Walt Disney Television: Difference between revisions

Disney's TV output from 1954 until 1981 (the anthology series, ''Zorro'', ''Mickey Mouse Club'') had no in-credit text for "Walt Disney Productions" at all, only a copyright stamp at the end of the closing credits; also, the company didn't have its own television arm until 1983 as "Walt Disney Pictures Television". The name Disney obviously required no indication, unlike other studios. Syndication of Disney's library was done by [[SFM Entertainment]]. The original ''Mickey Mouse Club'', ''The Mouse Factory'', and the 1970s revival of ''MMC'' were the only programs made available through syndication; in the days before the Disney Channel, the lesser movies and the short cartoons were seen only on the anthology series, while the animated films and first-tier live-action films were, of course, re-issued to theaters. When the anthology series moved to CBS however, this changed. In 2000, Walt Disney Television was folded into [[ABC Studios|Touchstone Television]] (now [[ABC Signature]]) while its name continued to be used on new cartoons from Walt Disney Television Animation (now [[Disney Television Animation]], which is now a unit of Disney Branded Television) until 2003, when it disappeared for good.

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*A rare version of the logo appears on a 1986 NBC airing of ''Walt Disney's Dumbo''.

'''FX/SFX:''' None.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The closing theme of the show.

===2nd Logo (September 14, 1985-August 17, 2004, March 25, 2005)===  

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'''Nicknames:''' "The Castle", "Blue Castle", "Magic Kingdom"

'''Logo:''' A shortened version of the 1985 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo, starting with the white ball of light forming the words "WALT DiSNEY", but with the word "{{Font|Courier|'''TELEVISION'''}}" below it instead. A white circular line is drawn over the castle. Two main variants of this are known:

* 1986-2004: The logo is in the style of the 1985 variant of the then-current movie logo, but the background is {{font color|royalblue|royal blue}} and the castle is in {{font color|cornflowerblue|cornflower blue}}.

* 1998-2005: The logo is in the style of the 1990 variant of the then-current movie logo, but the background is a {{Font color|#88baba|grayish aquamarine}}. The URL "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''www.disney.com'''}}" is seen below, although sometimes this was omitted. Usually there is no ball of light in this variant with the castle and the "WALT DISNEY" name already formed, but in an extremely rare case from 2000, the text and the URL appeared from a flash of light, no longer from a ball of light like the 1986 variant. This was also used with the [[Buena Vista International Television]] logo.

'''Variants:'''

* A still variant exists on the 1986 TV special ''Disney's Living Seas''.

* On [https://youtu.be/GHyoDOe5qwk?t=929 one episode] of ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'', the arc fades away after it's drawn, just like the movie logo at the end of ''Fantasia 2000'' and ''The Emperor's New Groove''.

'''FX/SFX:''' The 1985 version is cel-animated, while the 1998 version is digitally animated.

'''Music/Sounds:'''

* September 14, 1985-1988: A light 6-note synth tune, with the 5th note particularly rolled. This logo was played on the Roland Alpha Juno keyboard (which the patch was Bell-Chimes #1).

* 1987-March 25, 2005: A 6-note orchestral fanfare based on "When You Wish Upon a Star" played on brass instruments. This piece of music was previously used as a bumper for ''The Magical World of Disney''.

'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''

* When ''Mary Poppins'' aired on CBC in 1988, the logo played at the end of the film with a different fanfare using "When You Wish Upon a Star" as its basis. Said composition was commonly used as a bumper for ''The Disney Sunday Movie''.

* On ''Disney's Christmas Fantasy on Ice'', an alternate, more majestic and fast-paced 6-note fanfare, also based on "When You Wish Upon a Star", was used.

'''Availability:''' Uncommon.

* This can be seen for a split second at the end of some early '90s VHS releases of ''The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', at the end of the closing credits for episodes like "The Great Honey Pot Robbery".

* This logo made its final appearance on the final episode of ''Teamo Supremo'' which aired on August 17, 2004, but it made a surprise appearance on the ''Kim Possible'' episode "Showdown at the Crooked D" which aired on March 25, 2005.

'''Legacy:''' This is a very iconic logo and a favorite of many, especially due to the beautiful music used from 1987 to 2008.

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'''Nicknames:''' "Abstract Castle", "Multicolored Kingdom", "Rainbow Disney Castle"

'''Logo:''' On a {{Font color|#4A0082|shady indigo blue}} background, we see the familiar Disney stylized, segmented castle (as seen in the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo), but shaded (from top to bottom) {{Font color|red|red}}, {{Font color|orange|orange}}, and {{Font color|gold|yellow}}. The white arch is already there, as is the "WALT DiSNEY" wordmark below, but with "{{font|Times New Roman|Television}}". The arch sparkles from right to left (in the same vein as said movie logo) as the words cross-fade to "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed by Buena Vista Television}}" or "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed By Buena Vista International Inc.}}"

'''Later variant:'''

* In this version, the castle and text have been slightly separated, the text is now solid white and the "WALT DiSNEY" wordmark has now taken on its familiar form by becoming bolder, the "sparkles" are now smaller and slower, the background is now clearer, and the [[Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution|Buena Vista Television]] reference has been removed. The background would later change to a purple-black gradient in 1995.

'''Trivia:''' In the first version of the logo, the words "Produced by Walt Disney" can be seen if one looks closely when the text crossfades. A clear image of this does not exist, but it can be briefly glimpsed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NDkV33_qyU here] during the crossfade.

'''Variants:'''

* There is a variant that completely lacks any animation, leaving the text entirely still with no cross-fading. The ''Winnie the Pooh Learning'' videos had this still logo as well as UK Disney Cinemagic overseas airing of the season 1 ''Timon & Pumbaa'' episode ''Yukon Con'' and some season 1 ''Jungle Cubs'' episodes (plastering the 2nd logo), though other shows (such as VHS releases of ''The Little Mermaid: The Series'' (plastering the previous logo), several shows on Disney+, overseas airings of ''Recess'', ''Dinosaurs'', some episodes of ''Timon & Pumbaa'', the ''Jungle Cubs'' episodes ''Feather Brains''/''Benny & Clyde'', ''Waiting For Baloo''/''Tree for Two'', and ''Nice Tiger''/''Sleepless in the Jungle'', and iTunes releases of ''Darkwing Duck'') may have animation but no text fading.

'''Logo:''' Against a white background, we see Goofy appear upside down from the top-left corner with a quizzical look on his face. As his expression changes from a confused one to an excited one, the logo zooms out to reveal it's on a white filmstrip, superimposed on a {{Font color|#0037DE|shaded blue}} gradient background decorated with black drawings of the typical castle. The text "WALT DiSNEY {{Font|Times New Roman|Television}}" (with "WALT DiSNEY" in its corporate font) can be seen below the white filmstrip, then after a few seconds it changes to the "{{Font|Times New Roman|Distributed By Buena Vista Television}}" text.

'''FX/SFX:''' Cel animation.

'''Variant:''' There is a longer version where we see Goofy's legs first, then the legs, walk off, and the animation continues as normal.

'''Music/Sounds:''' None or the ending theme of the show.

'''Availability:''' Extinct.

* It was originally seen on the 1991-1992 season of ''The Disney Afternoon'' and ''A Goof Troop Christmas: Have Yourself a Goofy Little Christmas''.

* Also seen on ''The Disney Day Off'' on WGN.

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'''Nicknames:''' "The CGI Castle", "CGI Magic Kingdom", "CGI Disney Castle", "Cinderella Castle", "Ultra Majestic Castle", "The Happiest Place on Earth"

'''Logo:''' We see the completed 2006 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo, with "{{Font|Times New Roman|STUDIOS}}" instead of "{{Font|Times New Roman|PICTURES}}".

'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the movie logo, designed by yU+co and animated by WētāFX.  

'''Music/Sounds:''' The ending theme of the show.

'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. This was only seen on ''A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa''. Despite being used once, this is also currently used as a corporate logo for the main Disney studio.

'''Final Note:''' All Disney-owned live-action shows are currently produced by [[ABC Signature]] and [[20th Television]] while animated shows owned by Disney are currently produced by [[Disney Television Animation]] and [[20th Television Animation]].

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