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What's happening to Disney's cartoons on DVD? I bought Brother Bear and I was delighted that the DVD set had the movie in both 16:9 aspect ratio and also with the original theatrical aspect ratio. Then I got Lion King 2: Special Edition. It was in 16:9, which to me is better than full screen. I liked Home on the Range and wanted to get the DVD. But I noticed that it was only in the family friendly 16:9 format. What happened to the theatrical aspect ratio? I looked at Disney.COM for the upcoming releases of Aladdin Special Edition, Mary Poppins 40th Anniversary Edition, and the Mulan Special Edition. All in 16:9. So my question is this: Is this the future of DVDs from Disney? I'll get beautiful sound and animation sure. But, I know there'll be something missing.

Welcome to the forum, spada!

Actually, there won't be something missing. <i>Brother Bear</i> is the only DVD that's been reformatted to "Family Friendly." The rest of the Disney films, with a few exceptions from <i>The Rescuers</i> on, have been animated in the 1.66:1 aspect ratio. That's what Disney's CAP system for digital printings of their animated films uses. In theaters, the films may be matted to 1.85:1, and on video they may be cropped to 1.33:1. These "Family-Friendly Widescreen" DVDs actually preserve the aspect ratio of the animation as it is created, though.

See the <a href="http://www.ultimatedisney.com/FAQ.htm">FAQs page</a> for more information on.

In the case of <i>Mary Poppins</i>, from what I hear, that was the intended aspect ratio, and the DVDs framed at 1.85:1 overmatte the material.

For the most part, the "Family-Friendly" moniker is just a marketing term. 1.66:1 anamorphic is no more friendly (in terms of "unfriendly" black bars) than 1.78:1, or 1.85:1.

Hope this helps. Again, welcome to the forum. Look forward to future posts from you!

Hello spada3000 and welcome to the forum you are going to love it here I look foward to posting more often with you.

Welcome to the forum spada3000!!!!