Disney Introduces 'Diamond Collection' For Blu-ray

[Blu-News]

The one that started it all…

Walt Disney’s
Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs

Historic Blu-ray™ Debut Launches Spectacular
All-New ‘Diamond Collection’

Cutting-Edge New Collection - Premieres October 6, 2009!


Burbank, Calif., May 18, 2009 – Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) proudly opens the vault, releasing ‘The One That Started It All,’ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in high-definition Blu-ray for the first time ever, on October 6, 2009. The historic and highly-anticipated release fittingly launches a spectacular all-new product line – Disney’s Diamond Collection. Poised to transform home entertainment, just as the movie itself transformed the entire motion-picture industry upon its debut in 1937, the revolutionary new Diamond Collection brings audiences the most immersive and highest-level viewing experience, that includes unparalleled features, exclusive high definition content and updatable experiences, superior picture and sound, and much, much more. Taking home entertainment to fantastic new heights unlike anything before, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition marks the film’s first-ever high-definition Blu-ray bow, on October 6, while the standard definition will be released seven weeks later, on November 24.


The Diamond Collection debut of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will keep audiences spellbound for hours with exciting content exclusive to this historic release, presented with spectacular newly restored picture and 7.1 Digital Theater System Hi-Def Surround Sound. Utilizing the latest in technology, possible only by the power of Blu-ray, the release includes “Disney Smart Navigation,” allowing the magic and personality of Disney Characters to come to life as never before. “Disney Family Play”, the ultimate interactive Hi-Def experience, offers a variety of immersive games, activities and unprecedented levels of personalization and customization features, to transform how families experience home entertainment together. The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition is a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack (2 Blu-ray discs + DVD).

Exclusive Snow White Diamond Edition Bonus Features

· Hyperion Studios – Audiences are digitally transported to 1937 to discover first-hand the Hyperion Studios, the original studio Walt Disney himself built and where Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was conceived and developed. Viewers will virtually walk the halls of this historic landmark experiencing life at Hyperion Studios back in the 1930’s. This amazing “Backstage Disney” feature contains newly dimensionalized archival photos, animator recordings, archival transcripts and rare footage of Walt himself revealing how Disney’s gifted filmmakers crafted the very first animated feature.

· Magic Mirror – Using the latest in Blu-ray technology, the iconic Magic Mirror guides the audience through the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition features with ease serving as the “host” for an incredibly immersive experience. The Mirror will recognize viewing patterns, knows where the audience has left off and will even suggest where to navigate next. This marks the first use of artificial intelligence in a Disney Blu-ray release and provides viewers the control to personally create a customized Snow White experience.

· DisneyView – Disney’s pioneering animated feature is brought to the modern era of widescreen high definition viewing by allowing the user to expand their viewing experience beyond the original aspect ratio of the film. Utilizing Disney Blu-ray™ technology, acclaimed Disney artist Toby Bluth was able to ‘draw’ beyond the borders of classic full frame cinema and fill the otherwise dark edges of the screen with beautiful custom imagery, giving audiences a new view of their animated classic favorite.

· About Toby Bluth – Disney artist Toby Bluth tells how the movie inspired him to create the superb DisneyView art.

· Mirror, Mirror On The Wall – Through BD-Live, this mirror can find the secret princess inside each viewer with a series of questions, then create for them a personal message from their favorite princess who will call them on the telephone.

· What Do You See? – To win this exciting interactive game, players must untangle scrambled images.

· Jewel Jumble – Players put jewels from the Dwarfs’ mine in the proper order to win this game.

· Scene Stealer – Allows viewers to upload a personal photo and experience life as one of the Seven Dwarfs—on-screen in the actual film.

[Flanger-Hanger]

Walt Disney Classics
Masterpiece Collection
Gold Collection
Platinum Editions

and now Diamond Collection. What could top that?

Funny how Sleeping Beauty and Pinocchio will now be the lone Platinum Edition Blu-rays and that Fantasia (last of the 14 titles) will not be.

[ToEhrIsHuman]

meh...i think i'll wait for the "Pluto-nium Edition" 4K version.

[kdn1221]

Originally Posted by ToEhrIsHuman

meh...i think i'll wait for the "Pluto-nium Edition" 4K version.

Yeah! This is the "glow in the dark" and "barking" edition.

[wallendo]

I'm holding out for the di-lithium collection.

[starbinger]

I don't care what kind of labeling they put on their movies as long as they keep making some top notch films

[SpaceDog]

You gotta love Disney marketing. Of course to me, platinum makes much more sense for disc based media than diamond - but it's all good.
The quality of effort they put into these releases - Disney can brand them as just about anything and they would not necessarily be overstating at all.

Of course when I saw the headline, I was hoping for something like the blu-ray introduction of the treasures series.

[djheadd]

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

You gotta love Disney marketing. Of course to me, platinum makes much more sense for disc based media than diamond - but it's all good.
The quality of effort they put into these releases - Disney can brand them as just about anything and they would not necessarily be overstating at all.

Of course when I saw the headline, I was hoping for something like the blu-ray introduction of the treasures series.

This is good news. I think Disney is trying to make up after the mess they made with the platinum versions, at least with the "Spanish" ones. They released Pinocchio and Sleeping Beauty for the spanish market, hard case, disc printing, booklet and everything translated but no audio track or subtitles in spanish!! They really went bad with these big, big mistakes. Lots, and lots of returns. Hopefully this time they will make it the right way. I will go for the Diamond Collection if everything is ok.
Best,

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Flanger-Hanger

Walt Disney Classics
Masterpiece Collection
Gold Collection
Platinum Editions

and now Diamond Collection. What could top that?

Funny how Sleeping Beauty and Pinocchio will now be the lone Platinum Edition Blu-rays and that Fantasia (last of the 14 titles) will not be.

The "Unobtainium" Collection.

[imax]

Collections will never be complete now

[Rantlers]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

The "Unobtainium" Collection.

I came in here to post the same thing. Nice!

[Gamma_Winstead]

Diamond collection? THAT AWESOME! That means we could get ANY of the disney titles now! WOOOO!

*Prays for 101 Dalmatians, Lion King, Aladdin and Alice in Wonderland*

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Rantlers

I came in here to post the same thing. Nice!

From the ol' motorcycle racing days.