treasure planet is a 2002 american-scottish animated science fiction movie produced by walt disney feature animation, and released by walt disney pictures and buena vista pictures on november 27, 2002. the 42nd animated movie in the walt disney animated classics, the movie is based on robert louis stevenson's adventure novel "treasure island" and was the first movie to be released in both normal and imax theaters at the same time. the movie uses hand-drawn 2d traditional animation over 3d computer animation. and it was theatrical released with a 2002 pixar short, "mike's new car".