The film shot there for nine weeks last summer, using the complex as. The park first opened under the name jazzland in 2000. Through a feature film i am working on, i was able to obtain permission to explore the park and shoot for six days. The film picks up about twenty years after the first jurassic. Before it could begin production at the former six flags new orleans site this month, the crew for the twentieth century fox film percy.
Six flags new orleans has been closed since hurricane katrina struck in 2005. During the summer of 20, portions of the park were being filmed for the movie dawn of the planet of the apes until midaugust. New orleans wgno the old six flags site in new orleans east may soon have a new attraction, dinosaurs. The film website says jurassic world will be using the abandoned. Updated may 2017 by matthew christopher opened in 2000 on 140 acres of land in east new orleans, rides at the jazzland amusement park paid homage to music and the citys heritage. Despite several announced plans to redevelop the property, the six flags remains abandoned. Discuss anything related to theme parks in general. Jurassic world filmed at six flags new orleans by john june 14, 2015 when i heard that the boxofficemonster jurassic world was partially filmed at the shuttered six flags new orleans, i was excited and intrigued. The most action it has seen in recent years has been as a film set location for movies. Deepwater horizon was the last film to use the parking lot.
A theme park in the us has been left abandoned for 15 years after it was badly damaged due to hurricane katrina. Six flags new orleans last operated on august 21, 2005. These are the only sights of the abandoned new orleans amusement park that come to mind. The abandoned six flags new orleans could be sold or. Nearing the 10th anniversary, social activist and photographer seph lawless captures the devastation of hurricane katrina in the stillabandoned six flags new orleans theme park. Jurassic world first day of shooting six flags new orleans. The film website says jurassic world will be using the. The former park is located in new orleans east off interstate 10. It was filmed in vancouver, british columbia, and new orleans, louisiana, with the abandoned six flags new orleans serving as the filming location for the island of polyphemus. Inside the creepy abandoned us theme park used to film jurassic.
Rexs rail runners name was changed to road runner express. Abandoned six flags new orleans edin chavez photography. The park was operated at that time by alpha smart parks and was located in eastern orleans, in the 9th ward off interstate i510. The most iconic movie locations in new orleans thrillist. Six flags theme park in new orleans flooded by hurricane. In 20, dawn of the planet of the apes filmed in portions of the abandoned park. Six flags new orleans was abandoned after hurricane katrina as repairs were deemed too expensive. Jurassic world filmed at six flags new orleans by john june 14, 2015 when i heard thatthe boxofficemonster jurassic world was partially filmed at the shuttered six flags new orleans, i was excited and intrigued. Behind the thrills six flags new orleans heading to. Abandoned six flags new orleans jazzland images, videos. Abandoned six flags new orleans jazzland images, videos and pictures taken at the abandoned six flags new orleans amusement park jazzland by urban explorer and. Movies filmed at the abandoned park jurassic wold being filmed at six flags new orleansjazzland more jurassic world from wired. Six flags new orleans was also used to film parts of jurassic world in 2014.
Jurassic world abandoned theme park film shoot in june 2014. The standin park for jurassic world is not creepy at. Abandoned amusement park, michoud boulevard, new orleans, louisiana, usa beauvoir abandoned amusement park. Originally called jazzland, six flags new orleans is now a creepy shadow of its former self and is popular with blockbuster film producers. Busted at abandoned six flags new orleans jazzland with urban explorer jason lanier photography. Jurassic world to start filming in an abandoned six flags. Six flags new orleans has been abandoned since hurricane katrina.
Abandoned amusement park, michoud boulevard, new orleans, louisiana, usa sorted by popularity ascending. By august 30, 2005, the park was submerged in water as a result of a levee break following hurricane katrina. Abandoned six flags new orleans welcome to edin chavez photography travel blog, miami based commercial and fine art photographer, specializing in landscapes. Scenes from s01e09 were filmed at the abandoned theme park six flags new orleans. The derelict theme park where jurassic worlds dinos roam. Six flags new orleans has been abandoned since the 2005 hurricane made landfall. Six flags new orleans new life as film set coaster101. Jurassic world filmed at six flags new orleans coaster101.
No one before had officially been allowed into the park to record video or shoot pictures. There is a new casting call for a shoot that will take pace on june 6 and june 9 at the old six flags new orleans amusement park, located near 3011 michoud blvd. Six flags new orleans has been closed since just before hurricane katrina struck in august 2005. In 2002, louisiana implemented an aggressive system of tax credits designed to woo the movie industry to the state. The six flags amusement park in new orleans, louisiana, shut down after hurricane katrina hit in 2005. The lightning thief was one of the few movies filmed at the abandoned grounds of six flags new orleans, a famous site known for its destruction caused by hurricane katrina.
After katrina edit edit source after hurricane katrina, six flags sought to end its lease on the site. However, the last film shot at six flags new orleans was deepwater horizon in 2015. The derelict theme park where jurassic worlds dinos roam six. Jurassic world begins filming at the abandoned six flags. A theme park in the us has been left abandoned for 15. Following the acquisition of the park by six flags in august 2002, it was relaunched on april 12, 2003 as six flags new orleans. Filming originally wrapped up in july and then started again in january for reshoots. The filmmakers behind 2122 didnt stop there, though, and took full advantage of filming in new orleans and its environs. New orleans did try to offer incentives to other amusement park companies in an effort to redevelop the area. Once a popular amusement park in new orleans, six flags has been abandoned since being devastated by hurricane katrina in 2005. Directed by peter berg and starring mark wahlberg, the film, which narrates the 2010 explosion and spill that killed 11 people in the gulf of mexico, took. I spent six days filming at an abandoned six flags theme. Abandoned amusement park, michoud boulevard, new orleans, louisiana, usa sorted by popularity.
A movie about a jurassic theme park filming at an abandoned theme park. Check out the first day of filming at six flags in new orleans with our very own frank marshal himself. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The first filming location for jurassic world is not creepy at all. Jurassic world behind the scenes shooting in new orleans 2015 chris pratt movie hd. Six flags new orleans is a 140acre, abandoned theme park in new orleans. Is there police officers, snakes, any of that stuff. Over the past five years, six flags new orleans has played host to spate of bigbudget movies, culminating in jurassic world, opening this weekend. New orleans six flags theme park is bare, crawling with. In 2003, the park was renamed six flags new orleans. Deepwater horizon mainly used the parking lot of sfno to build a gigantic oil rig. Emile hirsch, left, and matthew mcconaughey star in director william friedkins dark comedy killer joe, which was filmed in new orleans.
The park was also used to film portions of the movie jurassic world in. Jurassic world behind the scenes shooting in new orleans. Six flags new orleans, which was left to deteriorate after hurricane katrina, but has served as a filming location and mecca for those wanting to poke around new orleans. Six flags new orleans was originally jazzland theme park which opened on may 20, 2000. Whenever you see the film s characters outside on the oil rig, youre seeing. Inside the creepy abandoned us theme park used to film. Amusement park that has been abandoned since hurricane katrina in 2005. Jurassic world will be filming at abandoned six flags park. The 2019 series bluff city law city was also filmed in a southern state, tennessee.
The film deepwater horizon built an oil rig set in the parking lot during the summer of 2015. It is currently owned by the industrial development board of new orleans. The abandoned six flags new orleans abandoned america. A casting notice has revealed that jurassic world may be shooting in a location worthy of its totally bonkerssounding plot. Six flags had leased the park from 2002 until 2009, when the lease was terminated during its bankruptcy proceedings. New location for jurassic world is delightfully creeply. Deepwater horizon production team built model rig variety. Im 25, and my friends and i are going to louisiana to go urban exploring six flags new orleans, but whats inside the park. Photos of abandoned six flags in new orleans insider. The theme park is located in eastern new orleans, in the ninth ward of the city, off interstate 10. In march of 2002, six flags purchased the lease and continued to run it as jazzland through 2002.
Interestingly, the first signs of new life at jazzland six flags new orleans came not from investors or developers, but from the film industry. It first opened in 2000, but has been closed since it was seriously damaged by flooding during hurricane katrina on august 29, 2005. Six flags new orleans was abandoned after the fallout of hurricane katrina devastated the park and left it unfit for operation. According to slash film, six flags new orleans will be part of the all new film, jurassic world, which is slated for a 2015 release. Six flags new orleans shut down after katrina, but its found new life as. Nicolas cage runs through the old six flags new orleans. New orleans, hurting for money themselves, were not going to let six flags off easy. Photos show desolate, abandoned six flags new orleans 10.
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