What land is the main setting of Super Mario World?

The main setting of Super Mario World is Dinosaur Land.

The 1990 Super Nintendo game begins after Mario and Luigi have helped restore peace to the Mushroom World. They travel with Princess Toadstool to Dinosaur Land for a vacation, but the trip is interrupted when Bowser kidnaps the princess and imprisons dinosaurs in eggs. The brothers then cross the region to rescue her and free the captured creatures.

Dinosaur Land is designed as a prehistoric-themed world, filled with dinosaurs, unusual enemies, forests, caves, oceans, and castles. Its most famous inhabitant is Yoshi, the friendly dinosaur who debuts as a rideable companion in this game. Yoshi can eat enemies, swallow certain objects, and help Mario explore levels in ways unavailable in earlier platformers.

Players sometimes confuse Dinosaur Land with the Mushroom Kingdom because both are central to the broader Mario universe. They are distinct settings, however. Isle Delfino belongs to Super Mario Sunshine, while Sarasaland is the setting of Super Mario Land. Super Mario World’s title refers to the game’s expanded world, but the story specifically names its vacation destination Dinosaur Land.