near it called Spelunking! Win this race against the Wiggler to complete the Petal Isles loop.

You will also unlock a new entrance to the Special World, which will appear near the Pipe-Rock Plateau entrance. This takes you to the Way of the Goomba course.

Super Mario Bros Wonder is available now for Nintendo Switch.