A sizzling showplace like no place else, Downtown Disney West Side will take Walt Disney World by storm beginning Sept. 15. It will encoumpass the Marketplace, Pleasure Island and an expansion, currently under construction.

Downtown Disney area's Marketplace recently opened Wolfgang Puck Express and later this fall will launch LEGO Imagination Center, Ghirardelli's Soda, Fountain and Chocolate Shop and McDonald's. By spring 1998, Downtown Disney's Pleasure Island will extend its non-stop club hopping when Nashville's famous Wildhorse Saloon opens a nightclub and restaurant and BET SoundStage Club brings jazz, rhythm and blues, soul and hip-hop to the streets of the most happening place on earth.

"Simply put, it's a collection of 'wows'," said Karl Holz, Downtown Disney vice president. "We have created an over-the-top experience that makes Downtown Disney Florida's premiere after-park entertainment destination. It's the best of the best -- an experience that will absolutely exceed expectations."         Located on the east edge of Walt Disney World property, it treats guests to a wide variety of activities for old and young alike. SO GET READY TO PARTY!!!

• AMC Pleasure Island 24 Theatres -- 24 separate theaters, 390 guests per theater, PLUS, sixteen theaters with stadium seating, two with balconies and screens more three stories tall. "Can you dig this, I knew that you could!!"

• Bongos Cuban Cafe -- Created by superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband/producer, Emilio, Bongos invites guest to sample Miami's South Beach with Cuban cuisine, Latin rhythms and a tropical theme. This is her 2nd restaurant, after the Rain Forest Cafe of course!

• House of Blues -- Mississippi Delta cuisine PLUS big name celebrity backers such as Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, John Goodman and Aerosmith make the House of Blues the most sizzling site since Plymouth Rock.

• Virgin Megastore -- Are you ready for this, a state-of-the-art music, video and book showplace with more more than 300 CD listening stations and live performances on an outdoor elevated stage. This is the largest music store that I have ever heard of!!!

--Disney Quest--         Disney confirmed that the hugewavy-topped building at Downtown Disney will house the first Disney Quest.         "This is a major breakthrough for our company in terms of making the west side (the current Downtown Disney expansion) a family destination," said Al Weiss, president of Walt Disney World."It's a great complement to what we have to offer."         Although the two- to-three-hour attraction includes all the basics of an arcade, Art Levitt, president of Burbank, Calif.-based Disney Regional Entertainment, called it ''the next level'' in high-tech entertainment.

        At Cyperspace Mountain, visitors will use a computer to design a roller coaster that can defy gravity, dip, loop and zip through space or underwater. The "engineer" and a buddy then will step into a 360-degree, full-motion simulator and give the ride a whirl.

        "The Magic Mirror" will feature an electronic make-over during which visitors can alter their image with big hair, blue ears or a thinner physique -- and print out the results.

        The five-story,100,000-square-foot facility at Downtown Disney West Side immerses guests of all ages in a world of adventure combining the Disney experience with the most involving interactive technology.

• All Aboard For Your Fantasy Flight Into The World of Disney! -- Imagine a mountain of your favorite Disney plush toys piled so high it seems endless. Marvel at an Enchanted Dining Room stocked high with an unbelievable selection of gourmet foods. Fabulous clothes, magical gifts and authentic Disney souvenirs line the walls, fill the shelves, and hang suspended from above in the most innovative and entertaining ways. It's paradise for everyone from the newest Mickey fan to the avid Disneyana enthusiast.

  Explore faraway lands and magical settings of Disney's most beloved stories, all in one spectacular place. Find enchantment in room after room devoted to popular Disney characters, from Snow White and Pinocchio to Beauty and the Beast, Simba and all the other Disney stars that have charmed us for generations.         This is the stuff dreams are made of .... 50,000 square feet of Disney merchandise arranged so artfully that this remarkable store is an attraction itself. Get ready for a true adventure. You're about to discover the one and only... World of Disney!

• LEGO Imagination Center -- In October, the newest attaction at Downtown Disney Marketplace will be LEGO Imagination Center, with famous LEGO bricks. Children can now let their imaginations run amuck on the interactive LEGO playground.

• BET Soundstage Club -- By spring 1998, guests can sample one of the newest nightclubs anywhere on earth, only at Pleasure Island. Black Entertainment Television presents the BET SoundStage Club, featuring jazz, rhythm and blues, soul and hip-hop.

• Wildhorse Saloon -- Guests can slide over to the Wildhorse Saloon, for a dance lesson, or the best Barbecue" dinner this side of Nashville. This club also offers some of the best new country music on the charts.

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