Sunday, October 29, 2006

Disney

Canon Releases &
Platinum Editions (Incated with a P#)
Numbers indicated in green I would like to see released as a Platinum Edition
1. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs - 12.21.37 (P1)
2. Pinocchio - 2.7.40 (P18 - TBD - Oct 08)
3. Fantasia - 11.13.40 (P19 - TBD - Mar 09)
4. Dumbo - 10.23.41 (X)
5. Bambi - 8.13.42 (P5)
6. Saludos Amigos - 2.6.43 (X)
7. The Three Caballeros - 12.21.44 (X)
8. Make Mine Music - 4.20.46 (X)
9. Fun & Fancy Free - 9.27.47 (X)
10. Melody Time - 5.27.48 (X)
11. The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad - 10.5.49 (X)
12. Cinderella - 2.15.50 (P6)
13. Alice in Wonderland - 7.26.51 (X)
14. Peter Pan - 2.5.53 (P9)
15. Lady & the Tramp - 6.16.55 (P7)
16. Sleeping Beauty (X) - 1.29.59 (P20 - TBD - Oct 09)
17. 101 Dalmations - 1.25.61 (P10 - Mar 08)
18. The Sword in the Stone - 12.25.63 (X)
19. The Jungle Book - 10.18.67 (P10 - Oct 07)
20. The Aristocats - 12.11.70 (X)
21. Robin Hood - 11.8.73 (X)
22. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - 3.11.77 (X)
23. The Rescuers - 6.22.77 (X)
24. The Fox & the Hound - 7.10.81 (X)
25. The Black Cauldron - 7.24.85 (X)
26. The Great Mouse Detective - 7.2.86 (X)
27. Oliver & Company - 11.13.88 (X)
28. The Little Mermaid - 11.15.89 (P8)
29. The Rescuers Down Under - 11.16.90 (X)
30. Beauty & the Beast - 11.13.91 (P2)
31. Aladdin - 11.11.92 (P4)
32. Lion King - 6.15.94 (P3)
33. Pocahontas - 6.16.95 (X)
34. The Hunchback of Notre Dame - 6.21.96 (X)
35. Hercules - 6.14.97 (X)
36. Mulan - 6.5.98 (X)
37. Tarzan - 6.18.99 (X)
38. Fantasia 2000 - 12.17.99 (X)
39. The Emperor's New Groove - 12.10.00 (X)
40. Atlantis - The Lost Empire - 6.3.01 (X)
41. Lilo & Stitch - 6.16.02 (X)
42. Treasure Planet - 11.17.02 (X)
43. Brother Bear - 10.20.03 (X)
44. Home on the Range - 3.21.04 (X)
45. Chicken Little - 10.30.05 (X)
46. Meet the Robinsons - 3.30.07 (X)
47. American Dog (2008)
48. Rapunzel (2009)
49. The Frog Princess (2009)
In the Fall of 1999 when Disney decided to open up its vaults and release some of their Animated Classics on the DVD format. Their inital plan called for 9 movies (8 "Classics" and 1 direct-to-video title) to be released on a weekly basis. Each title was to only be available for a number of weeks, at which point it would go out of print. These Limited Issue titles were ridiculously priced at $39.99 retail, contained little or no extras, and widescreen releases were not enhanced for 16:9 TVs. This plan was a disaster: even the "Limited Issue" banners across the cases could not sell these movies. At this point, the studio realized that it would have to put more effort into their DVD releases. These nine initial DVD releases (The Little Mermaid, Lady and the Tramp, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, Mulan, Hercules,and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride) are now all out-of-print and extremely difficult to find. Three of these Limited Issues were quickly re-packaged as Gold Collection titles (Pinocchio, Hercules, and Mulan) the following year. One (Peter Pan) was upgraded to a Special Edition DVD release in 2002. The Lion King II was re-released as a 2-Disc Special Edition in August 2004. After the failure of the Limited Issue line, Disney devised the Gold Collection as a new plan for DVD releases. These would basically contain the same few number of extras, but would be released permanently, as there was no limit to the time window in which they would printed. Generally, these Gold Collection DVDs would be marked by features like interactive read-along, games, and sing alongs. The majority of Disney's catalogue of Animated Classics were released as these. Up until late 2002, Disney's latest animated classics were released both as Standard DVDs and Collector's Edition DVDs. Atlantis: The Lost Empire was the 7th and final Collector's Edition release, and like the other Collector's Edition titles, was available in a less expensive standard release with fewer extras. (The six earlier Collector's Editions were A Bug's Life, Toy Story & Toy Story 2: The Ultimate Toy Box, Fantasia & Fantasia 2000: The Fantasia Anthology, Tarzan, Dinosaur, and The Emperor's New Groove.) These multi-disc sets contained audio commentaries from the filmmakers, plus a slew of other extras, such as deleted animation, trailers and TV ads, and extensive making-of footage. What might have been an eighth Collector's Edition - Monsters Inc. - received just one release: a 2-disc Collector's Edition, $29.99 SRP, as did Pixar's Finding Nemo in 2003. Perhaps the most special type of Disney DVD releases is the Platinum Collection titles.
In trying to best reach their audience Disney has terminated the "Gold Collection", "Vault Disney", and "Collector's Edition" lines.
Pixar
1. Toy Story - 11.19.95
2. A Bug's Life - 11.14.98
3. Toy Story 2 - 11.13.99
4. Monsters, Inc. - 10.28.01
5. Finding Nemo - 5.30.03
6. The Incredibles - 11.5.04
7. Cars - 5.26.06
8. Ratatouille - 6.29.07
9. WALL-E - 6.27.08
10. Toy Story 3 - 6.20.10
Walt Disney Treasures
Walt Disney Treasures are limited edition 2-disc tins (retail price $32.99) which compile episodes of old cartoons and television programs. The first wave (1-4) was released in December 2001. The second wave (5-7) was released in December 2002. Wave three (8-11) was released in May 2004. Wave four (12-14) was released in December 2004. Wave five (15-18) was released December 6, 2005. Wave six (19-22) was released December 19, 2006.

1. The Complete Davy Crockett Televised Series
2. Mickey Mouse in Living Color
3. Disneyland U.S.A.
4. Silly Symphonies
5. Mickey Mouse in Black & White
6. Behind the Scenes At the Walt Disney Studio
7. The Complete Goofy
8. Mickey Mouse in Living Color Volume 2
9. The Chronological Donald
10. Disney on the Front Lines
11. Walt's Tomorrowland
12. The Mickey Mouse Club (X)
13. The Complete Pluto (X)
14. Mickey Mouse in Black & White Volume 2 (X)
15. The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (X)
16. Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts - 1920s-1960s (X)
17. The Adventures of Spin & Marty (X)
18. Elfego Baca and The Swamp Fox: Legendary Heroes (X)
19. More Silly Symphonies Volume Two
20. The Complete Pluto Volume Two
21. Your Host, Walt Disney
22. The Hardy Boys, The Mickey Mouse Club
Other Disney & Live Action Films
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Pollyanna (1960)
The Sign of Zorro (1960)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The Parent Trap (1961)
Son of Flubber (1963)
Mary Poppins (1964)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
The Love Bug (1969)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1970)
Bedknobs &Broomsticks (1971)
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Freaky Friday (1976)
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Pete's Dragon (1977)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
The Cat From Outer Space (1978)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
Popeye (1980)
Condorman (1981)
Tron (1982)
Something Wicked this Way Comes (1983)
Return to Oz (1985)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Benji the Hunted (1987)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Cool Runnings (1993)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
The Santa Clause (1994)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Eight Below (2006)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Jim Henson's Studios
Hey Cinderella! (1970)
The Frog Prince (1971)
The Muppet Show (1976-1981)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Fraggle Rock (1983-87)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Labyrinth (1986)
The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
Jim Henson passed away- May 16, 1990
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Muppets Tonight (1996-1998)
Muppets from Space (1999)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)

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