Visiting Winter Summerland!
It’s hot outside. Painfully hot. Mind numbingly hot. So, naturally it makes sense for us to talk about Santa Claus and the North Pole. Why you ask? Well, it so happens that the jolly, fat man from the North Pole has created a summer resort for his elves in Florida. I guess when you spend your life in the frozen wastelands of arctic, the sole melting heat of a central Florida summer seems like the perfect getaway.
You might be wondering, what do elves do when they escape the assembly lines of Santa’s Workshop? Apparently they golf! It is Florida after all. And where do they golf? At Walt Disney World’s Winter Summerland!
Located near Blizzard Beach, Winter Summerland is one of two miniature golf courses at Walt Disney World (the other being Fantasia Gardens). Themed as Santa’s summer getaway, there are two 18-hole courses at Winter Summerland, one with a summer theme, complete with items like sand castles, surf boards, and decorated palm trees, and the other set in winter, decked out with giant peppermints, hockey sticks, more. The official story, as told by Disney, is this:
“Late one Christmas Eve, as Santa was flying back to the North Pole, he discovered snow in Florida. After surveying the strange sight, he decided to build a vacation destination for his off-duty elves, a Winter Summerland.
Seeing that the only thing Winter Summerland lacked was a golf course, Santa and his elves divided into 2 camps, one that enjoyed the warm Florida sun and another that preferred the snow and cold of the North Pole. The elves then built 2 distinctly different 18-hole golf experiences: a sand course named “Summer” and a snow course named “Winter.””
Cost is $14 for Guests age 10 and over, and $12 for children age 3-9. Advance reservations are available, but not required. It’s a thoroughly charming Disney experience, which can be completed in an hour or two.
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