DC Comics Super Heroes Adventures

DC Comics Super Heroes Adventures
ThemeDC Comics
Attractions
Total4
Other rides3
Shows1
Six Flags New Orleans
StatusDefunct
OpenedApril 12, 2003
ClosedAugust 25, 2005
Six Flags New England
StatusDefunct
Opened2000
Closed2020
Replaced byDC Universe

DC Comics Super Heroes Adventures was a DC Comics themed area found at Six Flags New Orleans, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. It opened on April 12, 2003, after Six Flags took over the lease of the park in 2002 and added the company's signature Warner Bros. characters and themes.

History

Gotham City Hall and Joker's Jukebox after Hurricane Katrina.

In 2002, Six Flags took over the lease of Jazzland (which opened in 2000) and re-branded the park Six Flags New Orleans a year later.[1] With the park's new ownership, Six Flags added the new themed section DC Comics Super Heroes Adventures for 2003 season, themed after the DC Comics characters. Most of all the new attractions for the themed area were relocated from Thrill Valley, a theme park in Japan.

After Hurricane Katrina (2005-present)

Catwoman's Whip after Katrina

When Hurricane Katrina hit the park on August 29, 2005, the park was severely flooded, causing the park to close down indefinitely.[2] In 2007, Six Flags began the process of moving rides from the park to their other properties. Batman: The Ride was the first ride to leave the park, and was taken to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, where it was refurbished and reopened as Goliath on April 18, 2008.[3][4] The park has been closed since 2005 and is no longer a Six Flags park, as it is now owned by the city of New Orleans.[5] Despite Six Flags losing the park's lease to the city in 2009, all Looney Tunes and DC Comics theming stayed within the park itself.

Attractions

Rides

  • Catwoman's Whip (Mondial Shake)
  • Joker's Jukebox (Wieland Schwarzkopf Polyp)
  • Lex Luthor's Invertatron (Zamperla Windshear)

Theaters

  • Gotham City Hall

Former Attractions

  • Batman: The Ride
    Batman: The Ride
  • Batman: The Ride
    Batman: The Ride

References

  1. ^ Six Flags New Orleans (November 14, 2002). "Six Flags to Fly Over The Crescent City in 2003". Press Release. RCDB. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "New Orleans: Six Flags New Orleans". Six Flags. Archived from the original on March 27, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Six Flags New Orleans (9 September 2007). "Goliath Soars into Six Flags Fiesta Texas Bringing Major Park Coaster Count to Eight". Press Release. RCDB. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Goliath". Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  5. ^ "Six Flags Wants Out". Times Picayune. July 1, 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-09.