![]() The berm retained a combination of rainwater and seawater overflow from Lake Pontchartrain caused by the massive storm surge. ![]() In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags became heavily flooded. Located in a low-lying section of New Orleans East, there is a six-foot earthen flood berm running along the perimeter of the park creating an artificial basin. However, once Hurricane Katrina was forecast to directly hit New Orleans, the weekend opening was canceled. It was expected to reopen the following weekend on August 27 and August 28. The last day the park operated was August 21, 2005. In 2013, a woman was struck by a car on the Joker’s Jukebox and killed. Unfortunately, the park was not without controversy. Six Flags put their marketing muscle behind their new acquisition, even creating a new slogan, “It’s Playtime!” which featured an old dancing man named Mr. Additional shading was added, along with five spinning rides and its newest attraction, Batman: The Ride. Six Flags renamed the park Six Flags New Orleans. Six Flags purchased the Jazzland amusement park out of bankruptcy protection for $22 million in 2002. ![]() After only two years, the lease was for sale. Once projected to draw one million people a year, Jazzland only attracted 600,000 guests to in its second year of operation. Jazzland had its own unique rides including a wooden roller coaster built on a steel frame to withstand termites and hurricane-force winds called the Mega Zeph, a junior steel coaster called Rex’s Rail Runner, a steel bommerang coaster called the Zydeco Scream, a log flume ride called Cypress Plunge, and a splash-waterfalls ride called Spillway Splashout. The park rides included the typical amusement park spinning rides and a carousel merry-go-round. ![]() Alfa SmartParks Incorporated operated the amusement park, but a Spanish company, Parques Reunidos owned the park. Jazzland, later known as Six Flags New Orleans, opened in 2000. ![]()
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