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Tucson’s Magic Carpet ride has ended.

The East Side mini-golf course has closed, ending a 30-plus-year stint in Tucson as a spot for low-cost entertainment — or a cheap first date.

The miniature skyline of larger-than-life dinosaurs and sphinxes along East Speedway will soon be a memory.

The property was sold Jan. 4 for $1.8 million to Tempe-based JCMC LLC. That company is listed as a corporate member of Chapman Automotive Group LLC, Arizona Corporation Commission records stated.

Magic Carpet Golf, at 6125 E. Speedway, has been known for years as having a throwback style: two, 18-hole courses with obstacles such as a towering monkey straddling a fairway and a rickety outhouse enclosing a hole.

If you wish to share your memories of Magic Carpet Golf, send an email to business@azstarnet.com.

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