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Destino may be "modern" in its completed form, but it's definitely part of Treasure-worthy history. Walt and Salvador Dali in the late 40s - back when Walt was still dreaming about the artistic potential of animation...
As for Susie and Casey: Yes, they can be found elsewhere, but the same could be said about a lot of other shorts. Hopefully the C&D shorts could be a bonus on the final Donald set. But who should we "pester" to make them include even Susie and Casey on D4...?
Dr Syn has indeed been rumoured or announced earlier - I believe the first time even for the second "wave" of Treasures.
Destino may be "modern" in its completed form, but it's definitely part of Treasure-worthy history. Walt and Salvador Dali in the late 40s - back when Walt was still dreaming about the artistic potential of animation...
As for Susie and Casey: Yes, they can be found elsewhere, but the same could be said about a lot of other shorts. Hopefully the C&D shorts could be a bonus on the final Donald set. But who should we "pester" to make them include even Susie and Casey on D4...?
Dr Syn has indeed been rumoured or announced earlier - I believe the first time even for the second "wave" of Treasures.
a-net-fan wrote:Im sorry Mr Toad but I agree with the others that there is PLENTY of other material that needs released before the Treasures can end. This collection wasnt meant to just release the Animated shorts.....but other rare Disney material as well. The incomplete release of El Fego Baca / Swamp Fox, Spin and Marty and Hardy Boys is a prime example of how there are still loose ends to be tied up in this collection and many others have given great ideas and examples of great titles worthy of being released!
Well, I think we can agree that there's plenty of Disney material that still needs to be released. Whether it has to be under the Treasures banner is another matter.
I'm very much of the opinion that the anthology features (which are, after all, bona fide animated classics) and Song Of The South should be given proper, extras-packed individual releases.
I like the idea expressed above that the Disneyland TV shows should have their own release line - it might encourage more complete sets of things, for a start. The shows that are mostly recycled shorts linked with new hosting material by Ludwig von Drake etc are, I think, more problematic to find a release for. A vast amount of the content will be "double-dipping" for those who have bought the Treasures, and there's no sensible way of releasing the links on their own.
There are still possible animated short collections such as the post-1965 shorts, the educational films and a collection of silents - all of which I think should be released. But aside possibly from the later shorts, the interest in such shorts would be quite low, and may not recoup the expenditure that would be needed to restore them and put them on DVD.
Im still not sure where you get that the sales of this series is "struggling".
When the Treasures line started, the waves came in print runs of around 150,000. Recent waves have cut that number to a third, and they're still not selling out. The fact that Amazon still have new copies of the Wave 7 titles available presumably tells us that less than 50,000 copies of Chronological Donald Vol 3 have been sold worldwide.
I guess we will all just have to see what happens in the future. All I know is I wont be with Mr Toad cheering on this collections end.
I don't see Mr Toad cheering the end of the collection. He, like me, thinks it will end after this year, and that there's enough circumstantial evidence to support this viewpoint. I don't think anyone's actually celebrating it.
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1) I am not cheering the end, I am cheering what we did get which if you grew up like I did in the 70s would have been unimaginable that we would have seen this much material released in such a high quality format. I remember when we first got a VCR in the early 80s taping all this kind of stuff. What we ended up getting was probably beyond our wildest dreams before the first Treasures was issued. In fact I bought my first DVD player in December 2001 after going to a Disney store and seeing the four treasures.a-net-fan wrote:Im sorry Mr Toad but I agree with the others that there is PLENTY of other material that needs released before the Treasures can end. This collection wasnt meant to just release the Animated shorts.....but other rare Disney material as well. The incomplete release of El Fego Baca / Swamp Fox, Spin and Marty and Hardy Boys is a prime example of how there are still loose ends to be tied up in this collection and many others have given great ideas and examples of great titles worthy of being released! Im still not sure where you get that the sales of this series is "struggling". I guess we will all just have to see what happens in the future. All I know is I wont be with Mr Toad cheering on this collections end.
2) As MK Sharp has pointed out the series is struggling and sets from waves four on are still available in stores and at Disneyland. The first set of Treasures sold out in six months and has much higher print runs. Not conincidently this coincides with the end of the Mickey Mouse Treasures. That was the anchor for the first three waves. Now they dont even have Donald much less Goofy or Pluto to anchor the Treasures. Several letters were written to Dick Cook at Disney after the Treasures were initially cancelled. All that was asked in most of those letters was that they essentially finish the animated shorts. They are going to do that with minor exceptions.
As far as shorts left
I think there a few Alice's left.
Scrooge McDuck and Money from 1967
Was Coyote's Lament ever issued?
The two Goofy Freewayphobias
Susie and Casey are at least available on other issues if not restored.
Not a lot left is there?
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There has been talked about the WDT line dying before. Is there really any point in saying again that "although we've been wrong before we're sure it's for real this time"? Can't we just wait and see?
(And why do I care about what you think anyway? Subconciously I might believe that negative thinking is bad for any forthcoming releases there might be...)
Obviously, there's a lot of material left that could be included in the Treasures. But I pretty much agree that with the final Donald volume this line has probably done most of what it set out to do.
(And why do I care about what you think anyway? Subconciously I might believe that negative thinking is bad for any forthcoming releases there might be...)
Obviously, there's a lot of material left that could be included in the Treasures. But I pretty much agree that with the final Donald volume this line has probably done most of what it set out to do.
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Thank you, I thought I saw figaro and cleo somewhere recently but I convinced myself it must have been the sing along song version that my little boy was watching. Doh! My memory is going.Lars Vermundsberget wrote:
That would be both Susie AND Casey Bats Again missing. I still wonder what got into Disney or Leonard Maltin when these two were not included on the Rarities set. Figaro and Cleo, on the other hand, can be found on Pluto vol 2.
From reading the other replies, I *THINK* that with this donald set the only classic era theatrical animated short that will not be released on dvd SOMEWHERE (either treasure or not) will be the lone chipmunks -
The Lone Chipmunks is on the Davey Crockett theatrical films DVD.
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At the beginning the Disney Treasures set out to release important works in Walt Disney's life. For the most part they have stayed in that time period. Thus it would not be part of the Treasures. Prince and the Pauper and Runaaway Brain are exceptions of course so its not a rule.merlinjones wrote:It's Tough to be a Bird?
That being said I would love to see it out. I think all of the post Walt shorts would fit on Disk 2 of Destino.
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I certainly wouldn't call those "minor exceptions."Mr. Toad wrote:a-net-fan wrote: Several letters were written to Dick Cook at Disney after the Treasures were initially cancelled. All that was asked in most of those letters was that they essentially finish the animated shorts. They are going to do that with minor exceptions.
As far as shorts left
I think there a few Alice's left.
Scrooge McDuck and Money from 1967
Was Coyote's Lament ever issued?
The two Goofy Freewayphobias
Susie and Casey are at least available on other issues if not restored.
Not a lot left is there?
You're forgetting the Chip N Dale shorts, which we still don't know if they will appear on the Donald sets (and I would rather they be part of a Rarities set and get the two remaining Donald shows as extras on Donald 4 instead).
There's also the Jiminy Crickey stuff. Again, we can't assume that some or all of these will be on the Pinocchio Platinum. Besides, the fact that some shorts have been released outside of the Treasures collection means nothing.
There's It's Tough to be a Bird, which is definitely worthy of a Treasures inclusion because of its high acclaim. There's also "Dad, Can I Borrow the Car", which I think would fit nicely in a rarities set (strange that it wasn't on the Love Bug 2-disc release). In fact, the featurette about the Loch Ness Monster that was on Pete's Dragon could even fit on a second Rarities. No reason a set titled "More Rarities", or something like that, has to be entirely made up of 7-10 minute short cartoons. Animation or films done for the theme parks, for commercials, and whatever else could also be included.
There are the What Should I Do shorts, Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons, Harold and his Amazing Green Plants, and lots of other educational stuff from both during and after Walt's time (but those mentioned, I would think, would be the most wanted because they got Disney Channel airings on shows like Donald Duck Presents.
And there's even a new Goofy cartoon... (not to mention we still haven't gotten "Runaway Brain" with the dialogue in sync).
There are plenty of shorts left and other stuff that could fall under rarities too. I'm sure I've even forgotten some stuff worth mentioning. As for these letters that are supposedly the only reason the Treasures Line is still alive, everyone was saying here to just push for Donald 4. Well, as I always said, I would not be satisfied with just Donald 4. I WOULD be satisfied (so to speak) with Donald 4, the rest of Swamp Fox, and the rest of the shorts mentioned above (certain ones at least, like Scrooge McDuck and Money for one). Until we get those, as someone who has never missed a Treasures collection yet (yeah, finally got that Oswald set last night), I will feel slightly stiffed (as I do about Lizzie McGuire and Gargoyles). I did write a letter, like most folks here, and mine mentioned not only Donald, but the Swamp Fox and the rest of the shorts, and I'm sure mine was not the only one. Just because some folks only cared about getting the rest of Donald doesn't mean that we should all feel that they did right by us. They started to do right by us. I'll have to wait and see if they finish the job.
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Dont see why not. They have never included the non-theatrical shorts in the regular count of cartoons before and they probably are not again. There are 31 theatrical shorts left. The two others - Steel and ? will likely be in the extrasslave2moonlight wrote:
You're forgetting the Chip N Dale shorts, which we still don't know if they will appear on the Donald sets (and I would rather they be part of a Rarities set and get the two remaining Donald shows as extras on Donald 4 instead)..
I would love them to be on the platinum edition. Give me less buyer's remorse for double dipping. As well, the Jiminy shorts aren't theatrical releases. At least in my mind they are of less value. And don't get me wrong I still want them. But to make it worthwile to Disney there probably needs to be about 50,000 people who want them. There probably isnt that. Why does having them outside the Treasure collection mean nothing? A Treasure is nothing more than packaging essentially. Having them means a great deal. The bigger issue as I see it is they are totally unrestored. Casey Bats Again does not look that bat but Suzie could use a lot of work.)..[/quote]slave2moonlight wrote:There's also the Jiminy Crickey stuff. Again, we can't assume that some or all of these will be on the Pinocchio Platinum. Besides, the fact that some shorts have been released outside of the Treasures collection means nothing. )..
Again I don't disagree. Buy it in a heartbeat. But the two problems we are left with is 1) The Treasures said they would be essentially about Walt's life work which those are outside of and 2) I still see Rarities treasures everywhere. Only anictodal evidence but given that the Treasures were initially cancelled after that run we can assume maybe they did not sell well.
Again I don't disagree. Buy it in a heartbeat. But the two problems we are left with is 1) The Treasures said they would be essentially about Walt's life work which those are outside of and 2) I still see Rarities treasures everywhere. Only anictodal evidence but given that the Treasures were initially cancelled after that run we can assume maybe they did not sell well.slave2moonlight wrote:There's It's Tough to be a Bird, which is definitely worthy of a Treasures inclusion because of its high acclaim. There's also "Dad, Can I Borrow the Car", which I think would fit nicely in a rarities set (strange that it wasn't on the Love Bug 2-disc release). In fact, the featurette about the Loch Ness Monster that was on Pete's Dragon could even fit on a second Rarities. No reason a set titled "More Rarities", or something like that, has to be entirely made up of 7-10 minute short cartoons. Animation or films done for the theme parks, for commercials, and whatever else could also be included.
There are the What Should I Do shorts, Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons, Harold and his Amazing Green Plants, and lots of other educational stuff from both during and after Walt's time (but those mentioned, I would think, would be the most wanted because they got Disney Channel airings on shows like Donald Duck Presents..)..
Totally agree on the Runaway Brain thing. Almost unwatchable. Last time there was a new short it ended up on a Platinum edition. I would imagine we will see the same with the Goofy short. Hard to classify something that is six months old as a Treasure for the collectors market though.slave2moonlight wrote:And there's even a new Goofy cartoon... (not to mention we still haven't gotten "Runaway Brain" with the dialogue in sync)...)..
According to those with ties to the Disney Treasure project Swamp Fox was the worst seller of the series. And in my mind, far and away the worst pick of the series. We are not going to see anymore of it. From all critical reviews we know we have seen the Best Spin and Marty series and far and away the best Hardy Boys series. Now if either of those series had been huge sellers and now commanded big bucks on the secendary market we would likely see second releases but they dont.slave2moonlight wrote:There are plenty of shorts left and other stuff that could fall under rarities too. I'm sure I've even forgotten some stuff worth mentioning. As for these letters that are supposedly the only reason the Treasures Line is still alive, everyone was saying here to just push for Donald 4. Well, as I always said, I would not be satisfied with just Donald 4. I WOULD be satisfied (so to speak) with Donald 4, the rest of Swamp Fox, and the rest of the shorts mentioned above (certain ones at least, like Scrooge McDuck and Money for one). Until we get those, as someone who has never missed a Treasures collection yet (yeah, finally got that Oswald set last night), I will feel slightly stiffed (as I do about Lizzie McGuire and Gargoyles). I did write a letter, like most folks here, and mine mentioned not only Donald, but the Swamp Fox and the rest of the shorts, and I'm sure mine was not the only one. Just because some folks only cared about getting the rest of Donald doesn't mean that we should all feel that they did right by us. They started to do right by us. I'll have to wait and see if they finish the job.
It depends on how you define finish the job. They said they wanted to put out important works of Walt's life. We have a near complete library of animated shorts, we have major contributions from Disneyland, from early Disney TV. To me the job has been accomplished.
Do I want most of the stuff you do - absolutely(outside of the Swamp Fox). But we can't require Disney to restore, produce market and distribute them if only 2,000 people are interested. There needs to be a number of interested people to achieve critical mass to cover the costs. I would imagine that number is about the 50,000 that they are currently making the runs at. I think the lack of an anchor title is also going to hurt. I will give you an example. When Michael Jackson's Thriller album was smashing all sorts of sales records, sales of catalogue albums inexplicably rose 70%. This is because people who did not normally go into a record store went and bought Thriller and while they were at it bought a bunch of other albums they would never had bought had Thriller not existed. Without Mickey anchoring the Treasures sales declined significantly, without any major character to anchor them now they will go down even further.
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Disney Home Video can't say only 2000 people are interested in the Treasures or Legacy series because they don't actually try to sell them, advertise them, distribute them widely, create demand or let anyone outside of a core fan group know they are even available.
It's planned obsolesence, echoing Mr Toad's mantra. They would rather reinvest in their current franchises and not be bothered with "the old stuff", so create the situation that bears lower numbers.
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I am aware that the Jiminy shorts aren't theatrical, but they are shorts from Walt's day. Many of us, even from my generation going to school in the '80's and '90's, grew up watching the Jiminy shorts at school and on the Disney Channel. I don't doubt for a minute that there are at least 50,000 people who would remember and want to own them. 50,000 really isn't that many. In fact, wouldn't be surprised if Jiminy (or Ludwig Von Drake) would work as an anchor for another Disney Treasures wave, not that I feel an anchor is truly needed in a collector-aimed DVD line.Mr. Toad wrote: I would love them to be on the platinum edition. Give me less buyer's remorse for double dipping. As well, the Jiminy shorts aren't theatrical releases. At least in my mind they are of less value. And don't get me wrong I still want them. But to make it worthwile to Disney there probably needs to be about 50,000 people who want them. There probably isnt that. Why does having them outside the Treasure collection mean nothing? A Treasure is nothing more than packaging essentially. Having them means a great deal. The bigger issue as I see it is they are totally unrestored. Casey Bats Again does not look that bat but Suzie could use a lot of work.)..
We definitely have different viewpoints on the worth of some of these things. The Treasures line itself, for example. To me, and probably to many of us, it's more than just packaging. We haven't seen any other format for Disney material like the Treasures Line (Legacy Collection was just a name and packaging change), so any true fans should see the end of such a line as a huge disappointment. Saying, "Thanks for the last Donald, and I understand if you want to stop making Treasures now," is not helpful. As some here have said, after this we may not ever get another line to release this sort of material. As for why we should care about getting shorts in the Treasures collection that have already been released as bonuses on other discs, it's because we are talking about the Treasures sets here. Maybe a lot of hardcore fans of these shorts don't want to buy Pinocchio or the Love Bug, or whatever else, to get certain shorts when it's just shorts that they want. I'm sure fans of Donald would riot if they left some of the shorts out of Volume 4 and said, "They're extras on Mickey's Club House, go buy that." And restoration is part of that problem.
In regards to number One, they've broken or bent that rule enough that they can do it a bit more. If it means changing the name/look of the line so it can evolve, I wouldn't mind that. The only problem I had with the change to the Legacy Collection (besides not having completed Donald and Swamp Fox yet) was that A. It's packaging was too flimsy, and B. I missed the Leonard Maltin aspect. I liked the way the packages looked aesthetically, but everything else seemed a bit like a downgrade. As for issue number Two, the fact that some sets didn't sell out right away doesn't make them failures. Nothing more frustrating than when Disney cancels a line simply because it doesn't fly off the shelves in the first months or year. There are folks still out there looking for and buying those old Disney Treasures. Not everyone can afford to get them in the first week. Some years I have, some years it took me several months to get them all. These are limited editions, so Disney isn't wasting money printing more and more. It doesn't hurt them if it takes a little time for them all to sell, whether that's months and years. And I think it's incorrect to assume that the Treasures were canceled after the Rarities Wave because they didn't sell well. The Treasures weren't really canceled. It became the Legacy Collection. That's all there is to it. The assumption I would make, if any, is that Disney wanted to ditch Leonard Maltin and also thought it was time for a flashy new look. Anyway, fans got mad and they changed the name/format back, that's all. The fact is, if Disney really thought people weren't interested in their other classic live-action and animated stuff, they never would have came out with the Legacy Collection, which didn't really have an "anchor" either. I wouldn't think the True Life Adventures hold more appeal than a DVD set featuring Jiminy Cricket or Ludwig Von Drake.Mr. Toad wrote:
Again I don't disagree. Buy it in a heartbeat. But the two problems we are left with is 1) The Treasures said they would be essentially about Walt's life work which those are outside of and 2) I still see Rarities treasures everywhere. Only anictodal evidence but given that the Treasures were initially cancelled after that run we can assume maybe they did not sell well.
We might, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be made available on a new Rarities set either. It's only double dipping to the folks who buy both. And, again, they included Runaway Brain, so I don't see why including the new Goofy short would be a problem. But good call on the other unreleased shorts we didn't mention. Yes, Little Match Girl was on the Little Mermaid Platinum, and there have been others only released on other DVDs (stuff for Fantasia 2006). Plus, I nearly forgot "The Small One", which still hasn't been released in its original form, so I still haven't bought it. There is well more than enough for a second Rarities set.Mr. Toad wrote: Totally agree on the Runaway Brain thing. Almost unwatchable. Last time there was a new short it ended up on a Platinum edition. I would imagine we will see the same with the Goofy short. Hard to classify something that is six months old as a Treasure for the collectors market though.
Ah, see, here's one of the big problems right there. You don't care for the Swamp Fox. You're not interested in the Swamp Fox. Well, those of us who are big Swamp Fox fans naturally are not satisfied with the "teaser" we paid 25 or more bucks for on the good faith that they'd complete the series. The fact is, that set would probably have sold better if it focused on one character or the other. Disney only has themselves (or Maltin) to blame for that. In addition, I am unwilling to trust any statement like, "We are not going to see any more of it." I was hearing that a lot a while back about the Treasures line iteself. Look, most DVDs that are still available in stores are not going to command big bucks on the secondary market, so that's not an issue. The issue is, the aforementioned titles are still available in stores even though they're out of print. Well, I still say what I said before, the fact that something doesn't fly off the shelves doesn't mean it is a failure. Disney is still seeing income off those titles. Heck, I know folks who are still buying them. Again, not everyone buys them in the first week or year. Besides that, I see a lot of stuff coming out everyday that I think can't appeal to 50,000 people or more, yet it keeps coming out, and when they start a set, they finish it. I'm not about to cut Disney slack on this one. They're not watching their pennies when they stop releasing something that doesn't fly off the shelves in the first year (like Gargoyles, Lizzie McGuire, or certain Treasures sets), they're just being greedy. And I'm usually the guy defending Disney.Mr. Toad wrote: According to those with ties to the Disney Treasure project Swamp Fox was the worst seller of the series. And in my mind, far and away the worst pick of the series. We are not going to see anymore of it. From all critical reviews we know we have seen the Best Spin and Marty series and far and away the best Hardy Boys series. Now if either of those series had been huge sellers and now commanded big bucks on the secendary market we would likely see second releases but they dont.

I define "finish the job" as finish the things you start. They started the Swamp Fox and Baca. It's only appreciative and respectful to the fans and collectors to finish those titles. They released a "near complete library of animated shorts," but last I checked, finishing something is not the same as "near complete." If the next wave was only a set completing Swamp Fox, a set completing Baca, and a set completing the major shorts we've talked about, then I'd be content and they would have truly tied up the loose ends to show some respect to those who have collected the series loyally, like myself. As for just releasing a line that puts out important works of Walt's life, that's a line that, like Disneyland, would never be finished.Mr. Toad wrote: It depends on how you define finish the job. They said they wanted to put out important works of Walt's life. We have a near complete library of animated shorts, we have major contributions from Disneyland, from early Disney TV. To me the job has been accomplished.
Well, again, I think you underestimate the number of worldwide fans of this material greatly. There are well over 300,000,000 people in the U.S. alone. Anyway, again, all I ask personally is they tie up the loose ends, but since you are not a fan of Swamp Fox,... well, you can't convince someone that "The Monkey's Uncle" deserves a DVD release if they can't stand Tommy Kirk and Annette.Mr. Toad wrote: Do I want most of the stuff you do - absolutely(outside of the Swamp Fox). But we can't require Disney to restore, produce market and distribute them if only 2,000 people are interested. There needs to be a number of interested people to achieve critical mass to cover the costs. I would imagine that number is about the 50,000 that they are currently making the runs at.
Oh, I understand about the usefulness of anchors. However, I believe it's a glass is half full, glass is half empty kind of a situation. I wouldn't say not having the anchor hurts sales. I'd say having one boosts sales. But, again, there was nothing to boost the sales of the Legacy line. That was just 4 sets of True Life Adventures. And what were they going to follow them with? A set of silent cartoons, a Destino set, and a set on Disneyland! With that in mind, it's hard for me to believe they wouldn't release a Treasures wave without Mickey, Donald, Goofy, or Pluto. Heck, thinking about that, I'm not even sure what any of us are even worried about. I wouldn't be surprised if the line just keeps going. At least for a little while, though they might try to change the title again. I guess for me the only reason I'm still b**ching is because I still don't have Scrooge McDuck and Money, the Jiminy Crickets, or the Swamp Fox.Mr. Toad wrote: I think the lack of an anchor title is also going to hurt. I will give you an example. When Michael Jackson's Thriller album was smashing all sorts of sales records, sales of catalogue albums inexplicably rose 70%. This is because people who did not normally go into a record store went and bought Thriller and while they were at it bought a bunch of other albums they would never had bought had Thriller not existed. Without Mickey anchoring the Treasures sales declined significantly, without any major character to anchor them now they will go down even further.
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True, I meant to mention this but forgot. They hardly promote these sets at all! I was amazed that they started putting Disney Movie Rewards points in them!merlinjones wrote:Disney Home Video can't say only 2000 people are interested in the Treasures or Legacy series because they don't actually try to sell them, advertise them, distribute them widely, create demand or let anyone outside of a core fan group know they are even available.
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I'm happy for Dr Syn, but the Walt Disney Treasures series can't possibly be considered comprehensive, let alone finished, with so much of the TV library unavailable. At minimum we need to see:
Ludwig VonDrake (all episodes plus Moby Duck and Scrooge)
Jiminy Cricket (all shorts and TV hosted hours)
Chip & Dale (all shorts and TV hosted hours)
Ranger Woodlore & Humphrey (all shorts and TV hosted hours)
The Magic Mirror (TV hosted hours)
Disneyland/Walt Disney World Vol. 3 (including Disneyland Showtime)
Zorro (the two features and the four one hour shows at minimum)
Annette (serial, songs and features)
Spin & Marty (2 & 3)
Wonderful World of Color (more of the popular episodes)
Rarities/Specials 2
And you know they could sell Zorro season sets and Wonderful World of Color box sets if they wanted to.
And let's not forget the many good missing features: Song of the South, So Dear to My Heart, The Monkey's Uncle, Escapade in Florence, The Incredible Journey, The Horsemasters, Prince and the Pauper, The Light in the Forest, Kidnapped, Sword and the Rose, Superdad, Mosby's Marauders, Charley and the Angel, Sammy the Way-Out Seal, Child of Glass, etc.
Ludwig VonDrake (all episodes plus Moby Duck and Scrooge)
Jiminy Cricket (all shorts and TV hosted hours)
Chip & Dale (all shorts and TV hosted hours)
Ranger Woodlore & Humphrey (all shorts and TV hosted hours)
The Magic Mirror (TV hosted hours)
Disneyland/Walt Disney World Vol. 3 (including Disneyland Showtime)
Zorro (the two features and the four one hour shows at minimum)
Annette (serial, songs and features)
Spin & Marty (2 & 3)
Wonderful World of Color (more of the popular episodes)
Rarities/Specials 2
And you know they could sell Zorro season sets and Wonderful World of Color box sets if they wanted to.
And let's not forget the many good missing features: Song of the South, So Dear to My Heart, The Monkey's Uncle, Escapade in Florence, The Incredible Journey, The Horsemasters, Prince and the Pauper, The Light in the Forest, Kidnapped, Sword and the Rose, Superdad, Mosby's Marauders, Charley and the Angel, Sammy the Way-Out Seal, Child of Glass, etc.
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I'm definately more excited on "Chronological Donald volume 4" and I'm HOPING that "This is Your Life, Donald Duck" will be included in that volume. Heh...what can I say, I've been praying that one for a year.
And I wish that Walt Disney Treasures will continue after this. There is more stuff in the library.

And I wish that Walt Disney Treasures will continue after this. There is more stuff in the library.

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Yes!!!merlinjones wrote:And let's not forget the many good missing features: Song of the South, So Dear to My Heart, The Monkey's Uncle, Escapade in Florence, The Incredible Journey, The Horsemasters, Prince and the Pauper, The Light in the Forest, Kidnapped, Sword and the Rose, Superdad, Mosby's Marauders, Charley and the Angel, Sammy the Way-Out Seal, Child of Glass, etc.