Mermaid Facade and Midway Path at Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans midway with mermaid-themed facade and Mega Zeph roller coaster structure.
Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans midway with mermaid-themed facade and Mega Zeph roller coaster structure.

Six Flags New Orleans opened in 2000 as Jazzland before Six Flags took over operations in 2003, adding coasters and reworking the park's themed sections. The Mega Zeph, a wooden roller coaster visible looping through this plaza, was named for the Zephyr, a wood-framed coaster that ran at the city's old Pontchartrain Beach amusement park from 1939 until that park's closure in 1983. Hurricane Katrina's storm surge submerged the park under several feet of saltwater in August 2005, destroying rides and structures beyond repair. The park never reopened, and ownership disputes between Six Flags and the city of New Orleans over the leased land kept the site in legal limbo for years afterward.

Photo taken in December 2009.

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Rides, food stands, and midway structures left idle after Hurricane Katrina's 2005 closure
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