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 teleport one to the Special Zone. There, the traveler can 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 Stage from the Sega Mega Drive video game Sonic the Hedgehog 2.