 As the story approached the production stage in early 1997, it was unclear whether Pixar would produce the film, as the entire team of 300 was busy working on "A Bug's Life" for a 1998 release.The Interactive Products Group, with a staff of 95, had its own animators, art department, and engineers.Under intense time pressure, they had put out two successful CD-ROM titles the previous year – "" and "The Toy Story Activity Center".