AbandonedPorn @reddthat.com 1110101010101 @reddthat.com 1y ago

Abandoned Six Flags Theme Park In Louisiana

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Closed for storm...
- The documentary on it with that name was good! Closed for Storm
- Almost looks like AI art
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 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?
Vice had a cool documentary on this a while back. https://youtu.be/ycLDz_GidbM?si=HewWDCk6QcO2vtBx
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
- That style of coaster is quite popular. Canada's Wonderland has one that they call the bat.
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
This picture could be the background for a movie poster about a haunted theme park.

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