What the... Alice and Wonderland re-release March 30 but not on Blu-ray? (cartoon)

[drtre81]

Looking at the BB insider book. Alice in Wonderland "special Un-anniversary edition" 2disk comes out march 30. Dvd only.

[EricJ]

Well, yeah--It is only out to plug the crappy movie on its bonus features, after all.
They don't print advertising tie-in's on Blu-ray, you know.

[The Blu Knight]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Well, yeah--It is only out to plug the crappy movie on its bonus features, after all.
They don't print advertising tie-in's on Blu-ray, you know.

Not true. The Toy Story BDs have features to promote the 3rd movie.

[Frozenpinky]

So the original cartoon animated version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND is coming out March 30th on DVD, again, but not Blu-ray? It's already been out on DVD!

Why arent they releasing it on Blu?!?!?!?!?!

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Frozenpinky

So the original cartoon animated version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND is coming out March 30th on DVD, again, but not Blu-ray? It's already been out on DVD!

Why arent they releasing it on Blu?!?!?!?!?!

Probably has to be remastered...

[Ashamed Pegasus]

Originally Posted by Frozenpinky

So the original cartoon animated version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND is coming out March 30th on DVD, again, but not Blu-ray? It's already been out on DVD!

Why arent they releasing it on Blu?!?!?!?!?!

Probably because Disney is milking some more DVD sales before they release both versions next year for the 60th Anniversary...

[little flower]

Originally Posted by Frozenpinky

So the original cartoon animated version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND is coming out March 30th on DVD, again, but not Blu-ray? It's already been out on DVD!

Why arent they releasing it on Blu?!?!?!?!?!

Disney is also doing this with The Black Cauldron and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Pete's Dragon and some of their other titles. I think it might be because Dvd is still the main format right now. I know that Blu-ray is growing and more and more people are getting into it, but since Dvd is still the main format it might take some time before we see a lot of the movies that we like came to Blu-ray.

[Frozenpinky]

Originally Posted by little flower

Disney is also doing this with The Black Cauldron and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Pete's Dragon and some of their other titles. I think it might be because Dvd is still the main format right now. I know that Blu-ray is growing and more and more people are getting into it, but since Dvd is still the main format it might take some time before we see a lot of the movies that we like came to Blu-ray.

You're right. I was just thinking that while they replicated standard DVD's, they'd replicate Blu-ray Discs...etc.

I mean, if they made a new master, then, I dont understand why they wouldnt release both a newer DVD and Blu-ray on the same date?

[bseivxx]

Originally Posted by little flower

Disney is also doing this with The Black Cauldron and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Pete's Dragon and some of their other titles. I think it might be because Dvd is still the main format right now. I know that Blu-ray is growing and more and more people are getting into it, but since Dvd is still the main format it might take some time before we see a lot of the movies that we like came to Blu-ray.

Disney does this because its a quick cash in, re-release the same movie in new packaging with a new title. Alice in wonderland is coming to DVD and not Blu-ray simply because they havent restored it. They're using the same master they used for their 2004 release just like they did with Bed knobs and Broomsticks and Petes Dragon last year.

[Batman1980]

Yup, low cost advertising method that may reap huge dividends, both in home media sales and in the box office.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by bseivxx

Disney does this because its a quick cash in, re-release the same movie in new packaging with a new title. Alice in wonderland is coming to DVD and not Blu-ray simply because they havent restored it. They're using the same master they used for their 2004 release just like they did with Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Petes Dragon last year.

Also--to borrow the answer already posted on another Alice thread, but they'll keep asking it everywhere:
When Disney re-dips a classic only on DVD, they know it doesn't matter to the BD folks, who wouldn't buy them anyway. You know that, they know that.
DVD has sunk so far to the point that it's the New VHS--Disney now considers it "the Wal-Mart product" for soccer-moms and backseat kids, so SD releases have become "cheap" enough at $7.99 to saturate the market as strategic advertising plugs--It would cost the same to release a promotional "bonus disk" of Alice'10 or WizardsOWP hype at Target or Best Buy, so why not stick on the original movie as well?
(Ten bucks says we get DVD-only re-dips of the Pirates trilogy with Prince of Persia commercials on them...)

Hence, recent releases of Mary Poppins and Bedknobs & Broomsticks have devoted more disk time to promoting the Broadway musical and Disney Channel than to bothering with their own movie.
And I shouldn't have to tell you what most of the featurettes on the new Alice'51 dip will be about.
If you want the movie purist-style, that's coming on Blu....Sometime. Wherever it is in Platinum line right now.

[BD4ME]

Aside from the humorously amusing faulty thread title.

My guess would be that Disney is serious about blu-ray, but their care for dvd is decreasing. Meaning that Disney is making the animated Alice a cheap cash-in, while blu-ray obviously deserves more than just that. A new transfer with reference AQ/PQ, some up-to-date special features, and maybe more in depth stuff would be well appreciated. If waiting means that we'll get all the above-mentioned things, I'm more than happy to wait a while longer. It's not like it will never show up or anything.