The first few releases and One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) were released on standard discs. Only sets sold during the first few months of a Platinum Edition's window of availability are sold with a slipcover.ĭiscs in the collection have also gone through transformations over the years. 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.
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Lady and the Tramp (1955) was the first DVD in the series to use a more standard slipcase without a flap. 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. It was released on VHS in Brazil and on DVD in the UK as a Collector's gift set. 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. Such out-of-print titles usually demand a significant premium given their considerable value to collectors.Īlice 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. 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, Barnes&, and eBay. Since then, the interim between each re-issue of a particular film has been shortened to seven years. The original plan for the Platinum Edition was that the films would be re-issued for a limited time, once every ten years. 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 last two releases in the series, Sleeping Beauty in October 2008 and Pinocchio (1940) in March 2009, were also released on Blu-ray Disc. 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. Starting in 2005, a Platinum Edition was released twice a year, one in October and one in February or March. In May 2003, Disney announced that it would be adding the next four best-selling titles to the collection. Due to underwhelming box office results, a planned IMAX release for Aladdin (1992) was scrapped and the practice was discontinued.
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. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first film released in the series, in 2001. Originally, the line consisted of the company's ten best-selling VHS titles and would be released in October of each year.
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