{"id":675592,"date":"2026-05-31T07:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/675592\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T07:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:19:50","slug":"black-lit-miniature-golf-course-opens-in-east-sioux-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/675592\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-lit miniature golf course opens in east Sioux Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 29, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Just in time for summer break: A pirate-themed, black-lit miniature golf course is open in Sioux Falls.<\/p>\n<p>Pirates Plunder Black Light Mini Golf will welcome its first players today at 1503 E. 10th St.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pirates1.jpeg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pirates1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s owned by Theresa and Justin Kor, who were inspired to bring the idea to Sioux Falls after experiencing a similar course in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt couldn\u2019t be a better location,\u201d Theresa Kor said. \u201cWe love the east side, and the east side needs more fun to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than half of the 9,000-square-foot space is filled with 18 miniature golf holes designed and built by an industry expert from Missouri.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FullSizeRender5-copy.jpeg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FullSizeRender5-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s perfect. We couldn\u2019t have thought of it any better,\u201d Kor said. \u201cIt\u2019s awesome. We love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8294-copy.jpeg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8294-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Their family has played \u201cso many games already,\u201d and the kids are \u201cnot even sick of it yet,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a bright atmosphere \u2014 happy, pirate-themed and just a fun experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8278.JPEG.jpeg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8278.JPEG.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They decided to use a pirate theme because \u201cit\u2019s a theme anyone can enjoy,\u201d she added. \u201cIt can be for girls and boys, and it\u2019s just fun to talk like a pirate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pirates2.jpeg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pirates2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also an arcade with 17 self-redemption games \u2014 mostly claw-style, \u201cbut you get a prize at every one,\u201d Kor said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-3.01.20-PM.png\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-3.01.20-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"795\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The family has made it a full-time job to run the new business so won\u2019t be hiring anyone else yet, though the plan is to add staff eventually.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FullSizeRender7-copy.jpeg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FullSizeRender7-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pirates3.jpeg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pirates3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Miniature golf is offered on a walk-in basis, though there are opportunities to bring parties or special events to the space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 29, 2026 Just in time for summer break: A pirate-themed, black-lit miniature golf course is open in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":675593,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[294662,427,294663,99],"class_list":["post-675592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-east-10th-street","tag-golf","tag-pirates-plunder-black-light-mini-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/675593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}