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During the last week of October, New Orleans had two long awaited attractions finally open.
With 100,000 square feet of gaming area on the first area alone, Harrah's is sure to entice anyone who has a taste for gambling. Located at the foot of Canal Street, and bordered by both Canal Street and Poydras Street, across from the New Orleans Hilton, International Trade Mart, and the Riverwalk. This easily places Harrah's within walking distant from many of New Orleans best hotels, the French Quarter, and the Morial Convention Center. Featuring six restaurants and rolling food carts, Harrah's offers plenty to dine on when you're ready to take a break from the games. Even more anticipated, with a lot less controversy, was the opening of the New Orleans Arena ( http://www.neworleansarena.com/ ). Opening its doors on October 29, the Arena brings to New Orleans a facility that can handle basketball, hockey, and center stage events. The Arena finally allows New Orleans to attract some of the top performers for concert tours that previously skipped the city because there was not an adequate facility. Located next to the Louisiana Superdome (http://www.superdome.com/ ), the Arena has already gathered numerous acclaims from those who have visited. These two new attractions should help New Orleans gather more attention as a tourist city. Perhaps the next attraction that is being eagerly awaited is the opening on the Jazzland Theme Park ( http://www.jazzland2000.com/ ). Scheduled to open in May 2000, Jazzland promises to bring to New Orleans an attraction that will add fun and excitement for anyone, regardless of age. Season passes are now on sale at $200 for a family of four. Although there were some negative tones from the local press regarding the prices announced, the prices are right in line with the SixFlags ( http://www.sixflags.com/ ) family of theme parks. Driving past the construction site, everything is starting to show the first signs of life. One of the roller coasters already has some of the tracks laid out on the foundation, numerous buildings are up, and the entire site is visible from the interstate. Here's to praying that management keeps the park up once it's running and that the local press doesn't kill it before it's even open.
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