I've lived in the Cape Coral/Fort Myers area since 2013 and always knew about Gator Mike's, but…read morenever had a reason to visit until recently with my 7-year-old son. Unfortunately, it was a major letdown.
We started with mini golf, which was decent. It's clean and clearly geared toward younger kids--a very simple par-2 setup--but my son enjoyed it, so no complaints there.
The trouble started when we paid for go-karts. After buying tickets, we were told an employee would be over shortly. We walked the 200 yards to the track, waited 15 minutes, and no one ever showed up. We had to walk all the way back to the main building to remind the staff, at which point an employee realized it was his job, hopped on a golf cart, and drove over while we had to walk back to the track a third time.
Once we finally got on the track, we were stopped after just one lap because the gas cap was left off our kart, sloshing fuel everywhere. Beyond the safety hazard, the karts were slow, the track was incredibly rough, and we had to dodge a dead dove in the middle of the lane. To top it off, the track safety lights were completely out of sync, with every single one displaying a different color.
I used to be big into paintball in the 90s and was curious about their setup, but I'm glad we didn't bother. It's just a small netted enclosure with filthy blue turf and piles of debris scattered around for cover. (I was later told this is spewdball and under construction.... Right)
Unless you're just dropping in for a quick round of kid-friendly mini golf, I'd recommend skipping the rest.
We walked through the arcade, but MANY games were out of order
EDIT: I left the exact above review and received a response from Gator Mike's stellar employee requesting to know where I live. Keep this in mind. Also, they claimed I lied about a fuel cap being loose? Let's talk about this.
We were one lap in, thr kid with shoulder length brown hair and a hat walked on the track, held up a stop sign and said, "hold on. Your gas cap is off". Gator Mike's tried tried to threaten me by making this review... Why would I lie about a gas cap? That being said, our go kart race was recorded... You sure you want to go down that route, Gator Mike's? Everyone PLEASE head the warning. This place is absolute garbage and the employees follow suit.