Chula Vista – Wisconsin Dells, WI

Played July 18, 2013

Reviewed by the Pink Putter

Part of the deal from the 60’s style motel that we stayed in at the Dells was “Fee waterpark tickets!” Upon check-in, we were handed day passes to Chula Vista, so on our way out of town we figured it’s free, why not stop by. As we should have expected, the park was small, underwhelming and crowded. But hey, you get what you pay for. We quickly tired of waiting in long lines for a 20 second thrill, so made our way to the nearly empty mini golf course.

Rating

Par – This vaguely southwestern themed course is set in the middle of the water park, thus it’s surrounded by an array of water slides. The greens were clean and fairly well-maintained, but the play was just average. There were a handful of faux sand traps, water obstacles, and one or two holes with pipe play (that I can recall). The decor was slightly above average and consisted of faux rocks, bright blue water and storage sheds guised as adobo styled houses. However, it would have been more interesting if the adorning architecture was more directly linked to the play. On the afternoon that we played, it was very hot and sunny out and the course didn’t have any shady retreats or easily accessible drinking water. If you get into Chula Vista for free like we did, I’d say give the mini golf a shot. But the course costs $6.95 plus tax to play in addition to the waterpark’s regular $30 admission price, in which case I’d say pass this one up.