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Do you think a 3 year old boy would enjoy playing a round of golf at Winter Summerland or would it be too hard for a small child? If anyone has any experiences there with a young child, I would love to hear them.
Thanks,
Kim
We played Winter Summerland when we went in May2002.
Our boys were 5 1/2 and 2 1/2 years old and they had fun. It's just like any other putt-putt course.
sure, they can have a great time! Will they play like you? No, but they can have so much fun just picking up the ball and putting in the hole. As long as you don't have expectations of rules or capabilities, you'll have fun!
One side is easier than the other, I think...but I can't remember which one. I'm sure a CM would know. My boys loved it when we went. Just let other parties pass you if it's taking you guys a while to do the holes. We did this a few times and it worked out fine.
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sure, they can have a great time! Will they play like you? No, but they can have so much fun just picking up the ball and putting in the hole. As long as you don't have expectations of rules or capabilities, you'll have fun!
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I totally agree. We just did a 9-hole course in Branson with our 3-year-old son. He loved it but since he couldn't really hit the ball that well he ended up rolling it or kicking it down the greens!
Also, at Winter Summerland it is not so much the experience of playing mini-golf, but the atmosphere. Who doesn't love Christmas? And they have really gone all out in designing and decorating each hole. It is definitely worth it. (TONS of photo ops, too!)
We took Emilie to Winter Summerland in Dec. '03 (played the Winter course), when she was just 3 months short of turning 3 and she LOVED it!!! We didn't have to pay for her and they even gave her a little plastic club to use instead of a reglar kid size club. She did get kind of bored after a couple of holes, but there is so much to look at in there, that she got over the boredom pretty quickly!!!
We also took her last October (when she was 3 1/2) to Fantasia Gardens. We DID pay for her that time and they gave her a regular kid size club there. She had a great time there as well . . . she even asked to play again!!! The only thing she didn't like was waiting. It was so crowded the night we went that they had to give us a tee time!!! We ended up having to wait 40 minutes from the time we got there until we could start playing!!! It was great thought because when we were on about hole #9, the second showing of Fantasmic started and we could hear the whole thing (well, MGM is right there by Fantasia Gardens! )
We have played both sides of Winter Summerland and they are both alot of fun. We played the winter side last October and alot of those holes go down hill like a drain so you get alot of holes in one which would be great for the little kids because they will do well and enjoy themselves. Definately do it!!!!!
We first played this course when our youngest was not quite 3. He loved it. There was so much to see that it was tough keeping him from going on to the next hole before we were all ready. With young ones we've always tried to go when it's the least crowded so that our kids don't bother anyone else and there is no one rushing you from behind.
Our experience has been that it's the least crowded soon after it opens (10am? I think ) It's really not crowded at all when Blizzard Beach is down for rehab, but that's been in the winter months.
I would definitely go! It's just like regular miniature golf, which kids LOVE. When I went to Lancaster last summer my little cousin, who was 3 at the time, LOVED the Dutch Wonderland mini-golf. It was her first time playing and they gave her a really small plastic club, which is what they do at Winter Summerland. Have fun!
I was thinking of playing at one of the miniature courses on my next trip and after reading all of the postings, I think Winter Summerland would be the best course to play
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We ended up having to wait 40 minutes from the time we got there until we could start playing!!! It was great thought because when we were on about hole #9, the second showing of Fantasmic started and we could hear the whole thing (well, MGM is right there by Fantasia Gardens! 
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he wants to go back again this year.
) It's really not crowded at all when Blizzard Beach is down for rehab, but that's been in the winter months. 
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