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I feel the strongest Deja Vu right now and it aint no coaster.

So watch the video with spoiler silly!

Well, You know, it is ALWAYS six flags fault and from what i hear on all the boards they have the crappiest parks. But look how many people still go.

If you know your hair makes you too tall, then you slick it down next time you go. If you know your shoes make you too tall, don't wear heels. It does not work if you are too tall, then ask to change something. You need to be the proper height the first time.

A friend sent me that story yesterday. I didn't bother posting it anywhere cause it is the same thing they just keep saying. SFNO won't be back though.

Yes, the listing stresses 100 times that it is not intended for amusement ride but all the photos show just that. Even the one without a person on it clearly says, RIDE ME! Rolls Eyes!

I don't think SFNO will be returning. No one in their right mind would try to attempt it at this time. Jazzland didn't make it and SFNO did not do well enough or SFI would not have been saying it could go either way a year ago depending on Ins payout. Others have said it long ago, if it were not for the disaster SFI probably would have put SFNO up for sale.

Although we all know SFI does not want this park, in the end they will likely buy out their lease. Just like most New Orleanians, SFI is experiencing the same battle with Insurance carriers Link to story http://www.nola.com/business/t-p/index.ssf?/base/money-1/116953830415500.xml&coll=1 Six Flags removes Batman from its New Orleans park Company suing its insurers over Katrina claim Tuesday, January 23, 2007 By Rebecca Mowbray Six Flags Inc. has removed the Batman ride from its still-shuttered New Orleans amusement park to see whether the ride can be refurbished and sent to a functioning park. "This ride is one of the few items that are potentially salvageable, so we were assessing a few possibilities to refurbish it," said Wendy Goldberg, a spokeswoman for the New York company. "Since we still have no timeline for reopening the park, at this point, we're investigating whether it makes sense to use the ride in another park." In recent weeks, fans of Six Flags have spied a crane through the tangle of dead branches surrounding the park, which has been closed since Hurricane Katrina. Many wondered whether a decision had been reached to dismantle the rides and sell them for scrap. Goldberg said no long-term decisions have been made about the park, and her company recently filed suit against its insurers over its Katrina claim. Six Flags took over the former Jazzland Theme Park out of bankruptcy in 2002 and entered into a 75-year lease with the city, which owned the property and the rides that were on it when the park was purchased. The company invested $25 million in new rides -- including the Batman ride -- and rebranded it as a Six Flags entity in 2003. Last year, Six Flags made a settlement offer to the city to permanently close the park and get out of the deal, but Mayor Ray Nagin said he planned to hold Six Flags to its agreement to operate the park. Goldberg declined to comment on the status of any negotiations between Six Flags and the city. The New Orleans City Hall was unable to make someone available for an interview after several days of requests. A public records request seeking all documents and correspondence about the park since June 1, 2006, yielded no new information. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said the city is current on its payments of a Section 108 loan that was used to build the park. The city must pay $2.4 million a year until 2017 on the loan; the city pays $1 million a year, and Six Flags pays $1.4 million a year in rent. Last year, Six Flags continued to pay rent. The city would not say whether the company remains current on its rent payments. In the meantime, Six Flags filed a breach of contract lawsuit Nov. 30 in federal court in New Orleans against seven excess insurers. The company estimates it suffered more than $150 million in losses from damage to the park itself and interruptions to its business operations, according to the suit. Six Flags has received $25 million in insurance from its primary insurer, but has gotten into fights with its excess insurers about whether flood damage is covered on the remaining $175 million in coverage. Six Flags says its excess policies have "all risk" coverage, and neither a named storm, a weather catastrophe nor a flood are listed in the exclusions. The company says the excess insurers should pay everything beyond a 3 percent named-storm deductible. But in June, the company that handled the adjustments for the excess insurers told Six Flags that there is a $2.5 million limit on flood coverage on the excess insurance policy and denied the rest of the claim, according to the suit. By the excess insurers' reading of the situation, Six Flags is entitled to no more than $27.5 million in flood coverage from all of its insurance coverage. Six Flags says the excess insurers are responsible for the entire loss beyond the deductible because the flood and hurricane wind damages were not specifically excluded. Six Flags asks the court to declare that the excess insurers are obligated to pay their Katrina claim damages, plus bill them for penalties and legal costs. The excess insurers have not yet answered the complaint. Notes to the company's third quarter earnings filed Nov. 9 raise the possibility that the park could be smaller if it is rebuilt. "We are contractually committed to rebuilding the park, but only to the extent of insurance proceeds received, including proceeds from the damage to the lessor's assets." In other words, whatever Six Flags is able to recover from insurance, there could be disputes about how much Six Flags gets, how much the city gets, and what sort of park, if any, emerges.

If you believe in such things, only God could melt down a BTR and then have enough to build a Hyper! Oh wait, some here do think B+M are god.

Yeah, Why would SFI care about an important coaster? It's all about money and maketability! SFI does not care about enthusiasts, they only care about GP and wholesome family fun.

Me neither either

Yeah, I mentioned that on the local site to see if anyone would call some officials about it. I am enjoying this and can't wait to see what kinda interesting stuff comes out of it.

Quote from SFI but still no word which park.

This posted 12/14 on a local board by a full time employee

There is no way. If the park was rebuilt now it would just go bankrupt. Try making some of the locals believe that. Some peeple can be so...

They are dismantling it, then rebuilding it, so when SFI anounces Jan 1st that they are selling SFNO, there will be at least 1 working ride for the new owners.

^ LOL! Good one. ^

they say they are dismantling it to see if it can be repaired. Thats a crock o crap. Everbody like us and in the industry knows it can be salvaged. Only thing that got flooded was PLC/Control room, and spare parts. Rest of the coaster and trains were well above the water. Now maybe they need to do this for the insurance company but I know B&M can flat out say what needs to be done to bring it back and estimate the cost. Inspections were already done long time ago. Something just not right about this, or the ins comp is having this done.

^ No need. Here they are.

Currently about 2.12 gal

Camera is ready. Mayby noon or one i jump in the car and go. MAYBE.

This was back in July but SFI made it clear what they did not want.

^ LOL ^ Well, I am, or was SFNO seasonal MGMT and did odds and ends in the park during the off season. So that was " My Commute ". True i like being in, working the park, and riding coasters. Just not that big o deal for me to get the pics. I will try and if I do I will post them.

You also have to keep in mind how complicated this can be. Acording to the lease with the city, if SFI bails out everything in the park becomes property of the city of New Orleans. There could be major lawsuits and stuff in the future if SFI moves that ride to another park and fails to reopn SFNO.

Yeah, I can get pics. I just have to decide I want to drive 45 minutes to do it. If there will be work for a SF employee most likely I will get a call and be in the park again. If i get over to get pics, I will post them soon after. The actual news story is not posted on the web yet.