Scrapped Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases
From Home Video
This page catalogues all VHS and DVD releases that were set to release under Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment labels, but were scrapped or otherwise canned.
This revival of Leave It to Beaver was set to release on video following its first season, as advertised on a 1985 poster for Disney VHS releases. Cover art was finished before the tape was scrapped.
The back of the Walt Disney Home Video VHS release of A Prairie Home Companion: The Last Show advertises other video tapes of the series which were never released.
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Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Mermaid Melodies
USA
1994
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Spring 1994 (scrapped)
This episode was planned to be the first new Disney's Sing-Along Songs episode in the third wave of the series.
This tape was advertised on a November 1993 "Ariel's Undersea Video Treasure" pamphlet that was supplied with pre-1994 printings of the "The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventures" videos "In Harmony" and "Ariel's Gift", both released in November 1993, as well as 1994 printings of the previous three "The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventures" videos which were originally released in February 1993. The tape was scrapped, possibly due to low demand and/or lack of pre-orders and interest. It is unknown whether the cover art was finished before the tape was scrapped.
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Winnie the Pooh: Pooh Corner tapes
USA
1983 - 1984
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Fall 1994 (scrapped)
A 1994 pamphlet that was supplied with several Disney videos from around the time announces proposed re-releases of Welcome to Pooh Corner. The pamphlet features cover art for one volume of the series, "The Pooh Scouts". The series was scrapped in favor of the Winnie the Pooh: Friendship videos.
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Napoleon & Samantha
USA
1972
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December 1997 (scrapped)
Proposed LaserDisc release, scrapped due to a lack of pre-orders and interest.
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Big Red
USA
1962
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December 1997 (scrapped)
Proposed LaserDisc release, scrapped due to a lack of pre-orders and interest.
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Perri
USA
1957
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December 1997 (scrapped)
Proposed LaserDisc release, scrapped due to a lack of pre-orders and interest.
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The Ugly Dachshund
USA
1966
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December 1997 (scrapped)
Proposed LaserDisc release, scrapped due to a lack of pre-orders and interest.
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Summer Magic
USA
1963
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December 1997 (scrapped)
Proposed LaserDisc release, scrapped due to a lack of pre-orders and interest.
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Castle in the Sky (Original Dub)
Japan
1986
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Spring 1999 (scrapped)
A trailer for a dub of Studio Ghibli's Castle in the Sky done by an earlier Buena Vista dubbing team can be seen on early VHS printings of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and Kiki's Delivery Service. The release was ultimately scrapped, and later printings of the tapes outright removed the trailer.
The film would eventually hit home video, but with a different dub, in 2003; with the VHS sharing the scrapped release's catalog number.
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So Dear to My Heart (Gold Classic Collection)
USA
1948
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Summer 2000 (scrapped)
Clips from So Dear to My Heart are seen in the video trailer for the Gold Classic Collection, and cover artwork was finished for the release, but it was eventually scrapped. The film would eventually see its DVD debut as an early Disney Movie Club exclusive.
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Oliver & Company (Gold Classic Collection)
USA
1988
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June 5, 2001 (scrapped)
Despite being scrapped, the artwork for this proposed release was reused for the film's 2002 video release.
The film was released as part of the Gold Classic Collection on VHS, albeit only in Canada.
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Dumbo II
USA
2001
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2001 (scrapped)
The video trailer for Dumbo II can be seen on the original VHS release of 60th Anniversary Edition of Dumbo and announces on Disney DVD and Video. The video was also advertised in a pamphlet supplied with several 2001 Disney video releases.
Due to a lack of demand and low sales of the Disney video releases, Dumbo's sequel was scrapped by John Lasseter.
The back cover of the demo VHS release of Ethan Frome mentions this film's scrapped VHS release. While it wasn't released in the US, it would see a VHS release in its origin country of the UK.
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Shadows
USA
1959
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Black & White
1993 (scrapped)
One of the five John Cassavetes films Buena Vista was confirmed to have acquired for a video release in 1992. The release was scrapped due to low demand.
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Faces
USA
1968
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Black & White
1993 (scrapped)
One of the five John Cassavetes films Buena Vista was confirmed to have acquired for a video release in 1992. The release was scrapped due to low demand.
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I Love Trouble (Director's Cut)
USA
1994
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1995 (scrapped)
WDSHE's first attempt to release an uncut LaserDisc. As I Love Trouble was only doing well with video store rentals, the release was ultimately scrapped.
This historical drama was initially set to release on VHS as part of Miramax's attempts to archive movie history. The release was ultimately scrapped due to a lack of demand.
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Arabian Knight
USA
1995
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1996 (scrapped)
The video trailer for Arabian Knight was seen on later printings of the 1995 VHS of The Santa Clause, and the original VHS releases of Gordy and the Street Sharks TV series. The trailer didn't include a proper release date for the film.
The film wound up releasing under its originally intended title, The Thief and the Cobbler, in early 1997.
When Disney fully bought out Dimension's home video rights in 1998, the company's policy forced the unrated cut of Scream to never see the light of day on any format outside of LaserDisc; as this release came out just before the acquisition.
The unrated cut has never been released on any media since.
Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad: Team Samurai - The Legend Begins
USA / Japan
1995
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Spring 1995 (scrapped)
The video trailer for this compilation of Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad episodes can be seen on the original VHS release of Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken and announces a Spring 1995 release date. The compilation was also advertised in a pamphlet supplied with several 1994 Disney video releases.
Due to a lack of demand and low sales of the series' initial 3 volumes, the compilation was scrapped.