At $18 a round, the rebuilt minigolf attraction at Castle Fun Park in Abbotsford seems expensive for mini golf. But a new lawsuit suggests one reason why.

In the suit filed in November, the popular amusement business alleges its insurers have shorted them by nearly $6 million in compensation, leaving them to pay most of the cost to repair the facility after 2021’s devastating flood.

The lawsuit

Castle Fun Park, the beloved Abbotsford amusement attraction, was one of the highest-profile victims of the 2021 flood that inundated Sumas Prairie. Located near the Whatcom Road interchange, the facility’s basement, which housed two popular mini-golf courses, was completely destroyed.

One of the indoor mini-golf courses was an underwater-themed “Coral Sea” adventure. In a Facebook post during the disaster, the course’s owners, the Wiebe family, nodded to the change in fortunes, noting that they had “three underwater mini golf courses now.”

The flood also destroyed or damaged the facility’s outdoor minigolf course, along with Castle Fun Park’s batting cages, remote control boats, target hockey, laser maze and soccer kick attractions.

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Janna Eves3 years ago

To be fair, $18 is steep for a round of mini golf and shocking when we visited recently, but it's a beautiful course to play on, and we were more than happy to meet up with friends there and help support such a valuable local treasure. We all had a great time; it was a relief to see the place up and running again, even with some missing elements, and we felt like we got our money's worth. I hope they're able to win the battle with their insurers soon, though - it would be devastating to see Castle Fun Park go under!

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Tony Vanderwal3 years ago

you know the wiebes have helpt many young people with work so they could go to colege Tony

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Chrystal McDowell3 years ago

They should win...darn the insurance companies they want all their money but when it comes time for them to.buck up they dont

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John Glena3 years ago

I hope they win their law suit. Insurance companies are nothing but thieves. I wish they would name the scoundrels.

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Erling Lassesen3 years ago

We used to service Hank Wiebe and Castle Fun Park. They had sumps and pumps active in their underground areas to handle water ingress into the basement. This worked great for them, and they did their due diligence. However, there was no way to keep up with the waterflow that occurred, or could it even be anticipated. This is where insurance is supposed to kick in - after you have done your due diligence to mitigate potential risks.

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Bobbie Smith3 years ago

So sad that happened to them. They could have closed it but for the community they fixed it ! It’s the best place to take the whole family for good clean fun and quality time I hope they get back every penny

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Colin Skinner3 years ago

Not surprising. Insurance companies are decriminalized thieves. Pure racketeering

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