Walt Disney Treasures Wave 5 DVDs Press Release

[Robin Hood]

But Disney's plan makes collecting treasures really fun and exciting.

Paying $100.00 for an out of print treasure isn't exciting.

[Lars Vermundsberget]

Not much of collectors yet, some of you people, eh?

Hunting, sometimes for years, is definitely part of the collecting game. And sometimes it costs money.

[DisneyFanatic]

Unless I'm mistaken nobody mentioned the two shorts called "How to Have an Accident at Work" and "How to Have an Accident at Home" I can't remember when they were made. They had Donald Duck and J.J. Fate (I think that was his name). They were two of my favorites.

[blaing]

Those cartoons, I think, will not appear until volume 3 (or 4 depending on how they release the remaining Donald cartoons)

[Luke]

One is from 1956, the other from 1959...so it's quite likely neither will appear in Volume 3.

[Loomis]

But Disney's plan makes collecting treasures really fun and exciting.

Paying $100.00 for an out of print treasure isn't exciting.

It is a little bit.

But you have to put on a silly hat and go "Brooom" while you are doing it.

[Mr. Toad]

Loomis - is my Mickey's Sorcerer's hat silly enough?

[Sabretoothed]

If you don't want to spend a lot to get the same thing minus the metal case you can order it from Zone 4 (Australia) pretty cheap, the first mickey ones are there....

see

http://www.ezydvd.com.au/mech/quicksear ... es&x=0&y=0

I'm bumping this topic to ask a question on the Treasures. Do you guys think Disney will re-release the older Treasure sets? I've missed the earlier ones and they only way to get them now is to pay an arm and leg for them so I am hoping Disney will do like they do with their movies and re-release them after a time.


Tabbi <3

[Loomis]

Loomis - is my Mickey's Sorcerer's hat silly enough?

Sounds perfect, but don't forget to say "Broooom".

[TM2-Megatron]

Disney has 19 Alice shorts in there vault not on the Rarities set according to the book Walt in Wonderland.

Alice's Fishy Story
Alice the Peacemaker
Alice and the Three Bears
Alice Cans the Cannibals
Alice the Toreador
Alice Gets Stung
Alice Loses Out
Alice [Gets] Stage Struck
Alice Solves the Puzzle [a censored print]
Alice Wins the Derby
Alice's Tin Pony
Alice Chops the Suey
Alice the Jail Bird
Alice Plays Cupid
Alice on the Farm
Alice’s Balloon Race
Alice’s Orphan
Alice in the Wooly West
Alice’s Circus Days

add the Laugh o'Grams and there is more than enough matrerial for a second rarites set.

With the seven on the "Rarities" treasure, this only makes 26. So what happened to the remaining 30? It's hard to believe there are no prints left anywhere on Earth.

[Little Red Henski]

There are few more Alices that exist in the hands of private collectors.

[Lucylover1986]

Does anyone know how many of the sets they are making this time around?

[ghost999]

I can't believe that it's less than two weeks until these titles are released and we still do not know the maximum pressings of these sets?? These must already be in some warehouse, boxed and waiting to be shipped out next week.

Also, it would be a nice surprise to see Roy's name back on the front on a nice blue band like the original releases. Wasn't Roy allowed back into the Magic Kingdom as part of his agreement to end his Save Disney Campaign??

[Escapay]

Loomis - is my Mickey's Sorcerer's hat silly enough?

Sounds perfect, but don't forget to say "Broooom".

I don't have a Sorcerer Mickey hat, so can I use my Indiana Jones one? Can I say "Wahooo!!" instead of "Broooom"?

Escapay

[Lars Vermundsberget]

With the seven on the "Rarities" treasure, this only makes 26. So what happened to the remaining 30? It's hard to believe there are no prints left anywhere on Earth.

One should never say never - some of those no longer known to exist could show up somewhere sometime.

But it is an unfortunate fact that old films go missing. I wouldn't expect all of Disney's early films to ever come back.

[MikeyMouse]

As usual, I'll be getting all four. I don't think it's such a crime that some of the Donald shorts from "OTFL" are duplicated here. Not everyone is going to go out and buy all the sets, so people who may have opted not to get the war shorts will still have a "Complete" Donald collection (as the title indicates).

Actually, the two that excite me the most are the "Rarities" set and the "Spin & Marty" set. I'm a big fan of vintage animation (Winsor McCay, Ub Iwerks, etc.), so it'll be interesting to look at some restored old "Alice" comedies. I also remember when the Disney Channel was in it's infancy, they used to show episodes of the original "Mickey Mouse Club" at around 6:00 in the morning. I used to get up hours before school to go downstairs and watch those old shows...I was fascinated with them...especially the Spin & Marty series.

Anyway, a good set all in all. One week and counting!

[Anders M Olsson]

I can't believe that it's less than two weeks until these titles are released and we still do not know the maximum pressings of these sets?? These must already be in some warehouse, boxed and waiting to be shipped out next week.

Disney Rarities - 125,000 copies
Spin and Marty - 125,000 copies
Elfego Baca / Swamp Fox - 125,000 copies
Chronological Donald 2 - Don't know about that one. Haven't got it yet!

Also, it would be a nice surprise to see Roy's name back on the front on a nice blue band like the original releases. Wasn't Roy allowed back into the Magic Kingdom as part of his agreement to end his Save Disney Campaign??

YESSSS !!!!!!

*** Roy Disney's signature is indeed present on this year's treasures!!!! ***
But it must have been added at the very last minute, since it's not paired with Leonard Maltin's signature. Instead, Roy's name is on the gray area between the "specifications box" and the "timeline box".

No blue band, though. Roughly the same design as last year's wave, except for the plastic keepcase which is black and appears to be from a different manufacturer.

[STASHONE]

Where did all this info come from?

[Joe Carioca]

Have you already gotten the Treasures?
Could you tell us if the tins are the same as last years - with that cheapo cardboard back cover glued on the tin instead of printed?

[Anders M Olsson]

Have you already gotten the Treasures?
Could you tell us if the tins are the same as last years - with that cheapo cardboard back cover glued on the tin instead of printed?

I got all of them today, except for The Chronological Donald 2. The glued cardboard back is the same as last year. And there's the same slightly defective "D" in Disney on the tin.