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Disney launched the Black Diamond Classics line in 1984 to release their animated films on home video under this line. Before resigning, then-current Disney CEO, Ron Miller, had plans to release their animated classics on home video. The older Disney executives still believed that releasing their animated films on home video would be a little bit risky, despite having released ''Dumbo'', ''Alice in Wonderland'', ''Fun and Fancy Free'', and ''The Three Caballeros'' on home video around the early 1980s. The "untouchable" Disney Classics would usually be re-released in theaters around 7-10 years. And the executives thought that if they had the film on videocassette already, they would not go to the movie theater to see it anymore. Plus, it would gamble away from future theatrical revenue.

But by 1984, Walt Disney Home Video was getting increasingly popular, so they decided to release Robin Hood on home video to begin their new Classics line. It was chosen because ''Robin Hood'' wasn't one of the more popular Disney animated classics at the time, as evidenced by a 1982 theatrical reissue not doing well at the box office, so it wouldn't be too much of a risk to release it on home video. Robin Hood was released with a suggested retail price of $79.95 on VHS and Betamax and $34.95 on Laserdisc. The tape was also part of Disney's ~~Wrapped~~ and ~~Ready~~ to ~~Give~~ promotion, since it was released a few weeks before Christmas Day. The release of ''Robin Hood'' was a small success, eventually becoming one of the best-selling home video titles in 1984.

But by 1984, Walt Disney Home Video was getting increasingly popular, so they decided to release Robin Hood on home video to begin their new Classics line. It was chosen because ''Robin Hood'' wasn't one of the more popular Disney animated classics at the time, as evidenced by a 1982 theatrical reissue not doing well at the box office, so it wouldn't be too much of a risk to release it on home video. Robin Hood was released with a suggested retail price of $79.95 on VHS and Betamax and $34.95 on Laserdisc. The tape was also part of Disney's wrap and ready-to-give promotion, since it was released a few weeks before Christmas Day. The release of ''Robin Hood'' was a small success, eventually becoming one of the best-selling home video titles in 1984.

* [[List of Walt Disney Classics video releases]]

* [[List of Walt Disney Classics home video releases]]

* [[List of Walt Disney Classics demo tapes]]

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Disney launched the Mini-Classics line in May 1988 to release their animated featurettes on home video in the line. Around that time, the company had come up with jumbo packages of releases for the little folks to view during upcoming vacations and summer breaks. With Disney, it was more than price or wrapping--the distinctive and inimitable animation.

* [[List of Walt Disney Mini-Classics video releases]]

=== Disney's DuckTales (1988-1990s) ===

* [[List of Disney's DuckTales video releases]]

=== Disney's Cinderella (1988-2006) ===

* [[List of Disney's Cinderella video releases]]

=== Disney's The Little Mermaid (1990-2007) ===

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=== Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1992-2003) ===

* [[List of Disney's Beauty and the Beast video releases]]

=== Disney's Aladdin (1993-2005) ===

* [[List of Disney's Aladdin video releases]]

=== Disney's Favorite Stories (1994-1996) ===

Disney launched a similar series of featurettes, called Favorite Stories, over a year after the Mini-Classics series was discontinued. Although each featurette runs about 25-40 minutes, this series only included fairytale featurettes and fairytale short subjects and does not include the Winnie the Pooh featurettes, as those were released ~~under~~ the ''Winnie the Pooh'' banner.

Disney launched a similar series of featurettes, called Favorite Stories, over a year after the Mini-Classics series was discontinued. Although each featurette runs about 25-40 minutes, this series only included fairytale featurettes and fairytale short subjects and does not include the Winnie the Pooh featurettes, as those were released in the ''Winnie the Pooh'' banner.

* [[List of Disney's Favorite Stories video releases]]

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* [[List of Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection video releases]]

=== Disney's Princess Collection (1995-1996) ===

* [[List of Disney's Princess Collection video releases]]

=== Disney Princess (2000-2006) ===

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==== December 1986 ====

These releases open with video trailers for the Classics release of ''Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Flight of the Navigator'' before the standard Video Dealer Announcement & Sorcerer Mickey WDHV logo.

These releases open with video trailers for the Classics release of ''Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Flight of the Navigator'' before the standard Video Dealer Announcement and Sorcerer Mickey WDHV logo.

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==== October 1987 ====

==== October 1987 (Absolutely Irresistible) ====

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* One of the first Disney video 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 from the gold text version of the bumper.

* Remained in stock until April 30, 1994.

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| 2237 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Return_of_Jafar The Return of Jafar]'' || USA || 1994 || 69 min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || May 20, 1994 ||

* Opens with a theatrical trailer for ''The Lion King'', and video trailers for ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' and ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 2000.

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| 1371 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey%2C_I_Blew_Up_the_Kid Honey, I Blew Up the Kid]'' || USA || 1992 || 89 min || TBD || PG || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || January 6, 1993 ||

* Opens with video trailers for ''3 Ninjas'', ''Captain Ron'', and ''The Muppet Movie''. Closes with the music video for "On Top of Spaghetti" performed by Little Richard, promoted with a blue text screen following the opening trailers reading "STAY TUNED after our feature".

* Remained in stock until December 31, 1997.

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* Closes with a video trailer for ''The Muppet Movie''.

* Uses the slow version of the gold WDHV logo theme.

* Remained in stock until April 30, 1997.

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| 1801 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeward_Bound%3A_The_Incredible_Journey Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey]'' || USA || 1993 || 84 min || TBD || G || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || August 13, 1993 ||

* Opens with a theatrical trailer for ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'', and video trailers for ''Aladdin'' and ''The Muppet Christmas Carol''.

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| 1869 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Home_(film) Back Home]'' || USA / UK || 1990 || 103 min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || August 13, 1993 ||

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* Opens with video trailers for ''Life with Mikey'' and ''The Adventures of Huck Finn''.

* Closes with video trailers for ''Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey'' and ''The Muppet Christmas Carol''.

* Remained in stock until April 30, 1997.

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* Opens with video trailers for ''The Fox and the Hound'' and ''Into the West''.

* Closes with video trailers for ''Father Hood'', ''My Boyfriend's Back'', and ''Money for Nothing''.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 2003.

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| 2325 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Runnings Cool Runnings]'' || USA || 1993 || 98 min || TBD || PG || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || April 13, 1994 ||

* Opens with video trailers for ''The Return of Jafar'', ''Iron Will'', and ''My Father the Hero''.

* Remained in stock until April 30, 1996.

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| 2524 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Musketeers_(1993_film) The Three Musketeers]'' || USA || 1993 || 105 min || TBD || PG || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || May 11, 1994 ||

* Opens with a promo for the film soundtrack featuring the music video for "All for Love" by Sting, and video trailers for ''The Air Up There'', ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'', and ''The Return of Jafar''.

* Remained in stock until April 30, 1996.

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| 2545 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Will Iron Will]'' || USA || 1994 || 108 min || TBD || PG || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || June 29, 1994 ||

* Opens with video trailers for ''The Air Up There'', ''Cabin Boy'', and ''Blank Check''.

* Remained in stock until April 30, 1995.

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* Opens with video trailers for ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' and ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''.

* Closes with a video trailer for ''The Mighty Ducks'' and a promo for the film soundtrack.

* Remained in stock until April 30, 1997.

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| 2753 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_in_the_Outfield_(1994_film) Angels in the Outfield]'' || USA || 1994 || 102 min || TBD || PG || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || March 24, 1995 ||

* Opens with video trailers for ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'', ''Cinderella'', and ''Muppet Classic Theater''.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 1999.

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| 4604 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(1994_film) Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book]'' || USA || 1994 || 111 min || TBD || PG || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || May 19, 1995 ||

* Opens with an early theatrical trailer for ''Toy Story'', and video trailers for ''A Goofy Movie'' and ''Muppet Classic Theater''. Some early copies only include the video trailer for ''A Goofy Movie'' prior to the film.

* Remained in stock until ~~January 31,~~ 2005.

* Remained in stock until 2005.

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* Opens with video trailers for ''Man of the House'', ''A Goofy Movie'', ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'', and ''Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book''.

* Closes with video trailers for ''Blank Check'', ''White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf'', and ''Muppet Classic Theater''.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 1999.

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* Opens with video trailers for ''A Goofy Movie'', ''Heavyweights'', ''Man of the House'', and ''Gordy''.

* Closes with a video trailer for ''The Santa Clause''.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 1999.

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| 3463 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavyweights Heavyweights]'' || USA || 1995 || 100 min || TBD || PG || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || August 15, 1995 ||

* Opens with video trailers for ''A Goofy Movie'', ''Arabian Knight'', ''Tall Tale'', ''Man of the House'', and ''Gordy''.

* Closes with video trailers for ''The Santa Clause'' and ''Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book''.

* Went into moratorium on January 31, 1999.

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| 4703 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_the_House_(1995_film) Man of the House]'' || USA || 1995 || 96 min || TBD || PG || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || August 8, 1995 ||

* Opens with a Timon & Pumbaa healthy eating PSA and video trailers for ''A Goofy Movie'', ''Arabian Knight'', ''Tall Tale'', ''Heavyweights'', and ''A Pyromaniac's Love Story''.

* Closes with video trailers for ''The Santa Clause'' and ''Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book''.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 1999.

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* Opens with video trailers for the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection and ''Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken'', a Disney Interactive commercial (for the ''Pocahontas'' video game and ''Winnie the Pooh'' / ''The Lion King'' animated storybooks), and the music video for Parachute Express' "Dr. Looney's Remedy," though the music video is removed on Canadian copies.

* Uses the lilac "Feature Presentation" screen.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 2000.

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* Later copies of this tape add an additional video trailer for ''Arabian Knight'' prior to the Walt Disney World commercial.

* Uses the lilac "Feature Presentation" screen.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 1999.

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* Opens with a commercial for ''Gordy'' plush toys, the 1995 ''Disney's Sing-Along Songs'' promo, and video trailers for ''Arabian Knight'', ''Tall Tale'', and ''Man of the House''.

* Uses the lilac "Feature Presentation" screen.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 2002.

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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)

! 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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| 4609 || ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' || USA || 1996 || 81 min || TBD || G || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || August 13, 1996 ||

* Uses the lilac "Feature Presentation" screen.

* Remained in stock until January 31, 2000.

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=== Promotional tapes ===

''TBD''

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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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| 900 VR/BR || ''Demonstration Tape'' || TBD || TBD || ?? min || TBD || TBD || TBD || 1 || N/A || TBD || TBD || TBD

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=== Disney Movie Club (2006-present) ===

* [[List of Disney Movie Club exclusive releases]]