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
Dae Jang Geum Theme Park Dae Jang Geum Theme Park Dae Jang Geum Theme Park () is a restored and renovated outdoor set where most of the Korean drama "Dae Jang Geum" was filmed. The area of the Dae Jang Geum Theme Park is about 2,000 square meters within the MBC Yangju Culture Valley which is located in Mansong-dong, Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province. Dae Jang Geum Theme Park is Korea's first drama theme park. It was made for spreading Korean Wave and introducing not only Korean culture but Korean court culture. There are 23 facilities such as Dae Jeon, Dae Bi Jeon, Soo Ra Gan