six flags in new orleans closed in 2018.
when did six flags in new orleans close?
2018
in early 2003, six flags upgraded the park and renamed it "six flags new orleans." six flags added more shaded areas and many new flat spinning rides. the park was renamed six flags, and the "it's playtime!" theme was adopted that included a dancing old man, mr. six. they added a bolliger & mabillard inverted coaster named (a mirrored version of the b&m batman: the ride coaster model) relocated from the defunct thrill valley in japan, and a vekoma multiple looping coaster called the jester relocated from six flags fiesta texas. a water park that would be included in the admission (like six flags parks such as six flags st. louis and six flags america, for example) was in the planning stages in early 2005 and was going to be announced at the end of august. however, hurricane katrina struck new orleans, which put those plans and the continued operations of the park in question. the last day the park operated was august 21, 2005, eight days before hurricane katrina struck new orleans. weekday operations had ended a couple weeks earlier, as schools start early in august in the new orleans area and end in mid-may. the park was scheduled to reopen on august 27 and august 28, but once katrina was forecast late on friday, august 26 to directly hit new orleans, the weekend opening was cancelled in order to prepare for the storm and begin evacuations.
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on july 1, 2006, having announced that the park would be closed "at least" through 2007, six flags announced that it had concluded its damage assessments and declared the park to be an "effective total loss"—with no desire or intent by the company to undertake the prohibitive cost of rebuilding—and was in negotiations with the city of new orleans to make an early exit from the 75-year lease which six flags entered into on the property in 2002. however, then-mayor ray nagin said he planned to hold six flags to the lease agreement and force them to rebuild. if held to the terms of the lease agreement, six flags would have been legally obligated to rebuild the park on the same site, but only to the extent of the insurance money six flags received. six flags determined the value of assets destroyed by the storm at $32.5 million. as of september 2006, six flags had collected $11.5 million of insurance proceeds, bringing the insurance receivable balance to $24.4 million. in january 2007, six flags officials revealed to the new orleans "times-picayune" that the company was suing its insurers for the remaining $17.5 million in coverage.
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