Zooland Mini Golf

Gulf Shores is a tremendous community with great beaches, good dining and some wonderful activities. This is not one of them. Zooland was an absolutely miserable experience. Our family of six wanted to take in a friendly, but competitive game of mini-gulf. When given the price, I gave the man a credit card, to which he grunted, "I don't take that plastic #%@*." I then gave him cash and asked, "Why not?" He aggressively replied, "I don't want to." To which, I said, "Well, it is 2008." Implying that they may want to step into this century and offer potential consumers the option. He evidently saw this as an insult and defiantly asked, "What did you say?" I repeated what I said and told him to just give my change. He returned all of my cash and we went elsewhere (to the Tracks--located just a little north and worth the extra dollar). Actually, being involved in consumer branding and training, this experience was staggering. Of course, this man was hidden behind a dark tinted shield so he probably felt protected by anonymity. Perhaps it wasn't a man at all, but rather a gorilla had escaped from the zoo and was playing cashier for the day. Then again, a gorilla would have better business sense and better value his customers. Overall, new management is needed or our next trip to Gulf Shores will make see another Mini-gulf excursion to Pirates course or the Tracks. Scott more

Zooland took new owners a while back, so it has improved in the last few years. It still is the same kind of golf and such, but the upkeep is much improved. Zooland Mini Golf is located in front of the mini zoo at Gulf Shores. It is themed with zoo animals (and some of myth, such as a mermaid) like a gorilla and a giraffe that serve as obstacles that you must play through, or around, or even near. It is mini golf, so it plays the same as any other mini course. The fees are really low, which is why my family usually frequented this one (also, we liked to visit the zoo behind the mini course.) It is relatively small, but you could waste half a day there if you allowed yourself to. Some of the shots are a little tricky, which I appreciated. It is themed with kids in mind (as are most mini courses), but, it has enough difficulty to keep us adults from getting bored to quickly. In all, it's a fun little course, and worth a visit. more