Six Flags New Orleans
Abandoned theme park in New Orleans
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| March 2025 | Skycoaster was demolished. |
| February 2025 | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Ride building was demolished. Several Looney Tunes Adventure rides were removed, including Daffy Duck and the Backlot Tour Bus, Tazmanian Devil Rumble in the Jungle, and Bugs Bunny Barnstormers. |
| February 2025 | Mad Rex, Daffy Duck and the Backlot Tour Bus, Tazmanian Devil Rumble in the Jungle, and Bugs Bunny Barnstormers were demolished. |
| February 2 2025 | Main lift hill of Mega Zeph coaster was torn down. |
| February 2 2025 | Mega Zeph coaster was completely torn down. The sign was saved by the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives, and the trains were sold to Pistone Scrap Processing. |
| January 19 2025 | Mega Zeph caught fire, leading to further demolition of the lift hill and additional portions of the coaster. |
| January 2025 | Yosemite Sam and the Wild West Wheel and Jocco's Mardi Gras Madness were demolished. |
| December 2024 | Demolition resumed with a new contractor after the previous attempt was stopped. |
| November 2024 | Demolition of Mega Zeph began, with initial work starting near the bend before the station. |
| November 2024 | Demolition of the former theme park commenced, but was quickly halted due to contractor issues. |
| August 2024 | Announcement made that Six Flags New Orleans will be demolished in September after 19 years of abandonment, with construction to begin shortly after. |
| October 2023 | The lease for park redevelopment was signed. |
| August 15 2023 | New Orleans Redevelopment Authority approved the Bayou Phoenix development proposal to move to the next phase. |
| March 7 2023 | An agreement was finally reached to redevelop the park site. |
| November 10 2022 | Redevelopment plans were announced to be 'on life support' with no lease agreement reached. |
| 2021 | Park used as a movie location for 'Reminiscence'. |
| October 2021 | New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Bayou Phoenix as the partner chosen to redevelop the Six Flags New Orleans site. |
| July 2021 | Bright Sun Films documentary 'Closed for Storm' receives wide release. |
| 2019 | Rapper NF uses parts of the park for his music video 'Leave Me Alone'. Parts of the park are also used in the movie 'Synchronic'. The park becomes the subject of the Bright Sun Films documentary 'Closed for Storm'. |
| 2019 | City explored demolition and land clearance options due to resident complaints, with estimated costs of $1.3 million. |
| February 2019 | A resident of Algiers Point was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting three black men attempting to flee the area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The perpetrator died shortly after sentencing. |
| 2018 | Dreamlanding Festival Park abandons their redevelopment plans after concluding that the park's rides and buildings are no longer economically viable to salvage. |
| June 2018 | The IDB renewed the cooperative agreement with the new mayor, maintaining the decision-making power within the mayor's office and keeping Jazzland's interest in the property alive. |
| May 2017 | The Industrial Development Board (IDB) voted to transfer decision-making power regarding the property to the Mayor's office. |
| February 2017 | Jazzland Paidia Company submitted a purchase offer for the Six Flags New Orleans property. |
| 2016 | A group including the former head of Southern Star forms 'Dreamlanding Festival Park' with plans to buy and rebuild Six Flags New Orleans, proposing to spend over $100 million to reopen the park. |
| June 2014 | Park used to film portions of 'Jurassic World'. |
| January 2014 | A second RFP was issued, with Jazzland submitting the only proposal to redevelop the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans property. |
| October 2013 | Provident Realty Advisors and DAG Development were required to present a new development plan to the Industrial Development Board (IDB) for the Six Flags New Orleans site. |
| August 2013 | Portions of the park are filmed for 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' until mid-August. |
| March 2013 | Development plans for the Jazzland Outlet Mall were abruptly cancelled due to competition from the planned Riverwalk Marketplace outlet mall expansion. |
| August 2012 | 20th Century Fox films 'Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters' at the park during the summer. |
| March 6 2012 | New Orleans approved the Jazzland Outlet Mall project by Provident Realty Advisors and DAG Development, with a $40 million budget for Phase One and plans to potentially use existing theme park rides. |
| February 6 2012 | The selection committee rejected the theme park proposal, leaving only the outlet mall proposal under consideration. |
| 2011 | Eight groups, including Paidia Company, responded to an initial RFP (Request for Proposal) issued by the Mayor's office for the Six Flags New Orleans site. |
| 2011 | Park is used as a film location for movies 'Killer Joe' and 'Stolen'. |
| November 29 2011 | New Orleans selected two proposed projects for the site: an outlet mall and a green theme park. |
| August 2011 | The City of New Orleans issued a call for redevelopment proposals for the Six Flags New Orleans site, with eight entrepreneurs submitting ideas including a power plant, theme park, and outlet mall. |
| May 28 2011 | Road Runner Express reopened at Six Flags Magic Mountain after refurbishment. |
| January 26 2011 | Southern Star posted a Letter of Intent for the park on its website, proposing a 75-year lease and plans to restore and expand the park with multiple development phases. |
| January 21 2011 | Southern Star publicly released its third redevelopment plans for the park, posting details on their company website. |
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