Walt Disney Treasures: Wave 7 DVDs Press Release

[Lars Vermundsberget]

There will have to be a wave 8 - at the very least since they won't get away with not releasing Donald volume 4.

[UrsushH.Bear]

Thanks Mr.Toad for answering even the unasked questions. It would make sense for the Tresures to continue for at least one more wave, but it also looks like one more treasures set would be all needed for the named content out there. I, personally, would love to see more, but that could mean shameless double dipping.

[Mouseketodd]

I think it would be fitting for Disney to continue the Treasure "tradition" of having a volume with a Mickey Mouse Club serial, like "Annette," "Corky and the White Shadow," more Spin and Marty, or more Hardy Boys (There were other serials, too.).

It would also be nice to see some Texas John Slaughter episodes, or of Gallegher or Daniel Boone. And what about the balance of the episodes of Elfego Baca, and of the Swamp Fox? Do you think Disney would instead deliver full series for such properties as BlueRay packages?

[Barbossa]

I think it would be fitting for Disney to continue the Treasure "tradition" of having a volume with a Mickey Mouse Club serial, like "Annette," "Corky and the White Shadow," more Spin and Marty, or more Hardy Boys (There were other serials, too.).

It would be cool to see a Hardy Boys Volume 2 featuring The Mystery of the Ghost Farm. Here's more info on it:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202491/

I'm half way through watching The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure, I think it's good and a volume 2 should be released.

[ichabod]

I think it would be fitting for Disney to continue the Treasure "tradition" of having a volume with a Mickey Mouse Club serial, like "Annette," "Corky and the White Shadow," more Spin and Marty, or more Hardy Boys (There were other serials, too.).

It would also be nice to see some Texas John Slaughter episodes, or of Gallegher or Daniel Boone. And what about the balance of the episodes of Elfego Baca, and of the Swamp Fox? Do you think Disney would instead deliver full series for such properties as BlueRay packages?

Ah, I dream of more classic live action TV and pray that it will happen.
I wouldn't think "Corky and White Shadow" stood much of a chance at all, simply because of the reputation Darlene has caused herself in the recent past. What with her being the starring character, Disney may not exactly feel too hot to release it. After all that's supposedly why on the Mickey Mouse Club Treasure she was not present in the "reunion" or alluded to much.

[jebsdad]

There will have to be a wave 8 - at the very least since they won't get away with not releasing Donald volume 4.

Although I don't KNOW Disney's future plans on the Walt Disney Treasures series, I do have some contacts within Disney due to past and present association with current and former Disney employees.

The information I have received very recently from two sources is that there will be NO WAVE 8 in 2008. According to my information, Leonard Martin and his associates have submitted several title proposals for the sets and they have been turned down by Disney.

I hope the above information was just misunderstood, but my sources are usually reliable.

Based on the above information, I suspect the Donald Duck Volume 4 set will not be released until 2009 with hopefully the next set of Treasures IF there is another set.

IF ANYTHING IS CONSISTENT IN THE DISNEY CORPORATE UNIVERSE, IT IS THAT ALL DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO SUDDEN CHANGES. I hope that is so in this case. AT THE MINIMUM, I want the last Donald Duck set next year. But I'm no longer as hopeful as I once was.

[Lars Vermundsberget]

Well, as we know, there was absolutely not going to be a wave 7 and DD volume 3 either. Just too bad if we must go through the same thing again to get the final volume. I'd like to see more Hardy Boys and more material like that, but the rest of Donald Duck (well, and Susie and Casey) is what we NEED to have.

[MK Sharp]

Ohfergoodnesssake! Here we go again...

With the end so clearly in sight, how can they still be dithering over one or two final sets? Gah!

They should have just put out Donald 4 this year as well and brought the whole thing to a close.

[Billy Moon]

Would it help if we wrote to Disney and told them how much we love the Treasures series? Probably not.

I am very curious to know what the volumes that were turned down would have been. Not Donald vol4, I hope.

[UncleEd]

Yeah, just like Disney to cancel with a mere single release required to finish a set. Anyone remember what happened to Gargoyles? At least vol 2 on that may be happening now according to Greg's recent news. We might have to wait years and rebuy the Donalds to get vol. 4 again if they get away with this.

[UrsushH.Bear]

[quote="jebsdad"]

The information I have received very recently from two sources is that there will be NO WAVE 8 in 2008. According to my information, Leonard Martin and his associates have submitted several title proposals for the sets and they have been turned down by Disney.[/quote]

Reading between the lines, all the titles Maltin has proposed have been turned down. This does not mean that CDD4 was one of those titles. I wonder if Maltin has been given the go ahead to suggest other titles to be companions to CDD4 for a possible final wave. Did the sources say No wave 8, or did they just say several titles turned down. Just a thought, and a hope

[Mr. Toad]

Would it help if we wrote to Disney and told them how much we love the Treasures series? Probably not.

I am very curious to know what the volumes that were turned down would have been. Not Donald vol4, I hope.

Well actually a writing campaign saved Wave 7 so yes it would be extremely effective. The Volume that could have been turned down was People of Places given True Live Adventures did not sell very well, although I love them. Great series, great remastering job.

[Lars Vermundsberget]

There will be another writing campaign if that's what it takes - it could seem that it worked the last time. But wait another while - we'll see if they actually say "No Donald Volume 4" first.

[ichabod]

There will be another writing campaign if that's what it takes - it could seem that it worked the last time.

But last time they largely had material at the ready which had been prepared for the Legacy Collection, and all they've really done is taken the legacy material and slapped the Treasures name on it (aside from Donald 3)

I suppose it's plausible a Donald 4 could be accompanied by the Destino volume however.

[Jules]

If Disney are indeed so reluctant to pursue the Treasures Line, I doubt they're willing to dish out money for proper restorations - the way the Treasures used to be. And I'm getting seriously sick of seeing Donald and Pluto shorts riddled with artefacts, and with murky, messy colours and the like.

What do you guys (ichabod & Co.) think?

[ichabod]

Well considering how much of a mess some of the content on the Rarities set and Donald Vol 2 (still haven't had chance to examine Pluto 2 on a closer basis to confirm/deny problems) were, and both of those releases were planned.

As we know Donald 3 was not planned for release this December and was seemingly only a last minute choice. Will that mean that the shorts will be unrestored? Is 10 months enough time to restore them, or was work already done? If work wasn't done for releases planned in advance, is it likely it will be done for this. I'm praying they done DVNR them. I'd rather have them full of scratches and dirt than DVNRed.

[Jules]

What do you mean by DVNR?

[ichabod]

What do you mean by DVNR?

Read this: http://www.lyris-lite.net/dvnr.html

Once you get to the bottom of the text, if you keep clicking on Next Page it will take you through the links in turn in the box at the bottom.

That site is quite out of date and there are much more recent releases that have been ruined by it. Including the recent Droopy shorts collection, and Woody Woodpecker cartoon collection where more than half of the shorts have had it done.

Here's a look at the DVNR on Droopy
http://classicanimation.blogspot.com/20 ... roopy.html

Thankfully Disney haven't used it too much, but there are a few occassions.

The Pelican and the Snipe (on the Treasures Rarities DVD) Granted it's once of the better uses of DVNR and is hardly noticeable, but the Snipe's legs do disappear from time to time.

Animated content during the Disneyland TV shows from the Treasures line is DVNRed. The shows like "Plausible Impossible" etc. I'm can't remember if Plausible Impossible is one of the titles affected, but it's some shows like that.

The worst DVNR from Disney by far though is the DuckTales sets. I find them completely unwatchable.

[Jules]

Aaaaaah ... OK. I feel I've heard people talking of DVNR on UD, but they never referred to it by that name. I remember Disney Duster saying that in the Cinderella Platinum Edition, outlines are thinner and that many sparkles from the "Cindy Transformation Scene" are missing or faded.

Could Cinderella have been DVNRed? I find that hard to believe since we always hear that Lowry restore the films frame by frame by hand.

Regarding the pics on that site, all I can say is "Wow are those toons butchered!"

It's shameful.

[ichabod]

Could Cinderella have been DVNRed?

No, it was restored by humans, all decisions would have been done for a reason.