Port Disney
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Port Disney was a planned Walt Disney resort spanning 443 acres (179 ha)[1] surrounding Queensway Bay next to the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, United States. The property was going to feature a marine-themed amusement park, a marina, a cruise ship port, a specialty retail and entertainment area, and hotel accommodations. The land it would occupy housed the RMS Queen Mary and the Hughes H-4 Hercules aircraft (nicknamed the "Spruce Goose"), both of which were obtained by Disney in its acquisition of the Wrather company in 1989.
Location | Port Disney, Long Beach, California, U.S.A. |
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Coordinates | 33°44′48″N 118°11′06″W |
Status | Cancelled |
Owner | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts |
Theme | Nautical |
Port Disney was first announced in July 1990, originally presented to city and port officials in closed meetings, then revealed publicly later that month.[2] This was followed by the publication of The Port Disney News, which was mailed directly to homes in 1991 to drum up public support. Mounting costs and local opposition led to the project's cancellation in December 1991, and Disney instead turned its attention to building the WestCOT theme park in Anaheim, California.[3][4] Some of the park's planned elements were later incorporated into the development of Tokyo DisneySea in Japan, which opened in 2001. In March 1992, Disney announced plans to end its lease on the Queen Mary, Spruce Goose, and surrounding property, relinquishing development rights to all of its Long Beach properties.[3]