BUENA VISTA GAMES ANNOUNCES PLANS TO PUBLISH MULTI-PLATFORM VIDEO GAMES BASED ON WALT DISNEY PICTURES’ CHICKEN LITTLE FILM PREMIERING SUMMER 2005

Chicken Little in Development for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Handheld and PC
 
BURBANK, Calif. – (May 10, 2004) – Buena Vista Games, Inc. the global interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company, today announced that it is developing Chicken Little, based on Walt Disney Pictures’ first fully animated 3D feature film of the same name.  The video games will be published by Disney Interactive for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube, handheld and PC platforms.  The new action-adventure video game series is slated for debut in summer 2005 at the same time as the film.

“Chicken Little marks Buena Vista Games’ first simultaneous multi-platform, self published video game series," said Graham Hopper, senior vice president and general manager of Buena Vista Games.  “The video game vividly brings the film’s characters to life and gives players a chance to explore the 3-D world of Chicken Little.”

About the Chicken Little Video Games

Walt Disney Pictures’ Chicken Little catapults players smack dab into the middle of Oakey Oaks, Chicken Little’s hometown, where they will experience first-hand all of the action, humor, fun and heart-warming adventure as portrayed in the film.  Taking on the roles of Chicken Little and his friends Abby Mallard, Runt-of-the-Litter and Fish-out-of-Water, players must try to outwit bully Foxy Loxy and save the town from an alien invasion all the while attempting to reverse Chicken Little’s tarnished reputation from that unfortunate “acorn incident.”  You know, the one where he shouted, “The sky is falling!” causing mass chaos in the town of Oakey Oaks, and earning him the reputation of town fool.  
 
Now, Chicken Little goes from zero to hero in the film.  Disney Interactive’s fast-paced, action-adventure game will feature innovative gadgets, pickups, side-quests and mini-games as well as multiplayer gameplay.  In addition, each game version will incorporate clips from the movie for players to view and enjoy.

About Walt Disney Pictures’ Chicken Little Animated 3D Feature Film
Produced by Randy Fullmer and directed by Mark Dindal (Emperor’s New Groove), Disney’s Chicken Little will feature some of Hollywood’s most notable voice-over talent, including Scrub’s Zack Braff (Chicken Little), Garry Marshall (Buck Cluck, Chicken Little’s Father), Joan Cusack (Ugly Duckling), Steve Zahn (Runt of the Litter), Amy Sedaris (Foxy Loxy) and Don Knotts (Mayor Turkey Lurkey and Narrator).

About Buena Vista Games

Buena Vista Games, Inc. is the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company's Consumer Products business unit.  The division publishes, markets and distributes a broad portfolio of PC and multi-platform video games worldwide.  The company also licenses properties and works directly with third-party interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market.  Titles for Buena Vista Games fall under two publishing labels: Buena Vista Interactive, which publishes high-profile, multi-platform games based on creative content from the numerous businesses within The Walt Disney Company, and Disney Interactive, which markets and distributes the company's interactive entertainment based on Disney branded properties.