The castle is gone, but the 4+ story windmill still stands. The site has been trashed, and tagging and street art cover the walls. The area is heavily overgrown and resembles ruins in the Yucatan more than an abandoned-mini theme park.
The only other structure remaining, an adobe belfry.
Someone has even pitched a tent in the center (note the blue tent), and is living in his own private resort.
Something can be said for the quality of the putting green carpets - they still hold up!
At least the local street artists make good use of the abandoned buildings.
The old sign proclaiming the hopes of the future!
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Malibu Castle was one of the greatest land marks in the South Bay Area. My father used to take me there when I was a child to beat me several times at the two miniature golf courses and I finally beat him after many of times play there. It was a magical moment as a child going there during summer time and going down those four water slides. The Castle Structure I miss most of all because that and one of front golf courses was tore down first. The Castle is filled with memories playing old 1980's video game one especially I remember they had a Arabian theme and ever time you went into the next level the page would turn. Gantlet Legend was another favorite video game that I like to play. I have taken digital photographs of the last golf course in the far back and finished a drawing based on one of the far Castle in the Miniature course.
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