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Originally Posted by celticmoon
Fantasia obviously came out before home video releases were even thought of, and it benefitted from multiple releases across several decades, many of which were great successes.
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Fantasia never earned a profit while Walt Disney was alive. It took Duning's
Yellow Submarine to turn young audiences on to
Fantasia's concept and visuals (in more ways than one, wink wink), and it was the post-
Submarine release of
Fantasia in 1969 that finally brought the film into the black. This is why
Alice in Wonderland received a re-release in the early 70's after languishing as the black sheep of the Disney family for two decades.
Fantasia remained a potent box-office draw -- the 1990 release, in particular, did very well for Disney, leading to a smash home video release in Fall 1991.