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List of Walt Disney Classics video releases

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This list covers all the Walt Disney Classics (or "Black Diamond") titles released from 1984 to 1994 and strangely, 1996.

Part of the Classics series (1984-1994)

Season One (1984-1988)

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.

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)
228VS/BS Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Standard 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.
  • Copies printed between September-December 1984 and after September 1985 had no previews at all.
  • Copies printed between December 1984-September 1985 ended with the "Walt Disney and You" promo.

July 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)
239 V/B 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.

November 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)
24 V/B 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.
  • On early pressings, right before the start of the film, it begins with the MPAA rating card and the 1960 Buena Vista logo (apparently sourced from the original 1981 master); later copies omit those two screens.

March 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)
229 V/B 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 May 1986 start with the 1984 (1981 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo
  • This release of the title starts with a trailer for The Journey of Natty Gann, and ends with the "Walt Disney and You" promo.

May 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)
36 V/B Alice in Wonderland USA 1951 75 min 1974 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color May 28, 1986
  • Copies prior to early May 1986 start with the 1984 (1981 internationally) "Neon Mickey" WDHV logo, while copies printed after start with the Cheesy Black Diamond.
  • This is the only Classics title to come in a cardboard slipcover and be part of the Wonderland Sale promotion.

June 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)
36 V/B 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 Cheesy Black Diamond logo instead of Neon Mickey.
    • The earliest copies of this issue were printed the date that the original issue from May 1986 was released.

October 1986

Nearly every pre-May 1986 title in the series was re-issued in this month of 1986 to coincide with the video release of “Sleeping Beauty”.

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 14, 1986
  • This issue uses the third version of the original December 1984 print master.
  • This issue is bracket no. 228-2.
  • Went into moratorium on April 30, 1987.
239 V/B 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.
  • Went into moratorium on April 30, 1987.
476 V/B Sleeping Beauty USA 1959 75 min TBD G Technirama 1 N/A Color October 14, 1986
  • Uses the dark red warning screens and the video dealer announcement bumper.
  • 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.

October 1987

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 October 6, 1987
  • This issue is in the standard clamshell variation, with bracket no. 36-3.
    • This issue still uses the second version of the original May 1986 print master, with the Cheesy Black Diamond logo instead of Neon Mickey.
582 Lady and the Tramp USA 1955 75 min TBD G CinemaScope 1 N/A Color October 6, 1987
  • Went into moratorium on March 31, 1988.

= February 1988

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 2, 1988
  • This issue is in the standard clamshell variation, with bracket no. 36-4.
    • This issue still uses the second version of the original May 1986 print master, with the Cheesy Black Diamond logo instead of Neon Mickey.
    • This bracket number is extremely hard to find. If you're looking for this particular issue with this bracket number, you're gonna end up with a very late pressing of the previous bracket number, 36-3.

Season Two (1988-1994)

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 November 1992 titles, as well as the September 1992 demo VHS and retail laserdisc versions of “The Rescuers”.

In 1989, starting with “Bambi”, an official variation of the new logo was created, only with the background being plain normal blue. Then in 1992, starting with “101 Dalmatians”, a third variation of the logo was created, with the color slightly tinted to blue and clean audio.

Starting with “The Rescuers”, a fourth variation of the logo was created, with enhanced bass heavy audio.

October 1988

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)
410 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.
  • Copies of the demo version have the 1984 logo, while regular copies have the prototype 1988 logo variation.

September 1989

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)
942 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.

May 1990

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 May 18, 1990
  • This was the only time the film's original end credits were intact. All subsequent video releases since 1998 use the end credits from the 1997 version.

September 1990

This month of 1990 was the final time that Disney released their titles on Betamax, as well as the month that “The Little Mermaid” was released on Laserdisc.

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 September 21, 1990
  • 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 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.
  • Went into moratorium on April 30, 1991.

May 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)
1122 The Jungle Book USA 1967 78 min TBD 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.
  • 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-July 1991 may have a vertical sticker-label.

July 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)
1189 Robin Hood USA 1973 83 min Standard version G Matted 1.75 1 N/A Color July 12, 1991
  • Opens with video trailers for The Jungle Book and The Rescuers Down Under.
  • Reissued to ride on the coattails of Warner Bros' version of the Robin Hood legend, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

September 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)
1122 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.
  • Entered moratorium on April 30, 1993.
    • Copies printed between early 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 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 copies of this release of the title were printed in April 1991.
  • Copies printed between April-June 1991 use the shadowed variant of the red-orange FBI warning screens.
  • Copies printed between June-July 1991 have the cut-in/fade-out variant of the red-orange FBI 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

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
  • This release is rumored to have went on moratorium on December 21, 1991, however, its verification status is currently unknown.
  • 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.

April 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)
1263 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 with a theatrical trailer for Aladdin, and closes 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.
  • 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 or end. Also, the Walt Disney Classics logo used on those copies was the 1989 variation.
  • Shortly after most copies of this release went on moratorium on April 30, 1993, select copies were being produced and released to video stores that didn't have enough copies of the release. The actual moratorium date was in late 1994.

July 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)
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.

September 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)
1399 The Rescuers USA 1977 76 min 1977 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 1991 "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.
  • This release was transferred off a pan-and-scan version of the original 1977 theatrical release negative.
  • The earliest copies of this release were printed in April 1992.

October 1992

This batch of titles released with prototype variations of the Proof of Purchase tab labels.

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 1.66 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 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 include a Proof of Purchase tab label printed above the back cover on the clamshell case.
  • 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 The Great Mouse Detective USA 1986 74 min 1992 theatrical version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color October 30, 1992
  • This issue still uses the original July 1992 print master.
  • This issue has the same Proof of Purchase tab label variation as on “Beauty and the Beast”.
  • The earliest copies of this issue were printed a day after the release date of the original July 1992 issue.

November 1992

July-October 1992 titles, as well as a September 1991 title and a July 1991 title, in the series were re-issued in this month of 1992 with regular Proof of Purchase tab labels printed above the back covers. The earliest copies of this batch of titles were printed on the same date as the original video release date of “Beauty and the Beast”, which was also the second video release date of “The Great Mouse Detective”. Some copies of these issues printed after late 1993 do not include any inserts inside the cases at all.

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 November 4, 1992
  • Copies of this issue that have the cover artwork slightly resized and slightly updated with the Proof of Purchase tab label above the back use the green FBI warning screens and the regular 1988/1989 WDC logo.
  • Copies of this issue that simply reuse the original September 1991 cover artwork that is without the Proof of Purchase tab label above the back still utilize the second version of the September 1991 print master.
  • Possibly went on moratorium in late 1994.
1325 Beauty and the Beast USA 1991 84 min Standard version G Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color November 4, 1992
  • This issue uses the final version of the October 1992 print master.
  • Copies of this issue printed before December 1992 still use the Beauty and the Beast title logo on the back of the business reply mail card.
1360 The Great Mouse Detective USA 1986 74 min 1992 theatrical version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color November 4, 1992
  • This issue still uses the original July 1992 print master.
1399 The Rescuers USA 1977 76 min 1977 theatrical version G Matted 1.85 1 N/A Color November 4, 1992
  • This issue still uses the original September 1992 print master.

March 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)
239 Pinocchio USA 1940 87 min 1992 theatrical version G Academy 1 N/A Color March 26, 1993
  • Copies printed after early 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, printed in late December 1992, solely open with the Aladdin preview.
  • "Restored version" re-release of the original 1985 version seen above, hence the re-use of the 239 stock number used for the 1985 version.
  • Possibly went on moratorium in late 1994.

September 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)
1662 Aladdin USA 1992 90 min Standard version G Matted 1.78 1 N/A Color September 29, 1993
  • Opens with a theatrical preview for The Lion King and a video preview for Pinocchio.
  • 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.
  • Possibly entered moratorium in mid 1995.

March 1994

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
  • 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.
  • After April 1995, select copies were being produced and released to video stores that didn't have enough copies of the release, with the actual moratorium being around late 1996.

Part of the Masterpiece Collection series, but released with the Classics logo (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.

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 copies of this release of the title were printed in October 1995.
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