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==== 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 of ''The Little Mermaid''. The VHS sells insanely well, convincing Disney to pursue this release strategy for their other upcoming films.
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==== September 1990 ====
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 when "The Little Mermaid" was released on Laserdisc.▼
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* 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.
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==== July 1991 ====
Alongside the updated issue of ''Robin Hood'', a few other earlier Classics titles were re-released using the 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo.
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| 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.
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| 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 ||
* This issue has the 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo. Some copies reused either the February or March 1988 print master, though.
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| 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 ||
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* Opens with video previews for ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under''.
* Has the cut-short 1989 Shiny Black Diamond logo variation.
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* Some copies may have a vertical sticker-label.
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==== September 1991 ====
The re-issue of "The Jungle Book" in this batch
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* Opens with a video trailer for ''The Jungle Book''.
* The earliest copies of this release of the title were printed in April 1991.
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* Copies printed after mid May 1991 use the regular variant of the red-orange FBI 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.
▲** 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”.
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==== November 1991 ====
Disney releases another one of their "untouchable" animated films to home video with the 1991 VHS of ''Fantasia'', becoming one of the highest-selling VHS tapes of all time. The tape was sold both as an individual tape, and as a Deluxe Collector's Edition boxset with a bonus tape detailing the making of the film and other bonus features.
This month of 1991 was the final time that Disney released their titles on Betamax.▼
▲This month of 1991 was also the final time that Disney released their titles on Betamax, outside of manufacture-on-demand releases, which lasted into 1995.
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| 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 ||
* Went into moratorium on December 21, 1991.
* Copies of this release that came in Deluxe Collector's Edition boxsets do not come in any
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==== February 1992 ====
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! 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)
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* 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.
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=== Season Three (1992-1994) ===
The lilac bumpers are introduced on these releases, which typically 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 1992, starting with
Starting with the retail VHS release of
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| 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 printed after early February 1992 open with a
* The Buena Vista logo is intact at the end of the film, and transitions into the closing trailers and bumpers.
** Copies prior to mid February 1992 use this logo twice, while copies printed after fix the error.
* 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.
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| 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''.
* French-Canadian copies
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| 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 ||
* Opens with video trailers for ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''The Great Mouse Detective''.
* The "Feature Presentation" bumper on this title is
* This release was transferred off of the original 1977 theatrical release negative.
** Lacks the nudity scene on this transfer.
* The earliest copies of this release were printed in April 1992.
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