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Walt Disney Platinum Editions were a line of VHS tapes, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs released by Walt Disney (Studios) Home Entertainment between 2001 and 2009. The series featured digitally remastered versions of several of the most popular Disney animated features.

History[]

Overview[]

Originally, the line consisted of the company's ten best-selling VHS titles and would be released in October of each year. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first film released in the series, in 2001. The two following titles, Beauty and the Beast (1991) and The Lion King (1994) were released in IMAX and other giant screen theaters during the holiday season before their respective October DVD release. Due to underwhelming box office results, a planned IMAX release for Aladdin (1992) was scrapped and the practice was discontinued.

In May 2003, Disney announced that it would be adding the next four best-selling titles to the collection. Starting in 2005, a Platinum Edition was released twice a year, one in October and one in February or March. The first eight Platinum Editions, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in October 2001 to The Little Mermaid in January 2007, were also available on VHS. The last two releases in the series, Sleeping Beauty in October 2008 and Pinocchio (1940) in March 2009, were also released on Blu-ray Disc. In addition to the two discs for the movie and bonus features, the Blu-ray releases also include a DVD of the movie for travel purposes and to lure consumers without Blu-ray players into helping to boost sales.

The original plan for the Platinum Edition was that the films would be re-issued for a limited time, once every ten years. Since then, the interim between each re-issue of a particular film has been shortened to seven years. As of now, all 13 releases in the Platinum Editions line are no longer available in retail stores, and can only be found through specialized sales markets, or websites such as Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and eBay. Such out-of-print titles usually demand a significant premium given their considerable value to collectors.

Alice in Wonderland (1951), Dumbo (1941), and Fantasia were also originally intended to be part of the Platinum Edition line; however, due to a presumed schedule mix-up, they were all released as special editions that were not part of the Platinum Editions.

Packaging[]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was packaged in a double-sized keepcase, and to date has been the only Platinum Edition DVD without a slip-cover. It was released on VHS in Brazil and on DVD in the UK as a Collector's gift set. From Beauty and the Beast (1991) to Cinderella (1950), Platinum Editions were packaged in a dual-disc DVD case with a slipcase, with a book-like velcro flap which, when opened, gave an overview of the DVD's special features. Lady and the Tramp (1955) was the first DVD in the series to use a more standard slipcase without a flap. The slipcase for The Little Mermaid then featured embossed character art, and the releases for Peter Pan (1953) through Pinocchio (1940) featured both holographic artwork and embossing. Only sets sold during the first few months of a Platinum Edition's window of availability are sold with a slipcover.

Discs in the collection have also gone through transformations over the years. The first few releases and One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) were released on standard discs. Cinderella (1950) then featured their main characters upon the discs themselves as did The Little Mermaid. The latest change has been the addition of holographic images used on Lady and the Tramp (1955), Peter Pan (1953), and The Jungle Book (1967).

Beginning with The Lion King (1994), as an option for customers, select Platinum Edition DVDs were also made available in gift set editions, which included the standard retail DVD as well as supplements such as original animation sketches, a film frame, and a companion book. Some titles featured as Collector's Gift Sets are exclusive to certain countries as well, such as The Jungle Book (1967) and One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) in the United Kingdom and Germany only, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Peter Pan (1953) in the UK only.

The VHS releases of the first four Platinum Editions were packaged in white clamshells, while Bambi and Cinderella (1950) had cardboard cases. The Blu-ray Platinum Edition of Sleeping Beauty comes with a slipcover similar to those used from 2002-2005, with a book-like velcro flap and an overview of bonus features inside.

Restoration[]

Each film in the Platinum Edition series is given a restoration, and generally presented in their original aspect ratios, except for a few exceptions:

Despite this, these widescreen films are however presented as cropped pan-and-scan versions as opposed to keeping their widescreen formats (with letterboxing) on their VHS counterparts. Most of the films in the collection are digitally restored from their original negatives, undergoing digital clean-up processes to remove dust, dirt, and scratches. Snow White and Bambi have featurettes detailing the restoration process included on the set as bonus features.

Three of the Platinum Edition releases - Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and The Lion King (1994) - were produced using Disney's Computer Animation Production System (CAPS), and were instead sourced straight from the digital masters used to create the film. Each of these three films also featured retouched and re-cleaned-up animation, alterations done to prepare the films for IMAX release.

Each film's soundtrack is also remixed into Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Earlier films in the series, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were originally released with monaural soundtracks (Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Sleeping Beauty were recorded and released with stereophonic soundtracks, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and The Jungle Book (1967)'s music scores were also recorded stereophonically), and the new mixes created for Platinum Edition releases featured a combination of uses of original sound elements used in the original mix and rechanneling techniques. Later films in the series (including two, Aladdin (1992) and The Lion King (1994), which were originally produced in 5.1) featured surround sound mixes specifically tailored to home theater audiences, branded by the company as "Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mixes". For the most part, the original mixes are also included.

Special features[]

DVDs in this series typically contain a significant amount of bonus material, primarily housed on the second disc of the set so as to allow for a high-bitrate transfer of the feature. Many of the titles feature "making-of" documentaries that run from as little as a half-hour to an hour in length. The three exceptions are The Lion King (1994), Aladdin (1992), and Peter Pan (1953). The Lion King (1994) and Aladdin (1992) both utilize a navigation system of multiple featurettes that can be played individually or together, while Peter Pan (1953) simply re-uses a brief 15-minute documentary from 1998.

Other typical features include audio commentaries (not available on Bambi, Cinderella (1950), Lady and the Tramp (1955), or One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)), art and image galleries, deleted scenes, early storyboard reels, and bonus Disney short subjects. Contemporary publicity material available on each set may include trailers, music videos, radio programs, newsreel footage, and episodes of the Disney anthology television series, although the exact features included vary from set to set. Features aimed at more general family audiences and children are also included, such as set-top games and music video renditions of Disney songs by contemporary pop artists and/or Disney Channel stars.

Music videos[]

List of Walt Disney Platinum Editions[]

# Film Release Date Moratorium Notes
1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

October 9, 2001 (DVD)
November 27, 2001 (VHS)

January 31, 2002 Collector's Gift Set (UK only). First DVD release to contain the 2001-07 Disney DVD logo.
2 Beauty and the Beast (1991) October 8, 2002 (DVD and VHS) January 31, 2003 Trilogy box set with Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World.
3 The Lion King (1994) October 7, 2003 (DVD and VHS) January 31, 2005 Collector's Gift Set.

The only Platinum film to contain the 2000-06 Walt Disney Pictures flashlight logo (used from Dinosaur).
Trilogy box set with The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1½.

4 Aladdin (1992) October 5, 2004 (DVD and VHS) January 31, 2008 Collector's Gift Set.
Trilogy box set with The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves.
5 Bambi (1942) March 1, 2005 (DVD and VHS) January 31, 2007 First Platinum film released in Spring instead of Fall.
Last Platinum film to be THX-Certified.
6 Cinderella (1950) October 4, 2005 (DVD and VHS) January 31, 2008 Last Platinum film released on VHS for the public.
Collector's Gift Set. Final Platinum Edition release to contain the 2001-07 Disney DVD logo.
Trilogy box set with Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (Japan only).
7 Lady and the Tramp (1955)

February 28, 2006 (DVD)
May 16, 2006 (VHS)

January 31, 2007 First Platinum film released on VHS for Disney Movie Club members.
First Platinum film released with Fast Play. First Platinum Edition release to contain the 2005-07 Disney DVD logo.
8 The Little Mermaid (1989)

October 3, 2006 (DVD)
January 3, 2007 (VHS)

January 30, 2009 Second and last Platinum film released on VHS for Disney Movie Club members and the last Platinum film released on VHS. Second and last Platinum Edition release to contain the 2005-07 Disney DVD logo.
Trilogy box set with The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning.
9 Peter Pan (1953) March 6, 2007 (DVD) January 30, 2009 Collector's Gift Set (UK only). First Platinum Edition released with Disney Movie Rewards and the first DVD to contain the 2007-14 Disney DVD logo.
Trilogy box set with Return to Never Land and Tinker Bell.
10 The Jungle Book (1967) October 2, 2007 (DVD) January 30, 2010 The final Platinum Edition release to contain the 2001-08 Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo.
11 One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) March 4, 2008 (DVD) January 30, 2010 Collector's Gift Set (UK, Germany and Brazil). The first Platinum Edition release to contain the “There is only one Disney” promo.
Ultimate 4-Movie Collection box set with 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, 101 Dalmatians (1996), and 102 Dalmatians.

First Platinum film to contain the 2006-22 Walt Disney Pictures logo.

12 Sleeping Beauty (1959) October 7, 2008 (DVD and Blu-ray) January 30, 2010 Collector's Gift Set (UK and Germany only).
First Platinum film released on Blu-ray Disc.
13 Pinocchio (1940) March 10, 2009 (DVD and Blu-ray) April 30, 2011 Second and last Platinum film released on Blu-ray Disc.

Last Platinum film to contain the 2006-22 Walt Disney Pictures logo (closing only).

Cover galleries[]

Platinum Edition VHS tapes[]

Platinum Edition DVDs[]

Platinum Edition Blu-rays[]

Collector's Gift Sets/Trilogy Box Sets[]

Trailers[]

See also[]


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Editions
Walt Disney Classics • Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection • Walt Disney Limited Issues • Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection • Walt Disney Platinum Editions • Walt Disney Diamond Editions • Walt Disney Signature Collection • Disney Special Edition releases • Disney 2-Movie Collections • Disney 3-Movie Collections • Disney 4-Movie Collections • Disney Movie Club DVDs • Walt Disney Treasures • Disney Blu-ray 3D • Disney·Pixar Classics • Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection • Ghibli ga Ippai Collection • Studio Ghibli Collection (North America) • Collection Studio Ghibli (France)
Animated Films
Walt Disney Animation Studios films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) • Pinocchio (1940) • Fantasia (1940) • Dumbo (1941) • Bambi (1942) • Saludos Amigos (1942) • The Three Caballeros (1944) • Make Mine Music (1946) • Fun and Fancy Free (1947) • Melody Time (1948) • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) • Cinderella (1950) • Alice in Wonderland (1951) • Peter Pan (1953) • Lady and the Tramp (1955) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) • The Sword in the Stone (1963) • The Jungle Book (1967) • The Aristocats (1970) • Robin Hood (1973) • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) • The Rescuers (1977) • The Fox and the Hound (1981) • The Black Cauldron (1985) • The Great Mouse Detective (1986) • Oliver & Company (1988) • The Little Mermaid (1989) • The Rescuers Down Under (1990) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • The Lion King (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • Hercules (1997) • Mulan (1998) • Tarzan (1999) • Fantasia 2000 (1999) • Dinosaur (2000) • The Emperor's New Groove (2000) • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) • Lilo & Stitch (2002) • Treasure Planet (2002) • Brother Bear (2003) • Home on the Range (2004) • Chicken Little (2005) • Meet the Robinsons (2007) • Bolt (2008) • The Princess and the Frog (2009) • Tangled (2010) • Winnie the Pooh (2011) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Frozen (2013) • Big Hero 6 (2014) • Zootopia (2016) • Moana (2016) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) • Frozen II (2019) • Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) • Encanto (2021) • Strange World (2022) • Wish (2023)
Pixar films Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (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) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023) • Inside Out 2 (2024)
Disney Princess films 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) • Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Disney Fairies films Tinker Bell (2008) • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) • Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010) • Secret of the Wings (2012) • The Pirate Fairy (2014) • Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015)
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 • 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 • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins • 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 • The Bob's Burgers Movie
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 • Bridge to Terabithia • 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 • Haunted Mansion (2023 film) • Holes • Into the Woods • James and the Giant Peach • John Carter • The Jungle Book (2016 film) • Jungle Cruise • The Lion King (2019 film) • The Little Mermaid (2023 film) • The Lone Ranger • The Love Bug • Herbie Rides Again • Herbie Goes Bananas • 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 • 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 • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man • Ant-Man and the Wasp • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania • The Avengers • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Avengers: Endgame • Avengers: Infinity War • Black Panther • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever • Black Widow • Captain America: Civil War • Captain America: The Winter Soldier • Captain Marvel • The Marvels • Deadpool & Wolverine • Doctor Strange • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness • Eternals • Guardians of the Galaxy • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 • 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: Love and Thunder • Thor: Ragnarok
20th Century Studios films X-Men: Dark Phoenix • The Art of Racing in the Rain • Ad Astra • Ford v Ferrari • Underwater • The Call of the Wild • The Creator • The New Mutants • Free Guy • West Side Story • Death on the Nile • Avatar: The Way of Water • A Haunting in Venice • Poor Things • The First Omen • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
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)
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 • The Proud Family • Quack Pack • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure • Recess • Star Wars Rebels • TaleSpin • Timon & Pumbaa • W.I.T.C.H.
Live-action shows Dinosaurs • Good Luck Charlie • Hannah Montana • Lizzie McGuire • The Mickey Mouse Club • The Suite Life of Zack and Cody/The Suite Life on Deck • That's So Raven • Walt Disney anthology series • Welcome to Pooh Corner • Wizards of Waverly Place • You and Me, Kid
Playhouse Disney/Disney Jr. Doc McStuffins • Handy Manny • Jake and the Never Land Pirates • The Lion Guard • Little Einsteins • Mickey and the Roadster Racers • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse • My Friends Tigger & Pooh • Sofia the First • The Book of Pooh
Compilation videos • Other shows
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