If you've ever found yourself driving on I-10 near New Orleans East, you've probably seen the remnants of Six Flags New Orleans. Once a popular attraction for thrill-seekers, these days it sits abandoned, slowly being reclaimed by Mother Nature ever since Hurricane Katrina wiped it out in 2009. Nearly 16 years later, these hauntingly beautiful pictures give a glimpse of what it looks like now.

While we do enjoy looking at these incredible photos, please be aware that this property is strictly off-limits and any trespassers will be prosecuted, so just enjoy these photos and don't go off on any dangerous explorations.

Sitting on nearly 150 acres, Six Flags New Orleans originally opened under the name Jazzland in 2000.

You may remember popular areas like Mardi Gras, Pontchartrain Beach, Cajun Country, and Jazz Plaza. Unfortunately, the Louisiana-themed amusement park was not as successful as they had hoped, and the business filed for bankruptcy two years later.

Six Flags purchased it in 2002 for $22 million dollars and spent an additional $20 million in upgrades before reopening in 2003 under the name Six Flags New Orleans.

You may remember the commercials that featured Mr. Six, an old man dancing around the park.

August 21, 2005 was the last day the park was open to the public.

The park was scheduled to reopen a few days later, but Hurricane Katrina had other plans.

The park was submerged in 20 feet of water.

It took over a month for the water to drain, completely devastating the once-beloved amusement park.

More than 80% of the attractions at the amusement park were destroyed beyond repair.

Originally, Six Flags said that the park would be closed through 2007 while they assessed the damages and made repairs, but after assessing the destruction, Six Flags announced that the park was a total loss and had no plans to restore it.

Today, the park sits abandoned, slowly being reclaimed by Mother Nature.

What was once a popular attraction for locals to enjoy...

...now is a haunting reminder of one of the worst storms to ever hit Louisiana.

But there may be a glimmer of hope for this chunk of land...

Developers have begun the conversations with the City of New Orleans in hopes to being new life into the space.

There are two development teams bidding for control of the land. One development team, of which Drew Brees is a part of, hopes to build an urban farm and transportation center at the site, while the other development team hopes to return the space to an amusement/water park. We have a long way to go before development teams are chosen and build-out begins, but it's a start!

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