Storm topic

The Fierce Pancake · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:37 am Post subject: Storm topic

I guess there's no one from New Orleans in the area online right now...

MCS_Elektra · Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:46 pm Post subject: sotrm topic

lafayette area 2 hours west, new orleans is going to get hit hard Im afraid that park will flood out especially that woodie on the water dont know the name of it but it was a rough sob anyways Embarassed

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Frontrider · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject:

I'm in Dallas. Managed to snag a couple of rides on the Giant and Shockwave Sunday. Would have gotten more but I got there at 6:30 PM and the park closed at 7 PM - it took a long time to get here even though we left before 7 AM.

Checked out the Dallas Zoo today. It's nice to get my mind off all of this. I actually ran into an SFNO employee there.

I have no idea yet how SFNO, or my house, fared.

I hope everyone is OK.

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Mike Robinson · Site Admin Joined: 12 Mar 2002 Posts: 4184

I do to. I am worried about Brady and family, they should be ok but I sure would like to hear from them.

I hope all the posters to our east come out of this safely.

I know this is secondary to the human costs, but the path shows a a very close hit to SFNO.

Bamatini · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:04 pm Post subject:

I work at Dixie Landin' / Blue Bayou and reports I got at work today is that SFNO is under about 5 feet of water as of today. That's coming from a park insider, but it is not confirmed. From some of the footage I saw of NOLA today and last night I can believe it.

Our park took a pretty good hit as well. We lost many trees and our Musik Express and Rainbow took the worst hit of all rides in the park. There is alot of cleanup needed in the pools as well. It made me sick driving down the driveway this morning seeing all the damage to Rainbow and Musik. And our old Blue Bayou sign is gone forever...
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SFAWfan · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject:

Well, I'm from New Orleans what do you think will happen to the rides? Will it be broke?

Valenrandy · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject:

meanstreak · Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:33 pm Post subject: Disaster Area

I live in Baton Rouge and have also been wondering about the outcome of SFNO. That is, until recently. The website www.2theadvocate.com has a video shot from a helicopter of all the damage in New Orleans East including the park. There are actually many videos of N.O. on the website.

Frontrider:

What section of N.O. are you from? There is a huge chance that your home might be under water. The news is saying that 80% of N.O. is flooded. They have said that they will not be able to let people return to N.O. for about 2 to 4 weeks.

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The Fierce Pancake · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:24 am Post subject:

I think they made this decision before it was determined 25,000 Superdome evacuees are about to be bused to the Houston Astrodome. Astroworld can't accomodate that kind of traffic, these people can walk over on foot. It's going to be messy.

The Fierce Pancake · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:31 am Post subject: Re: Disaster Area

Just watched this, looks flooded but otherwise everything seems pretty intact. SFNO buildings and rides still standing.

familyman · Serpent Rider Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 32

I thought the same thing. What are they going to do with 25,000 people in walking distance?

This could be bad. These poor folks have been locked up for days and will be looking to get outside. Who would blame them? But with that many people next door, the free admission could become a problem.

We were going to go to the park this weekend, but we may go to San Antonio.

I also worry about the employees that have lost jobs at the Casino's, SFNO, etc. Not only did they lose their homes, but they have lost their incomes.

twist3d · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject:

Where on the advocate news site, is the video footage of the park?

This truly is a catastrophe. I hope that everything remains as calm as possible, and that people here in Texas welcome our friends from the three states that were terribly hit with open arms. I have noticed many foreigners here in my city alone. The hotels are filling quickly.
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meanstreak · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject:

Start Inhibit Dan · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject:

[quote="familyman"]I thought the same thing. What are they going to do with 25,000 people in walking distance?

AW will be packed this weekend!!! I was going to go, I think I'll wait till next weekend.
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Frontrider · Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject: Re: Disaster Area