Last December, Disney's The Emperor's New Groove told the story of a selfish young emperor who gets his comeuppance when he is turned into a llama. The film featured the voices of David Spade as the emperor and John Goodman as a kindly peasant who teaches him the importance of caring for others.

In June, Atlantis: The Lost Empire captured the flavor of the live-action adventure favorites from the studio's past, such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Swiss Family Robinson.

In November, the release of Monsters, Inc., the fourth computer-animated film from Disney's partnership with Pixar Animation Studios, ushered in another blockbuster. The film takes place in Monstropolis, a bustling city where monsters live and work. In the top scream factory, Monsters, Inc., the energy from the screams of human children is collected and refined to power the monster world. Ironically, it turns out that monsters are actually terrified of children, believing them to be toxic. So when a child accidentally makes her way into the workplace at Monsters, Inc., the monster world is turned upside down. Continuing the Disney/Pixar success story, Monsters, Inc., scared up an unprecedented $62.7 million during its opening weekend, the highest three-day opening in company history and the highest opening of all time for an animated picture.

Opening in June 2002 is Lilo & Stitch, a heart-warming comedy about a lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo who adopts a small ugly "dog" whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren't in reality an alien genetic experiment who has escaped his planet and crash-landed on Earth. Through her love, faith and unwavering belief in "ohana" (the Hawaiian concept of family), Lilo helps unlock Stitch's heart and gives him the one thing he was never designed to have - the ability to care for someone else. Lilo & Stitch has a lush tropical setting, unique sense of humor and classic songs by Elvis Presley.

For the 2002 holiday season comes Treasure Planet, a fantastic animated spin on one of the greatest adventure stories ever told: Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. The story is set in a unique universe where the world of 18th century pirates meets 24th century space technology. When rebellious teen Jim Hawkins inherits a mysterious space map, the legendary "loot of a thousand worlds" becomes the intense focus of an intergalactic treasure hunt. Onboard the glittering solar-powered space galleon, the RLS Legacy, Jim is befriended by a charismatic cyborg (part man, part machine) named John Silver. When Jim discovers that his trusted friend is a scheming pirate with mutiny in mind, he must confront a betrayal. This exciting new adaptation utilizes a unique combination of traditional 2-D and computer-generated 3-D techniques.