The Red Hot Ride level involves a bunch of mini hot-air balloons used to traverse through the stage. The usual method of reaching the end of the level is to hop onto one of the balloons and then steer the to the next balloon, etc.
This player was able to navigate to the midpoint without steering the balloons. Try it. It's tough.
From Wikipedia:
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (abbreviated to DKC2) is an adventure platform game developed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (otherwise known as the "SNES") produced by Rareware (UK) and published by Nintendo (Japan) - with Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong starring as the main characters of the game. Learn about Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest