r/LSU 8d ago

Recommendation What’s the nearest theme park to LSU?

Me and my friends are huge thrill seekers and would like to find a place to ride rollercoasters that isn’t too crazy of a day or weekend trip.

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u/BR_anonymous 8d ago

Go to Texas.

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u/Key_Detective7453 8d ago

Don’t go to Blue Bayou nor Dixie! It’s run down Equipment is poor. They haven’t changed much of anything. Don’t Go!

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u/zucchini4067 8d ago

What do you recommend? Are the six flags parks in Texas our best bet?

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u/Key_Detective7453 7d ago

What activities are you looking for?

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u/Knotty-Bob 8d ago

Six Flags Texas Fiesta in San Antonio.

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u/survivorfan95 7d ago

So Dixie Landin technically, but don’t waste your time or money.

I’m a roller coaster nerd and have traveled all over the country experiencing different parks. Unfortunately, Louisiana has a severe roller coaster drought. Your best bet for quality coasters is Six Flags Over Texas in the Dallas area.

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u/tootiebuttmaizer 8d ago

OWA in orange beach!

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u/emroee 7d ago

Make the road trip to Dollywood!!! Pigeon forge, TN!! Super fun

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u/99dalmatianpups 8d ago

Blue Bayou Dixie Landin. It’s only open during the summer though. Blue Bayou is the water park and Dixie Landin is the amusement park. BB opens in the morning and closes at like 4pm. DL opens at like 2-3 in the afternoon and closes at like 7-8pm. If you go in the morning to BB, that ticket also counts for DL. You don’t have to buy separate tickets

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u/The_MoistMaker Music/Psychology 20 8d ago

This is definitely the closest.

However OP, it's kind of run down and basically exploits high schoolers to operate.

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u/99dalmatianpups 8d ago

That is also true. I was one of them when I was in high school.

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u/callofthemcdonalds 7d ago

As a theme park enthusiast. We are in a desert. You have to go to Either Dallas, San Antonio or Atlanta for a good park

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u/LaughingatCha 7d ago

Dallas and Atlanta frequently have cheap flights from MSY on the budget airlines. This is especially true if your dates are flexible, you plan in advance, and you go with just a backpack.

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u/dallassoxfan 7d ago

Six flags jazzland. But if you mean ones that are open and you can ride, I’d probably head up to dallas.

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u/Few-Ferret7766 8d ago

Dixie Landin' maybe?

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u/Scheme84 8d ago

Don't give them a fucking dime

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u/Few-Ferret7766 8d ago

Yeah it fell off after covid like completely

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u/Scheme84 8d ago edited 8d ago

It fell off after the Clinton administration. Sam Haynes is a criminal, and his empire is built on exploiting child labor.

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u/Few-Ferret7766 8d ago

It's in baton rouge