In the previous article, we visited the front half of the Gardens course of Fantasia Gardens. In this article, we will visit the back half of the course.
Three ostrich ballerinas
Finishing the front half of this course, we pay a visit to a few dancing ostrich ballerinas. This hole is a simple, winding course and shouldn’t pose too much difficulty. The only challenge is the length, since it’s a long hole.
Thread the alligator?
This hole begins with a challenge. Is your aim straight enough to get your ball into the alligator’s mouth? If so, you may find yourself scoring a hole-in-one! If not, and you’re like me, the safer option is to go around and not risk it. And where else are you going to see a hippo standing on an alligator?
A pirouetting hippo?
Yep, she really is pirouetting! Time your first shot carefully, or you’ll find yourself far away from the hole on this one. To be fair, she doesn’t spin quickly, but you have a little distance to cover to get to the other side.
Strike a pose.
We stan an elephant who can vogue. This hole is a very simple straight shot up the hill, under the statue, and down the other side.
Play in the puddles.
This is the first hole with a water feature. A few little fountains come up from the ground and provide a little feature to aim through. Just give your ball a nice hit to send it through the fountains and hopefully straight into the hole near the back.
Wait, I remember this scene…
Wait a second, I remember this part of the movie. This is where the brooms throw buckets of water. After carefully lining up your shot and completely ignoring the wet pavement nearby, send your ball around the curve to the hole on the other side. Now simply walk along the path to your left, confident those brooms are only there because of the theme and their buckets are completely dry.
It’s Sorcerer Mickey!
Try not to be too distracted by Sorcerer Mickey. Hole #17 requires some careful aim up a hill to one of two outcomes below. An overzealous hit could have you working really hard to make par on this course.
Yensid takes over from here.
Well now we’ve done it. Yensid had to get involved and fix the chaos that Mickey created. Send your ball up the hill and it will then roll down into the whirlpool and be whisked away.
Return your clubs to the front counter and then find a table to add up your scores to see how you did!
Fantasia Gardens is open 7 days a week from 10a-10p. Walk-ups are welcome and subject to wait times depending on crowds. Advance reservations can only be made via phone at (407) WDW-PLAY. Cost for adults is $19 per person, children 3-9 are $12 per person. Please allow 45 minutes – 1 hour to play the Fantasia course, and 1.5 – 2 hours for the Fairways course.
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