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Jack Skellington · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject:

So there's no Alice in Wonderland, Aladdin, or Dumbo included ?

Good... now I'm certain that I'm gonna see Alice in Wonderland in BD by next year.
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Disneykid · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:25 pm Post subject:

Actually, I agree with JCBD's proposed schedule. I can't see Disney releasing cash cow titles like The Lion King, Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid spring of their respective years instead of fall. It's still possible, of course, but I'll be very shocked if these films arrive March of each year instead of October.

As for other titles floating around, as long as the BD releases of them are meaty, then I don't care what they're called. Aladdin can pretty much just be a direct port-over of its Platinum DVD, just throw in some more song demos that weren't included in that release. The same applies to other films that have already gotten elaborate DVD editions (Pocahontas, all of the films between Mulan and Lilo & Stitch). BD versions of those releases are okay by me.

Alice can port over all of the laserdisc materials along with the made-for-DVD features like "From Wonderland to Neverland" and "I'm Odd," and I'll be a happy camper (throw in a commentary and documentary, and I'll go from happy to ecstatic). The same applies to Hunchback, which is one of only three films that have had extensive LD sets but no DVD counterparts to match (the other two being Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros).

The challenge will be with Dumbo and (if we ever get a decent release of it) Hercules, since those two will require supplements made mostly from scratch.

All the other films in the canon don't seem valued enough by Disney to receive special treatment. I can maybe see something happening with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, but that's it. So to sum it up (too late), I think the only non-Diamond films that will be treated well on BD are the ones that have had two-disc sets already on DVD, the exception being Dumbo and possibly Pooh, Hunchback, and Hercules.
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singerguy04 · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject:

well, do we know for sure that the platinum line isn't being continued? nothing in the press release says that it's for sure gone. It could be that Disney is planning on using the line as a better organized gold collection. Afterall, Disney does love titles. That all my own speculation though, all other signs lead to it really being over.

I'm excited for the collection. This gives Disney the opportunity to actually start over and correct the failures in the Platinum line, I'm mostly thinking of Peter Pan. I am very disappointed that Aladdin is out, but I don't think that Fantasia 2000 is really replacing it. F2000 is still coming out the same time as the original so it's not as if it's taking a vacant spot that Aladdin used to occupy. I'm even betting that the films are being released together in a package somehow.

My last hope for this new collection is that Disney continues to make all this neat stuff or at least some kind of box set for each of these films. In the very least I want Best Buy to continue making the steelbooks! Those are classy! Cool

MouseHouse55 · Gold Collection Joined: 09 Aug 2005

Has it been stated whether standard dvd's will be released for the Diamond Collection separate from blu-ray discs, or will we be forced to buy the blu-ray/dvd combos?

singerguy04 · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:12 pm Post subject:

Goliath · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject:

I literally couldn't care less. All I want is to own all films on dvd with a neat package of bonus features. And whatever they call it or organize it or in what order they come, I don't care. The only thing *I* really want is to have Dutch equivalents of EACH title as it was released in the US! Right now, there are no 2-disc sets available in The Netherlands of Pocahontas, Alice in Wonderland, Atlantis and Brother Bear. (Not that I really care about those last two, by the way.) I don't know why. It's inexplicable.

Coolmanio · Gold Collection Joined: 04 Aug 2008

This is good news. I just hope they keep doing what they did with Snow White and have a DVD packaging of the 2disc bluray available as well.

Barbossa · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:00 pm Post subject:

Don't forget, there won't be any after Cinderella. The world is going to blow up that December. Rolling Eyes

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yukitora · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject:

Whilst I wish Alice in Wonderland made the cut, at least this confirms we will be getting it on blu-ray sooner Laughing

(and by confirm, I mean disney-confirm)

SpringHeelJack · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject:

Poor "Aladdin".
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