SFNO/Jazzland Discussion Thread

[HowieP]

I do hope that at least MegaZeph is saved. That looks like an insane ride.

[SharkTums]

^It was good, not insane by any means though.

 

If I had to relate it I'd say "Not quite as good as Villain before it got rough"

[The Alex]

Agreeing with SharkTums, it was good. The Gerstlauer trains are probably what did her wrong in the long run. If CCI had used PTCs.......hmmm....

 

 

 

Nice pictures!

[Yeti762]

I thought it was just ok when I rode it in 2004. I just remember a huge pothole in it towards the end of the ride that was a huge OUCH!

[AviatorCoaster]

WOW. That is so sad. I had no idea there was even one over there. (Newbie).

 

It's actually heartbreaking.

[The Alex]

Yeti, Megazeph got a rehab over the 2004 off-season. That thing was flying around the course up until closing week before the storm...SFI also retracked the double-up, which took some punch out of it.

 

 

Ohwell, now it's just a huge lawn ornament.

[Yeti762]

Yeti, Megazeph got a rehab over the 2004 off-season. That thing was flying around the course up until closing week before the storm...SFI also retracked the double-up, which took some punch out of it.

 

Ah, that would explain it! I was there in June 2004. Sucks that they spent the money to rehab it and then it gets water logged.

 

But like you said, it's just a lawn ornament now.

[IStillPlayRCT2]

Today the city met with Mark Shapiro to discuss Six Flags New Orleans. The city plans to sue Six Flags Inc. because they haven't done anything with the property. Here's the news story link: http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl042209tpsixflags.fe424741.html

[MixedDrink]

Interesting! Wow, six flags can really not afford for them to win.

[Wild 1]

I wish New Orleans will just get over the fact that SFNO will never open again. What are they supposed to do with it? Oh what did they take out that was in the park already?

[ginzo]

The comments on that news story are hilarious and surprisingly on point. Nagin is being an unrealistic ass. Does he really think he can sue his way into reopening the park?

[astroworldfan1]

Wait......I thought the S&S was leasing the towers. They were crappy anyway. But, Six Flags did take (steal) rides from the park (S&S Towers, and Mega Zeph G-Trains).

 

I have a feeling Six Flags will file for Chapter 11 (if not already).

 

-Tatum

[Olsor]

You've got it all wrong... the story clearly says there are "NO plans to sue Six Flags."

 

Seriously, though, that's a brilliant strategy. Sue a company on the brink of bankruptcy. That's like threatening to shoot someone who's holding a gun to his head.

 

Everyone remember how quickly the Superdome got repaired? That's because it's a big source of revenue and jobs. SFNO... not so much.

[paintballer]

Thank you New Orleans for not taking mercy on Six Flags soul.

[THE ONE]

That park sucked to say the least, I was their the beginning of May 2005 right before Hurricane Katrina and the park was dead their was no one their. I think there were maybe 30 cars in the parking lot when we left the park around 1ish.

 

I talked with some of employee's and they said that it would get a little busy-er in June and July but noting extreme. Most of the time it was dead, like the time we were their.

 

That park was a joke in the first place, why Six Flags even got involved with Jazzland is beyond me. That park should have left to rot in the first place.

 

Six Flags should not tried to save Jazzland, they should have been focused on trying to save Astroworld instead.

[coasterdude5]

"FREESTYLE JAZZ PARK"

 

Coming 2011.

[dj snow]

Where does it say anywhere that Six Flags "stole" anything from the city? I don't think that's a claim that the city has made at any time.

 

I'm not a legal expert by any means, but I wonder if the prospect of Six Flags filing for Chapter 11 might have forced this action. In Chapter 11, a company can often ask a judge to void contracts, and I'm sure their lease with the city would be on their list of "Contracts We'd Like to Void."

 

Filing a lawsuit prior to bankruptcy might allow the city some hope of collecting additional funds down the road. If New Orleans were to sit on its hands and wait for the lease agreement to be canceled under Chapter 11, then they probably have already received their final lease payment from Six Flags, like it or not.

[Mr.Six]

Thank you New Orleans for not taking mercy on Six Flags soul.

 

Huh?

[astroworldfan1]

Where does it say anywhere that Six Flags "stole" anything from the city?

 

When somebody takes something from somebody (purposely) it's called stealing. Six Flags didn't own any of the rides they didn't put in. They're able to remove the rides they installed, but may not remove the rides that were originally there when SF agreed to lease the park from N.O. (N.O. owns the rides not installed by SF).

 

SF removed the S&S Towers that did not belong to SF, and they also took the 2 G-Train Mega Zeph trains (now used for Boss at SFStL).

 

-Tatum

[Kennyweird]

Stop your whining, Nagin. No one wants to go to SFNO anyways...

[astroworldfan1]

I'm actually embarrassed to live in Louisiana because of Naguin and the rest of his "nuts" in the "Chocolate City".

 

-Tatum

[dj snow]

Six Flags didn't own any of the rides they didn't put in.

I'm not so sure. Especially since I have not once seen any claim from the city that Six Flags didn't have the right to take that property.

 

It's entirely possible that Six Flags bought the rides, while continuing to lease the land and buildings, as part of its agreement to take over the park. Similar arrangements have been made before in other cases.

[Jew]

Where does it say anywhere that Six Flags "stole" anything from the city?

 

When somebody takes something from somebody (purposely) it's called stealing. Six Flags didn't own any of the rides they didn't put in. They're able to remove the rides they installed, but may not remove the rides that were originally there when SF agreed to lease the park from N.O. (N.O. owns the rides not installed by SF).

 

SF removed the S&S Towers that did not belong to SF, and they also took the 2 G-Train Mega Zeph trains (now used for Boss at SFStL).

 

-Tatum

 

You didn't answer his question. The article doesn't mention ANYTHING about "stealing" rides. All it mentions is the city intends to sue based on the fact Six Flags has no clear plan to re-open the park. And unless you have a copy of the lease agreement, I'm not sure how you can think "stealing" will be the basis of their lawsuit.

[Calicoasters]

Call me coward, but I would never want to reopen a park that got that flooded! I thought the best option was to sell the rides and parts to other parks.

[astroworldfan1]

Where does it say anywhere that Six Flags "stole" anything from the city?

 

When somebody takes something from somebody (purposely) it's called stealing. Six Flags didn't own any of the rides they didn't put in. They're able to remove the rides they installed, but may not remove the rides that were originally there when SF agreed to lease the park from N.O. (N.O. owns the rides not installed by SF).

 

SF removed the S&S Towers that did not belong to SF, and they also took the 2 G-Train Mega Zeph trains (now used for Boss at SFStL).

 

-Tatum

 

You didn't answer his question. The article doesn't mention ANYTHING about "stealing" rides. All it mentions is the city intends to sue based on the fact Six Flags has no clear plan to re-open the park. And unless you have a copy of the lease agreement, I'm not sure how you can think "stealing" will be the basis of their lawsuit.

 

It doesn't say that. Your right.

 

New Orleans bought the park ofter Odgen Parks filed for bankruptcy. When SF decided to remove two rides (Chaos, and Inverter) they had to remain on the property because Six Flags rightfully owns them. Up until the hurricane, they were sitting in the parking lot with a wooden fence around them. The city can't run a theme park. Hell, they can barely run N.O. They simply signed a lease agreement with SF saying that they own the land and the rides in the park, and you'll simply run it for us.

 

-Tatum