Walt Disney World is adding a golf option -- nine holes on the par 36 Oak Trail course -- to its "Water Park Fun &
More" add-on to Magic Your Way tickets. The golf option also is being added as a free benefit to Disney World Premium Annual Passes.
The golf option requires reserved tee times at Oak Trail, a walking course designed by Ron Garl for the entire family, located adjacent to Shades of Green.
After a visitor buys a Magic Your Way ticket for 2-10 days, he can add various add-on options. The Water Park Fun & More add-on costs $50 per ticket for out-of-state visitors. Florida residents get a discount. Normally, green fees at Oak Trail run $38 for adults, and $19 for juniors, ages 17 and under.
The additional benefit is being put into the ticket package just a few days after Disney announced it would be closing the Pleasure Island nightclubs after Sept. 27, effectively eliminating that option from the Water Park Fun & More package and the Premium Annual Passes. However, one observer indicated that the golf addition might have less to do with replacing the Pleasure Island option than with creating sports and recreation options for the ticket packages. Other sports and recreation options might someday follow.
Oak Trail is near Disney's Magnolia and Palm golf courses. It plays 2,913 yards, featuring undulating target greens. Holes range from 132 yards to 517 years and include a double-dogleg par five that Disney pros regard as one of the more interesting and challenging among the 81 holes of golf found at Disney World.
