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The Animal Kingdom Lodge will be a unique 1,300-room hotel, offering views of grasslands which are home to herds of giraffe, zebra and gazelle.

WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING

Not only does Walt Disney Imagineering continue to act as Disney’s research and development department, imagining and engineering the next generation of rides and attractions, but it is also a global design and development firm.

Witness the four new theme parks now in various stages of progress:

DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

Disney’s California Adventure will celebrate the special magic of California with attractions that include a white-water rafting ride through Grizzly Peak Recreation Area; The Hollywood Backlot, a behind-the-scenes look at movie-making; Condor Flats, an historic airfield with a one-of-a-kind hang-glider ride; and Paradise Pier, where guests can soak up California’s beach culture at a vintage seaside amusement park.


The Hollywood Backlot, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of movies and television shows, will be part of Disney’s California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort, opening in 2001.

The expansion of the Disneyland Resort will also feature a 750- room hotel, The Grand Californian, located within the park itself, and Downtown Disney, a new shopping and entertainment district. Because the site of the new resort is being built on Disneyland’s old parking lot, the company is building the largest parking garage in the world to accommodate guests, with direct access from the nearby Santa Ana Freeway. Disney’s California Adventure is scheduled to open in the spring of 2001.