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re: Could Louisiana Support A Huge Amusement Park Similar to Disney World?
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:25 am to Bullfrog
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:25 am to Bullfrog
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Three I know of have already crashed and burned.
Jazzland
Delta Village in Tallulah
Ft. Hill in Harrisonburg
forgive me but did Jazzland REALLY crash and burn? Or was it more of a mismanaged Six Flags corporation that failed to keep it relevant?
Also, didn't Katrina destroy Jazzland beyond repair along with displacing most of their targeted demographic?
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Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:26 am to Tigeralum2008
Pretty sure jazz land became a hell hole before Katrina
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:33 am to YeahYeah
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Pretty sure jazz land became a hell hole before Katrina
Six Flags was horribly mismanaged and heavily debt ridden. I feel that had the company been in a better position they would have been able to keep Jazzland relevant with new attractions and better upkeep.
The company had a bit of an investor revolt going on in the early 00's
Wiki
I hope one day that NOLA could support a major theme park especially a water park but right now it would just be another Blue Bayou but on a larger scale.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:34 am to YeahYeah
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Pretty sure jazz land became a hell hole before Katrina
This.
Astroworld was shut down too, and it had nothing to do with a storm and everything to do with it becoming a summer babysitter for hoodrats.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:34 am to Tigeralum2008
It can't support a Top Golf much less a Disney
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:39 am to OweO
If it was as you say, then Louisiana wouldn't have to support it, as many from outside the state would flock here. But NO ONE has come close to putting together anything that comes close to rivaling Disney's theme parks. Disney has 9 out of the top 10 theme parks world wide for attendance.
So if Disney put a theme park here, yes, Louisiana would support it and it would work. If a group of Louisiana investors put together a theme park, you'll get dixie landing, jazzland, and ponchatrain beach all mixed together.
So if Disney put a theme park here, yes, Louisiana would support it and it would work. If a group of Louisiana investors put together a theme park, you'll get dixie landing, jazzland, and ponchatrain beach all mixed together.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:40 am to OweO
Disney succeeds because it has a pipeline of movies and entertainment media that kids are familiar with and recognize when visiting the parks. For the most part, Universal does as well.
Let me know how every other generic six flags type park around the country is doing. (Hint: not great)
Let me know how every other generic six flags type park around the country is doing. (Hint: not great)
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:44 am to ELVIS U
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Louisiana would support it and it would work.
No it wouldn't. New Orleans and Baton Rouge are doing a good job of preventing good things from happening by just killing everyone
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:45 am to OweO
Even if they could, they should invest resources elsewhere so the state isn't dependent on more white trash vacationers to drive revenues.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:48 am to Brightside Bengal
You don't need a pipeline of movies to build a successful theme park.
Look at places with the best roller coasters such as Cedar Point in Ohio and Busch Gardens as an example.
You simply need to have great rides and a clean park.
Given the level of tourism that comes into NOLA I could see a theme park being successful (in the future) if it is in the right location and runs free shuttles from the downtown hotel district.
Would it be a Disney World killer? No but it could still be a great place to go.
Look at places with the best roller coasters such as Cedar Point in Ohio and Busch Gardens as an example.
You simply need to have great rides and a clean park.
Given the level of tourism that comes into NOLA I could see a theme park being successful (in the future) if it is in the right location and runs free shuttles from the downtown hotel district.
Would it be a Disney World killer? No but it could still be a great place to go.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:49 am to jordan21210
quote:And the website said they only had 1 private share left for $10k.
He claims it'll be a $400 million+ resort
Sounds like he's almost there!!!
I wonder how much money this dude has stolen from people.
This post was edited on 6/24/16 at 9:58 am
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:51 am to Tigeralum2008
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clean park.
They can't even keep the city clean, what makes you think they can keep a park clean?
Posted on 6/24/16 at 9:53 am to YeahYeah
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They can't even keep the city clean, what makes you think they can keep a park clean?
Hopefully the private theme park operators would have someone better than Mitch Landrieu running things...
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:02 am to OweO
I thought MeauxJeaux2 started this thread before I looked.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:03 am to shel311
Looked a bit more on that FB page.
$400million resort, and each person that gives $10k is promised 1% of profits.
Fuzzy math is fuzzy.
$400million resort, and each person that gives $10k is promised 1% of profits.
Fuzzy math is fuzzy.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:08 am to shel311
If you had a park of the size and scope of Disney World, of course it would work in Louisiana
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:16 am to OweO
Jazz land could have been successful. It failed for two reasons:
1) It was put in a terrible location. Nobody wants to drive to NOLA East, and it's not convenient to get to from anywhere except for people that used it for...
2) Summer Babysitters. People bought the season passes and then would drop their kids off when the park opened and would come get them when the park closed. Hate to say it, but paying customers don't want to see roving bands of teenagers cussing while they're walking around with their kids. Given its location, it mainly catered to certain demographics that did this.
I mean, a park in a not so great part of town with not even a McDonalds across the street that took forever to get to filled with loitering unsupervised teenagers? Sounds like wholesome family fun.
1) It was put in a terrible location. Nobody wants to drive to NOLA East, and it's not convenient to get to from anywhere except for people that used it for...
2) Summer Babysitters. People bought the season passes and then would drop their kids off when the park opened and would come get them when the park closed. Hate to say it, but paying customers don't want to see roving bands of teenagers cussing while they're walking around with their kids. Given its location, it mainly catered to certain demographics that did this.
I mean, a park in a not so great part of town with not even a McDonalds across the street that took forever to get to filled with loitering unsupervised teenagers? Sounds like wholesome family fun.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:21 am to REG861
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we can't support the Olympics either
About like it's going in Rio?
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:49 am to TrebleHook
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If you had a park of the size and scope of Disney World, of course it would work in Louisiana
I think so, if of comparable size, quality and backing. More likely to succeed if it actually had a known tag on it (Disney, etc.).
But obviously it wouldn't be DW. Florida has a lot of advantages in that regard that Louisiana would never be able to match.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 10:54 am to OweO
Could you imagine the workers at a major theme park here?
"Roller coaster be down"
"Roller coaster be down"
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