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Disney and Pixar Steer Cars to Summer 2006 Release BURBANK, Calif. and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios today announced that they are moving the release date of Pixar's upcoming animated feature film, Cars, to June 9, 2006. Release dates for major international territories have also been set for summer 2006 - France on July 12, Germany and Switzerland on July 13, the UK and Spain on July 14, Japan on July 15 and Italy on September 1. Commenting on the announcement, Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios said, "The move from November 2005 to June 2006 makes perfect sense. Cars is the quintessential summer film for audiences of all ages. It has a fantastic story full of action, adventure, comedy, heartfelt emotion with cutting edge animation and incredible voice talent." Cook continued, "In the vein of Finding Nemo, we feel the movie will have legs throughout summer and beyond." "Cars longs to be a summer movie, said Pixar CEO Steve Jobs. "We plan to finish Cars on its original schedule, and look forward to Cars and our future films benefiting by summer theatrical releases and holiday DVD releases." Cars, the seventh animated feature film to be created by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures, is directed by Pixar's two-time Academy Award(R)-winner John Lasseter, who directed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, and Toy Story 2. A high-octane adventure comedy, Cars features the voice talents of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman and Bonnie Hunt, and has a wide assortment of cars as characters who get their kicks on Route 66. Cars is produced by Darla K. Anderson (A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc.). Cars will be the final original film produced under Disney and Pixar's highly successful partnership. About The Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios is a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and distributes motion pictures under Walt Disney Pictures -- which includes Walt Disney Feature Animation and DisneyToon Studios -- Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Films and Dimension Films. Buena Vista International serves as the studio's international distribution arm. Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Buena Vista Home Entertainment International together distribute Disney and other film titles to the rental and sell-through home entertainment markets worldwide. Buena Vista Theatrical Productions is one of the largest producers of Broadway musicals, and the Buena Vista Music Group distributes original music and motion picture soundtracks under its four record labels: Walt Disney Records, Buena Vista Records, Hollywood Records and Lyric Street Records. About Pixar Animation Studios Pixar Animation Studios (NASDAQ:PIXR) (http://www.pixar.com/) combines creative and technical artistry to create original films in the medium of computer animation. Pixar has created and produced six of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Academy Award(R)-winning Toy Story (1995); A Bug's Life (1998); Golden Globe-winner Toy Story 2 (1999); the Academy Award(R)-winning Monsters, Inc. (2001); the Academy Award(R)-winning Finding Nemo (2003), and The Incredibles. Pixar's six films have earned almost $3 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio's next release is Cars (June 9, 2006). Contact: Heidi Trotta Sr. Vice President Communications, The Walt Disney Studios (818) 560-7280 Mary Conlin Director of Marketing Pixar Animation Studios (510) 752-3330 DATASOURCE: Walt Disney Pictures; Pixar Animation Studios CONTACT: Heidi Trotta, Sr. Vice President Communications of The Walt Disney Studios, +1-818-560-7280; or Mary Conlin, Director of Marketing of Pixar Animation Studios, +1-510-752-3330 Web site: http://http//www.pixar.com

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