It looks like the stage does rotate. Looking at the 1st screenshot, it doesn't seem possible to get the second screenshot without the garden getting in the shot. The rotation does seem pretty slow considering the planetoid which is on the right in the 1st is behind Bowser in the second. Completely crossing the screen would take at least 10 seconds but these trees seem to be visible in the 1st screenshot.
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