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Mini Golf Paradise
4 reviews for Mini Golf Paradise
Read this review. Even if you've never read anything else I've written - ya gotta check this one out.
This is the most frickin hilarious place I've been in YEARS! You have to go. You just have to. I didn't know I'd want a camera so badly when playing mini-golf, but oh my oh my....
History of the place - it used to be a Popular but they went under many many moons ago. It sat vacant for quite a few years, but it was then bought out by this company that does indoor mini-golf. I wasn't impressed w/ the idea when I lived in the area, so I never went. What a silly girl I was.
Little kids are going to love this place. Slightly bigger kids will think it's silly, but eventually the golf will take over enough of their attention. Adults will have a completely different experience. This place would be 6 star if there was a bar. I'm telling you. There IS a bar in the same parking lot and I'm thinking that we might just have to make that happen next time.
The place is one big open area with 18 holes of indoor mini-golf. That's right - Air conditioned mini-golf for those Phoenix summers. But Kristin, you may be asking, how is that over the top? Well, I could just direct you to the web site, but let me start with 2 words - Jungle Theme. Yes, that's right. Jungle theme. Giant plaster jungle animals are everywhere. And a horse. And a giant leaping dolphin. Fake banana trees with mini-monkeys in the trees. Oh yes. It is that good.
Pricing per round: Adult - $6, Kids 2-6 and seniors - $5, Kids 3 and under are free! But that's not all! They also have a row of those cheesy rides kids love that are in front of supermarkets that don't really go anywhere. They also have a room to the side with 15 "video game" stations - all games rated E. But wait - there's more! If you live at all in the area and you have a kid - this is totally worth it - for $20/month they can have UNLIMITED mini-golf and video games! And did I mention this is right near a Taco Bell? Talk about cheap summer fun! And for us non-child folks - they also have a 2 for 1 Tuesday!
This place is open from 10am - 8pm, 7 days a week. If you've got kids - you should take them. If not - think of this as your Psychedelic Happy Hour.
[ By the way, I included their "standard" web site above, but I suggest going to http://www.minigolfpar... which you can't get to from the main page for some reason. MUCH better pictures at first. Jump into the cheese. Love it with everything you have. ]
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This place gets 2 stars for adults. It might be a good spot to take some kids, but that's about it.
This miniature golf course is all indoors with Air Conditioning, which is a welcome feature for the hotter than imaginable AZ summers. All of the holes are constructed with green colored carpet, not turf like most mini golf courses.
The holes are mostly extremely easy as well, with the majority being a straight shot trajectory, usually through the legs of various animal statues. The course gets pretty boring since there is not much variety and hardly any hills, bumps, relief or other bank type shots.
We also had little kids jumping on our greens while we were in the middle of trying to putt on a few of the holes. Control your kids people!
If you're an adult looking for some mini golf, skip this course and go elsewhere.
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Probably the worst experience I've ever had taking my kids anywhere. The golf itself is fun enough, and priced right. However, pretty much all the games were broken and overpriced. We ordered pizza, which they apparently get from the pizza joint across the parking lot. After an hour of waiting for our food without anything to do, (all the games were broken and the little cheesy rides are only good for a short distraction) we were told that they didn't know anything about our order. I guess the last shift doesn't talk to the incoming one. I was furious and eventually got my money back after explaining that I did not want an hour old pizza and would not expect my children to wait another minute for their lunch. I will never ever ever go there again, nor would i recommend the place to anyone. For my money I'd much rather make the trip to Golfland, where I have never had a problem.
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I thought I would be the first person to review this place for sure, but it looks like Kristin has beat me to it. This place is great. It's so funny, with its giant paper mache gorillas and dolphins decorating each hole.
And it's cheap. It's only $6 per adult to play 18 holes. But you can get a coupon if you play on a weekday for only $4 per person off their website. They have other coupons too, so if you are coming here, be sure to check. I am not sure how much it costs for kids to play, but it's probably like $2-3.
The holes aren't all high tech like you might find at other mini golf places. You won't find any spinning windmills or mouths that open and close while you're trying to get your ball in (that last sentence could be misconstrued). But that doesn't stop this place from being silly fun.
This would be a great place for a children's birthday party. I saw a sign that included pizza, games and golf for $10 per kid!
Oh and by the way- I got two holes in one!! I think I have a knack for this stuff.
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