List of Walt Disney Classics video releases: Difference between revisions

From Home Video
Content added Content deleted
 
(804 intermediate revisions by 64 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
This list covers all the Walt Disney Classics (or "Black Diamond") titles released from 1984 to 1994 and strangely, 1996.
This list covers all the Walt Disney Classics (also known as '''Black Diamond''', '''The Classics''' or '''The Classics from Walt Disney Home Video''') titles released from 1984 to 1994, as well as similar releases.
==Part of the Classics series (1984-1994)==

== Part of the Classics series (1984-1994) ==
===Wave One (1984-1988)===
The original logo from the series was nicknamed the Cheesy Diamond.
=== Season One (1984-1988) ===
====December 1984====

'''NOTICE: The explanation of the line's origins can be found [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment#Walt Disney Classics (1984-1994)|here]].'''
The original logo from the series was nicknamed the Cheesy Black Diamond.

==== December 1984 ====
Disney was initially reluctant to release any of their animated classics that had only seen theatrical release on video, as it might put them at risk of losing reissue revenue. ''Robin Hood'' was picked as the first Classics release because the film itself was considered weaker in terms of story and animation compared to the other titles. Its disappointing performance in its 1982 reissue was also cited.

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 228VS/BS || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || December 3, 1984 ||
| 228 VS/BS || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || December 3, 1984 ||
* Copies printed between July-September 1984 started with a preview for ''The Sword in the Stone'', which was meant to be the next title released in the Classics line.
* Very early Canadian copies prior to November 1984 started with a preview for ''The Sword in the Stone''; which was meant to be the next title released in the Classics line, whereas most copies had no previews at all.
* Copies printed between September-December 1984 and after February 1986 had no previews at all.
* Copies printed between December 1984-February 1986 ended with the "Walt Disney and You" promo.
|}
|}


==== July 1985 ====
==== 1985 ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 239 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 87 min || 1984 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 16, 1985 ||
* Copies prior to early June 1985 started with a trailer for ''The Black Cauldron'' which contains rare footage not seen in the final cut.
|-
|-
| 228VS/BS || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1985 ||
* This issue ends with the "Walt Disney and You" promo.
|}
|}
==== July 1985 ====
Due to ''Pinocchio'' making less money than expected during its 1984 theatrical reissue, Disney took a chance and released the film to video the following year instead of ''The Sword in the Stone'' like they had initially planned to. The video release quickly became one of the best-selling videos of the year, opening up further possibilities for the Walt Disney Classics line.


==== November 1985 ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 239 V/B || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 87 min || 1984 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 16, 1985 ||
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
* Opens with a trailer for ''The Black Cauldron'' which contains rare footage not seen in the final cut.
|-
| 24 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || November 5, 1985 ||
* This release uses the 1984 (1981 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo.
* Copies prior to August 1985 begin with the MPAA rating bumper and the 1954 Buena Vista logo, taken directly from the original 1981 video release, while copies printed after omit them.
|}
|}


==== March 1986 ====
==== November 1985 ====

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 229 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 25, 1986 ||
| 24 V/B || 3 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || November 5, 1985 ||
* This release starts with the 1984 (1981 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo, following a trailer for ''The Journey of Natty Gann'', and ends with the "Walt Disney and You" promo.
* This release uses the 1984 (1983 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo.
* Copies prior to October 1985 begin with the MPAA rating bumper and the 1953 Buena Vista logo, while copies printed after omit them.
* Some earlier copies had the Walt Disney & You promo at the end.
|-
| 239 V/B || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 87 min || 1984 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || November 5, 1985 || TBD
|-
|-
|}
|}


==== May 1986 ====
==== March 1986 ====
After a year-long delay, ''The Sword in the Stone'' was finally released to video. This was the first release in the Classics line to contain trailers for other video title releases; video releases under the Walt Disney Home Video label from March and April 1986 advertised this release. This practice would be repeated for the video release of ''Sleeping Beauty'' later in 1986.

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 36 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || May 28, 1986 ||
* Copies prior to early April 1986 start with the 1984 (1981 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo, while copies printed after start with the 10-second freezing 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo variation.
* This is the only Classics title to come in a cardboard slipcover and be part of the Wonderland Sale promotion.
|-
|-
| 229 V/B || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 25, 1986 ||
* Copies prior to February 1986 start with the 1984 (1983 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo, while copies printed after start with the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo.
** Copies printed between February-March 1986 use the regular 1984 Cheesy Diamond logo variation. However, on copies printed after March 1, 1986, the logo freezes for 10 seconds before it fades out.
* Copies prior to March 1986 end with the "Walt Disney and You" promo, while copies printed after omit it.
* Opens with a trailer for ''The Journey of Natty Gann''.
|}
|}


==== June 1986 ====
==== May 1986 ====
Alongside the Classics release of ''Alice in Wonderland'', Disney launched the Wonderland Sale, releasing several of their catalog titles in cardboard slipcovers.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 36 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || June 14, 1986 ||
* This issue is in the standard clamshell variation.
** This issue still uses the second version of the original May 1986 print master, with the 10-second freezing 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo variation instead of Neon Mickey.
|-
| 239 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 87 min || 1984 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || June 14, 1986 ||
* This issue is bracket no. 239-2.
* Lacks previews, but still has the regular 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo variation.
|-
|-
| 36 V/B || 2 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || May 28, 1986 ||
* Copies prior to April 1986 start with the 1984 (1983 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo, while copies printed after start with the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo, which freezes for 10 seconds.
* This is the only Classics title to be packaged in a cardboard slipcover.
|}
|}


==== October 1986 ====
==== October 1986 ====
''Sleeping Beauty'' made its video debut this month, introducing a new timeline for the Walt Disney Classics series. High-priority releases would release in the fall of every year, with several updated re-releases scheduled throughout the year as well.


Pre-March 1986 titles in the series were re-issued in this month of 1986 to coincide with the video release of “Sleeping Beauty”.
Previous releases in the series were re-issued at this time.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 24 V/B || 3 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
* This issue uses the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo, which freezes for 10 seconds, in place of the 1984 (1983 internationally) Neon Mickey.
|-
|-
| 24 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
| 36 V/B || 2 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
* This issue uses the 10 second-freezing 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo variation, in place of the 1984 (1981 internationally) Neon Mickey.
* Still uses the second version of the May 1986 print master.
|-
|-
| 228 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
| 228 V/B || 2 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
* This issue uses the third version of the original December 1984 print master.
* This issue reuses the second version of the original December 1984 print master.
* This issue is bracket no. 228-2.
* This issue is bracket no. 228-2.
* Originally planned for moratorium on April 30, 1987.
* Went into moratorium on April 30, 1987.
|-
|-
| 229 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
| 229 V/B || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
* Same print master as the original March 1986 release, except the Neon Mickey logo is replaced with the Cheesy Black Diamond logo on this issue and the Walt Disney and You promo is omitted.
* Same print master as the third version of the original March 1986 video release, except this issue reverts back to the regular variant of the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo.
** Also the same bracket number.
* Still uses the same bracket number as the original March 1986 video release.
|-
|-
| 239 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 87 min || 1984 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
| 239 V/B || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 87 min || 1984 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
* This issue uses the dark red warning screens and the video dealer announcement bumper.
* This issue uses the dark red warning screens and the video dealer announcement bumper.
* This issue is bracket no. 239-2.
* This issue is bracket no. 239-2.
* The 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo on this issue freezes for 10 seconds before it fades out.
* Went into moratorium on April 30, 1987.
* Went into moratorium on April 30, 1987.
|-
|-
| 476 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty_(1959_film) Sleeping Beauty]'' || USA || 1959 || 75 min || TBD || G || Technirama || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
| 476 V/B || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty_(1959_film) Sleeping Beauty]'' || USA || 1959 || 75 min || Original theatrical version || G || Technirama || 1 || N/A || Color || October 14, 1986 ||
* Uses the dark red warning screens and the video dealer announcement bumper.
* Uses the dark red warning screens and the video dealer announcement bumper.
* Technically the first title in the series to use the UPC code on the back cover.
* Went into moratorium on March 31, 1988.
* Technically the first title in the series to use the UPC barcode on the top right of the back cover.
|}
|}


Line 109: Line 108:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 24 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
| 024 || 4 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
* This issue uses the regular 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo variation.
* This issue uses the regular 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo variation.
* The back cover on this issue is bracket no. 24-4.
|-
|-
| 36 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
| 036 || 3 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
* This issue is in the standard clamshell variation, with bracket no. 36-3.
* This issue uses a standard clamshell.
** This issue uses the fade-short variant of the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo, following the slide-showed variant of the red-orange FBI warning screens.
* This issue uses the short variant of the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo, following the slide-showed variant of the red-orange FBI warning screens.
|-
|-
| 229 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
| 229 || 2 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
* This issue lacks previews and uses the fade-short variant of the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo, following the slide-showed variant of the red-orange FBI warning screens.
* This issue lacks previews and uses the short variant of the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo.
** Copies prior to July 1987 opened with the slide-showed variant of the 1984 red-orange warning screens, whereas copies printed after opened with the regular variant.
* Some copies still come in the October 1986 case cover.
* Some copies still come in the October 1986 case cover.
|-
|-
| 582 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_and_the_Tramp Lady and the Tramp]'' || USA || 1955 || 75 min || TBD || G || CinemaScope || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
| 476 || 2 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty_(1959_film) Sleeping Beauty]'' || USA || 1959 || 75 min || Original theatrical version || G || Technirama || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
* Uses the red-orange warning screens and the short 1984 logo.
** Copies prior to July 1987 opened with the slide-showed variant of the screens, whereas copies printed after opened with the regular variant.
* Went into moratorium on March 31, 1988.
* Went into moratorium on March 31, 1988.
|}

==== February 1988 ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 24 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || February 2, 1988 ||
* This issue is bracket no. 36-5.
* Still uses the October 1987 print master.
|-
| 36 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || February 2, 1988 ||
* This issue is in the standard clamshell variation, with bracket no. 36-4.
** The bracket number for this issue is extremely hard to find.
** Still uses the October 1987 print master.
|-
| 229 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || February 2, 1988 ||
* Same print master as the October 1987 issue, except the red-orange FBI warning screens on this issue are the regular variant. Some copies of this issue still used the slide-showed variant of the red-orange warning screens, though.
|-
|-
| 582 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_and_the_Tramp Lady and the Tramp]'' || USA || 1955 || 75 min || Standard version || G || CinemaScope || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
* The earliest copy of this release was printed on April 30, 1987.
* Went into moratorium on March 31, 1988.
|}
|}


==== March 1988 ====
===Wave Two (1988-1994)===
Starting with ''Cinderella'', Disney updated the on-screen Walt Disney Classics logo. The new logo opened with the same animation of Sorcerer Mickey that the standard WDHV logo of the time used, but this time, the background turns from black to gradient black and light blue, and the spark forms yellow text reading “Walt Disney” on the top and “CLASSICS” on the bottom in front of a CGI-animated shiny black diamond. This gradient background variant was originally made to appear exclusively on the 1988 retail video release of ''Cinderella''; however, it later appeared on the 1991 retail video release of ''Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece'', the 1992 Descriptive Video Service-encoded video release of ''Dumbo'', the 1992 demo VHS releases of ''The Rescuers'' and ''Beauty and the Beast'', the 1992 retail video re-issues of ''Robin Hood'' (on some USA and Canadian copies) and ''The Rescuers Down Under'' (on Canadian copies only), and some French Canadian video releases ranging from 1992 to 1993.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 36 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || March 31, 1988 ||
* This issue is in the standard clamshell variation, with bracket no. 36-5.
** This issue still uses the fade-short 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo.
** Has a strange still of the blue MPAA rating bumper and retains the 1954 Buena Vista logo at the beginning. Many copies of this issue still used the October 1987 print master, though.
|-
|}


Starting with ''Bambi'', the CGI Diamond logo was updated to include a plain dark blue background in place of the gradient background. In addition, the diamond lacks some of the shine it had in the prototype logo.
=== Season Two (1988-1991) ===


Starting with the second version of ''101 Dalmatians'', the lilac bumpers are introduced; typically, those bumpers used the Laser LET font and the stock music piece "Great Ovation" from the Bruton Music library; though on ''Beauty and the Beast'', two of the bumpers instead used "Fanfare to the Modern Man 3" from the aforementioned music library.
When Disney updated the logo from this series in 1988, starting with “Cinderella”, the logo was basically Sorcerer Mickey at the beginning and then the Shiny Black Diamond with the yellow text saying “Walt Disney” on the top and “CLASSICS” on the bottom. The prototype shiny black-blue background variation appeared on the 1988 release of “Cinderella”, and later, select October 1992 titles, as well as the September 1992 demo VHS and retail laserdisc versions of “The Rescuers”.
In addition, a third variation of the 1988/1989 Shiny Diamond logo was created, with the color slightly tinted to blue. Starting with the retail VHS release of ''The Rescuers'', an unofficial fourth variation of the logo was created. Possibly due to deterioration of the master recording and/or the amplification of the bass on the recording, the unofficial fourth variation has bass heavy-distorted audio. Unsurprisingly, the bass heavy-distorted audio can be heard on the previous variations of the 1988/1989 logo when the tape/disc is played on a bigger sound system while set to the highest bass.


Titles released in the series in the limited availability wave from September 1991 to October 1992, with the exception of ''Fantasia'' which was released on November 1, 1991 and sold for only 50 days, went into moratorium on April 30, 1993, while titles released in the series from March to October 1993 went into moratorium a year later in 1994.
In 1989, starting with “Bambi”, an official variation of the new Shiny Black Diamond logo was created, only with the background being plain normal blue.


==== October 1988 ====
==== October 1988 ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 024 || 5 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 4, 1988 || TBD
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 036 || 4 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 4, 1988 ||
* Issue number misprinted as 5.
* Opens with the slide-showed variant of the red-orange warning screens, and the cut-short 1984 logo variation. Afterwards, it has a strange freeze-frame of the 1970 MPAA G-rating "White Stripe" bumper and retains the 1953 Buena Vista logo, taken directly from the original 1981/1982 video release. Copies duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia and the East Coast still used the October 1987 print master, however.
|-
| 229 || 3 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 4, 1988 || TBD
|-
|-
| 410 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(1950_film) Cinderella]'' || USA || 1950 || 76 min || 1987 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 4, 1988 ||
| 410 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(1950_film) Cinderella]'' || USA || 1950 || 76 min || 1987 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 4, 1988 ||
* Opens with a theatrical trailer for ''Oliver & Company''.
* Opens with a theatrical trailer for ''Oliver & Company''.
* Went into moratorium on April 30, 1989.
* Went into moratorium on April 30, 1989.
* Copies of the demo version have the 1984 logo, while retail copies have the prototype 1988 logo variation.
* Demo copies have the 1984 logo, while retail copies have the prototype 1988 logo variation.
* On Canadian copies of the French version, the film's RKO fanfare can be heard on the last half of the Walt Disney Pictures logo.
|}
|}


Line 179: Line 163:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 229 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
| 024 || 5 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
* This issue still uses the February 1988 print master and reuses the original March 1986 bracket number.
* This issue still uses the October 1988 bracket number and the October 1987 print master.
* New case cover artwork.
* New case cover artwork.
|-
|-
| 24 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
| 229 || TBD || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
* This issue still uses the February 1988 bracket number and the October 1987 print master.
* This issue still uses the second version of the October 1987 print master and reuses the original March 1986 issue number.
* New case cover artwork.
* New case cover artwork.
|-
|-
| 942 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi Bambi]'' || USA || 1942 || 69 min || TBD || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
| 942 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi Bambi]'' || USA || 1942 || 69 min || TBD || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
* Opens with a theatrical trailer for ''The Little Mermaid''.
* Opens with a theatrical trailer for ''The Little Mermaid''.
* Went into moratorium on March 30, 1990.
* Went into moratorium on March 30, 1990.
|}
|}


==== January 1990 ====
==== October 1989 ====
September 1989 permanent availability titles in this batch were re-issued in this month of 1990 with new tape labels, to coincide with the video release of "New York Stories". The front tape labels on these issues were slightly altered.

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 229 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || January 24, 1990 ||
| 024 || 5 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 12, 1989 || TBD
* Just like the September 1989 issue, this one still uses the February 1988 print master and reuses the original March 1986 bracket number.
|-
| 24 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1972 or 1976 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || January 24, 1990 ||
* Just like the September 1989 issue, this one still uses the February 1988 bracket number and the October 1987 print master.
|-
|-
| 229 || TBD || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original or 1983 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 12, 1989 || TBD
|}
|}


==== May 1990 ====
==== May 1990 ====
For the first time, Disney releases a film from their animated canon to video less than a year after its theatrical release with the 1990 VHS release of ''The Little Mermaid''. The VHS release sold insanely well, convincing Disney to pursue this release strategy for their other upcoming films.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 913 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film) The Little Mermaid]'' || USA || 1989 || 83 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 18, 1990 ||
* This was the only time the film's original end credits were intact.
|-
|-
| 913 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film) The Little Mermaid]'' || USA || 1989 || 83 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 18, 1990 ||
* This was the only time the film's original closing credits were intact.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed on January 30, 1990.
* Most copies used a vertical ink-label, though some use a vertical sticker-label.
|}
|}


==== September 1990 ====
==== September 1990 ====
This month of 1990 was when "The Little Mermaid" was released on Laserdisc.
Starting with the video release of ''Peter Pan'', Disney would further integrate their Classics line with their theatrical releases, placing behind-the-scenes trailers for their upcoming films during their opening previews. This month of 1990 was also when ''The Little Mermaid'' was released on LaserDisc.

These releases went into moratorium on April 30, 1991.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 913 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film) The Little Mermaid]'' || USA || 1989 || 83 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 21, 1990 ||
| 913 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film) The Little Mermaid]'' || USA || 1989 || 83 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 21, 1990 ||
* Reuses the May 1990 print master.
* This issue was also released on Laserdisc.
* This issue of the title still uses the original May 1990 print master.
* Copies of this issue printed between late July-early September 1990 use the standard vertical sticker-label, while most copies printed after early September 1990 use the oversized Betamax-style horizontal sticker-label.
** Some copies printed between late October-late December 1990 still utilize the standard vertical ink-label that was used on the original May 1990 issue of this title.
* Went into moratorium on April 30, 1991.
|-
|-
| 960 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_(1953_film) Peter Pan]'' || USA || 1953 || 76 min || 1989 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 21, 1990 ||
| 960 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_(1953_film) Peter Pan]'' || USA || 1953 || 76 min || 1989 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 21, 1990 ||
* Opens with a behind-the-scenes trailer for ''The Rescuers Down Under'', and a video trailer for ''The Little Mermaid''.
* Opens with a behind-the-scenes trailer for ''The Rescuers Down Under'', and a video trailer for ''The Little Mermaid''.
* Canadian copies of the VHS counterpart use the oversized Betamax-style horizontal sticker-label.
* Canadian copies of the VHS counterpart use the oversized Betamax-style horizontal sticker-label.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed on March 15, 1990.
* Went into moratorium on April 30, 1991.
* Some copies would have a vertical ink-label; other copies would have a horizontal ink-label with a larger title heading. A majority of the copies would have a horizontal ink-label with a shrunken title heading.
|}
|}


Line 242: Line 223:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 1122 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(1967_film) The Jungle Book]'' || USA || 1967 || 78 min || TBD || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 3, 1991 ||
| 024 || 5 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1959 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || May 3, 1991 ||
* This issue has the 1989 CGI Diamond logo.
* Opens with a behind-the-scenes trailer for ''Beauty and the Beast'', and a video trailer for ''The Rescuers Down Under''.
* This issue was in honor of the film's 50th anniversary.
* Released only 9 months after its last theatrical re-release on July 13, 1990.
* The earliest copies of this release were printed in January 1991.
* Copies of this release printed between January-March 1991 and June-early August 1991 may have a vertical sticker-label.
|-
|-
| 229 || TBD || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 3, 1991 ||
* This issue has the 1989 CGI Diamond logo.
* Exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia.
|-
| 1122 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(1967_film) The Jungle Book]'' || USA || 1967 || 78 min || 1990 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 3, 1991 ||
* Opens with a behind-the-scenes trailer for ''Beauty and the Beast'', and a video trailer for ''The Rescuers Down Under''.
** At the end of the behind-the-scenes trailer, Angela Lansbury, who voiced Mrs. Potts in the film itself, says "He's our guest!", even though she says "She's our guest!" in the film itself. This is because when the film was still in production, the song, "Be Our Guest" was originally meant to be sung to Belle's father, Maurice; however, one day after a viewing of the scene, one of the contributors, Bruce Woodside, suggested that the song should be sung to Belle instead. Later, on January 29, 1991, the scene was re-animated, with the song re-recorded and the lyrics altered.
*** Unsurprisingly, the earliest copy of this release was printed in late January 1991.
* Released only nine months after its last theatrical re-release on July 13, 1990.
* Although this release uses the 1990 theatrical re-issue print transfer of the film, the 1990 WDP logo is completely omitted.
* Some copies have a vertical sticker-label.
|}
|}


==== July 1991 ====
==== July 1991 ====
Alongside the re-issue of ''Robin Hood'', three permanent availability titles were re-promoted.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 024 || TBD || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1959 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
* Also released on LaserDisc.
|-
| 24 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1959 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
* This issue has the 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo. Some copies reused the October 1987 print master, though.
* In honor of the 50th anniversary of this film.
|-
|-
| 36 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
| 036 || 5 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
* Also released on LaserDisc.
* This issue has the 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo. Some copies reused either the February or March 1988 print master, though.
* In honor of the 40th anniversary of this film.
|-
|-
| 229 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
| 229 || TBD || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
* Also released on LaserDisc.
* This issue has the 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo. Some copies reused either the October 1987 or February 1988 print master, though.
|-
|-
| 1189 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
| 1189 || 1 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
* Opens with video previews for ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''.
* Opens with video previews for ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''.
* Has the cut-short 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo variation.
* Has the short 1989 CGI Diamond logo variation.
* Reissued to ride on the coattails of Warner Bros.' adaptation of the Robin Hood legend, ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''.
* This issue was possibly to ride on the coattails of Warner Bros.' ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''.
* Some copies may have a vertical sticker-label.
* Some copies may have a vertical sticker-label.
|-
|}
|}


==== September 1991 ====
==== September 1991 ====
The re-issue of "The Jungle Book" in this batch was to coincide with the launch of the Walt Disney Studio Film Collection, while the re-issues of the pre-1989 permanent availability titles in this batch were to coincide with the video release of "The Rescuers Down Under". On pre-1989 permanent availability titles re-issued in this batch, the diamond logo on the front tape label says "Disney's CLASSICS" if it is a horizontal ink-label.

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 24 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1959 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 20, 1991 ||
* This issue still uses the July 1991 print master. Some copies reused the October 1987 print master, though.
* In honor of the 50th anniversary of this film.
|-
| 36 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 20, 1991 ||
* This issue still uses the July 1991 print master. Some copies reused either the February or March 1988 print master, though.
* In honor of the 40th anniversary of this film.
|-
| 229 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 20, 1991 ||
* This issue still uses the July 1991 print master. Some copies reused either the October 1987 or February 1988 print master, though.
* The title header on the front tape label is taken directly from the case covers for the original March 1986 release and the October 1986 re-issue if it is a horizontal ink-label.
|-
| 1122 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(1967_film) The Jungle Book]'' || USA || 1967 || 78 min || TBD || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 11, 1991 ||
* Same print master as the original release from May 1991, except the red-orange FBI warning screens were replaced with the green FBI warning screens. Some copies still used the red-orange FBI warning screens, though.
* Originally planned for moratorium on April 30, 1992.
** Copies printed between late August 1991-early October 1992 and after early January 1993 may have a horizontal ink-label.
** Copies printed between early October 1992-early January 1993 may have a vertical sticker-label.
|-
|-
| 1142 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers_Down_Under The Rescuers Down Under]'' || USA || 1990 || 77 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 20, 1991 ||
| 1142 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers_Down_Under The Rescuers Down Under]'' || USA || 1990 || 77 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 20, 1991 ||
* Opens with a video trailer for ''The Jungle Book''.
* Opens with a video trailer for ''The Jungle Book''.
* The earliest copies of this release of the title were printed in April 1991.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed in April 1991.
* Copies prior to mid May 1991 use the shadowed variant of the red-orange FBI warning screens.
* Very early copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in California prior to early May 1991 use the shadowed variant of the red-orange warning screens.
* Copies printed after mid May 1991 use the regular variant of the red-orange FBI warning screens.
* Copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia before May 1991 and after July 1991, as well as copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in California after early May 1991, use the regular variant of the red-orange warning screens.
* Select copies printed between mid June-early August 1991 use the 10-second cut-in variant of the red-orange FBI warning screens.
* Select copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia between May-July 1991 use the 10-second cut-in variant of the red-orange warning screens.
* Sell-thru release of the title.
** However, copies of this title printed after December 1991 have the print code information titled “RESCUERS DOWN UNDER” instead of “SELL-THROUGH-(08/91)” or “SUMMER LEAD ‘91”.
|}
|}


==== November 1991 ====
==== November 1991 ====
Disney releases another one of their "untouchable" animated films to home video with the 1991 video release of ''Fantasia''. The VHS counterpart was one of the highest-selling VHS releases of all time and was sold both as an individual tape, and as a Deluxe Collector's Edition boxset with a bonus title detailing the making of the film, called ''Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece'' and other bonus features. This title went into moratorium on December 21, 1991, after only 50 days.
This month of 1991 was the final time that Disney released their titles on Betamax.

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 1132 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film) Fantasia]'' || USA || 1940 || 120 min || 1990 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1, 1991 ||
| 1132 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film) Fantasia]'' || USA || 1940 || 120 min || 1990 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1, 1991 ||
* The VHS counterpart of this release omits the in-credit Buena Vista text in the closing credits, while the LaserDisc counterpart retains it.
* Went into moratorium on December 21, 1991.
* The warning screens used on this release is an 8-second fade-in/out variant; each one of the screens is only about 3-4 seconds.
* Copies of this release that came in Deluxe Collector's Edition boxsets do not come in any casings and have a gold yellow horizontal sticker-label, while standalone copies come in black clamshells and have either a horizontal ink-label, or a gold yellow vertical sticker-label.
* The Walt Disney Home Video logo is on the bottom of the front tape label if it is a horizontal ink-label.
* Copies of this release that came in Deluxe Collector's Edition boxsets do not come in any case and have a gold yellow horizontal sticker-label, while standalone copies come in black clamshells and have either a horizontal ink-label, or a gold yellow vertical sticker-label.
|-
|-
| N/A || ''Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece'' || USA || 1991 || 41 min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1, 1991 ||
* Comes in a Deluxe Collector's Edition boxset.
* Opens with the 1988 prototype CGI Diamond logo variation.
|}
|}


=== Season Three (1992-1994) ===
==== 1992 ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 024 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1959 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || 1992 ||
* Descriptive Video Service-encoded copies use the 1988 prototype logo variation.
** Other than that, the print master is the same as on the May 1991 issue.
|}


==== January 1992 ====
In 1992, starting with “101 Dalmatians”, a third variation of the 1988/1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo was created, with the color slightly tinted to blue and clean audio.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 1142 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers_Down_Under The Rescuers Down Under]'' || USA || 1990 || 77 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || January 24, 1992 ||
* Exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia.
* This issue uses the green warning screens and lacks previews at the beginning and end.
* Contains the 1989 logo.
|}


==== February 1992 ====
Starting with the retail VHS release of “The Rescuers”, a fourth variation of the logo was created, with enhanced bass heavy audio due to deterioration of the master recording.
'''NOTICE: Issue numbers are not listed.'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 24 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1959 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || February 21, 1992 ||
* Reuses the May 1991 print master.
|-
| 36 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || February 21, 1992 ||
* Copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia reuse the master for the July 1991 LaserDisc release which preserves the 1984 red-orange warning screens and the 1989 CGI Diamond logo.
|-
| 229 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film) The Sword in the Stone]'' || USA || 1963 || 79 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || February 21, 1992 || TBD
|}


==== April 1992 ====
==== April 1992 ====
Line 334: Line 333:
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 1263 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_and_One_Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians]'' || USA || 1961 || 79 min || 1991 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || April 10, 1992 ||
| 1189 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || April 10, 1992 ||
* Lacks trailers.
* Copies printed after early February 1992 open with a theatrical trailer for ''Aladdin'', and closes with video trailers for ''The Great Mouse Detective'' and ''Beauty and the Beast''.
* This issue still has the cut-short 1989 logo variation.
* The Buena Vista logo is intact at the end of the film, and transitions into the closing trailers and bumpers.
* The red-orange warning screens were replaced with the green warning screens on this issue.
** Copies prior to mid February 1992 use this logo twice, while copies printed after fix the error.
* Exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in California.
* First Disney release to use the lilac bumpers, including the "Feature Presentation" screen.
* The earliest copies of this release were printed in late December 1991, mostly with a vertical sticker-label, and lacked previews at the beginning and end. Also, the Walt Disney Classics logo used on those copies was the 1989 variation.
* Originally planned for moratorium on April 30, 1993.
|-
|-
| 1263 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_and_One_Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians]'' || USA || 1961 || 79 min || 1991 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || April 10, 1992 ||
* Copies prior to late January 1992 lack previews at the beginning and end, and open with the 1989 logo, while copies printed after open with a behind-the-scenes trailer for ''Aladdin'' and the 1992 clean logo, and close with video trailers for ''The Great Mouse Detective'' and ''Beauty and the Beast''.
* The Buena Vista logo is intact at the end of the film, and transitions into the closing trailers and bumpers on post-late January 1992 printings.
** Copies prior to early February 1992 use this logo twice, while copies printed after fix the error.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed in late December 1991.
|}
|}


==== July 1992 ====
==== June 1992 ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 1189 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 17, 1992 ||
| 1142 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers_Down_Under The Rescuers Down Under]'' || USA || 1990 || 77 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || June 19, 1992 ||
* Exclusively duplicated, marketed and distributed in Canada.
* This issue uses the green FBI warning screens and still retains the fade-short 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo variation. Some copies still used the July 1991 print master, though.
* This issue uses the green warning screens and lacks previews at the beginning and end.
* Contains the 1988 prototype logo.
|-
|-
| 1360 || '' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Mouse_Detective The Great Mouse Detective]'' || USA || 1986 || 74 min || 1992 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 17, 1992 ||
| 1189 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || June 19, 1992 ||
* Lacks trailers.
* Opens with a theatrical trailer for ''Aladdin'', and closes with video trailers for ''The Rescuers'' and ''Beauty and the Beast''.
* US copies exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia.
* Canadian copies of the French version strangely open with the red warning screens and the 1988 prototype Shiny Black Diamond logo.
* Some copies of this issue were duplicated, marketed and distributed in Canada.
* This issue contains the 1988 prototype logo.
* The red-orange warning screens were replaced with the green warning screens on this issue.
|}

==== July 1992 ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 1360 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Mouse_Detective The Great Mouse Detective]'' || USA || 1986 || 74 min || 1992 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 17, 1992 ||
* Opens with a theatrical trailer for ''Aladdin'', and closes with video trailers for ''The Rescuers'' and ''Beauty and the Beast''.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed in late March 1992.
* Copies printed after a day before the release date have the prototype slipcover-style Proof of Purchase tab label variation.
|}
|}


Line 363: Line 380:
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 1399 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers The Rescuers]'' || USA || 1977 || 76 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 18, 1992 ||
| 1399 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers The Rescuers]'' || USA || 1977 || 76 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 18, 1992 ||
* Opens with video trailers for ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''The Great Mouse Detective''.
* Opens with video trailers for ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''The Great Mouse Detective''.
* The "Feature Presentation" bumper on this title is in a navy blue background, making this title the only release to use this variation of the bumper.
* The "Feature Presentation" bumper on this release of the title is on a navy blue background, making this title the only release to use this variation of the bumper.
* This release was transferred off of the original 1977 theatrical release negative.
* This release was transferred off of the original 1977 theatrical release negative.
** Lacks the nudity scene on this transfer.
** The nudity frame is nowhere to be seen on this transfer.
* The earliest copies of this release were printed in April 1992.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed in early April 1992.
|-
|}
|}


==== October 1992 ====
==== October 1992 ====
{| class="wikitable"
This batch of titles was the first one in the series with Proof of Purchase tab labels printed above the back covers and originally planned for moratorium on April 30, 1993.
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 1325 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film) Beauty and the Beast]'' || USA || 1991 || 84 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
* Copies printed after early July 1992 open with theatrical previews for ''Aladdin'' and a scrapped ''Sleeping Beauty'' reissue, and a video preview for ''Pinocchio''; and close with a video preview for ''101 Dalmatians''.
* Copies prior to mid-June 1992 open with theatrical previews for ''Aladdin'' and a scrapped ''Sleeping Beauty'' reissue and close with the ''Pinocchio'' preview, before the ''101 Dalmatians'' preview, while copies printed between mid-June-early July 1992 entirely lack the ''Pinocchio'' preview.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed in mid-May 1992.
* The first title in the Classics series to have a Proof of Purchase tab label printed above the back cover on the clamshell case.
** Copies prior to October 25, 1992 have the prototype slipcover-style variation, while copies printed after have a regular variation.
* Copies that came in Deluxe Collector's Edition boxsets were packaged in black clamshell cases, while individual copies were packaged in white clamshell cases.
|}


==== January 1993 ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 1399 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers The Rescuers]'' || USA || 1977 || 76 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || January 8, 1993 || TBD
|}

==== February 1993 ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 1142 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers_Down_Under The Rescuers Down Under]'' || USA || 1990 || 77 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
| 36 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || February 26, 1993 ||
* Exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in the West Coast area.
* Slightly resized case cover variation with the regular Proof of Purchase tab label. Some copies use this variation, while others still use the September 1991 case cover variation.
|}
* This issue uses the green FBI warning screens and the regular 1988/1989 WDC logo and lacks previews at the beginning and end. Some copies strangely reused the second version of the original September 1991 print master with previews, though.

==== March 1993 ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Issue number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
| 1189 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
* Lacks previews at the beginning and end.
* Slightly resized case cover variation with the regular Proof of Purchase tab label. Some copies use this variation, while others still use the July 1991 case cover variation.
* Same print master as the July 1992 issue, except the fade-short 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo variation is replaced with the full-length 1988 prototype Shiny Black Diamond logo variation. Many later copies still used the fade-short 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo variation, though.
|-
|-
| 1325 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film) Beauty and the Beast]'' || USA || 1991 || 84 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
| 024 || 6 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbo Dumbo]'' || USA || 1941 || 63 min || 1959 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || March 26, 1993 || TBD
* Copies printed after early July 1992 open with theatrical previews for ''Aladdin'' and a scrapped ''Sleeping Beauty'' reissue, and a video preview for ''Pinocchio''; and close with a video preview for ''101 Dalmatians''.
** Copies printed between late May-early June 1992 have the ''Pinocchio'' preview at the end, before the ''101 Dalmatians'' preview, while copies printed in June 1992 entirely lack the ''Pinocchio'' preview.
* The earliest copies of this release were printed in May 1992.
* The first title in the series to have a Proof of Purchase tab label printed above the back cover on the clamshell case.
** Copies prior to late October 1992 have the prototype slipcover-style variation, while copies printed after have a regular variation.
* Copies that came in Deluxe Collector's Edition boxsets were packaged in black clamshell cases, while standalone copies were packaged in white clamshell cases.
|-
|-
| 1360 || '' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Mouse_Detective The Great Mouse Detective]'' || USA || 1986 || 74 min || 1992 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 7, 1992<br>October 30, 1992 ||
| 036 || 6 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film) Alice in Wonderland]'' || USA || 1951 || 75 min || 1974 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || March 26, 1993 || TBD
* Both issues still use the original July 1992 print master.
* The 10-07-1992 issue has the same Proof of Purchase tab label variation as on pre-late October 1992 pressings of “Beauty and the Beast”, while the 10-30-1992 one has the regular variation.
* The earliest copies of the 10-07-1992 issue were printed a day after the release date of the original July 1992 issue.
|-
|-
| 1399 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers The Rescuers]'' || USA || 1977 || 76 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
| 239 || 2 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 88 min || 1992 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || March 26, 1993 || TBD
* Regular Proof of Purchase tab label variation.
* This issue still uses the original September 1992 print master.
|-
|-
| 1142 || TBD || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers_Down_Under The Rescuers Down Under]'' || USA || 1990 || 77 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 26, 1993 || TBD
|-
| 1189 || 2 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 26, 1993 || TBD
|-
| 1360 || TBD || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Mouse_Detective The Great Mouse Detective]'' || USA || 1986 || 74 min || 1992 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 26, 1993 || TBD
|}
|}


==== March 1993 ====
==== October 1993 ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 239 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 87 min || 1992 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || March 26, 1993 ||
| 1662 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film) Aladdin]'' || USA || 1992 || 90 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1, 1993 || TBD
* Copies printed after mid January 1993 open with a theatrical preview for ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' and a video preview for ''Aladdin''.
** Copies prior to February 1993 use a strange reverb-like variant of the theatrical preview, while copies printed after use the regular variant.
* Very early copies, prior to mid January 1993, solely open with the ''Aladdin'' preview.
** The earliest copies were printed in around early December 1992.
* On this issue, the 1960 Buena Vista logo and the opening titles are freeze-framed.
* Originally planned for moratorium on April 30, 1994.
|}
|}


==== September 1993 ====
==== March 1994 ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 1662 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film) Aladdin]'' || USA || 1992 || 90 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.78 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 29, 1993 ||
| 2041 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Hound The Fox and the Hound]'' || USA || 1981 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 4, 1994 ||
* Opens with a theatrical preview for ''The Lion King'' and a video preview for ''Pinocchio''.
* Copies printed prior to January 30, 1994 did not contain a trailer for ''The Return of Jafar''.
* Copies prior to July 1993 have the “Coming to Theaters” bumper before the “The Lion King” preview on-screen, while copies printed after omitted it.
* Some copies, most notably those printed between May-August 1993, have the black-background “The Original Animated Classic!” flap on the front cover artwork, while other copies omitted it.
* Canadian copies of the French version open with the 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo and a preview for ''The Fox and the Hound'', which was sourced from its 1988 French re-release trailer.
* Originally planned for moratorium on April 30, 1994.
|}
|}


== Popular demand re-issues (1987-1988, 1991-1995) ==
==== March 1994 ====
These re-issues accommodated the lack of stock in select video stores and were usually sold during the summer and/or the holidays.
=== October 1987 ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 228 V/B || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film) Robin Hood]'' || USA || 1973 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 6, 1987 ||
* This issue reuses the second version of the original December 1984 print master.
* Remained in stock until late December 1987.
|}

=== October 1988 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 2041 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Hound The Fox and the Hound]'' || USA || 1981 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || March 4, 1994 ||
| 476 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty_(1959_film) Sleeping Beauty]'' || USA || 1959 || 75 min || Original theatrical version || G || Technirama || 1 || N/A || Color || October 4, 1988 ||
* Remained in stock until late December 1988.
* Opens with a theatrical trailer for ''The Lion King'' and a video trailer for ''The Return of Jafar''.
* Copies prior to February 1994 open with only the trailer for ''The Lion King''.
* The final installment in the Classics line.
* The earliest copies of this release were printed in November 1993.
* Originally planned for moratorium on April 30, 1995.
|}
|}


=== July 1991 ===
== Not part of any special video collection, but advertised in video inserts with the Classics logo ==
These re-issues remained in stock until late 1991.
Along with "The Sword in the Stone", the post-November 1985 re-issues of "Dumbo", the post-May 1986 re-issues of "Alice in Wonderland" and the post-July 1991 re-issues of "Robin Hood", these standard-wave titles were permanent availability releases.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 913 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film) The Little Mermaid]'' || USA || 1989 || 83 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
* Reuses the May 1990 print master.
|-
| 960 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan_(1953_film) Peter Pan]'' || USA || 1953 || 76 min || 1989 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
* Reuses the September 1990 print master.
|}


=== September 1989 ===
=== January 1992 ===
These re-issues remained in stock until January 13, 1992.
These titles were advertised in an insert booklet for the "Bambi" video release.
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 1132 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film) Fantasia]'' || USA || 1940 || 120 min || 1990 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || January 3, 1992 || TBD
|-
| N/A || ''Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece'' || USA || 1991 || 41 min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || January 3, 1992 || TBD
|}


=== October 1992 ===
These re-issues were in Disney's "A Beauty of a Gift" Christmas promotion and remained in stock until late December 1992.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 23 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
| 239 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 87 min || 1984 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
* Reuses the October 1986 print master.
* Tube-shape clamshell cover variation.
|-
|-
| 91 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Caballeros The Three Caballeros]'' || USA || 1945 || 71 min || 1960s theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
| 410 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(1950_film) Cinderella]'' || USA || 1950 || 76 min || 1987 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
* Reuses the October 1988 print master.
* Tube-shape clamshell cover variation.
|-
* The "Walt Disney's" header on the front cover on this issue is shifted from the left to the middle.
| 913 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film) The Little Mermaid]'' || USA || 1989 || 83 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
* The original RKO-Radio Pictures logo is plastered with the 1960 Buena Vista logo on this issue.
* Reuses the May 1990 print master.
|-
| 942 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi Bambi]'' || USA || 1942 || 69 min || TBD || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
* Reuses the September 1989 print master.
|-
| 1122 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(1967_film) The Jungle Book]'' || USA || 1967 || 78 min || 1990 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 || TBD
|}
|}


=== October 1989 ===
=== October 1993 ===
These re-issues were testified by Buena Vista Home Video president Ann Daly and remained in stock until April 30, 1995.
Another title advertised in an insert booklet for the "Bambi" video release.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 16 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks]'' || USA || 1971 || 117 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 12, 1989 ||
| 1142 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers_Down_Under The Rescuers Down Under]'' || USA || 1990 || 77 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1, 1993 ||
* Still uses either the March 1993 case cover or the original September 1991 case cover and either the second version of the original September 1991 print master, or the January 1992 print master; Canadian copies still used the circa 1992 print master.
* This issue marked the first time that the film was permanently available on video, two years after the previous 1986 release went on moratorium.
|-
| 1263 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_and_One_Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians]'' || USA || 1961 || 79 min || 1991 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1, 1993 ||
* This issue still uses the third version of the original April 1992 print master.
|-
| 1325 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1991_film) Beauty and the Beast]'' || USA || 1991 || 84 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1, 1993 ||
* This issue still uses the second version of the original October 1992 case cover, in addition to the third version of the original October 1992 print master.
|-
| 1360 || '' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Mouse_Detective The Great Mouse Detective]'' || USA || 1986 || 74 min || 1992 theatrical version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1, 1993 ||
* This issue still uses the March 1993 case cover, the original July 1992 print master and the second version of the original July 1992 tape label. Some copies reused the first version of the tape label, however.
|-
| 1399 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rescuers The Rescuers]'' || USA || 1977 || 76 min || Original theatrical version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1, 1993 ||
* Still uses the February 1993 case cover and the original September 1992 print master.
|}
|}


=== October 1994 ===
== Not part of any special video collection, but advertised in video inserts and retail labels as the "Disney Classics" ==
These re-issues remained in stock until April 30, 1995.
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 239 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_(1940_film) Pinocchio]'' || USA || 1940 || 87 min || 1962 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 28, 1994 ||
* Still uses the third version of the March 1993 print master.
|-
| 1132 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film) Fantasia]'' || USA || 1940 || 120 min || 1990 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 28, 1994 || TBD
|-
| 1662 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film) Aladdin]'' || USA || 1992 || 90 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 28, 1994 || TBD
|}


=== March 1991 ===
=== July 1995 ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 23 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || March 15, 1991 ||
| 2041 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Hound The Fox and the Hound]'' || USA || 1981 || 83 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 7, 1995 ||
* Still uses the second version of the original March 1994 print master.
* The Buena Vista logo on this issue is taken directly from the 1983 video release, but the blue MPAA rating bumper is completely omitted.
* Remained in stock until April 30, 1996.
|}
|}


== Not part of any special video collection, but packaged in video boxsets and advertised in video inserts with the Classics logo (1988-1989) ==
=== May 1991 ===

=== October 1988 ===
Because only four titles in the Classics line were available at this time, these titles were advertised in a promotion sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. In addition, some copies of these releases were packaged in a video boxset that was part of the promotion.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 10 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete's_Dragon Pete's Dragon]'' || USA || 1977 || 128 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 3, 1991 ||
| 023 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 4, 1988 || TBD
|-
* Some copies may have a vertical sticker-label.
| 091 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Caballeros The Three Caballeros]'' || USA || 1945 || 71 min || 1960s theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 4, 1988 ||
* Select copies prior to late April 1991 open with a video trailer for "The Jungle Book" and the 1989 gold-text Feature Presentation bumper.
* Some copies retain the blue MPAA rating bumper and the Buena Vista logo, while others omit them.
* Canadian copies use the dark red warning screens, while USA copies use the red-orange FBI warning screens.
|}
* Some early Canadian copies reused the 1985 print master.

=== September 1989 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 016 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks]'' || USA || 1971 || 117 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
* This issue marked the first time that the film was permanently available on video, only two years after the previous release from May 1986 went into moratorium.
|-
| 023 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
* Rounded-corner clamshell cover variation.
|-
| 091 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Caballeros The Three Caballeros]'' || USA || 1945 || 71 min || 1960s theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 28, 1989 ||
* Rounded-corner clamshell cover variation.
** The "Walt Disney's" header on the front cover on this issue is shifted from the left to the middle.
|}

== Not part of any special video collection, but advertised in video inserts and retail labels as the "Disney Classics" (1991-1993) ==
At this time, the permanent availability titles were re-promoted as part of a line called "Year-Round Classics."

=== May 1991 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
| 010 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete's_Dragon Pete's Dragon]'' || USA || 1977 || 128 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 3, 1991 ||
* On copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia, the Buena Vista logo is completely omitted. On copies printed in California, the logo is intact and looks tall and skinny.
* Canadian copies reused the November 1985 print master.
|-
| 016 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks]'' || USA || 1971 || 117 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 3, 1991 ||
* On copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia and the East Coast, the first second of the 1986 Sorcerer Mickey WDHV logo is cut off. In addition, half of the first second of the opening theme to the film is also cut off. This was likely due to an editing goof-up. On copies printed in California, the original Buena Vista logo is intact.
|-
| 023 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || May 3, 1991 ||
* On copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in California, the original Buena Vista logo is intact and looks tall and skinny.
|}
|}


=== July 1991 ===
=== July 1991 ===
These titles were re-issued with slightly updated print masters, to coincide with the Classics video re-issue of "Robin Hood".
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 16 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks]'' || USA || 1971 || 117 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
| 010 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete's_Dragon Pete's Dragon]'' || USA || 1977 || 128 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 || TBD
* The Buena Vista logo is retained on this issue. Some copies still used the October 1989 print master, though.
|-
|-
| 23 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 ||
| 016 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks]'' || USA || 1971 || 117 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 || TBD
|-
* The Buena Vista logo is retained in the correct ratio on this issue.
| 023 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 || TBD
|-
| 091 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Caballeros The Three Caballeros]'' || USA || 1945 || 71 min || 1960s theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || July 12, 1991 || TBD
|}
|}


=== September 1992 ===
=== November 1991 ===
These releases were exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia.
The following titles in this batch were re-issued in this month of 1992 with slightly updated tape labels, to coincide with the Classics video release of "The Rescuers". The re-issue of "So Dear to My Heart" was the only title in this batch with updated case cover artwork and has previews for three titles that were released on video in the Classics series.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 10 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete's_Dragon Pete's Dragon]'' || USA || 1977 || 128 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 18, 1992 ||
| 010 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete's_Dragon Pete's Dragon]'' || USA || 1977 || 128 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1, 1991 ||
* On this issue, the Buena Vista logo is in its correct aspect ratio.
* This issue of the title still uses the second version of the May 1991 print master. Some copies reused the first version, though.
|-
|-
| 16 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks]'' || USA || 1971 || 117 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 18, 1992 ||
| 023 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1, 1991 ||
* On this issue, the Buena Vista logo is in its correct aspect ratio.
* This issue still uses the July 1991 print master. Some copies reused the October 1989 print master, though.
|}

=== February 1992 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 23 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 18, 1992 ||
| 010 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete's_Dragon Pete's Dragon]'' || USA || 1977 || 128 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || February 21, 1992 || TBD
|-
* This issue uses the green FBI warnings and the black-background variant of the 1991 gold WDHV logo. Many known copies reused either the October 1986, March 1991 or July 1991 print master, though.
| 016 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedknobs_and_Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks]'' || USA || 1971 || 117 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.75 || 1 || N/A || Color || February 21, 1992 || TBD
|-
| 023 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || February 21, 1992 || TBD
|-
| 091 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Caballeros The Three Caballeros]'' || USA || 1945 || 71 min || 1960s theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || February 21, 1992 || TBD
|}

=== September 1992 ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 91 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Caballeros The Three Caballeros]'' || USA || 1945 || 71 min || 1960s theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 18, 1992 ||
| 23 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 18, 1992 || TBD
* This issue still uses the October 1988 print master.
|-
|-
| 296 || ''[https://en/wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Dear_to_My_Heart So Dear to My Heart]'' || USA || 1948 || 82 min || 1964 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 18, 1992 ||
| 296 || ''[https://en/wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Dear_to_My_Heart So Dear to My Heart]'' || USA || 1948 || 82 min || 1964 theatrical version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 18, 1992 ||
Line 529: Line 653:
* The voiceover during the "Feature Presentation" bumper is taken directly from the 1989 gold text bumper.
* The voiceover during the "Feature Presentation" bumper is taken directly from the 1989 gold text bumper.
* The 1960 Buena Vista logo is freeze-framed on this issue.
* The 1960 Buena Vista logo is freeze-framed on this issue.
* The earliest copy of this release was printed on April 30, 1992.
|}
|}


==== October 1992 ====
=== March 1993 ===
These re-issues were to coincide with the Classics video release of "Beauty and the Beast".
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 23 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 30, 1992 ||
| 23 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || March 26, 1993 ||
* Regular Proof of Purchase tab label variation. Many copies still used the September 1989 case cover without the tab label, though.
* Has the all caps text Proof of Purchase tab label variation where the words, "PROOF OF PURCHASE" are on the left center, the title is on the top right, and the stock number is on the bottom right. Many copies still came in the May 1989 case cover, though.
* This issue still uses the September 1992 print master. Many copies reused either the October 1986, March 1991 or July 1991 print master, though.
* There may exist some copies of this issue that reuse the October 1988 tape label.
|}
|}


=== October 1993 ===
== Part of the Masterpiece Collection series, but released with the Classics logo (1994, 1996) ==

=== October 1994 ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 23 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 28, 1994 ||
| 23 || ''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins Mary Poppins]'' || USA || 1964 || 139 min || Standard version || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1, 1993 ||
* This issue uses the green warning screens and the 1991 gold-text WDHV logo in black background. Many copies reused either the October 1987, May 1991 or November 1991 print master, though.
* Descriptive Video Service copies use the 1988 prototype Walt Disney Classics logo variation.
|-
|}
|}

== Part of the Masterpiece Collection series, but released with the Classics logo (1996) ==


=== February 1996 ===
=== February 1996 ===


Strangely enough, the earliest copies of the 1996 VHS release of “Pocahontas” that were printed before mid December 1995 started with the second variation of the 1988/1989 Walt Disney Classics logo. On copies printed after mid December 1995, this logo was later replaced with the correct logo, which is the 1994 Masterpiece Collection logo.
Strangely enough, the earliest copies of the 1996 VHS release of “Pocahontas”, prior to mid-to-late December 1995, started with the second variation of the 1988/1989 Walt Disney Classics logo. On copies printed after mid-to-late December 1995, this logo was later replaced with the correct logo, which is the 1994 Masterpiece Collection logo.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 5741 || ''Pocahontas'' || USA || 1995 || 81 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || February 27, 1996 ||
| 5741 || ''Pocahontas'' || USA || 1995 || 81 min || Standard version || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || February 28, 1996 ||
* The earliest copies of this release of the title were printed in early December 1995.
* The earliest copy of this release of the title was printed in late November 1995.
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 17:13, 28 May 2024

This list covers all the Walt Disney Classics (also known as Black Diamond, The Classics or The Classics from Walt Disney Home Video) titles released from 1984 to 1994, as well as similar releases.

Part of the Classics series (1984-1994)[edit]

Wave One (1984-1988)[edit]

The original logo from the series was nicknamed the Cheesy Diamond.

December 1984[edit]

NOTICE: The explanation of the line's origins can be found here.

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
228 VS/BS 1 Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color December 3, 1984
  • Very early Canadian copies prior to November 1984 started with a preview for The Sword in the Stone; which was meant to be the next title released in the Classics line, whereas most copies had no previews at all.

1985[edit]

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
228VS/BS 1 Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color 1985
  • This issue ends with the "Walt Disney and You" promo.

July 1985[edit]

Due to Pinocchio making less money than expected during its 1984 theatrical reissue, Disney took a chance and released the film to video the following year instead of The Sword in the Stone like they had initially planned to. The video release quickly became one of the best-selling videos of the year, opening up further possibilities for the Walt Disney Classics line.

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
239 V/B 1 Pinocchio USA 1940 87 min 1984 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color July 16, 1985
  • Opens with a trailer for The Black Cauldron which contains rare footage not seen in the final cut.

November 1985[edit]

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
24 V/B 3 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1972 or 1976 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color November 5, 1985
  • This release uses the 1984 (1983 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo.
  • Copies prior to October 1985 begin with the MPAA rating bumper and the 1953 Buena Vista logo, while copies printed after omit them.
  • Some earlier copies had the Walt Disney & You promo at the end.
239 V/B 1 Pinocchio USA 1940 87 min 1984 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color November 5, 1985 TBD

March 1986[edit]

After a year-long delay, The Sword in the Stone was finally released to video. This was the first release in the Classics line to contain trailers for other video title releases; video releases under the Walt Disney Home Video label from March and April 1986 advertised this release. This practice would be repeated for the video release of Sleeping Beauty later in 1986.

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
229 V/B 1 The Sword in the Stone USA 1963 79 min Original or 1983 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color March 25, 1986
  • Copies prior to February 1986 start with the 1984 (1983 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo, while copies printed after start with the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo.
    • Copies printed between February-March 1986 use the regular 1984 Cheesy Diamond logo variation. However, on copies printed after March 1, 1986, the logo freezes for 10 seconds before it fades out.
  • Copies prior to March 1986 end with the "Walt Disney and You" promo, while copies printed after omit it.
  • Opens with a trailer for The Journey of Natty Gann.

May 1986[edit]

Alongside the Classics release of Alice in Wonderland, Disney launched the Wonderland Sale, releasing several of their catalog titles in cardboard slipcovers.

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
36 V/B 2 Alice in Wonderland USA 1951 75 min 1974 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color May 28, 1986
  • Copies prior to April 1986 start with the 1984 (1983 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo, while copies printed after start with the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo, which freezes for 10 seconds.
  • This is the only Classics title to be packaged in a cardboard slipcover.

October 1986[edit]

Sleeping Beauty made its video debut this month, introducing a new timeline for the Walt Disney Classics series. High-priority releases would release in the fall of every year, with several updated re-releases scheduled throughout the year as well.

Previous releases in the series were re-issued at this time.

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
24 V/B 3 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1972 or 1976 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 14, 1986
  • This issue uses the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo, which freezes for 10 seconds, in place of the 1984 (1983 internationally) Neon Mickey.
36 V/B 2 Alice in Wonderland USA 1951 75 min 1974 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 14, 1986
  • Still uses the second version of the May 1986 print master.
228 V/B 2 Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color October 14, 1986
  • This issue reuses the second version of the original December 1984 print master.
  • This issue is bracket no. 228-2.
  • Went into moratorium on April 30, 1987.
229 V/B 1 The Sword in the Stone USA 1963 79 min Original or 1983 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color October 14, 1986
  • Same print master as the third version of the original March 1986 video release, except this issue reverts back to the regular variant of the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo.
  • Still uses the same bracket number as the original March 1986 video release.
239 V/B 1 Pinocchio USA 1940 87 min 1984 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 14, 1986
  • This issue uses the dark red warning screens and the video dealer announcement bumper.
  • This issue is bracket no. 239-2.
  • The 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo on this issue freezes for 10 seconds before it fades out.
  • Went into moratorium on April 30, 1987.
476 V/B 1 Sleeping Beauty USA 1959 75 min Original theatrical version G Technirama 1 N/A Color October 14, 1986
  • Uses the dark red warning screens and the video dealer announcement bumper.
  • Technically the first title in the series to use the UPC code on the back cover.

October 1987[edit]

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
024 4 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1972 or 1976 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 6, 1987
  • This issue uses the regular 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo variation.
036 3 Alice in Wonderland USA 1951 75 min 1974 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 6, 1987
  • This issue uses a standard clamshell.
  • This issue uses the short variant of the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo, following the slide-showed variant of the red-orange FBI warning screens.
229 2 The Sword in the Stone USA 1963 79 min Original or 1983 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color October 6, 1987
  • This issue lacks previews and uses the short variant of the 1984 Cheesy Black Diamond logo.
    • Copies prior to July 1987 opened with the slide-showed variant of the 1984 red-orange warning screens, whereas copies printed after opened with the regular variant.
  • Some copies still come in the October 1986 case cover.
476 2 Sleeping Beauty USA 1959 75 min Original theatrical version G Technirama 1 N/A Color October 6, 1987
  • Uses the red-orange warning screens and the short 1984 logo.
    • Copies prior to July 1987 opened with the slide-showed variant of the screens, whereas copies printed after opened with the regular variant.
  • Went into moratorium on March 31, 1988.
582 1 Lady and the Tramp USA 1955 75 min Standard version G CinemaScope 1 N/A Color October 6, 1987
  • The earliest copy of this release was printed on April 30, 1987.
  • Went into moratorium on March 31, 1988.

Wave Two (1988-1994)[edit]

Starting with Cinderella, Disney updated the on-screen Walt Disney Classics logo. The new logo opened with the same animation of Sorcerer Mickey that the standard WDHV logo of the time used, but this time, the background turns from black to gradient black and light blue, and the spark forms yellow text reading “Walt Disney” on the top and “CLASSICS” on the bottom in front of a CGI-animated shiny black diamond. This gradient background variant was originally made to appear exclusively on the 1988 retail video release of Cinderella; however, it later appeared on the 1991 retail video release of Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece, the 1992 Descriptive Video Service-encoded video release of Dumbo, the 1992 demo VHS releases of The Rescuers and Beauty and the Beast, the 1992 retail video re-issues of Robin Hood (on some USA and Canadian copies) and The Rescuers Down Under (on Canadian copies only), and some French Canadian video releases ranging from 1992 to 1993.

Starting with Bambi, the CGI Diamond logo was updated to include a plain dark blue background in place of the gradient background. In addition, the diamond lacks some of the shine it had in the prototype logo.

Starting with the second version of 101 Dalmatians, the lilac bumpers are introduced; typically, those bumpers used the Laser LET font and the stock music piece "Great Ovation" from the Bruton Music library; though on Beauty and the Beast, two of the bumpers instead used "Fanfare to the Modern Man 3" from the aforementioned music library. In addition, a third variation of the 1988/1989 Shiny Diamond logo was created, with the color slightly tinted to blue. Starting with the retail VHS release of The Rescuers, an unofficial fourth variation of the logo was created. Possibly due to deterioration of the master recording and/or the amplification of the bass on the recording, the unofficial fourth variation has bass heavy-distorted audio. Unsurprisingly, the bass heavy-distorted audio can be heard on the previous variations of the 1988/1989 logo when the tape/disc is played on a bigger sound system while set to the highest bass.

Titles released in the series in the limited availability wave from September 1991 to October 1992, with the exception of Fantasia which was released on November 1, 1991 and sold for only 50 days, went into moratorium on April 30, 1993, while titles released in the series from March to October 1993 went into moratorium a year later in 1994.

October 1988[edit]

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
024 5 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1972 or 1976 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 4, 1988 TBD
036 4 Alice in Wonderland USA 1951 75 min 1974 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 4, 1988
  • Issue number misprinted as 5.
  • Opens with the slide-showed variant of the red-orange warning screens, and the cut-short 1984 logo variation. Afterwards, it has a strange freeze-frame of the 1970 MPAA G-rating "White Stripe" bumper and retains the 1953 Buena Vista logo, taken directly from the original 1981/1982 video release. Copies duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia and the East Coast still used the October 1987 print master, however.
229 3 The Sword in the Stone USA 1963 79 min Original or 1983 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color October 4, 1988 TBD
410 1 Cinderella USA 1950 76 min 1987 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 4, 1988
  • Opens with a theatrical trailer for Oliver & Company.
  • Went into moratorium on April 30, 1989.
  • Demo copies have the 1984 logo, while retail copies have the prototype 1988 logo variation.

September 1989[edit]

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
024 5 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1972 or 1976 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color September 28, 1989
  • This issue still uses the October 1988 bracket number and the October 1987 print master.
  • New case cover artwork.
229 TBD The Sword in the Stone USA 1963 79 min Original or 1983 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color September 28, 1989
  • This issue still uses the second version of the October 1987 print master and reuses the original March 1986 issue number.
  • New case cover artwork.
942 1 Bambi USA 1942 69 min TBD G Academy 1 N/A Color September 28, 1989
  • Opens with a theatrical trailer for The Little Mermaid.
  • Went into moratorium on March 30, 1990.

October 1989[edit]

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
024 5 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1972 or 1976 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 12, 1989 TBD
229 TBD The Sword in the Stone USA 1963 79 min Original or 1983 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color October 12, 1989 TBD

May 1990[edit]

For the first time, Disney releases a film from their animated canon to video less than a year after its theatrical release with the 1990 VHS release of The Little Mermaid. The VHS release sold insanely well, convincing Disney to pursue this release strategy for their other upcoming films.

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
913 1 The Little Mermaid USA 1989 83 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color May 18, 1990
  • This was the only time the film's original closing credits were intact.
  • The earliest copy of this release was printed on January 30, 1990.
  • Most copies used a vertical ink-label, though some use a vertical sticker-label.

September 1990[edit]

Starting with the video release of Peter Pan, Disney would further integrate their Classics line with their theatrical releases, placing behind-the-scenes trailers for their upcoming films during their opening previews. This month of 1990 was also when The Little Mermaid was released on LaserDisc.

These releases went into moratorium on April 30, 1991.

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
913 1 The Little Mermaid USA 1989 83 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color September 21, 1990
  • Reuses the May 1990 print master.
960 1 Peter Pan USA 1953 76 min 1989 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color September 21, 1990
  • Opens with a behind-the-scenes trailer for The Rescuers Down Under, and a video trailer for The Little Mermaid.
  • Canadian copies of the VHS counterpart use the oversized Betamax-style horizontal sticker-label.
  • The earliest copy of this release was printed on March 15, 1990.
  • Some copies would have a vertical ink-label; other copies would have a horizontal ink-label with a larger title heading. A majority of the copies would have a horizontal ink-label with a shrunken title heading.

May 1991[edit]

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
024 5 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1959 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color May 3, 1991
  • This issue has the 1989 CGI Diamond logo.
  • This issue was in honor of the film's 50th anniversary.
229 TBD The Sword in the Stone USA 1963 79 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color May 3, 1991
  • This issue has the 1989 CGI Diamond logo.
  • Exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia.
1122 1 The Jungle Book USA 1967 78 min 1990 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color May 3, 1991
  • Opens with a behind-the-scenes trailer for Beauty and the Beast, and a video trailer for The Rescuers Down Under.
    • At the end of the behind-the-scenes trailer, Angela Lansbury, who voiced Mrs. Potts in the film itself, says "He's our guest!", even though she says "She's our guest!" in the film itself. This is because when the film was still in production, the song, "Be Our Guest" was originally meant to be sung to Belle's father, Maurice; however, one day after a viewing of the scene, one of the contributors, Bruce Woodside, suggested that the song should be sung to Belle instead. Later, on January 29, 1991, the scene was re-animated, with the song re-recorded and the lyrics altered.
      • Unsurprisingly, the earliest copy of this release was printed in late January 1991.
  • Released only nine months after its last theatrical re-release on July 13, 1990.
  • Although this release uses the 1990 theatrical re-issue print transfer of the film, the 1990 WDP logo is completely omitted.
  • Some copies have a vertical sticker-label.

July 1991[edit]

Alongside the re-issue of Robin Hood, three permanent availability titles were re-promoted.

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
024 TBD Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1959 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991
  • Also released on LaserDisc.
036 5 Alice in Wonderland USA 1951 75 min 1974 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991
  • Also released on LaserDisc.
229 TBD The Sword in the Stone USA 1963 79 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991
  • Also released on LaserDisc.
1189 1 Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991
  • Opens with video previews for The Jungle Book and The Rescuers Down Under.
  • Has the short 1989 CGI Diamond logo variation.
  • This issue was possibly to ride on the coattails of Warner Bros.' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
  • Some copies may have a vertical sticker-label.

September 1991[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1142 The Rescuers Down Under USA 1990 77 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color September 20, 1991
  • Opens with a video trailer for The Jungle Book.
  • The earliest copy of this release was printed in April 1991.
  • Very early copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in California prior to early May 1991 use the shadowed variant of the red-orange warning screens.
  • Copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia before May 1991 and after July 1991, as well as copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in California after early May 1991, use the regular variant of the red-orange warning screens.
  • Select copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia between May-July 1991 use the 10-second cut-in variant of the red-orange warning screens.

November 1991[edit]

Disney releases another one of their "untouchable" animated films to home video with the 1991 video release of Fantasia. The VHS counterpart was one of the highest-selling VHS releases of all time and was sold both as an individual tape, and as a Deluxe Collector's Edition boxset with a bonus title detailing the making of the film, called Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece and other bonus features. This title went into moratorium on December 21, 1991, after only 50 days.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1132 Fantasia USA 1940 120 min 1990 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color November 1, 1991
  • The VHS counterpart of this release omits the in-credit Buena Vista text in the closing credits, while the LaserDisc counterpart retains it.
  • The warning screens used on this release is an 8-second fade-in/out variant; each one of the screens is only about 3-4 seconds.
  • The Walt Disney Home Video logo is on the bottom of the front tape label if it is a horizontal ink-label.
  • Copies of this release that came in Deluxe Collector's Edition boxsets do not come in any case and have a gold yellow horizontal sticker-label, while standalone copies come in black clamshells and have either a horizontal ink-label, or a gold yellow vertical sticker-label.
N/A Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece USA 1991 41 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color November 1, 1991
  • Comes in a Deluxe Collector's Edition boxset.
  • Opens with the 1988 prototype CGI Diamond logo variation.

1992[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
024 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1959 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color 1992
  • Descriptive Video Service-encoded copies use the 1988 prototype logo variation.
    • Other than that, the print master is the same as on the May 1991 issue.

January 1992[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1142 The Rescuers Down Under USA 1990 77 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color January 24, 1992
  • Exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia.
  • This issue uses the green warning screens and lacks previews at the beginning and end.
  • Contains the 1989 logo.

February 1992[edit]

NOTICE: Issue numbers are not listed.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
24 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1959 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color February 21, 1992
  • Reuses the May 1991 print master.
36 Alice in Wonderland USA 1951 75 min 1974 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color February 21, 1992
  • Copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia reuse the master for the July 1991 LaserDisc release which preserves the 1984 red-orange warning screens and the 1989 CGI Diamond logo.
229 The Sword in the Stone USA 1963 79 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color February 21, 1992 TBD

April 1992[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1189 Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color April 10, 1992
  • Lacks trailers.
  • This issue still has the cut-short 1989 logo variation.
  • The red-orange warning screens were replaced with the green warning screens on this issue.
  • Exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in California.
1263 101 Dalmatians USA 1961 79 min 1991 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color April 10, 1992
  • Copies prior to late January 1992 lack previews at the beginning and end, and open with the 1989 logo, while copies printed after open with a behind-the-scenes trailer for Aladdin and the 1992 clean logo, and close with video trailers for The Great Mouse Detective and Beauty and the Beast.
  • The Buena Vista logo is intact at the end of the film, and transitions into the closing trailers and bumpers on post-late January 1992 printings.
    • Copies prior to early February 1992 use this logo twice, while copies printed after fix the error.
  • The earliest copy of this release was printed in late December 1991.

June 1992[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1142 The Rescuers Down Under USA 1990 77 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color June 19, 1992
  • Exclusively duplicated, marketed and distributed in Canada.
  • This issue uses the green warning screens and lacks previews at the beginning and end.
  • Contains the 1988 prototype logo.
1189 Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color June 19, 1992
  • Lacks trailers.
  • US copies exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia.
  • Some copies of this issue were duplicated, marketed and distributed in Canada.
  • This issue contains the 1988 prototype logo.
  • The red-orange warning screens were replaced with the green warning screens on this issue.

July 1992[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1360 The Great Mouse Detective USA 1986 74 min 1992 theatrical version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color July 17, 1992
  • Opens with a theatrical trailer for Aladdin, and closes with video trailers for The Rescuers and Beauty and the Beast.
  • The earliest copy of this release was printed in late March 1992.
  • Copies printed after a day before the release date have the prototype slipcover-style Proof of Purchase tab label variation.

September 1992[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1399 The Rescuers USA 1977 76 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color September 18, 1992
  • Opens with video trailers for Beauty and the Beast and The Great Mouse Detective.
  • The "Feature Presentation" bumper on this release of the title is on a navy blue background, making this title the only release to use this variation of the bumper.
  • This release was transferred off of the original 1977 theatrical release negative.
    • The nudity frame is nowhere to be seen on this transfer.
  • The earliest copy of this release was printed in early April 1992.

October 1992[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1325 Beauty and the Beast USA 1991 84 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color October 30, 1992
  • Copies printed after early July 1992 open with theatrical previews for Aladdin and a scrapped Sleeping Beauty reissue, and a video preview for Pinocchio; and close with a video preview for 101 Dalmatians.
  • Copies prior to mid-June 1992 open with theatrical previews for Aladdin and a scrapped Sleeping Beauty reissue and close with the Pinocchio preview, before the 101 Dalmatians preview, while copies printed between mid-June-early July 1992 entirely lack the Pinocchio preview.
  • The earliest copy of this release was printed in mid-May 1992.
  • The first title in the Classics series to have a Proof of Purchase tab label printed above the back cover on the clamshell case.
    • Copies prior to October 25, 1992 have the prototype slipcover-style variation, while copies printed after have a regular variation.
  • Copies that came in Deluxe Collector's Edition boxsets were packaged in black clamshell cases, while individual copies were packaged in white clamshell cases.

January 1993[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1399 The Rescuers USA 1977 76 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color January 8, 1993 TBD

February 1993[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
36 Alice in Wonderland USA 1951 75 min 1974 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color February 26, 1993
  • Exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in the West Coast area.

March 1993[edit]

Catalog number Issue number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
024 6 Dumbo USA 1941 63 min 1959 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color March 26, 1993 TBD
036 6 Alice in Wonderland USA 1951 75 min 1974 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color March 26, 1993 TBD
239 2 Pinocchio USA 1940 88 min 1992 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color March 26, 1993 TBD
1142 TBD The Rescuers Down Under USA 1990 77 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 26, 1993 TBD
1189 2 Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color March 26, 1993 TBD
1360 TBD The Great Mouse Detective USA 1986 74 min 1992 theatrical version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color March 26, 1993 TBD

October 1993[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1662 Aladdin USA 1992 90 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color October 1, 1993 TBD

March 1994[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
2041 The Fox and the Hound USA 1981 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color March 4, 1994
  • Copies printed prior to January 30, 1994 did not contain a trailer for The Return of Jafar.

Popular demand re-issues (1987-1988, 1991-1995)[edit]

These re-issues accommodated the lack of stock in select video stores and were usually sold during the summer and/or the holidays.

October 1987[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
228 V/B Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color October 6, 1987
  • This issue reuses the second version of the original December 1984 print master.
  • Remained in stock until late December 1987.

October 1988[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
476 Sleeping Beauty USA 1959 75 min Original theatrical version G Technirama 1 N/A Color October 4, 1988
  • Remained in stock until late December 1988.

July 1991[edit]

These re-issues remained in stock until late 1991.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
913 The Little Mermaid USA 1989 83 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991
  • Reuses the May 1990 print master.
960 Peter Pan USA 1953 76 min 1989 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991
  • Reuses the September 1990 print master.

January 1992[edit]

These re-issues remained in stock until January 13, 1992.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1132 Fantasia USA 1940 120 min 1990 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color January 3, 1992 TBD
N/A Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece USA 1991 41 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color January 3, 1992 TBD

October 1992[edit]

These re-issues were in Disney's "A Beauty of a Gift" Christmas promotion and remained in stock until late December 1992.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
239 Pinocchio USA 1940 87 min 1984 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 30, 1992
  • Reuses the October 1986 print master.
410 Cinderella USA 1950 76 min 1987 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 30, 1992
  • Reuses the October 1988 print master.
913 The Little Mermaid USA 1989 83 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color October 30, 1992
  • Reuses the May 1990 print master.
942 Bambi USA 1942 69 min TBD G Academy 1 N/A Color October 30, 1992
  • Reuses the September 1989 print master.
1122 The Jungle Book USA 1967 78 min 1990 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color October 30, 1992 TBD

October 1993[edit]

These re-issues were testified by Buena Vista Home Video president Ann Daly and remained in stock until April 30, 1995.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
1142 The Rescuers Down Under USA 1990 77 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color October 1, 1993
  • Still uses either the March 1993 case cover or the original September 1991 case cover and either the second version of the original September 1991 print master, or the January 1992 print master; Canadian copies still used the circa 1992 print master.
1263 101 Dalmatians USA 1961 79 min 1991 theatrical version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color October 1, 1993
  • This issue still uses the third version of the original April 1992 print master.
1325 Beauty and the Beast USA 1991 84 min Standard version G Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color October 1, 1993
  • This issue still uses the second version of the original October 1992 case cover, in addition to the third version of the original October 1992 print master.
1360 The Great Mouse Detective USA 1986 74 min 1992 theatrical version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color October 1, 1993
  • This issue still uses the March 1993 case cover, the original July 1992 print master and the second version of the original July 1992 tape label. Some copies reused the first version of the tape label, however.
1399 The Rescuers USA 1977 76 min Original theatrical version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color October 1, 1993
  • Still uses the February 1993 case cover and the original September 1992 print master.

October 1994[edit]

These re-issues remained in stock until April 30, 1995.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
239 Pinocchio USA 1940 87 min 1962 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 28, 1994
  • Still uses the third version of the March 1993 print master.
1132 Fantasia USA 1940 120 min 1990 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 28, 1994 TBD
1662 Aladdin USA 1992 90 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color October 28, 1994 TBD

July 1995[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
2041 The Fox and the Hound USA 1981 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color July 7, 1995
  • Still uses the second version of the original March 1994 print master.
  • Remained in stock until April 30, 1996.

Not part of any special video collection, but packaged in video boxsets and advertised in video inserts with the Classics logo (1988-1989)[edit]

October 1988[edit]

Because only four titles in the Classics line were available at this time, these titles were advertised in a promotion sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. In addition, some copies of these releases were packaged in a video boxset that was part of the promotion.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
023 Mary Poppins USA 1964 139 min Standard version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 4, 1988 TBD
091 The Three Caballeros USA 1945 71 min 1960s theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 4, 1988
  • Canadian copies use the dark red warning screens, while USA copies use the red-orange FBI warning screens.

September 1989[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
016 Bedknobs and Broomsticks USA 1971 117 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color September 28, 1989
  • This issue marked the first time that the film was permanently available on video, only two years after the previous release from May 1986 went into moratorium.
023 Mary Poppins USA 1964 139 min Standard version G Academy 1 N/A Color September 28, 1989
  • Rounded-corner clamshell cover variation.
091 The Three Caballeros USA 1945 71 min 1960s theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color September 28, 1989
  • Rounded-corner clamshell cover variation.
    • The "Walt Disney's" header on the front cover on this issue is shifted from the left to the middle.

Not part of any special video collection, but advertised in video inserts and retail labels as the "Disney Classics" (1991-1993)[edit]

At this time, the permanent availability titles were re-promoted as part of a line called "Year-Round Classics."

May 1991[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
010 Pete's Dragon USA 1977 128 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color May 3, 1991
  • On copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia, the Buena Vista logo is completely omitted. On copies printed in California, the logo is intact and looks tall and skinny.
  • Canadian copies reused the November 1985 print master.
016 Bedknobs and Broomsticks USA 1971 117 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color May 3, 1991
  • On copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia and the East Coast, the first second of the 1986 Sorcerer Mickey WDHV logo is cut off. In addition, half of the first second of the opening theme to the film is also cut off. This was likely due to an editing goof-up. On copies printed in California, the original Buena Vista logo is intact.
023 Mary Poppins USA 1964 139 min Standard version G Academy 1 N/A Color May 3, 1991
  • On copies printed at Technicolor Videocassette in California, the original Buena Vista logo is intact and looks tall and skinny.

July 1991[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
010 Pete's Dragon USA 1977 128 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991 TBD
016 Bedknobs and Broomsticks USA 1971 117 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991 TBD
023 Mary Poppins USA 1964 139 min Standard version G Academy 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991 TBD
091 The Three Caballeros USA 1945 71 min 1960s theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991 TBD

November 1991[edit]

These releases were exclusively duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Livonia.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
010 Pete's Dragon USA 1977 128 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color November 1, 1991
  • On this issue, the Buena Vista logo is in its correct aspect ratio.
023 Mary Poppins USA 1964 139 min Standard version G Academy 1 N/A Color November 1, 1991
  • On this issue, the Buena Vista logo is in its correct aspect ratio.

February 1992[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
010 Pete's Dragon USA 1977 128 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color February 21, 1992 TBD
016 Bedknobs and Broomsticks USA 1971 117 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color February 21, 1992 TBD
023 Mary Poppins USA 1964 139 min Standard version G Academy 1 N/A Color February 21, 1992 TBD
091 The Three Caballeros USA 1945 71 min 1960s theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color February 21, 1992 TBD

September 1992[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
23 Mary Poppins USA 1964 139 min Standard version G Academy 1 N/A Color September 18, 1992 TBD
296 So Dear to My Heart USA 1948 82 min 1964 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color September 18, 1992
  • Opens with video trailers for Beauty and the Beast and The Rescuers. Closes with a video trailer for The Great Mouse Detective.
  • One of the first releases to use the blue text bumpers, and the only release under the Walt Disney Home Video label to use a "Special Preview" screen in this format.
  • The voiceover during the "Feature Presentation" bumper is taken directly from the 1989 gold text bumper.
  • The 1960 Buena Vista logo is freeze-framed on this issue.
  • The earliest copy of this release was printed on April 30, 1992.

March 1993[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
23 Mary Poppins USA 1964 139 min Standard version G Academy 1 N/A Color March 26, 1993
  • Has the all caps text Proof of Purchase tab label variation where the words, "PROOF OF PURCHASE" are on the left center, the title is on the top right, and the stock number is on the bottom right. Many copies still came in the May 1989 case cover, though.

October 1993[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
23 Mary Poppins USA 1964 139 min Standard version G Academy 1 N/A Color October 1, 1993
  • This issue uses the green warning screens and the 1991 gold-text WDHV logo in black background. Many copies reused either the October 1987, May 1991 or November 1991 print master, though.

Part of the Masterpiece Collection series, but released with the Classics logo (1996)[edit]

February 1996[edit]

Strangely enough, the earliest copies of the 1996 VHS release of “Pocahontas”, prior to mid-to-late December 1995, started with the second variation of the 1988/1989 Walt Disney Classics logo. On copies printed after mid-to-late December 1995, this logo was later replaced with the correct logo, which is the 1994 Masterpiece Collection logo.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
5741 Pocahontas USA 1995 81 min Standard version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color February 28, 1996
  • The earliest copy of this release of the title was printed in late November 1995.
Retrieved from "https://homevideo.wikitide.org/wiki/List_of_Walt_Disney_Classics_video_releases?oldid=35280"