Game:

Mario Kart Wii (2008)

Duration: 1:45

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Note that there are no graphic files for this object left in the game anymore.
What you're seeing is a custom gondola model made by AtlasOmegaAlpha, taken from the red static gondola model seen in the background of the course. In addition, I added a dummy effect file for it (effect files for this object are required to prevent the game from crashing).

Other than that, this unused object is completely functional, as it has a collision model/hitbox and it's able to follow a route.

The most interesting part is that this object can be seen in the course selection screen video of the arena! (shown at 1:33)
This is how we were able to know how the model looked, and conclude that the gondola model seen in the background of the arena is a slightly edited version of the one originally used for venice_gondola.
In addition, the route it's following in the course selection screen seems to be route 0 of the arena, which in the final game is unused. That's the route it's following in this video as well (except in the part starting at 1:03, where I collide with the gondola and hit it with items. There, I modded part of the route so that I could reach the gondola).

Here's a modded version of Delfino Pier with venice_gondola restored: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IzdpNjcAKGTYdzNYbdq1qU-hevr3ad3T/view?usp=sharing

More info at TCRF: https://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_Wii/Unused_Course_Objects#venice_gondola

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