Abandoned Amusement Parks: Six Flags New Orleans | Abandoned America Podcast

Season 2, Episode 8
Premiere: February 8, 2023
Guests: Jake Williams, Bright Sun Films
Guest links: Closed For Storm Bright Sun Films
Photo Gallery: Six Flags New Orleans
Music: "Odyssey" by Rival Consoles
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Amusement parks are a happy part of many people's family memories - so it's hard to imagine a theme park of over 200 acres sitting abandoned for nearly 20 years. That is just what happened with the massive Six Flags New Orleans, however: left to rot after Hurricane Katrina submerged it for weeks, it has been vacant for over three times as long as it was open. Why wasn't the park reopened or redeveloped? Today I'm joined by Jake Williams, writer and director of the recent documentary about Six Flags New Orleans Closed For Storm, and we'll discuss the story of what happened, what the impact of the park's closure and abandonment has been, and what it's like exploring the remains, which are now inhabited primarily by alligators and snakes.