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Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin'

Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin', Family amusement park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin' is an amusement park in Baton Rouge combining water rides with traditional amusement attractions. The facility features water slides and splash rides in the water park section alongside roller coasters and classic amusement rides in the traditional park area.

Blue Bayou opened in 1989 on the site of Coursey's Fantasy Water Park, and Dixie Landin' was built in 1999 by founder Samuel B. Haynes, drawing some rides from his Fun Fair Park, which ran from 1963 to 1999 at Florida Boulevard and Airline Highway. Hurricane Gustav damaged both parks in 2008, destroying the Coca-Cola stage, rebuilt for 2009. Dixie Landin' closed permanently on June 2, 2025, after eight days of that season; Blue Bayou was leased to Leisure Sports and Recreation, LLC and reopened May 16, 2026.

Ride names draw on south Louisiana lore: Lafitte's Plunge recalls the privateer Jean Lafitte, Atchafalaya Run is named for the swamp basin, and Voodoo, Conja' and Mad Moccasins reference local folk magic. The lazy river was long called Lazy River before becoming Atchafalaya Run. Founder Samuel B. Haynes moved rides here from his Fun Fair Park, which ran from 1963 to 1999 at Florida Boulevard and Airline Highway.

The two parks sit side by side off Highland Road, sharing one admission while both operated. Dixie Landin' closed permanently on June 2, 2025, after eight days of that season, and its rides and the pedestrian bridge over Highland Road were being removed from April 2026. Blue Bayou reopened on May 16, 2026, under Leisure Sports and Recreation, LLC, so check which side is operating before travelling.

Dixie Landin' opened in 1999 with rides moved from Fun Fair Park, Samuel B. Haynes's earlier Baton Rouge park that ran from 1963 to 1999 at Florida Boulevard and Airline Highway. Its Hot Shot drop tower began as the O2 Tower at Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City Beach, Florida.

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18142 Perkins Rd E, Baton Rouge, LA 70810, USA
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Saturday-Sunday 11:00-18:00
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30.34445,-91.02630
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October 26, 2026 07:31
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