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Just out of curiosity, does anyone have (even an incomplete) list of the DVDs that Disney released in chronological order?

I ordered myself one of those 1998 Masterpiece Collection discs of Mary Poppins - as far as I know, the ONLY Masterpiece Collection to make it onto a DVD (and they screwed up the audio for the Masterpiece Collection bumper!)

I know most of the Limited Issue and Gold Classic Collection releases have a "boring gold" bumper (e.g. Walt Disney Home Video on a black screen with really dull music), but I would be interested in seeing if any of the early releases (like, before 2000) have something different.

Disney's official site has an A-to-Z list, but that doesn't help for this purpose - and it seems like nobody wants to even acknowledge that a 1998 release of Mary Poppins exists, not even UD (the list of movies mentions the 40th Anniversary, 45th Anniversary, and a small mention of the Gold Classic Collection release, that's it)
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I maintained my own list for awhile, limited to the DACS, but stopped updating it after Winnie the Pooh in 2011 as I opted for a different listing to track the titles. There's also some OOP dates, though I doubt all of them are accurate.

October 26, 1999:
Pinocchio: Limited Issue

November 9, 1999:
101 Dalmatians: Limited Issue
Hercules: Limited Issue
Mulan: Limited Issue

November 23, 1999:
Peter Pan: Limited Issue
Lady and the Tramp: Limited Issue

December 7, 1999:
The Jungle Book: Limited Issue
The Little Mermaid: Limited Issue

December 24, 1999:
Pinoccio: Limited Issue (out of print)

January 6, 2000: (Thursday)
101 Dalmatians: Limited Issue (out of print)
Hercules: Limited Issue (out of print)
Mulan: Limited Issue (out of print)

January 19, 2000: (Wednesday)
Peter Pan: Limited Issue (out of print)
Lady and the Tramp: Limited Issue (out of print)

January 30, 2000:
Dinosaur: Standard Release
Dinosaur: Collector's Edition

February 7, 2000: (Monday)
The Jungle Book: Limited Issue (out of print)
The Little Mermaid: Limited Issue (out of print)

March 7, 2000:
Pinocchio: Gold Collection (repackaged)
Mulan: Gold Collection (repackaged)

April 4, 2000:
The Aristocats: Gold Collection

April 18, 2000:
Tarzan: Standard Release
Tarzan: Collector's Edition

May 2, 2000:
Saludos Amigos: Gold Collection
The Three Caballeros: Gold Collection
The Fox and the Hound: Gold Collection

June 6, 2000:
Make Mine Music: Gold Collection
Melody Time: Gold Collection
Pocahontas: Gold Collection

June 20, 2000:
Fun and Fancy Free: Gold Collection

July 4, 2000:
Alice in Wonderland: Gold Collection
Robin Hood: Gold Collection

August 1, 2000:
The Rescuers Down Under: Gold Collection
Hercules: Gold Collection (repackaged)

October 3, 2000:
The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad: Gold Collection
The Black Cauldron: Gold Collection

November 14, 2000:
Fantasia: 60th Anniversary Edition
Fantasia 2000
The Fantasia Anthology

January 30, 2001:
Dinosaur: Standard Release
Dinosaur: Collector's Edition

March 20, 2001:
The Sword in the Stone: Gold Collection

May 1, 2001:
The Emperor's New Groove: Standard Release
The Emperor's New Groove: Collector's Edition

October 9, 2001:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Platinum Edition

October 23, 2001:
Dumbo: 60th Anniversary Edition

January 29, 2002:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire: Standard Release
Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Collector's Edition

January 31, 2002:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Platinum Edition (out of print)
Tarzan: Standard Release (out of print)
Tarzan: Collector's Edition (out of print)

February 12, 2002:
Peter Pan: Special Edition

March 19, 2002:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Standard Release

May 7, 2002:
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25th Anniversary Edition

May 14, 2002:
Oliver & Company: Special Edition

July 23, 2002:
The Great Mouse Detective: Standard Release

October 8, 2002:
Beauty and the Beast: Platinum Edition

December 3, 2002:
Lilo & Stitch: Standard Release

January 31, 2003:
Pinocchio: Gold Collection (out of print)
Peter Pan: Special Edition (out of print)
Beauty and the Beast: Platinum Edition (out of print)
Mulan: Gold Collection (out of print)

April 29, 2003:
Treasure Planet: Standard Release

May 20, 2003:
The Rescuers: Standard Release

September 9, 2003:
Sleeping Beauty: Special Edition

October 7, 2003:
The Lion King: Platinum Edition
The Lion King: Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set

January 27, 2004:
Alice in Wonderland: Masterpiece Edition
Alice in Wonderland: Gold Collection (out of print - remained in print until new release)

January 31, 2004:
Fantasia: 60th Anniversary Edition (out of print)
Fantasia 2000 (out of print)
The Fantasia Anthology (out of print)
Sleeping Beauty: Special Edition (out of print)

March 30, 2004:
Brother Bear: Special Edition

September 14, 2004:
Home on the Range: Standard Release

October 5, 2004:
Aladdin: Platinum Edition
Aladdin: Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set

October 26, 2004:
Mulan: Special Edition

January 31, 2005:
The Lion King: Platinum Edition (out of print)
The Lion King: Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set (out of print)

March 1, 2005:
Bambi: Platinum Edition

May 3, 2005:
Pocahontas: 10th Anniversary Edition
Pocahontas: Gold Collection (out of print - remained in print until new release)

September 2, 2005:
Dumbo: 60th Anniversary Edition (out of print)
The Emperor's New Groove (out of print)
The Emperor's New Groove: Collector's Edition (out of print)

October 4, 2005:
Cinderella: Platinum Edition
Cinderella: Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set

October 18, 2005:
Tarzan: Special Edition
The Emperor's New Groove: Special Edition

**From this point, releases are noted as DVD or Blu-Ray**

January 31, 2006:
Cinderella: Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set (out of print)
The Aristocats: Gold Collection (out of print)
Robin Hood: Gold Collection (out of print)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: 25th Anniversary Edition (out of print)
The Fox and the Hound: Gold Collection (out of print)
Aladdin: Platinum Edition Collector's Gift Set (out of print)

February 28, 2006:
Lady and the Tramp: Platinum Edition DVD

March 21, 2006:
Chicken Little: DVD

June 6, 2006:
Dumbo: Big Top Edition DVD

September 19, 2006:
Dinosaur: Blu-Ray

October 3, 2006:
The Little Mermaid: Platinum Edition DVD

October 10, 2006:
The Fox and the Hound: 25th Anniversary Edition DVD

November 28, 2006:
Robin Hood: Most Wanted Edition DVD

January 31, 2007:
Bambi: Platinum Edition (out of print)
Saludos Amigos: Gold Collection (out of print)
The Three Caballeros: Gold Collection (out of print)
Lady and the Tramp: Platinum Edition (out of print)

March 6, 2007:
Peter Pan: Platinum Edition DVD

March 20, 2007:
Chicken Little: Blu-Ray

June 19, 2007:
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Friendship Edition DVD

October 2, 2007:
The Jungle Book: Platinum Edition DVD

October 23, 2007:
Meet the Robinsons: DVD
Meet the Robinsons: Blu-Ray

January 31, 2008:
Cinderella: Platinum Edition (out of print)
The Sword in the Stone: Gold Collection (out of print)
Aladdin: Platinum Edition (out of print)

February 5, 2008:
The Aristocats: Special Edition DVD (delayed from March 27, 2007)

March 4, 2008:
101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition DVD

April 29, 2008:
Classic Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos & The Three Caballeros DVD

June 17, 2008:
The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition DVD
Alice in Wonderland: Masterpiece Edition (out of print)

October 7, 2008:
Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition DVD
Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition Blu-Ray + DVD

January 25, 2009:
Lilo & Stitch: Standard Release (out of print)

January 31, 2009:
Dumbo: Big Top Edition (out of print)
Alice in Wonderland: Masterpiece Edition (out of print)
Peter Pan: Platinum Edition (out of print)
The Little Mermaid: Platinum Edition (out of print)

February 3, 2009:
Oliver & Company: 20th Anniversary Edition DVD
Oliver & Company: Special Edition (out of print - remained in print until new release)

February 15, 2009:
The Black Cauldron: Gold Collection (out of print)

March 10, 2009:
Pinocchio: Platinum Edition DVD
Pinocchio: Platinum Edition Blu-Ray + DVD

March 15, 2009:
Dumbo: Big Top Edition (out of print)

March 24, 2009:
Lilo & Stitch: Big Wave Edition DVD (delayed from December 3, 2002 & Unknown Date, 2004)
Bolt: DVD
Bolt: Deluxe Edition DVD + DC
Bolt: Blu-Ray + DVD + DC

October 6, 2009:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD Gift Set (Book)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD Gift Set (Plush)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD Gift Set (Box)

October 18, 2009:
The Great Mouse Detective: Standard Release (out of print)

November 24, 2009:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition DVD

January 31, 2010:
Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition DVD (out of print)
Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition Blu-Ray + DVD (out of print)
101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition (out of print)
The Jungle Book: Platinum Edition (out of print)

March 16, 2010:
The Princess and the Frog: DVD
The Princess and the Frog: Blu-Ray + DVD + DC

March 30, 2010:
Alice in Wonderland: Special Un-Anniversary Edition DVD

April 13, 2010:
The Great Mouse Detective: Mystery in the Mist Edition DVD (delayed from March 30, 2010)

May 16, 2010:
Dinosaur: Collector's Edition (out of print)

September 14, 2010:
The Black Cauldron: 25th Anniversary Edition DVD (delayed from August 2009)

September 26, 2010:
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Friendship Edition DVD (out of print)
The Fox and the Hound: 25th Anniversary Edition (out of print)
Pocahontas: 10th Anniversary Edition (out of print)

September 28, 2010:
Bolt: Blu-Ray + DVD (repackaged w/o DC)

October 5, 2010:
Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD

November 23, 2010:
Beauty and the Beast: Diamond Edition DVD

November 30, 2010:
Fantasia & Fantasia 2000: Two-Movie Collection Blu-Ray + DVD (delayed from March 2, 2010)
Fantasia & Fantasia 2000: Two-Movie Collection DVD (delayed from March 2, 2010)

February 1, 2011:
Alice in Wonderland: 60th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray + DVD

February 8, 2011:
Dinosaur: Blu-Ray + DVD (repackaged w/ DVD)
Chicken Little: Blu-Ray + DVD (repackaged w/ DVD)
Meet the Robinsons: Blu-Ray + DVD (repackaged w/ DVD)
The Princess and the Frog: Blu-Ray + DVD (repackaged w/o DC)

March 1, 2011:
Bambi: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD

March 29, 2011:
Tangled: Blu-Ray 3-D + Blu-Ray + DVD + DC
Tangled: Blu-Ray + DVD
Tangled: DVD

April 15, 2011:
Bambi: Diamond Edition DVD

April 30, 2011:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD (out of print)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition DVD (out of print)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray Gift Set (Book) (out of print)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray Gift Set (Plush) (out of print)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray Gift Set (Box) (out of print)
Pinocchio: Platinum Edition DVD (out of print)
Pinocchio: Platinum Edition Blu-Ray + DVD (out of print)
Fantasia & Fantasia 2000: Two-Movie Collection Blu-Ray + DVD (out of print)
Fantasia & Fantasia 2000: Two-Movie Collection DVD (out of print)

June 1, 2011:
Mulan: Special Edition DVD (out of print)
Robin Hood: Most Wanted Edition DVD (out of print)

August, 2011:
The Fox and the Hound: 30th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray & DVD
--The Fox and the Hound (1981)
--The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)

September 24, 2011:
Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-Ray & DVD (delayed from February 2, 2010)

October 4, 2011:
The Lion King: Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD
The Lion King: Diamond Edition DVD (7 weeks later)

October 25, 2011:
Winnie the Pooh: Blu-Ray + DVD + DC
Winnie the Pooh: Blu-Ray + DVD
Winnie the Pooh: DVD

Anyone's free to update with the 2012 and 2013 entries...

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Thanks, that's somewhat helpful - sadly most of the DACs are useless in terms of rare video clips.

I had read that the Masterpiece Collection DVD of Mary Poppins was their first DVD release, but according to www.dvdloc8.com there were a few before it.

I managed to find Tron and The Rocketeer from my university's library as well, that old copy of Tron is so hilariously bad, but yet I want to own a copy just to say I have it :D
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It'll be hard but I'll do my best

?? ?? 2011
The Aristocats Special Edition (out of print)
Pocahontas 10th Anniversary Edition (out of print)

February 07 2012
Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD
Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Lady and the Tramp DVD (6 weeks later)

April 30 2012
Bambi Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD (out of print)
Beauty and the Beast Diamond Edition 2 disc Blu-Ray + DVD (out of print)

Octoher 2 2012
Cinderella Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD
Cinderella Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Copy

February 5, 2013
Peter Pan Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD
Peter Pan Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Copy

March 5, 2013
Wreck-it Ralph DVD + Blu-Ray
Wreck-it Ralph Blu-Ray+ 3D Blu-Ray + DVD
Wreck-it Ralph DVD

April 30, 2013
Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD (out of print)
Lady and the Tramp Diamond Edition DVD (out of print)
The Lion King Diamond Edition Blu-Ray + DVD (out of print)
The Lion King Diamond Edition DVD (out of print)

Also, (regarding both the Pocahontas and Aristocats DVDs), they were discontinued in 2011, but I can't find a specific date.
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Thanks, but I'm specifically looking for the old ones starting in 1997, not 2011 and newer releases.
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PixarFan2006 was trying to help me out by continuing where my list left off. :)

Anyway, Disney's first wave of DVD releases was in late 1997. The monthly waves that followed usually mixed together Disney's titles with their other studios: Touchstone, Miramax, Dimension, and Hollywood Pictures (none of those are included here). Disney would also licence a majority of their second-tier live-action titles to Anchor Bay, primarily from the post-Walt 1967-1985 era, although Disney inadvertently licenced out The Great Locomotive Chase (1956), Big Red (1962), and both versions of The Happiest Millionaire (1967) to the studio as well. Disney opted to not renew Anchor Bay's licence (especially after all the problems with The Watcher in the Woods), and began to re-issue the Anchor Bay films under their own label in 2004.

All release dates come from either Film Aficionado or the news archives of The Digital Bits.

December 2, 1997:
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
George of the Jungle (1997) - re-issued December 12, 2000

February 2, 1998:
Air Bud (1997)

March 24, 1998:
Mary Poppins (1964)

April 21, 1998:
101 Dalmatians (1996) - re-issued December 12, 2000

May 19, 1998:
TRON (1982)

June 16, 1998:
Flubber (1997) - re-issued December 12, 2000

July 21, 1998:
Mr. Magoo (1997)

October 13, 1998:
The Santa Clause (1994)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)

March 16, 1999:
The Parent Trap (1998) - re-issued December 12, 2000

March 23, 1999:
Mighty Joe Young (1998) - re-issued December 12, 2000

March 30, 1999:
The Cat from Outer Space (1978) - Anchor Bay
The Black Hole (1979) - Anchor Bay
Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) - Anchor Bay

April 20, 1999:
A Bug's Life (1998)

May 18, 1999:
The Island at the Top of the World (1974) - Anchor Bay
Condorman (1981) - Anchor Bay
My Science Project (1985) - Anchor Bay

June 29, 1999:
The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976) - Anchor Bay
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) - Anchor Bay

July 20, 1999:
The Happiest Millionaire (1967) - Anchor Bay
The Happiest Millionaire: Roadshow Edition (1967) - Anchor Bay

August 10, 1999:
Return to Oz (1985) - Anchor Bay

August 17, 1999:
The Rocketeer (1991)

August 24, 1999:
The Three Musketeers (1993)
Cool Runnings (1994)

August 31, 1999:
One Magic Christmas (1985) - Anchor Bay

September 7, 1999:
Hocus Pocus (1993)

September 14, 1999:
Napoleon and Samantha (1972) - Anchor Bay
The Bears and I (1974) - Anchor Bay
Candleshoe (1977) - Anchor Bay

September 21, 1999:
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) - Anchor Bay
My Favorite Martian (1999)

October 21, 1999:
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)

October 26, 1999:
Pinocchio (1940): Limited Issue

November 9, 1999:
101 Dalmatians (1961): Limited Issue
Hercules (1997): Limited Issue
Mulan (1998): Limited Issue
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

November 16, 1999:
Tex (1982) - Anchor Bay

November 23, 1999:
Peter Pan (1953): Limited Issue
Lady and the Tramp (1955): Limited Issue
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998): Limited Issue
A Bug's Life (1998): Collector's Edition

December 7, 1999:
The Jungle Book (1967): Limited Issue
The Little Mermaid (1989): Limited Issue
Inspector Gadget (1999) - re-issued December 12, 2000
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)

December 10, 1999:
Walt Disney Animated Anthology: The Classic DVD Collector's Set

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Thanks.

I just won an auction for that Animated Anthology, which should prove to be useful for some films such as The Jungle Book (cropped in later releases), The Little Mermaid (censored in later releases) etc.

Interesting how Mary Poppins was actually their fourth DVD release, but yet the only one to bear the Masterpiece Collection logo and bumper.

Shame Inspector Gadget was never re-issued with an anamorphic transfer... I had to import a region 2 DVD to get a proper copy of that. So, I own The Santa Clause and my friend has Return to Oz, both of those have the black "Ring" bumper, am I correct in assuming the black one came first and then they changed it to blue for their newer DVDs? I've heard the reverse, since 2000s VHS tapes have the blue variation, so I'm actually not sure.
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