The Dusty Planet Return
to Rhode Island
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50 Agnes St (enter on Troy Street)
Providence, RI 02909
(401)
324-7231
Price: $11
adult; $9 kids; replay - $4
Par: 23 (9
holes)
Difficulty: 6
Creativity: 8
Atmosphere: 9
At the time of playing this course it is newer indoor course
that we got to stop by twice in 2025, which features 9 holes all developed by
the course owners. This is not just a
minigolf course but a space for people who enjoy video games, D&D and other
“nerdy” pursuits as they have several events during the week around those other
items in additional to minigolf leagues.
This love come fun comes through in the space theme of the course which
resonates not only on the walls but throughout the holes and the kids loved the
overall theming. They also wanted to shoutout the “mirror room” at the end of
the 9th hole with its disco ball and dance party vibes.
The lanes themselves are a good mix between straightforward
putting and a bit of extra gameplay with about 2/3rds of the holes being more
on the “putting” side of fence. Lane 3
involves a bit of luck with hole the ball exits the UFO and lane 6 requires a
very strong putt up a steep hill, which also has an “last ditch” shortcut if
you find you or the kids can’t muster the right level of strength to get it up
the hill but not to fly off the course.
The “funkiest” of the lanes is lane 7 where you have 5 chances to get
the ball into a cup that is labeled either 1, 2 or 3 giving you your score and
if you don’t make it you take the 5.
This is a fun idea but the angles of the hole
and the 3D printed “tunnels” to the cups make it seem like this hole is a lot
more random versus skill. Perhaps it
would change if we played it more and had more time to figure out some of the
angles and speed but that was our view after playing the course a couple of
times with folks. Given the fact that most of the lanes relied on putting skill
Pat was able to get below the course par both times playing, though the rest of
the group was generally above par.
For being an indoor course there is a decent amount of space
between the lanes and while it hasn’t been truly “busy” while we played, there
have been other groups and we didn’t feel cramped. Between when we played in
July 2025 and December 2025 we also noticed a few
changes as lane 5 had a different design and lane 7 had some different colored
“tunnels”, the later of which could be updates to
keep up with any beating they take from lots of minigolf putts. There’s a good
mix of extras at this course too. You can grab a drink and there’s plenty of
unique snacks for the kids to try (if you allow them!). We also spent a few extra dollars playing
some of the older pinball games there and of course had to try the claw game a
couple of times.
The price is a little high for nine-holes but in-line with a
lot of other indoor “entertainment” minigolf like Puttshack and if you are
playing 18 the combined price is consistent with most of the higher-end courses
these days. The atmosphere is worth it,
and the course is always in great condition and clean when we have played. This is also the first course in the US that
we have played that had multiple languages on the scorecard with Spanish also
being represented.
Reviewed by Pat, Mal, Rae & Putt
Reviewed in 2025
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