query: when did six flags new orleans shut down

pos: Six Flags New Orleans in the planning stages in early 2005 and was going to be announced at the end of August. However, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, which put those plans and the continued operations of the park in question. The last day the park operated was August 21, 2005. Weekday operations had ended a couple weeks earlier, as schools start early in August in the New Orleans area and end in mid-May. The park was scheduled to reopen on August 27 and August 28, but once Katrina was forecast late on Friday, August 26 to directly hit New Orleans, the weekend opening

pos: Six Flags New Orleans in the planning stages in early 2005 and was going to be announced at the end of August. However, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, which put those plans and the continued operations of the park in question. The last day the park operated was August 21, 2005. Weekday operations had ended a couple weeks earlier, as schools start early in August in the New Orleans area and end in mid-May. The park was scheduled to reopen on August 27 and August 28, but once Katrina was forecast late on Friday, August 26 to directly hit New Orleans, the weekend opening

neg: Road Runner Express (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Rail Runner in the Kid's Carnival section of the park. Six Flags took over the lease of Jazzland in 2002 and changed the park's name to Six Flags New Orleans the following year. The ride was renamed to Road Runner Express in the "Looney Tunes Adventures" section of the park. When Hurricane Katrina hit the park on August 29, 2005, severe flooding caused the park and its rides to shut down. In 2007, Six Flags began the process of moving rides from the park to their other properties. For example, was taken to Six Flags Fiesta Texas where it was

neg: Six Flags New Orleans 18, 2009, the city of New Orleans fined Six Flags $3 million and ordered the park to vacate its lease. (On June 13, 2009, the Six Flags had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.) As of early 2010, the site was overgrown with debris and weeds. Removal of the debris and underbrush had begun. As of April 11, 2010, the site was still shut down with no clear future, since the city of New Orleans owned the property by this time and the plans for the Nickelodeon-branded theme park fell through three months after bonds failed to come through. On

neg: The Jester (roller coaster) in San Antonio to the park in New Orleans and renamed it "The Jester" in the Mardi Gras section of the park. The coaster also ran backwards at the park with a new color scheme of Green and Blue. When Hurricane Katrina hit the park on August 29, 2005, the park was severely flooded causing Six Flags New Orleans to shut down and the rides to close. The park still remains closed. In 2007, "Six Flags" began the process of moving rides from the park to their other properties. "" was the first ride to be taken out of the

neg: The Jester (roller coaster) years in San Antonio before the coaster got too rough and had mechanical problems in 2001. Six Flags Fiesta Texas closed down the coaster after the 2001 season and it remained closed until late 2002 when it was moved to Six Flags New Orleans. Six Flags took over the lease of Jazzland in 2002, operating it as "Jazzland" for the 2002 season, changing the park's name in 2003 to Six Flags New Orleans for the 2003 season. Before the 2003 season, the park opened a whole new selection of rides including moving "The Joker's Revenge" roller coaster from Fiesta Texas

neg: Six Flags New Orleans Six Flags New Orleans Six Flags New Orleans (SFNO) is a 140-acre, abandoned theme park in New Orleans that has been closed since Hurricane Katrina struck the state in August 2005. It is owned by the Industrial Development Board (IDB) of New Orleans. Six Flags had leased the park from 2002 until 2009, when the lease was terminated during its bankruptcy proceedings. The former park is located in New Orleans East, off Interstate 10. Despite various announced plans to redevelop the site, as of December 2018 it is still an abandoned amusement park in extremely poor condition. Trespassing is prohibited,

neg: Six Flags New Orleans in parks in the US). The park had a log flume called Cypress Plunge and a splashwater falls ride called Spillway Splashout. In addition, the park had common amusement park spinning rides and a carousel merry-go-round. The park was not profitable, as Alpha Smart Parks specialized in running water parks and smaller amusement arcade centers. In 2001, the lease was put up for sale, and in March 2002 Six Flags purchased the lease, although the park's name did not change that year. In early 2003, Six Flags upgraded the park and renamed it "Six Flags New Orleans." Six Flags added

neg: Goliath (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) parks. Gambit went to Six Flags' newly acquired theme park in eastern New Orleans, a former Jazzland amusement park which Six Flags was committed to enhancing and expanding. Upon arrival, Gambit was repainted and renamed to fit with the DC Comics theme and surrounding attractions; it became . The roller coaster in its new incarnation opened on April 12, 2003. In 2005, Six Flags closed down their New Orleans theme park mid-season to prepare for Hurricane Katrina, which had entered the Gulf of Mexico and was heading towards Louisiana. The park's drainage system failed, leading to substantial flooding, and many

neg: DC Comics Super Hero Adventures is no longer a "Six Flags" park; it is now owned by the city of New Orleans. DC Comics Super Hero Adventures DC Comics Super Hero Adventures is a themed area found at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Opened on April 12, 2003, after Six Flags took over the lease of the park in 2002 and by adding a new themed superhero section. "Six Flags" took over the lease of Jazzland in 2002 and changed the park's name to "Six Flags New Orleans". Since the new ownership of the park

neg: DC Comics Super Hero Adventures DC Comics Super Hero Adventures DC Comics Super Hero Adventures is a themed area found at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Opened on April 12, 2003, after Six Flags took over the lease of the park in 2002 and by adding a new themed superhero section. "Six Flags" took over the lease of Jazzland in 2002 and changed the park's name to "Six Flags New Orleans". Since the new ownership of the park Six Flags added the new themed section "DC Comics Super Hero Adventures" for 2003 season, themed after

neg: Six Flags New Orleans revive Six Flags New Orleans. In February 2009, Southern Star was taking another look at the park and considering a takeover bid with the City of New Orleans. Southern Star planned a scaled down effort, with intentions only to reopen the park with a water park added within the existing midway area. The idea was to reopen and build incrementally, saving about $50 million in improvements for the next few years. Given the poor economic situation at the time, this plan seemed to be the only way that the park could be saved. The basic idea was to use investors

neg: Ninja (Six Flags Magic Mountain) east of the Mississippi. The station building is designed to resemble elements of Japanese architecture, and features several large renditions of classic Japanese woodblock prints of popular Kabuki actors of the Edo period, mostly by Tōshūsai Sharaku. Soon after Six Flags Astroworld was shut down in 2005, the trains from their suspended XLR-8 were brought to Six Flags Magic Mountain to be used on Ninja. Ninja received a fresh coat of paint for the 2007 season; the ride was repainted with bright red track and white supports. In 2008, Six Flags Magic Mountain installed a new control system for Ninja.

neg: Zydeco Scream different amusement parks worldwide. Zydeco Scream Zydeco Scream was a Vekoma Boomerang steel roller coaster located at Six Flags New Orleans in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana. Opened on May 20, 2000, as Zydeco Scream at "Jazzland". Six Flags took over the lease of the park in 2002, changing the park's name to Six Flags New Orleans, but kept the ride name. "Zydeco Scream" first started at the former "Parc de Montjuic" in Barcelona, Spain as "Boomerang" from 1990 to 1998, with white tracks and green supports. The roller coaster was relocated to "Jazzland" as "Zydeco

neg: Zydeco Scream Zydeco Scream Zydeco Scream was a Vekoma Boomerang steel roller coaster located at Six Flags New Orleans in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana. Opened on May 20, 2000, as Zydeco Scream at "Jazzland". Six Flags took over the lease of the park in 2002, changing the park's name to Six Flags New Orleans, but kept the ride name. "Zydeco Scream" first started at the former "Parc de Montjuic" in Barcelona, Spain as "Boomerang" from 1990 to 1998, with white tracks and green supports. The roller coaster was relocated to "Jazzland" as "Zydeco Scream" in 2000. A

neg: Six Flags New Orleans to the terms of the lease agreement, Six Flags would have been legally obligated to rebuild the park on the same site, but only to the extent of the insurance money Six Flags received. Six Flags determined the value of assets destroyed by the storm at $32.5 million. As of September 2006, Six Flags had collected $11.5 million of insurance proceeds, bringing the insurance receivable balance to $24.4 million. In January 2007, Six Flags officials revealed to the New Orleans "Times-Picayune" that the company was suing its insurers for the remaining $17.5 million in coverage. The park had been one

neg: Six Flags New Orleans "Beach" would include Megazeph. Ozarka Splash would be rebuilt as a "sugar flume", using the state's sugar cane industry for its theme. In February 2017, the company submitted a purchase offer for the property. In May 2017, the IDB voted to turn over decision making power to the Mayor's office. In June 2018 the IDB renewed the cooperative agreement with the new Mayor, keeping the decision power with the mayor's office. Jazzland maintains its interest in purchasing the property. Six Flags New Orleans Six Flags New Orleans (SFNO) is a 140-acre, abandoned theme park in New Orleans that has been

neg: DC Comics Super Hero Adventures the DC Comics characters. Most of all the new attractions for the themed area was from a Japan theme park "Thrill Valley". When Hurricane Katrina hit the park on August 29, 2005, the park was severely flooded causing the park to shut down and rides to close. In 2007, "Six Flags" began the process of moving rides from the park to their other properties. was the first ride to leave the park. It was taken to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, where it was refurbished and reopened as Goliath on April 18, 2008. The park has been closed since 2005 and

neg: Batman The Escape popular ride at the park, like when it was at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The ride was painted blue instead of its prior color, black. The restraints also had been changed while at Six Flags Great Adventure, removing the padding. In June 1992, it was announced that Six Flags Great Adventure would add Batman The Ride, a state-of-the-art steel inverted coaster for the 1993 season and begin building it on the then-current site of Lightning Loops. Lightning Loops was shut down at the end of July to be disassembled and for construction of Batman to begin. Then in August, the

neg: Batman: The Ride the ride was at Six Flags New Orleans in 2003, having been relocated from the Japanese park Thrill Valley where it operated as Gambit from 1995 to 2002. In 2005 the effects of Hurricane Katrina caused Six Flags to abandon its New Orleans park, and after standing unused for two years, the ride there was relocated to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, where it was refurbished and repainted. The ride reopened as Goliath on April 18, 2008. On February 21, 2013, Six Flags Great America announced that their Batman: The Ride roller coaster would run backwards for a limited time during

neg: Six Flags New Orleans and Go Zone Bonds to raise the $35 to $40 million needed to just reopen the park with basic improvements that are needed to make a real recovery and profit. Southern Star's CEO Danny R. Rogers asked that Six Flags stop all removal action of equipment from the park, as the equipment in question belongs to the City of New Orleans and not Six Flags. The return of other equipment taken from the park by Six Flags was also requested. On August 18, 2009, it was announced that the land would be redeveloped into a Nickelodeon-branded theme/water park. On September

neg: Six Flags New Orleans On July 1, 2006, having announced that the park would be closed "at least" through 2007, Six Flags announced that it had concluded its damage assessments and declared the park to be an "effective total loss"—with no desire or intent by the company to undertake the prohibitive cost of rebuilding—and was in negotiations with the City of New Orleans to make an early exit from the 75-year lease which Six Flags entered into on the property in 2002. However, then-Mayor Ray Nagin said he planned to hold Six Flags to the lease agreement and force them to rebuild. If held

neg: Sasquatch (ride) Tower shoots passengers over into the air in 3 seconds and slowly drops them down. The Drop tower launches passengers slowly and drops them in three seconds. Sasquatch (ride) Sasquatch is an S&S Power combo tower at Great Escape, in Queensbury, New York. Sasquatch was Great Escape's new ride for 2009. The ride is named after the cryptid Sasquatch. The ride first opened in 2000 as "Bayou Blaster" and "Sonic Slam" at a new park called "Jazzland". Then Six Flags took over the lease of the park in 2002 and changed the name to Six Flags New Orleans in 2003.

neg: Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1982) innings over six games. He made his last appearance of the year on June 22, when he allowed one hit, but did not retire any batters. He then went back on the disabled list, having aggravated his elbow injury; the Marlins shut him down for the season shortly afterward so that he could undergo Tommy John surgery. He returned to the Marlins on August 3, 2007, and pitched 1 inning while striking out 1 batter and giving up 2 earned runs. Martinez was outrighted to Triple-A New Orleans on June 4, 2009, thus taking him off the 40-man roster. Martínez

neg: Batman in amusement parks Batman in amusement parks Amusement rides and stunt shows themed to Batman are commonly found at Warner Bros. and Six Flags amusement parks across the world. One of the most common Batman themed rides is . Batman: The Ride is a steel inverted roller coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. It is located at seven Six Flags theme parks including Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Over Texas. It was formerly located at Six Flags New Orleans before it was relocated to Six

neg: Viper (Six Flags Great Adventure) the coaster frequently experienced mechanical issues. In 2004, Viper operated with one train during normal operations. On Labor Day, Six Flags experienced failed attempts of fixing to ride due to the issues. They decided to cut financial losses and permanently shut down the ride. In 2005, demolition for Viper began in May, leaving only the station. Multiple issues were found including frequent performance issues with the ride, mechanical issues, and big amounts of down time. Nearby rides including Rodeo Stampede and Taz Twister were removed as well to make way for El Toro. In 2006, Six Flags utilized Viper's station

neg: Six Flags New Orleans more shaded areas and many new flat spinning rides. The park was renamed Six Flags, and the "it's playtime!" theme was adopted that included a dancing old man, Mr. Six. They added a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster named (a mirrored version of the B&M Batman: The Ride coaster model) relocated from the defunct Thrill Valley in Japan, and a Vekoma multiple looping coaster called The Jester relocated from Six Flags Fiesta Texas. A water park that would be included in the admission (like Six Flags Parks such as Six Flags St. Louis and Six Flags America, for example) was

neg: Six Flags massive debt. In 2005, Six Flags endured even more turmoil. Some of the company's largest investors, notably Bill Gates's Cascade Investments (which then owned about 11% of Six Flags) and Daniel Snyder's Red Zone, LLC (which owned 12%), demanded change. On August 17, 2005, Red Zone began a proxy battle to gain control of Six Flags' board of directors. On August 29, Six Flags New Orleans was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. On September 12, Six Flags Chief Executive Officer Kieran Burke announced that Six Flags AstroWorld would be closed and demolished at the end of the 2005 season. The

neg: Six Flags New Orleans would remain closed. The statement ended with "We know that it is still a difficult time for the residents of New Orleans and we remain committed to working with the city in support of the recovery efforts." In April 2008, Southern Star Amusement Inc. proposed to take over the site lease from the then-owner Six Flags, promising to expand the park to over 60 rides (more than double its pre-Katrina size), complete a water park that Six Flags had been planning, and add an RV park. Southern Star Amusement Inc. pledged to open the park as Legend City Adventure Park,

neg: Geauga Lake Harbor water park area was renamed Hurricane Hannah's Waterpark. The marine life side was shut down immediately before opening. The animals were retained by Six Flags and relocated to other parks such as Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and Wild Safari. While most of the marine area was razed, the amusement park area attractions and rides remained the same except for name changes. As part of Cedar Fair's 2004 purchase of Geauga Lake, many of the coasters received new names as Cedar Fair does not own the rights to DC Comics characters. Below is a list of renamed rides: In 2005,

neg: 1994 Northridge earthquake shuttle buses to and from the university. Universal Studios Hollywood shut down the attraction, based on the 1974 motion picture blockbuster, "Earthquake". It was closed for the second time since the Loma Prieta earthquake. Angel Stadium of Anaheim (then known as Anaheim Stadium) suffered some damage when the scoreboard fell into the seats. The theme parks Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain were shut down after the quake, but only for inspections, since all were designed with earthquakes in mind. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and now-gone Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena suffered minor damage. The major

neg: Six Flags New Orleans of New Orleans chose two of the proposed projects: an outlet mall and a green theme park. On February 6, 2012, it was reported that the selection committee rejected the plan for the site of Six Flags New Orleans to become a theme park, leaving the upscale outlet mall as the only proposal being considered by the committee. Despite the committee's actions, one of the original eight entrepreneurs continued to try to get public support for their Jazzland Park proposal, which includes the addition of a water park and movie studio back lot. On March 6, 2012, the city of

neg: Justin Bour hitting 15 home runs and 46 RBIs and batting .268 by the end of June. In June alone Bour hit 6 home runs and 20 RBIs with a batting line of .317/.411/.651. This hot streak was snapped when Bour became injured July 2 by rolling his ankle against the Atlanta Braves, he was placed on the disabled list July 6. While recovering Bour played a few games with the Triple-A New Orleans team before rejoining the Marlins. The Triple-A New Orleans stint did not go as planned for Bour as he was shut down by the Marlins from continuing with

neg: Viper (Six Flags Great Adventure) experienced financial issues due to problems with Windjammer Surf Racers. The ride was scheduled to reopen normally on Labor Day of 1998. In 2001, Viper stood shut down throughout the season, being considered "Standing but not operating". Following the closure, Viper was withdrawn from the official website, the park guides, and map. Six Flags planned to remove Viper that year, but it was canceled because Six Flags had failed to find a replacement attraction to fit the land occupied by Viper. In 2002, after some modifications on the restraints and track, Viper reopened. The ride continued to be rough and

neg: Six Flags New Orleans expensive season passes to the theme park. On December 15, 2006, Six Flags confirmed that it was removing Batman: The Ride for refurbishment and relocation to a new park, as it was considered to be the only salvageable ride. "Batman: The Ride" was reassembled at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio and opened under the new name "Goliath" on April 18, 2008. In addition to Batman: The Ride, Six Flags removed shade coverings, ride parts, lights, security cameras, planting structures and various other salvageable items. Besides Batman: The Ride, other rides were later removed from the park. Bayou Blaster

neg: Road Runner Express (Six Flags Magic Mountain) crates. Road Runner Express (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Road Runner Express is a steel junior roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. On November 4, 2010, Six Flags corporate had an Investor Meeting webcast where they released the new name for the kid's coaster and that it would have a new location in "Bugs Bunny World". By April 2011, the entire coaster has finished construction on site. The ride opened on May 28, 2011, for Memorial Day Weekend. Road Runner Express originally opened at Jazzland in New Orleans on May 20, 2000. It operated under the name

neg: Road Runner Express (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Road Runner Express (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Road Runner Express is a steel junior roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. On November 4, 2010, Six Flags corporate had an Investor Meeting webcast where they released the new name for the kid's coaster and that it would have a new location in "Bugs Bunny World". By April 2011, the entire coaster has finished construction on site. The ride opened on May 28, 2011, for Memorial Day Weekend. Road Runner Express originally opened at Jazzland in New Orleans on May 20, 2000. It operated under the name Rex's

neg: Mega Zeph 2007, Six Flags was in the process of removing some its rides. The first ride to leave was , which was removed and taken to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, where it was refurbished and reopened as Goliath on April 18, 2008. Bayou Blaster and Sonic Slam were removed and taken to Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, where it was refurbished and reopened as Sasquatch on May 10, 2009. The final ride to leave Six Flags New Orleans was the Road Runner Express, which was removed in 2009 and taken to Six Flags Magic Mountain, where it was refurbished and

neg: Goliath (Six Flags New England) Goliath (Six Flags New England) Goliath is a steel shuttle roller coaster manufactured by Vekoma located at Six Flags New England. The ride is a larger, inverted version of Vekoma's popular Boomerang sit down roller coasters. , five installations of this type of coaster are operating, with another one under construction. Goliath along with two other Giant Inverted Boomerang coasters were slated to open for the start of the 2001 season at three Six Flags parks, however, sudden errors and malfunctions occurred during testing and caused the openings to be delayed. The first to open was Goliath when it was

neg: Goliath (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) of the park's rides were submerged in water for a long period of time after the hurricane, damaging them beyond repair. Batman: The Ride survived, mainly because of its high elevation (much of the ride sat above water level) and corrosion-resistant support structure. When the floods retreated, Six Flags announced that they had no plans to reopen the New Orleans theme park, and anything in the park that was still in working condition was moved to other parts of the country. On September 27, 2007, the ride moved to its new home in San Antonio, made over with a new

neg: Sasquatch (ride) Sasquatch (ride) Sasquatch is an S&S Power combo tower at Great Escape, in Queensbury, New York. Sasquatch was Great Escape's new ride for 2009. The ride is named after the cryptid Sasquatch. The ride first opened in 2000 as "Bayou Blaster" and "Sonic Slam" at a new park called "Jazzland". Then Six Flags took over the lease of the park in 2002 and changed the name to Six Flags New Orleans in 2003. After Hurricane Katrina hit the park on August 29, 2005, the park was severely flooded from the hurricane and has remained closed since. "Six Flags" decided to

neg: Muskrat Scrambler Muskrat Scrambler Muskrat Scrambler is an inactive steel roller coaster located at Six Flags New Orleans in Louisiana. Manufactured by L&T Systems, the ride opened in the Jazzland section of the park on May 20, 2000. The roller coaster ceased operation following the abrupt closure of the amusement park as a result of the impact from Hurricane Katrina. A couple years after Six Flags took control of the park, Hurricane Katrina devastated the surrounding area on August 29, 2005. In 2007, "Six Flags" started to remove rides from the park. was removed in 2007 and taken to Six Flags Fiesta

neg: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles is a water park located adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain. On September 30, 2012, a 19-year-old man fell off the Venom Drop slide that was part of the Black Snake Summit slide complex. The man ignored the life guards and went down the slide head first on his stomach when protocol is to go down feet-first on the back. He fell off the slide halfway down and hit the concrete. The man was unconscious but breathing when he was taken to the hospital. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington is located near Six Flags Over Texas. It was

neg: 504 Records 504 Records 504 Records is a record label founded by Mike Dine in 1979 that specializes in New Orleans jazz. The name comes from an area code in New Orleans. Mike Dine was a British architect and jazz fan living in New Orleans when he met Tom Stagg, another British expatriate, jazz fan, and founder of NOLA Records. During the 1960s, Stagg had helped bring to Europe musicians such as John Handy, Andrew Morgan, Louis Nelson, Alton Purnell, Emanuel Sayles, and Kid Thomas. When Dine started 504 Records in 1979, he hired Stagg as a producer, and Stagg shut down

neg: Six Flags New Orleans their plans. They are currently waiting on the city's approval to purchase the park. In 2018, on the Dreamlanding Festival Park website, the following statement was released. "It is very hard to walk away from all the time and efforts we have put into New Orleans but in truth the old Jazzland /Six Flags park has now reached a point of no return. On our last inspection and after further review we find that the Rides that were savable as well as the majority of building are no longer economically viable to salvage." As of July 2018, no further news

neg: Six Flags New Orleans and occupied by the remains of the Six Flags New Orleans park. The Letter of Intent from Southern Star set out a lease agreement between the city and the company stating Southern Star's proposed terms of the lease and its intent for utilizing and restoring the area. The company would enter a 75-year lease and take on the property in its current condition. Southern Star planned to take possession of the property prior to the establishment of the lease in order to provide preliminary security and repair/cleanup services. The lease would not have taken effect until Southern Star had taken

neg: Six Flags New Orleans of the least profitable parks in the Six Flags portfolio, being well away from the French Quarter and other tourist attractions. It has been stated that the park would most likely have been more profitable had it been built somewhere on the West Bank or in Metairie, as these places are a shorter distance from tourist districts. These potential locations would have placed the park much closer to affluent population centers where a strong local base of repeat customers could be cultivated, as opposed to poverty- and crime-afflicted New Orleans East where few residents could afford or were interested in

neg: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes the locations depicted in the film, the forests, and the variety of landscapes. Filming in New Orleans started in May 2013 and continued in July 2013 at various locations such as the former Six Flags park Six Flags New Orleans. Like "Rise", visual effects for "Dawn" were done by Weta Digital. In addition to the apes, Weta created other digital animals, such as a herd of elk, a grizzly bear, and CG doubles of the live horses. The elk were created using key-frame animation and the digital crowd enhancement software MASSIVE, the bear through key-frame animation, and the horses with

neg: Goliath (Six Flags New England) chosen in an attempt to make the lines in the station less complicated to navigate and also to give the ride a higher capacity. On July 11, 2016 Goliath at Six Flags New England suffered a cable snap on tower one, shutting down the ride indefinitely until replacement parts are obtained and installed. Goliath (Six Flags New England) Goliath is a steel shuttle roller coaster manufactured by Vekoma located at Six Flags New England. The ride is a larger, inverted version of Vekoma's popular Boomerang sit down roller coasters. , five installations of this type of coaster are operating, with

neg: Six Flags New Orleans with 60 rides in place, including a new water park by the summer of 2009 if the city approved the lease takeover, with the campground to follow. One issue concerning rebuilding was Six Flags' continued removal of infrastructure from the park. In a quarterly conference call Six Flags discussed plans to remove the S&S Towers by 2009 with more ride removals to follow. Items from existing Jazzland rides, such as Mega Zeph's trains and Spillway Splashout's boats, were sent to other parks. On September 27, 2008, Southern Star stated on its website that it would no longer be trying to

neg: Six Flags New Orleans and Sonic Slam were removed in 2008 and taken to Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, where the ride was refurbished and reopened under the name Sasquatch on May 10, 2009. The Road Runner Express was removed in 2009 and taken to Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, where it was refurbished and reopened on May 28, 2011 under the same name. As late as the fall of 2009, the Six Flags website said the company was "still in the process of settling claims with its insurers due to substantial damage caused by Hurricane Katrina," adding that the park

neg: The Jester (roller coaster) The Jester (roller coaster) The Jester is a steel roller coaster located at the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans amusement park in New Orleans. Built and designed by Vekoma, The Jester opened to the public on April 13, 2003. Following the devastation to the amusement park in August 2005 by Hurricane Katrina, the roller coaster ceased operation after the park's closure, although it remains standing. The ride was originally planned to open with the park in 1992. The ride was then canceled until 1993 when the ride was announced to open in 1996 to be called "The Wacky Twister". When

neg: McDonogh Three Orleans Parish School Board declared it would only consider the opinions of the whites. White resistance was also shown when the US District Court finally forced the school board to apply integration. The protesters blocked tax money and paychecks going to integrated schools, and school boards even shut down. In addition, the members of the Orleans Parish School Board who had voted for integration were fired on the morning of November 16, and the White Citizens Council marched to the school board shouting, "two, four, six, eight, we don't want to integrate." These examples show the discontent of society and

neg: Ultra Twister (Six Flags) Ultra Twister (Six Flags) Ultra Twister was a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1986 to 1990 and then at Six Flags AstroWorld from 1991 until that park was closed and demolished by Six Flags in 2005. The ultratwister-design is that of a pipeline roller coaster, created by Japanese company TOGO. Ultra Twister was previously located at Six Flags Great Adventure under the same name. It was built in 1985 and located at Six Flags Great Adventure's "Frontier Adventures" section along a path going from Rolling Thunder down to Runaway Mine Train. When it opened in

neg: Six Flags Great America Shock Wave stood. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, Superman was the Midwest's second flying roller coaster, the first being X-Flight at Geauga Lake. The layout of the ride is identical to rides of the same name at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Over Georgia. Shock Wave had partially stood in the parking lot, and for Superman the entire landscaping of the ride area was redone. Additionally, the historic Ameri-Go-Round in County Fair was removed at the end of the 2003 season. A new themed area was added for 2004: Mardi Gras, an addition to the Orleans Place theme

neg: Wooden roller coaster company's first coaster, Kingdom Coaster at Dutch Wonderland, was a small family coaster that stood only 55 feet high. As time went on, they began to design larger coasters. One of their earlier coasters that was well received was The Raven at Holiday World. Custom Coasters took on increasingly high numbers of wooden coaster projects, including 7 coasters in 2000 alone (The Boss at Six Flags St. Louis, which was the largest with a 153-foot drop and almost a mile of track; Medusa Steel Coaster at Six Flags Mexico; Mega Zeph at the defunct Six Flags New Orleans; Boulder Dash

neg: William Bruce Mumford William Bruce Mumford William Bruce Mumford (December 5, 1819 – June 7, 1862) was a North Carolinian native and resident of New Orleans, who was hanged for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War. On April 25, 1862, as Union Navy ships approached Confederate New Orleans, Commodore David Farragut ordered two officers to send a message to Mayor John T. Monroe requesting removal of Confederate flags from the local customhouse, mint and city hall and their replacement with U.S. flags. Monroe refused, claiming it was beyond his jurisdiction. On April 26 Capt. Henry W. Morris sent

neg: Maly Theatre (Moscow) of the 19th century, coincident with Ostrovsky's brief tenure at Maly, brought forward the new generation of lead actors that "could be described as a constellation of great personalities". Maria Yermolova, daughter of the theatre prompter, joined the company at the age of 17 in 1870. She was confined to vaudeville until six years later, when she obtained the role of Laurencia in "Fuente Ovejuna". The fiery show incited political demonstrations and was shut down by authorities, while Yermolova instantly became "the" lead actress of Maly. Yermolova played "The Maid of Orleans", her greatest success, for 18 years (1884–1902); In

neg: New Orleans Saints bounty scandal Ornstein detailing the broader lines of the scheme. In that same email, Ornstein offered $5,000 to anyone who knocked Rodgers out of the 2011 season opener. Payton initially denied knowing that this email existed, but subsequently admitted that in fact he had read it. When Benson was informed of the league's findings, he called in Payton and Loomis and ordered the program shut down immediately. However, they did not do so. Loomis had been interviewed during the 2010 investigation as well, and had stated that he knew of no such scheme and would stop it immediately if it was taking

neg: Eastern New Orleans site of the former Lake Forest Plaza mall continue, and the city recently issued a Request for Proposals addressing the shuttered Six Flags/Jazzland amusement park, a prominent location that has yet to return to commerce. on February 7, 2017 an EF3 wedge tornado damaged or destroyed several buildings in Eastern New Orleans, making it the strongest known tornado to strike New Orleans, the tornado is known as the February 2017 Louisiana tornado. Because Eastern New Orleans, and particularly Michoud, rests on the edge of a fault line, the land and the levees protecting it are sinking. Recent geological studies project

neg: Six Flags New Orleans this series, Joo documented the abandoned or historic structures of New Orleans, which still remained 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. He also documented portions of revitalization in the community of New Orleans to show how the area has been rebuilt after one of the largest natural disasters in United States history. In 2016, the video game "Mafia III", is set in a fictional version of New Orleans. The abandoned amusement park in that game features a partially flooded site, a similar entrance way, and a roller-coaster which strongly resembles the Mega Zeph. In 2016, a group that included the former

neg: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom rides increased over the next few years, including the addition of several major roller coasters. In 1998, the park's name changed again, to The New Marine World Theme Park. The 1998 season saw the addition of two major roller coasters: Kong and Boomerang: Coast to Coaster. Kong was relocated from Opryland USA after that park shut down in 1997 and opened at Marine World in May 1998. Other major additions that year included Hammerhead Shark, a Zamperla Prototype Hawk 48; VooDoo, A HUSS Top Spin; Monsoon Falls, and White Water Safari, Intamin water attractions. DinoSphere also received a new ride

neg: Flashback (Six Flags New England) park to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in 1998. The ride continued to operate at the park until 1999, when it experienced multiple breakdowns. It was later closed and dismantled in 1999 and was moved to Six Flags New England, where it was renamed Flashback and opened to the public in May 2000. Flashback (Six Flags New England) Flashback is a steel roller coaster of shuttle design currently in use at Six Flags New England. The ride has one train with a capacity of twenty-eight riders, two across in each row. When the coaster starts, the train is pulled backwards up

neg: Six Flags White Water Water", and was the first water park in the world to feature the virtual queue system for their water rides. Six Flags White Water was the testing park of the new system and with huge success, nine more Six Flags water parks will be adding the system in 2012. For the 2013 season, White Water added Typhoon Twister, a five-story bowl slide. In August 2013, Six Flags announced the addition of Hurricane Harbor, a seven-acre water park at Six Flags Over Georgia. When asked about the addition of a new water park when Six Flags already owned one in the

neg: First Battle of Memphis arrangement was even worse. The cottonclads were about half of a group of fourteen river steamers that had been seized at New Orleans and converted into rams to defend that city. Known as the "River Defense Fleet", it was split in two when the Confederate holdings on the river became threatened from both the north and the Gulf of Mexico. Six were retained below New Orleans to face the fleet of David G. Farragut, while eight were sent up to Memphis to block the Union descent down the river. Sending them this far north did not violate their original purpose,

neg: Six Flags Great America the second covered bridge was moved, is located in Yankee Harbor. One of the park's newest themed areas, it opened in 2004, after being converted from part of Orleans Place. The area's theme comes from the Mardi Gras holiday, and specifically the famous celebration of the holiday in New Orleans. Mardi Gras is connected to Yankee Harbor and Orleans Place. Orleans Place is themed around New Orleans in the late 1800s, specifically the historic French Quarter. The area is connected both thematically and physically to the Mardi Gras area on the other side of the Scenic Railway, and also borders

neg: King Cobra (ride) King Cobra (ride) King Cobra was a water slide at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, adjacent to Six Flags Great Adventure, in Jackson, New Jersey. The ride is manufactured by Turkish manufacturer, Polin. The ride did not open for the 2018 season, and will be dismantled at the end of the season paving way for a new attraction in its place. American Coaster Enthusiasts announced on February 10, 2012, that Six Flags Great Adventure's Hurricane Harbor had a big announcement for the 2012 season on February 13. On the morning of February 13, 2012, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: New Jersey announced

neg: Thunderbolt (Six Flags New England) each person. An attendant has to manually unlock each car's lap bars by stepping on and pushing down a release bar at the front of each car. Thunderbolt was dedicated an ACE Coaster Landmark on August 2, 2008. The track, train and plans for Thunderbolt were purchased by park owner Edward Carroll Sr. from the 1939 New York World's Fair. When it opened in 1941, it was called Cyclone; the ride was renamed Thunderbolt in 1964. Thunderbolt has recently been refurbished and given a new coat of paint. Thunderbolt (Six Flags New England) Thunderbolt is a wooden roller coaster located

neg: Jazz dance multiple times during the 1800s; when the meetings were shut down, they continued in secret. In the early 1900s in New Orleans, the new music was combining elements of blues and ragtime. Although the term "jazz" first appeared in print in 1910, Jelly Roll Morton, a New Orleans pianist, claims that he invented jazz in 1902. In 1917, jazz pianist Spencer Williams wrote a song called "Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble" which inspired a jazz dance called the "shimmy". The shimmy is done by holding the body still "except for the shoulders, which are quickly alternated back and forth". In the same year, jazz

neg: The Jester (roller coaster) park. It was removed and taken to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, where it was refurbished and reopened as Goliath. Bayou Blaster and Sonic Slam were removed in 2008 and taken to Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, where it was refurbished and reopened as Sasquatch in 2009. The Road Runner Express was removed in 2009 and taken to Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, where it was refurbished and reopened in 2011 under the same name. "The Jester" is still currently standing but not operating at the New Orleans park with the wooden coaster Mega Zeph and other coasters

neg: Interstate 510 within the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, though the area the highway runs through is locally known as New Orleans East. Interstate 510 is concurrent with Louisiana Highway 47 for its entire routing. The spur serves the NASA facility, the St. Bernard Parish seat of Chalmette (though the Interstate portion ends a few miles north of the city, the highway continues as Paris Road) and the former Six Flags New Orleans. Interstate 510 exits are numbered from the parent route to the remote terminus, as is normal for spur Interstates. What would eventually become I-510 was originally proposed in 1970

neg: Mega Zeph of Polyphemus, that was built by the goddess Circe, only to be destroyed by the cyclops Polyphemus. After passengers leave the station, passengers climb a lift hill culminating in its first drop. The train then makes a quick descent towards a high speed turnaround near the lake's edge. The physical construction of the ride is unique in that it consists of steel construction with a wooden track. Mega Zeph Mega Zeph is a roller coaster found at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally opening on May 20, 2000, as

neg: Top Thrill Dragster the launch, and the wind can stall a train on the top of the tower. When this happens, a mechanic takes the elevator to the top and pushes the train down the hill. When "Top Thrill Dragster" debuted, it set four new records: It was the fourth roller coaster to break the speed barrier. It was preceded by "Tower of Terror II" at "Dreamworld", "" at Six Flags Magic Mountain and "Dodonpa" at Fuji-Q Highland. The previous record holder for overall height was "Superman: Escape from Krypton" at Six Flags Magic Mountain, standing at . Its record was broken in

neg: Max Modell Horizon Labs from the accusations. Max Modell was present when J. Jonah Jameson had all energies at Horizon Labs shut down in an effort to have Horizon Labs shut down. Max Modell and the rest of Horizon Labs make use of a floating laboratory where they work on Spider-Man's project called "Pink Hippo." Following Spider-Man stopping Doctor Octopus' plot, Max Modell and the Horizon Labs team are congratulated for their help in stopping the Sinister Six. When Peter is told by Max Modell that he should be given credit, Peter told him that he and the other workers did the

neg: Green Lantern (Six Flags Great Adventure) but plans were later canceled in favor of a water park expansion. On July 5, 2010 Six Flags Great Adventure announced that its Great American Scream Machine would close on July 18 to make way for a new attraction the following year, sparking rumors that Chang would move there in 2011. Although Six Flags did not confirm the speculation, a first look at the park's new-ride layout from the Jackson Township zoning board meeting was posted on the "JTown Magazine" website and the layout was identical to that of Chang. On September 16, Six Flags Great Adventure announced that it

neg: Louisiana Highway 47 2C, a stingray-shaped diamond interchange that connects with Old Gentilly Road via Almonaster Boulevard and serves the nearby NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. This is followed by exit 2A–B to US 90 (Chef Menteur Highway), a major route through New Orleans East. Continuing north, a more traditional diamond interchange at exit 1B serves Lake Forest Boulevard, and soon afterward, the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans theme park appears on the east side of the highway. The fourth and final interchange is exit 1A, a partial cloverleaf with flyover ramps that connects to I-10. New Orleans' major east–west route, I-10 connects with

neg: Mega Zeph Mega Zeph Mega Zeph is a roller coaster found at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally opening on May 20, 2000, as Jazzland's signature ride, the coaster has been abandoned and left in a state of decay as a result of the park's closure following 2005's Hurricane Katrina. Mega Zeph takes its name from the original "Zephyr" or "Big Zephyr" coaster that operated in the now-defunct Pontchartrain Beach amusement park. The coaster celebrated its topping out ceremony on September 10, 1999, with the installation of the underpinnings of the

neg: The Joker (S&S Worldwide) When originally announced in September 2015, The Joker at Great Adventure was given the name "Total Mayhem." Then on January 27, 2016, Six Flags Great Adventure renamed the coaster after the DC Comics villain Joker. The new title on the coaster brings the total number of DC Comics themed coasters in the park to seven, the most of any Six Flags park. On September 1, 2016, Six Flags announced that Six Flags Great America, Six Flags New England, and Six Flags Over Texas, would install the roller coaster into their parks for the 2017 season. The night before opening the

neg: Colossus (Ferris wheel) Colossus (Ferris wheel) Colossus is a Ferris wheel at the Six Flags St. Louis theme park in Eureka, Missouri, United States. It opened on April 18, 1986, and is in diameter, weighs , and has a maximum capacity of 320 people. Colossus was originally debuted at the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair. It and the other rides there were operated by Six Flags, Inc. It cost $2.50 per passenger at that point. It turned at a rate of 1½ revolutions per minute which equates to . Colossus stands where the Pet-A-Pet petting zoo used to be. That was removed in

neg: The Boss (roller coaster) of the park. It had previously received other spare trains from "Mega Zeph" at Six Flags New Orleans. During the ride's winter rehab prior to the start of the 2018 season, the 570° helix was removed and replaced with a 180 degree banked turn, shortening the coaster by . The Boss (roller coaster) The Boss is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri. It features a lift of , a first drop of , four drops of 150', 112', 103' and 72', and, prior to the 2018 season, a 570 degree helix. It was opened

neg: Muskrat Scrambler Texas and reopened as Goliath in 2008. Bayou Blaster and Sonic Slam were removed in 2008 and taken to Great Escape and reopened as Sasquatch in 2009. The Road Runner Express was removed in 2009 and taken to Six Flags Magic Mountain and reopened in 2011 under the same name. However, Muskrat Scrambler still remains at the closed amusement park with wooden coaster Mega Zeph, along with other attractions. The park has been closed since 2005 and is no longer a "Six Flags" park; it is now owned by the city of New Orleans. Muskrat Scrambler Muskrat Scrambler is an

neg: Dan Kyle In October 2009, Kyle was named chief financial officer for Southern Star Amusement, Inc., a startup company which seeks to redevelop the Six Flags New Orleans theme park, closed since Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005. Southern Star plans to construct a water and theme park at the former Six Flags site. Kyle, whose place of birth is not known, entered the work force at the age of fourteen in 1951, at the time of his father's death. He laid bricks and worked in retail to provide for his family and to earn his way through college. He is married

neg: Mega Zeph Six Flags St. Louis. They are now being stored under . "Mega Zeph" will cost around $3 million (USD) to fix and have the ride back to operating after "Hurricane Katrina" in August 2005. Mega Zeph was featured in the 20th Century Fox film "" along with several other rides including Ozarka Splash, released August 16, 2013. Mega Zeph was lined with lights along the coaster and resurrected just enough to have a car zoom in and out of frame during the shooting of the film. In the film, Six Flags New Orleans portrayed the park "Circeland" on the island

neg: Six Flags Great America after being down the whole season due to maintenance problems with rides of similar types at other parks. Also in 2006, Six Flags announced it would replace its sign that sits along Interstate 94 during the off season. The sign, which had been standing since the park opened in 1976, was replaced with a smaller one featuring an LED screen. The new sign went up within a week after the old one was taken down in December 2006 and uses the old sign's post. 2007 marked the introduction of the electronic Flash Pass virtual queue system to Six Flags parks,

neg: Six Flags Great America Arrow Dynamics mega-looper, opening in the Orleans Place section of the park on June 3. Shock Wave was the world's tallest roller coaster at the time it opened, and was surpassed the following year by Cedar Point's Magnum XL-200. It also featured a record seven inversions, which was surpassed in 1995 by PortAventura Park's Dragon Khan. Shock Wave stood on the site now occupied by . When Six Flags Great Adventure's Sarajevo Bobsled, an Intamin Bobsled roller coaster, closed in 1988, it was moved to Great America and became Rolling Thunder in 1989. It was added between Demon and Whizzer,

neg: Goliath (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) a sharp left turn, the train enters another corkscrew. Upon exiting the corkscrew, the train makes a right turn into the brake run, which leads directly back to the station where the current riders disembark and the next riders board the train. One cycle of the ride lasts about 2 minutes. Goliath has a track length of about and reaches a top height of . As Gambit at Thrill Valley, the ride featured a painted black spine and black crossties, unpainted rails and grey supports. When it was known as Batman: The Ride at Six Flags News Orleans, the track

neg: K-Ville (TV series) written scripts for "The District" and "NYPD Blue", did several ride-alongs with the New Orleans Police Department before writing a script for the pilot. It was during one such ride-along that he spotted some graffiti sporting the shorthand for "Katrinaville" that became the show's title. In order to promote the series, Fox made the pilot episode available for streaming on a number of television media websites on August 22, 2007. Due to the Writers Guild of America strike, "K-Ville" shut down production and only 11 of the 13 episodes were produced. The show did not appear on Fox's midseason schedule.

neg: Six Flags Over Georgia In years past, this has caused significant friction, including legal action. When the park was managed by Time Warner Entertainment, the limited partnership sued Time Warner in 1997, claiming it had neglected to invest in the park and overcharged the partners for the improvements it did receive. A Gwinnett County civil court jury agreed and awarded the partners damages in excess of US$600 million. In 1998, Time Warner sold its interests in the Six Flags parks to Premier Parks of Oklahoma City, which later changed its name to Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. In late 2010, Six Flags began the

neg: Wildwater Kingdom (Ohio) & Entertainment sold the SeaWorld park to Six Flags, who combined the former SeaWorld site with Six Flags Ohio to form a amusement, marine and water park called Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. In March 2004, Six Flags announced that it had sold Six Flags Worlds of Adventure to Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. The former SeaWorld site began to be demolished in late 2004, when Geauga Lake started construction on a new water park. On November 11, 2004 Geauga Lake announced Wildwater Kingdom, a new water park scheduled to open in 2005. It would be constructed in two phases, with

neg: Mr. Six (mascot) ties, went out onto the stage and danced. The winner of the contest was 13-year-old Jordan Pope. Jim Crowley, Six Flags Great America marketing director, said, "Jordan truly embodies the spirit of Six Flags!...He had Mr. Six's unique dance moves down to a science, the crowd went wild when he took the stage!" On November 29, 2005, Daniel Snyder, owner of the NFL's Washington Redskins, took over Six Flags and on the very next day, he announced the retirement of the ad campaign. Snyder said that Mr. Six was "pointless." Mr. Six and the "It's Playtime!" motto would be dropped

neg: Six Flags New Orleans to the extensive water and wind damage received, the park was closed indefinitely without plans to reopen. Initial damage reports by Six Flags inspectors stated that the park buildings were 80% demolished, all of the flat rides (except for one which was being serviced off-site at the time of the storm) were effectively destroyed by long term salt-water immersion and both the wooden track and steel superstructure of the Mega Zeph were likely damaged beyond repair. The only large ride to escape relatively unscathed was the "Batman: The Ride" roller-coaster, due to its elevated station platform and corrosion-resistant support structure.

neg: Six Flags Great America to remove the coaster, which was one of only two operating Schwarzkopf Speedracers in the world, an original ride from the park's first season, and a popular family-friendly attraction, was met with outrage from the public, particularly because the intended replacement was a major thrill ride. Six Flags announced on August 3 that its plans to remove the Whizzer had been canceled and instead, it would replace Shock Wave. Major additions to the entertainment department included brand-new parade floats. Power Dive was also removed, due to maintenance problems. In 2003, opened in Orleans Place, on the plot of land where

neg: The Philadelphia Inquirer Bulletin" to shut down two years later. "The Inquirer"<nowiki>'s</nowiki> success was not without hardships. Between 1970 and 1985 the newspaper experienced eleven strikes, the longest lasting forty-six days in 1985. "The Inquirer" was also criticized for covering "Karachi better than Kensington". This did not stop the paper's growth during the 1980s, and when the "Evening Bulletin" shut down, "The Inquirer" hired seventeen "Bulletin" reporters and doubled its bureaus to attract former "Bulletin" readers. By 1989, Philadelphia Newspapers Inc.'s editorial staff reached a peak of 721 employees. The 1990s saw gradually dropping circulation and advertisement revenue for "The Inquirer". The decline

neg: New Orleans College Prep in early 2017. When Kaharick was asked about Mr. Parker's reasons for stepping down, she did not elaborate but said "Sylvanie is a Stressor." Initially, it was proposed that Cohen College Prep merge with Booker T. Washington High school. However, in 2015 after closed-door negotiations, Cohen High School was instead given its own renovation, whereas Booker T. Washington High School was assigned the KIPP network. New Orleans College Prep New Orleans College Preparatory Academies or New Orleans College Prep (NOCP) is a charter school operator in New Orleans, Louisiana. It originally had its headquarters and its original campus in the

neg: Six Flags & Texas Railroad Flags, Larry B. Cochran, but has since been returned to its original name, General Sam Houston. The railroad continues to run at the park daily, operating much the same as it did over 50 years ago when the attraction first opened. Six Flags maintains the trains as close as possible to their original specifications. In fact, despite a popular movement to transform theme park railroad engines from steam-powered to the newer diesel-powered trains for lower maintenance and operating costs, Six Flags Over Texas has resisted, in favor of a more authentic experience. In 2005, the two locomotives at sister park

neg: Batman: The Ride the 2013 season. Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Over Texas did the same during the 2014 season. Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Great Adventure followed suit running theirs backwards for a limited time in 2015. Six Flags Great America for Batman Returns. Six Flags St. Louis for Batman Forever. Six Flags Over Georgia for Batman and Robin. The original installation of the ride at Six Flags Great America featured a maximum height of while the installations to follow reached . Each installation of Batman: The Ride has a track length of approximately . The rides reach

neg: Flag of New Zealand flag has often arisen in connection with the issue of republicanism in New Zealand. The Southern Cross constellation is depicted on the flags of other former British colonies, such as the flag of Australia—although in Australia's case there are six all-white stars, while New Zealand's four stars have red centres. The Australian and New Zealand flags are often mistaken for each other, and this confusion has been cited as a reason for adopting a different design. Debate on keeping or changing the New Zealand flag started before May 1973, when a remit to change the flag was voted down by

neg: Nickelodeon 2009, Nickelodeon and Southern Star Amusements announced that it would build a second Nickelodeon Universe in New Orleans, Louisiana on the site of the former Six Flags New Orleans by the end of 2010, which was set to be the first outdoor Nickelodeon Universe theme park. On November 9, 2009, Nickelodeon announced that it had ended the licensing agreement with Southern Star Amusements. Nickelodeon Universe has a second location currently under construction at the American Dream Meadowlands complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with a planned opening of some time in April 2019. All except three Nickelodeon-themed theme park areas

neg: Jonathan Pretus Studios in New Orleans. Jonathan Pretus Jonathan Pretus is a New Orleans-based American guitarist, best known as a member of rock band The Breton Sound. Born and raised in New Orleans, Pretus began playing drums at the age of 9, and guitar at the age of 13. He started his first band, All She Wrote, at just 15 years old. In 1999, he joined the band Climate Control, playing drums and singing backing vocals. Several of the band's earlier shows at The Neutral Ground coffee shop were shut down due to the packed crowd breaking the firecode. They released a

neg: SeaWorld Ohio Flags Worlds of Adventure, boasting 750 acres, it became the largest Six Flags park. The property was divided into three sections known as wild life, the former SeaWorld park, wild rides, formerly Geauga Lake, and wild slides, a 10 acre water park, all included in a single gate price. The sale of SeaWorld Cleveland did not include the three current killer whales or the park's dolphins. The killer whale show was replaced by three dolphins from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom until a new killer whale, Shouka, arrived on loan from a park in France. Along with new animal exhibits, Six

neg: Kenny McEntyre two interceptions and two of passes defensed along with six tackles in a Predators win. He was selected as the Defensive Player of Game for second time in three weeks after recording seven tackles, two passes defensed, a forced fumble and fumble recovery against the Austin Wranglers in Week 9. He earned Defensive Player of Game, once again with four tackles as Predators shut down New Orleans potent passing attack for second time this year. In 2006, McEntyre played in 16 games and recorded 63 tackles, 16 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and four interceptions. During Week