The Ultimate Disney DVD/Blu-ray

[TheSequelOfDisney]

The Cinderella Trilogy - In one solitary DVD.

This better be a Blu-Ray disc or you will have crazy compression problems! It would be a terrible mess if three (roughly) 70-minute movies with bonus features would only be on one disc. Counting just the film, there would be about 210 minutes, and that is a lot for a standard disc with only one movie. You should probably change that, I mean, c'mon, you can make "The Ultimate Disney Blu-Ray," it's in the title of the thread.

[Prudence]

Changed.

[Escapay]

F.Y.I. The Thief and The Cobbler IS a Disney movie. It was release under Miramax, a division of Disney.

The Thief and the Cobbler was made over a long stretch of years by Richard Williams from 1968 to 1995, but was never financially backed by Miramax (or Disney). The only time Miramax/Disney was "involved" was when Miramax acquired the distribution rights and released the Arabian Knight version of the film in 1995.

You're probably thinking Disney had a hand in the production because of the late-90s effort by Roy E. Disney to get the film restored to Williams' original vision, but that project kind of dead-ended when Roy left in 2003 (and seems to have been overlooked upon his return a couple years later).

This better be a Blu-Ray disc or you will have crazy compression problems!

Compression problems are fun!

Anyway, the runtimes for the Cindy films are:
Cindy 1: The Okay-For-What-It-Is Beginning - 76 minutes
Cindy 2: The Worse-Than-You-Think Middle - 73 minutes
Cindy 3: The Redeeming-And-Guilty-Pleasure End - 74 minutes

Making a grand total of 223 minutes, a whopping 3 hours and 43 minutes!

Of course, fitting that much on a disc is quite easy these days without noticeable compression problems (just look at the season sets for Golden Girls, Desperate Housewives, etc.). But it's still really really pushing it.

Escapay

[Big Disney Fan]

Hey, Escapay, you forgot to update the list! It's a new section now!

[Escapay]

Hey, Escapay, you forgot to update the list! It's a new section now!

The job falls on whoever ends up with the first post of the new page (or whoever times their posts to do so), so it's Seq's turn.

Escapay

[Big Disney Fan]

Hey, Escapay, you forgot to update the list! It's a new section now!

The job falls on whoever ends up with the first post of the new page (or whoever times their posts to do so), so it's Seq's turn.

Escapay

But TSoD hardly ever does it now. In fact, I doubt TSoD really visits the page much anymore. So why can't you do it? I already did it a few times already, now it's your turn.

[Escapay]

Given that I hardly post either, as well as the fact that I'm not the first post in the page, as well as the fact that other pages* have gone without an updated list, I'm sure we can survive until page 20...

Plus, I'm sure Seq's working on his Ultimates the same way I am...sparingly over the weeks.

Escapay

*1, 2, 3, 5, 12, and 19

[Prudence]

I'm expecting improved technology in ten years. (I simply quoted myself, because this was a better way to update than editing the previous post five or six or an eventual seven times.)

The Ultimate Disney Blu-Ray
~*~
The Cinderella Trilogy - In one solitary disc.

Release Date:
February 13, 2017.

Movies:
Cinderella
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

Technicalities:
5.1 DTS soundtrack (English)
Dolby Digital soundtrack (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Dutch, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian.)
Subtitles (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Dutch, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian.)

Bonus Features:
Audio Commentary with Frank Nissen, John Kafka, Daniel Berendsen, Jill E. Blotevogel, Eddie Guzelian, Margaret Heidenry, Robert Reece, Tom Rogers, Jule Selbo, and Colleen Ventimila.

Audio Commentary with Jennifer Hale, Susanne Blakeslee, Tress MacNeille, and Holland Taylor.

Deleted Scenes from all three movies. Hosted with commentaries.

Bonus Short Films - All Cinderella related.

Music Videos; the ones featured on former DVDs and videos created exclusively for the 2017 release.

Cinderella Stories - The history and origin of the fairy tale Cinderella, featuring many different versions from around the world.

Character Designs - Explanations, inspiration, and references concerning the characters featured in the films. With commentary from directors, designers, and voice actors.

Concept Art
Cinderella
The Prince
Lady Tremaine
Anastasia
Drizella
The Fairy Godmother
Jaq
Gus
Lucifer
Bruno
Major
The King
The Grand Duke
Prudence
Townspeople
Other Characters

Fun & Games
Personality Quiz
Outtakes

Sneak Preview - Of the live-action Cinderella movie in development, to be released in the decade of 2020-2030. Take a guess at who would play a small part in the preview, as well as her namesake's role in the movie. Yours truly, of course.

~*~

Hm. I'll think of some other additions to the disc. I didn't include annoying games because, if you'll pardon my redundancy, I find them annoying!

[Mickeyfan1990]

Here's a good idea:

Cars: 2-Disc Special Edition


Disc 1
-Introduction with John Lasseter
-Anamorphic 2.35:1 Widescreen and 1.33:1 Full Screen Versions
-5.1 Surround DTS
-Audio Commentary with John Lasseter, Cast, and Crew
-Audio Commentary with Lighting and Mater
-Restored and Remastered in THX

Disc 2
-Introduction with John Lasseter
-All new Documentary
-Inspiration For Cars
-Mater and The Ghostlight Short (with Optional Audio Commentary)
-One Man Band Short (with optional commentary)
- Disney Short: Susie The Little Blue Coupe (with optional commentary and introduction with John Lasseter)
-Featurettes (A.K.A. The Podcasts)
-Deleted Scenes
-Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
-Music Videos
-Epilogue
-Behind the Scenes
-Still Galleries
-Joe Ranft Featurette
-Sneak Peek and Trailer for Ratouille
-Easter Eggs
-And Much More!

[TheSequelOfDisney]

But TSoD hardly ever does it now. In fact, I doubt TSoD really visits the page much anymore. So why can't you do it? I already did it a few times already, now it's your turn.

Well, I don't actually think that I've ever come up with the list, I think it was all Al's idea. And, I really do come into this thread a lot. It's not like I'm not doing anything. Just for your information, I'm currently working on a CoN: TL,TW,TW DVD set. Don't worry, it includes the entire after-coronation dance/scene so you aren't missing anything. And we'll see more of that fish!

[Mickeyfan1990]

Mickey Mouse in Living Color: Volume 3


Disc 1
Mickey's New Car (1999)
Roller Coaster Painters (1999)
Organ Doners (1999)
Mickey's Airplane Kit (1999)
Turkey Catchers (1999)
Mickey's Mistake (1999)
Around the World in 80 Days (1999)
Sandwich Makers (1999)
Hansel and Gretel (1999)
Mickey's Mechanical House (1999)
Mickey's Piano Lesson (1999)
Mickey's Remedy (1999)
Mickey Tries To Cook (1999)
Topsy Turvey Town (1999)
The Nutcraker (1999)
Mickey Foils The Phantom Blot (1999)
Locksmiths (2000)
Mickey's Rival Returns (2000)
Mickey and the Seagull (2000)

Special Features:
Introduction with Leonard Maltin
The Mouse is Back in The House: All new featurette centering on the return of Mickey Mouse
Photo Gallery


Disc 2
Car Washers (2000)
Mickey's Mixed Nuts (2000)
Mickey's Mountain (2000)
Mickey's Mixup (2000)
Mickey's Christmas Chaos (2000)
Mickey's Cabin (2000)
Mickey's Answering Service (2000)
Mickey's Big Break (2000)
Hickory Dickory Mickey (2001)
Pit Crew (2001)
Big House Mickey (2001)
Mickey's April Fools (2001)
Mickey and The Color Caper (2002)
Mickey and The Goatman (2002)
Pinball Mickey (2002)
Housesitters (2002)
Babysitters (2002)
All "Mickey To The Rescue" Mini Shorts (1999)

Special Features:
Introduction with Leonard Maltin
Mickey's 60th Birthday Special
Bonus Mickey Short: Gift of The Magi
How Mickey Mouse Changed the World Featurette
Photo Gallery




Also Lazario's father got into a terrible crash and is in the hospital. Somebody please pray for him. Thank you.

[Big Disney Fan]

Walt Disney Legacy Collection
THE SILLY SYMPHONIES
(If it seems like some cartoons are missing, don't be alarmed; they have been relegated to the obligatory "From the Vault" section, found on its own separate disc. Also, each disc features only 20 cartoons or less, as Escapay advised to me.)

DISC ONE: 1929 - 1931
1. The Skeleton Dance (1929)
2. Springtime (1929)
3. Hell's Bells (1929)
4. Summer (1930)
5. Autumn (1930)
6. Night (1930)
7. Frolicking Fish (1930)
8. Monkey Melodies (1930)
9. Winter (1930)
10. Playful Pan (1930)
11. Mother Goose Melodies (1931)
12. The Busy Beavers (1931)
13. The Cat's Out (1931)
14. The Clock Store (1931)
15. The Fox Hunt (1931)
16. The Spider and the Fly (1931)
17. The Ugly Duckling (1931)

DISC TWO: 1932 - 1934
18. The Bird Store (1932)
19. The Bears and Bees (1932)
20. Just Dogs (1932)
21. Flowers and Trees (1932)
22. Bugs In Love (1932)
23. Babes In the Woods (1932)
24. Birds In the Spring (1932)
25. Father Noah's Ark (1933)
26. The Three Little Pigs (1933) (edited version where the wolf dresses as a Fuller Brush man)
27. Old King Cole (1933)
28. Lullabye Land (1933)
29. The Pied Piper (1933)
30. The China Shop (1934)
31. The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)
32. Funny Little Bunnies (1934)
33. The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
34. The Wise Little Hen (1934)
35. The Flying Mouse (1934)
36. Peculiar Penguins (1934)
37. The Goddess of Spring (1934)

DISC THREE: 1935 - 1939
38. The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
39. The Golden Touch (1935)
40. The Robber Kitten (1935)
41. Music Land (1935)
42. Cock o' the Walk (1935)
43. Elmer Elephant (1936)
44. The Three Little Wolves (1936)
45. Toby Tortoise Returns (1936)
46. Three Blind Mousketeers (1936)
47. The Country Cousin (1936)
48. The Old Mill (1937)
49. The Moth and the Flame (1938)
50. Wynken, Blynken and Nod (1938)
51. Farmyard Symphony (1938)
52. Merbabies (1938)
53. The Practical Pig (1939)
54. The Ugly Duckling (1939)

DISC FOUR: From the Vault
1. El Terrible Toreador (1929)
2. The Merry Dwarfs (1929)
3. Cannibal Capers (1930) (two versions, one with and the other without the original ending)
4. Midnight In a Toy Shop (1930)
5. Birds of a Feather (1931)
6. The China Plate (1931)
7. Egyptian Melodies (1931)
8. King Neptune (1932)
9. Santa's Workshop (1932)
10. The Three Little Pigs (1933) (unedited version where the wolf dresses as a Jewish peddler)
11. The Night Before Christmas (1933)
12. Water Babies (1935)
13. The Cookie Carnival (1935)
14. Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
15. Three Orphan Kittens (1935)
16. Broken Toys (1935)
17. More Kittens (1936)
18. Woodland Cafe (1937)
19. Little Hiawatha (1937)
20. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)

DISC FIVE: Bonus Features
*"The Thrifty Pig" (1941)
*TV Shows
--The Story of the Silly Symphony (1955)
--More About the Silly Symphonies (1957)
*The Songs of the Silly Symphonies
*Silly Symphony Souvenirs
*Silly Symphonies Rediscovered
*Animators At Play
*Galleries
--The Art of the Silly Symphonies
--Silly Symphonies In Print
--Sunday Funnies and Comic Books
--Publicity

P.S., I have paid my respects to Lazario's father. Hope he does well.

[Big Disney Fan]

I have arranged for my "Supreme Masterpiece Collection" of Disney films to be specifically designed for the country of release when it gets released. In these DVDs, the country of release will be the main poster gallery. And the trailers gallery will feature only trailers from the country. And last but not least, the language of the country of release will from the VERY first release of the film in that country (take note, lovers of the original German-language release of "The Little Mermaid").

So, let's see, what country should we use as an example... I know, how about Germany? For my German release of the Supreme Masterpiece Collection (which in German will be called "Special Meisterwerke Collection") of, say, "Pinocchio", for instance, well... #1) The Domestic posters gallery will be of German posters (the American posters in overseas releases of Disney films will be in the "Int'l" poster gallery section); #2) German-release trailers of Pinocchio will be used; and #3) The ORIGINAL German dubbing of "Pinocchio" will be used in the German-language DVD I have in mind (the original German release of "Pinocchio" was in 1951; so the German language will be from 1951).

Taking those formalities into account, maybe this should make those of you who dislike the 1998 German-dubbed release of "The Little Mermaid" happy: the German-dubbed Supreme Masterpiece Collection of "The Little Mermaid" will be of the original dub from 1989.

What do you think of that? The beauty of my Supreme Masterpiece Collection of Disney films is that no matter where on the planet you live, the set will be designed so that it was intended especially for you. And those of you in Belgium and the Netherlands who feel cheated out of having certain Disney DVDs, maybe this will make you happy: the Low Countries will be one of the first stops in Europe for when the sets are released in Europe.

Oh, yeah, I think I will release the package films of the 1940s two by two in double feature style. Each will be arranged by theme, which will work, because there are two related film pairs each and they will each be paired together on one DVD (the two Latin American travelogue films on one DVD; the two music-themed ones on another DVD; and the two double-feature-themed ones on a third); here's a list of the three double feature titles to give an idea of what I'm talking about (each DVD will have a single big title):
1st double feature DVD title: SOUTH OF THE BORDER WITH DONALD DUCK (featuring Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros)
2nd double feature DVD title: MUSIC LAND (featuring Make Mine Music and Melody Time)
3rd double feature DVD title: FOUR FABULOUS CHARACTERS (featuring Fun and Fancy Free and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad)

P.S., in the case of the "South of the Border with Donald" DVD, the Swedish name for that one will be something along the lines of: "Kalle Anka I Sydamerika" (which is actually an alternate name for the original Swedish release of Three Caballeros).

[Escapay]

I have arranged for my "Supreme Masterpiece Collection" of Disney films to be specifically designed for the country of release when it gets released.

<snip>

The beauty of my Supreme Masterpiece Collection of Disney films is that no matter where on the planet you live, the set will be designed so that it was intended especially for you. And those of you in Belgium and the Netherlands who feel cheated out of having certain Disney DVDs, maybe this will make you happy: the Low Countries will be one of the first stops in Europe for when the sets are released in Europe.

<snip>

Oh, yeah, I think I will release the package films of the 1940s two by two in double feature style.

<snip>

I think someone's taking the concept of Ultimate DVD a tad too seriously and forgetting that they are not real...



Escapay

[Big Disney Fan]

I have arranged for my "Supreme Masterpiece Collection" of Disney films to be specifically designed for the country of release when it gets released.

<snip>

The beauty of my Supreme Masterpiece Collection of Disney films is that no matter where on the planet you live, the set will be designed so that it was intended especially for you. And those of you in Belgium and the Netherlands who feel cheated out of having certain Disney DVDs, maybe this will make you happy: the Low Countries will be one of the first stops in Europe for when the sets are released in Europe.

<snip>

Oh, yeah, I think I will release the package films of the 1940s two by two in double feature style.

<snip>

I think someone's taking the concept of Ultimate DVD a tad too seriously and forgetting that they are not real...



Escapay

Hey, I can dream, can't I? Someone's gotta do it; why not me? Besides, it's fun. And besides, was this thread not called the ULTIMATE DVD? I didn't think TSoD created the Ultimate DVD thread just to give it a fancy name, you know. And besides that, I think I got the idea of multiple disc sets from you and expanded on it. So technically, I didn't originate the idea of truly ultimate DVDs, you did. So who took the DVD concept too seriously again? You did. I'm just expanding on it a bit. Besides, it's fun. Like I said, I can dream, can't I?

[TheSequelOfDisney]

And besides, was this thread not called the ULTIMATE DVD?

No, it's called the Ultimate DISNEY DVD thread when it originally started, and, I think, we have two whole Blu-Ray discs, too.

I'm still working on Narnia, though I haven't be able to do much because of school. This weekend, however, I should be able to finish it, and it could possibly be up on Saturday.

[Big Disney Fan]

And besides, was this thread not called the ULTIMATE DVD?

No, it's called the Ultimate DISNEY DVD thread when it originally started.

Whatever. The point is, this is where you can put the greatest DVD ideas in the world. And it just so happens that some of MY ideas are designed pretty good. My DVDs I have dreamt up have been designed to pull as few punches and take as few prisoners as possible. Anyway, I think my DVDs are pretty good.

Which reminds me...

I have also revised my Dumbo PE DVD a bit again! It now features some additional bonuses and some different wording, plus a different format: the Dumbo Supreme Masterpiece Edition DVD! Now it features FIVE discs instead of four.

Disc One: Dumbo - Feature Film and Bonus Materials (Total running time: 73 minutes)
Technical Specs:
Digitally Remastered 1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
THX-Certified with Optimizer tests
5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix (English)
5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack (English, French, Spanish)
2.0 Original Mono Track
Subtitles (English, French, Spanish)
Closed-Captioned for the Hearing Impaired (English)
Full-Motion Interactive 16:9 Menus
Scene Selection with 18 Chapter Stops

Main Feature: (63 minutes)
- Dumbo: The Disney classic as was originally intended to be seen: the original version from 70 years ago, digitally restored to its original brilliance and placed onto DVD with the highest transfer possible and featuring the most superb data rate available out there.

Backstage Disney:
- Audio Commentary: Moderated by Roy E. Disney, with pre-recorded comments from Leonard Maltin, John Canemaker, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, Ward Kimball, Don Hahn and Jeff Kurtti.
- Arhcival Audio Interviews: Hosted by John Canemaker with Walt Disney.
- The Art of Dumbo's Animation: Text Commentary Track: Another way to view the film, with various facts about the animation's art displayed on the screen as the movie progresses
- Disney Time Capsule: 1941: A look at the year the film was released, talking about not only Disney but American culture in general.

Disc Two: Dumbo - Feature Film and Bonus Materials (Total running time: 63 minutes)
Technical Specs:
Digitally Remastered 1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio
THX-Certified with Optimizer tests
5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix (English)
5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack (English, French, Spanish)
2.0 Original Mono Track
Subtitles (English, French, Spanish)
Closed-Captioned for the Hearing Impaired (English)
Full-Motion Interactive 16:9 Menus
Scene Selection with 18 Chapter Stops

Main Feature: (63 minutes)
- Dumbo: A Work In Progress With the Disney Archives: A unique way to view the entire film: through various pencil tests and story reels for the film's segments.
--Angle One: Theatrical (AKA Finished Product)
--Angle Two: Storyboards
--Angle Three: Pencil Tests
--Angle Four: Live-Action References
--Angle Five: Rough Animation
--Angle Six: All of the above (AKA all five angles in one)

Disc Three: Dumbo - Bonus Materials, Disc One
Technical Specs:
1.33:1 Academy Ratio - Original Aspect Ratio (Vintage Materials)
1.77:1 Anamorphic Widescreen - Original Aspect Ratio (New Materials)
5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack (English)
Subtitles (English, French, Spanish)
Closed-Captioned for the Hearing Impaired (English)
Full-Motion Interactive 16:9 Menus

Main Feature :
- The Ninth Wonder of the Universe: The Making of Dumbo: New 90-minute documentary about the making of Dumbo, with various new and vintage interviews from Walt Disney, original animators, voice actors, and film critics/historians.

Backstage Disney:
- The Story Behind the Story: A look at how Walt Disney and his team made a simple story by Helen Aberson and Harold Perle into a Disney movie.
- Dumbo To the Rescue: A featurette on why Walt Disney and his crew made this film, after past films had failed at the box office.
- Caricaturing: Featurette on caricatures in the film, especially African-Americans
- Strike!: A look at the infamous Disney strike of '41, during the production of this film.
- The Animals of Dumbo: A featurette of the animals featured in Dumbo.
- How To Draw Dumbo: No explanation necessary.
- Watercoloring: A featurette on the coloring technique used on backgrounds to save costs. This was one of the few Disney films to use watercolors (the first was Snow White and it would not be used again until Lilo and Stitch).

Disc Four: Dumbo - Bonus Materials, Disc Two
Technical Specs:
1.33:1 Academy Ratio - Original Aspect Ratio (Vintage Materials)
1.77:1 Anamorphic Widescreen - Original Aspect Ratio (New Materials)
5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack (English)
Subtitles (English, French, Spanish)
Closed-Captioned for the Hearing Impaired (English)
Full-Motion Interactive 16:9 Menus

Main Feature:
- My First Circus: Holdover from the 2006 DVD.
- An Inspiration: A featurette on how the film inspired Disney animation in the years that followed.

Backstage Disney:
- The Reluctant Dragon: This film contains some previews of sorts for the then-upcoming release of Dumbo.
--Drawing an Elephant: The scene from the film in the art class where Robert Benchley watches as the students draw a cartoon elephant using a real one as a model.
--Sounds of a Train: The scene where Benchley visits the sound effects dept. where he watches sound effects being recorded for a cartoon featuring Casey Jr.
- Disney Legend: Cliff Edwards: New featurette/tribute to Cliff Edwards (voice of Jim Crow)
- Disney Legend: Sterling Holloway: New featurette/tribute to Sterling Holloway (voice of Mr. Stork)
- Surrealism On Parade: Featurette on how the Pink Elephants sequence had proved one of the most surrealistic scenes in film history.
- Florida: A featurette on the location of the story of Dumbo (namely, Florida) has inspired has been later used in greater times.
- The Effect of Dumbo: New featurette showing the film's impact on the world.
- Dumbo Production Timeline
- Restoring Dumbo: A new featurette describing and comparing the film in a before/after split-screen comparison, complete with explanations from the people behind the restoration in both video and audio to make the film look better than ever.
- From the Big Top To the Magic Kingdom: A featurette about the various film-themed attractions found at the various Disney parks worldwide, touching on the attractions' development and popularity.

Disc Five: Dumbo - Bonus Materials, Disc Three
Technical Specs:
1.33:1 Academy Ratio - Original Aspect Ratio (Vintage Materials)
1.77:1 Anamorphic Widescreen - Original Aspect Ratio (New Materials)
5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack (English)
Subtitles (English, French, Spanish)
Closed-Captioned for the Hearing Impaired (English)
Full-Motion Interactive 16:9 Menus

Main Feature:
- Celebrating Dumbo: A holdover from the 2001 DVD.
- The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue: 1985 VHS featurette.

Music and More:
- "Baby Mine" Music Video: Michael Crawford
- "Baby Mine" Music Video: Jim Brickman and Kassie DePaiva
- The Making of the Music Videos
- Song Demos: A collection of original demos for various songs from the film
--Look Out For Mr. Stork
--Casey Jr.
--When I See an Elephant Fly
- Sing-Along Songs
--Look Out For Mr. Stork
--Casey Jr.
--Pink Elephants On Parade
--When I See an Elephant Fly
- Radio Spots
--1959
--1972
- Multi-Language Reels
--Baby Mine
--When I See an Elephant Fly

Deleted Materials:
- Deleted/Altered Scenes
--Alternate Ending
- Deleted Song :
--Spread Your Wings

Cartoons Shorts:
- The Flying Mouse (1934)
- Elmer Elephant (1936)
- Mickey's Circus (1936)
- Merbabies (1938)
- The Big Wash (1948)
- Wonder Dog (1950)
- Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
- Goliath II (1960)

Publicity Galleries
- Theatrical Trailers Gallery
--Original Release (1941)
--Re-release (1949)
--Re-release (1959)
--Re-release (1972)
--Re-release (1976)
- Other Trailers Gallery
--TV Preview: "Disneyland" (1955)
--Walt Introducing the Film On the "Disneyland" TV Show(1955)
--TV Spots (1959)
--TV Spots (1972)
--TV Spots (1976)
--Home Video (1981)
--Home Video (1986)
--Home Video (1990)
--60th Anniversary Home Video (2001)
--Big Top Edition Home Video (2006)
- Archive of News Articles and Movie Reviews
- Original Press Release and Pressbooks
- Promotional Poster Gallery
--Domestic
--International
--Re-release
--Lobby Cards
--One-Sheets
--Half-Sheets
--Virtual Pressbook
- Dumbo's Circus: A history of the spin-off TV show on The Disney Channel.

Still Galleries:
- Visual Development Gallery
- Layouts and Backgrounds Gallery
- Photo Gallery
--Live-Action Reference Filming
--Studio Production
--Voice Talent
- Character Design & Concept Art
--Dumbo
--Mrs. Jumbo
--Timothy Mouse
--Casey Junior
--Mr. Stork
--The Crows
--Ringmaster
--Pink Elephants
--Minor Characters
--Posters and Production Stills
--Miscellaneous
- Character Model Sheets
--Dumbo
--Mrs. Jumbo
--Timothy Mouse
--Casey Junior
--Mr. Stork
--The Crows
--Ringmaster
--Pink Elephants
--Miscellaneous
- Disney Parks Gallery
--Characters
--Attractions
--Miscellaneous

Packaging and Disc Art:
- Full-Color Eight-Tray Spinal Digistak with pocket for booklets
- A booklet with Production Notes, Scene Listings, and Bonus Materials Listings
- Color Disk Artwork
--DISC 1: Dumbo
--DISC 2: Timothy Mouse
--DISC 3: Mrs. Jumbo
--DISC 4: The Crows
--DISC 5: Casey Junior
- Lobby Cards, Character Design Sheets and a Collectible Poster
- Film Cel Reproductions
- Dumbo: The Inside Guide: Hardcover Collector's Book with rare photos, essays, interviews, and more
- Dumbo: The Soundtrack: Multi-disc Soundtrack with the original recordings and even unused songs and radio broadcasts
- Dual-Disc Digipak for CD with pocket for booklet.
- 16-page booklet with liner notes and lyrics.

What do you think now? Now what you've just seen is an example of how I plan to do Disney DVDs if I could. Besides, was it not pointed out a number of times during this thread that it would be nice if Disney actually did do sets like this? They would be kind of pricey, though.

[Escapay]

And besides that, I think I got the idea of multiple disc sets from you and expanded on it.

The only expansions you seem to do is tack on that "Walt Disney Comedy & Magic Revue" to every set you make and spread out short and broad featurettes just to have X-amount of discs.

So technically, I didn't originate the idea of truly ultimate DVDs, you did.

I'm not sure if you mean this as a compliment or an accusation. All I've done was make two-disc and/or multi-disc sets with material I'd like to see. I never said they were the be-all end-all versions that everyone else should fawn over and drool at. I don't even put much effort into many of them, most of the time I'm still trying to figure out how to properly set up my ideas for a Fantasia and Beauty and the Beast sets during what little time I still devote to them.

Honestly, the fun is gone. It's been gone ever since the whole plagiarism debacle. I used to write these for fun, but soon it became a contest. Who can do a five-disc set of this-or-that-film first? Who can do the most Ultimate Editions in a month? Who is left standing at the end of the day after the powerhouse entries by him-and-her-and-them-and-nobody? What happened to the early days of this thread, when anyone chimed in, even if just to say "I'd like to see them do Beauty and the Beast with the Work-In-Progress Edition on a separate disc" or offer just a mere list of various archival material without having to write out too much descriptions? Where's the fun in writing a set that no one's ever done before, or that doesn't have to be compared and sized up to someone else's? I mean, very few people probably even read this thread, and even fewer will end up replying. It's gotten repetitive and saturated with too many of the same thing. Five-disc sets where all anyone has to do is change "Doctor Gulley and the Dalmatians of Doom" to "Happy the Dancing Elf of Phrooflington", re-adjust aspect ratios and a couple names, and call it a day.

So who took the DVD concept too seriously again? You did.

Oh give me a break. Not once in any of my posts do I actually say stuff like "when it gets released", "when the sets are released", and "I think I will release...". THAT is what I considered taking it too seriously. You're talking about it as if they are actually happening, as if you are the head of BVHE and you're telling us, "Oh, I'm gonna release this set on this date, so mark your calendars!". And that's a little disturbing to me.

All I do is write up specs for DVDs I want to see, and occasionally tack on a wishful-thinking release year. But I don't say "When my Legacy Edition comes out, it will have this and that and do this, and I'll make sure it gets released with other-stuff-too and more-of-the-same."

And please, reword what is in bold:

A featurette about the various film-themed attractions from design to production to its enduring popularity at Disney theme parks around the world.

I said before I did *not* want to see plagiarism, and that was lifted verbatim from my Peter Pan set. Adding a phrase before and after it does not make it "different wording", nor does it not count as original. You can try and argue all you want that there's no other way to write a description about an attraction featurette, but I can already offer two alternatives: (which I am already using in future sets)

A featurette about the popular Fantasyland attraction(s) that was/were designed based on the film.

A featurette about various attractions found throughout Disney parks that owe their design and popularity to the film

The same goes for the commonly used restoration featurette:

featurette detailing the restoration of the film from its original camera negatives, with composite restoration comparisons.

You can just as easily say: a featurette that offers split-screen comparisons and explanations for the restoration of the film from its original camera negatives or a featurette that shows how the film was restored from its original camera negatives, with various comparisons and explanations from such-and-such.

Besides, was it not pointed out a number of times during this thread that it would be nice if Disney actually did do sets like this?

Yes, it would be nice. But it will never happen, no matter how much we wish and wish and wish. And that is/was the beauty of this thread. We'd be able to post our wishful-thinking editions without having to offer too much or too little. It'd be just enough to satisfy our needs, and these days, it seems that all we do in this thread is disc overkill in terms of # of discs and amount of material per disc.

That said, I'm through with my more-than-three disc editions. It's honestly *not worth* my time to keep thinking of ways to stretch out making-of material to cover so many discs. Honestly, 10 discs for The Black Cauldron? It can be done, I'm sure, but who would really want to commit to that? And really, there's nothing *new* that I've created in any of my sets, as they are types of featurettes to be found on a Disney or non-Disney DVD. So what am I doing really? Well, I guess all I am doing is replacing that Doctor Gulley with Happy the Dancing Elf.

In the mean time, I'll shell out a couple more of my tongue-in-cheek "Family Fun!" Editions, whatever's left of my Legacy Collections (I still have quite a few that I simply never posted yet), then ge back to doing something more productive with my time.

Escapay

[Big Disney Fan]

The only expansions you seem to do is tack on that "Walt Disney Comedy & Magic Revue" to every set you make and spread out short and broad featurettes just to have X-amount of discs.

Well, I guess I ran out of ideas for Dumbo. If only I could figure out a way to make more bonuses.

So technically, I didn't originate the idea of truly ultimate DVDs, you did.

I'm not sure if you mean this as a compliment or an accusation. All I've done was make two-disc and/or multi-disc sets with material I'd like to see. I never said they were the be-all end-all versions that everyone else should fawn over and drool at. I don't even put much effort into many of them, most of the time I'm still trying to figure out how to properly set up my ideas for a Fantasia and Beauty and the Beast sets during what little time I still devote to them.

Look, I wasn't accusing you or anything. I was just giving an explanation. Besides, I'm using my own sets of words to describe DVDs. It's not like I'm copying EXACTLY what you say word for word anymore.

Honestly, the fun is gone. It's been gone ever since the whole plagiarism debacle. I used to write these for fun, but soon it became a contest. Who can do a five-disc set of this-or-that-film first? Who can do the most Ultimate Editions in a month? Who is left standing at the end of the day after the powerhouse entries by him-and-her-and-them-and-nobody? What happened to the early days of this thread, when anyone chimed in, even if just to say "I'd like to see them do Beauty and the Beast with the Work-In-Progress Edition on a separate disc" or offer just a mere list of various archival material without having to write out too much descriptions? Where's the fun in writing a set that no one's ever done before, or that doesn't have to be compared and sized up to someone else's? I mean, very few people probably even read this thread, and even fewer will end up replying. It's gotten repetitive and saturated with too many of the same thing. Five-disc sets where all anyone has to do is change "Doctor Gulley and the Dalmatians of Doom" to "Happy the Dancing Elf of Phrooflington", re-adjust aspect ratios and a couple names, and call it a day.

It was never my intention to make a contest out of this DVD thread. I guess I am just taking the DVD creations page seriously, that's all. Can't you look at the glass as half full and not half empty for once. I repeat, I am trying NOT to copy everything YOU do word for word. I'm just using you for reference and then try and commit key words to memory. It's like a final exam or something, where you study something and then tell it in your own words without looking at someone else's work directly. And who are this Dr. Gulley and Happy the Dancing Elf you speak of, anyway?

So who took the DVD concept too seriously again? You did.

Oh give me a break. Not once in any of my posts do I actually say stuff like "when it gets released", "when the sets are released", and "I think I will release...". THAT is what I considered taking it too seriously. You're talking about it as if they are actually happening, as if you are the head of BVHE and you're telling us, "Oh, I'm gonna release this set on this date, so mark your calendars!". And that's a little disturbing to me.

But don't you think you're taking it seriously with running times? I never knew how you can actually do that. Besides, I'm not trying to set things in stone. You talk like these DVD ideas of mine are done deals and that they will be released for sure. I never said anything of the sort. I do wish these DVD ideas of ours WOULD happen for real, though. And now that you mention it, I actually wish I were the head of BVHE. Man, the DVD ideas they'd see from me, what beauties. I wish I could make these DVDs up for a living, to be honest.

All I do is write up specs for DVDs I want to see, and occasionally tack on a wishful-thinking release year. But I don't say "When my Legacy Edition comes out, it will have this and that and do this, and I'll make sure it gets released with other-stuff-too and more-of-the-same."

And please, reword what is in bold:

A featurette about the various film-themed attractions from design to production to its enduring popularity at Disney theme parks around the world.

I said before I did *not* want to see plagiarism, and that was lifted verbatim from my Peter Pan set. Adding a phrase before and after it does not make it "different wording", nor does it not count as original. You can try and argue all you want that there's no other way to write a description about an attraction featurette, but I can already offer two alternatives: (which I am already using in future sets)

A featurette about the popular Fantasyland attraction(s) that was/were designed based on the film.

A featurette about various attractions found throughout Disney parks that owe their design and popularity to the film

Excuse me, but I don't remember being shown these before. Why didn't you tell me about this LONG AGO? LONG BEFORE we had this discussion, hmm? Then we could've AVOIDED this little rift, now couldn't we've? But now I will reuse one of the alternate options for the Pinocchio and Snow White rides on their respective DVDs, as those are the only ones with attractions that I have done.

The same goes for the commonly used restoration featurette:

featurette detailing the restoration of the film from its original camera negatives, with composite restoration comparisons.

You can just as easily say: a featurette that offers split-screen comparisons and explanations for the restoration of the film from its original camera negatives or a featurette that shows how the film was restored from its original camera negatives, with various comparisons and explanations from such-and-such.

All I got from you was different ways to do galleries. But I will use one of the two options for my sets now.

Besides, was it not pointed out a number of times during this thread that it would be nice if Disney actually did do sets like this?

Yes, it would be nice. But it will never happen, no matter how much we wish and wish and wish. And that is/was the beauty of this thread. We'd be able to post our wishful-thinking editions without having to offer too much or too little. It'd be just enough to satisfy our needs, and these days, it seems that all we do in this thread is disc overkill in terms of # of discs and amount of material per disc.

That said, I'm through with my more-than-three disc editions. It's honestly *not worth* my time to keep thinking of ways to stretch out making-of material to cover so many discs. Honestly, 10 discs for The Black Cauldron? It can be done, I'm sure, but who would really want to commit to that? And really, there's nothing *new* that I've created in any of my sets, as they are types of featurettes to be found on a Disney or non-Disney DVD. So what am I doing really? Well, I guess all I am doing is replacing that Doctor Gulley with Happy the Dancing Elf.

In the mean time, I'll shell out a couple more of my tongue-in-cheek "Family Fun!" Editions, whatever's left of my Legacy Collections (I still have quite a few that I simply never posted yet), then ge back to doing something more productive with my time.

Escapay

Okay, I confess, I'm guilty. However, whatever happened to "Water under the bridge"? I thought we were friends. Please, just give me one last chance. I won't slip up again, I promise. I guess I get carried away here. That doesn't mean it should come between us. Please, I'm sorry, honest I am. It's just that you never told me about the different ways of saying restoration descriptions and attraction descriptions until now; you only told me how to talk about the movie, the in-progress part and the packaging, but not restoration and attractions. You should have told me about that before you started flaming me, so that we didn't have to have this rift. But anyways, I'm sorry. Honest, I am. Can't you find it in your heart to forgive me? It won't happen again, I promise. Please can't we be friends again?

[TheSequelOfDisney]

And now that you mention it, I actually wish I were the head of BVHE. Man, the DVD ideas they'd see from me, what beauties. I wish I could make these DVDs up for a living, to be honest.

Someone's conceited

Really, I agree with Al. You are taking this whole DVD thread way to seriously. You act as if your sets are the best, except for Al's, but then you just go and steal his stuff anyway so it really doesn't matter.

Oh, and about the times for the sets. Wouldn't you like to know how long some of the features were? You wouldn't go and buy a 2-disc set (unless you are a HUGE fan of the movie) with only a few bonus features on the second disc that only last, all together, about 20 minutes, would you? It would seem pointless to not have the times*


*Well, except for the older days when this wasn't happening and a lot of different people participated. Now it's just a small few, and now it's really seeming to get old and tiresome, and maybe even boring.


I don't know if I'll be back to this thread. Everything, all of the discs, sound so correlative, and so repetitive that the overall point of this thread seems fruitless. This isn't any fun anymore, and, frankly, it's kinda your fault. Please, take no offense, and don't ask why, it's just you think you're the best, and this thread is supposed to be about fun, not conceitedness.