BURBANK, Calif., June 8, 2004 – Tom Staggs, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), will be speaking at the Thomas Weisel Partners Growth Forum on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 2:05 p.m. EDT. His remarks will be available live via Web cast. Please point your browser to www.disney.com/investors approximately five minutes prior to the start time. A re-play will be provided through Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. PDT.