Six Flags New Orleans
Six Flags New Orleans has closed (last season: 2005). This page covers its history and the rides it had.
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Opened
- 2000
- Closed
- 2005
- Rides listed
- 0
Rides it had
No rides listed for Six Flags New Orleans yet.
Six Flags New Orleans last operated on August 21, 2005. Hurricane Katrina flooded the park days later and it never reopened. The site stood abandoned until demolition began in November 2024, and most structures were cleared by March 2026 for the planned Bayou Phoenix development.
Sources
- rcdb.com/4747.htm (RCDB: Six Flags New Orleans, 12301 Six Flags Parkway, New Orleans; defunct, operated 2000 to 2005-08-21; former name Jazzland (2000 to 2002); SBNO 2005-08-22 to 2024-11; defunct coasters Mega Zeph, Zydeco Scream, Road Runner's Express, Muskrat Scrambler (2000-2005), Batman: The Ride and Jester (2003-2005); Bayou Phoenix began redevelopment in 2021 and the site was cleared by March 2026.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Flags_New_Orleans (Wikipedia: opened as Jazzland May 20, 2000; Alfa SmartParks bankruptcy Feb 2002; Six Flags bought the lease March 2002, 75-year lease approved Aug 2002; reopened April 2003 as Six Flags New Orleans; last day August 21, 2005; declared an effective total loss July 2006; lease ended Sept 2009 during Six Flags' bankruptcy; Bayou Phoenix selected Oct 2021, lease signed Oct 2023; demolition began early Nov 2024, most structures cleared by March 2026; ride relocations (Batman: The Ride to Fiesta Texas, Road Runner Express to Magic Mountain, Bayou Blaster to Great Escape as Sasquatch).)
- wdam.com/2026/10/30/zombie-apocalypse-movie-city-leaders-war... (WVUE/FOX 8 via WDAM, Oct. 29, 2026: NORA owns the 130-acre former Six Flags site in New Orleans East; Bayou Phoenix (developer Troy Henry) still seeking financing for a $500 million plan (youth sports complex, water park, movie studios, 400-room hotel); NORA warned it will act if financing is not secured by the end of December 2026.)