Talk:List of Walt Disney Classics video releases

Silver Disney Video Booklet from “The Great Mouse Detective” 1992 VHS
Despite the original version of “Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Be Our Guest” being banned, the silver Disney video booklet, inside the 1992 VHS of "The Great Mouse Detective," still advertised that program. Why is that? 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:746B:F6E2:267:28A5 13:54, 8 June 2022 (UTC) The earliest print date for the tape itself is either February or March 1992, which I’m assuming was when all of the materials of the tape were finalized. I also have both TGMD and SAS: Be Our Guest, but my copy of the former is a March 26, 1993 re-packaging, as my copy had the regular Proof of Purchase tab label below the back of the clamshell cover when I got it (and it was factory sealed, too, when I got it), and not to mention mine was printed January 23, 1994. It still used the same printmaster as the original 1992 print. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:55BF:399B:2298:9C1F 00:32, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Likely the materials of that tape were finalized before the injunction was handed down. --IlCattivo25 (talk) 03:19, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Green warning screens
The first three Dinosaurs volumes released on VHS by Disney were the last Disney video releases to use the red-orange warnings, and some sources state those were released on December 6, 1991. I don’t know what was truly the first Disney video release (whether it’s a reissue or not) with the newer green warning screens, and I doubt that it was September 1991. 68.35.208.19 02:45, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Walt Disney’s Studio Film Collection debuted on January 21, 1992, and the red-orange warning screens were discontinued around then. It’s either December 1991 or January 1992 when Disney introduced the green warnings. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:9C43:219F:62B9:88C7 03:07, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Disney videotape booklets
Does anyone happen to know, which company made the video booklets for Disney releases? I know that Mercury Foam and Blair made the clam shells, but what about the videotape booklets? Thank you in advance. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:31EB:DE24:B327:192A 16:48, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Robin Hood (1973)
What is truly the earliest print date for the 1991 "Robin Hood" VHS to use the Green Warning screens and either the cut short 1989, or full 1988 prototype Classics logo?

About ten years ago, it was rumored that the version of the “Robin Hood” 1991 release with the green warnings and no previews was released in late 1991. Today, it is rumored that it was 1992 instead.

So, really, what are the earliest print dates? Thank you in advance. 2601:4C4:4000:A8C0:CD9B:8233:F9A:60D6 16:23, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Moratorium Dates in Comparison to the Latest Print Dates
About how many days is the latest print date of a limited-availability Disney VHS release before the release enters moratorium (aka the Disney Vault)? Thank you in advance. 69.85.235.49 17:32, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Just So You Know...
Disney had a habit of tricking their customers about their "Disney Vault" moratorium practice on limited-availability home video releases at times between the late '80s and late '90s. Any tape pressings of releases from this distributor printed one or more days, or even weeks, months or years, after the release's moratorium, were likely released to discount stores (you know the stores that usually sold budget releases?). My copy of The Great Mouse Detective (1993 re-package w/Proof of Purchase), as stated in one of the previous messages, was printed on January 23, 1994 (012394-E), almost a year after the tape's moratorium on April 30, 1993. Still uses the original 1992 master (and previews are retained). Also still uses the original label (ink-label). Engraving on the left side says "BVHV." Originally purchased at a Toys "R" Us (Now closed) store (my copy was still factory-sealed when I got it and had the Toys "R" Us sticker). These are not Avon releases, as Avon VHS releases had generic labels and lacked previews, although both companies duplicated their pressings at Technicolor. Walt Disney Home Video/Buena Vista Home Video never even licensed their releases to Avon, instead, they did their own distribution, to both major retailers and some discount stores. There are even some copies of "The Rescuers Down Under" that were printed in 1993 and 1994. 69.85.235.49 15:37, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Dumbo (1941) - VHS Cover Variations w/ Same Artwork
09/28/1989: ISBN and UPC on the bottom left of the back cover, "Hi-Fi Stereo" notation on the bottom right, copyright notice w/ film's date, bracket no. 024-5 (lifted from 10/04/1988 release). Reused on the 07/12/1991, 03/10/1992 and 09/18/1992 re-releases.

03/26/1993: Reused artwork (lifted from 09/28/1989 release) with several differences -- ISBN and UPC on the top right of the back cover, "Hi-Fi" notation on the bottom right w/o "Stereo", copyright notice w/o film's date, bracket no. 024-6. Includes Proof of Purchase tab label printed above the back cover.

Alice in Wonderland (1951) - VHS Cover Variations w/ Same Artwork
05/28/1986: Bracket no. 036-2. Slipcover version. This version headlined the Wonderland Sale promotion.

06/14/1986: Reused artwork (lifted from 05/28/1986 release) with several differences -- No bracket number changes. Clamshell version.

10/14/1986: Reused artwork (lifted from 05/28/1986 release) with several differences -- Largened ISBN and UPC w/ the first and last numbers between the barcode added on the top right of the back cover. No bracket number changes. Clamshell version.

10/04/1988: Reused artwork (lifted from 05/28/1986 release) with several differences -- "Walt Disney's" header on the top of the front and back covers, copyright notice w/ film's date, bracket no. 036-5. Largened ISBN and UPC w/ the first and last numbers between the barcode. Reused on the 07/12/1991, 03/10/1992 and 02/26/1993 re-releases.

03/26/1993: Reused artwork (lifted from 05/28/1986 release) with several differences -- "Walt Disney's CLASSIC" header on the top of the front and back covers, copyright notice w/o film's date, bracket no. 036-6, shrunken ISBN and UPC w/ the first and last numbers between the barcode added. Includes Proof of Purchase tab label printed above the back cover.

Mary Poppins (1964) - VHS Cover Variations w/ Same Artwork
10/04/1988: Copyright notice w/ film's date is not anywhere on the cover. Bracket no. 023-5. Largened ISBN and UPC w/o the first and last numbers between the barcode added on the top right of the back cover.

09/28/1989: Reused artwork (lifted from 10/04/1988 release) with only one difference -- Tube-shaped cover. Reused on the 05/03/1991, 07/12/1991 and 03/05/1992 releases.

04/10/1992: Reused artwork (lifted from 10/04/1988 release) with several differences -- Bracket no. 023-6, copyright notice finally on the back cover but w/o film's date.

10/03/1992: Reused artwork (lifted from 10/04/1988 release) with several differences -- Same cover variation as 04/10/1992 release, but lines on ISBN and UPC are shrunken without border size changes.

03/26/1993: Reused artwork (lifted from 10/04/1988 release) with a few differences -- Same bracket number as 04/10/1992 release, but ISBN and UPC is completely shrunken and moved to the top right. Includes Proof of Purchase tab label printed above the back cover.

Robin Hood (1973) - VHS Cover Variations w/ Same Artwork
07/12/1991: Largened ISBN and UPC. Reused on the 02/12/1993 re-release.

03/26/1993: Reused artwork (lifted from 07/12/1991 release) with several differences -- Shrunken ISBN and UPC. No bracket number changes. Includes Proof of Purchase tab label printed above the back cover.

69.85.235.49 13:07, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
I own the 05-03-1991 VHS of "Bedknobs and Broomsticks." (the one with the first second of the Sorcerer Mickey WDHV logo cut off) My copy uses the 1992 horizontal ink-label. Duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette, printed on May 14, 1993 (051493-E). Uses the Technicolor DTMF tones at the beginning and end.

R.I.P. Dame Angela Lansbury (10/16/1925 - 10/11/2022). Her death was only 5 days before her 97th birthday.

69.85.235.49 15:40, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Dumbo
My copy of "Dumbo" 1991 VHS is the 1993 cover re-packaging and used the March 1992 horizontal ink-label. Duplicated at Technicolor Video Services, printed on February 23, 1994 (022394-B). DTMF tones at beginning and end. Catalog ID on the vertical blanking interval on the top still says "TVC" (Technicolor Videocassette).

It was factory sealed when I got it, and had the Proof of Purchase tab label (which I peeled off). Also came with a business reply mail card in green text and the Classics logo on the back of the card (which I threw away because with internet mailing in existence and VHS being obsolete these days, companies like Disney probably don't care about mail cards anymore). The clamshell looks a bit beat up. 69.85.235.49 12:34, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Alice in Wonderland
I bought the 1991/1992 VHS of "Alice in Wonderland" yesterday. Was factory sealed when I got it (w/ 'DISNEY CLASSIC $24.99' retail sticker), came with the May 1991 business reply mail card with green text (which I threw away), and the tape itself had the March 1992 horizontal ink-label. Still used the 1988 cover packaging. Duplicated on Memorex tape stock (no safety notice on the guard, but has "Made in USA" moulded on the back, next to the supply reel). There are two dates on the tape spine (yes, my copy was duplicated at Technicolor Videocassette in Newbury Park), the one on the bottom half is the assembly date (w/ time) in dark ink, reading:
 * T-75  S3
 * 101092 D3 2000

That implies that T-75 is the nominal length and that the tape was first assembled on October 10, 1992 at 08:00 PM. What the "S3" and "D3" mean - I'm assuming those are shift codes.

The date on the top half, which is the print date, in silver ink, reads "101292-3;" that means my copy was printed on October 12, 1992. What the "-3" means - I'm assuming that's also a shift code. The lot number on my copy begins with "WD." "BVHV" is engraved on the left side in gold-orange. There are no DTMF phone dial-tone sounds at the beginning nor the end of my copy at all.

Strangely, my copy still used the print master of the 1988 VHS release instead of the newer 1991 master (the newer one w/ the 1989 Walt Disney Classics ("Sorcerer Mickey II / Shiny Diamond") logo and the BVFDC logo completely omitted), in which my copy still opened with:
 * 1) Red-orange warning screens (1984-1991) (Rare 1987-1988 slide-showed variant)
 * 2) Walt Disney Classics logo ("Cheesy Diamond", 1984-1988) (Rare 1987-1988 fade-shortened variant)
 * 3) MPAA G rating bumper ("White Stripe", 1970-1972) (from the film's 1974 theatrical re-release) (Weird freeze-framed variant)
 * 4) 1954 Buena Vista Film Distribution Company logo (plastered over the original RKO-Radio Pictures logo, though the opening fanfare is still intact)
 * 5) Opening titles to the film

Then, after the film itself is over, there is nothing at the end of the tape at all, other than just about a minute of black screen and a few seconds of full-screen static.

The more-common copies, not just printed around this time, but even in 1988, reused the 1987 master, which used the same opening contents, but with the MPAA rating bumper and the 1954 BVFDC logo completely omitted. In addition, copies from this time using the '92 ink-label would use the '91 master (the one with the 1989 Walt Disney Classics logo ("Sorcerer Mickey II / Shiny Diamond") and no Buena Vista logo at all) and copies from this time reusing either the '87 or '88 master usually reused the '88 Betamax-style sticker-label, so, that indicates that the copy I own is probably a rare version.

69.85.235.49 15:54, 8 November 2022 (UTC)