NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – June 23, 2006 – Disney Online, part of the Walt Disney Internet Group, today announced it will offer public libraries free subscriptions to Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online™, a safe, ad-free interactive learning experience for preschoolers.

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Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online costs $49.95 per year and is the most learning-oriented of Disney's Internet subscription services for kids, said Disney Online Executive Vice President and Managing Director Ken Goldstein.

Developed with the help of educational experts, Preschool Time focuses on pre-kindergarten skills, such as letter and number recognition, and features 'fun learning' tools such as interactive story books.

'When you're dealing with preschoolers, there really isn't a difference between education and entertainment at that age level,' Goldstein said.

'This is all part of our age-banded strategy where we are looking to follow the consumer through all their age levels and have something for them at every age,' he said.

Disney Online offers Disney's Toontown Online, a multiplayer game for ages 8 to 12, and Blast, a multiplayer game for 5- to 9-year-olds. The emphasis in those products is on action and strategy, Goldstein said.

The company is also developing broadband services for older game players with a multiplayer game based on the hit film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' due to launch this year.

The new preschool broadband service, which features no advertising, is based on characters and shows from Disney Channel's 'Playhouse Disney' programming block, such as 'JoJo's Circus' and 'Higglytown Heroes.' Its content will be updated every two weeks.

Preschool Time Online can be purchased only through Disney, but the company has plans to integrate it into Disney Connection, a free kids 'channel' offered to subscribers of high-speed Internet services provided by Comcast, Adelphia, MediaCom and Verizon.

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• Easy Playhouse Plan From The House of Wood

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