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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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That year,
the company as a whole - Closed for Storm

That year, the company as a whole

The company then embarked
on a long and tedious battle - Closed for Storm

The company then embarked on a long and tedious battle

In the meantime, the Six Flags
New Orleans parking lot - Closed for Storm

In the meantime, the Six Flags New Orleans parking lot

There was definitely
too many things going on - Closed for Storm

There was definitely too many things going on

New Orleans was not
the only property - Closed for Storm

New Orleans was not the only property

Kentucky Kingdom
was likewise never reopened. - Closed for Storm

Kentucky Kingdom was likewise never reopened.

AstroWorld, obviously,
was shut down at the same time, - Closed for Storm

AstroWorld, obviously, was shut down at the same time,

So they closed down
the parks that were drains - Closed for Storm

So they closed down the parks that were drains

With New Orleans,
when Dan Snyder took over, - Closed for Storm

With New Orleans, when Dan Snyder took over,

It was, I'll tell you,
it was a little hurtful, - Closed for Storm

It was, I'll tell you, it was a little hurtful,

By 2007,
Six Flags quietly began - Closed for Storm

By 2007, Six Flags quietly began

In 2009, the company
finally negotiated - Closed for Storm

In 2009, the company finally negotiated

There's a certain point
where you can't be optimistic, - Closed for Storm

There's a certain point where you can't be optimis...

And they took the assets
that they brought into the park, - Closed for Storm

And they took the assets that they brought into the park,

Today, the only visitors
to the park are vandals, - Closed for Storm

Today, the only visitors to the park are vandals,

I remember seeing it
really, really early, - Closed for Storm

I remember seeing it really, really early,

I mean, it looked--
it just looked sad. - Closed for Storm

I mean, it looked-- it just looked sad.

It looked empty, - Closed for Storm

It looked empty,

It looked lonely, - Closed for Storm

It looked lonely,

And so it hurt my heart
to see it, - Closed for Storm

And so it hurt my heart to see it,

It hadn't really hit me yet
that this was a city-wide thing, - Closed for Storm

It hadn't really hit me yet that this was a city-wide t...

It's definitely eye-opening
to see - Closed for Storm

It's definitely eye-opening to see

Hurricane Katrina left
Six Flags New Orleans destroyed. - Closed for Storm

Hurricane Katrina left Six Flags New Orleans destroyed.

It has been 15 years, - Closed for Storm

It has been 15 years,

Would rebuilding a theme park
in New Orleans - Closed for Storm

Would rebuilding a theme park in New Orleans

Jazzland failed
in just a few years, - Closed for Storm

Jazzland failed in just a few years,

With $23.2 million in revenue, - Closed for Storm

With $23.2 million in revenue,

However, in 2009,
Six Flags declared bankruptcy. - Closed for Storm

However, in 2009, Six Flags declared bankruptcy.

Ultimately,
the decision was made - Closed for Storm

Ultimately, the decision was made

While Mayor Nagin wanted
Six Flags to come back, - Closed for Storm

While Mayor Nagin wanted Six Flags to come back,

I think the crowds
had gone down, - Closed for Storm

I think the crowds had gone down,

We all worked so hard - Closed for Storm

We all worked so hard

And we did--we did great volume
in sales of season passes - Closed for Storm

And we did--we did great volume in sales of season passes

We're a smaller market,
so to get folks to drive in - Closed for Storm

We're a smaller market, so to get folks to drive in

Another thing that I think
was a detriment to us - Closed for Storm

Another thing that I think was a detriment to us

And not having a water park
as a supplemental element - Closed for Storm

And not having a water park as a supplemental element

You know, again,
we were actually planning - Closed for Storm

You know, again, we were actually planning

For a Six Flags type park,
the numbers were low. - Closed for Storm

For a Six Flags type park, the numbers were low.

The New Orleans market
is a smaller market, - Closed for Storm

The New Orleans market is a smaller market,

But if you look at
locally owned regional parks, - Closed for Storm

But if you look at locally owned regional parks,

Those attendance numbers
are in the 800,000 - Closed for Storm

Those attendance numbers are in the 800,000

Those are numbers - Closed for Storm

Those are numbers

Six Flags even in New Orleans - Closed for Storm

Six Flags even in New Orleans

It's a smaller market, - Closed for Storm

It's a smaller market,

If we just do what they did,
we will be doing quite well. - Closed for Storm

If we just do what they did, we will be doing quite well.

I actually, like the city
would have cared, - Closed for Storm

I actually, like the city would have cared,

They were in it to, like I said, - Closed for Storm

They were in it to, like I said,

At that time, Nickelodeon
was looking at the park - Closed for Storm

At that time, Nickelodeon was looking at the park

We tried for about
six months altogether - Closed for Storm

We tried for about six months altogether

Mayor Nagin's term was ended, - Closed for Storm

Mayor Nagin's term was ended,

This about a 15-year build out. - Closed for Storm

This about a 15-year build out.

Where the park is,
along with associated lands - Closed for Storm

Where the park is, along with associated lands

Long term, 15 years,
we'd love to see two theme parks - Closed for Storm

Long term, 15 years, we'd love to see two theme parks

The theme park itself,
right now, we're estimating - Closed for Storm

The theme park itself, right now, we're estimating

So it's still
a huge cost savings, - Closed for Storm

So it's still a huge cost savings,

You cannot build
a new theme park in this market - Closed for Storm

You cannot build a new theme park in this market

We've looked at every building, - Closed for Storm

We've looked at every building,

The concrete is what's primary, - Closed for Storm

The concrete is what's primary,

They're on top of piers
that have supported them, - Closed for Storm

They're on top of piers that have supported them,

So things like Mega Zeph,
which has steel infrastructure, - Closed for Storm

So things like Mega Zeph, which has steel infrastructure,

Right now, I have my sights
on the Six Flags site, - Closed for Storm

Right now, I have my sights on the Six Flags site,

Yeah, they've been saying that
for 10, 15 years. - Closed for Storm

Yeah, they've been saying that for 10, 15 years.

They stopped talking about it,
you know, late 2006, - Closed for Storm

They stopped talking about it, you know, late 2006,

Let's see if they rebuild it, - Closed for Storm

Let's see if they rebuild it,

I really doubt
an amusement park - Closed for Storm

I really doubt an amusement park

They know that it's an issue
with trespassing. - Closed for Storm

They know that it's an issue with trespassing.

They feel that getting rid of it - Closed for Storm

They feel that getting rid of it

Unfortunately, that doesn't do
anything for the neighbors. - Closed for Storm

Unfortunately, that doesn't do anything for the neighbo...

It's still a blighted,
abandoned property - Closed for Storm

It's still a blighted, abandoned property

It is surrounded by vacant land
that hasn't been developed - Closed for Storm

It is surrounded by vacant land that hasn't been develo...

If you have the funding, - Closed for Storm

If you have the funding,

We know that
the previous administration - Closed for Storm

We know that the previous administration

The current administration
seems more open - Closed for Storm

The current administration seems more open

The people of New Orleans East
are not given credit - Closed for Storm

The people of New Orleans East are not given credit

It's a nice neighborhood,
there are great people - Closed for Storm

It's a nice neighborhood, there are great people

That was some of the things
that the developers sold us, - Closed for Storm

That was some of the things that the developers sold us,

By being out here
in this neighborhood, - Closed for Storm

By being out here in this neighborhood,

Take a walk up on my deck - Closed for Storm

Take a walk up on my deck

My home was valued more in 2005 - Closed for Storm

My home was valued more in 2005

Whereas the rest
of New Orleans, - Closed for Storm

Whereas the rest of New Orleans,

So from--if you’re a resident
and you're sitting there - Closed for Storm

So from--if you’re a resident and you're sitting there...

So it's been frustrating
for our residents - Closed for Storm

So it's been frustrating for our residents

And the problem is
there's not a plan yet - Closed for Storm

And the problem is there's not a plan yet

We need a champion - Closed for Storm

We need a champion

We need a champion
who will bring serenity - Closed for Storm

We need a champion who will bring serenity

We need a champion
who will pave our roads - Closed for Storm

We need a champion who will pave our roads

We need the next mayor
of the City of New Orleans, - Closed for Storm

We need the next mayor of the City of New Orleans,

(cheering and applause) - Closed for Storm

(cheering and applause)

And we had had
too many politicians - Closed for Storm

And we had had too many politicians

I just have a vision
for the city that is different, - Closed for Storm

I just have a vision for the city that is different,

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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

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 6.2

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Released: 06 Jul 2021

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