• darkdemize@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    I remember seeing this place shut down back in 2007 when some friends and I visited New Orleans. It’s crazy to me that a company as large as Six Flags hasn’t done anything with this property in nearly 2 decades.

      • bobs_monkey@lemm.eeEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        You’d think they could salvage some of the rides for other parks, if not only for parts.

        • BaronVonBort@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          1 year ago

          They did, one of the roller coasters was relocated to San Antonio. But most of the stuff that was there was unrecoverable.

    • sangriaferret@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      They don’t own it anymore. It’s changed hands a few times but no one wants to make any investment into developing there. It’s too much work and the risks are to great.

        • sangriaferret@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I knew it was up for sale but I didn’t know somebody had bought it.

          I looked up what they had planned for the development and it’s absolutely insane. I’ll be shocked if this ever really gets off the ground especially for the budget and timeline they’ve given.

          Plus, they’re asking for $100 mil in government funds. If you know anything about New Orleans politics be this will definitely end up in someone’s pockets. This whole thing reeks of grift. Hopefully I’m wrong because that area definitely needs help in turning around.

  • bobs_monkey@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    They used to have that exact coaster at Knott’s Berry Farm back in the day, Boomerang.

    Edit: turns out that exact coaster ended up at a park in Indonesia

    • athos77@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      It’s designed by Arrow Dynamics. One of the first models (maybe entirely the first) was installed at Six Flags Great Adventure. At the time, the total cost was about $15 million, half spent on the ride itself, the rest on the footings and infrastructure.

      • EclecticDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I’ve seen it at Carowinds, Darian Lake and Great Adventure. I think I saw it at King’s Dominion and Six Flags Georgia, but not 100% sure.

        • athos77@kbin.social
          1·
          1 year ago

          I checked and it was at Six Flags Over Georgia. Their Shockwave was the first one of these ever opened, in 1988. Great Adventure’s was originally scheduled for the same year, but they had some construction delays (the park is on really sandy soil) and theirs opened in 1989.

          I remember visiting another amusement park (though I’ve no idea which one) which had this same coaster design, except the bottom of the first hill took you through an underwater tunnel - that was fun :)

            • athos77@kbin.social
              1·
              1 year ago

              I just checked - it was Anaconda at King’s Dominion. And when I was first looking, I thought it might be Intimidator 305 at the same park, except that’s by Intamin. But boy did Intamin sure copy some of Arrow’s features, lol !!