Disney’s Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course

Very nice golf course that was fun for all ages. The course does not look new, but is very well maintained. The surfaces don’t always roll true but when the ball takes an unnatural curve, it is usually toward the hole, so that helps out. There are story cards that are mounted on poles in front of every hole. They are whimsical but do offer hints on how to play each hole. Everything about the miniature golf course is top notch. There are two courses. The one with the long waiting times is the best one to play. Be advised that you probably will wait for it though. The big problem is the way the parking works. We followed Google driving directions to the place and there is no obvious place to park. We took a U-turn to come back at it from the other direction and still saw no parking lot. Then the directions take you on a 15 minute drive near Magic Kingdom and back to get you back there because of the way the streets in the vicinity take you. We tried a third time and pulled into the driveway for the Swan Reserve hotel because it was close to the mini-golf, and once on that driveway, we saw a sign saying the Fantasia Mini-golf parking was there. We had to go through a gate and get a parking ticket but the sign said it could be validated at the mini-golf desk. We did that and validation amounted to placing a sticker on the ticket. When we finished our Mini-golf, this validated ticket did not work. The parking machine still wanted payment for this validated ticket. We tried everything and a line of cars formed behind us. There was nowhere we could go, cars in back of us and a gate that would not open even with a validated ticket. Thankfully someone got out of one of the cars and helped us by swiping something for us and we were allowed out of the lot. The mini-golf was fun, but I won’t return because of the terrible way parking is handled.

Great standard for mini golf.

The Disney themed side is fun for families and kids. The challenging course is fun for adults and frustrating for children (it can be frustrating for adults). It definitely gives a challenge that most miniature golf lacks.

Just like all Orlando mini golf… for some reason it’s always more humid. Not as bad as the ones with lots of themed water.

For being a “Disney” mini golf course this place earns 1 star for both quality and customer service. The “fairways” side is basically real golf just shrunk down, which could be fun if it wasn’t in such terrible shape. Going on a Wednesday night that has no wait, it took us 50 minutes to go through 5 holes due to a few other groups ahead of us that were taking forever.
The kids were frustrated and I asked for a refund due to the amount of time it was taking. The first person was rude and dismissive telling me they don’t do that. Then when I asked to speak to the manager, Noah comes out and is about as poor of a manager as I could have ever imagined. Argumentative and dismissive. Eventually I got a refund after continuing to state my displeasure, all while multiple other groups also walked out. Definitely would not recommend this course when you can go over to their other mini golf course by blizzard beach for the same money.
Do better Disney! For the amount we pay, this should be top notch, not what I would expect to find driving down 192 on an old run down course!