Six Flags New Orleans: Killed by Katrina

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  • Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
  • SKIP TO 1:11 TO BYPASS THE OVERLY LONG INTRO.
    Amusement Anthology Episode 1: Six Flags New Orleans: an amusement park few have visited in an operating state. This park was open for only five years before Hurricane Katrina destroyed it along with any hope of reopening. In a time of urban exploration videos and photos of the abandoned park, what was the park ACTUALLY like? What rides did it have and what changes did it go through during its brief period of operation? In episode 1 of my Amusement Anthology series, I go through the park's entire history, from opening day to the abandoned amusement park that still remains today.
    [Chapters]
    0:00 Intro
    2:25 Jazzland is Born
    6:16 Six Flags New Orleans
    11:10 The Hurricane Strikes
    13:41 Abandoned
    15:14 Redevelopment Proposals
    17:28 Outro
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    Researched, written, narrated, and edited by Jonathan Baker.
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  • @RampagingRex
    @RampagingRex  5 років тому +592

    Looking back on this video almost four years later, I know I made a lot of mistakes. I mispronounced Zydeco and I'll agree with most of you that the intro is way too long. I don't know what I was thinking, and don't get me started on my obvious lack of a microphone pop filter. Still though, this was a starting point for the rest of my amusement park documentaries, and I hope you all can look past the errors I made in this video because I still consider it a comprehensive history of SFNO. Thanks for sticking with me all these years, everyone.

    • @sacsac94gsr
      @sacsac94gsr 5 років тому +10

      RampagingRex Productions it’s an awesome video and now I know Sasquatch is in our six flags! Pretty cool!!

    • @jamesdozier1623
      @jamesdozier1623 5 років тому +5

      RampagingRex Productions wow thx for this information... I live somewhat close to this area and have been wondering what the future, if any, was in store for this abandoned park. What a tragic event Katrina was! Thx so much for this post. You answered a lot of questions I had. Godspeed

    • @denisebrashears1552
      @denisebrashears1552 5 років тому +7

      You will be okay, you'll get it. We must learn to crawl before we walk... and I think people that don't understand that are thick. Have fun!

    • @DianaDeLuna
      @DianaDeLuna 5 років тому +5

      Think nothing of it. Your video had me interested the entire time.

    • @Joemobo
      @Joemobo 5 років тому +2

      agreed make a new one

  • @tswagg504
    @tswagg504 9 років тому +353

    To be honest, this park was in a downward spiral before Katrina...the storm finished it off....I worked there the summer before Katrina, and besides Saturdays, the park was so empty they had to send employees home often.

    • @joellema9879
      @joellema9879 7 років тому +32

      Really, wow! I don't remember it being that empty. I guess the zoo and aquarium were cheaper and closer.

    • @Brainulator9
      @Brainulator9 6 років тому +10

      Do you have any other memories of the park?

    • @Multi1628
      @Multi1628 6 років тому +25

      Was another Pontchartrain Beach in the making. New Orleans just never was the city for such a thing, sadly. Everyone just wanted to go to Florida or Mobile or Cancun.

    • @Moody-Boy
      @Moody-Boy 5 років тому +42

      Blame Six Flags. They bought small amusement parks, overbuilt them, loss money over several years, and then either sell off the park or shut it down. Screw Six Flags

    • @anthonyhill7286
      @anthonyhill7286 4 роки тому +11

      Six flags Atlanta is better anyway..

  • @PirateRadio79
    @PirateRadio79 3 роки тому +82

    The fact that this guy is still in his comments 6 years later is iconic, I've been looping this vid for whenever I'm studying since 2018 thank you for this blessing man

    • @RampagingRex
      @RampagingRex  3 роки тому +13

      I'm glad you've enjoyed it! I just did a commentary video of this documentary if you're interested. Working on a new one about a different park too!

    • @billyjohnson3802
      @billyjohnson3802 Рік тому +2

      @@RampagingRex I was wondering what song plays at 8:10, it sounds really familiar. it's been haunting me

    • @rowdyruffboy120
      @rowdyruffboy120 3 місяці тому

      @@RampagingRex 8:12 what is this song?

    • @elmomonster6043
      @elmomonster6043 18 днів тому +1

      @@rowdyruffboy120hi

  • @RampagingRex
    @RampagingRex  8 років тому +620

    Exactly ten years ago today, August 21, 2005, was the final day that Six Flags New Orleans was open to the public.

    • @Darkhalo314
      @Darkhalo314 8 років тому +28

      Very sad to see. I remember having season passes there. i cannot believe it has been 10 years. Wow :/

    • @KookoCraft
      @KookoCraft 8 років тому

      +RampagingRex Productions No its 3650 days!!! *snort* no jk thats actually pretty cool to know!

    • @lisadavila5307
      @lisadavila5307 8 років тому +3

      what about fright fest?

    • @nikolaihawkes2
      @nikolaihawkes2 8 років тому +2

      +RampagingRex Productions Thank you for the video. And by the way, what are these music?

    • @NathanielBermudez
      @NathanielBermudez 8 років тому +2

      so six flags is jazzland?

  • @skilldeadly8888
    @skilldeadly8888 4 роки тому +52

    Six Flags plans a water park
    Nature: all the park is a water park now

  • @michellealissa
    @michellealissa 8 років тому +355

    I always get sad for some reason when I see abandoned landmarks that were well known before. Besides that, great video. Very well detailed!

  • @topdawge3688
    @topdawge3688 7 років тому +401

    My father owns an electrical company thats with the city. We've been in the park and its beyond repair. All the systems are shot, the concrete buildings are the only things somewhat worth anything.

    • @GavinJ37
      @GavinJ37 5 років тому +27

      Cant they just bulldoze it and start from scratch

    • @chongpooka2769
      @chongpooka2769 5 років тому +77

      Until the next super-hurricane runs through it again? A risky investment for anyone

    • @hectorreyes1934
      @hectorreyes1934 5 років тому +11

      I'm confused can't be just demolish and start scratch??

    • @jimroscovius
      @jimroscovius 5 років тому +43

      Why would any company with any intelligence build a theme park below sea level? Dumb dumb dumb!!

    • @jamesw8804
      @jamesw8804 4 роки тому +44

      @@jimroscovius you are correct, partially. Who would insure it ? who would lend the capital ? Katrina didn't kill this park, it was the location. This park was never profitable, even before Katrina. People didn't want to go to this location because of the crime and violence Locals couldn't or wouldn't support this park. When local youths took over the park , jumping turn styles to rides and causing problems all over the park, it was doomed and attendance never reached expectations . Nobody wanted to go to this area after just one visit.

  • @Aquamanng
    @Aquamanng 8 років тому +328

    Man, this place would fit perfectly in some sort of horror film.

    • @goalsoffurry5733
      @goalsoffurry5733 4 роки тому +14

      Zombieland 3

    • @sabresergal8989
      @sabresergal8989 4 роки тому +25

      Actually it was in fact used for Jurassic World

    • @AmyYdoesntlikehandles
      @AmyYdoesntlikehandles 4 роки тому +9

      Well unfortunately it was in Percy Jackson:Sea of Monsters
      So it probably won’t ever be used in a movie

    • @derpyhuman2233
      @derpyhuman2233 4 роки тому

      Amy Y it was

    • @kiwihunter3476
      @kiwihunter3476 3 роки тому +2

      Paintball Field... if you didn't have Karen's kids & ambulance chasing lawyers

  • @thethirteenthdoctor1716
    @thethirteenthdoctor1716 4 роки тому +26

    Six flags new Orleans :exists
    Hurricane katrina: I'm about to end this theme park's whole career

  • @christreadaway5197
    @christreadaway5197 4 роки тому +197

    The city needs to get off its ass and bring this park back

    • @corinneel9392
      @corinneel9392 4 роки тому +30

      Chris Treadaway they were still trying to recover from a major hurricane that destroyed most homes in the city, now that most everything is repaired I hope they’ll try to revamp it

    • @bjc4204
      @bjc4204 4 роки тому +10

      Seems like every time someone bids on it, it goes wrong.

    • @JennaKlaire_3p
      @JennaKlaire_3p 4 роки тому +9

      We would have loved that but there was so much electrical damage that many rides were beyond repair. As of now it’s just another abandoned theme park 😢

    • @normancomeauxjr4565
      @normancomeauxjr4565 4 роки тому +14

      The problem is it's in New Orleans east. Terrible neighborhood

    • @FalynReese
      @FalynReese 4 роки тому +8

      true but who bout to do that with all them alligators and shit 😂😂😂😂

  • @homestar92
    @homestar92 9 років тому +292

    As a theme park fanatic, this makes my heart hurt. Obviously, Katrina was a tragedy all around and I don't mean to belittle that, but amusement parks strike a particular nerve with me and really hit close to home.
    Now, the flip side of that coin, who knows how long the park would have lasted even if Katrina hadn't struck. SIX was going through some major financial trouble right at that time, and went bankrupt a few years later. They downsized dramatically in the following years. Being one of the less profitable parks, SFNO would have surely not lasted, at least not as a Six Flags park.

    • @deanahendrickson9762
      @deanahendrickson9762 9 років тому +1

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    • @wolfchacer0139
      @wolfchacer0139 5 років тому +7

      True but they Held through it, Great America by me wasn't affected aside from price hikes. Had katrina not destroyed the park, at worst it could have been sold off and at least still open. Funny think about Amusement parks, you build it, they will come.

    • @JCBro-yg8vd
      @JCBro-yg8vd 3 роки тому +1

      It might have suffered the same fate as Astroworld.

    • @richardbagley3139
      @richardbagley3139 3 роки тому +1

      JCBro2014 but Astroworld had a better fate, at least it didn’t get demolished by a hurricane

    • @Coaster_Cray_Cray
      @Coaster_Cray_Cray 2 роки тому

      @@richardbagley3139 no it was demolished by Six Flags to make money by selling the land even though they only got half of what they estimated

  • @taterpumpkin31
    @taterpumpkin31 8 років тому +83

    The abandoned amusement park scene of Percy Jackson & The Sea Of Monsters all makes sense now! 😨

  • @randomfools808
    @randomfools808 5 років тому +20

    2019 now. I don't think it's ever going to come back. I just wonder if it will finally be torn down one day. This park has become so iconic.

  • @MonsterFlame1
    @MonsterFlame1 3 роки тому +10

    13:21 "Finally Six Flags removed their giant lighted sign from the park, indicating their plans to never return" 😔

  • @justinwoods2757
    @justinwoods2757 8 років тому +35

    We drove by this 1 year after it happened and it was so sad. Completely destroyed and abandoned.

    • @jaybrick8973
      @jaybrick8973 6 років тому

      Coaster Craft how is it now in 2018

    • @dionnakemp4291
      @dionnakemp4291 6 років тому +2

      truthseeker89 for life As of now, nothing is happening with it. It's still abandoned and in extremely poor condition. I may be wrong but I hear New Orleans still hasn't fully recovered from Katrina.

    • @LakeithTionna
      @LakeithTionna 6 років тому

      Dionna Kemp no we haven’t. Still recovering

    • @jaybrick8973
      @jaybrick8973 6 років тому

      Lakeith & Tionna wow

    • @Manda8789
      @Manda8789 4 роки тому

      Kemp Fine Art it’s not abandoned now and they are fixing the rides

  • @nelsoncharles4806
    @nelsoncharles4806 7 років тому +103

    i rember going to this six flags as a kid before katrina it was hot af that day i threw up the hot dogg i ate

    • @asadfalconsfan1851
      @asadfalconsfan1851 5 років тому

      Lol

    • @asadfalconsfan1851
      @asadfalconsfan1851 5 років тому

      How was Katrina? Not being irrogant or anything just asking?

    • @isabelladegueyter9987
      @isabelladegueyter9987 5 років тому +12

      A sad falcons Fan terrible, my house had like 6 ft of mud in it, and I had someone’s house in my front yard. Wasn’t a fun experience

    • @asadfalconsfan1851
      @asadfalconsfan1851 5 років тому +7

      Isabella Degueyter sorry about that man.

    • @petestanley4087
      @petestanley4087 4 роки тому +2

      Nelson Charles I was going to eat a hotdog before reading this thanks

  • @booksteer7057
    @booksteer7057 3 роки тому +56

    I think the park struggled before Katrina for several reasons. 1) It offered family entertainment whereas New Orleans is not a family entertainment town. 2) It was way off the beaten, tourist path, and on the opposite side of town from the airport. 3) New Orleans is full of poor people who don't have the money to frequent theme parks. The wealthy of New Orleans live in the center and west of the city, and they don't like going to N.O. east. 4) It's just too freakin' hot and humid in the summer to engage in extended, outdoor activity. 5) I'm sure the city was extorting the park in some way. They do that to any outside company with deep pockets. Trump tried to build a hotel/casino there, but he walked away in disgust.

    • @isaaccutlip5815
      @isaaccutlip5815 2 роки тому +9

      He walked away because no one wants to do business with a failure.

    • @isaaccutlip5815
      @isaaccutlip5815 2 роки тому +3

      Trump is a pos

    • @booksteer7057
      @booksteer7057 2 роки тому +6

      @@isaaccutlip5815 Especially a failure who expects to be bribed. :-p

    • @pomerlain8924
      @pomerlain8924 2 роки тому +2

      There were also plans to add a waterpark during the 2005 offseason, which was sorely needed. But Katrina had other plans.
      And in terms of Six Flags-type park revenue, this park was never going to be a success. But in terms of a family theme park-type revenue, this park was a success.
      Even had Katrina not happened, Six Flags was going to cut bait anyway as they were heading towards bankruptcy.. And the park probably could have been repurposed under a re-invented Jazzland-type name.

    • @madameblackimusprime
      @madameblackimusprime Рік тому +2

      Gotta agree with everything cept the New Orleans is not a family town part. People just only think of Bourbon St. When they come here but we have so much more!

  • @fluffie504
    @fluffie504 9 років тому +6

    This video made me cry man. I remember going to jazzland and six flags as a child. It was the field trip you didn't wanna miss during school and at summer camp. It hurts that a part of my childhood is gone and looks so terrible. Driving pass it on the highway you'd never know it was that bad

  • @fury3252
    @fury3252 5 років тому +38

    I don’t know what is sadder this closing or geuga lake closing.

    • @Youmemichael
      @Youmemichael 5 років тому +1

      Fury 325 This

    • @JustBored589
      @JustBored589 4 роки тому

      I’ve never been to New Orleans but it does hit close to home for me because I grew up going to Geauga Lake/Six Flags in Ohio. It’s sad to see an amusement park left abandoned.

  • @heartgraveyard
    @heartgraveyard 11 місяців тому +4

    i’ve ridden sasquatch so many times and i didn’t know it was relocated from new orleans. that’s actually so cool knowing they were able to be salvaged into a ride i love

  • @kram0786
    @kram0786 4 роки тому +13

    I went there spring 2005 for my Senior school trip.. gosh the memories I had.. sucks I didn't take any pictures.. I was having too much fun and rode that Batman ride countless times!

  • @CajunFyre92
    @CajunFyre92 4 роки тому +16

    I miss this park. My family had season passes the whole time it was open, up til Katrina hit. I do hope New Orleans gets their act together and allows this company to revamp the park and reopen it

  • @Sashalicious.
    @Sashalicious. 9 років тому +136

    You guys should See how it looks abandoned, go see Jason lanier's video on it when it's abandoned, it's pretty sad.

    • @Sashalicious.
      @Sashalicious. 9 років тому

      *****​ yes I know! Which is why I love it 😂

    • @JasonLanierPhotography
      @JasonLanierPhotography 8 років тому +4

      Sashalicious glad you like it. Thanks for sharing!

    • @_holliieexo
      @_holliieexo 8 років тому

      +Jason Lanier love the video, seems so sad that's what happened to the beautiful park

    • @JasonLanierPhotography
      @JasonLanierPhotography 8 років тому

      Themoshimonsterstiger thank you! Yes it is so sad what's happened to the park..

    • @Sashalicious.
      @Sashalicious. 8 років тому

      Jason Lanier​ yeah no problem!

  • @TaraGreene14
    @TaraGreene14 9 років тому +36

    This turned out really well, Jonathan. Wonderful script, and excellent use of footage. I really hope that Jazzland will re-open one day.

  • @mrkipling2201
    @mrkipling2201 2 роки тому +10

    Closed for Storm is a great documentary that shows the rise and fall of the park in great detail. This channel is brilliant as well. Very interesting and informative. 👍👍

  • @HurricaneQueen777
    @HurricaneQueen777 9 років тому +12

    Thanks for taking the time to share something positive, unique, & special about my hometown! If it wasn't for brave & thoughtful people like you, SFNO would be long forgotten about by now. :-)

    • @RampagingRex
      @RampagingRex  9 років тому +4

      Biloxi13 SFNO really is an incredible site, and I don't think it ever will truly be forgotten. Besides, the more well-known the park becomes, the greater the chances of it re-opening one day!

    • @HurricaneQueen777
      @HurricaneQueen777 9 років тому

      I completely agree! Keep up the great work! Thanks again for making this movie, it is one of my most favorites now!❤️

    • @prowlbeast1959
      @prowlbeast1959 2 роки тому

      @@nateberkes5458 ha, how did that go.

  • @timl3417
    @timl3417 8 років тому +6

    This young man did a very good job on telling us about what happened to the Six Flags history. Thank you, well done video, you show and tell how tragic this was for all those people in New Orleans. It’s a very sad story.

  • @SuperDiddy10
    @SuperDiddy10 9 років тому +4

    Excellent documentary and much needed for those that didn't know the full story! There are some awesome urban exploration videos of the park out there but hardly any documentaries such as this one. Very well researched, edited and put together! Thanks for sharing this with the world.

  • @omnidimensional
    @omnidimensional 7 років тому +9

    Thank you sooo much for this! I am a New Orleans native and visited SFNO when it was Jazzland and Rebranded as Six Flags New Orleans. I didn't know much of the origins and a lot of what happened afterward like it being a film location. So thanks for bridging that gap for me. I loved that place and only got to visit 3 times out of it's 6 year existence and planned to go more often as I matured into a Freshmen in High School, but we all know the story.. I do want to add that another experience Jazzland/SFNO was known for was it's Haunted Swamp it had for October! NO other theme park could pull off that experience of literally veering off a dirt path from the Theme Park into the Haunted Swamp Tour with people really chasing after you and jump scaring you in the process! Again thank you for this in-depth look into a very important piece of history in my life! :)

    • @RampagingRex
      @RampagingRex  6 років тому +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed the video! In the years since this video was made, I've still been following and researching this park, and I've only found a small number of photos from the park's Halloween events. Most of them are of the park's entryway and main areas, but I've seen nothing about the haunted swamp. Thanks for sharing your experience!

    • @moiboi4115
      @moiboi4115 2 роки тому

      Jazzland theme said I,am go to fixed jocco is next new ride is back evebody Jocco is come soon

  • @carsisbest
    @carsisbest 9 років тому +47

    This was a great video! Didn't know this happened when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans.

    • @RampagingRex
      @RampagingRex  9 років тому +7

      Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

  • @SeanFlaharty
    @SeanFlaharty 8 років тому +68

    Cool video! Thanks for the video credit!

    • @rampagingrex2
      @rampagingrex2 8 років тому +8

      +Sean Flaharty
      I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I'm a huge fan of your videos. Lots of very high-quality footage of rides and parks that are no longer around.

  • @timstalling75
    @timstalling75 9 років тому +7

    Left a tear in my ear of so many memories of this park. Great documentary. Thank you. I remember my dad taking me to Jazzland when it opened. R.I.P Harvey

  • @SiebayPlays
    @SiebayPlays 6 років тому +4

    Back here again somehow, and every time it just takes me back. Starting school, sitting in Science class, learning about the oncoming hurricane. Just everything. We were so sure it would be a small storm until they said it was above a Category 3, heading for Mississippi and Lousiana... and all hell broke loose trying to get out of the states.

  • @DustinGuillotte
    @DustinGuillotte 4 роки тому +11

    The nostalgia I felt watching this video.. I was a kid when this park was operating and went countless times. I think of it often and get sad any time I come across a video about it. I would have had season passes if it was still open once I became an adult. It's crazy that the park is still there with the rides. I always hold out hope that one day they'll reopen a theme park there, although I know it's highly unlikely.

  • @McIntosh1581
    @McIntosh1581 7 років тому +39

    Although Six Flags New Orleans did relatively well during his brief heyday, it was one of the least profitable parks that Six Flags owned. A big reason for that was it's location. It was built on the far east side of the city on cheap swampy land and a good distance from the city's main tourist attractions. It wasn't the safest area of town either. The park would've been more profitable and could've possibly even been rebuilt and reopened had it been located on the West Bank or in Metairie. This is a good example of how going setting up a big attraction or business on cheap, isolated land usually isn't a good idea.

    • @lildevil7002
      @lildevil7002 7 років тому +4

      McIntosh1581 imo they should bulldoze all the buildings on the Ponchatrain Beach site and rebuild there.

    • @skyhe5516
      @skyhe5516 5 років тому +1

      If you know anything about the geography , your literally building on water

    • @JennaKlaire_3p
      @JennaKlaire_3p 4 роки тому

      I lived 5-15 minutes away and had season tickets I used all the time. I met people and led tours lol they thought I worked there but I was just always there. I loved it

    • @dartarro21
      @dartarro21 Рік тому

      It worked for Magic Mountain - back in the day Valencia was the boonies. It is still quite a haul from LA though it does have I5 running next door.

  • @giggie94
    @giggie94 9 років тому +6

    This makes me sad. The devastation new Orleans went through was unbelievable. It goes to show that we should be thankful for all the things we have... even our theme parks. Great documentary!

  • @otaking3582
    @otaking3582 9 років тому +88

    Reminds me of all those Japanese theme parks that were abandoned in the 1980's after their economy tanked. Which reminds me, you never did mention that Joker's Jukebox was repurposed from a Japanese theme park, or that it killed a grandmother.

    • @serina115
      @serina115 6 років тому +8

      Oh my gosh that story was all over the news. when it happen and that was on of my fav rides besides cat woman's whip.

    • @DannytheTourist
      @DannytheTourist 4 роки тому +1

      Batman was also repurposed from a Japanese theme park. It killed a grandmother?

    • @TGOPoma
      @TGOPoma 3 роки тому +2

      @@DannytheTourist IIRC Joker's Jukebox had an electrical malfunction that shocked an elderly woman and caused her heart to stop? Though I might be wrong, and confusing my accidents.
      Edit: I was wrong. Here is an excerpt from a Wiki Page full of incidents relating to Six Flags Parks: "On July 10, 2003, a 52-year-old grandmother was strapping her 4-year-old grandson in when the ride started up. She later died at Lakeland Hospital from blunt-force internal injuries after being struck by a ride vehicle.[112] The park added mirrors to the ride for ride operators to view around the blind spot where the accident occurred, and then introduced a safety announcement which notified the guests that the ride was about to start."

  • @DerekMckean
    @DerekMckean 9 років тому +174

    Dude... .this is Film Festival worthy. Start A Kickstarter page to see if you can get additional funds for interviews with city staff. You Already Have a good voice. And it's already festival worthy. Just expand with interviews, And show show show.
    You may be their hope.

    • @waltd3453
      @waltd3453 9 років тому +2

      Derek Mckean I Agree wholeheartedly do it rampaging rex. also rex if you want another documentary idea do a detailed on lake piegneur falling into the salt dome google "oil well falls in salt dome" on jefferson island.
      I wish you the best
      walt

    • @robertsosa2154
      @robertsosa2154 7 років тому +1

      you sure love telling people how to live their lifes

    • @super1321
      @super1321 5 років тому

      Derek Mckean agreed

    • @mdkawolf
      @mdkawolf 5 років тому

      Derek Mckean u

    • @poolplexer
      @poolplexer 5 років тому

      No it's not lol. Lol. 😂

  • @deagostodel
    @deagostodel 3 роки тому +8

    6 years have passed since this video, which was one of the first I saw in English and it taught me more of that language because I am Mexican and did not know English, you should make a new version of this video with everything that has happened with the park in the last 6 years, greetings from Mexico

  • @jeremylipinski2109
    @jeremylipinski2109 7 років тому +7

    Wow. Great narrative on Six Flags New Orleans! I feel fortunate that I was able to get on most of these rides the previous year to Hurricane Katrina. I rode the Jester, the Mega Zeph and the Batman ride, and the Big Easy just to name a few. It saddens me what eventually happened to the park but maybe someday they can get Jazzland started again. Best wishes! 👍

  • @MROJPC
    @MROJPC 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks for this video - it was very well done and brought back a lot of good memories of the gulf coast prior to that hurricane season. I did not realize how much damage the park endured and just chalked up the closure to big business “bean counting”. Now, as a construction project manager, I can only think it was no surprise that the park’s restoration was simply beyond the owner’s means. Even a corporation as big as Six Flags could not have saved it.

  • @Denzy72
    @Denzy72 5 років тому +7

    I was shocked to learn that the launch towers were brought up to the Great Escape only an hour from my home. When I heard that, it created one of the most eerie connections I’ve ever felt. Knowing something was recovered from such a disaster. Any time I pass that park I will look at the towers by the road and think about their past!

  • @09ishjlee
    @09ishjlee 8 років тому +1

    Thank you so much for uploading this ! I'm a New Orleans native and enjoyed watching every min of it.
    Brings back so many awesome memories of my childhood.
    Peace and love. 👍🏼

  • @JasonGreenslopes
    @JasonGreenslopes 5 років тому +2

    Excellent video! Thank you for creating and sharing!

  • @BasedAri
    @BasedAri 8 років тому +10

    Came here from Bright Sun Films and I loved this! I like how professional and detailed it is. Subscribed, can't wait for more content!

    • @RampagingRex
      @RampagingRex  8 років тому +4

      Thank you very much! My next documentary video is going to be about Six Flags AstroWorld. I promise it will be worth the wait!

    • @BasedAri
      @BasedAri 8 років тому

      RampagingRex Productions I honestly don't know much about that place, can't wait to learn about it!

  • @expandingthemind5174
    @expandingthemind5174 8 років тому +6

    Wow. What a great presentation. Thank you

  • @SpectrumAssociates
    @SpectrumAssociates 7 років тому +2

    RampagingRex, Your giving me too much inspiration to recreate Jazzland. Nice work on this project of yours, mate!

  • @PoyoPancakes
    @PoyoPancakes 9 років тому

    Wow great work! I didnt plan on watching the entire thing but it held my attention. Once again great work!

  • @ItsSiebay
    @ItsSiebay 5 років тому +6

    Coming back to this video for about the sixth time. It still makes me sad thinking of what could have been if Six Flags could have rebuilt or Hurricane Katrina hadn’t happened. And the fact that it just sits there slowly dying when it could be either gone for good or back in business hurts more than anything.

  • @chefqxe
    @chefqxe 5 років тому +8

    Six flags helped out big time, before that the heat was tough. The location was the best they could do with what we had. It's about 20 miles away from downtown and the French quarter. There isn't much out there but apartments , houses and swampland.

    • @RampagingRex
      @RampagingRex  5 років тому +1

      I think it's admirable what they did to upgrade the park, but they were stuck with a location that was less than ideal.

    • @jamesw8804
      @jamesw8804 4 роки тому

      The whole problem was the location. Too far from other NO attractions. In a crime infested area with lots of violence. People don't want to bring their families and spend money in an area like that. This park was never profitable, ever .

  • @Thesleepy11637
    @Thesleepy11637 8 років тому

    This was an absolutely amazing documentary! This told me everything I wanted to know and more! Thank you!

  • @caleedupre6355
    @caleedupre6355 8 років тому +1

    Great video!! Loved Jazzland and Six Flags New Orleans. Great times, now I got to take photos of the abandoned park. And I even remember riding the original Zephyr RollerCoaster! Pontchatrain Beach was a must every summer!

  • @AntoinetteChanel
    @AntoinetteChanel 6 років тому +3

    This is a great video. I have been interested in this since 2005 and even tried to do my own exploration of the abandoned park a few years back, but a film crew stopped me. Nice work on this. I hope the park can come back - Six Flags or not.

  • @kerezymaii
    @kerezymaii 4 роки тому +4

    It opened the day I was born. Im proud to share a birthday with this amazing abandoned theme park. I hope someone buys and restores it. But even for the moment, its amazing to explore (or watch others explore) and is a piece of art in a way

  • @aocoasterking
    @aocoasterking 9 років тому +2

    Although I've never been to Louisiana to visit Six Flags New Orleans, but I very much love theme parks and this video was the most spectacular video of the memories of Six Flags New Orleans I have ever seen. I loved it. Very informative and breathtaking. Thank you.

  • @mardigras11
    @mardigras11 9 років тому

    Thanks so much for sharing! This is a great video. I had an annual pass to Jazzland and enjoyed the memories.

  • @isabelladegueyter9987
    @isabelladegueyter9987 5 років тому +5

    Every time I pass it omw to New Orleans I have the hugest urge to go explore it, Katrina was so disastrous. It’s so cool seeing the rollercoasters peaking out through the trees.

    • @RampagingRex
      @RampagingRex  5 років тому +2

      It looks incredible, but security still patrols the park. There's also wildlife on the property so there's a lot you'll need to be careful about.

    • @isabelladegueyter9987
      @isabelladegueyter9987 5 років тому +1

      @@RampagingRex oh yea ik, but i feel its worth the risks, i mean the pictures i could take, lol. And yea louisiana's wildlife is crazy and so precious at the same time.

    • @PrincessTwilightdash
      @PrincessTwilightdash Рік тому

      @@RampagingRex unless your jake that did a documentary you’re most likely not gonna go there legally

  • @stargazerart
    @stargazerart 7 років тому +3

    My heart dropped at 10:26 when he said this park seriously competed with Houston's Six flags Astroworld. Ive lived in Houston my whole life and a large chunk of my memory is saved at Astroworld. Its so very sad that neither this nor my park exist anymore. :(

  • @55Ariz
    @55Ariz 8 років тому

    Thanks for the posting! Superb narration. Well done!

  • @kneelin7
    @kneelin7 8 років тому +1

    I loved this video and I think you did a great job at keeping the memory of this place alive. I have seen it abandoned and it saddens me. My family and I went often and I really miss my city and everything that made it the New Orleans I grew up in.

  • @Erinswasteospace
    @Erinswasteospace 7 років тому +52

    The spongebob ride was my jam.

  • @jazzlandpark2396
    @jazzlandpark2396 9 років тому +10

    Nice video. Liked the part at the end too :)

  • @TheKurtsPlaceChannel
    @TheKurtsPlaceChannel 2 роки тому

    Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.

  • @UptownWatta
    @UptownWatta 9 років тому

    Wow this is the first doc of its kind! Major kudos for this. I have to get there soon!

  • @dknight5548
    @dknight5548 4 роки тому +8

    It is so sad of all the human hours and money for a theme park sits abandoned and left to rot and it looks spooky and six flags is just a huge corporation where jazz land was a independent company hopefully they can revive this park as I want to see it in the future.

  • @TravisCyprien
    @TravisCyprien 7 років тому +25

    You forgot One park that was open back in 1989 and 1999. Blue Bayou/Dixie Landin' Water/Theme Park which is in Baton Rouge. This is now the only major Park open in Louisiana

  • @michaelcausi8747
    @michaelcausi8747 2 роки тому +1

    Listening to the history of this park was very interesting. Great Video!

  • @miztic_
    @miztic_ 7 років тому +2

    this video makes me both happy and sad. this park was a huge part of my childhood and a really big reason i love Disney World to this day. not to mention i had forgotten what exactly was in Jazz Land. hit with a lot of memories and nostalgia there.

  • @YounqRidaBby
    @YounqRidaBby 9 років тому +53

    Thats sad that they choose to leave Jazzland like that . We have NOTHING to do down here . Because Katrina took everything from us . They need to bring back SFNO ( Jazzland ) give us some fun down here .

    • @thebay3080
      @thebay3080 8 років тому +4

      +Cody Clark I'm from California, and I find Orleans to be more interesting than here. Man, Disneyland is so expensive and the museums are good-for nothing here.

    • @YounqRidaBby
      @YounqRidaBby 8 років тому

      please do

    • @joellema9879
      @joellema9879 7 років тому

      What about jazz fest?

    • @seanlewis1148
      @seanlewis1148 6 років тому

      Jjjj Llll we want rollercoasters

    • @HawkbitAlpha
      @HawkbitAlpha 6 років тому +1

      At least we still have Blue Bayou in Baton Rouge.

  • @theboix10
    @theboix10 5 років тому +5

    I went to New Orleans for the first time a few months before Katrina. And we went to six flags. Crazy to think what happened. Wish I could walk through the park

  • @MizzBrii
    @MizzBrii 4 роки тому +2

    Job well done on this video, very informative. 👏👏👏

  • @billjenkins687
    @billjenkins687 9 років тому

    Very well-produced video. Thank You for all your efforts!

  • @facehunter504
    @facehunter504 6 років тому +4

    Thank you for the very informative video while being extremely respectful of New Orleans heritage. I miss this park so much. The Zephyr or Mega Zeph was one of the best wooden roller coasters I’ve ever been on. I remember when Six Flags took over, they did an amazing job. We used to go there as much as we could cuz we knew attendance wasn’t all that great. That was supposed to be the original Disney World in Orlando, but Walt couldn’t get a deal done with Louisiana politicians. Knowing that it sucks cuz we finally get good theme park and couldn’t keep it open. Now all it’s used for is for movies and ppl to break into.

  • @Billbert33
    @Billbert33 8 років тому +24

    This is what I call a documentary

  • @grizzjason6108
    @grizzjason6108 8 років тому +2

    Great job on this man had me in this from the start and the music was great

  • @RUmom08
    @RUmom08 7 років тому

    Excellent coverage. Thanks!

  • @tybucs60
    @tybucs60 5 років тому +7

    As on now May of 2019 the park is still abandoned all plans have fallen through and no new proposals have been submitted thank you for making this video it really brought back memories for me from my teenage years it is really missed

    • @RampagingRex
      @RampagingRex  5 років тому +3

      I tried to end this video on an optimistic note, but now it seems like nothing will ever become of SFNO.

    • @samanthabrunet9772
      @samanthabrunet9772 5 років тому

      I still miss it too. Sadly I only got to go when it was Jazzland and I was too scared to do too many rides.

    • @sirhogin1
      @sirhogin1 4 роки тому +2

      Who would insure it ? who would lend the money to rebuild ? The location is horrible. Nobody wants to bring their family to an area with that much crime and violence. This park was never profitable, even before Katrina. Locals can't support anything like this and certainly couldn't support the mall idea.

    • @seanlewis1148
      @seanlewis1148 4 роки тому

      sirhogin1 Which part of the city would better suit it, if New Orleans ever decide to rebuild it?

    • @ogbee9690
      @ogbee9690 Рік тому

      @@sirhogin1 which is why they should just demolish it

  • @lucasboeyink1220
    @lucasboeyink1220 4 роки тому +3

    I have seen this video so many times I don't know why I keep enjoying it

  • @swoodhall
    @swoodhall 4 роки тому +1

    Very interesting, thanks a lot for creating this.

  • @sapphire76
    @sapphire76 8 років тому

    This is an awesome documentary. Nice work.

  • @Horizons1
    @Horizons1 5 років тому +3

    Wow. I was not expecting to hear Knuckles Chaotix when I clicked on this. Liked.

  • @CDShelby
    @CDShelby 9 років тому +4

    Please make one for Kentucky Kingdom! The park just reopen last year by Six Flags leaving after 2009 season and the once owner of the 90's came back and reopen his kingdom once again!

  • @Mattwav
    @Mattwav 5 років тому +1

    That was great! really interesting loved watching this

  • @camc1804
    @camc1804 9 років тому

    Great Job! I really enjoyed the details and the videos were awesome! I knew the story of the disaster and the state of the park after Katrina, but didn't know it was Jazzland before Six Flags!.. Hope it manages to open as a Theme Park (Not a mall :( ) sometime. Greetings from Santiago, Chile!

  • @kathypage1674
    @kathypage1674 5 років тому +3

    We have 6 Flags in st Louis this is so much better thanks fkr sharing
    Thankful for the memories

  • @danieldubek6155
    @danieldubek6155 7 років тому +3

    So sad that it happened. Hate to see abandoned parks

  • @pattiarnold6830
    @pattiarnold6830 8 років тому

    awesome work,love your work

  • @d.mwallets5406
    @d.mwallets5406 9 років тому

    this is actually a very good documentary thanks ive been trying to look for a documentary for six flags astroworld but couldnt find one

  • @99nuelito
    @99nuelito 9 років тому +31

    All these people saying that they were kids in the early 2000s and are now adults make me feel old. I was born in 2002.

    • @SuperCoalBlox
      @SuperCoalBlox 9 років тому

      ...

    • @amazingcoasterandgamecownt7626
      @amazingcoasterandgamecownt7626 8 років тому +2

      I was born 2004 lol

    • @streamtrollmike5348
      @streamtrollmike5348 7 років тому

      Victor Cornejo same!

    • @packisbetter90
      @packisbetter90 5 років тому +1

      I was 15 when katrina hit

    • @TheAverageServant
      @TheAverageServant 4 роки тому

      Nah i was born in 87 thats old hunny. I worked ay six flags on opening day! I went to high school down the street..my friends and future husband worked together. Katrina ruined everything..i had just made 18!

  • @zachjudd2458
    @zachjudd2458 9 років тому +6

    i hope the rebuild it. its just sad to see a nice theampark sit and be destroyed. :'(

  • @mikewayhart5504
    @mikewayhart5504 6 років тому

    Great job in capturing the the past events and future. Very interesting.

  • @Kaspurr84
    @Kaspurr84 8 років тому +2

    Very professional narration, great information, I had to giggle with I saw the URBEX video credit for post Katrina footage for ZJ Motovlogs, I watch him all the time.

  • @RampagingRex
    @RampagingRex  8 років тому +70

    Thank you so much, everyone. The amount of attention and positive feedback that this video has received is just incredible. I know I made a few slip-ups in my research, such as how the Zydeco Scream came from Spain, not France, but I am beyond happy that you've all enjoyed it. Let's hope that the Paidia Company can secure the property that the park sits on and bring it back to life in the near future.
    Oh, and I'll make sure I pronounce "Zydeco" the right way if I ever do a follow-up video to this!

    • @matthewsilvas2973
      @matthewsilvas2973 8 років тому

      Hey I really like you're video! Have u ever been to Six Flags New Orleans?

    • @jtbowman132
      @jtbowman132 8 років тому

      This is a great video regardless! Loved it. Good job.

    • @Terr0r_Shark89
      @Terr0r_Shark89 8 років тому +1

      this video is incredible. very well done.

    • @Terr0r_Shark89
      @Terr0r_Shark89 8 років тому

      this video is incredible. very well done.

    • @Coaster_Cray_Cray
      @Coaster_Cray_Cray 7 років тому

      Hey did the zydeco scream come from the park in Benidorm

  • @TheAverageServant
    @TheAverageServant 4 роки тому +4

    The mega zeph is still standing..named after our baseball stadium Zephyr Field Stadium. I haf a season pass to Jazzland every year and worked at Six Flags.

  • @TsukiCondor
    @TsukiCondor 8 років тому

    Great documentary Rampaging

  • @chrisalan9
    @chrisalan9 8 років тому

    This was great! Thx for sharing.

  • @TheRealChristopherB
    @TheRealChristopherB 7 років тому +12

    I've been watching Bright Sun's Films Abandoned series, and I'm pretty sure gained a lot of fans from his recommendation of this video so now I am going to subscribe to your channel and his, looking forward to see more content.

  • @daniellinder1359
    @daniellinder1359 5 років тому +7

    It ain’t meant to have a park there in that spot. It’s just never going to work

  • @chelseafn104
    @chelseafn104 7 років тому

    Great video!! Very well done!

  • @facehunter504
    @facehunter504 6 років тому +1

    Thank you man you gave me so much hope that maybe one day it could actually be a theme park, water park.. something! It’s sad every time I drive by it and see nothing being done with what remains. Idk why companies aren’t trying to make money off a skeleton of a theme park to work with. Yea it’s not much to work with but better than starting from scratch.