Port Disney winning city. Formal negotiations for financial responsibility between Disney and Long Beach were scheduled to begin on September 12, 1990, after the city reviewed Disney's plans. Several independent analysts gave the edge to Port Disney, citing the uniqueness of the project and the lack of a similar nautical/ocean theme park in Los Angeles County since the 1987 closure of Marineland. In February 1991, Disney disclosed that it had been buying large tracts of land near Disneyland in Anaheim, although Disney vice-president of development David Malmuth said the land acquisition would not affect the decision between Anaheim and Long Beach, which
Drayton Manor Theme Park home to Miss Community UK Grand Finals in 2016. This national UK pageant focuses on community and charity work. A number of music artists have visited & opened rides at the park including: The park was featured in 2 episodes of Brum in 2001–2002. In Brum and the Runaway Train where The Big Town Mayor accidentally malfunctioned the new but 'old' Polperro express train which he was supposed to open, and in Brum and the Crazy Chair Chase where Gorgeous Gordon's runaway new barber chair flew onto the buffalo coaster ride. Drayton Manor Theme Park Drayton Manor is a theme