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Good to see Google Earth's aerial imagery getting updated more often. It's a bit surprising to finally see some changes, especially compared to the last snapshot from earlier this year, when it was clear they hadn't touched the property in months.

So, what do we have here? Well, it looks like the First Aid station is finally gone. They also seem to have finished tearing down what remained of Looney Tunes: the playground, Barnstormers, Crazy Bus, and the Balloons are all gone.

Shockingly, Pepe is still there somehow... Why? No clue. I doubt it'll survive much longer, though.

The carousel, which was still only partially demolished in the previous imagery, is now completely gone as well.

We already knew most of this had been removed, but it's nice to finally have proper aerial confirmation. There's not much left now.

The mermaids bathroom is still standing for some reason, though. Why on earth would they keep that for so long?

Also, don't ask me why, but Earth didn't index the February–March snapshot for some reason. Weird.

On top of that, they've removed the 2023 imagery as well. I know they're currently trying to migrate the desktop app over to the browser version, so it might be the reason. Hopefully they'll restore the missing imagery at some point, and it isn't actually lost to time.

At least the earlier snapshot is documented on this sub, so I'm really glad I made that post when I had the chance.

Uploaded two days ago. The author didn't specify when they were taken, but they were probably shot fairly recently. Once again, nothing has been done, and everything left behind is still sitting there deteriorating.

Credits to Jimmy Blaylock (Facebook)

Another one of these things, I can't lie, I had quite a good time building it. It's animated, just like IRL.

Warning: flashing lights!

Back in 2003, the unofficial sfno.com website featured an interactive park map with clickable pop-ups for every attraction, displaying photos, menus, prices, height restrictions, and other information. Sometime after 2004, it was quietly replaced with a static image for reasons unknown.

For years, I assumed it was impossible to restore because the necessary files had never been archived. Recently, though, I discovered that the original Java applet (.jar) had actually survived on the Internet Archive. After downloading the applet, assets, and the HTML, I tried running it locally, only to realize it was simply too old to work in any modern browser.

So I decided to try something a little crazy: recreate the applet in JavaScript.

With a lot of help from AI (my JavaScript knowledge is basically nonexistent) and thanks to the original program being fairly simple, I managed to recreate the map's functionality almost exactly. Every pop-up behaves like it did on the original site, and so far I haven't run into any major bugs.

I honestly didn't expect this to work, but here we are. There are still a few things I'd like to polish before releasing it, but I plan to share a download link once it's ready.

In the meantime, if there's a specific attraction or pop-up you'd like to see, let me know, and I'll post it. I'll be away for a few days, so the release will probably have to wait a week or two.

I'd love to hear what you think!

Built this out of pure boredom in about half an hour. I always liked the design of this sign, especially the original Jazzland look. It's very basic, nothing over the top, with no interior details, and, obviously, it doesn't actually work. 

Does anyone know what organ grinder tune Mardi Gras Menagerie used to play?

Most carousels I've seen usually feature rearranged traditional folk songs, so I imagined this wouldn't be the exception. I doubt it's unique to this installation, especially considering it's another Chance clone.

I downloaded this last year from a now-deleted forum on Wayback Machine. It dates back to the late 2000s, when Rogers (Southern Star Amusement) was still trying to purchase the property. I don't remember whether it was an official layout shared by him or something put together by a fan. I'm leaning toward the latter.

Either way, it's a fun little find, and I thought it was worth sharing. The quality could definitely be better.

From the park's official website.

Just a small note that caught my attention.

A week or two ago, I accidentally discovered that several images and videos that were previously available through the Wayback Machine from sixflagsneworleans.com are now broken or missing. Considering the enormous amount of data the Internet Archive has to manage, it's not exactly shocking, but it's still concerning.

A few examples:

• Sonic Slam and Bayou Blast Towers
• Walking riders down the log flume
• New chain in action on Spillway Splashout! (thumb)
• Lex Luthor's Invertatron Testing! 4/6/03!
• Wagon near Gator La Croix's
• Outdoor showers for your city folk!

I'm sure there are more, but these are just the ones I noticed after a quick look around. Feel free to check the links yourselves if you're skeptical.

More than anything, this serves as a reminder that even the Wayback Machine shouldn't be treated as a perfect archive. It's an incredible tool, but it's always best to keep multiple copies and rely on more than one source whenever possible. If you ever get the chance to download something important, even if it's already archived, do it. You never know when it might disappear.

Of course, these files may not be gone forever. Sometimes the Wayback Machine temporarily misses files during crawls, and they can reappear later. Other times, files become corrupted or inaccessible. Only time will tell.

Alfa's only addition to the park in three seasons. Can't complain; I think we can all agree this was the best ride there. 😏

Photo from nola.com

I've always been really curious about their Jazzland article and any photos or information it might contain. I've spent years searching for a scanned copy online, or even someone willing to sell one, but I've had no luck so far.

Does anyone happen to have a copy and would be willing to share a few photos of the park's section? I'd really appreciate it.

I found these on an old website called bunk.dhs.org, which has since been removed. The material appears to date from 2002 or earlier. Unfortunately, the site reportedly featured rather more interesting content, including construction photos of the park from 1999, but none of those were archived. The only images I was able to recover are these photos of what seems to be a fairly detailed 3D model of Zydeco Scream. Beyond these two shots, I have no additional information about it.

"Best Boardwalk in the South"

- sixflagsneworleans.com

Behold perfection.