page_title: Six Flags New Orleans
section_title: Mardi Gras
hierarchical_section_title: Six Flags New Orleans / Former rides / Mardi Gras
caption_attribution_description: New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina: Six Flags New Orleans amusement park was flooded badly after the storm. Photo by Infrogmation, January 2006
context_page_description: Six Flags New Orleans is a 140-acre, abandoned theme park in New Orleans. It first opened in 2000, but has been closed since it was seriously damaged by flooding during Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. It is currently owned by the Industrial Development Board of New Orleans. Six Flags had leased the park from 2002 until 2009, when the lease was terminated during its bankruptcy proceedings. The former park is located in New Orleans East off Interstate 10.
  Despite various proposals to redevelop the site, it has remained abandoned, overgrown with plants, infested with wildlife and in poor condition. Despite these deterrents, videos and photos of the site have surfaced over the years from thrill-seekers and YouTube users. As a result, city officials became more diligent in securing the park and banning tours. The city has assigned police officers from the New Orleans Police Department to patrol the abandoned site and arrest offenders.
  In July 2019, mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that the New Orleans government would explore the possibility of demolishing the site. This idea stemmed from reports that the park's wildlife and overall condition had been disturbing local residents.
context_section_description: Bayou Blaster and Sonic Slam (S&S Worldwide Space Shot and Turbo Drop) - Bayou Blaster started at the bottom and shot riders to the top, while the Sonic Slam lifted riders to the top slowly, then dropped riders free-fall style to the bottom. The ride was removed in 2008 and taken to Great Escape in Lake George, New York, where it was refurbished and installed as Sasquatch. The ride reopened on May 10, 2009.
  King Chaos (Chance Morgan Chaos) - Removed earlier in 2005 and seen in the boneyard.
  Voodoo Volcano (Chance Morgan Inverter) - Removed earlier in 2005 and seen in the boneyard.
caption: The Bayou Blaster and Sonic Slam as seen in January 2006
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