Editing RMS Queen Mary (section)

===1992 closure and reopening===
With Disney gone, the Hotel ''Queen Mary'' closed on 30 September 1992. The owners of the ''[[Spruce Goose]]'', the Aero Club of Southern California, sold the plane to the [[Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum]] in [[Oregon]]. The plane departed on barges on 2 October 1992. The ''Queen Mary'' remained open until 31 December 1992 when it closed.

During this period, the ship was nominated and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.{{r|PT 2017-03-13}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 September 1992 |title= Queen Mary Pushed for Historical Recognition |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-25-me-893-story.html |access-date=1 May 2022 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>{{r|NRHP}} Also the [[Port of Long Beach]] turned over control over the vessel to the city in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henry |first1=Jason |last2=Munguia |first2=Hayley |title=Long Beach now controls the Queen Mary, but it may have to deal with a derelict submarine too |url=http://www.presstelegram.com/2021/07/08/long-beach-controls-the-queen-mary-but-it-may-have-to-deal-with-a-derelict-submarine-too |access-date=23 January 2022 |newspaper=[[Press-Telegram]] |date=9 July 2021}}</ref>

On 5 February 1993, RMS Foundation, Inc signed a five-year lease with the city of Long Beach to act as the operators of the property. The foundation was run by President and C.E.O. Joseph F. Prevratil, who had managed the attraction for Wrather. On 26 February 1993 the tourist attraction reopened completely, while the hotel reopened partially on 5 March with 125 rooms and the banquet facilities, with the remainder of the rooms coming online on 30 April. In 1995, RMS Foundation's lease was extended to twenty years, while the scope of the lease was reduced to operation of the ship. A new company, Queen's Seaport Development, Inc. (QSDI), was established in 1995 to control the real estate adjacent to the vessel. The dome was used extensively as a soundstage for film and television by taking advantage of the adaptable interior space that was larger than any [[sound stage]] in the Los Angeles area.<ref name=pinsky>{{cite news|last1=Pinsky|first1=Mark|title=Long Beach Dome Gets New Life in Film|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-10-ca-41097-story.html|access-date=13 April 2015|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=10 March 1995}}</ref> In 1998, the city of Long Beach extended the QSDI lease to 66 years. Carnival Cruises repurposed a portion of the dome as a passenger terminal in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ferrell|first=David|date=11 October 2001|title=Giant Dome's Saga Takes Another Turn|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-oct-11-me-55854-story.html|access-date=2 July 2021|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[California State Lands Commission]] also issued a report in response to citizens' concerns about the use of public trust lands and mismanagement of public trust funds. The report determined that the uses were not barred by the granting statutes or the [[public trust doctrine]], but may be considered necessarily incidental to the enjoyment of public tidelands. They found no evidence of mismanagement, a conclusion that was reviewed and affirmed by the [[California State Attorney General|State Attorney General]].<ref>{{cite report|url=http://www.lbreport.com/reference/stlanrpt.pdf|title=A Report on the Queensway Bay Development Plan and the Long Beach Tide and Submerged Lands|publisher=State Lands Commission|date=April 2001|via=LBReport.com}}</ref>

In 2004, ''Queen Mary'' and Stargazer Productions added Tibbies Great American Cabaret to the space previously occupied by the ship's bank and wireless telegraph room. Stargazer Productions and ''Queen Mary'' transformed the space into a working dinner theatre complete with stage, lights, sound and scullery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tibbiescabaret.com/History.html|title=History|publisher=[[Tibbies Cabaret]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907104145/http://tibbiescabaret.com/History.html|archive-date=7 September 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Starboard sun deck of Queen Mary docked in Long Beach.jpg|thumb|upright|Starboard sun deck, 1972]]
In 2005, QSDI sought [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]] protection due to a rent credit dispute with the city. In 2006, the bankruptcy court requested bids from parties interested in taking over the lease from QSDI. The minimum required opening bid was $41M. The operation of the ship, by RMS Foundation, remained independent of the bankruptcy. In summer 2007, ''Queen Mary''{{'s}} lease was sold to a group named "Save the Queen", managed by Hostmark Hospitality Group.

They planned to develop the land adjacent to ''Queen Mary'', and upgrade, renovate and restore the ship. During their management, staterooms were updated with [[iPod]] docking stations, flatscreen TVs. The ship's three funnels and waterline area were also repainted to their original Cunard red colour. The portside Promenade Deck's planking was restored and refinished. Many lifeboats were repaired and patched, and the ship's kitchens were renovated with new equipment.

In late September 2009, management of ''Queen Mary'' was taken over by [[Delaware North Companies]], who planned to continue the restoration and renovation of the ship and its property. They were determined to revitalise and enhance the ship as an attraction.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://media.delawarenorth.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=689 |title=Delaware North on Board at Queen Mary |publisher=media.delawarenorth.com |date=28 September 2009 |access-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> But in April 2011, the city of Long Beach was informed that Delaware North was no longer managing ''Queen Mary''. Garrison Investment Group said this decision was purely business.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://travel-industry.uptake.com/blog/2009/02/23/queen-mary-long-beach-lease?mode=print
 |title       = Queen Mary Long Beach Lease Rights Auctioned for $25,000
 |first       = P.
 |last        = Ling
 |publisher   = travel-industry.uptake.com
 |date        = 23 February 2009
|access-date  = 10 September 2012
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120425045613/http://travel-industry.uptake.com/blog/2009/02/23/queen-mary-long-beach-lease/?mode=print
 |archive-date = 25 April 2012
}}</ref> Delaware North continued to manage ''[[Soviet submarine B-427|Scorpion]],'' a Soviet submarine that has been a separate attraction next to ''Queen Mary'' since 1998.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.gazettes.com/news/business/updated-new-queen-mary-management/article_d53707f0-6c61-11e0-a889-001cc4c03286.html
|title=New Queen Mary Management
|last=Saltzgaver
|first=Harry
|newspaper=[[Gazette Newspapers]]
|date=21 April 2011
|access-date=10 September 2012
}}</ref>
Evolution Hospitality, LLC. assumed operational control of ''Queen Mary'' on 23 September 2011, with Garrison Investments leasing ''Queen Mary''.<ref>
{{cite news
 |url         = http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_18980056?source=rv
 |title       = Queen Mary gets a new operator
 |newspaper   = [[Press-Telegram]]
 |last        = Meeks
 |first       = Karen Robes
 |date        = 26 September 2011
|access-date  = 10 September 2012
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120406082506/http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_18980056?source=rv
 |archive-date = 6 April 2012
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 |url          = http://www.lbpost.com/news/staffreports/12439
 |title        = Orange County's Evolution Hospitality to Manage the Queen Mary
 |newspaper    = [[Long Beach Post]]
 |date         = 26 September 2011
|access-date   = 10 September 2012
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120605102909/http://www.lbpost.com/news/staffreports/12439
 |archive-date = 5 June 2012
}}</ref> The dome was used as a venue for the Long Beach Derby Gals [[roller derby]] team<ref>{{cite web
| title = Long Beach Derby Gals
| url = http://longbeachderbygals.com/
| year = 2013
| access-date = 1 October 2013
| archive-date = 4 October 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222157/http://longbeachderbygals.com/
}}</ref> and as an event venue.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Queen Mary Dome
| url = http://www.queenmary.com/events/dome.php
| year = 2013
| access-date = 1 October 2013|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231510/http://www.queenmary.com/events/dome.php}}</ref>