Special Zone (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)

Special Zones are locations that appear in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series. They are a number of alternate areas accessible through specific posts.

Description
The Special Zones are areas of unknown location. They contain a purple and curving half-pipe, which possesses rectangular gabs on the edges and is large enough of a car to drive inside it, that leads through it. Above the half-pipe, there is either a yellow sky or roof with triangular figures floating in the air. Inside the half-pipes there are an abundance of Rings.

To access a Special Zone, one must pass by a special post while it is spinning, which will cause one to be teleported to the Special Zone. Inside the Special Zone, the user is able to access other locations with the same posts, similar to a shortcut, but only if they collect enough Rings.

History
Having entered the Mobius 5000 against Dr. Robotnik's Race Bots, Sonic, Tails and Professor Caninestein entered the Special Zone to take a shortcut around the Casino Zone during a traffic jam. By collecting enough Rings, the trio was able to use the Special Zone to return to the normal race course and catch up to EX-Moto.

Trivia

 * The Special Zone is based on the Special Stages from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, specifically the Special Zone from the Sega Mega Drive video game Sonic the Hedgehog 2.