Originally Posted By RoadTrip We've played the 'easy' side of Fantasia Gardens quite a few times and we really enjoy it. As for Pirate's Cove... If you can't get there using Disney transit I don't want to be there!! (I make an exception for Universal Studios, but that is all.)
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I haven't been to any of the miniature golf courses... do the Disney courses not have any animated features (no pun intended)? I like my min golf to have motorized stuff, like swinging ramps, doors that open and close... features that cause you to use timing as well as finesse.
Originally Posted By CTXRover The Disney courses are among the best "themed" and immersive courses anywhere. I've played quite a few mini golf games in Myrtle Beach which I think has the best mini golf courses (the Jurassic Golf, complete with an animated T-rex and Dragon Castle or something with an animated Dragon are among my favorite) but they still don't match the immersiveness of either Winter-Summerland (WS) or Fantasia Gardens (FG). My favorite course to play is the harder Fairways course at FG, but WS has the better themeing, imo (but is MUCH easier to play). trekkeruss, to answer your question, both courses are filled with animated figures to putt around. The Gardens side at FG has a spinning snowflake, a rotating platform with a hippo on it, a dancing mushroom (whose name I can't remember) that hops up and down that you have to put into to, and other cool effects. WS courses have several animated things as well. For instance, on the winter side, there is a cooler that opens up when you put under it, a fire that smokes when you putt through it, a snow castle with an opening and closing bridge for your ball that you need to putt over to get a good first shot, etc.
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney Winter-Summerland is just a hoot! Well, worth a visit. I've never done Fantasia Gardens for some reason.
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo I've always wanted to take my wife and myself and try these out. Are they hard to get to or are they pretty easy to find? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lyndsey Lohan admits to drug use and bulimia! <a href="http://www.newlineagefilms.com" target="_blank">http://www.newlineagefilms.com</a>
Originally Posted By Kylesmom I didn't have any problem finding Winter Summer Land, I'm not sure about Fantasia.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Fantasia Gardens is also easy to find. It is in the same area as the Boardwalk and the Swan/Dolphin. It is well marked with signs along Buena Vista Drive.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Everybody seems to think that they are way overpriced. I don't know how much they cost, but mini golf near me costs about $5. The themed ones at the beach, if I remember correctly since I haven't been in years, area about $9. With Disney prices, I could see them being about $15 and still being fairly reasonable, since they sound like pretty good courses. How much are they?
Originally Posted By Labuda Disney courses are about $11 each if you don't have a discount. APs get half off, though. And other folks may get discounts, too - like DVC, military, etc.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's not too bad. Any course with theming will be more, and Disney stuff is always overpriced. I need to remember to do this on my next trip!
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Originally Posted By davewasbaloo We really enjoyed Fantasia Gardens - it was a lot of fun to play. WE wore our honeymoon ears, and becuase it as quiet, the cast members let us go again. It was a real hoot. As for the non Disney ones in Orlando, they looked really chep to me. I recommend the Disney courses.
Originally Posted By Labuda Ugh. Went to a local place today to play some minigolf. $6 a round, and my GOSH the courses were lame. Only fun thing is that I somehow pulled it off and beat my beloved golf freak husband. hehe Made me long for Winter Summerland, it did. Yep, yep! *sigh*
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