Six Flags New Orleans facts for kids
The front gate to Six Flags New Orleans on June 6, 2004
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| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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| Owner | City of New Orleans |
| Opened | May 20, 2000 (as Jazzland) April 12, 2003 (as Six Flags New Orleans) |
| Closed | August 21, 2005 |
| Previous names | Jazzland (2000–2002) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 20 |
| Roller coasters | 4 |
| Water rides | 2 |
Six Flags New Orleans, also shortened to SFNO, is an abandoned theme park in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The park opened on May 20, 2000 and was first known as Jazzland. The name was changed to Six Flags New Orleans on April 12, 2003 after Six Flags rented the lease in March 2002. The park has been closed since just before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in August 2005. It is currently owned by the City of New Orleans. After seeing the damage that was caused by Katrina, Six Flags attempted to end their 75-year lease with the city in July 2006. They succeeded in September 2009. The abandoned park is a popular urban exploration spot.
There have been many different plans announced to redevelop the site such as reviving and expanding the park, creating a Nickelodeon-branded theme/water park, reviving the park as Jazzland, and an upscale outlet mall but it still an abandoned amusement park.
Images for kids
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The park still flooded two weeks after Hurricane Katrina
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Six Flags New Orleans sign in 2010
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The vandalism and post-Hurricane Katrina look of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Ride in 2011
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The Bayou Blaster and Sonic Slam as seen in January 2006
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Debris still on Ozarka Splash in 2011
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A skateboarder jumps over a fallen alligator statue in 2011.
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Entrance to the proposed Jazzland Outlet Mall
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The Six Flags New Orleans sign still being displayed as of May 2019.
