Six Flags New Orleans, which opened in 2000 as Jazzland, has stood dormant ever since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region in late August of 2005. The decaying park has experienced a second life as a...
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Aerial Video of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans
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...
Continue reading...Jurassic World Filmed at Six Flags New Orleans
When I heard that the box-office-monster Jurassic World was partially filmed at the shuttered Six Flags New Orleans, I was excited and intrigued. But after seeing the movie, I was a bit confused. Photo © Keoni 101 There were no rusting roller coasters. Photo...
Continue reading...Six Flags New Orleans Future Still Uncertain
More than eight years have passed since Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf Coast. Six Flags New Orleans has remained shuttered ever since. Proposals have come and gone, yet the park has sat quiet (except...
Continue reading...FEMA Replacing New Orleans Roller Coaster
The Live Oak Ladybug coaster at New Orleans City Park hasn’t operated since 2011 after Hurricane Katrina-related damage forced the family coaster’s closure. Now, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has agreed to pay $1.4 million to replace the only...
Continue reading...Six Flags New Orleans’ New Life as Film Set
Six Flags New Orleans last operated on August 21, 2005. By August 30, 2005, the park was submerged in water as a result of a levee break following Hurricane Katrina. Since then, the park has sat mostly silent. Although guests...
Continue reading...Top Seven Parks to See at Night
Some amusement parks undergo a dazzling transformation after the sun sets. Strung lights illuminate the midways, large lightbulbs attached the lifthills of roller coasters turn a black sky into a glowing array of light designs. The below amusement parks transform...
Continue reading...Roadrunner Express opens at Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain’s newest coaster, Roadrunner Express is now open. The coaster was relocated from the shuttered Six Flags New Orleans and was themed very impressively. It’s certainly a step up from Scream! Click here to see a video...
Continue reading...No plans to demolish Six Flags New Orleans
According to New Orleans city officials, there are no plans in place to demolish the shuttered Six Flags New Orleans park, despite a claim in a recent video that the park was to be demolished in January of 2011. A...
Continue reading...Chilling video of abandoned Six Flags New Orleans
Professional video editor, Teddy Smith, got an approved tour of the shuttered Six Flags New Orleans which has been closed since August of 2005 due to extensive damage from Hurricane Katrina. He filmed the following video: The cinematic atmosphere of the video contributes...
Continue reading...Nickelodeon Pulls Out of New Orleans
From The Times-Picayune: Nickelodeon ends licensing agreement with Southern Star Not quite three months after announcing the alliance, cable television giant Nickelodeon said Monday that it has ended its relationship with Southern Star Amusement, the fledgling Louisiana company it had...
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