Thirty-six holes of pirate theater

Pirate's Cove on International Drive runs two full 18-hole courses through waterfalls, caves, and shipwrecks: the Captain's Adventure course and the harder Blackbeard's Challenge. Brooks Holt's channel has made this place a home course — every video on this page is a full match, so you can preview literally every green before you go.

The Pirate's Cove Orlando Mega Mini Golf Match!

Brooks Holt

Brooks Holt and Elisha play a full 36-hole mega match at Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf on International Drive in Orlando, taking on both the Blackbeard's Challenge course and the Captain's course back to back. Filmed in spooky season with the courses decorated for Halloween and crews still cleaning up after Hurricane Milton, it is a hole-by-hole look at every green, waterfall and pirate prop on the property.

Key takeaways
  • Both 18-hole courses played in one video — Captain's and Blackbeard's Challenge
  • Pirate theming throughout: waterfalls, caves, ships and Halloween overlays in season
  • A full playthrough is the best way to preview all 36 holes before you go

The Pirate's Cove Orlando Mega Mini Golf Tournament!

Brooks Holt

A tournament-format mega match at Pirate's Cove in Orlando, with Brooks and Elisha playing all 36 holes across the Captain's Adventure course and Blackbeard's Challenge. The running commentary calls out the tricky breaks, lucky bounces and hole-in-one chances on each green, giving a complete picture of how both courses actually play.

Key takeaways
  • Tournament scoring across both courses, 36 holes total
  • Starts on the Captain's Adventure course, finishes on Blackbeard's Challenge
  • Shows real ball breaks and slopes, not just the scenery

Elisha's CRAZIEST Game Yet! - Pirate's Cove Orlando Mega Mini Golf Match!

Brooks Holt

Another full 36-hole mega match on International Drive, notable for Elisha's wildest round on the channel — improbable bounces, lucky ducks in the water hazards and momentum swings across both the Captain's and Blackbeard's courses. The resident ducks that hang around the ponds make an appearance, which the players credit for her luck.

Key takeaways
  • Elisha's self-described craziest game at this course
  • Ducks live in the water features and photobomb several holes
  • Both courses in one sitting: plan on a long, full round

The two courses, honestly compared

  • Blackbeard's Challenge — the players' pick and the tougher test: par 43, sloped greens that punish hard putts, finesse over power
  • Captain's Adventure — faster greens, friendlier bounces, the better first round with kids
  • Both in one sitting — the mega-match format on this page; plan on a long, full round, not a quick nine

Details from the matches

Real golf skill transfers only so far — a three-way rematch here tests exactly that, with Orlando vlogger Kyle Pallo (who actually golfs) up against mini golf's banked walls and breaks. Resident ducks live in the water features and photobomb holes; the players credit them for lucky bounces. Filmed in spooky season, one match also catches the Halloween overlay and post-hurricane cleanup crews — this is a living course, not a museum piece.

Who it's for

Mini golf people, full stop — if you play one course in Orlando, the regulars on this page would send you to Blackbeard's and tell you to putt softer than you think.

Sources: the six videos on this page — full-course matches and tournaments from Brooks Holt's channel — summarized from their entries in our catalog.

Watch: Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf, guided

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Kyle Pallo Challenged Us To a Rematch at Pirate's Cove Mini Golf!

Brooks Holt

Orlando vlogger Kyle Pallo joins Brooks and Elisha for a rematch on Pirate's Cove's Blackbeard course on International Drive. Kyle actually golfs, and the three-way match tests whether real golf skill transfers to mini golf's banked walls and breaks. It is a focused look at the Blackbeard's Challenge layout, Pirate's Cove's harder of the two Orlando courses.

Key takeaways
  • Three-player match on the Blackbeard's Challenge course only
  • Guest appearance by Orlando theme-park vlogger Kyle Pallo
  • Blackbeard is the more demanding of the venue's two courses

Playing Elisha’s FAVORITE Pirates Cove Mini Golf Course!

Brooks Holt

Brooks and Elisha play Elisha's favorite course — Blackbeard's Challenge at Pirate's Cove Orlando — in a full 18-hole match. They note the course par is 43 and that several holes demand finesse rather than power, with balls that keep rolling past the cup on the sloped greens. A good single-course preview if you only have time for one round.

Key takeaways
  • Blackbeard's Challenge plays to a par of 43
  • Sloped greens punish hard putts — finesse wins here
  • The players' pick as the best of the Orlando Pirate's Cove courses

The Pirate's Cove 2 Ball Challenge!

Brooks Holt

A two-ball challenge on Pirate's Cove's Captain's Adventure course: each player putts two balls per hole, which doubles the strategy — one ball to attack, one to play safe. The video walks the full Captain's course in Orlando, from its speedy opening greens to the brick-bordered final holes. Note: the narration calls the location Kissimmee, but the course played is the Captain's Adventure course at the Orlando International Drive Pirate's Cove.

Key takeaways
  • Two-ball format: two putts per player on every hole
  • Full walkthrough of the Captain's Adventure course and its faster greens
  • Filmed at the International Drive, Orlando location

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