Have you ever wanted to fly over an abandoned amusement park? This is your chance.
Six Flags New Orleans has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast in August of 2005. Six Flags removed some of the salvageable coasters and attractions and moved them to other parks. But many of the attractions and nearly all of the infrastructure remains.
While several proposals for reviving the shuttered park have emerged, so far the abandoned amusement park has only seen activity as a film set.
Recently a drone flew over the park and captured incredible video of the decrepit park. The entrance area’s buildings are still intact, but some suffered visible exterior damage during the storm (and in the years following).
From far away, the park’s skyline looks complete: a ferris wheel, skycoaster, wooden coaster and steel coaster rise from the ground. But flying over the park paints a much different picture.
The Jester coaster seems untouched — except for overgrowth surrounding the coaster’s base.
The Mega Zeph wooden coaster still stands, providing a reminder to drivers passing the park that (part of) an amusement park still stands beyond the swamps and trees.
Watch the eerie footage for yourself below:
What would you like to see become of Six Flags New Orleans? Share your ideas in the comments section below.
I would like to see the property become the home of the American coaster enthusiasts museum and a new amusement park built. The park should not only have the museum but should become a new home for classic roller coasters to be restored for the enjoyment of future generations.
I really like that idea of a amusement park/ museum. From what I understand is that the park took a ton of damage from the storm so i’m unsure how much can be saved. It may be a total rebuild but I hope to see it come back in its original form.
I hope in the future to see six flags buy and rebuild the park with all the original rides and then some.