Disney Animation on Blu-ray in 2012

SWillie! · Post by **SWillie!** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:51 am

Disney Video Beta is basically Disney's own YouTube. While there aren't any full-length movies on there, there are a lot of the promotional or bonus-like material, including trailers, clips, songs, etc. Things are divided into "Collections": Disney Fairies, Disney Parks, Disney Princess, Pixar, Winnie the Pooh, Mickey and Friends, Disney Channel, etc.

On the Mickey and Friends page, they've uploaded several full classic short films that you can watch right then and there for free. Mickey and the Seal, How to Hook Up Your Home Theater, The Art of Skiing, Clock Cleaners, Early to Bed, Chef Donald, Hawaiian Holiday, Mickey Down Under, and several more. At this point, there's probably a good 40-50 full shorts on there, plus a bunch of the Have a Laugh stuff.

Everything is very well-organized and the video quality is really great. Basically, the site is another toe in the water for the "Disney Movies Anywhere" service. It seems like they're just figuring out how they want to display, organize, and present their library. I'm guessing that what we'll end up seeing hopefully later this year is a combination of Disney Movies Online and Disney Video Beta.

Here's some screenshots of the site. Click the images to see full size.

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As for your what's so great about digital question... there are many answers to that. I think my biggest reason is that I will have Disney's entire library, right there, all in one place, for me to enjoy whenever and however I please. That means I can watch it on my TV, on my computer, my phone, my tablet, my friend's computer, my grandma's TV... literally, wherever I want, all without having to carry something around with me. In order to do that today, I'd have to carry around hundreds and hundreds of DVDs everywhere I go, and I would have had to rip all of those hundreds and hundreds of DVDs (and the just the main feature, all the bonuses too) if I wanted to enjoy them on the go on my phone or tablet. It's a combination of convenience, customization, and the sheer mass amount of material that will be available.

Basically, we'll have the Disney Vault at our fingertips, at all times, everywhere. I don't get how people around here, the "hardcore" Disney fans, aren't more excited for that.

If you want a more lengthy description of where I see Disney's digital future headed, see my topic on Disney Movies Anywhere: http://www.dvdizzy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30027

Lnds500 · Post by **Lnds500** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:03 pm

SWillie! wrote:Disney Video Beta is basically Disney's own YouTube. While there aren't any full-length movies on there, there are a lot of the promotional or bonus-like material, including trailers, clips, songs, etc. Things are divided into "Collections": Disney Fairies, Disney Parks, Disney Princess, Pixar, Winnie the Pooh, Mickey and Friends, Disney Channel, etc.

On the Mickey and Friends page, they've uploaded several full classic short films that you can watch right then and there for free. Mickey and the Seal, How to Hook Up Your Home Theater, The Art of Skiing, Clock Cleaners, Early to Bed, Chef Donald, Hawaiian Holiday, Mickey Down Under, and several more. At this point, there's probably a good 40-50 full shorts on there, plus a bunch of the Have a Laugh stuff.

Everything is very well-organized and the video quality is really great. Basically, the site is another toe in the water for the "Disney Movies Anywhere" service. It seems like they're just figuring out how they want to display, organize, and present their library. I'm guessing that what we'll end up seeing hopefully later this year is a combination of Disney Movies Online and Disney Video Beta.

If you want a more lengthy description of where I see Disney's digital future headed, see my topic on Disney Movies Anywhere: http://www.dvdizzy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30027

thanks for the info! It does look very nice.

I've seen the thread and I have responded as well. sadly, as I've said before digital is great only if you are an American. otherwise it's just another grand way to apply DRM and region locks on media content..

there is gonna be a hell of a party in a few years with the mistakes the industry makes

SWillie! · Post by **SWillie!** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:08 pm

Lnds500 wrote:I've seen the thread and I have responded as well. sadly, as I've said before digital is great only if you are an American. otherwise it's just another grand way to apply DRM and region locks on media content..

Yeah, that never occurs to me until someone points it out. That really is a load of crap. I still don't really understand why that happens. Hopefully we'll see a shift there in the coming years when digital really starts picking up steam.

thelittleursula · Post by **thelittleursula** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:45 am

It's awesome how they're showing the old Mickey Mouse cartoons on the website.

But some of them are a bit nightmare- fuelish. What a young child bumps into a cartoon short like The Mad Doctor ?

Or am I just turning into a PC like parent even though I have no kids lol.

SWillie! · Post by **SWillie!** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:25 am

thelittleursula wrote:Or am I just turning into a PC like parent even though I have no kids lol.

Yes, you are.

Jules · Post by **Jules** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:34 am

I tried accessing Disney Videos Beta, but I keep getting redirected to the Disney Italy site, no doubt due to my country's closeness to Italy.

The Disney website is uber annoying.

Lnds500 · Post by **Lnds500** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:50 am

UK - November 5th

Peter Pan
Peter Pan 2
Peter Pan 1 + 2

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch ... Search.y=0

ajmrowland · Post by **ajmrowland** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 3:11 am

^another one ahead of US release for the Brits.

Lnds500 · Post by **Lnds500** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:32 am

ajmrowland wrote:^another one ahead of US release for the Brits.

For the world

NeverLand · Post by **NeverLand** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:01 pm

For Middle East (Update: September 2012)

2012:

12-Sep-2012 Cinderella: Diamond Edition BD DVD
12-Sep-2012 Cinderella II: Dreams Come True BD DVD
12-Sep-2012 Cinderella III: A Twist in Time BD DVD
12-Sep-2012 Cinderella 1 & 2 & 3 Box Set BD DVD
17-Sep-2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 DVD
19-Sep-2012 The Rescuers: Special Edition BD
19-Sep-2012 The Rescuers Down Under: Special Edition BD
25-Sep-2012 Pixie Hollow Games + Tinkerbell 1 & 2 & 3 Box Set DVD
03-Oct-2012 Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files DVD
17-Oct-2012 Pixar Shorts: Volume 2 DVD
30-Oct-2012 Finding Nemo 3D BD DVD
07-Nov-2012 Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups DVD
14-Nov-2012 Donald's Favorite Christmas Shorts DVD
14-Nov-2012 Jake and the Neverland Pirates: Jake Saves Bucky DVD
05-Dec-2012 Brave 3D BD DVD
05-Dec-2012 Secret of the Wings BD DVD
11-Dec-2012 The Hunchback of Notre Dame BD
11-Dec-2012 Hercules BD

2013:

02-Jan-2013 The Odd Life of Timothy Green BD DVD
21-Jan-2013 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey and Donald Have a Farm DVD
11-Feb-2013 Frankenweenie 3D BD DVD
25-Feb-2013 Mulan BD
01-Mar-2013 Peter Pan BD DVD
01-Mar-2013 Peter Pan: Return to Never Land BD DVD
01-Mar-2013 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Wizards of Dizz DVD
04-Mar-2013 Monsters, Inc. 3D BD
11-Mar-2013 Pete's Dragon BD
12-Mar-2013 Brother Bear BD
12-Mar-2013 Brother Bear 2 BD
13-Mar-2013 Doc McStuffins: Friendship Is The Best Medicine DVD
28-Mar-2013 Sofia the First DVD
03-Apr-2013 Wreck-It Ralph 3D BD DVD
22-Apr-2013 Chimpanzee BD DVD
04-Jun-2013 Robin Hood BD
01-Aug-2013 The Sword in the Stone BD

Source:
Rotana Home Entertainment (Disney Distributing Company in the Middle East).

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:14 pm

^Thanks for the update!

I just knew that Robin Hood and The Sword in the Stone would be released on Blu-ray in 2013.

Lnds500 · Post by **Lnds500** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:15 pm

NeverLand wrote:For Middle East (Update: September 2012)

2012:

12-Sep-2012 Cinderella: Diamond Edition BD DVD
12-Sep-2012 Cinderella II: Dreams Come True BD DVD
12-Sep-2012 Cinderella III: A Twist in Time BD DVD
12-Sep-2012 Cinderella 1 & 2 & 3 Box Set BD DVD
17-Sep-2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 DVD
19-Sep-2012 The Rescuers: Special Edition BD
19-Sep-2012 The Rescuers Down Under: Special Edition BD
25-Sep-2012 Pixie Hollow Games + Tinkerbell 1 & 2 & 3 Box Set DVD
03-Oct-2012 Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files DVD
17-Oct-2012 Pixar Shorts: Volume 2 DVD
30-Oct-2012 Finding Nemo 3D BD DVD
07-Nov-2012 Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups DVD
14-Nov-2012 Donald's Favorite Christmas Shorts DVD
14-Nov-2012 Jake and the Neverland Pirates: Jake Saves Bucky DVD
05-Dec-2012 Brave 3D BD DVD
05-Dec-2012 Secret of the Wings BD DVD
11-Dec-2012 The Hunchback of Notre Dame BD
11-Dec-2012 Hercules BD

2013:

02-Jan-2013 The Odd Life of Timothy Green BD DVD
21-Jan-2013 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey and Donald Have a Farm DVD
11-Feb-2013 Frankenweenie 3D BD DVD
25-Feb-2013 Mulan BD
01-Mar-2013 Peter Pan BD DVD
01-Mar-2013 Peter Pan: Return to Never Land BD DVD
01-Mar-2013 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Wizards of Dizz DVD
04-Mar-2013 Monsters, Inc. 3D BD
11-Mar-2013 Pete's Dragon BD
12-Mar-2013 Brother Bear BD
12-Mar-2013 Brother Bear 2 BD
13-Mar-2013 Doc McStuffins: Friendship Is The Best Medicine DVD
28-Mar-2013 Sofia the First DVD
03-Apr-2013 Wreck-It Ralph 3D BD DVD
22-Apr-2013 Chimpanzee BD DVD
04-Jun-2013 Robin Hood BD
01-Aug-2013 The Sword in the Stone BD

Source:
Rotana Home Entertainment (Disney Distributing Company in the Middle East).

When is the theatrical re-release of Nemo over there?

NeverLand · Post by **NeverLand** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:35 pm

Lnds500 wrote:When is the theatrical re-release of Nemo over there?

During this month.

NeverLand · Post by **NeverLand** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:47 pm

Sotiris wrote:^Thanks for the update!

I just knew that Robin Hood and The Sword in the Stone would be released on Blu-ray in 2013.

You're Welcome.

I'm so happy for Robin Hood and The Sword in the Stone!

But I wonder what happened to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Special Edition

It's not on the list of this month!

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:56 pm

Over at amazon.fr, the cover art for the DVD/Blu-ray of 'Wreck-It Ralph' has been revealed. It says that it will be released on December 05, 2012 but that must be an error.

PatrickvD · Post by **PatrickvD** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:50 pm

Why is every french title 'les monde de'.... It's so played out and unimaginative. I mean I get how it works in relation to 'game worlds', but how bland is "the world of Nemo", "the world of Narnia" and "the worlds of Ralph"

PatrickvD · Post by **PatrickvD** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:06 pm

These prehistoric VHS covers are quite sad really.... The UK Rescuers BD and the Dutch single disc BD's for both films:

universALLove · Post by **universALLove** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:15 pm

I think I'll hold out a little longer for The Rescuers release. I'm hoping they pull a Fantasia and release The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under together in a box set with the U.S. cover for the slip-case and the individual cases (and individual covers) housed inside... Fingers crossed.

Scamander · Post by **Scamander** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:34 am

It's likely to happen. At least, they are offering in Germany such a box:

universALLove · Post by **universALLove** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:01 am

Scamander wrote:It's likely to happen. At least, they are offering in Germany such a box:

Yay! Disney UK please take note! ^_^

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