CROX Crocs Inc

Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) and Disney Consumer Products today announced plans to expand the Disney by CROCS footwear line to six continents at select retail locations in Latin America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Japan, the Middle East and South Africa. Select styles will be available this Holiday season with an expanded product launch in Spring 2007. Ron Snyder, CEO of Crocs, stated, �The success of the Disney by Crocs line at select US and Canadian retailers, in addition to the growing worldwide demand for Crocs, signaled the need for us to expand our efforts with global distribution. Disney is one of the most recognized brands across the globe and combining a phenomenal trend like Crocs with Disney continues our commitment to long-term growth for our business around the world.� The Disney by CROCS line, which is targeted towards children and adults, will debut this Holiday season with special-edition Mickey Mouse die-cut Adult Beach and Kid�s Cayman models. These styles will be available in a broad range of two-toned color pallets including Mickey�s signature black and red. The Disney by CROCS line will feature exclusively the Mickey icon produced in the die-cut manufacturing process on adult and children�s injection molded EVA footwear. Other models will include an array of unique designs emphasizing the distinctive personalities of Disney�s characters including Mickey and Friends, Winnie the Pooh and Friends, Disney Princess, Disney Fairies, as well as Pirates of the Caribbean and Disney*Pixar�s Toy Story and Cars. A premier entertainment brand, Disney is also one of the most recognized brands in the fashion industry and was recently named among the Top 100 fashion brands in the world by leading trade publication Women�s Wear Daily. �Part of our strategy to continue the momentum of our apparel business is to grow our presence in the footwear category with key alliances,� said Andy Mooney, chairman of Disney Consumer Products. �Our relationship with Crocs is especially gratifying because it delivers a unique style of footwear that has been so well received not only in the U.S., but internationally.� About Crocs, Inc. Crocs, Inc. is a rapidly growing designer, manufacturer and marketer of footwear for men, women and children under the crocs brand. All of our footwear products incorporate our proprietary closed-cell resin material, which we believe represents a substantial innovation in footwear comfort and functionality. Our proprietary closed-cell resin, which we refer to as croslite� enables us to produce a soft and lightweight, non-marking, slip- and odor-resistant shoe. These unique properties make crocs footwear ideal for casual wear, as well as for recreational uses such as boating, hiking, fishing and gardening, and have enabled us to successfully market our products to a broad range of consumers. About Disney Consumer Products Disney Consumer Products (DCP) is the business segment of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) that extends the Disney brand to merchandise ranging from apparel, toys, home d�cor and books to interactive games, food and beverages, stationery, electronics and animation art. This is accomplished through the work of DCP's various lines of business: Disney Toys, Disney Softlines, Disney Home, Disney Food, Health & Beauty, Disney Stationery, Disney Publishing, Buena Vista Games, Baby Einstein, the Muppets Holding Company and Disney Shopping, Inc.'s catalog and disneyshopping.com. The Disney Store, which debuted in 1987, also falls under DCP, through stores currently owned and operated by unaffiliated third parties under licensing agreements in North America and Japan, and wholly owned stores in Europe. For more information about DCP, please visit our web site at www.disneyconsumerproducts.com. Forward Looking Statements Certain information contained in this press release�may be deemed to constitute�forward-looking statements�within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights and other factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K under the heading "Risk Factors," and our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are encouraged to review that section and all other disclosures appearing in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) and Disney Consumer Products today announced plans to expand the Disney by CROCS footwear line to six continents at select retail locations in Latin America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Japan, the Middle East and South Africa. Select styles will be available this Holiday season with an expanded product launch in Spring 2007. Ron Snyder, CEO of Crocs, stated, "The success of the Disney by Crocs line at select US and Canadian retailers, in addition to the growing worldwide demand for Crocs, signaled the need for us to expand our efforts with global distribution. Disney is one of the most recognized brands across the globe and combining a phenomenal trend like Crocs with Disney continues our commitment to long-term growth for our business around the world." The Disney by CROCS line, which is targeted towards children and adults, will debut this Holiday season with special-edition Mickey Mouse die-cut Adult Beach and Kid's Cayman models. These styles will be available in a broad range of two-toned color pallets including Mickey's signature black and red. The Disney by CROCS line will feature exclusively the Mickey icon produced in the die-cut manufacturing process on adult and children's injection molded EVA footwear. Other models will include an array of unique designs emphasizing the distinctive personalities of Disney's characters including Mickey and Friends, Winnie the Pooh and Friends, Disney Princess, Disney Fairies, as well as Pirates of the Caribbean and Disney*Pixar's Toy Story and Cars. A premier entertainment brand, Disney is also one of the most recognized brands in the fashion industry and was recently named among the Top 100 fashion brands in the world by leading trade publication Women's Wear Daily. "Part of our strategy to continue the momentum of our apparel business is to grow our presence in the footwear category with key alliances," said Andy Mooney, chairman of Disney Consumer Products. "Our relationship with Crocs is especially gratifying because it delivers a unique style of footwear that has been so well received not only in the U.S., but internationally." About Crocs, Inc. Crocs, Inc. is a rapidly growing designer, manufacturer and marketer of footwear for men, women and children under the crocs brand. All of our footwear products incorporate our proprietary closed-cell resin material, which we believe represents a substantial innovation in footwear comfort and functionality. Our proprietary closed-cell resin, which we refer to as croslite(TM) enables us to produce a soft and lightweight, non-marking, slip- and odor-resistant shoe. These unique properties make crocs footwear ideal for casual wear, as well as for recreational uses such as boating, hiking, fishing and gardening, and have enabled us to successfully market our products to a broad range of consumers. About Disney Consumer Products Disney Consumer Products (DCP) is the business segment of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) that extends the Disney brand to merchandise ranging from apparel, toys, home decor and books to interactive games, food and beverages, stationery, electronics and animation art. This is accomplished through the work of DCP's various lines of business: Disney Toys, Disney Softlines, Disney Home, Disney Food, Health & Beauty, Disney Stationery, Disney Publishing, Buena Vista Games, Baby Einstein, the Muppets Holding Company and Disney Shopping, Inc.'s catalog and disneyshopping.com. The Disney Store, which debuted in 1987, also falls under DCP, through stores currently owned and operated by unaffiliated third parties under licensing agreements in North America and Japan, and wholly owned stores in Europe. For more information about DCP, please visit our web site at www.disneyconsumerproducts.com. Forward Looking Statements Certain information contained in this press release may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights and other factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K under the heading "Risk Factors," and our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are encouraged to review that section and all other disclosures appearing in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.