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Ultimately,the decision was made to abandontheir New Orleans park, leaving a permanent...

Ultimately,
the decision was made to abandon
their New Orleans park, leaving a permanent scar
in the community

Full Transcript

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Ultimately, the decision was made
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to abandon their New Orleans park,
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leaving a permanent scar in the community.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:32
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A documentary detailing the history of a massive American theme park that was eventually left completely abandoned.
While Mayor Nagin wanted Six Flags to come back, - Closed for Storm 00:07
While Mayor Nagin wanted Six Flags to come back,
I think the crowds had gone down, - Closed for Storm 00:10
I think the crowds had gone down,
We all worked so hard - Closed for Storm 00:09
We all worked so hard
And we did--we did great volume in sales of season passes - Closed for Storm 00:10
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 00:21
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 00:08
Another thing that I think was a detriment to us
And not having a water park as a supplemental element - Closed for Storm 00:07
And not having a water park as a supplemental element
You know, again, we were actually planning - Closed for Storm 00:12
You know, again, we were actually planning
For a Six Flags type park, the numbers were low. - Closed for Storm 00:05
For a Six Flags type park, the numbers were low.
The New Orleans market is a smaller market, - Closed for Storm 00:06
The New Orleans market is a smaller market,
But if you look at locally owned regional parks, - Closed for Storm 00:08
But if you look at locally owned regional parks,
Those attendance numbers are in the 800,000 - Closed for Storm 00:06
Those attendance numbers are in the 800,000
Those are numbers - Closed for Storm 00:10
Those are numbers
Six Flags even in New Orleans - Closed for Storm 00:06
Six Flags even in New Orleans
It's a smaller market, - Closed for Storm 00:10
It's a smaller market,
If we just do what they did, we will be doing quite well. - Closed for Storm 00:06
If we just do what they did, we will be doing quite well.
I actually, like the city would have cared, - Closed for Storm 00:13
I actually, like the city would have cared,
They were in it to, like I said, - Closed for Storm 00:13
They were in it to, like I said,
At that time, Nickelodeon was looking at the park - Closed for Storm 00:12
At that time, Nickelodeon was looking at the park
We tried for about six months altogether - Closed for Storm 00:13
We tried for about six months altogether