New Disney titles for 2012 (Rescuers Aristocats Pocahontas etc.) !

[Riddler95]

I am very happy that Disney went ahead and added Aladdin into the Diamond Edition Blu-Ray Line.

For a few years I heard that Disney was not going to include Aladdin in the Diamond Edition Line because The 2004 Platinum Edition DVD sold two million copies in one year whereas The 2001 Platinum Edition DVD of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sold two million copies in one week. Well I am very happy that Disney has decided to include Aladdin in the Diamond Edition Blu-Ray Line. It is truly a Disney Masterpiece that deserves to be given The Ultimate Treatment for Blu-Ray Disc.

By the way, I recently watched The 2004 Platinum Edition DVD of Aladdin on New Years Eve in 2011, and The Picture Quality was still pretty damn good, and the audio was simply reference quality.

[punkguy03]

Originally Posted by Lnds500

other countries have confirmation that 101 Dalmatians is getting released this Summer/Fall as a Special Edition. that's not a rumor

and Aladdin was dropped from the Diamond line when it was announced, due to poor sales in the Platinum era

Was not aware of 101 dalmatians being released in other countries, Good News!!

I am aware of Aladdin being dropped from Diamond Status, which of course now it is being a Diamond release anyways. I was referencing how it was supposedly coming out this year and not 2013.

I wonder if Disney actually reads what we write on here sometimes and goes by that. I mean what reason would they have to put Aladdin out as a Diamond release, except to make fans happy??

[WJWS Channel 13:Amity]

Originally Posted by GC Riot

Thought I'd share these announcements with you, they are all listed in the booklet coming with Lady and the Tramp. I know some of these have been rumoured and/or announced in other territories, but this is the US version, so at least that's something. Feel free to share and use these pictures if you want. No credits necessary.

Diamond Editon for Spring 2013 is Aladdin.
Aristocats coming to Blu-ray August 7th.
The Rescuers & The Rescuers Down Under coming to Blu-ray in a 35th anniversary combo pack summer 2012.
Pocahontas and Pocahontas 2 coming to Blu-ray in a combo pack summer 2012.
Lady and the Tramp 2 coming to Blu-ray summer 2012.
Secret of the Wings, a new Disney Fairies film, coming to blu-ray fall 2012.

Awesome thank you so much for posting that. Glad to see Aladdin has been reinstated for Diamond Status, Ans I am very excited to get Pocahontas 1 and II and The Rescuers and Rescuers Down under this summer.

[WJWS Channel 13:Amity]

Originally Posted by mmcvey

The only thing I don't like about the combo pack for the the two Rescuers movies is that I have all the Disney animated features (no direct to video) lined up on a shelf chronologically and a combo pack just messes me all up.

I actually replaced my Fantasia combo pack with seperate Italian releases for this reason. Hopefully I'll be able to get seperate releases for the Rescuers films as well.

thats how i dispaly mine as well, but i live with it for fantasia so i can live with it for the rescuers but yeah I like haveingrelease order for disney animated films

[WJWS Channel 13:Amity]

Originally Posted by Deciazulado

101 is usually the last one to leave the building or that's the impression I have from buying Disney movies over different formats. That's why i don't have it, by the time it's coming out I'm looking over to the next format. Maybe this format I'll finally get it. Third time the charm? (I saw it in widescreen in theaters around the time I was into Laserdiscs so it wasn't so pressing)

It was the 6th disney dvd released back in 1999. it was one the first disney released durring the limited edition wave where they released 9 animated titles durring a span of several weeks when they finally started putting their animated titles on dvd .

[enigmawing]

Originally Posted by backgroundactorman

It was the 6th disney dvd released back in 1999? it was one the first disney released durring the limited edition wave where they released 9 animated titles durring a span of several weeks when they finally started putting their animated titles on dvd .

That fact made it hard to find when I first started collecting DVD's. I remember a local store still carried it long after it went OOP for $35.99. I decided to just wait until the eventual next edition because even the used prices were pretty bad.

[Zippyfan]

So happy - This year i will be having 2 of my top 3 disney films released!

top:

Lady and the tramp
Robin Hood
Rescuers!

[jrsl76]

Seriously? The Lion King 1 1/2 & 2, but we still can't get Robin Hood and The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad?

[NYorker]

Glad to see some whisper of Aladdin, but it should have been released already - in my opinion

[Rambaldi47]

Originally Posted by mmcvey

The only thing I don't like about the combo pack for the the two Rescuers movies is that I have all the Disney animated features (no direct to video) lined up on a shelf chronologically and a combo pack just messes me all up.

I was just about to write the same thing! The direct-to-video sequel combos don't bother me because they aren't theatrical canon, but Rescuers Down Under is, and I would like to be able to put it in its proper release order on my shelf. I guess I should be happy we're getting both Rescuers films on blu-ray, but my OCD won't allow it!

[Slim Jim]

Originally Posted by NYorker

Glad to see some whisper of Aladdin, but it should have been released already - in my opinion

Yeah it would have been released already it should have been the first classic out

[jchampl]

Originally Posted by jrsl76

Seriously? The Lion King 1 1/2 & 2, but we still can't get Robin Hood and The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad?

The sequels have been already out, they were just repackaged, they didn't spend time with them. They were done by the other animation studio when lion king 3d was being done.

[animefan77]

Originally Posted by mmcvey

The only thing I don't like about the combo pack for the the two Rescuers movies is that I have all the Disney animated features (no direct to video) lined up on a shelf chronologically and a combo pack just messes me all up.

I also arrange it like this, and really disappointed that it's not getting a separate release Both films are good enough to get a separate release, this shouldn't be treated like cheap direct to video films

I have once collected every Disney animation until "Home on the Range" on DVD and arranged it chronologically (except Fantasia 2000) It just looked incredible and was pride & joy of my collection. I was hoping I could do the same thing with Blu-ray, but it's not going to happen now

I'm disappointed but I think I could live with it. BUT I really hope it will not effect the quality of the release. Fox & the Hound had both films on only 1 disc with some extras available only on DVD. Also it was the first Disney animation where I felt Disney didn't do proper remastering. It definitely looked far better than DVD, but the shimmering line on the right side was incredibly disappointing it also could have used some new documentary too. I really hope Rescuers & Pocahontas films will have their own disc with perfect transfer and not have 2 movies crammed into one disc with extras on DVD(or BD-Live) I'm really worried about the releases and my enthusiasm of collecting every Disney animation films have greatly diminished.

[disneyfreak]

Guys can we please stop quoting the pictures its getting a little tedious

I really hope they use the exact Platinum edition line, I just hope Peter Pan didn't get the boot D: Thats one of my favorite platinum titles

[The Mad Kiwi]

I, too, arrange my Disney animated classics chronologically, but I'm not annoyed at both Rescuers films being packaged together. I'll just stick the BD inbetween The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and The Fox and the Hound and allow The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast to be side by side (which is rather nice since the big four of the Disney renaissance will be seen together).

I'm really excited over this wave of releases and will be buying them all. It's interesting how The Aristocats is the last of the summer releases (presumably) yet it already has a release date and trailer while Pocahontas and The Rescuers (which I assume are coming June and July) don't. Pocahontas and The Rescuers Down Under should both look incredible since they were digitally inked and filed. Hopefully the restoration work on Aristocats and Rescuers holds up.

Aladdin is what I'm most excited for and am thrilled to see it back in the Diamond lineup. That means there'll be a plethora of merchandising tie-ins that I'll be taking full advantage of. I do wonder what this means for Peter Pan (another title I've been anxious for), but perhaps Pan's been dropped from the Diamond lineup and will be released in its own 60th Anniversary Edition ala Alice in Wonderland February of 2013 or something. From what I understand, Peter Pan's Platinum DVD wasn't a big seller, so that would make sense.

I'm still tapping my feet and wondering about The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, though.

[disneyfreak]

I organize my releases by Platinum blu-rays, than diamond edition blu-rays with the respective sequels next to them, and than i go to the ones i like in order, and than i have pixar blu-rays after that in order of liking, with sequels next to them.

EDIT i totally forgot about tarzan!!!

[rondanto]

I'd rather have "Peter Pan " released sooner than later. Films like Pocahontas don't interest me

[wasim h]

im soooooo excited for pocahontas & the rescuers , aladdin of curse

so what about Tarzan US Release now ?

[sskclickgeneral]

looks like disney's gonna have alot of my money this year. I intend to get the following all on day 1:
- Lady and the Tramp
- The Lion King 1 1/2
- The Lion King 2
- The Muppets
- Lady and the Tramp 2
- Pocahontas / Pocahontas 2
- The Rescuers / The Rescuers Down Under
- The Aristocats
- Cinderella

And for next year, of course
- Aladdin

[Lnds500]

Originally Posted by disneyfreak

I organize my releases by Platinum blu-rays, than diamond edition blu-rays with the respective sequels next to them, and than i go to the ones i like in order, and than i have pixar blu-rays after that in order of liking, with sequels next to them.

EDIT i totally forgot about tarzan!!!

Yep. And it's Tarzan you should be worried about being the next Dumbo, not 101 Dalmatians. I hope I'm wrong, but Tarzan is the very first Disney title that's gonna be released over here after LatT and you've got no info whatsoever about it.