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
Disney in the Stars Disney in the Stars Disney in the Stars (Traditional Chinese: 「星夢奇緣」煙花表演) was the nightly fireworks performance at the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park in Lantau, Hong Kong. Based on a similar format used in the "Fantasy in the Sky" fireworks at other Disney theme parks, fireworks and pyrotechnics are co-ordinated to orchestrated Disney music such as "A Whole New World". The show opened on September 12, 2005, debuting at the park's nighttime inaugural ceremonies. From September 16, 2010 to October 31, 2010, "Disney in the Stars" was replaced by "Disney's Nightmare in the Sky", a Halloween-themed fireworks performance. In celebration