Closed for Storm

The incredible true story of an abandoned American theme park.

6.3

|2020|77 min

The story of Six Flags New Orleans, a theme park devastated by Hurricane Katrina that has become a holy grail of sorts for urban exploration and the efforts to restore the park to its former glory.

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