# Closed for Storm

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***Closed for Storm*** is a 2020 [documentary film](/source/Documentary_film) by Canadian [YouTube](/source/YouTube) creator Jake Williams of [Bright Sun Films](/source/Bright_Sun_Films). It focuses on [Six Flags New Orleans](/source/Six_Flags_New_Orleans), a Louisiana amusement park that has been abandoned since it was flooded during [Hurricane Katrina](/source/Hurricane_Katrina) in 2005.[1][2][3]

The film was officially announced on January 17, 2020, in a video posted by Williams called "My Documentary Announcement."[4] In July 2020, Williams previewed new clips of *Closed for Storm* on a podcast called *Factual America*.[5] The documentary premiered at the [New Orleans Film Festival](/source/New_Orleans_Film_Festival) on November 7, 2020.[6] The film was released on [streaming platforms](/source/Streaming_platform) in July 2021.[7] The title of the film was based on the last message ever written on the main entrance sign to Six Flags New Orleans, in preparation for Hurricane Katrina in late-August 2005.[8]

## References

1. ["Home"](https://www.closedforstorm.com/). *Closed For Storm*. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

1. MacCash, Doug. ["Rise and fall of Six Flags New Orleans is topic of documentary by 22-year-old YouTube star"](https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_4b05ae46-96ce-11ea-95e2-ef1b943779a8.html). *NOLA.com*. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

1. ["Explore an Abandoned Theme Park in 'Closed For Storm' Documentary | FirstShowing.net"](https://www.firstshowing.net/2020/explore-an-abandoned-theme-park-in-closed-for-storm-documentary/). *www.firstshowing.net*. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

1. ["My Documentary Announcement"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZCqx9GdUxM), retrieved 2021-04-19

1. ["Closed For Storm: The Abandoned Six Flags Theme Park"](https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/podcast/closed-for-storm/). *Factual America Podcast*. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

1. ["Closed for Storm | #NOFF2020"](https://noff2020.eventive.org/films/5f497c13ab220400855c7e9d). *noff2020.eventive.org*. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

1. Shaw, Gabbi. ["A Six Flags in New Orleans has been abandoned for almost 16 years — see the haunting photos"](https://www.insider.com/abandoned-six-flags-new-orleans-2018-1). *Insider*. Retrieved 2021-07-01.

1. ["Closed for Storm Not Only Tells the Story of the Abandoned Six Flags, but Also Highlights the Haunting Effects It Continues To Have on the Community"](https://www.bigeasymagazine.com/2021/07/08/closed-for-storm-not-only-tells-the-story-but-also-sheds-light-on-the-haunting-effects-the-abandoned-six-flags-has-on-the-community/). *Big Easy Magazine*. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.closedforstorm.com/)
- [Closed for Storm](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11372428/) at IMDb

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