Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection

The brand logo as seen at the start of VHS releases.

The Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection, or the Gold Classic Collection for short, is a series of VHS and DVD releases of animated Disney films, similar to the Walt Disney Classics and Walt Disney Masterpiece Collections that preceded it. The series notably also featured the first home video release of Make Mine Music and the first VHS and DVD release of Saludos Amigos (although content from these two was cut) and the first DVD release of Toy Story.

The DVDs were similar in content to the failed Limited Issue DVDs, to the point that the Gold Collection DVDs for Pinocchio, Hercules, and Mulan were actually reissues of those films' Limited Issue DVDs. Most of the DVDs contained a few bonus features in the form of interactive read-alongs, trivia games, and sing-alongs, though some also contained making-of featurettes and bonus cartoon shorts.

Each wave of Gold Collection videos and DVDs were released on select days of each month from January 11, 2000 through March 20, 2001. However, due to subpar sales as a result of too many videos in the series being released all at once, Disney discontinued the line afterward. Sadly as a result, later releases with similar content and cover designs were not labeled as Gold Collection videos.

Many of the films released in the Gold Collection have since been released on DVD again, one of them as part of the Walt Disney Platinum Editions (and its second successor series, the Walt Disney Signature Collection) and many others released as individual "special edition" DVDs. As of 2015, Make Mine Music, Melody Time, and A Goofy Movie are the only films released in the series that have not been given new Region 1 DVD releases since then, although the latter films have been released on Blu-Ray as Disney Movie Club exclusives, one in 2019, and the other two in 2021.

The Spirit of Mickey and So Dear to My Heart were apparently going to be re-released as part of the Gold Collection (as seen on a trailer for the collection on various videos), but these videos were never released. The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Oliver & Company were also planned to be included but were cut from the collection and instead released as stand-alone videos without the "Gold Collection" banner. So Dear to My Heart was eventually released on DVD as a Disney Movie Club exclusive.

Releases

VHS Cover	DVD Cover	Film	Released	DVD bonus features	Moratorium
		Toy Story	January 11, 2000 (VHS); October 17, 2000 (DVD)	Tin Toy "You've Got a Friend in Me” music video "The Making of Toy Story"	May 1, 2003
		Mulan	February 1, 2000	Music videos "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera "True to Your Heart" by 98º and Stevie Wonder Theatrical trailer	January 31, 2002
		Pinocchio	March 7, 2000	A Wish Come True: The Making of Pinocchio Theatrical trailer	January 31, 2002
		The Aristocats	April 4, 2000	Theatrical trailer Trivia game
		The Fox and the Hound	May 2, 2000	1988 theatrical reissue trailer Read-along Trivia game
		The Three Caballeros	May 2, 2000	Cartoon shorts Don's Fountain of Youth Pueblo Pluto Original theatrical trailer
		Saludos Amigos	May 2, 2000	"South of the Border with Disney" featurette Theatrical trailers
		Make Mine Music	June 6, 2000	Cartoon shorts The Band Concert Farmyard Symphony Music Land
		Melody Time	June 6, 2000	Cartoon shorts Casey Bats Again Donald Applecore Lambert the Sheepish Lion
		Pocahontas	June 6, 2000	Music videos "Colors of the Wind" by Vanessa Williams "If I Never Knew You" by Jon Secada and Shanice
		A Goofy Movie	June 20, 2000	Trivia game Read-along Disneyland episode "The Goofy Success Story" Goof Troop episode "Calling All Goofs" "Disney Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega music video Theatrical trailer
		Fun and Fancy Free	June 20, 2000	"Mickey and the Beanstalk" read-along Trivia game "Disney Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega music video "The Story Behind Fun and Fancy Free" featurette
		Alice in Wonderland	July 4, 2000	DVD storybook Trivia game "Operation Wonderland" featurette Sing-Alongs "All in the Golden Afternoon" "The Unbirthday Song" 1974 theatrical reissue trailer
		Mary Poppins	July 4, 2000	"The Making of Mary Poppins" "Hollywood Goes to a World Premiere" Original Theatrical Trailer Trivia Game
		Robin Hood	July 4, 2000	DVD storybook Trivia game Ye Olden Days (colorized version) Sing Along "Oo-De-Lally"
		The Rescuers Down Under	August 1, 2000	Trivia Game Read-Along Storybook Original Theatrical Trailer
		Hercules	August 1, 2000	"The Making of Hercules" Go the Distance Music Video
		A Bug's Life	August 1, 2000	Geri's Game Original Outtakes Alternate Outtakes
		Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World	September 5, 2000	Little Hiawatha Trivia Game Storybook
		The Black Cauldron	October 3, 2000	"The Quest for the Black Cauldron" game Trick or Treat Still Gallery Original Theatrical Trailer
		The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	October 3, 2000	"Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" game The Legend of Sleepy Hollow storybook Sing-Along Song: The Merrily Song Lonesome Ghosts
		Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas	November 7, 2000	"Deck the Halls" music video performed by SHeDAISY "The Gift of the Magi" storybook "Deck the Halls" sing-along "Jingle Bells" sing-along
		Pete's Dragon	January 16, 2001	"Where's Elliot? The Disappearing Dragon Game" Still Frame Galleries Disney Family Album: Ken Anderson excerpt The Plausible Impossible excerpt Lighthouse Keeping Man, Monsters and Mysteries
		The Sword in the Stone	March 20, 2001	Disneyland episode "All About Magic" "Music Magic" featurette The Sword and the Stone Scrapbook Sing-Along Songs: Higitus Figitus That's What Makes the World Go Round Film Facts A Knight for a Day Brave Little Tailor
		Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 30th Anniversary Edition	March 20, 2001	"Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers" Portobello Road Recording Session Scrapbook Film Facts Reconstruction of Missing Musical Number A Step in the Right Direction 3 Original Theatrical Trailers 1979 Reissue Trailer The Vanishing Private The Worm Turns
		Oliver and Company	June 5, 2001	Lend a Paw

Similar later releases

The following videos, similar in appearance and design to the Gold Collection releases, came out after the Gold Classic Collection line was discontinued.

VHS Cover	DVD Cover	Film	Released	DVD bonus features
		Dumbo: 60th Anniversary Edition	October 23, 2001	Audio Commentary by John Canemaker Baby Mine Music Video by Michael Crawford "Celebrating Dumbo" Art Gallery Walt Disney TV Introduction Sound Design from The Reluctant Dragon Trailers (Original Theatrical Trailer and 1949) Dumbo II Sneak Peek Elmer Elephant The Flying Mouse DVD Storybook Sing-Along Songs Look Out for Mr. Stork Casey, Jr.
		Peter Pan: Special Edition	February 12, 2002	Audio Commentary by Roy E. Disney You Can Fly!: The Making of Peter Pan The Peter Pan Story Return to Never Land Sneak Peek Peter Pan Still Frame Gallery Sing-Along Song: Following the Leader Peter's Playful Prank Storybook Pirate Treasure Hunt Game
		The Hunchback of Notre Dame	March 19, 2002	The Making of The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audio commentary by Don Hahn, Kirk Wise, and Gary Trousdale Sing-Along Song - "Topsy Turvy" Multi-language reel for "A Guy Like You" Topsy Turvy Underground game
		Oliver & Company: Special Edition	May 14, 2002	"The Making of Oliver and Company" "Disney's Animated Animals: A Look at the History of Animals in Disney Films" Scrapbook Sing-Along Songs Why Should I Worry Streets of Gold Publicity Materials TV Spot Original Theatrical Trailer 1996 Trailer "Return of a Classic" Film Fun Facts Lend a Paw Puss Café
		The Great Mouse Detective	July 23, 2002	"The Making of The Great Mouse Detective" Scrapbook Donald's Crime Clock Cleaners Sing-Along Song: World's Greatest Criminal Mind
		The Rescuers	May 20, 2003	"The Ultimate Case" Game Three Blind Mouseketeers Water Birds "Under the Hat Villains" Scrapbook Sing-Along Song: Someone's Waiting For You

Trivia

• While the VHS versions use the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection logo in place of the 1991 golden-colored Walt Disney Home Video logo at the beginning, both logos use the same music. The DVD versions, however, use the 1991 Walt Disney Home Video logo.
• This is the only series of re-releases to include Pixar films (Toy Story and a Bug’s Life) as all future re-releases of these two films would be standalone re-releases and not a part of niether the Platnuim Editons or the Walt Disney Signature Collection.
• This series' release of Melody Time is censored to remove scenes involving cigarettes from the Pecos Bill segment, much like its previous 1998 VHS/Laserdisc release.
  • This one, Saludos Amigos and Make Mine Music all have an aspect ratio screen on the VHS and DVD release in this series stating that they have been "edited for content" since these three films are affected with censorship and cuts.
• Almost all the VHS tapes have the exact same opening previews, including a trailer to the then-recent direct-to-video film The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. This could be due to many videos in the series being released all at once.
• A Goofy Movie is presented as a pan-and-scan version on the Region 1 DVD, though the PAL regions have non-anamorphic widescreen formats on the DVD (the Region 2 DVD is in 1.78:1, while the Region 4 DVD is in the theatrical ratio of 1.85:1).
• Toy Story is the only Gold Collection DVD not to be released simultaneously with its VHS release.
• Additionally, Toy Story was the only Gold Collection DVD that wasnt a standalone release until 2001, instead it was in a two pack with Toy Story 2
• New VHS covers with updated images included The Aristocats, Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Pocahontas, Fun and Fancy Free, Mary Poppins, Hercules, A Bug's Life, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The Sword in the Stone, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Black Cauldron, The Rescuers Down Under, Melody Time, Make Mine Music, and Pete's Dragon.
• The 2000 release of Melody Time has a different cover featuring an image of Donald Duck as a conductor, as opposed to the 1998 Masterpiece Collection cover with Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill, Bumble Boogie, and Donald standing on a piano.

See also

• Walt Disney Classics
• Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection

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(2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) Disney Princess/Frozen films Disney Princess: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) • Cinderella (1950) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • The Little Mermaid (1989) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • Pocahontas (1995) • Mulan (1998) • The Princess and the Frog (2009) • Tangled (2010) • Brave (2012) • Moana (2016) Frozen: Frozen (2013) • Frozen II (2019) Blue Sky Studios films Spies in Disguise (2019) Other Animated films A Christmas Carol • A Goofy Movie • The Jungle Book 2 • The Nightmare Before Christmas • Piglet's Big Movie • The Pirate Fairy • Pooh's Heffalump Movie • Planes • Planes: Fire & Rescue • Return to Never Land • Secret of the Wings • Strange Magic • The Tigger Movie • Tinker Bell • Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue • Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure • The Wild Direct-to-Video films 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure • Aladdin and the King of Thieves • Atlantis: Milo's Return • Bambi II • Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas • Brother Bear 2 • Cinderella II: Dreams Come True • Cinderella III: A Twist in Time • An Extremely Goofy Movie • The Fox and the Hound 2 • The Hunchback of Notre Dame II • Kronk's New Groove • Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure • Leroy & Stitch • Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch • The Lion King 1½ • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride • The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea • Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas • Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas • Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers • Mulan II • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World • Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin • Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie • The Return of Jafar • Stitch! The Movie • Tarzan II • Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year • Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving • Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo Non-Disney films The Brave Little Toaster • Valiant Studio Ghibli films Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • Kiki's Delivery Service • Porco Rosso • Pom Poko • Whisper of the Heart • Princess Mononoke • My Neighbors the Yamadas • Spirited Away • The Cat Returns • Howl's Moving Castle • Tales from Earthsea • Ponyo • The Secret World of Arrietty • The Wind Rises • Miscellaneous Live-action feature films 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day • Alice in Wonderland (2010 film) • Aladdin (2019 film) • Alice in Wonderland (2010 film) • Alice Through The Looking Glass • A Wrinkle in Time • Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) • Bedknobs and Broomsticks • The BFG • Bedtime Stories • Beverly Hills Chihuahua • Christopher Robin • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe • The Country Bears • Cinderella (2015 film) • Cruella • The Devil and Max Devlin • Dumbo (2019 film) • Enchanted • Escape to Witch Mountain • The Finest Hours • Freaky Friday (2003 film) • G-Force • The Game Plan • The Greatest Game Ever Played • The Haunted Mansion • Holes • Into the Woods • James and the Giant Peach • John Carter • The Jungle Book (2016 film) • Jungle Cruise • The Lion King (2019 film) • The Lone Ranger • The Love Bug • Maleficent • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil • Mary Poppins • Mary Poppins Returns • Max Keeble's Big Move • McFarland, USA • Million Dollar Arm • Mulan (2020 film) • The Muppets • The Muppet Christmas Carol • Muppets Most Wanted • Muppet Treasure Island • National Treasure • National Treasure: Book of Secrets • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms • Old Yeller • Oz the Great and Powerful • The Parent Trap • The Parent Trap (1998) • Pete's Dragon • Pete's Dragon (2016 film) • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl • Pollyanna • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time • The Princess Diaries • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement • Queen of Katwe • The Santa Clause • The Santa Clause 2 • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause • Saving Mr. Banks • Snowball Express • So Dear To My Heart • The Sorcerer's Apprentice • Swiss Family Robinson • The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men • Tomorrowland • Tron • Tron: Legacy • Who Framed Roger Rabbit Disneynature films African Cats • Bears • Born in China • Chimpanzee • The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos • Earth • Monkey Kingdom • Oceans • Wings of Life Disney Channel Original Movies Camp Rock • The Cheetah Girls • Descendants • Halloweentown • High School Musical • Twitches • Zombies • Miscellaneous Lucasfilm films Rogue One: A Star Wars Story • Solo: A Star Wars Story • Star Wars: The Force Awakens • Star Wars: The Last Jedi • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man • Ant-Man and the Wasp • The Avengers • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Avengers: Endgame • Avengers: Infinity War • Black Panther • Black Widow • Captain America: Civil War • Captain America: The Winter Soldier • Captain Marvel • Doctor Strange • Eternals • Guardians of the Galaxy • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings • Spider-Man: Far From Home • Spider-Man: Homecoming • Spider-Man: No Way Home • Iron Man 3 • Thor: The Dark World • Thor: Ragnarok 20th Century Studios films X-Men: Dark Phoenix • Stuber • The Art of Racing in the Rain • Ad Astra • Ford v Ferrari • Underwater • The Call of the Wild • The New Mutants • Free Guy • The Eyes of Tammy Faye • West Side Story Animated shorts Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections • Cartoon Classics (Limited Gold Editions) • Mini Classics • Favorite Stories (UK Equivalent: Storybook Favorites) • Classic Cartoon Favorites • Mickey and Friends' Greatest Hits (Outside USA) • Funny Factory • It's a Small World of Fun! • Timeless Tales (UK Equivalent: Walt Disney's Fables) • Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films • Have a Laugh! • Miscellaneous • Pixar • Disney Cartoon Festival (Japan only) • Celebrating Mickey Television shows Animated shows 101 Dalmatians • Adventures of the Gummi Bears • Aladdin • Bonkers • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers • Darkwing Duck • Doug • DuckTales • Elena of Avalor • Gargoyles • Goof Troop • Gravity Falls • Jungle Cubs • Kim Possible • The Little Mermaid • The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh • Phineas and Ferb • Quack Pack • Recess • Star Wars Rebels • TaleSpin • Timon & Pumbaa • W.I.T.C.H. 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