On 30 June 2004, due to a strong gust of wind, the Sky Ride cables became caught, jamming the ride.The ride resumed operation shortly after. He was rescued and then arrested by the police. On, a 20-year-old man entered a restricted area of the ride and walked into the tunnel.Nottinghamshire, EnglandĪlton Towers, Staffordshire, England 47.3 Red Bull Kart Fight Exhibition Track.47 Walibi Holland Biddinghuizen, Netherlands.43.3 X: No Way Out (now The Walking Dead: The Ride).38 PortAventura World, Catalonia, Spain.35.1 Gebirgsbahn & Grand Canyon Achterbahn.27 Mirabilandia Savio, Ravenna (RA), Emilia-Romagna, Italy.22 Lightwater Valley, North Yorkshire, England.17 Gulliver's World, Warrington, England.16 Gulliver's Land, Milton Keynes, England.15 Gray's Amusement Park, Ingoldmells, England.13 Flamingo Land, North Yorkshire, England.10 Drayton Manor Resort, Staffordshire, England.9 Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl, Wales.8 Chessington World of Adventures, London, England.7 Camelot Theme Park, Lancashire, England.6 Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England.5 Botton's Amusement Park, Skegness, England.4 Bridlington Bayside Fun Park, Bridlington, England.

3 Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire, England.2 Battersea Park Funfair, Wandsworth, London England.The Goop is now located in the front yard of a private residence. The Buddha is now located in the backyard of a private residence. The Sun is now located in front of a closed water store. This Ant is now located in the front yard of a private residence. These statues also came from Magic Carpet Golf. The Gator, Snake & Skull were installed in the front yard of a private residence. This Bull is now located at O'Shaughnessy's Steakhouse. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. In 2009, this Easter Island Head was installed on the patio at The Hut nightclub. This Dinosaur is now located at Amcep Metals. This Monkey is now located in the backyard of a private residence. Most of them are now at private residences.

The statues below all came from the Magic Carpet Golf described above. There was another in Osage Beach, MO which has been demolished.įor more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

There are other Magic Carpet Golfs with original Koplin figures in Carnelian Bay & South Lake Tahoe, CA, Reno, NV, and Galveston, TX. It was completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This course was later demolished and replaced by Koplin with a Magic Golf. Lee Koplin also built a Goofy Golf in Biloxi, MS in 1957. The vinyl genie may have been a later replacement or addition. The letters originally had blinking lights rather than neon. It is about 20 feet wide and 12 feet tall. The sign was restored and reinstalled at another location in town. Some of the statues were moved to the Valley of the Moon. Most of statues were moved to nearby businesses and residences. The Magic Carpet Golf in Tucson closed in 2008. Michael Kautza built the figures at this course according to Koplin's designs. All four of these courses still survive and have many of the same statues as those in Tucson. They were designed by Lee Koplin who also built the Goofy Golf courses in Guerneville, CA and in Florida (Panama City Beach, Pensacola, and Fort Walton Beach). The first was built in 1969 and the second in 1970. Magic Carpet Golf had two incredible courses.

Does anyone know the name or history of this place? It has been abandoned since at least the 1980s or 1990s. This abandoned mini golf course may have been inspired by the figures at the Magic Carpet Golf described above. (hit 'refresh' to get the most recent version of this page click on photos for larger images)

Magic carpet mini golf