At Disney's Animal Kingdom, a new mini-land called Chester & Hester's Dino-Rama! debuted in December with the TriceraTop Spin ride and a lively midway full of prehistoric fun. This spring will mark the opening of the land's new spinning coaster, Primeval Whirl.

Walt Disney Imagineering will soon transport guests to an International Space Training Center set decades into the future. Mission: SPACE, a landmark Imagineering attraction, blasts off at Epcot in 2003. Developed in consultation with NASA and former astronauts, the interactive adventure will launch guests on the ride of their lives during a simulated flight into outer space. Imagineers are producing and installing the centerpiece of the attraction, a proprietary ride system that will create sensations of weightlessness and a series of sustained G-forces.

At the Downtown Disney Marketplace, Imagineers are fashioning a new 16,000-square-foot Hasbro toy store designed as a bright, colorful workshop. Next summer, guests will discover a 65-foot-tall Tinker Toy tower in front of the Arts and Crafts-styled retail facility, which includes an interactive play area with Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Mr. Potato Head, Lincoln Logs and Tinker Toys.

Imagineers are also working on two new Walt Disney World Resort locations for the Disney Vacation Club. Disney's Beach Club Villas, opening in fall 2002, will feature 208 units spread over five wings, and will be inspired by mid-Atlantic seaside homes built in the early 20th century. Each of the studio and one- and two-bedroom villas has either a pool or garden view.