Cool Crest Family Fun Center

Cool crest is a lot of fun! Definitely worth checking out.
With an arcade, a go-​kart track, and four 18– hole miniDefinitely worth checking out golf courses, Cool Crest offers plenty of fun. And makes a great place for kid’s birthday parties, although adults can have just as much fun.
The place has been around since 1950 according to a board inside the arcade, and although it does show it’s age a bit the facilities were clean and everything seemed to be in working order.
Our last visit was in a cool September afternoon, perfect weather for a round of mini golf. Prices seemed reasonable, $ 7 per person for 18 holes of mini golf. We spent 2 hours playing 18 holes in a group of 4, so you definitely get you money’s worth. Some of the holes are very basic, others proved more challenging. Nicely balanced so it’s neither too easy but hard.
In a previous visit we checked out the go-​kart track, but I wasn’t too impressed. But I might be jaded, as an adult who drives on a daily basis, I wasn’t to excited about driving in circles in a tiny car. But kids are sure to have a blast.
The arcade offers the basic fare you’d expect, mostly kid friendly games.
They also have a pizzeria where you can get food, soft drinks, snacks, etc.

Fun mini golf course!
We played the Kings course and had a pretty good time of it. The family fun Center seemed reasonably priced and had a fair amount of games.
I really suggest visiting during the fall or spring when Kansas City weather is at its best.
The round of minigolf are cheap and you’re in for a great afternoon.

It’s just like the rest of the typical Arcades across the nation that were built in the 50’s. They have a nostalgic and somewhat dated feel. The little ones had a fun time.
So, don’t have high expectations and make the best of it. The place is affordable and the kiddos will have fun.

We love mini-​golf. We play when we go on vacation and love to try new courses. Found a Groupon for this place and it advertised 4 courses! Sounded awesome!
We played Camelot & King courses today and found them to be overall pretty boring. There were many holes that had no hazards. Nothing. Not even a metal bar, or a curve. Just a long straight put with a little rise here or there. Lots of holes had a hole-​in-​one option that was pretty easy to ace. (If you can hit the ball somewhere into this 12″ long gutter… hole in one!) Um… it was fun the first time, but by the fifth time I saw that on the course I really wondered if my score for the course would break 25! Give me a challenge please! Loop-​de-​loops? Bridges? Tunnels? None were found. Hardly any obstacles at all! Seems like when the courses were designed the landscaping took up all the time and imagination.
Place needs a big time remodel not just a fresh coat of paint I’m afraid.

This course was created in 1950 and owned by King and Inez Patterson who started Cool Crest and it was always immaculate, and fair family priced. but something happened, they passed away and this place fell into something that would have made the perfectionist in King Patterson roll over in his grave
It’s not a «ok family kind of place» notice I have left out the word nice… sure it’s still busy with mini golfers and kids in the arcade but it’s not as clean, the fountains are growing green the greens have all manner of leaves and sticks and acorns, and other than 1 person the teenagers act like they really don’t care. King had a term when I worked here when I was 13 «be nice, be pleasant or be gone».
I don’t know what conglomerate his kids sold this place too, but it needs an injection of about 10 employees on the courses and 10 more in the arcade hall… they can afford it at the prices they charge… and every employee minus 2 need a course on customer service, yeah they are teenagers. .so what?
Here are some pointers if the owners happen to be reading this
1. Bleach in the fountains to kill the algae
2. Personnel to keep greens nicely swept and clean
3. Weed killer and then grass seed
4. Light bulbs working and all fixtures working at night is extremely helpful
People don’t expect the days of old though it would be nice, but for what people are paying they should expect better
Will I come back… well yeah… it’s fun

Cool Crest was a fun mini golf course! I loved that it has 4 different courses to choose from with varying difficulty levels.
We walked through the arcade and weren’t impressed with it so we decided to save our money as far as that was concerned. We also didn’t ride go carts but they looked fun!
I would definitely recommend this place for a mini golf outing!

Hey parents if you need a free babysitter just drop your kids off at the arcade and don’t worry about giving them money because they can just bum off other people or if your child is older he or she can just steal the tickets from little kids. So if you are in need of a babysitter and you want your kids to just be able to run around and do whatever they want and you want this to be a free service cool crest is the place to go. Oh did I mention did this place has a miniature golf course that is overpriced and is the same as it was when I was 6 years old in 1983. Broken wind mills and an alligator that whose mouth won’t open yep its a trashy place for trashy people.

My boyfriend and I visited here a few weeks ago. I had never been to Cool Crest before and was not impressed. The greens are all very worn looking and many of the contraptions on the holes were broken, run down, or otherwise not working. The landscaping looked terrible too. I heard that new owners took over the place last year or so. They obviously haven’t done much to keep it up. We did enjoy the go-​karts though. I’ll stick with Parkville for mini golf. Much nicer and a great view to boot.

No matter how far from KC I go… I have Mini Golf by KISS of all things here in Vegas, but as great as that is Cool Crest is still the best mini golf experience I’ve had. I’ve been coming to Cool Crest for decades. Literally… since I was a kid. And even though I can’t get back to KC very often, Cool Crest is still on my list of things to do when I come into town that I can always count on to be fun.
The go-​carts if in season are a blast. And I’ve spent a lot of time and money having a blast in the arcade which I love. But the 4 mini-​golf courses are so much fun. From first dates to something to do after catching a daytime Royals game or even after a nighttime game, Cool Crest always delivers a fun experience. I can honestly write that in all the years I’ve been going to Cool Crest, I’ve NEVER had a bad experience. EVER. It’s always fun, and for the price it’s still a bargain.
Star rating? 5 Stars for this Kansas City classic is perfect! If you read this review on the mobile app and are wondering if you should check Cool Crest out: DO IT! You won’t regret it. Even if you suck at mini golf, you’ll still have fun here! (Psst, nobody checks your score card. And as long as you don’t hold up anyone behind you only the people you’re with will notice your mulligans and do-​overs.)

Really impressed with this place! Much nicer than any of the places in Johnson County. The fact that there are 4 different courses really makes it easy to find one isn’t particularly busy… that means not having to wait for large groups ahead of you. The «quirky» holes are fun — we loved the alligator, dragon and the running water holes! The rocket ship hole wasn’t working properly but was still fun.
We will definitely remember this place for our next KC stay-​cation.

Oh man. I have so many memories of coming here with my cousins when I was younger. I love that Cool Crest has been around for so long. Mini golf is one of the few sports/​games I can beat my boyfriend at, so coming here is always fun for a date too. I’ve never been on a day when it was super crowded so that’s nice, and even though it’s not really my thing they also have go carts and an arcade. There’s lots to do for everybody. I’ve been here for birthday parties, field trips all the way through high school (really), when I’m bored. I just love this place.

Not at all impressed. The arcade seemed to feature mostly games that were broken/​out of tickets, the golf courses were badly laid out & shoddily maintained, the staff was surly & hard to find. The air conditioning was not working in the pizzeria area, and you actually have to leave the facility & walk down the street to get to the go-​karts, which is just stupid. Won’t be back. Check out Paradise Park in Lee’s Summit, it’s about the same price & a much better value.

Cool Crest is a special place for my dad and I to go for father-​daughter time and spend an afternoon playing air hockey in the air conditioned arcade or to find the best strategic way to hit a ball through a broken wind mill or crocodile. Those «Hole-​in-​1, Win a Free Game» things at the end of the courses? I own those. I can win a free game almost every time.
Sure, Cool Crest needs some fixing up. But the workers are always willing to give you free tokens if a game eats your coins and the mini golf course can provide a few hours of entertainment on a lazy afternoon.

This could be a 5 star place if they would just do some maintenance. They have great courses, but there is always something broken. I have lost countless balls into features that are broken. The goal is to get the ball into the crocodiles mouth, but the crocodile is broken and the ball never comes out the other end. They do put a new coat of paint on everything each year and you can see the thick layers of paint; however I do appreciate the effort to keep it looking nice.
Even with the malfunctions we still make several trips a year and on nice days they are really busy. There are a total of 4 courses. Two of those are in the sun and two are in the shade so you can choose where to play based on the temperature of the day. The shaded courses are always more crowded.
We will keep going here and playing mini golf because overall it’s a fun day for a reasonable price. I just wish they would do more maintenance to some of the holes.

I badly want to give Cool Crest 5 stars. I just can’t. It is too neglected and improperly cared for to earn 5 stars. OK… it is not in terrible shape, but doesn’t meet its potential.
Cool Crest could be something spectacular. As it stand right now… it is a decent series of mini-​golf courses in disrepair, a go-​cart track and a respectable video arcade. It’s not bad, but I can’t let its nostalgia, awesome location, concept overshadow its many deficits. The mini-​golf needs a lot of help. It’s sad. Some courses are better than others, but why have holes open that don’t function how they were originally intended? The go-​carts are fine, but become a bore if you’re not going absolutely as fast as possible. I will say most of the employees are quality. Most all are teens, but they do a good job and remain one of the property’s main redeeming factors.
Cool Crest is a nostalgic way to blow an afternoon or early evening, but it could be so much more with some udates that stay true to the property.

5 Stars for having Initial D on the arcade lineup. Yeah, I know. 5 stars for just one arcade. I don’t care, so get over it.
Initial D was (and would still be) the only reason I go to Cool Crest. The place in general is pretty packed on weekends and everyone seems to have a jolly good o’l time.

I LOVE COOL CREST!
Cool Crest is one of the highlights of Kansas City and has been around for over 50 years. It is charming and old school, and you have to wonder if some of the mechanical dragons and windmills have been around since it opened.
What I really like about Cool Crest is that in the first two courses, there are a bunch of trees around to provide shade and it feels like you’re playing in a forest. The back two have no trees at all, so the people that want to get a tan can go back there.
There are so many other miniature golf places in KC that try to make it look like a regular golf course, and Cool Crest sticks with the wacky holes and the silly characters. It is worth the drive to Independence to play REAL miniature golf in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.