We just returned from PCB and while we're down there we always ride the go carts at Hidden Lagoon Racetrack. This year they had a sign up saying they were closed, but the go carts were still there. I just wondered if anyone had any info, did they receive damage from one of the storms or are they closing for good?

I was wondering the same thing! We went in June and was so disappointed that our favorite track was closed. Have you heard anything since your post?

Quite a bit late on this, but figured I can answer some of those questions.

The track was damaged pretty substantially during Hurricane Ivan, but it seemingly didn't matter since they were in negotiations around the same time with a company that was going to buy them out and build a condo complex on top of it (everything was already boarded up and 'coming soon' signs were posted streetside). By the time May rolled around and the two sides couldn't agree, they decided to open the golf course back up to at least generate some revenue (and give folks something to actually DO on the beach besides lay out and give their skin a nice precancerous glow...lol). The track suffered roof damage, lingering flooding issues (a wet Spring combined with the swamp behind it, and worst, the giant fuel tank to gas up all the cars had to be taken out. Not to mention there's a huge problem with finding good help in this town, especially for mechanics to work on the karts.

As it stands right now, it looks like the track is done for. It's in miserable shape, and would take quite a bit of cash and effort to get it running again. Not saying it would never happen, but it would take new ownership that wants to keep it going...the owner is a lady in her mid-80's. The golf course reopening depends on what happens with the sale, if it's ever going to happen. I'm hopeful, however, due to the oversaturation of condo complexes and lack of new entertainment facilities on the beach, that they will stay open another year.

Thanks for the great info Ducky! Hidden Lagoon is a landmark in PCB and plenty of people would like to see it stay open. I know I've played minigolf, rode gocarts and fed those carp dozens of times throughout my childhood and now with my own children.