The Platinum Schedule

[Ric-Mx]

We're all wondering with title will be the next Platinum after Lion King... here are some fact to sketch a 2 year schedule release for this beloved colleciton.

Peter Pan was (surprisingly) released this week in Mexico...
This Special Edition is exactly the same as R1...
(I've got the Special Edition DVD (Region 1 US) that went out of print this january)

Peter Pan and Pinocchio were both part of the Limited Issue wave (1999), but were the only titles that didn't got an Spanish language track, so they never got an official latinamerica release.

The second DVD release of Peter Pan was the Special Edition (2001), that finally got the Spanish Track along with many other extra features. But it was never released on latinamerica until this week, and Pinocchio wil get its first DVD release (over here) until next week being identical to the R2 release.

As we can see the international release dates are too different from US, as an example Sleeping Beauty premiered on Europe Spring 2002 and in Mexico Spring 2003, just like the Rescuers.

Just the Platinum Collection has very similar international release dates:

Snow White:
October 1st UK
October 9th US
October 12th Mex

Beauty and The Beast:
October 8th US
November 2nd UK
November 20th Latinamerica (except Mexico)
February 9th (2003) Mex

Lion King:
October 9th US
November 30th UK
November 22th Latinamerica (don't know if Mexico wil get this date)

So, the Platinum Editions are released within 2 months worldwide, the reason B&B was released until February in Mexico is because here we have a very heavy problem of piracy and WDC Mex decided to push back that release, but latinamerica got the November release.

The point is that Peter Pan and Pinocchio were recently released on Mexico (later this summer they will premiere on Argenitna and the rest of Latinamerica's market) and other special editions were released worldwide (like the French Peter Pan)...

Again, because these facts, it seems that neither Pinocchio, Peter Pan or Fantasia* will get the Spring 2004 slot for the Platinum New Schedule.
Besides Peter Pan has got 2 different DVD releases within 3 years, and Pinocchio has been on moratoriun less than 2 years...

It seems more reasonable an schedule like this one:

March 2004 BAMBI
October 2004 ALADDIN
March 2005 CINDERELLA
October 2005 LITTLE MERMAID
March 2006 PINOCCHIO

...anyway... IT'S JUST A LUCKY GUESS... DON'T YOU THINK SO???

*Fantasia it's not likely to get an earlier release since the Fantasia Anthology is currently on print

[Luke]

March 2004 BAMBI
October 2004 ALADDIN
March 2005 CINDERELLA
October 2005 LITTLE MERMAID
March 2006 PINOCCHIO

I think this looks pretty good through 2005. Except that, as you say in your other thread, Cinderella and Bambi may be switched. I'd think the Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp, and 101 Dalmatians would be October releases, to capitalize on their out-of-printness, but that's pure speculation.

[disneyfella]

I agree Luke. I think the dvd's that only got a limited issue release (i.e. little mermaid, jungle book, etc.) and the ones that have never gotten a dvd release would be the big October releases. I would speculate that the other ones (Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Fantasia, etc.) would get the Spring Slot. This thing about international releases makes me think that if the 2-a-year deal is ONLY for the states, then it's garunteed this spring will either be Pinocchio or Peter Pan. Hopefully Disney will announce something soon and we can all put our speculation to rest.