ABANDONED AMERICA |Six Flags: One Last Visit Before It's Destroyed (New Orleans)

[@joesmith6972]

I just took the family this past weekend. It wasn't crowded which was great but no rides were open. 0 out of 5 stars. Will not return.

[@SirKingBobly]

@joesmith6972 😂😂😂😂

[@Mayday.Aerial]

☠☠

[@COASTERCRAZY2009]

​@@thrillridefreak8884I think it's supposed to be a joke

[@GottiKing777]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 best comment

[@erikawilliams9558]

Whooooosh

[@ryanwhittier7314]

For well over 10 years, this property intrigued me. Wonderful aerial footage of the place as a final archive before it’s fully gone. Crazy to think Hurricane Katrina was so long ago at this point

[@adrianwarner8686]

Some fabulous footage here as a final record. These sorts of flights really should be permitted, one day someone will be curious, they'll find this video and be very grateful to you.

[@Sonic-gy7kq]

If CCI was still around they could’ve used the “our coaster structurally survived one of the worst hurricanes” as a selling point. I mean a hurricane and 20 years of absolutely no maintenance. Truly impressive engineering.

[@odysseythekidd]

Great comment

[@user-is7es]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Unfortunately, Six Flags maintenance was not kind to any of their CCIs. The Villian at Geauga Lake/ SFWoA is a prime example. That coaster was amazing when it first opened. After a few years, it was still awesome, just REALLY rough.

[@NevadaJack]

Very cool drone coverage and piloting. So glad that you were able to capture the last of this amusement back before it's gone forever.

[@jenjen3254]

I love this recent video! It was great. Got a little sad while watching and thinking about the who, what, when, why, where and how of this once awesome theme park and it's surrounding area that deserved SO MUCH BETTER. Thanks for sharing!

[@mikaross4671]

Great aerial shots with your drone! It's crazy to see all the trees and fauna growth since Katrina hit in 2005.

[@clairefunnell8481]

So the rumors are true then about the demolition. About time. Really enjoyed the footage. This old dump fascinates me. Hope someone films the destruction. Saying hi from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sheismymom]

Really cool footage it's pretty wild to see an amusement park left to rot for years.

[@djbille4283]

What an amazing video!! I’ve seen a number of videos of people actually in the park filming but never one from up above. I didn’t know drones could travel that far but I don’t know much about them. The roller coaster footage was amazing as was flying it in one window and out the other. Exceptional work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@CJ-ej6mo]

There’s several. Just search Six Flags New Orleans drone

[@jenjen3254]

Agreed.

[@0tuc]

This was awesome, you did a great job!

[@garyturnage8987]

Very well done! Thank you for taking the time to show us around before this place is gone forever.

[@UmmYeahOk]

Wow. You flew right through a building! Such bravery! One mistake and that’s it, you can’t retrieve it.

[@chelseylightell2870]

I live near New Orleans, I plan on going soon to just drive by. It’s sad that the city let it sit for so long after almost 20 years of issues. The company that has leased out the land is Bayou Phoenix. They are supposed to build movie studios, recreational sport fields, hotels, family entertainment center, indoor/outdoor waterpark, shops and dining. It will probably be a while before it’s completed though

[@nojuanatall3281]

That sounds like every promised project that fails.

[@mattyg4186]

The city didn’t let it rot Six Flags abandoned it and should be responsible for demolition costs

[@cinemeleon2808]

@@mattyg4186 Ikr, and the city had the little pesky problem of, idk say 'rebuilding after a hurricane', instead of being worried about some defunct park for entertainment.

[@stephencheslik9287]

I love that the footprint of the Jurassic World set is still visible in the parking lot.

[@mitchellwolf1558]

Great camera work, sir. Really enjoyed this video.

[@Justinian43]

An age ends with the demolition of this park. Once upon a time all the major parks of the 2000s were still standing, Geauga Lake and Six Flags NO being the top 2 "abandoned ones". This was the last major abandoned park left standing after Geauga Lake got demolished a year or so ago, now this one is being demolished. That's it, there will be no more abandoned amusement parks left standing

[@carlavision6143]

Really enjoyed your video! I was at a drs appointment when the hurricane hit New Orleans. So sad that a hurricane hit there. Subscribed to your channel.

[@Sonic-gy7kq]

Six flags New Orleans is quite literally “baby’s first urban exploring videos”.

[@zeldadahedgehog]

My mom is from New Orleans and i have extended family that survived Katrina When my younger cousin and her family came to stay with us in North Alabama after they evacuated at the last minute because it was literally the day before that the news broke that Katrina was heading straight for New Orleans, it hit her like a freight train, my mom and aunt were glued to the TV and i had to console my 6 year old cousin who was endlessly sobbing at her home possibly being destroyed, the safety of her friends and seeing the park that she loved to go to be completely submerged in water along with the then New Orleans Hornets arena, her friends all survived as they had evacuated and their home was still standing despite the roof being blown off but because of the exposure to the elements, the mold had gotten so bad that it still had to be torn down and rebuilt My uncle stayed behind to assist in search and rescue and i don't know how, but he was able to get a piece of film from the Spongebob Ride from Six Flags New Orleans and i still have it to this very day framed on my wall 2-3 years before we had talks of my mom going back down to visit and taking me to Six Flags NOLA but unfortunately that never happened

[@JoshHowell_profile]

Awesome video man!! I was down in Lake Charles working for a company in 2020 after Hurricane Laura and REALLY wanted to stop by there and fly it after we were done. Never got a chance, though.

[@Mayday.Aerial]

Thanks man! It's funny about Lake Charles because that's where I was on my way when I stopped, lol

[@wakcedout]

Ya know a year ago I was down there for work and as I think I do remember seeing roller coasters off that road, without signage I thought it was just some local park and didn’t know it was a six flags.

[@Unique2U05]

The way nature has reclaimed this park more and more , year after year, is fascinating yet sad. A amusement park is meant to bring smiles to peoples faces and instead it sits silent and abandoned all while rotting away. A new forest has basically grown around the rides with other parts of the park under water. It is returning to the swamp.

[@AimingWanderously]

Great vid! I had to slow it down to .5x, but very cool. That still shot at the very end is spectacular!

[@jenjen3254]

Yep. Awesome flying and good angles.

[@bradye21playsIndieHorror]

I always wondered if they could save and relocate that big coaster. But it was probably badly salt water damaged anyway, and now its been almost 20 years.

[@DonTreply-dq5et]

It works. They got it running for a couple movies

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

The electronics, air lines, pumps and motors are trashed and would have to be replaced along with a lot of the wood. The galvanized metal structure is in good shape. The footers it sat in were dug deeper than normal seeing it was in a wet area. Therefore it hasn't settled much, if any. It's a shame another park didn't buy it and move it. It was a fun ride.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

​@@DonTreply-dq5etno, it doesn't. All the electronics and motors and such are trashed. The lift hill chain was removed probably 10yrs ago. What you saw was "movie magic."

[@sheismymom]

Closed for storm

[@gregoryfaith4303]

While relocating from southern California to New Hampshire in 05 I took my kids to that park weeks before the hurricane struck there. It was an Ok park seeing how it had a roller coaster past operation wise. Sad, it could not come back. Farewell.

[@Bellyinfluencer]

I love seeing the old jurassic world set outlines still there in the parking lot

[@Anonymous-qh9gq]

It’s so sad what happened to this place, I’ve always wanted to go and see this place in person but now I’ll never get the chance. There’s no chance of another theme park being developed in that space again because it would be way too expensive to redevelop that land. It’s crazy how quickly a natural disaster can take out a place like that. It was closed for the weekend never to be opened again. Tragic

[@jenjen3254]

Closed For Storm

[@theprovloger8079]

When will this be started to be torn down??!?? I'm trying to go this weekend!!

[@user-is7es]

Six Flags over here getting more business as an abandoned theme park than it ever did while it was open! 😉

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

Surprised it took so long for them to get around to demolishing it, given how long it's been abandoned.

[@nojuanatall3281]

The fretless bass on this song is sick!

[@michael_bauer]

Thanks for the last look. This brings back memories..

[@claytonrichardson5122]

So sad! I loved that place. I had a season pass every year!

[@tigerrocks503chase8]

And by every year I am assuming only a few since this parks lifespan was so short

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

I had season passes for Jazzland and Six Flags. It wasn't the best park, but it was fun for what it is. Thanks for this video

[@jfftll508]

Awesome work.

[@michaelmcmillon5933]

I bet Six flags had a hell of a year financially when they wrote that off on their taxes as a loss

[@user-is7es]

That insurance money combined with not having to reopen the place probably improved their overall financial situation slightly 🙄👌

[@MarkFendy-sw7hn]

This will be New Orleans biggest mistake they have ever made! Same with any amusement park that closes for any reasons and those that get rid of good classic coasters!

[@bender7565]

Nice flying

[@mikebeisel7174]

Mega Zeph looks like a solid roller coaster! I wish I could have ridden that!

[@mikebeisel7174]

I also like the jazz. Classy!

[@GrnArrow092]

I read some articles on the future of the site. It's set for demolition in October. Plans for the site include a water park, a hotel and a sports complex. I'm surprised that it took this long since the site was sold to come up with a new use for it. It makes me curious of what the site will look like once construction is finished.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

The city owned it up until recently under a subsidiary called IDB. There was a company trying to revive the park probably 10yrs ago with solid plans, money and other financial backers for the project. But the city gave them nothing but red tape. It still bumfounds me why the city didn't want to sell it to them. It was almost like some sort of tax evasion or fraudulent scheme.

[@valeriegoode9762]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@ChristopherWright-bk2nw]

You did a good job with your drone shots what I saw of it the rollercoasters the ferris wheel everything looks fine I don't know why tear it down. It looks fine and ready to reopen. Because I didn't see any destruction from the hurricane so do check the rides over and some buildings damages and get ready to reopen the park. No rides wore destroyed they all survived the hurricane just care of the certain issues with the park and reopen it let's go reopen 6 flags amesument park. Let's go reopen the park and bring back the employees and put them back to work

[@Chops281]

Oh wow they filmed alot of movies, shows and commercials there. Sad to see it go

[@Dirtynapkin]

I can't help but think of Fallout..

[@SteveChiller]

nice video, I got to visit this park 2 months before it closed for good and the year before. It was a nice little park. I have a video on my channel if any of you guys wanna see how it was when it was open. FPV and roller coasters are my fave hobbies!

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

You have probably one of the best videos of the park. It brings back fond memories of good times there in the early 2000s.

[@twgdreamz3733]

Sell this to the news crew ;)

[@nojuanatall3281]

They're just gonna steal it off youtube I bet.

[@deletedaccountdnd]

Wonder if any more damage incurred from Francine this past week?

[@BateMasterJeff9887]

Why’d it take them so long to knock the place?

[@Mayday.Aerial]

lots of back and forth over the years between officials and planners it seems

[@john172867]

Almost 20 years and is just now being demolished?!

[@joescag6247]

has it been confirmed too be demolished?

[@Mayday.Aerial]

Yep, they're about to get started later this month is my understanding.

[@cinemeleon2808]

Damn, not security being hot on your ass, lol. Where tf did they even come from??

[@KennyRyman]

Blame Premier Parks INC. And Kieran Burke...

[@n8nawesome]

Too bad I never got to visit it... 😥 It was a really fun place, too.

[@AdventureStones-zm4gd]

This was like my dream bando lol, truly too bad

[@mattyg4186]

Hopefully no tax dollars are spent on demolition costs, make Six Flags pay for demolition of the property they abandoned almost 20 years ago

[@tigerrocks503chase8]

They don’t own the property anymore. Plus Six Flags recently merged with Cedar Fair and Cedsr Fair is technically in charge. So they have no interest or intention of this rusted and overgrown property

[@unRealityFPV]

always wanted to FPV a roller coaster

[@11_credits]

I hope they at least save some rides

[@tigerrocks503chase8]

They saved a couple a year after the hurricane, but everything else has been left here and most are beyond salvageable as they are missing pieces, rusted, and have been gutted by scrappers.

[@11_credits]

@@tigerrocks503chase8 yeah but they could likely be at least somewhat refurbished

[@tigerrocks503chase8]

They could have the first few years they were abandoned but they are in such a dilapidated and a rotten state that now the new land owners won’t bother to refurbish them.

[@KyleL-v4l]

Before and after photos

[@wendycook5321]

Looks Like Thinks are Going be. Done .

[@mr.mutiny]

About to play Airsoft in it tomorrow (9/21)

[@sharkyfish3492]

Just rebuild the damn park, It sat empty for a long time now, no need to waste such a park

[@CYCO1631]

Probably take at least 400 million dollars to build it back to what it was. A single B&M Hypercoaster runs upwards of $25 Mil just for 1 ride. Plus, ensuring a park that's literally being rebuilt in a flood zone... Six Flags/Premier Parks won't touch it.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Given the state of New Orleans today, not many would go to it these days. That area of town is a borderline ghost town and isn't all that safe. They had issues even when the park was open 20yrs ago.

[@jenjen3254]

Agreed.

[@user-is7es]

@@CYCO1631 Yeah. It was a relatively young park and they already poured a lot of money into it before the storm just to bring it up to speed with other modern theme parks but it still wasn't even close to being a great park at that point.