larrygator Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 And the letter of intent could be as simple as Nickelodeon being locked as the licensee for theming in the kid's area if the park gets off the ground. In that case Nickelodeon, isn't even putting any skin in the game just preparing to cash a licensing check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycamps Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I'll believe it when I see it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 The entire "Southern Star Amusements" saga of the SFNO/Jazzland story can be summed up in 3 words. "Cool story, bro." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I'll believe it when I see it. Anyone who can reopen that park and make it profitable deserves a Nobel Prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathyJ Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I'll believe it when I see it. Anyone who can reopen that park and make it profitable deserves a Nobel Prize. I have to agree with you there. Besides is it even possible for a park that has been closed as as long as SFNO has been to even be a success? Now I know there have been a few parks ( SFA comes to mind ) who were closed for a full season over money issues but they bounced back but 4 years is a very long time to be closed. Then again there is Magic Springs who were closed for a good 5 years but I believe they are having issues like many of their rides are closed plus there was Rocky Springs in lancaster, PA. From what I can remember they closed in the 60s only to re-open a decade later but their "second life" didn't last, maybe a year or two tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 From the Liberyland saga a few years ago, I learned a letter of intent is nothing to get excited about. I wouldn't get my hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 From the Liberyland saga a few years ago, I learned a letter of intent is nothing to get excited about. I wouldn't get my hopes up. BINGO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Alex Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I'm really not going to keep high hopes for this. It's kind of pointless. From what I've been told, a news story will be released in approximately two weeks that will "break SSA wide open". This is being timed to happen at the same time as a board meeting they will be having. So be on the lookout, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I still don't understand how people don't think this is legit......... Having teenagers as moderators on the company website doesn't exactly scream "credibility". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterfan99 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I still don't understand how people don't think this is legit......... Having teenagers as moderators on the company website doesn't exactly scream "credibility". Having the "man in charge" rant on message boards in general does scream credibility. Such a sad state with the park. I'll never forget my friend going down to the area around 6 months after Katrina and seeing the pictures he took outside the park. Just sad and amazing what nature can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath513 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I think we'll see Knoebel's Flying Turns open before this park reopening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Alex Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 ^ I think we'll see Flying Turns, Kozmo's Kurves AND Golden Nugget all up and running before SFNO. The way Danny has talked on that board in previous instances is nowhere near professional. He's accused members of being against rebuild the park, saying that they want it to stay closed. Yeah, Mr. Rogers. They've been on the park's fansite for years just to tell potential investors just how much they don't want their plans to work. There's always SFFT. OldJJMan, thanks for knocking some sense into me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 OldJJMan, thanks for knocking some sense into me. Nah. I was just bored one night (and a bit argumentative ) and started looking for some facts. I knew a little about the park as I had been there before. I went in 2002, when it was still Jazzland, and owned by the same company that owned Visionland and Castle Park (Riverside, Ca.). I found a few interesting facts, and then started digging deeper. It was fairly easy. Especially if you throw in a little common sense. However, I did just look on the "The Internet Movie Database" (www.imdb.com) to see if maybe perhaps he was/is an actor, because he is certainly putting on a show. But, no such luck. I'll be keeping my eyes open. Trust me! JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 The City and Six Flags has a hearing scheduled for today http://www.wwl.com/City-and-Six-Flags-have-court-hearing-scheduled-fo/4880033 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 This is amazing professional journalism: a Baton Rouge-based company called Southern Star Entertainment has applied for $100 million in GO-Zone bonds to take over the par and redevelop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyPants Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Those jerks forgot a 'k'! btw- it would be "amazingly professional journalism." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermotion Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I really hope something happens to this park soon! I remember a few months back where there were areas being cleaned up. But I can't remember any links. I also think they should make this park with a huge comeback! A huge new coaster maybe? I'm not sure, but plans for the waterpark and stuff seem quite exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Alex Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I'm honestly ready for this fiasco to die. It'd be nice to have a park open in time for the 2013 Superbowl, but I have my doubts that we'll see that area of the city coming back any time soon. Though I'd really rather not have to drive to San Antonio, Dallas, or Atlanta for huge coaster fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Honestly, a park the size of Kemah would do better in New Orleans than a full-fledged Six Flags type park now-a-days. I still question the legitimacy of Southern Star Amusements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typo86 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) Breaking News! Nickelodeon Theme Park? We shall see...I hope this gets done but we know how things work down here... www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2009/08/nickelodeon_to_build_theme_par.html Nickelodeon to build theme park at old Six Flags site in eastern New Orleans Published: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 11:44 AM Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 12:39 PM By Martha Carr, The Times-Picayune Flanked by Mayor Ray Nagin and City Councilwoman Cynthia Willard-Lewis, Nickelodeon officials today announced they plan to build a theme park at the abandoned Six Flags site in eastern New Orleans, starting this fall and opening by late 2010. In July, the Baton Rouge firm Southern Star Amusement applied for $100 million in bonds for the project. Southern Star plans to partner with Nickeodeon on the deal, with Nickelodeon lending its considerable marketing muscle to the venture. Officials from the two firms this morning sketched out a vision of a revitalized park that contains a mixture of rollercoasters and other traditional amusement-park fare with water-themed rides. In an application to the Industrial Development Board for Gulf Opportunity Zone bonds, Southern Star said it wanted the bonds to restore existing buildings and major pieces of equipment at Six Flags, which has not reopened since being damaged in Hurricane Katrina. Later today, officials from Nickelodeon and Southern Star are scheduled to appear before the IDB in support of their bond application. At the announcement this morning, they indicated that the viability of the project -- which they described as a $165 million deal -- is largely contingent on approval of the bond application. David Grunfeld / The Times-PicayuneSix Flags under water during Hurricane Katrina 2005. Nickelodeon plans to build at new theme park at the site, shuttered since the storm. Edited December 2, 2011 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technfxrick Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Let the SSA bashing begin again... I dont know though if this will pull through, this project has seen alot of false starts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 If....and that is a big if...I give the park 2 years before either Nick pulls out and the park goes bankrupt. Or the whole things goes bankrupt with Nick involved. It isnt much of a SSA bashing, but the current economy plus needing people to visit the park from out of town. If Jazzland couldn't make it with a full New Orleans population, how will the new park make it with less people there. Atleast Six Flags no longer has to mess with paying NO money on a park they don't plan to reopen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 As long as they don't set the price at $50 a day to begin with *cough* Hard Rock then they may have a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 ^^^^The most telling thing about that article is the reader comments regarding the corruption surrounding business in New Orleans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 If there's a Yo Gabba Gabba area I'm there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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