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Closed for Storm

A documentary detailing the history of a massive American theme park that was eventually left completely abandoned.

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Jake Williams

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You know, they would
work there for the summer, - Closed for Storm

You know, they would work there for the summer,

I felt like I could connect
with everybody who's coming on. - Closed for Storm

I felt like I could connect with everybody who's coming...

I had something to say,
I could make - Closed for Storm

I had something to say, I could make

We did have a, um, - Closed for Storm

We did have a, um,

(chuckling) - Closed for Storm

We all crammed in
to the very tiny arcade, - Closed for Storm

We all crammed in to the very tiny arcade,

The main arcade was
more like a penny arcade. - Closed for Storm

The main arcade was more like a penny arcade.

Throw bottles, win prizes, - Closed for Storm

Throw bottles, win prizes,

So, one time, everybody had
to get these big gorillas, - Closed for Storm

So, one time, everybody had to get these big gorillas,

We must've--
instead of riding the rides, - Closed for Storm

We must've-- instead of riding the rides,

I posted a picture
not too long ago - Closed for Storm

I posted a picture not too long ago

I hope that one day I can be
an old man and retire, - Closed for Storm

I hope that one day I can be an old man and retire,

You'd go, and I mean,
there would be so many people - Closed for Storm

You'd go, and I mean, there would be so many people

I mean, I'm told
upwards of 30,000 people, - Closed for Storm

I mean, I'm told upwards of 30,000 people,

I mean, if you had
the experience of going, - Closed for Storm

I mean, if you had the experience of going,

There was one time that - Closed for Storm

There was one time that

And I'm like, "Okay,
I'm making the decision, - Closed for Storm

And I'm like, "Okay, I'm making the decision,

We, uh, raise her up to the top, - Closed for Storm

We, uh, raise her up to the top,

The ride's successful
and everyone's applauding - Closed for Storm

The ride's successful and everyone's applauding

And it made me so happy that-- - Closed for Storm

And it made me so happy that--

That I could give somebody - Closed for Storm

That I could give somebody

We're not here
to save the world, - Closed for Storm

We're not here to save the world,

We are that respite for them - Closed for Storm

We are that respite for them

The water ride
was always the last one, - Closed for Storm

The water ride was always the last one,

We knew that
during the break in 2005, - Closed for Storm

We knew that during the break in 2005,

I remember on my way
out of the park, - Closed for Storm

I remember on my way out of the park,

Said that, "I'll be back soon, - Closed for Storm

Said that, "I'll be back soon,

We will do
everything in our power - Closed for Storm

We will do everything in our power

Hurricane Katrina
is now designated - Closed for Storm

Hurricane Katrina is now designated

I think we all kinda had
this notion that - Closed for Storm

I think we all kinda had this notion that

They say, "Oh,
well, it's going to Florida." - Closed for Storm

They say, "Oh, well, it's going to Florida."

When I left on that Friday,
that was the very last time - Closed for Storm

When I left on that Friday, that was the very last time

(wind roaring) - Closed for Storm

The vast majority
of New Orleans, Louisiana, - Closed for Storm

The vast majority of New Orleans, Louisiana,

(whirring) - Closed for Storm

We are dealing with one
of the worst natural disasters - Closed for Storm

We are dealing with one of the worst natural disasters

It was--I mean, it was a lot,
'cause I was not only seeing - Closed for Storm

It was--I mean, it was a lot, 'cause I was not only see...

You know, I, uh--I evacuated - Closed for Storm

You know, I, uh--I evacuated

I was really surprised
at how bad things had gotten. - Closed for Storm

I was really surprised at how bad things had gotten.

I knew that we had been dealt
a really bad hit, - Closed for Storm

I knew that we had been dealt a really bad hit,

My home, for example,
had six feet of water - Closed for Storm

My home, for example, had six feet of water

So, Hurricane Katrina just
devastated Eastern New Orleans. - Closed for Storm

So, Hurricane Katrina just devastated Eastern New Orleans.

The other thing that was
onerous about it all - Closed for Storm

The other thing that was onerous about it all

(indistinct remarks) - Closed for Storm

(indistinct remarks)

(indistinct remarks) - Closed for Storm

(indistinct remarks)

Well, the park had a levee
running around it, - Closed for Storm

Well, the park had a levee running around it,

Just the magnitude of that loss, - Closed for Storm

Just the magnitude of that loss,

(traffic whooshing past) - Closed for Storm

(traffic whooshing past)

(insects chirring) - Closed for Storm

(insects chirring)

In every single
building here, - Closed for Storm

In every single building here,

All right, so we're walking into
the simulator bays now - Closed for Storm

All right, so we're walking into the simulator bays now

(insects chirring) - Closed for Storm

(insects chirring)

(creaking) - Closed for Storm

This bay still has
the screen in it. - Closed for Storm

This bay still has the screen in it.

So, this over here is the
park administration building. - Closed for Storm

So, this over here is the park administration building.

-The thing playing music.
-Yeah, ambient music - Closed for Storm

-The thing playing music. -Yeah, ambient music

-Holy Christ.
-The equalizer tracks, - Closed for Storm

-Holy Christ. -The equalizer tracks,

-The water line is right here.
-Yeah, each little line - Closed for Storm

-The water line is right here. -Yeah, each little line

-"We're going live."
-"We're going live in '05!" - Closed for Storm

-"We're going live." -"We're going ...

"Suggestions sell...earn those." - Closed for Storm

"Suggestions sell...earn those."

(insects chirring) - Closed for Storm

(insects chirring)

Look at this,
still has the price tag on it. - Closed for Storm

Look at this, still has the price tag on it.

The month Katrina hit, - Closed for Storm

The month Katrina hit,

Six Flags New Orleans, - Closed for Storm

Six Flags New Orleans,

Then, the schedules,
August 22nd, 2005, - Closed for Storm

Then, the schedules, August 22nd, 2005,

The park's last day open
was August 21st, 2005. - Closed for Storm

The park's last day open was August 21st, 2005.

Scheduled to open the weekend
of the 27th and 28th, - Closed for Storm

Scheduled to open the weekend of the 27th and 28th,

-This is where all the--
-Yeah, you're right, - Closed for Storm

-This is where all the-- -Yeah, you're right,

The park was gearing up
for a Halloween celebration - Closed for Storm

The park was gearing up for a Halloween celebration

So, I think that's why they have
Halloween cups in here. - Closed for Storm

So, I think that's why they have Halloween cups in here...

-Hey, check out these--
-Oh, yeah, - Closed for Storm

-Hey, check out these-- -Oh, yeah,

Interestingly, it was
a really nice weather day. - Closed for Storm

Interestingly, it was a really nice weather day.

There were a handful of files
that I wanted to recover. - Closed for Storm

There were a handful of files that I wanted to recover.

There was some memorabilia
that I had - Closed for Storm

There was some memorabilia that I had

The office was total trash,
you know, of course, furniture, - Closed for Storm

The office was total trash, you know, of course, furniture,

The furniture was upside down, - Closed for Storm

The furniture was upside down,

Physically, if you walked
the park itself outside, - Closed for Storm

Physically, if you walked the park itself outside,

It's when you went into
the actual facilities - Closed for Storm

It's when you went into the actual facilities

I will say that Six Flags
Corporate, as a company, - Closed for Storm

I will say that Six Flags Corporate, as a company,

We actually remained on staff
and remained on payroll. - Closed for Storm

We actually remained on staff and remained on payroll.

We got paid every two weeks - Closed for Storm

We got paid every two weeks

We had a company-wide
conference. - Closed for Storm

We had a company-wide conference.

It was all the parks
in the entire Six Flags system - Closed for Storm

It was all the parks in the entire Six Flags system

Gary Story was
the president and CEO - Closed for Storm

Gary Story was the president and CEO

We had a change in leadership, - Closed for Storm

We had a change in leadership,

I don't know that
they thought too much - Closed for Storm

I don't know that they thought too much

The maintenance, - Closed for Storm

The maintenance,

New Orleans,
they kept it cleaner, - Closed for Storm

New Orleans, they kept it cleaner,

They weren't doing upgrades
at any of their parks - Closed for Storm

They weren't doing upgrades at any of their parks

In 2004, Six Flags
began selling off assets - Closed for Storm

In 2004, Six Flags began selling off assets

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A documentary detailing the history of a massive American theme park that was eventually left completely abandoned.

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Director: Jake Williams

Writer: Jake Williams

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 6.2

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Released: 06 Jul 2021

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