Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf

Fantasia Gardens
Miniature Golf

In 1996, WDW opened Fantasia Miniature Golf, which consists of Fantasia Gardens, "The Hippo-est Golf Around," and Fantasia Fairways, "A Miniature Golfing Adventure." The two courses are located behind the WDW Dolphin on Epcot Resorts Blvd.

Both courses are themed to, you guessed it, Disney's animated classic, Fantasia!

Fantasia Gardens features pirouetting gators, tutu-clad hippos and dancing water fountains. Putt your way through five musical sequences from Fantasia. The Gardens course is best suited for families and beginning golfers.

The whimsical course holes have names like Toccata and Fugue (good shots are rewarded with musical tones), The Nutcracker Suite (obstacles include dancing mushrooms), The Pastoral Symphony (a 40-foot-tall Mount Olympus complete with waterfalls), and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," starring Mickey Mouse, his troop of out-of-control broomsticks and dazzling water effects.

The Fantasia Fairways (for the more serious golfers) challenges with exaggerated contours, menacing water hazards and diabolical sand traps. The layout combines par-three and par-four holes ranging in length from 40 to 75 feet. Par is 61 and covers 1,445 feet.

Fantasia Fairways is an innovative putting course designed to emphasize skill rather than chance. Names of holes include: Ave Maria, Legend of Yen Sid, Rite of Spring, Ostrich Island and Ballet of the Bunkers. The Starter Shack houses a snack bar and arcade, cashier for the golf course, and souvenirs. Look at your surroundings while you enjoy 18 holes -- the Tower of Terror looms in the background of part of the course and the magnificent Swan and Dolphin are also in full view.

Open daily from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Last round on Fairways starts at 10:30 p.m.) For further information contact Guest Services at your hotel or call 1-407-560-8760. Effective January 13, 2008, prices are now $11.75 per round for adults and $9.75 per round for children (ages 3-9). In addition, guests will receive one Walt Disney World Miniature Golf logo golf ball for each round played. Annual Passholder discounts MAY be available, so be sure to inquire. There's also a 50 percent discount on the second round played in the same day with proof of purchase.

TRANSPORTATION: Your best bet to reach Fantasia Gardens is to either walk from the Epcot resort area, or to drive.

DRIVING: Traveling west on Buena Vista Drive from DOWNTOWN DISNEY, turn right at the second Epcot Resorts Boulevard traffic signal. Traveling east from World Drive, on Buena Vista Drive, turn left at Epcot Resorts Boulevard traffic signal.

ON FOOT: From Disney's BoardWalk Resort, cut through the resort lobby to the Boardwalk. Turn left and continue to the end between Atlantic Dance and Jelly Rolls Piano Bar. Cross the bridge toward the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin and continue straight ahead to the street. Fantasia is on the left and the tennis courts are on the right. (If the big tent is set up, guests may walk through the tent.)

WDW TRANSPORTATION: You can get to Fantasia Gardents by taking WDW Resort transportation to the Dolphin, followed by a short walk from the hotel. If you take a boat to the Dolphin, go through the hotel to get to the parking lot entrance. It is across the street from here. If you take the bus to the Dolphin it's across the street. Either way, once you arrive at the Dolphin, inquire for directions. Use caution crossing the street on foot!

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