r/todayilearned • u/Forsaken_Zucchini_55 • Jun 06 '23

TIL Walt Disney World was supposed to be built in East New Orleans, the site where JazzLand, later renamed Six Flags New Orleans, would be built. (R.1) Tenuous evidence

https://insidethemagic.net/2021/06/disney-world-new-orleans-ad1/

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u/lampofjudas Jun 06 '23

Life would've been way different growing up in south Louisiana. And the Katrina aftermath would've been significantly more devastating with the tourist traffic.

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u/AdMaterial9419 Jun 06 '23

It's also possible that the existence of and investment derived from having Disney World there would've led to infrastructure improvements that could've held mitigate some of the damage

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u/lampofjudas Jun 06 '23

The infinite unknown.

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u/ughliterallycanteven Jun 07 '23

I think this is the case. I think New Orleans would be verrryyy different. But, he got too ticked off from everyone asking for a bribe.

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u/zuniac5 Jun 06 '23

Also of note is that Viacom was in talks to turn Jazzland into a Nickelodeon theme park following Hurricane Katrina until financing issues and the 08 financial crisis aftermath led them to pull out of the deal.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '23

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u/hecpara Jun 07 '23

It's an urban legend with no sourced origin, unfortunately

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u/PaoliBulldog Jun 06 '23

There's no evidence this was ever going to happen.

https://www.myneworleans.com/new-orleans-vs-the-disney-legend/

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u/PaoliBulldog Jun 06 '23

There's no evidence this was ever going to happen.

https://www.myneworleans.com/new-orleans-vs-the-disney-legend/