It is the third Disney adaptation of the novel, following Treasure Island (1950) and Muppet Treasure Island (1996).
It is a science fiction adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel Treasure Island (1883), and it is the third retelling of the story in an outer space setting, following the Bulgarian film Treasure Planet (1982) and the Italian miniseries Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987). Treasure Planet is a 2002 American animated science fiction action- adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.