I stumbled across a solution to my problem on the below site. In their "Saves" section is a dropbox link for a folder of saves. It contains a save for just about anywhere in the game you can think of.
http://papermariorta.wikia.com/wiki/Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand_Year_Door
http://papermariorta.wikia.com/wiki/Paper_Mario:_The_Thousand_Year_Door
