Showing posts with label rollercoaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rollercoaster. Show all posts

Sunday, August 16, 2020

National Rollercoaster Day

Happy National Rollercoaster Day.


The 240th course we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was underneath TWO rollercoasters at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire back in 2011.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Happy National Roller Coaster Day

I heard via The Milky Way adventure park in Devon that today is National Roller Coaster Day. Over the years we've played a few minigolf courses next to, or underneath, roller coasters!

Photo of the Crazy Golf course at Ingoldmells Fantasy Island
The Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells sits right underneath a giant roller coaster 

Photo of the Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells
The roller coaster ride that is the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

The two that courses that immediately spring to mind are the Crazy Golf course at Ingoldmell's Fantasy Island and the Pike's Pass Miniature Golf course at Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas.

Check out the video of me playing the Pike's Pass course right next to the roller coaster.



Photo of the Crazy Golf course at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells
Emily playing at Ingoldmells

One of the first unplayable courses we visited on our tour was the Extraordinary Golf course at Alton Towers. Unfortunately it was flooded when we arrived on a rainy day in June 2007 so we were unable to play any of the roller coaster and ride-themed holes.

In 2011 Clacton Pier was home to a minigolf course that sat just along from the thrill rides the pier offers.

Photo of the Minigolf course at Clacton Pier in 2011
The Minigolf course at Clacton Pier in 2011

We've visited the Aztec and Inca Adventure Golf courses in Southend-on-Sea that are part of Adventure Island, home to some roller coasters and rides.

The Milky Way adventure park itself also has an 18-hole Mini Golf Putting course.

Related blog posts:
- Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire
- Pike's Pass Miniature Golf at Circus Circus in Las Vegas
Clacton Pier
- Aztec & Inca Adventure Golf at Adventure Island in Southend-on-Sea
- Alton Towers
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Links:
- National Roller Coaster Day website
- #NationalRollerCoasterDay
- The Milky Way

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

After visiting and playing a stack of Crazy Golf, Minigolf and Adventure Golf in Skegness, the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour took us off to Ingoldmells on Saturday 21st May, for a go on the 12-hole Crazy Golf course at the Fantasy Island Theme Park.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

The course was the 240th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

The course itself sat below the two massive Rollercoasters at Fantasy Island.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

In a way the course/location reminded me of the Pike's Pass Miniature Golf course at the Circus Circus Hotel in Las Vegas, not in the course design, but in the fact that it was in close proximity to the Rollercoaster itself!

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

In our Irregular Mini Golf Tour Match-up Emily defeated me 33-34.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

The course was fun to play, reasonably priced and with good equipment. It's worth a visit if you're in the area - even with so much else to see and do at Fantasy Island.

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

Mini Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

Crazy Golf at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire

The Fantasy Island Theme Park is also home to the Largest Market in Europe! The site also sits within one of the biggest spreads of Caravan Parks in the UK!

On a Minigolf/Rollercoaster-related note - Back in June 2007 we visited Alton Towers to play the Ride-Themed Extraordinary Golf course - unfortunately it was closed. We've also played next to a rollercoaster at the Pike's Pass Miniature Golf course at Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas.

Related blog posts:
List of courses visited and played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf Courses on the Lincolnshire Coast

Link:
- Fantasy Island