New Article on the Future of SFNO (Sept. 27)

[GAcoaster]

I just came across this article which in essence say Six Flags is obligated to rebuild SFNO under their lease agreement with the city of New Orleans.

 

Click to read the whole thing

 

The park's 35 rides sat in as much as 12 feet of water after the levees broke in New Orleans, creating some of the more spectacular floodwater pictures with its tall roller-coasters jutting out from the deluge. Water around the theme park, located about 12 miles northeast of central New Orleans, had yet to be fully drained as of last week, said Debbie Nauser, Six Flags (PKS: news, chart, profile) spokeswoman.

 

"We don't know the state of the park and likely won't know for some time," Nauser said.

 

Nauser said the company has a 75-year lease with the city of New Orleans. Six Flags acquired the park, formerly known as Jazzland, in 2002 out of bankruptcy.

 

Six Flags leases the park from the city's Industrial Development Board, free of property taxes, but in return the park is required to rebuild in the event of damage.

 

Six Flags plans to rebuild the park, Nauser said. But it hasn't been one of the company's strongest performers.

 

In a side note, there was an odd picture caption today with the submerged SFNO identified as Six Flags Great Adventure:

 

Click to see

 

Someone at Reuters should do some fact checking...

[robbalvey]

^ The second link doesn't work. If you can find the pic again, can you please post it?

 

Thanks!

 

--Robb

[SharkTums]

Worked for me!

[Kroger8]

^Wow SFNO really is a small park. Anywho what is the point in building it back if like hardly anyone goes back to New Orleans, I mean the whole place is extremely toxic even if the water has been pumped out. I mean the extremely toxic water gets soaked into like everything, the lumber for houses and buildings, mattresses, clothes, carpet, I mean everything will have to be just cleaned out. SO the rollercoasters may be saved, but I doubt they will be able to rebuild using the old buildings, or even in the same spot.

[jarmor]

poor six flags...cant win for loosing!

[sixflagsguy5]

I mean the extremely toxic water gets soaked into like everything, the lumber for houses and buildings, mattresses, clothes, carpet, I mean everything will have to be just cleaned out.

 

Wouldn't it also ruin the steel supports for the coasters (even the woodie, because it has steel structure)? It's sad to see this happen, but I think that they're coasters will be ruined if they don't get the park unflooded soon.

[Kroger8]

Who knows^ maybe so, I just know that a lot of things will be un-reusable.

[ParkTrips]

I think the electrical things such as the control systems and such should be worried about more in terms of bad damage moreso than the supports

 

- Joe, who's not an engineer anymore so don't quote me

[calcajun]

I can't and won't ever say anything that is supposed to be official.

That would be best left to SFI as with the latest statement above from Debbie Nauser.

 

What I can say is that I am aware of efforts to start draining water from the area as we speak and type.

I will be going back to work to start cleanup and rebuild when we are

"De Watered" as it has been commonly referred to round here. (Hint, Hint)

Thats what i know at least.

 

Like everyone else in the disaster area you need to take it one step at a time which consists of getting rid of the water, damage assessment and what can be saved, Ins adjusters, gutting and cleaning then rebuilding ect.

 

Now, With the official statement made by Debbie Nauser, Who wants to talk about what the park might get from Astrowhirl?!?!

 

Let the speculation continue!