Closed for Storm explained

Closed for Storm is a 2020 documentary film by Canadian YouTube creator Jake Williams of Bright Sun Films. It focuses on Six Flags New Orleans, a Louisiana amusement park that has been abandoned since it was flooded during 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." In July 2020, Williams previewed new clips of Closed for Storm on a podcast called Factual America.^[4] The documentary premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival on November 7, 2020.^[5] The film was released on streaming platforms in July 2021.^[6] 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.^[7]

References

1. Web site: Home. 2021-04-19. Closed For Storm. en.
2. Web site: MacCash . Doug . Rise and fall of Six Flags New Orleans is topic of documentary by 22-year-old YouTube star . 2021-04-19 . NOLA.com . en.
3. Web site: Explore an Abandoned Theme Park in 'Closed For Storm' Documentary FirstShowing.net. 2021-04-19. www.firstshowing.net. en-US.
4. Web site: 2020-07-21. Closed For Storm: The Abandoned Six Flags Theme Park. 2021-04-19. Factual America Podcast. en-US.
5. Web site: Closed for Storm #NOFF2020. 2021-04-19. noff2020.eventive.org.
6. Web site: Shaw. Gabbi. A Six Flags in New Orleans has been abandoned for almost 16 years — see the haunting photos. 2021-07-01. Insider. en-US.
7. Web site: 2021-07-08 . 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 . 2023-05-22 . Big Easy Magazine . en-US.