The Pho
A heck of a paleontologist if I do say so myself
- Joined
- May 9, 2018
it's about time! We tried to go to that park when it was "Jazzland". But, the Jackson Square area -- including the Aquarium and Zoo -- always won out. Really disappointed how Six Flags treated that park. Kinda like how they treated Astroworld. Both really were ignored and we eventually lost both.
I’m not sure it’s fair to blame Six Flags entirely for what happened to the park. It was utterly devastated by Katrina. The park was flooded in up to 20 feet for a month, which destroyed all the flat rides. 80% of its buildings were destroyed during the storm. Batman was the only ride not structurally compromised after it hit, although they did manage to salvage 3 others.
And despite Six Flags not doing very well financially while they ran it, they still invested in it. It was only open for 5.5 years, and controlled by Six Flags for 3.5 of those, and they were going to announce an expansion the week that Katrina hit. I believe it was their second worst performing park at the time after Astroworld.
Astroworld was a very different situation and that is squarely on Six Flags.