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this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2023
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I remember seeing this place shut down back in 2007 when some friends and I visited New Orleans. It's crazy to me that a company as large as Six Flags hasn't done anything with this property in nearly 2 decades.
It's too likely to be destroyed by weather again.
You'd think they could salvage some of the rides for other parks, if not only for parts.
They did, one of the roller coasters was relocated to San Antonio. But most of the stuff that was there was unrecoverable.
They don't own it anymore. It's changed hands a few times but no one wants to make any investment into developing there. It's too much work and the risks are to great.
I thought that some company got the bid to redevelop it?
I knew it was up for sale but I didn't know somebody had bought it.
I looked up what they had planned for the development and it's absolutely insane. I'll be shocked if this ever really gets off the ground especially for the budget and timeline they've given.
Plus, they're asking for $100 mil in government funds. If you know anything about New Orleans politics be this will definitely end up in someone's pockets. This whole thing reeks of grift. Hopefully I'm wrong because that area definitely needs help in turning around.
They used to have that exact coaster at Knott's Berry Farm back in the day, Boomerang.
Edit: turns out that exact coaster ended up at a park in Indonesia
They still have the Boomerang at Knott's last time I was there.
Apparently they ripped it out in 2017. Same ride as in OPs picture?
I guess it's been about a decade since I was there. Lol
I have been on this coaster at atleast 3 different parks. It is a gravity drop/backwards coaster.
It's designed by Arrow Dynamics. One of the first models (maybe entirely the first) was installed at Six Flags Great Adventure. At the time, the total cost was about $15 million, half spent on the ride itself, the rest on the footings and infrastructure.
I've seen it at Carowinds, Darian Lake and Great Adventure. I think I saw it at King's Dominion and Six Flags Georgia, but not 100% sure.
I still remember the commercials
Ben Shapiro can finally get on the adult rides, yay
This picture could be the background for a movie poster about a haunted theme park.