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Disney has planned one additional angle to its Public Needs Blu-ray operation. Besides streeting seven weeks ahead of the two-disc Platinum Edition DVD, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' 2 Blu-ray discs, 1 standard DVD Combo will arrive on October 6th in separate packaging, one posing as a DVD + Blu-ray Combo, the other as a Blu-ray + DVD Combo. Never mind that the price and disc composition will be the same; the studio must assume that those buying won't even notice or care they're missing the second disc of the DVD, which will only show up November 24th.

In less depressing news, Disney plans to offer three premium editions of Snow White, each centering on the Blu-ray/DVD combo. Details are sparse thus far, but you'll be able to get Walt's first animated feature in a 7 Dwarf Plush Pack ($79.99 SRP), in a Collector's Set with Book ($59.99 SRP), or in a Limited Edition Box Set ($249.99) housing at least a book, pins, lithographs, and some fancy packaging. We've added a tentative packaging shot to our Upcoming DVD Cover Art page.

April 9, 2009 - Believe it or not, it's been five years since our countdown of The Top 100 Disney Songs. That's enough time for albums to go out-of-print, DVDs to get upgraded, and links to become outdated. Since this is one of the most popular features on UltimateDisney.com, we went back and brought the countdown up to date. Now, you can listen to songs and download them for less than a dollar (DRM-free!) through Amazon.com MP3 or pick up complete soundtracks featuring the chosen works. All links to relevant articles and reviews have been verified and updated. What better time than now to revisit -- or discover -- what site readers picked as the very best of Disney music. Check it: Disney Songs Countdown.

Recent Disney DVD Reviews:
• Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films, Volume 3: The Prince & The Pauper - Mickey Mouse pulls double duty as both of Mark Twain's title characters in the half-hour 1990 cartoon, which is joined by four Medieval-themed single-reel shorts from the 1930s and '40s.
• My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too - This hour-long movie maintains the stylings of the computer-animated Playhouse Disney series while upping the ambition and delivering seven original songs. The DVD includes a number of repeat value-enhancing playback modes, a thinking game with Rabbit, and a Kenny Loggins music video.
• "Bunnytown": Hello Bunnies! - This UK-produced Playhouse Disney variety puppet series shuns didacticism and narrative in favor of music and comedy bits involving -- what else? -- a host of colorful bunny rabbits.
• Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films, Volume 2 - Three Little Pigs - This holds not only the hit 1933 Silly Symphony, but two of its sequels and four other animal comedy shorts.
• Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films, Volume 1 - Mickey and the Beanstalk - This launches a new cartoon line with the Ludwig von Drake version of the half-hour Fun and Fancy Free plus four other Mickey Mouse shorts from the 1930s and '40s.
• Bedtime Stories - Adam Sandler stars as a goofy hotel handyman surprised to discover aspects of his nightly tales to his sister's kids actually occurring. This PG-rated comedy fantasy co-stars Keri Russell, Russell Brand, and Guy Pearce. Disney's Deluxe Edition DVD serves up outtakes, twelve deleted scenes, a few short featurettes (including a new Dylan and Cole Sprouse infomercial for Blu-ray), and a digital copy.

Recent Non-Disney DVD and Blu-ray Reviews:
• The Spirit - Sin City and 300 creator Frank Miller adapts Will Eisner's beloved comic strip series into a heavily-stylized PG-13 action flick starring Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, and others. Lionsgate's 2-Disc Special Edition includes an audio commentary and video interview with Miller, an alternate ending, a making-of featurette, a digital copy, and the trailer.
• No Country for Old Men: 3-Disc Collector's Edition - The Coen Brothers' Oscar-winning thriller supplies three distinct perspectives to a crime story involving a money-filled satchel recovered near the Texas/Mexico border. Miramax's new set retains everything from the original disc and adds over five hours of new bonus features plus a digital copy and a mail-in rebate offer for repeat buyers.
• Yes Man - Jim Carrey returns to what he's best known for in this comedy about a banker who agrees to say "yes" to every opportunity that comes his way, including a quirky Zooey Deschanel love interest. Warner's 2-Disc Special Edition includes 40 minutes of video bonus features and a digital copy.
• Doubt - John Patrick Shanley's adaptation of his 2004 play stars Meryl Streep as Sr. Aloysius, a Catholic school nun/principal who suspects the pastor priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) of having an inappropriate relationship with an altar boy. Streep, Hoffman, and castmates Amy Adams and Viola Davis all received Oscar nominations, as did Shanley's script. The disc includes a commentary by Shanley and four featurettes.

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