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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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'''Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment''' began its life in 1978 through [[MCA DiscoVision]] as |
'''Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment''' began its life in 1978 through [[MCA DiscoVision]] as '''Walt Disney Home Entertainment'''. In 1980, [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] content was made available on videocassette under its own division known as '''Walt Disney Home Video'''. Prior to 1981, their first releases were only live-action films such as ''Pete's Dragon'' and ''The Love Bug''. Starting in 1981 with ''Dumbo'', they began releasing their animated films and cartoons on video as well. The Walt Disney Home Video name was kept until 2001, when the division was once again renamed '''Walt Disney Home Entertainment'''. In 1997, the company began producing DVDs, and in 2006, they started to release Blu-ray discs. The division took on its current name in 2007. It was the last major studio that still released home video products on VHS, doing so until 2007. |
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Starting in the 2020s, Disney would begin to phase out operations of their home media distribution unit around the world; in July 2023, the company announced that it would no longer release physical media in Australia and New Zealand due to declining sales of releases and shifting to streaming. Then on October 1, 2023, Disney content began to be distributed via home video under exclusive license by Elevation Sales (a British home video joint venture between [[StudioCanal]] and [[Lionsgate]]) in the UK. Finally, on February 20, 2024, Disney announced that their DVD and Blu-ray output in North America will now be distributed by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]], ending Disney's 45-year run as a first-party home video distributor. The first Disney release to be distributed by Sony will be ''The First Omen'', a [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]] title, set for release on July 30. Just over a month earlier, on June 24, [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] and [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] started distributing Disney and Sony titles through their Studio Distribution Services joint venture, though Disney titles will still be available exclusively through Sony. |
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On February 20, 2024, Disney announced that their DVD and Blu-ray output in North America will now be distributed by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]], ending Disney's 45-year run as a first-party home video distributor. The first Disney release to be distributed by Sony will be ''The First Omen'', a [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]] title, set for release on July 30. On June 24, [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] and [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment]] started distributing Disney and Sony titles through their Studio Distribution Services joint venture, though Disney titles will still be available exclusively through Sony. |
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|WDHV1983.jpg|1st Logo (November 1981-July 16, 1986) |
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|wdhvtext1984.jpg|4th Logo (1984-1986, 1999-2001) |
|wdhvtext1984.jpg|4th Logo (1984-1986, 1999-2001) |
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|wdhv6thlogo.jpg|5th Logo (September 23, 1986-November 6, 2001) |
|wdhv6thlogo.jpg|5th Logo (September 23, 1986-November 6, 2001) |
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|wdhvnewzealand.jpg|6th Logo (April 1987-1993) |
|wdhvnewzealand.jpg|6th Logo (April 1987-1993) (international) |
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|Walt Disney Home Video (1991, DVD).jpg|7th Logo (Late 1991-October 8, 2002 |
|Walt Disney Home Video (1991, DVD).jpg|7th Logo (Late 1991-October 8, 2002) |
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|disneyvideos.jpg|8th Logo (as Disney Videos) (Fall 1994-June 14, 2005) |
|disneyvideos.jpg|8th Logo (as Disney Videos) (Fall 1994-June 14, 2005) (international) |
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==Walt Disney Home Entertainment (1978-1981)== |
==Walt Disney Home Entertainment (1978-1981)== |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a large |
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a large, light blue outline of Mickey Mouse's silhouette (which is identical to the one used in the [[Mickey Mouse's 50th Birthday]] logo) appears and pans forward, leaving a trail of multiple outlines while rotating counter clockwise on its pivot. The outlines then start to change one-by-one to dark blue. As the text "Walt Disney" (in the original signature script, as used on ''The Wonderful World of Disney'') writes itself on-screen, the Mickey outlines one-by-one change to red. The outlines again change to golden yellow, then quickly change to light yellow as the words "{{font|serif|Home Entertainment}}" zoom up and settle underneath off-center. Finally, the Mickey outlines one-by-one change to green before the logo fades out. |
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'''Variant:''' There exists a variant where the Mickey outlines turn |
'''Variant:''' There exists a variant where the Mickey outlines turn blue at the end. This was only known to have been used on [[RCA SelectaVision]] releases. |
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'''Technique:''' Rotoscoped cel animation. |
'''Technique:''' Rotoscoped cel animation. |
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* As Neon Mickey tapes were in print as late as 1991 in some cases, some tapes with Neon Mickey packaging may have the Sorcerer Mickey logo instead. |
* As Neon Mickey tapes were in print as late as 1991 in some cases, some tapes with Neon Mickey packaging may have the Sorcerer Mickey logo instead. |
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* It made its last appearance on ''The Castaway Cowboy'' and ''Son of Flubber'' (though it later appeared on the 1985 release of ''Gus''). |
* It made its last appearance on ''The Castaway Cowboy'' and ''Son of Flubber'' (though it later appeared on the 1985 release of ''Gus''). |
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* This logo was also present on the Disney Cartoon Parade CED Videodiscs released and manufactured by RCA in 1981, following the |
* This logo was also present on the Disney Cartoon Parade CED Videodiscs released and manufactured by RCA in 1981, following the RCA SelectaVision logo on side 1, and by itself on the second side. |
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* It has also showed up following the RCA SelectaVision logo on various Disney feature films released by RCA from 1981-82 (from 1982 to 1986, Disney released CEDs under their own label). |
* It has also showed up following the RCA SelectaVision logo on various Disney feature films released by RCA from 1981-82 (from 1982 to 1986, Disney released CEDs under their own label). |
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* The original releases with this logo from 1978-1979 were exclusively MCA DiscoVision LaserDisc releases (appearing right after the DiscoVision logo), with a print logo featuring Mickey Mouse switching on an old LaserDisc player with "Walt Disney Presents" underneath, but these are even harder to find than the VHS tapes. |
* The original releases with this logo from 1978-1979 were exclusively MCA DiscoVision LaserDisc releases (appearing right after the DiscoVision logo), with a print logo featuring Mickey Mouse switching on an old LaserDisc player with "Walt Disney Presents" underneath, but these are even harder to find than the VHS tapes. |
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* It was also seen during a 1981 CBS broadcast of ''Mary Poppins'' (1964). |
* It was also seen during a 1981 CBS broadcast of ''Mary Poppins'' (1964). |
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'''Legacy:''' It has become a favorite among VHS collectors for the animation and the music. |
'''Legacy:''' It has become a favorite among VHS collectors for the animation and the music, although it's noted to have scared children during its usage. It had been unofficially nicknamed "Neon Mickey" among many. |
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==Walt Disney Home Video== |
==Walt Disney Home Video== |
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'''Visuals:''' Nearly the same as the Walt Disney Home Entertainment (1978-1981) logo, but with darker colors and the Mickey graphics shifted upward somewhat, the " |
'''Visuals:''' Nearly the same as the Walt Disney Home Entertainment (1978-1981) logo, but with darker colors and the Mickey graphics shifted upward somewhat, the "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" text in the current corporate "Disney" font, and with "HOME VIDEO" in a thin, orange Handel Gothic font, all usually with a drop shadow. The entire logo is also much smaller. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*The original 1983 series of the [[Walt Disney Cartoon Classics]] videos featured a different variant of this logo. The animation plays as normal (the standard 1981 Walt Disney Home Video variant), but without any text animation, plus the music is sped up somewhat and plays in a slightly higher pitch as a result. Once the Mickey outlines become |
*The original 1983 series of the [[Walt Disney Cartoon Classics]] videos featured a different variant of this logo. The animation plays as normal (the standard 1981 Walt Disney Home Video variant), but without any text animation, plus the music is sped up somewhat and plays in a slightly higher pitch as a result. Once the Mickey outlines become golden yellow, the screen "flips" over to another logo, which is a still shot of "WALT DiSNEY HOME VIDEO", with "The magic lives on…" over it. The Disney text is in its corporate font in golden yellow, while the other text is light blue. The only animation in this part is the "WALT DiSNEY" text, which has glitter effects all over it, and then the text flashes when the Cartoon Classics theme begins playing. The logo then fades into the intro for the video series. |
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*On the "Walt Disney and You" promo, a video freeze occurs towards the end of the logo (all the outlines are |
*On the "Walt Disney and You" promo, a video freeze occurs towards the end of the logo (all the outlines are dark blue except for the outline facing the camera. which is light blue), and the gold text "The magic lives on... WALT DiSNEY HOME VIDEO" zooms in, along with a cartoon version of Sorcerer Mickey (as seen on the box). The promo's announcer says "Now available from Walt Disney Home Video". |
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*On some Italian tapes, a |
*On some Italian tapes, a light blue VHS cover is seen on a wooden table, with the "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}} HOME VIDEO" print logo and the cartoon version of Sorcerer Mickey on it. Then it opens to reveal the logo's animation, which plays as normal. |
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*On international tapes, the logo does not have a drop shadow and is shifted lower, so that the text is now centered. The fanfare is also in a low tone. |
*On international tapes, the logo does not have a drop shadow and is shifted lower, so that the text is now centered. The fanfare is also in a low tone. |
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*Releases of Disney Channel original programming & films from the time, such as ''Lots of Luck'' and ''Welcome to Pooh Corner: Too Smart for Strangers'', use a special version. It is detailed on the [[Disney Channel Originals]] page. |
*Releases of Disney Channel original programming & films from the time, such as ''Lots of Luck'' and ''Welcome to Pooh Corner: Too Smart for Strangers'', use a special version. It is detailed on the [[Disney Channel Originals]] page. |
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*A Swedish variant has the 1981 logo with the text in |
*A Swedish variant has the 1981 logo with the text in yellow and "PRESENTERAR" in a narrow serif font inserted below. |
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'''Technique:''' Rotoscoped cel animation. |
'''Technique:''' Rotoscoped cel animation. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a light flashes in the middle of the screen with a |
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a light flashes in the middle of the screen with a pink glow and halo around it, with particles being released around it to form a stylized tunnel effect around it. From the center, Mickey Mouse's head, styled like the one used before his shorts, zooms in with a blue aura to it before quickly turning into a neon orange/flamingo pink sign and flashing brightly as it engulfs the screen. It then transitions to a neon blue square tunnel covered in gridlines, and a rectangular frame that plays the following animation: |
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On a cloudy sky photo that zooms in, a still of Mickey in ''Steamboat Willie'' zooms and tilts into place with a |
On a cloudy sky photo that zooms in, a still of Mickey in ''Steamboat Willie'' zooms and tilts into place with a orange glow to its edges, and then a still of ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'' featuring the titular characters does the same thing. It then transitions via a X-shaped split to a still of the Evil Queen holding up the Heart Box, of which it zooms into it with a sparkle effect, and then zooms out to reveal a still of ''Pinocchio'', with the sparkle acting as the Blue Fairy's magic. It then transitions via an ping of light and a rectangular wipe effect to stills of ''Fantasia'', ''Bambi'', and ''Alice in Wonderland'', in that order. It then cuts to an a shot of Disney's ''Zorro'' zooming out, doing his signature pose on his horse with a blue glow while a evening cloudy sky zooms in behind him, and then shows stills of ''Old Yeller'', ''Treasure Island'', and ''The Country Bear Jamboree'', also in that order, flying in from the top, then bottom, then top respectively. It then cuts to a recreation of a scene in ''The Absent Minded Professor'', where Professor Brainard's flying car (also with a blue glow) flies above town, and then finally to another sky photo with various Disney characters slowly moving about. |
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After the final clip plays, Donald Duck's face zooms in a similar way to the Mickey head at the beginning, including turning into neon, and then cuts to a black background bordered by |
After the final clip plays, Donald Duck's face zooms in a similar way to the Mickey head at the beginning, including turning into neon, and then cuts to a black background bordered by two walls of light, with Mary Poppins floating down on her umbrella and Tinker Bell flying upwards and flashing brightly as sparkles fly around her. It then fades to a dark blue background with a light blue horizon at the bottom, and a heavily saturated picture of Cinderella Castle from Walt Disney World is seen with neon fireworks going off around it. The camera slowly zooms in at first, but then quickly through the gate as it turns into a outlined neon sign and shoots out its trails before fading to a elaborate neon vector model of Spaceship Earth, colored in orange and flamingo pink, and the camera flies right above it. From here, it fades to a black/dark red gradient background, and the blue text "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" flips in from the top the top of the screen, with a gradient effect in the text, and then "HOME VIDEO" appears below, using the same Handel Gothic font from before. The whole thing sparkles and glows a little bit. |
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'''Trivia:''' This is actually the shortened version of the US/Canada opening of the 1981-83 version of ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' back when it was called, quite simply, ''Walt Disney''. The main difference is that " |
'''Trivia:''' This is actually the shortened version of the US/Canada opening of the 1981-83 version of ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' back when it was called, quite simply, ''Walt Disney''. The main difference is that "HOME VIDEO" is obviously not there on the intro. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*'''Intro Variants:''' |
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**A 1-minute long version exists. While the beginning and end are the same, although slowed down a bit, the middle portion is extended with more stills and animated clips, more tunnel designs, and more transitions with Pluto's head and a neon orange tunnel. This was used in the first showings of the TV series. |
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**A variant has the extended version play for 15 seconds before it cuts to Cinderella's Castle. At the end, after " |
**A variant has the extended version play for 15 seconds before it cuts to Cinderella's Castle. At the end, after "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" slides in, the word "P{{Small|RESENTS}}" in a glowing gold Disney font flips in from the bottom. |
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**For the 1980s syndicated series "Disney Magic" (with the title logo replacing the tail end of this logo after the zoom into the castle), the logo featured a few different clips and a neon flying Dumbo added, along with a short preview of the following movie. |
**For the 1980s syndicated series "Disney Magic" (with the title logo replacing the tail end of this logo after the zoom into the castle), the logo featured a few different clips and a neon flying Dumbo added, along with a short preview of the following movie. |
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*'''Home Video Logo Variants:''' |
*'''Home Video Logo Variants:''' |
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***'''Tall, narrow font in all uppercase:''' Italy, Spain, Finland |
***'''Tall, narrow font in all uppercase:''' Italy, Spain, Finland |
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***'''Bold, rounded font in all lowercase:''' Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Germany. |
***'''Bold, rounded font in all lowercase:''' Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Germany. |
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***A version with " |
***A version with "presents" in English has appeared on tapes from Australia and the United Kingdom (and most likely New Zealand and South Africa as well).{{AvailabilityExamples}} |
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**Later on, during the zoom into the castle gates, the logo cuts to the 5th logo. This variant can be seen on some Scandinavian Disney tapes released in 1986 and 1987 (examples are the 1986 Finnish and Swedish VHS releases of ''The Sword in the Stone''). |
**Later on, during the zoom into the castle gates, the logo cuts to the 5th logo. This variant can be seen on some Scandinavian Disney tapes released in 1986 and 1987 (examples are the 1986 Finnish and Swedish VHS releases of ''The Sword in the Stone''). |
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***Another version of this variant, as seen on a European Spanish promotional VHS release for the Disney Channel, ends with simply the logo shining. Another version of the Spanish variant has the logo change into the 4th domestic logo, but this time it has "PRESENTA". |
***Another version of this variant, as seen on a European Spanish promotional VHS release for the Disney Channel, ends with simply the logo shining. Another version of the Spanish variant has the logo change into the 4th domestic logo, but this time it has "PRESENTA". |
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***An Icelandic version exists, where the word " |
***An Icelandic version exists, where the word "KYNNIR", in a large font, zooms out with "HOME VIDEO". |
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**On at least a few Australian releases, the logo disappears, leaving the background for a few frames. |
**On at least a few Australian releases, the logo disappears, leaving the background for a few frames. |
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**Sometimes at the end, the screen flips to the left as if the viewer were turning a page in a book. It would either flip to reveal the intro to the program (like on the 1985 UK VHS of ''The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale''), or it just flips to a black screen (like on the 1986 US Spanish-language VHS of ''Winnie Pu y Tigger'' (''Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too'') and on certain Venezuelan tapes, the latter as a bumper). |
**Sometimes at the end, the screen flips to the left as if the viewer were turning a page in a book. It would either flip to reveal the intro to the program (like on the 1985 UK VHS of ''The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale''), or it just flips to a black screen (like on the 1986 US Spanish-language VHS of ''Winnie Pu y Tigger'' (''Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too'') and on certain Venezuelan tapes, the latter as a bumper). |
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**On Japanese VHS, LaserDisc and VHD releases, a version appears with a copyright notice saying "© Walt Disney Productions" in the Walt Disney font. |
**On Japanese VHS, LaserDisc and VHD releases, a version appears with a copyright notice saying "© Walt Disney Productions" in the Walt Disney font. |
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**A version of the logo where the actual logo doesn't appear is seen on the UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Night Crossing'', ''Tron'', ''The Last Flight of Noah's Ark'', and ''Escape to Witch Mountain''. |
**A version of the logo where the actual logo doesn't appear is seen on the UK pre-cert VHS releases of ''Night Crossing'', ''Tron'', ''The Last Flight of Noah's Ark'', and ''Escape to Witch Mountain''. |
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**On the VHS release of ''Donald Duck's 50 Crazy Years'', the text " |
**On the VHS release of ''Donald Duck's 50 Crazy Years'', the text "'''DONALD DUCK'S 50 CRAZY YEARS'''" appears in place of the logo, in a jumbled up outlined font. |
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**A variant with "'''SILLY SYMPHONIES'''" in a shinier text than usual appearing at the end of the logo has been spotted. This was seen on the UK VHS release simply titled ''Silly Symphonies''. |
**A variant with "'''SILLY SYMPHONIES'''" in a shinier text than usual appearing at the end of the logo has been spotted. This was seen on the UK VHS release simply titled ''Silly Symphonies''. |
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**On the Italian ''Cartoons Disney'' tapes, the logo cuts to a screen with the title of the tape and a copyright stamp. |
**On the Italian ''Cartoons Disney'' tapes, the logo cuts to a screen with the title of the tape and a copyright stamp. |
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**Normally, this is sped up to 25 FPS to better fit the PAL format (why the 25 FPS framerate is retained for NTSC releases is unclear), but ''Cartoons Disney 1'' showed this at its original 24 FPS framerate. |
**Normally, this is sped up to 25 FPS to better fit the PAL format (why the 25 FPS framerate is retained for NTSC releases is unclear), but ''Cartoons Disney 1'' showed this at its original 24 FPS framerate. |
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**On some early Japanese tapes, a still variant appears with a "©[YEAR] WALT DISNEY PRODS." copyright stamp. |
**On some early Japanese tapes, a still variant appears with a "©[YEAR] WALT DISNEY PRODS." copyright stamp. |
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*On the 1983 pre-cert UK VHS of ''Night Crossing'', the "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}} HOME VIDEO" text is not present. |
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'''Technique:''' Slit scan and Oxberry animation accompanied with animated clips. Spaceship Earth was a vector CGI model animated on a Hewlett Packard desktop computer at Northrop Corporation (now Northrop Grumman). Designed by Harry Marks. |
'''Technique:''' Slit scan and Oxberry animation, accompanied with animated clips. Spaceship Earth was a vector CGI model animated on a Hewlett Packard desktop computer at Northrop Corporation (now Northrop Grumman). Designed by Harry Marks. |
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'''Audio:''' A powerful disco version of "When You Wish Upon a Star", arranged by Frank Gari. A soft phaser noise plays when " |
'''Audio:''' A powerful disco version of "When You Wish Upon a Star", arranged by Frank Gari. A soft phaser noise plays when "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" flies in as well. While in the intro it plays at its full length, the logo has it fade out when "HOME VIDEO" fades in (possibly to remove the announcer from the intro). |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black/ |
'''Visuals:''' On a black/blue gradient background, the text "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}} HOME VIDEO" is seen in white, with "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" in the corporate "signature" font and "HOME VIDEO" in the Helvetica Rounded font. Underneath it is "{{font|serif|P R E S E N T S}}", spaced out and in a serif font. |
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'''Trivia:''' The July 1985 variant is notable for being the first ever Disney-related logo or bumper to use the Bruton Music stock piece "Great Ovation", composed by Steve Gray. This would be used on the "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES" variant of the gold WDHV logo, but is most well known for playing over the lilac "Feature Presentation" bumper on many Disney releases. |
'''Trivia:''' The July 1985 variant is notable for being the first ever Disney-related logo or bumper to use the Bruton Music stock piece "Great Ovation", composed by Steve Gray. This would be used on the "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES" variant of the gold WDHV logo, but is most well known for playing over the lilac "Feature Presentation" bumper on many Disney releases. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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*On the 1985 ''Pinocchio'' sales pitch promotional video and the 1985 VHS release of ''Mousercise'', this logo is seen on a black background, with the text in white. After a few seconds, the text fades out and "PRESENTS" is shown for a few seconds; the font depends on the tape, and the text is not spaced out. |
*On the 1985 ''Pinocchio'' sales pitch promotional video and the 1985 VHS release of ''Mousercise'', this logo is seen on a black background, with the text in white. After a few seconds, the text fades out and "PRESENTS" is shown for a few seconds; the font depends on the tape, and the text is not spaced out. |
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*A light blue variant of this logo appears on the VHS trailer for ''Flight of the Navigator''. |
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*A promotional tape has the logo in a space background, and a |
*A promotional tape has the logo in a space background, and a light/dark blue gradient background. |
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*Italian trailer tapes have the logo on a |
*Italian trailer tapes have the logo on a purple background and and "Presenta", along with the title of the tape written at the bottom in white. |
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'''Technique:''' A digital graphic. |
'''Technique:''' A digital graphic. |
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wdhvtext1984.jpg|1984-1985 |
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'''Visuals:''' Just the text "{{font|Helvetica|'''WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO'''}}" on a black background. After a few seconds, the text fades out, and the text "{{font|Helvetica|'''presents'''}}", in the same font, fades in. |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*1984-1985: The text is in |
*1984-1985: The text is in plain Helvetica. On the ''Walt Disney Limited Gold II: The World According to Goofy'' VHS, the font is bolder. |
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*1985-1986: The text is in |
*1985-1986: The text is in the same font as before, but in all caps. On ''The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue'' VHS, the letter "S" is slightly bigger that the rest of the text. On the ''Disney's Greatest Lullabies Vol. 2'' VHS, the text is smaller and slightly spaced out. |
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*1986 (Coming Soon): The logo uses a slightly different |
*1986 (Coming Soon): The logo uses a slightly different version of the gradient background from the 4th logo. The text uses different weights of Helvetica Neue and reads "Coming Soon from Walt Disney Home Video". |
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*1999-2001: The text |
*1999-2001: The text is set in Helvetica Rounded Bold. The logo transitions to the ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' logo. |
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'''Technique:''' |
'''Technique:''' Still digital graphics with simple fade effects. |
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'''Audio:''' None. For the ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' variant, the music accompanying the rest of the trailer plays in the background as an announcer says "Walt Disney Home Video proudly presents |
'''Audio:''' None. For the ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' variant, the music accompanying the rest of the trailer plays in the background as an announcer says, "Walt Disney Home Video proudly presents." |
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'''Availability:''' The |
'''Availability:''' The 1984 variant, like the fourth logo, was usually either a simple replacement for the 1st logo on releases that Disney felt that logo wouldn't fit on, or used before content that was exclusive to VHS at the time. It was seen on 1984-1985 VHS releases of ''The Mickey Mouse Club'' (appearing after the 1st logo) and on the 1985 VHS release of ''The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue''. The 1999 variant appears on VHS releases of several live-action Disney films that aired on ''The Wonderful World of Disney''; select demo releases like the 2000 [[Touchstone Home Entertainment|Touchstone]] VHS of ''Play It to the Bone'' also featured this logo. |
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===5th Logo (September 23, 1986-November 6, 2001)=== |
===5th Logo (September 23, 1986-November 6, 2001)=== |
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wdhv6thlogo.jpg |
wdhv6thlogo.jpg |
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wdhvpresents.jpg|"presents" variant |
wdhvpresents.jpg|"presents" variant |
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wdhvpresents2.jpg|UK "PRESENTS" |
wdhvpresents2.jpg|UK "PRESENTS" variant #1 |
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wdhvpresents3.jpg|UK "PRESENTS" |
wdhvpresents3.jpg|UK "PRESENTS" variant #2 |
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wdhvpresents4.jpg|UK "PRESENTS" |
wdhvpresents4.jpg|UK "PRESENTS" variant #3 |
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comingsoon1.jpg|"Coming Soon" |
comingsoon1.jpg|"Coming Soon" variant #1 |
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comingsoon2.jpg|"Coming Soon" |
comingsoon2.jpg|"Coming Soon" variant #2 |
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comingsoon3.jpg|"Coming Soon" |
comingsoon3.jpg|"Coming Soon" variant #3 |
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comingsoon3.5.jpg|"Coming Soon" variant (Sing-Along Songs) |
comingsoon3.5.jpg|"Coming Soon" variant (Sing-Along Songs) |
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comingsoon4.jpg|"Coming Soon" |
comingsoon4.jpg|"Coming Soon" variant #5 |
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nowavailable1.jpg|"Now Available" variant |
nowavailable1.jpg|"Now Available" variant |
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alsoavailable2.jpg|"Also Available" |
alsoavailable2.jpg|"Also Available" variant #1 |
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alsoavailable3.jpg|"Also Available" |
alsoavailable3.jpg|"Also Available" variant #2 |
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alsofromwdhv.jpg|"Also From Walt Disney Home Video" variant |
alsofromwdhv.jpg|"Also From Walt Disney Home Video" variant |
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limitedtimeoffer.jpg|"LIMITED TIME OFFER" variant |
limitedtimeoffer.jpg|"LIMITED TIME OFFER" variant |
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Walt Disney Home Video (Spanish variant, 1986).jpg|Spanish "PRESENTA" variant |
Walt Disney Home Video (Spanish variant, 1986).jpg|Spanish "PRESENTA" variant |
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wdhvpresenta2.jpg|Spanish/Italian "presenta" variant |
wdhvpresenta2.jpg|Spanish/Italian "presenta" variant |
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Walt Disney Home Video (german, 1986).jpg|German "präsentiert" |
Walt Disney Home Video (german, 1986).jpg|German "präsentiert" variant #1 |
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wdhvpräsentiert1989.jpg|German "präsentiert" |
wdhvpräsentiert1989.jpg|German "präsentiert" variant #2 |
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Walt Disney Home Video (german, 1989).jpg|German "präsentiert" |
Walt Disney Home Video (german, 1989).jpg|German "präsentiert" variant #3 |
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Walt Disney Home Video (german, 1987).jpg|German "präsentiert" |
Walt Disney Home Video (german, 1987).jpg|German "präsentiert" variant #4 |
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wdhvpräsentiert.jpg|German "präsentiert" |
wdhvpräsentiert.jpg|German "präsentiert" variant #5 |
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wdhvpräsentiert5.jpg|German "präsentiert" |
wdhvpräsentiert5.jpg|German "präsentiert" variant #6 |
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wdhvpräsentiert2.jpg|German "PRÄSENTIERT" |
wdhvpräsentiert2.jpg|German "PRÄSENTIERT" variant #7 |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1986, variant).png|German "präsentiert" |
Walt Disney Home Video (1986, variant).png|German "präsentiert" variant #8 |
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wdhvpresenterar.jpg|Swedish "presenterar" |
wdhvpresenterar.jpg|Swedish "presenterar" variant #1 |
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wdhvpresenterar2.jpg|Swedish "présenterar" |
wdhvpresenterar2.jpg|Swedish "présenterar" variant #2 |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1987-1988).jpg|Swedish "PRESENTERAR" |
Walt Disney Home Video (1987-1988).jpg|Swedish "PRESENTERAR" variant #3 |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1986, Swedish Serif 2).jpg|Swedish "Presenterar" |
Walt Disney Home Video (1986, Swedish Serif 2).jpg|Swedish "Presenterar" variant #4 |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1987-1991).jpg|Swedish "PRESENTERAR" |
Walt Disney Home Video (1987-1991).jpg|Swedish "PRESENTERAR" variant #5 |
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wdhvpresenterer.jpg|Norwegian "PRESENTERER" |
wdhvpresenterer.jpg|Norwegian "PRESENTERER" variant #1 |
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wdhvpresenterer2.jpg|Norwegian "PRESENTERER" |
wdhvpresenterer2.jpg|Norwegian "PRESENTERER" variant #2 |
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Walt Disney Home Video (dutch variant, 1986).png|Dutch "presenteert" variant |
Walt Disney Home Video (dutch variant, 1986).png|Dutch "presenteert" variant |
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wdhvesittää.jpg|Finnish "esittää" variant |
wdhvesittää.jpg|Finnish "esittää" variant |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1986?).png|Icelandic "KYNNIR" variant |
Walt Disney Home Video (1986?).png|Icelandic "KYNNIR" variant |
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wdhvΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΖΕΙ.jpg|Greek "ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΖΕΙ" variant |
wdhvΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΖΕΙ.jpg|Greek "ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΖΕΙ" variant |
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Walt Disney Home Video ("Coming Soon", greek, 1988).jpg|Greek "ΠΡΟΣΕΧΩΣ" |
Walt Disney Home Video ("Coming Soon", greek, 1988).jpg|Greek "ΠΡΟΣΕΧΩΣ" variant #1 |
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Walt Disney Home Video (Greek "Coming to" Version, 1988).png|Greek "ΠΡΟΣΕΧΩΣ" |
Walt Disney Home Video (Greek "Coming to" Version, 1988).png|Greek "ΠΡΟΣΕΧΩΣ" variant #2 |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1989).jpg|Greek "ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΕΙ" variant |
Walt Disney Home Video (1989).jpg|Greek "ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΕΙ" variant |
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wdhv5.jpg|French "A venir de Walt Disney Home Video cet Automne" variant |
wdhv5.jpg|French "A venir de Walt Disney Home Video cet Automne" variant |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a drawing of Mickey Mouse, dressed in his Sorcerer's Apprentice outfit from ''Fantasia'', fades in |
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a drawing of Mickey Mouse, dressed in his Sorcerer's Apprentice outfit from ''Fantasia'', fades in standing on a blue spotlight, his hand held out high with pride. The camera slowly begins zooming up to his hand as the stars and crescent moon on his hat flash one-by-one, and then a white starburst flashes and a magic spark flies out from it, appearing above Mickey's hand. After the camera zooms past Mickey, the spark begins swirling around and writes out the red "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" script. As the screen zooms out, the red text "HOME VIDEO" (in Helvetica Rounded) zooms out from the bottom of the screen and settles underneath "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}". The logo shines along its edges and pings appear across the text before it fades out. The entire logo has a polished 3D look to it. |
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'''Trivia:''' |
'''Trivia:''' |
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*Hal Miles' résumé lists the logo as being used from 1985 to 1994. |
*Hal Miles' résumé lists the logo as being used from 1985 to 1994. |
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*The opening portion of this logo was also used for the [[Walt Disney Classics]] logo from 1988 to 1994. |
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⚫ | *This logo was used in foreign countries from April 1987 to early 1995. Some of the last titles to have this logo overseas were the Spanish-language version of ''Disney's Sing Along Songs: Friend Like Me'', a rental tape of ''Man of the House'' from the UK, and the Latin American VHS prints of ''The Lion King''. Also, in North America, while this logo was primarily used from 1986-1992, this became an alternate logo beginning in 1991; from then on, this logo was usually reserved for tapes of ''Disney's Sing Along Songs'' or releases of some television series |
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'''Variants:''' |
'''Variants:''' |
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*The text may vary from a |
*The text may vary from a magenta color (which seems more common) to a regular red color (as in picture #1) or a vermilion color (as in the "ALSO FROM" variant picture). |
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*On some tapes, the Mickey part is |
*On some tapes, the Mickey part is blacked out leaving the spark to swirl around in slow-mo until the regular animation plays. This was seen on the 1987 Classics LaserDiscs of ''Pinocchio'' and ''Sleeping Beauty'', the 1991 VHS release of ''Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree'', and early volumes of ''Dinosaurs''. |
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*Sometimes, "presents" in white, or an all-caps " |
*Sometimes, "presents" in white, or an all-caps "PRESENTS" fades in below. The "presents" version has it fading in with spark effects, while the "PRESENTS" variant has it simply fading in without sparks. On some occasions, this is seen blacked out or covered with a gray box on some tapes. The former variant appears on early tapes with this logo, as well as on ''Wonderworks'' releases such as ''Anne of Avonlea'' and several tapes of ''The Adventures of Spot''. The "PRESENTS" variant appears with a different font on the UK rental VHS of ''The Hunted''. On the UK VHS of ''The Ghost of Cypress Swamp'', "'''PRESENTS'''" appears in a rounded font. |
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*''Wonderworks'' releases also had the tail end of this logo (with "presents") segue into the ''Wonderworks'' logo. |
*''Wonderworks'' releases also had the tail end of this logo (with "presents") segue into the ''Wonderworks'' logo. |
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*On the 1990 VHS release of ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', this logo is shown without Mickey, leaving a blank space until the spark writes out the words. |
*On the 1990 VHS release of ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', this logo is shown without Mickey, leaving a blank space until the spark writes out the words. |
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*Sometimes, the Mickey-less variant begins by simply fading in to the spark animation. This was seen on the 1991 VHS releases of ''Lantern Hill'' and ''The Jungle Book'', and on the 1992 demo VHS release of ''Frankenweenie''. |
*Sometimes, the Mickey-less variant begins by simply fading in to the spark animation. This was seen on the 1991 VHS releases of ''Lantern Hill'' and ''The Jungle Book'', and on the 1992 demo VHS release of ''Frankenweenie''. |
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*On the 1991 VHS of ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', a bumper plays where the logo and the words " |
*On the 1991 VHS of ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', a bumper plays where the logo and the words "ALSO FROM" on top connect together at a fast speed. |
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*On 1992 VHS releases from the Walt Disney Classics line, the logo is repurposed as a bumper, where the " |
*On 1992 VHS releases from the Walt Disney Classics line, the logo is repurposed as a bumper, where the "HOME VIDEO" text is replaced with text reading "Coming to Home Video", "Coming on Video Cassette This Summer", "Coming This Fall to Home Video" or "Now on Home Video" in the Laser LET font. The "Coming to Home Video/Coming on Video Cassette This Summer" variation from ''101 Dalmatians'' has Mark Elliot saying "Stay tuned for a preview of two new Disney classics coming to home video. Coming on videocassette this summer...", with a remix of the 1986 WDHV jingle. ''The Rescuers'' has a shortened version of the FP jingle with Mark Elliot saying "Coming soon from Walt Disney Home Video", while ''Beauty and the Beast'' has Brian Cummings saying "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video", and the "Now on Home Video" variation, with Brian Cummings saying "Now on Walt Disney Home Video." |
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*The 1992 VHS releases of ''The Rescuers'' and ''So Dear to My Heart'' simply display the very end of the logo where it “shines” before certain trailers. |
*The 1992 VHS releases of ''The Rescuers'' and ''So Dear to My Heart'' simply display the very end of the logo where it “shines” before certain trailers. |
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*On ''Disney's Sing-Along-Songs: Collection of All-Time Favorites'', the opening theme plays over the logo, which is sped up to accommodate it. |
*On ''Disney's Sing-Along-Songs: Collection of All-Time Favorites'', the opening theme plays over the logo, which is sped up to accommodate it. |
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*On tapes released in Spanish-speaking and Italian-speaking countries, "''' |
*On tapes released in Spanish-speaking and Italian-speaking countries, "'''presenta'''" fades in below, cheaply inserted. No spark effects are seen. The same thing happens on Swedish tapes with "'''présenterar'''" (sometimes without the acute accent), Norwegian tapes with "'''presenterer'''", Dutch tapes with "'''presenteert'''", Finnish tapes with "'''esittää'''" and French tapes with "'''présente'''" (the same font is used in the Swedish, Norwegian, French and German versions of the 2nd logo, albeit not narrow). |
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*At least one German tape has the word " |
*At least one German tape has the word "PRÄSENTIERT" in a "handwriting" font appear below. |
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*At least one Spanish tape has the word " |
*At least one Spanish tape has the word "PRESENTA" below in all-caps, and in the same font used in the Spanish and Finnish versions of the 2nd logo. |
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*At least one Greek tape has the word " |
*At least one Greek tape has the word "ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΖΕΙ" below in all-caps, and in a more vermilion shade than the rest of the logo, zoom out and settle below the logo as it shines. |
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*On Chinese tapes, " |
*On Chinese tapes, "太陽系製作" appears below the logo. |
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*On 1987 Japanese VHS releases under Bandai Video Network, the logo begins with the spark writing out the logo. When the logo is formed, however, it zooms out and flips around to another copy, revealing that it's on a 3D |
*On 1987 Japanese VHS releases under Bandai Video Network, the logo begins with the spark writing out the logo. When the logo is formed, however, it zooms out and flips around to another copy, revealing that it's on a 3D gray rectangle on a blue gradient background. When it flips back over, it starts to shine and chroma-keyed blue wipes over the logo, which flashes white for a second. The logo then flips back onto the rectangle, but diagonally, and a white square emerges with the Bandai Video Network logo on it, taking up the entire screen. The music used is the opening title fanfare to ''Robin Hood''. |
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*On some UK releases, the second half of the logo is shifted down in order to make room for " |
*On some UK releases, the second half of the logo is shifted down in order to make room for "COMING SOON" or "ALSO AVAILABLE FROM". |
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**Often, this variant starts when the text is being written. |
**Often, this variant starts when the text is being written. |
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**The text appears in a different font on the rental release of ''The Hunted''. |
**The text appears in a different font on the rental release of ''The Hunted''. |
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**Another version of this logo appears on a |
**Another version of this logo appears on a blue background at the beginning of a VHS promo for ''Disney's Sing-Along Songs'', as seen on the 1992 UK VHS release of ''Cinderella''. |
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*At the end of some early '90s Disney VHS tapes from the UK such as ''A Walt Disney Christmas'' and ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', there is |
*At the end of some early '90s Disney VHS tapes from the UK such as ''A Walt Disney Christmas'' and ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', there is red text above the logo which reads "LOOK OUT FOR FUTURE RELEASES FROM". This is accompanied by John Sachs saying, "Look out for future releases from Walt Disney Home Video." |
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*A variant with the logo in |
*A variant with the logo in blue can be spotted at the beginning of a French VHS promo for ''Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco'' (''L'Incroyable Voyage 2 : À San Francisco'') and an Argentinian Spanish promo for ''Oliver Twist''. |
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*On the 1991 Italian VHS release of ''The Rescuers'' (''Le avventure di Bianca e Bernie''), a superimposed variant of the short version plays at the beginning of a promo for Italian Disney comic books. The text is set against a moving rainbow background and " |
*On the 1991 Italian VHS release of ''The Rescuers'' (''Le avventure di Bianca e Bernie''), a superimposed variant of the short version plays at the beginning of a promo for Italian Disney comic books. The text is set against a moving rainbow background and "HOME VIDEO" is omitted. The music is set to an instrumental arrangement of the "Mickey Mouse Club March". The tail end of this variant (with the logo shining) is shown again at the end of the same promo with "© Disney" below. |
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*There is a variant at the end of some Disney international promos where the logo shines twice. |
*There is a variant at the end of some Disney international promos where the logo shines twice. |
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*On the Canadian French VHS of ''Aladdin'' and the European French SECAM VHS of ''Hocus Pocus'' (''Hocus Pocus: Les trois sorcières''), the logo has white text at the top reading "Bientôt disponible sur Vidéocassette de". |
*On the Canadian French VHS of ''Aladdin'' and the European French SECAM VHS of ''Hocus Pocus'' (''Hocus Pocus: Les trois sorcières''), the logo has white text at the top reading "Bientôt disponible sur Vidéocassette de". |
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*On the Spanish VHS release of ''The Disney Channel Vol.12'', the logo begins with Mickey placed way below his usual position. Once the logo starts forming, the logo animation gets superimposed to footage from ''This is your life, Donald Duck'' and ''101 Dalmatians''. After forming, the logo resizes and goes down the screen. |
*On the Spanish VHS release of ''The Disney Channel Vol.12'', the logo begins with Mickey placed way below his usual position. Once the logo starts forming, the logo animation gets superimposed to footage from ''This is your life, Donald Duck'' and ''101 Dalmatians''. After forming, the logo resizes and goes down the screen. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D |
'''Technique:''' 2D animation with camera-controlled animation used in the end, produced by Hal Miles Imagimation Studios. |
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'''Audio:''' |
'''Audio:''' First there is a low, held-out, synthesized B-flat tuba note, followed by a chime when the spark appears, segueing into a gradually rising synth theme played on the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, believed to be inspired by "Life Is for Living" by Barclay James Harvest. The last seven notes of the theme are accompanied by tom-tom fills played on a Simmons SDS-V electronic drum kit. |
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'''Audio Trivia:''' |
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*The musical instrument used for the theme was the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. |
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'''Audio Variants:''' |
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*In its early years, the music was more synthesized. |
*In its early years, the music was more synthesized. |
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*There is a version with a series of droning synth notes, incorporating "dings" that are perfectly synchronized with the logo "sparkling". This can be seen on early pressings of the 1990 reissues of ''Blackbeard's Ghost'', ''Something Wicked This Way Comes'', and ''The Watcher in the Woods''. It also made an appearance on the LaserDisc release of ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' in place of the normal logo. |
*There is a version with a series of droning synth notes, incorporating "dings" that are perfectly synchronized with the logo "sparkling". This can be seen on early pressings of the 1990 reissues of ''Blackbeard's Ghost'', ''Something Wicked This Way Comes'', and ''The Watcher in the Woods''. It also made an appearance on the LaserDisc release of ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' in place of the normal logo. |
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*A few releases that use this logo before the previews have Brian Cummings saying "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video." This would be used for the short version on the 1991 video release of ''The Jungle Book'', and for the long version on ''DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' and early prints of ''Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken''. |
*A few releases that use this logo before the previews have Brian Cummings saying, "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video." This would be used for the short version on the 1991 video release of ''The Jungle Book'', and for the long version on ''DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' and early prints of ''Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken''. |
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*On the 1991 VHS releases of ''Lantern Hill'' and ''Looking for Miracles'', the short version of the above variant is used, but Brian Cummings says "New, from Walt Disney Home Video!" over the logo. |
*On the 1991 VHS releases of ''Lantern Hill'' and ''Looking for Miracles'', the short version of the above variant is used, but Brian Cummings says "New, from Walt Disney Home Video!" over the logo. |
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*The "Also From Walt Disney Home Video" bumper uses the stock music piece "Pageantry 6" from the Bruton Music library, and uses the "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video." voiceover from the above 1991 variation. |
*The "Also From Walt Disney Home Video" bumper uses the stock music piece "Pageantry 6" from the Bruton Music library, and uses the "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video." voiceover from the above 1991 variation. |
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*On the 1992 VHS release of ''101 Dalmatians'', the "Coming to Home Video/Coming on Video Cassette This Summer" bumpers at the end of the tape are accompanied by an alternate |
*On the 1992 VHS release of ''101 Dalmatians'', the "Coming to Home Video/Coming on Video Cassette This Summer" bumpers at the end of the tape are accompanied by an alternate extended version of the music. Mark Elliot says, "Stay tuned, for a preview of two new Disney classics coming to home video. Coming on videocassette this summer," over these bumpers. |
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*The "Coming This Fall to Home Video" bumper is silent, except for Mark Elliot saying "And, coming this fall to home video…" |
*The "Coming This Fall to Home Video" bumper is silent, except for Mark Elliot saying "And, coming this fall to home video…" |
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*On ''The Rescuers'', ''So Dear to My Heart'' and ''Beauty and the Beast'', the bumpers are accompanied by the first few notes of the stock music piece "Great Ovation" from the Bruton Music library (the 1989 Feature Presentation jingle) |
*On ''The Rescuers'', ''So Dear to My Heart'' and ''Beauty and the Beast'', the bumpers are accompanied by the first few notes of the stock music piece "Great Ovation" from the Bruton Music library (which was also used as the 1989 Feature Presentation jingle), with either Mark Elliot saying, "Coming soon from Walt Disney Home Video," "Now available on videocassette," or "And available now on videocassette..." or Brian Cummings saying either "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video!", or "Now on Walt Disney Home Video!", depending on the bumper. |
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*On the 1993 US VHS releases ''Boo Busters'', ''Monster Bash'', and ''Witcheroo!'', the music is out of sync with the logo, as it plays about a second later than usual. |
*On the 1993 US VHS releases ''Boo Busters'', ''Monster Bash'', and ''Witcheroo!'', the music is out of sync with the logo, as it plays about a second later than usual. |
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*Some UK tapes overlay whooshing and sparkling sounds over the music. This can be found at the beginning and end of a Disney trailer reel on the UK VHS release of ''The Disney Bunch'', and is accompanied by John Sachs' voiceover. |
*Some UK tapes overlay whooshing and sparkling sounds over the music. This can be found at the beginning and end of a Disney trailer reel on the UK VHS release of ''The Disney Bunch'', and is accompanied by John Sachs' voiceover. |
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*On some UK releases, an announcer says "A world of magic which can be yours to treasure for a lifetime, from Walt Disney Home Video." Various international Disney tapes also used an announcer |
*On some UK releases, an announcer says, "A world of magic which can be yours to treasure for a lifetime, from Walt Disney Home Video." Various international Disney tapes also used an announcer; the variants found so far are: |
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**Latin American Spanish: |
**Latin American Spanish: |
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***Argentina: "{{Tt|¡Usted no quiera perder estos entretenimientos familiares! ¡Estos filmes, y otros más, llegarán a usted de Walt Disney Vídeo!|You don't want to miss out on these family entertainments! These films, and others, will come to |
***Argentina: "{{Tt|¡Usted no quiera perder estos entretenimientos familiares! ¡Estos filmes, y otros más, llegarán a usted de Walt Disney Vídeo!|You don't want to miss out on these family entertainments! These films, and others, will come to you from Walt Disney Video!}}" |
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***Mexico/Chile: "{{Tt|¡De Walt Disney Vídeo, un mundo mágico que puede ser suyo para siempre!|From Walt Disney Video, a magical world that can be yours forever!}}" |
***Mexico/Chile: "{{Tt|¡De Walt Disney Vídeo, un mundo mágico que puede ser suyo para siempre!|From Walt Disney Video, a magical world that can be yours forever!}}" |
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**European Spanish: |
**European Spanish: |
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*On an Australian PAL release of ''Pete's Dragon'' and the demo VHS of ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', the logo is silent. |
*On an Australian PAL release of ''Pete's Dragon'' and the demo VHS of ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', the logo is silent. |
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*On the DVS VHS printing of ''Old Yeller'', a woman is heard saying "Now, Mickey Mouse appears standing in the pool of blue light, dressed in a pointed sorcerer's hat and red robe. A white starburst spins from his hand and spells Walt Disney Home Video". |
*On the DVS VHS printing of ''Old Yeller'', a woman is heard saying "Now, Mickey Mouse appears standing in the pool of blue light, dressed in a pointed sorcerer's hat and red robe. A white starburst spins from his hand and spells Walt Disney Home Video". |
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⚫ | '''Audio Trivia:''' The phrase "קלטת עולמית דוברת עברית" in the third Hebrew variant was put on the covers of Walt Disney VHS releases in Israel to signify that the program on the tapes in question was in the Hebrew language; English-language tapes used the phrase "קלטת עולמית דוברת אנגלית" instead. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on just about any Disney release from this time period all over the world. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on just about any Disney release from this time period all over the world. |
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*It was first seen on Disney VHS releases from September 1986, including ''No Deposit, No Return'', ''Ten Who Dared'', ''Third Man on the Mountain'', and ''The Fighting Prince of Donegal''; and was subsequently used on most tapes in the "Bring Disney Home for Good" promotion the next month, including ''Disney Sing-Along Songs: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah'', ''Jiminy Cricket's Christmas'', ''Canine Commando'', ''The Unsinkable Donald Duck with Huey, Dewey, and Louie'', and ''A Tale of Two Chipmunks''. |
*It was first seen on Disney VHS releases from September 1986, including ''No Deposit, No Return'', ''Ten Who Dared'', ''Third Man on the Mountain'', and ''The Fighting Prince of Donegal''; and was subsequently used on most tapes in the "Bring Disney Home for Good" promotion the next month, including ''Disney Sing-Along Songs: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah'', ''Jiminy Cricket's Christmas'', ''Canine Commando'', ''The Unsinkable Donald Duck with Huey, Dewey, and Louie'', and ''A Tale of Two Chipmunks''. |
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*It was also seen on home video releases of Disney TV shows, classic Disney cartoon compilations, and [[Walt Disney Mini Classics]] releases. |
*It was also seen on home video releases of Disney TV shows, classic Disney cartoon compilations, and [[Walt Disney Mini Classics]] releases. |
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*This logo typically wasn't seen on Walt Disney Classics releases, though it appears as a bumper on the 1991 VHS release of ''The Jungle Book'', and the version of the logo without Mickey at the start can be seen on the earliest Walt Disney Classics LaserDisc releases. |
*This logo typically wasn't seen on Walt Disney Classics releases, though it appears as a bumper on the 1991 VHS release of ''The Jungle Book'', and the version of the logo without Mickey at the start can be seen on the earliest Walt Disney Classics LaserDisc releases. |
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'''Legacy:''' A favorite amongst fans of Disney tapes. |
'''Legacy:''' A favorite amongst fans of Disney tapes. |
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===6th Logo (April 1987-1993)=== |
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'''Visuals:''' A montage of clips play out, starting with the 1983 opening of [[Disney Channel|The Disney Channel]] (first as a premium channel), followed by the Cinderella Castle from the 2nd logo. After this, many clips from Disney's library play out, including ''Fantasia'', ''Peter Pan'', ''Mary Poppins'', ''The Black Cauldron'', ''Sleeping Beauty'', ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'', ''The Black Hole'', ''Dumbo'', ''Condorman'', ''The Journey of Natty Gann'', ''Fuzzbucket'', ''Return to Oz'', and ''Tron''. After a brief clip of Sorcerer Mickey from ''Fantasia'', it fades to the WDHV logo on a space background, with the logo in a |
'''Visuals:''' A montage of clips play out, starting with the 1983 opening of [[Disney Channel|The Disney Channel]] (first as a premium channel), followed by the Cinderella Castle from the 2nd logo. After this, many clips from Disney's library play out, including ''Fantasia'', ''Peter Pan'', ''Mary Poppins'', ''The Black Cauldron'', ''Sleeping Beauty'', ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'', ''The Black Hole'', ''Dumbo'', ''Condorman'', ''The Journey of Natty Gann'', ''Fuzzbucket'', ''Return to Oz'', and ''Tron''. After a brief clip of Sorcerer Mickey from ''Fantasia'', it fades to the WDHV logo on a space background, with the logo in a blue/purple gradient. The logo shines and zooms out after. |
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*The archive footage may be slightly different in some tapes. |
*The archive footage may be slightly different in some tapes. |
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*On a few tapes, the archive footage may be very different and could contain parts of the 2nd logo. |
*On a few tapes, the archive footage may be very different and could contain parts of the 2nd logo. |
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*Sometimes, the logo is on a |
*Sometimes, the logo is on a blue/black gradient background and doesn't zoom out. |
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*A Japanese variant uses different clips, has the music cut off, and starts with the Bandai Video Network logo, then fading to the end of the 5th WDHV logo, with these clips afterwards. |
*A Japanese variant uses different clips, has the music cut off, and starts with the Bandai Video Network logo, then fading to the end of the 5th WDHV logo, with these clips afterwards. |
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*On the Swedish VHS of ''Rob Roy'', the logo starts halfway in. |
*On the Swedish VHS of ''Rob Roy'', the logo starts halfway in. |
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*This logo was also seen on releases in New Zealand well into the early 90s, including the 1993 VHS of ''Honey, I Blew Up The Kid'' (1992). |
*This logo was also seen on releases in New Zealand well into the early 90s, including the 1993 VHS of ''Honey, I Blew Up The Kid'' (1992). |
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===7th Logo (Late 1991-October 8, 2002 |
===7th Logo (Late 1991-October 8, 2002)=== |
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nowyoucanownthesehittitles.jpg|"Now you can own these hit titles" variant |
nowyoucanownthesehittitles.jpg|"Now you can own these hit titles..." variant |
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specialannouncement.jpg|"Special Announcement" variant |
specialannouncement.jpg|"Special Announcement" variant |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1991, Blue).jpg|Blue |
Walt Disney Home Video (1991, Blue).jpg|Blue gradient variant |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1992).jpg|Blue variant |
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wdhvgreen.jpg|Green |
wdhvgreen.jpg|Green variant |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1991, variant).jpg|"Available Now on LaserDisc" variant |
Walt Disney Home Video (1991, variant).jpg|"Available Now on LaserDisc" variant |
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brightbeginings.jpg|"Bright Beginnings" variant |
brightbeginings.jpg|"Bright Beginnings" variant |
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disneypresents.jpg|"Disney presents" variant |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1991, Presents).jpg|Silver " |
Walt Disney Home Video (1991, Presents).jpg|Silver "presents" variant |
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Walt Disney Home Video (1999, superimposed) 1.png|Superimposed variant #1 |
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'''Visuals:''' The words " |
'''Visuals:''' The words "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}} HOME VIDEO", in a metallic gold color, appear on a black background and shine. |
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*Sometimes, a |
*Sometimes, a blue gradient background would be used instead. It has been seen on the VHS releases of ''Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey'', ''The Mighty Ducks'', ''Hocus Pocus'', ''Cool Runnings'', ''The Three Musketeers'', ''Squanto: A Warrior's Tale'', ''A Goofy Movie'', ''The Santa Clause'', ''James and the Giant Peach'', ''Air Bud'', ''The Spirit of Mickey'', the 1994 and 1995 versions of the ''Disney Family Video Sampler'', and the 1994 print of ''Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious''. |
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*A variant with a solid blue background appears on a Holiday 1992 in-store loop tape. |
*A variant with a solid blue background appears on a Holiday 1992 in-store loop tape. |
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*One variant has the logo in silver. The lowercase text "presents" is seen below it, in the same font as the "presents" text in the 5th logo, and shines along with the logo. |
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*A completely still version of the silver variant was used on 1993 VHS releases of Disney TV movies, which fades out halfway through the music. Afterwards, text reading " |
**A completely still version of the silver variant was used on 1993 VHS releases of Disney TV movies, which fades out halfway through the music. Afterwards, blue text reading "Own This BIG HIT" (preceding a trailer for ''Homeward Bound'') or "Now Available on Videocassette" in the font used for bumpers from the time fades in as the music ends. |
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*At the beginning of ''The Spirit of Mickey'', the text fades out, leaving the |
*At the beginning of ''The Spirit of Mickey'', the text fades out, leaving the blue background before an iris transition to the main theme. |
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*On the VHS promo for ''The Big Green'', the background is a |
*On the VHS promo for ''The Big Green'', the background is a green gradient. |
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*A version with " |
*A version with "{{font|serif|A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM}}" above the logo exists. |
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*On a 1994 promo for ''Disney's Bright Beginnings'' VHS collection (which consisted of releases of preschool-targeted shows from [[Jim Henson Productions]] and [[DIC Entertainment|DiC]] and assorted videos from ''Spot'' and Eric Carle), the background is a sliding rainbow gradient and "'''PRESENTS'''" is chyroned in below. |
*On a 1994 promo for ''Disney's Bright Beginnings'' VHS collection (which consisted of releases of preschool-targeted shows from [[Jim Henson Productions]] and [[DIC Entertainment|DiC]] and assorted videos from ''Spot'' and Eric Carle), the background is a sliding rainbow gradient, and "'''PRESENTS'''" is chyroned in below. |
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*There is a still variation with the text "{{font|Times New Roman|NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES...}}" fading |
*There is a still variation with the text "{{font|Times New Roman|NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES...}}" fading in above the logo. This can be seen on 1992 re-prints such as ''Return to Snowy River'', ''Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken'' and ''The Rocketeer'', and uses the 1989 FP theme ("Great Ovation" from the Bruton Music library). |
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*There is a still variant seen at the beginning of the ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' VHS trailer. |
*There is a still variant seen at the beginning of the ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' VHS trailer. |
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*On TV spots for the VHS release of ''Tarzan'', the logo is superimposed over a scene from the movie. |
*On TV spots for the VHS release of ''Tarzan'', the logo is superimposed over a scene from the movie. |
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*A "Disney PRESENTS" variant appears in the VHS trailer for ''Doug's 1st Movie''. |
*A "Disney PRESENTS" variant appears in the VHS trailer for ''Doug's 1st Movie''. |
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*On [[Gativideo]]-distributed Argentine tapes, the logo animates as usual, but it splits at the end. This usually happens before a bumper or a commercial. |
*On [[Gativideo]]-distributed Argentine tapes, the logo animates as usual, but it splits at the end. This usually happens before a bumper or a commercial. |
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*On a commercial for ''Fantasia'', "Available now on LaserDisc" fades |
*On a commercial for ''Fantasia'', "Available now on LaserDisc" fades in below the logo. |
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*A VHS promo has the logo zoom towards the viewer. |
*A VHS promo has the logo zoom towards the viewer. |
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'''Audio:''' A synthesized four-note horn/string tune, which sounds somewhat like the "Great Ovation" Feature Presentation theme; also used on various bumpers from the time. None for the Gativideo variant. Was used in many bumpers domestically and internationally. |
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*On the 1998 VHS release of ''The Black Cauldron'', the normal music plays over the longer version, which ends earlier. |
*On the 1998 VHS release of ''The Black Cauldron'', the normal music plays over the longer version, which ends earlier. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on releases from the company from this time period |
'''Availability:''' Seen on releases from the company from this time period until 2002, with it still in use in Argentina until 2006. Internationally (except in Argentina), this was mostly seen on trailers, most prominently during the 8th logo's lifespan. |
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*The logo's first general appearance was on TV spots for the 1991 Classics release of ''The Rescuers Down Under''. The first VHS sighting was on the "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES..." bumper |
*The logo's first general appearance was on TV spots for the 1991 Classics release of ''The Rescuers Down Under''. The first VHS sighting was on the "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES..." bumper on May 27, 1992. The logo with music debuted on the September 1992 demo VHS of ''Newsies''. |
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*It was seen on most (non-Classics/Masterpiece) Disney video/DVD releases of the era, including most (if not all) [[Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection|Gold Classic Collection]] DVDs. Some of these DVDs are still in print. Most 1998 and 1999 prints of Masterpiece titles have this logo instead of the Masterpiece Collection logo, or with the Masterpiece logo, as seen on later printings of ''The Black Cauldron''. |
*It was seen on most (non-Classics/Masterpiece) Disney video/DVD releases of the era, including most (if not all) [[Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection|Gold Classic Collection]] DVDs. Some of these DVDs are still in print. Most 1998 and 1999 prints of Masterpiece titles have this logo instead of the Masterpiece Collection logo, or with the Masterpiece logo, as seen on later printings of ''The Black Cauldron''. |
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*Among the last releases to use this logo were the DVD of ''Recess: School's Out'' (the VHS used the 2001 WDHE logo), the first wave of ''Walt Disney Treasures'' DVD sets, and the 2002 DVD of ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves''. |
*Among the last releases to use this logo were the DVD of ''Recess: School's Out'' (the VHS used the 2001 WDHE logo), the first wave of ''Walt Disney Treasures'' DVD sets, and the 2002 DVD of ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves''. |
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*This logo can also be found on the 1998 printings of ''The Brave Little Toaster'' and its sequel ''The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars''. |
*This logo can also be found on the 1998 printings of ''The Brave Little Toaster'' and its sequel ''The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars''. |
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*This logo is intact at the beginning and end of ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' on further home video, television and streaming prints (except the Disney+ print, which has a 4:3 variant of the |
*This logo is intact at the beginning and end of ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' on further home video, television and streaming prints (except the Disney+ print, which has a 4:3 variant of the 2011 Walt Disney Pictures logo instead). This logo also appeared on the 2009 DVD release of ''Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse'' (itself a reprint of the original 2001 DVD release). |
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*It was also seen on some Australian VHS releases (mostly of live-action material and on some promos). |
*It was also seen on some Australian VHS releases (mostly of live-action material and on some promos). |
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*While the "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES..." screen appears on reprints of ''The Rocketeer'', rental pressings of the tape have no logo whatsoever. |
*While the "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES..." screen appears on reprints of ''The Rocketeer'', rental pressings of the tape have no logo whatsoever. |
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*VHS releases in Argentina from Gativideo still used this logo until 2006, while the 2001 WDHE logo is on their corresponding DVD counterparts. |
*VHS releases in Argentina from Gativideo still used this logo until 2006, while the 2001 WDHE logo is on their corresponding DVD counterparts. |
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*This logo makes an appearance at the end of the 2005 DVD of ''Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess'' with the show's closing theme (specifically "Arabian Nights") concluding over it. It's most likely this is a reprint of an earlier VHS which left the logo intact. |
*This logo makes an appearance at the end of the 2005 DVD of ''Jasmine's Enchanted Tales: Journey of a Princess'' with the show's closing theme (specifically "Arabian Nights") concluding over it. It's most likely this is a reprint of an earlier VHS which left the logo intact. |
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*The still variant of the silver version was the first version of the logo to be used, and can be seen on 1993 VHS releases of films such as ''Not Quite Human'', ''Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss'', and ''The Ernest Green Story''. It then appeared following the trailers on the 5 ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'' tapes released between 1994 and 1995, and also appeared following the trailers on the 1995 US VHS of ''Gordy''. |
*The still variant of the silver version was the first version of the logo to be used, and can be seen on 1993 VHS releases of films such as ''Not Quite Human'', ''Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss'', and ''The Ernest Green Story''. It then appeared following the trailers on the 5 ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'' tapes released between 1994 and 1995, and also appeared following the trailers on the 1995 US VHS of ''Gordy''. |
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*The silver variant appears instead of the standard 8th logo during the trailer for ''Walt Disney Film Classics: The Fantastic Adventures Series'', seen on all four tapes in that collection. It also appeared on side 4 of the 1996 Deluxe CAV LaserDisc of ''Toy Story'', at the beginning of the bonus feature featuring the first five Pixar shorts (titled "Early Pixar Computer Animation"), including the unedited version of ''Knick Knack''. |
*The silver variant appears instead of the standard 8th logo during the trailer for ''Walt Disney Film Classics: The Fantastic Adventures Series'', seen on all four tapes in that collection. It also appeared on side 4 of the 1996 Deluxe CAV LaserDisc of ''Toy Story'', at the beginning of the bonus feature featuring the first five Pixar shorts (titled "Early Pixar Computer Animation"), including the unedited version of ''Knick Knack''. |
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'''Visuals:''' On a blue/green gradient background, three black balls fall from the top of the screen and bounce off the bottom. Two of the balls form the ears of Mickey Mouse and one ball forms the head. Many purple cubes fall from above to form a rectangle. A right-slanted yellow rectangle and a green square also fall from above. The yellow rectangle slants left and settles on the left, while the green square slants right and settles on the right. The balls in the Mickey Mouse icon bounce onto the green square. The text "Di{{Small|SNEY}}" in the corporate font zooms out and settles on the yellow rectangle. Below, a green rectangular banner with the white word "VIDEOS" unfolds to the right. |
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*On most UK VHS releases, the logo was remade with some changes. The background is solid |
*On most UK VHS releases, the logo was remade with some changes. The background is solid purple (so the purple cubes don't appear) and the green square is white. The font for "VIDEOS" is also different. An announcer is often heard. This was first seen on the 1995 UK VHS release of ''The Return of Jafar'', and appears on many other tapes from 1995 right through to 2001 (one exception being ''Tiny Toy Stories'', which used the standard version instead). Despite the UK being a PAL country, this was animated at 24p and was not sped up to accommodate the format. |
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**There is also a version in a promo where the logo is already formed, but the text "Which one is missing from your collection?" fades in from left to right. |
**There is also a version in a promo where the logo is already formed, but the text "Which one is missing from your collection?" fades in from left to right. |
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*There was also a Japanese version of this logo introduced in 1997 and appearing as late as 1999; where the gradient background is |
*There was also a Japanese version of this logo introduced in 1997 and appearing as late as 1999; where the gradient background is purple/lavender (this also appears on some UK VHS releases, e.g. ''My Favorite Martian''). |
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*The above variant also has a variant on ''Sing-Along Songs from Hercules'', in which similar to the one on the 5th logo, the opening theme plays and the logo is sped up to fit it. For unknown reasons, the UK VHS release of ''Collection of All Time Favourites'' merely uses the regular UK version of the logo before going straight to the opening. |
*The above variant also has a variant on ''Sing-Along Songs from Hercules'', in which similar to the one on the 5th logo, the opening theme plays and the logo is sped up to fit it. For unknown reasons, the UK VHS release of ''Collection of All Time Favourites'' merely uses the regular UK version of the logo before going straight to the opening. |
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*A variant with the gradient background being |
*A variant with the gradient background being light gray/white, with the logo elements casting a shadow on the floor, appears before the anti-piracy video on Argentinian tapes of the period, as well as certain 1994 Mexican tapes. |
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*On some German tapes, the logo is extended, with the screen flowing through the copyright notice, with differently colored rectangles being put on each other with a phrase on each separate rectangle leaving behind the following message: "{{Tt|Liebe Videofreunde!|Dear video friends!}} ( |
*On some German tapes, the logo is extended, with the screen flowing through the copyright notice, with differently colored rectangles being put on each other with a phrase on each separate rectangle leaving behind the following message: "{{Tt|Liebe Videofreunde!|Dear video friends!}} (purple rectangle, white text) {{Tt|Willkommen in der wunderbaren welt von Walt Disney!|Welcome to the wonderful world of Walt Disney!}} (yellow rectangle, red text) {{Tt|Unsere Videofilme zeichnen sich dadurch aus, daß sind für die ganze Familie gedacht sind, Spaß machen, die Fantasie anregen, und wichtige moralische Werte vermitteln!|Our video films are characterized by the fact that they are intended for the whole family, are fun, stimulate the imagination and convey important moral values!}} (green rectangle, white text) {{Tt|Wir empfehlen, daß sich Ihre Kinder nur Programme anschauen, die für ihr Alter geeignet sind.|We recommend that your children only watch programs that are suitable for their age.}} (purple rectangle, white text) {{Tt|Deshalb möchten wir Sie bitten, auf die Einstufung der Freiwilligen Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (FSK) zu achten, die die Freigabe eines Films ab einer bestimmten Altersgruppe beurteilt!|Therefore, we would like to ask you to pay attention to the classification of the Voluntary Self-Regulation of the Movie Industry (FSK), which judges the release of a film from a certain age group! It would be ideal if you experience the film together with your children!}} (yellow rectangle, red text, FSK label saying "{{Tt|Freigegeben ohne Altersbeschränkung gemäß § 7 JÖSchG FSK|Released without age restriction according to Par. 7 of FSK's Youth Protection Act}}") Ideal wäre es, wenn Sie den Film gemeinsam mit Ihren Kinder erleben! (green rectangle, white text) {{Tt|Disney wünscht Ihnen dabei viel Vergnügen!|Disney wishes you a lot of fun!}} (purple rectangle, white text)". At the end of the warning, the purple cubes cover the last rectangle and the animation continues normally, except that the slogan "{{Tt|BEGEISTERN EIN LEBEN LANG|Entertainment for a Lifetime}}" appears below. |
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*A Spanish soundtrack promo has "AUDIO" instead of "VIDEOS". |
*A Spanish soundtrack promo has "AUDIO" instead of "VIDEOS". |
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*Commercials for Disney Hebrew VHS releases replace the word "VIDEOS" with "{{Tt|למכירה בווידאו|For Sale on Video}}". One variant uses a different font than the other. |
*Commercials for Disney Hebrew VHS releases replace the word "VIDEOS" with "{{Tt|למכירה בווידאו|For Sale on Video}}". One variant uses a different font than the other. |
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*There is also a different variant on promos from Australia, Japan and some trailers from the UK where the "VIDEOS" banner is glowing in white, there is a sparkle on the Mickey Mouse icon and on " |
*There is also a different variant on promos from Australia, Japan and some trailers from the UK where the "VIDEOS" banner is glowing in white, there is a sparkle on the Mickey Mouse icon and on "Di{{Small|SNEY}}", and it has darker shadows and brighter colors. A Japanese version has a bigger green banner. |
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*A filmed variant of the promotional version appears on an Australian cinema trailer for the VHS release of ''The Lion King''. |
*A filmed variant of the promotional version appears on an Australian cinema trailer for the VHS release of ''The Lion King''. |
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*A singular variant found on Italian tapes has the "S" part of the "VIDEOS" banner cut off, leaving only "VIDEO". A version of this has the logo slowed down and with a copyright notice on the bottom right. |
*A singular variant found on Italian tapes has the "S" part of the "VIDEOS" banner cut off, leaving only "VIDEO". A version of this has the logo slowed down and with a copyright notice on the bottom right. |
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*A 2-D version of this logo appears at the beginning of Disney promos on Brazilian tapes. This can be seen in animated and still forms. The animated version has the rectangles flying in to form the logo. |
*A 2-D version of this logo appears at the beginning of Disney promos on Brazilian tapes. This can be seen in animated and still forms. The animated version has the rectangles flying in to form the logo. |
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*A different variant was spotted on Mexican tapes: the background is |
*A different variant was spotted on Mexican tapes: the background is purple with a "Di{{Small|SNEY}}" wallpaper. The Mickey Mouse balls (which now have a greenish tint) are seen floating around, then many yellow pieces fall from the top of the screen and form an oval. The words "Di{{Small|SNEY}}" and "VIDEOS" zoom out and place themselves on the oval while the Mickey Mouse icon moves to the top of the oval. |
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*There is a still variant on some 1997 tapes from the U.S. where "VIDEOS" is cut off, the |
*There is a still variant on some 1997 tapes from the U.S. where "VIDEOS" is cut off, the yellow rectangle is an oval and the Mickey Mouse icon is teal. This was seen at the end of the Timeless Classics promo during the opening previews. |
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*A variant found on a German DVD/VHS promo of ''Dinosaur'' (''Dinosaurier'') has the logo next to the [[Disney DVD]] logo in a black background. |
*A variant found on a German DVD/VHS promo of ''Dinosaur'' (''Dinosaurier'') has the logo next to the [[Disney DVD]] logo in a black background. |
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*A Japanese TV commercial has the logo placed on a Christmas tree. |
*A Japanese TV commercial has the logo placed on a Christmas tree. |
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*This logo is also found on the UK DVD releases of ''A Goofy Movie'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''The Tigger Movie'' as well as the first two ''Toy Story'' films either separately or on ''The Ultimate Toy Box'' set (despite the USA discs being completely different than the separate releases). |
*This logo is also found on the UK DVD releases of ''A Goofy Movie'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''The Tigger Movie'' as well as the first two ''Toy Story'' films either separately or on ''The Ultimate Toy Box'' set (despite the USA discs being completely different than the separate releases). |
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*It also appears in place of the "The Ring" logo on the Region 4 DVD releases of ''102 Dalmatians'' and ''The Parent Trap'' (possibly due to being a reprint of an earlier release in the case of the latter). |
*It also appears in place of the "The Ring" logo on the Region 4 DVD releases of ''102 Dalmatians'' and ''The Parent Trap'' (possibly due to being a reprint of an earlier release in the case of the latter). |
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*It also makes an appearance on a Region 4 Single Disc DVD reprint of ''Dinosaur'' (possibly due to |
*It also makes an appearance on a Region 4 Single Disc DVD reprint of ''Dinosaur'' (possibly due to being a reprint of the original 2001 single disc DVD release). |
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*The Region 4 DVD release (and later Walt Disney Collection reprint) of ''Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search For Christopher Robin'' does not have this logo, it has the Disney Video Premiere logo instead. |
*The Region 4 DVD release (and later Walt Disney Collection reprint) of ''Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search For Christopher Robin'' does not have this logo, it has the Disney Video Premiere logo instead. |
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*It also shows up on the 2003 Australian Special Edition DVD release of ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996 live-action remake), even though Australian VHS/DVD releases were using the Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo at the time (it could mean that the DVD was going to be released at some stage in 2001, but it was delayed). |
*It also shows up on the 2003 Australian Special Edition DVD release of ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996 live-action remake), even though Australian VHS/DVD releases were using the Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo at the time (it could mean that the DVD was going to be released at some stage in 2001, but it was delayed). |
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'''Visuals:''' Essentially just the Persian blue words "WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO" in a fancy serif font on a black background. |
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'''Visuals:''' A bright flash appears with the "D" of the text "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" (in the familiar signature font) inside of it, both of which are zooming out on a blue (or black) space background. When everything is at a comfortable distance at the top of the screen, the flash forms an abstract shining star below "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}", and the light spreads out to form a glowing arc. When this is finished, "{{font|serif|HOME ENTERTAINMENT}}" fades in underneath the arc. |
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*Sometimes, the logo would be stretched vertically, |
*Sometimes, the logo would be stretched vertically, with the "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" text preserved in its original size, and the stars would be smaller. |
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*There is a short version of the logo which was used on several trailers and ads from August 2001-October 2007. This was also used on VHS and DVD piracy promos from 2001-2005. |
*There is a short version of the logo which was used on several trailers and ads from August 2001-October 2007. This was also used on VHS and DVD piracy promos from 2001-2005. |
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*German VHS tapes have the same message from the German extended version of the Disney Videos logo scrolling upwards into the arc, this time all without rectangles and in |
*German VHS tapes have the same message from the German extended version of the Disney Videos logo scrolling upwards into the arc, this time all without rectangles and in gold, and with the FSK label replacing part of the text. After the message is done, Tinker Bell appears and touches the star, letting the rest of the logo continue before she flies offscreen. She then returns to fly into the background. |
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*Japanese and Spanish commercials for home video releases use a flat model of the logo on a |
*Japanese and Spanish commercials for home video releases use a flat model of the logo on a purple or blue background. |
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*On a Spanish home video and DVD commercial for ''Beauty and the Beast'' (''La Bella y la Bestia''), the "Home Entertainment" text is omitted. |
*On a Spanish home video and DVD commercial for ''Beauty and the Beast'' (''La Bella y la Bestia''), the "Home Entertainment" text is omitted. |
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*Commercials for the home video release of ''Winter Wonderland'' have a Christmas tree behind the logo. |
*Commercials for the home video release of ''Winter Wonderland'' have a Christmas tree behind the logo. |
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*On Blu-ray releases, the first variant listed above is used, the frame rate is decreased from 60fps to 23.76fps, and a motion blur effect is added to the " |
*On Blu-ray releases, the first variant listed above is used, the frame rate is decreased from 60fps to 23.76fps, and a motion blur effect is added to the "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" text. |
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*There is a shorter version of the 2001 tune occasionally used on the short variant. A few NTSC DVD releases from December 2001-August 2002 have this audio plastered on the |
*There is a shorter version of the 2001 tune occasionally used on the short variant. A few NTSC DVD releases from December 2001-August 2002 have this audio plastered on the full-length logo. |
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*The German version has the same tune that was used in the German extended variant of the Disney Videos logo. |
*The German version has the same tune that was used in the German extended variant of the Disney Videos logo. |
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*Trailers and TV spots use the opening theme of the trailer. |
*Trailers and TV spots use the opening theme of the trailer. |
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'''Visuals:''' The logo starts out with clips from Disney movies and TV shows. It differs depending on the country or era the DVD was released in, but the first 3 always remain the same: ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', ''Peter Pan'', and ''The Princess Diaries''. The camera then zooms out, revealing a wall of hundreds of clips from various Disney films. More and more clips fly out, replacing some others. One by one, the words "MOVIES.", "MAGIC.", and "MORE." zoom and fade out. Then, all the clips come together to form the 2006 Disney castle. The ring gets drawn around the castle as usual, then "Di{{Small|SNEY}}", in the famous script, fades in below. Once the logo fades out, a screen that shows the text "AVAILABLE ON DVD (or Di{{small|SNEY}} DVD) and Di{{small|SNEY}} Blu-Ray HI-DEF" (with the DVD (or Disney DVD) and Disney Blu-Ray logos being shown) and all of the films featured shown below the text. |
'''Visuals:''' The logo starts out with clips from Disney movies and TV shows. It differs depending on the country or era the DVD was released in, but the first 3 always remain the same: ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', ''Peter Pan'', and ''The Princess Diaries''. The camera then zooms out, revealing a wall of hundreds of clips from various Disney films. More and more clips fly out, replacing some others. One by one, the words "MOVIES.", "MAGIC.", and "MORE." zoom and fade out. Then, all the clips come together to form the 2006 Disney castle. The ring gets drawn around the castle as usual, then "Di{{Small|SNEY}}", in the famous script, fades in below. Once the logo fades out, a screen that shows the text "AVAILABLE ON DVD (or Di{{small|SNEY}} DVD) and Di{{small|SNEY}} Blu-Ray Disc (or Di{{small|SNEY}} Blu-Ray HI-DEF)" (with the DVD (or Disney DVD) and Disney Blu-Ray Disc (or Disney Blu-Ray) logos being shown) and all of the films featured shown below the text. |
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'''Trivia:''' While this is considered as a promo instead of a usual logo, the appearance and positioning (albeit different from this and the next logo below) of the "Di{{Small|SNEY}}" text would be used to replace the "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}} PICTURES" text on current films starting in 2011 with ''The Muppets'', only it would appear out of the pixie dust coming out of the castle gate, instead of simply fading in. |
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*May 20, 2008-August 12, 2014 (2015 in the Philippines): The logo starts exactly at the arc drawing, and cuts in from black. |
*May 20, 2008-August 12, 2014 (2015 in the Philippines): The logo starts exactly at the arc drawing, and cuts in from black. |
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*November 16, 2010: The full film logo is used as a de-facto home video logo. Only appears on the 2010 Blu-ray 3D release of ''A Christmas Carol''. |
*November 16, 2010: The full film logo is used as a de-facto home video logo. Only appears on the 2010 Blu-ray 3D release of ''A Christmas Carol''. |
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*2011-2012: The logo is still and the text is changed to "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" (in the famous script) and "STUDIOS" underneath. This can also appear as a loading screen with the river flowing when the Blu-ray starts. After 2012, the text is removed, leaving just the castle. |
*2011-2012: The logo is still and the text is changed to "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}}" (in the famous script) and "STUDIOS" underneath. This can also appear as a loading screen with the river flowing when the Blu-ray starts. After 2012, the text is removed, leaving just the castle. |
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⚫ | *November 13, 2012-August 12, 2014: The logo sequence is extended much like the film counterpart's logo. It also lacks the fade in and fade out. This first appeared on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''Brave'', and lasted until August 2014, with the 2014 Special Edition release of ''Hercules'' being the last release to use this. This is also used for all Disney DVD and Blu-ray releases, starting with the DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Monsters University'', the 2013 DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' and ''Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year''. |
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*August 12, 2014-: Same as the May 2008 variation, except it is slightly extended, starting where the camera settles to the final angle. This time, the logo fades in. |
*August 12, 2014-: Same as the May 2008 variation, except it is slightly extended, starting where the camera settles to the final angle. This time, the logo fades in. |
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*On 3D Blu-ray releases, the text "Di{{Small|SNEY}}" zooms while fading in. This applies to this logo and the 2011 Walt Disney Pictures logo. |
*On 3D Blu-ray releases, the text "Di{{Small|SNEY}}" zooms while fading in. This applies to this logo and the 2011 Walt Disney Pictures logo. |
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*March 4, 2008-August 12, 2014: The end of the previous logo's music, taken from the overture of ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (similar to the early fanfare of the second Morgan Creek logo), composed by Michael Kamen, sometimes in low-pitch or high-pitch. |
*March 4, 2008-August 12, 2014: The end of the previous logo's music (despite the drumroll and a cymbal crash are absent), taken from the overture of ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (similar to the early fanfare of the second Morgan Creek logo), composed by Michael Kamen, sometimes in low-pitch or high-pitch. |
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*November 16, 2010-August 12, 2014: The full 2006 theme, written and composed by Mark Mancina, and co-arranged and orchestrated by David Metzger. |
*November 16, 2010-August 12, 2014: The full 2006 theme, written and composed by Mark Mancina, and co-arranged and orchestrated by David Metzger. |
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*2011-2012: The logo is silent. |
*2011-2012: The logo is silent. |
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*It is also found on many international releases that lack previews while it was in tandem with the previous logo such as the Australian Blu-ray release of ''WALL-E''. |
*It is also found on many international releases that lack previews while it was in tandem with the previous logo such as the Australian Blu-ray release of ''WALL-E''. |
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*This can be found on the 2023 Blu-ray of ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'', but it does not appear on the disc itself. |
*This can be found on the 2023 Blu-ray of ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'', but it does not appear on the disc itself. |
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{{Chronology|[[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]]|[[Disney DVD]]<br>[[Disney Blu-ray]]}} |
{{Chronology|[[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]]|[[Disney DVD]]<br>[[Disney Blu-ray]]}} |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment began its life in 1978 through MCA DiscoVision as Walt Disney Home Entertainment. In 1980, Disney content was made available on videocassette under its own division known as Walt Disney Home Video. Prior to 1981, their first releases were only live-action films such as Pete's Dragon and The Love Bug. Starting in 1981 with Dumbo, they began releasing their animated films and cartoons on video as well. The Walt Disney Home Video name was kept until 2001, when the division was once again renamed Walt Disney Home Entertainment. In 1997, the company began producing DVDs, and in 2006, they started to release Blu-ray discs. The division took on its current name in 2007. It was the last major studio that still released home video products on VHS, doing so until 2007.
Starting in the 2020s, Disney would begin to phase out operations of their home media distribution unit around the world; in July 2023, the company announced that it would no longer release physical media in Australia and New Zealand due to declining sales of releases and shifting to streaming. Then on October 1, 2023, Disney content began to be distributed via home video under exclusive license by Elevation Sales (a British home video joint venture between StudioCanal and Lionsgate) in the UK. Finally, on February 20, 2024, Disney announced that their DVD and Blu-ray output in North America will now be distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ending Disney's 45-year run as a first-party home video distributor. The first Disney release to be distributed by Sony will be The First Omen, a 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment title, set for release on July 30. Just over a month earlier, on June 24, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment started distributing Disney and Sony titles through their Studio Distribution Services joint venture, though Disney titles will still be available exclusively through Sony.
Visuals: On a black background, a large, light blue outline of Mickey Mouse's silhouette (which is identical to the one used in the Mickey Mouse's 50th Birthday logo) appears and pans forward, leaving a trail of multiple outlines while rotating counter clockwise on its pivot. The outlines then start to change one-by-one to dark blue. As the text "Walt Disney" (in the original signature script, as used on The Wonderful World of Disney) writes itself on-screen, the Mickey outlines one-by-one change to red. The outlines again change to golden yellow, then quickly change to light yellow as the words "Home Entertainment" zoom up and settle underneath off-center. Finally, the Mickey outlines one-by-one change to green before the logo fades out.
Variant: There exists a variant where the Mickey outlines turn blue at the end. This was only known to have been used on RCA SelectaVision releases.
Technique: Rotoscoped cel animation.
Audio: The orchestral fanfare from the Mickey Mouse's 50th Birthday logo, composed by Buddy Baker.
Availability: Seen on releases from the company from this time period until 1984. It would later be used in tandem with the next logo.
Legacy: It has become a favorite among VHS collectors for the animation and the music, although it's noted to have scared children during its usage. It had been unofficially nicknamed "Neon Mickey" among many.
Visuals: Nearly the same as the Walt Disney Home Entertainment (1978-1981) logo, but with darker colors and the Mickey graphics shifted upward somewhat, the "WALT DiSNEY" text in the current corporate "Disney" font, and with "HOME VIDEO" in a thin, orange Handel Gothic font, all usually with a drop shadow. The entire logo is also much smaller.
Variants:
Technique: Rotoscoped cel animation.
Audio: Same as the Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on Disney videos from the period, almost exclusively used in the United States and Canada.
Visuals: On a black background, a light flashes in the middle of the screen with a pink glow and halo around it, with particles being released around it to form a stylized tunnel effect around it. From the center, Mickey Mouse's head, styled like the one used before his shorts, zooms in with a blue aura to it before quickly turning into a neon orange/flamingo pink sign and flashing brightly as it engulfs the screen. It then transitions to a neon blue square tunnel covered in gridlines, and a rectangular frame that plays the following animation:
On a cloudy sky photo that zooms in, a still of Mickey in Steamboat Willie zooms and tilts into place with a orange glow to its edges, and then a still of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves featuring the titular characters does the same thing. It then transitions via a X-shaped split to a still of the Evil Queen holding up the Heart Box, of which it zooms into it with a sparkle effect, and then zooms out to reveal a still of Pinocchio, with the sparkle acting as the Blue Fairy's magic. It then transitions via an ping of light and a rectangular wipe effect to stills of Fantasia, Bambi, and Alice in Wonderland, in that order. It then cuts to an a shot of Disney's Zorro zooming out, doing his signature pose on his horse with a blue glow while a evening cloudy sky zooms in behind him, and then shows stills of Old Yeller, Treasure Island, and The Country Bear Jamboree, also in that order, flying in from the top, then bottom, then top respectively. It then cuts to a recreation of a scene in The Absent Minded Professor, where Professor Brainard's flying car (also with a blue glow) flies above town, and then finally to another sky photo with various Disney characters slowly moving about.
After the final clip plays, Donald Duck's face zooms in a similar way to the Mickey head at the beginning, including turning into neon, and then cuts to a black background bordered by two walls of light, with Mary Poppins floating down on her umbrella and Tinker Bell flying upwards and flashing brightly as sparkles fly around her. It then fades to a dark blue background with a light blue horizon at the bottom, and a heavily saturated picture of Cinderella Castle from Walt Disney World is seen with neon fireworks going off around it. The camera slowly zooms in at first, but then quickly through the gate as it turns into a outlined neon sign and shoots out its trails before fading to a elaborate neon vector model of Spaceship Earth, colored in orange and flamingo pink, and the camera flies right above it. From here, it fades to a black/dark red gradient background, and the blue text "WALT DiSNEY" flips in from the top the top of the screen, with a gradient effect in the text, and then "HOME VIDEO" appears below, using the same Handel Gothic font from before. The whole thing sparkles and glows a little bit.
Trivia: This is actually the shortened version of the US/Canada opening of the 1981-83 version of The Wonderful World of Disney back when it was called, quite simply, Walt Disney. The main difference is that "HOME VIDEO" is obviously not there on the intro.
Variants:
Technique: Slit scan and Oxberry animation, accompanied with animated clips. Spaceship Earth was a vector CGI model animated on a Hewlett Packard desktop computer at Northrop Corporation (now Northrop Grumman). Designed by Harry Marks.
Audio: A powerful disco version of "When You Wish Upon a Star", arranged by Frank Gari. A soft phaser noise plays when "WALT DiSNEY" flies in as well. While in the intro it plays at its full length, the logo has it fade out when "HOME VIDEO" fades in (possibly to remove the announcer from the intro).
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Availability: It was (almost) exclusively used on releases outside North America.
Visuals: On a black/blue gradient background, the text "WALT DiSNEY HOME VIDEO" is seen in white, with "WALT DiSNEY" in the corporate "signature" font and "HOME VIDEO" in the Helvetica Rounded font. Underneath it is "P R E S E N T S", spaced out and in a serif font.
Trivia: The July 1985 variant is notable for being the first ever Disney-related logo or bumper to use the Bruton Music stock piece "Great Ovation", composed by Steve Gray. This would be used on the "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES" variant of the gold WDHV logo, but is most well known for playing over the lilac "Feature Presentation" bumper on many Disney releases.
Variants:
Technique: A digital graphic.
Audio: None. The first time the logo fades in on the preview tape of The Sword and the Rose, an announcer says "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video in July!" accompanied by the first few notes of "Great Ovation". The logo is accompanied by music from the trailers it accompanies for the remainder of the tape.
Availability: The standard version is only seen on Disney's DTV series of music video collections released in the period. The alternative versions are seen mostly on early demo tapes.
Visuals: Just the text "WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO" on a black background. After a few seconds, the text fades out, and the text "presents", in the same font, fades in.
Variants:
Technique: Still digital graphics with simple fade effects.
Audio: None. For the The Wonderful World of Disney variant, the music accompanying the rest of the trailer plays in the background as an announcer says, "Walt Disney Home Video proudly presents."
Availability: The 1984 variant, like the fourth logo, was usually either a simple replacement for the 1st logo on releases that Disney felt that logo wouldn't fit on, or used before content that was exclusive to VHS at the time. It was seen on 1984-1985 VHS releases of The Mickey Mouse Club (appearing after the 1st logo) and on the 1985 VHS release of The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue. The 1999 variant appears on VHS releases of several live-action Disney films that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney; select demo releases like the 2000 Touchstone VHS of Play It to the Bone also featured this logo.
Visuals: On a black background, a drawing of Mickey Mouse, dressed in his Sorcerer's Apprentice outfit from Fantasia, fades in standing on a blue spotlight, his hand held out high with pride. The camera slowly begins zooming up to his hand as the stars and crescent moon on his hat flash one-by-one, and then a white starburst flashes and a magic spark flies out from it, appearing above Mickey's hand. After the camera zooms past Mickey, the spark begins swirling around and writes out the red "WALT DiSNEY" script. As the screen zooms out, the red text "HOME VIDEO" (in Helvetica Rounded) zooms out from the bottom of the screen and settles underneath "WALT DiSNEY". The logo shines along its edges and pings appear across the text before it fades out. The entire logo has a polished 3D look to it.
Trivia:
Variants:
Technique: 2D animation with camera-controlled animation used in the end, produced by Hal Miles Imagimation Studios.
Audio: First there is a low, held-out, synthesized B-flat tuba note, followed by a chime when the spark appears, segueing into a gradually rising synth theme played on the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, believed to be inspired by "Life Is for Living" by Barclay James Harvest. The last seven notes of the theme are accompanied by tom-tom fills played on a Simmons SDS-V electronic drum kit.
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Audio Trivia: The phrase "קלטת עולמית דוברת עברית" in the third Hebrew variant was put on the covers of Walt Disney VHS releases in Israel to signify that the program on the tapes in question was in the Hebrew language; English-language tapes used the phrase "קלטת עולמית דוברת אנגלית" instead.
Availability: Seen on just about any Disney release from this time period all over the world.
Legacy: A favorite amongst fans of Disney tapes.
Visuals: A montage of clips play out, starting with the 1983 opening of The Disney Channel (first as a premium channel), followed by the Cinderella Castle from the 2nd logo. After this, many clips from Disney's library play out, including Fantasia, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, The Black Cauldron, Sleeping Beauty, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Black Hole, Dumbo, Condorman, The Journey of Natty Gann, Fuzzbucket, Return to Oz, and Tron. After a brief clip of Sorcerer Mickey from Fantasia, it fades to the WDHV logo on a space background, with the logo in a blue/purple gradient. The logo shines and zooms out after.
Variants:
Technique: Traditional animation, CGI and live-action for the archive footage, and CGI animation for the logo itself.
Audio: A synthesized instrumental version of "Casey Jr." from Dumbo.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Like with the 2nd logo, this was only used outside of the United States and Canada, though this logo is harder to find due to its shorter lifespan.
Visuals: The words "WALT DiSNEY HOME VIDEO", in a metallic gold color, appear on a black background and shine.
Variants:
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: A synthesized four-note horn/string tune, which sounds somewhat like the "Great Ovation" Feature Presentation theme; also used on various bumpers from the time. None for the Gativideo variant. Was used in many bumpers domestically and internationally.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Seen on releases from the company from this time period until 2002, with it still in use in Argentina until 2006. Internationally (except in Argentina), this was mostly seen on trailers, most prominently during the 8th logo's lifespan.
Visuals: On a blue/green gradient background, three black balls fall from the top of the screen and bounce off the bottom. Two of the balls form the ears of Mickey Mouse and one ball forms the head. Many purple cubes fall from above to form a rectangle. A right-slanted yellow rectangle and a green square also fall from above. The yellow rectangle slants left and settles on the left, while the green square slants right and settles on the right. The balls in the Mickey Mouse icon bounce onto the green square. The text "DiSNEY" in the corporate font zooms out and settles on the yellow rectangle. Below, a green rectangular banner with the white word "VIDEOS" unfolds to the right.
Trivia:
Variants:
Technique: CGI animation.
Audio: A very short orchestral rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" (different from the versions used on the Walt Disney Pictures logos) ending with an orchestral hit. Sometimes, the logo is seen silent.
Audio Variants:
Availability: This is seen on releases outside the United States and Canada.
Visuals: Essentially just the Persian blue words "WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO" in a fancy serif font on a black background.
Variants:
Technique: A digital graphic.
Audio: Same as the 7th logo or none.
Availability: This logo appears on a lot of low-priority live action titles as well as movies co-produced by Caravan Pictures, such as Rocketman and Inspector Gadget. Titles that include this logo are Summer of the Monkeys (U.S. releases only), The Parent Trap (1998 remake), Remember the Titans, and various TV movies made for The Wonderful World of Disney.
Visuals: A bright flash appears with the "D" of the text "WALT DiSNEY" (in the familiar signature font) inside of it, both of which are zooming out on a blue (or black) space background. When everything is at a comfortable distance at the top of the screen, the flash forms an abstract shining star below "WALT DiSNEY", and the light spreads out to form a glowing arc. When this is finished, "HOME ENTERTAINMENT" fades in underneath the arc.
Variants:
Technique: CGI.
Audio:
Audio Variants:
Availability: It can be found on DVD, UMD, VCD, VHS and Blu-ray Disc releases from the era, some of which are still in print.
Legacy: Much like the 1st and 5th WDHV logos, this is a popular logo among collectors.
Visuals: The logo starts out with clips from Disney movies and TV shows. It differs depending on the country or era the DVD was released in, but the first 3 always remain the same: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Peter Pan, and The Princess Diaries. The camera then zooms out, revealing a wall of hundreds of clips from various Disney films. More and more clips fly out, replacing some others. One by one, the words "MOVIES.", "MAGIC.", and "MORE." zoom and fade out. Then, all the clips come together to form the 2006 Disney castle. The ring gets drawn around the castle as usual, then "DiSNEY", in the famous script, fades in below. Once the logo fades out, a screen that shows the text "AVAILABLE ON DVD (or DiSNEY DVD) and DiSNEY Blu-Ray Disc (or DiSNEY Blu-Ray HI-DEF)" (with the DVD (or Disney DVD) and Disney Blu-Ray Disc (or Disney Blu-Ray) logos being shown) and all of the films featured shown below the text.
Trivia: While this is considered as a promo instead of a usual logo, the appearance and positioning (albeit different from this and the next logo below) of the "DiSNEY" text would be used to replace the "WALT DiSNEY PICTURES" text on current films starting in 2011 with The Muppets, only it would appear out of the pixie dust coming out of the castle gate, instead of simply fading in.
Variants:
Technique: CGI effects.
Audio: The overture from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (also used as the theme of the 1991 Morgan Creek logo, albeit a short version), composed by Michael Kamen. On the Pirates of the Caribbean clip, Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp) says "We have our heading.", and on the Peter Pan clip, the titular character (voiced by Bobby Driscoll) says "Here we GOOOOO!" After the Peter Pan clip, Tony Rodgers says "From the magic within our hearts... to the adventure beyond the horizon... there is only one Disney." After Rodgers finishes speaking, the fanfare rises to a beautiful, triumphant state and ends with a majestic climax with an added cymbal sound.
Audio Variant: Foreign language versions of this logo exist. In them, the sound of cymbals have been completely removed and the Pirates of the Caribbean clip would either be dubbed or subbed (like in the Dutch variant).
Availability: This is considered to be more of a promo than a regular logo.
Visuals: Essentially just the tail end of the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo, except with the text replaced by “Disney” in the famous script, in an identical manner to both the previous logo and the 2011 variant (although in a different position than the 2011 and previous logos). It either cuts in (May 20, 2008-August 12, 2014) or fades in (March 4, 2008; August 12, 2014-).
Variants:
Technique: CGI animation by Wētā Digital and yU + co.
Audio:
Availability: This can be seen on the main feature on both Disney-branded DVDs and Blu-rays since 2008, starting with Disc 2 of the 2008 Platinum Edition release of 101 Dalmatians.
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