Ripley’s Crazy Golf Orlando is now open to the public at Icon Park on International Drive. One of the featured props is a golden toilet, but that’s not even the strangest part of the experience.
The ball will keep score for you.
It’s an RFID chip. “When your ball sinks into the LED cup at the end of the hole, your score will automatically be displayed on the scoreboard TV above,” Crazy Golf’s monitor explains.
No more using tiny little pencils or fudging tallies. Admittedly, I haven’t been in mini golf circles for a while, but this seems innovative.
However, that may not be the most memorable part of this attraction. The attraction includes 27 holes of an indoor course studded with daylight decorations and the kind of non-traditional putting challenge you’d probably expect from a “believe it or not” vendor.
There are also holes based on pinball games, vending machines, air hockey, Simon Says and beer pong, which Ripley calls trick shots. There are holes where players hit the ball with a raised hammer, and holes where giant hands move with the action (“The Slapper”).
“You can really let out your frustrations on that hole,” said Chris Reyna, general manager of Orlando’s Ripley Attraction.
A popular spot for previewers was the hole, which used a loop-the-loop track that sent the ball flying toward the hole.
All of this is accomplished without using a putter. There are some more traditional halls, but most have quirky themes. This is a sort of internal shout-out to the genuine 18-carat (and functional) gold toilet the company bought at auction last year for $12.1 million. (For the record, both make a flashing sound.)
At the entrance to Ripley’s Crazy Golf at Icon Park, there is a large character made of human hair that is a must-have for golfers. Photographed on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Zuri Simmons, assistant general manager of Ripley’s Crazy Golf, hits a shot on a Day of the Dead-themed hole at Ripley’s Crazy Golf on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Zuri Simmons, assistant general manager of Ripley’s Crazy Golf, hits a shot on a Day of the Dead-themed hole at Ripley’s Crazy Golf on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Ripley’s Crazy Golf Course opens at Icon Park’s new attraction on Friday, March 13, 2026, and features a colorful and vibrant layout with a variety of unconventional mini-golf challenges. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
A Midway-style challenge to test your strength with a hammer will be one of the highlights at Ripley’s Crazy Golf Course at Icon Park on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Zuri Simmons, assistant general manager at Ripley’s Crazy Golf, takes a shot at The Chubby Chip Hole, a new indoor mini-golf attraction at Icon Park, Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
A panda skateboards in the Chubby Chip Hole at Icon Park’s new indoor mini-golf attraction on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
An air hockey-inspired hole on the Ripley’s Crazy Golf course at Icon Park. Photographed on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Zuri Simmons, assistant general manager of Ripley’s Crazy Golf, hits the first hole at Ripley’s Crazy Golf on Friday, March 13, 2026. It is characterized by an unconventional play in which it reaches the cup with a pinball-style launch. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
A large foosball pigeon looms overhead, creating a difficult obstacle on the hole, Friday, March 13, 2026, at Ripley’s Crazy Golf at Icon Park. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
A familiar party-style game, players will have the chance to show off their skills at Ripley’s Crazy Golf at Icon Park on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Ripley’s Crazy Golf’s golden toilet hole whirls players’ balls toward the cup at Icon Park’s indoor mini-golf attraction on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
A golden toilet hole swirls players’ balls toward the cup at an indoor mini-golf attraction now open at Icon Park. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Ripley’s Crazy Golf Course opens at Icon Park’s new attraction on Friday, March 13, 2026, and features a colorful and vibrant layout with a variety of unconventional mini-golf challenges. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
An air hockey-inspired hole on the Ripley’s Crazy Golf course at Icon Park. Photographed on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Tetris-style challenge at Ripley’s Crazy Golf at Icon Park on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Golf balls light up and interact on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Ripley’s Crazy Golf Course at Icon Park. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Friday, March 13, 2026, at the club’s pick-up and drop-off area at Ripley’s Crazy Golf at Icon Park. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Ripley’s Crazy Golf Course opens at Icon Park’s new attraction on Friday, March 13, 2026, and features a colorful and vibrant layout with a variety of unconventional mini-golf challenges. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Ripley’s Crazy Golf Course is a new attraction at Icon Park in 2026, featuring a vibrant layout that offers an unconventional mini-golf challenge. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Ripley’s Crazy Golf Course opens at Icon Park’s new attraction on Friday, March 13, 2026, and features a colorful and vibrant layout with a variety of unconventional mini-golf challenges. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Golf balls light up and interact on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Ripley’s Crazy Golf Course at Icon Park. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
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At the entrance to Ripley’s Crazy Golf at Icon Park, there is a large character made of human hair that is a must-have for golfers. Photographed on Friday, March 13, 2026. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
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Also unusual are rotating obstacles, like modern windmill distractions, and holes featuring pigeons, the foosball man.
“I grew up in the ’90s and early 2000s. I remember going to miniature golf as a kid, and the course had a lot of movement that you don’t really see today, so there had to be a windmill here,” Reyna said.
“And it’s one of the most difficult courses, so I kind of regret it at the moment,” he laughed.
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Characters include a mustachioed frog named Sir Hops-A-Lot and a frog named Chubby Chip. Strange faces and eyeballs pop up from the ceiling. We sell cocktails and mocktails such as Dragonberry on the Fairway and Water Hazard Rita. There’s also one called The Dave. (Pay attention to each green cup holder) Special popcorn is also on sale.
Each hall is flanked by flashing barriers, surrounded by glow-in-the-dark figures and video screens as the music blares. I can’t say it’s soothing, but it’s certainly interesting.
“It’s like pop art and the rave scene,” Reyna said. “I think it will be very popular with everyone involved in EDC in November.”
Ripley’s Crazy Golf, open daily at 11 a.m., is located in the corner of Icon Park next to the Museum of Illusions. The space previously housed Max Action and a drug store. This is the second Crazy Golf location operated by Orlando-based Ripley Entertainment, following an 18-hole version in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The Orlando course costs $24.99 ($19.99 for ages 3-11). The attraction offers 9-hole and 18-hole pricing. It takes between 45 minutes and an hour to play all 27 holes.
In addition to golf, Ripley also offers combo tickets that include the nearby Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum (sinkhole building) and the adjacent Ripley’s Mirror Maze attraction. There is a slight overlap between courses regarding similar holes.
A little weirdness at the end. For a limited time, those who donate their hair to the record-setting hairball located near the entrance will receive 25% off the price of their combo ticket.
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