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Originally Posted by Moviemaniack1993
Well Disney removed Aladdin from it's Platinum/Diamond line. No idea why. So hopefully we will get that one. I'm sure given the success of Lion King in 3D we will see that converted. But 101 Dalmations and Peter Pan are in their Diamond lineup and there are still a few movies to get through before we get back to them in their spring and fall release lineup.
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The reason Aladdin was removed from the Platinum/Diamond line was because the Platinum Edition DVD sold far under expectation, around 3 million copies (which was less than any other Platinum Edition title released before it.)
It was largely Disney's fault, they didn't market the re-release very well, and they skipped out on the planned IMAX re-release, but nonetheless, it was removed for low sales.
I'm hoping that after eight years they have realized there is still a huge audience for it and it gets a worthy re-release, but who knows with Disney.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame hasn't had a re-release in 10 years now and Hercules hasn't had a re-release in nearly 12 years, so it could be a while before we see Aladdin. Hope not.