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|disneyvideos.jpg|8th Logo (as Disney Videos) (Fall 1994-June 14, 2005)

|wdhv1998.jpg|9th Logo (February 1998-May 8, 2001)}}

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|WDHV2006Blue16-9.png.png|Logo (July 17, 2001-February 5, 2008, late-2011 in VCDs)

WDHV1983UK.jpg|1981 International variant (with different "Home Video" font)

Walt Disney Home Video (Italy, 1980).jpg|Italian variant

Wdhvdc.jpg|Disney Channel variant.

Walt Disney Home Video ("Walt Disney and You", 1983).jpg|"Walt Disney and You" promo variant.

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'''Variants:'''

*On some Italian tapes, a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} VHS cover is seen on a wooden table, with the "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}} HOME VIDEO" print logo and the cartoon version of Sorcerer Mickey on it. Then it opens to reveal the logo's animation, and the whole thing plays as normal.

*On international tapes, the logo does not have a drop shadow and is shifted lower, so that the text is now centered. The fanfare is also in a low tone.

*Releases of Disney Channel original programming & films from the time, such as ''Lots of Luck'' and ''Welcome to Pooh Corner: Too Smart for Strangers'', use a special version. It is detailed on the [[Disney Channel Originals]] page.

'''Technique:''' Rotoscoped cel animation.

'''Audio:''' Same as the Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo.

'''Audio Variants:'''

wdhvfinnish.jpg|Finnish "ESITTÄÄ" variant

wdhvsillysimphonies.jpg|"Silly Symphonies" variant

donaldduck50.jpg|"Donald Duck's 50 Crazy Years" variant

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***'''Tall, narrow font in all uppercase:''' Italy, Spain, Finland

***'''Bold, rounded font in all lowercase:''' Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Germany.

**Later on, during the zoom into the castle gates, the logo cuts to the 5th logo. This variant can be seen on some Scandinavian Disney tapes released in 1986 and 1987 (examples are the 1986 Finnish and Swedish VHS releases of ''The Sword in the Stone'').

***Another version of this variant, as seen on a European Spanish promotional VHS release for the Disney Channel, ends with simply the logo shining. Another version of the Spanish variant has the logo change into the 4th domestic logo, but this time it has "PRESENTA".

'''Availability:'''  The standard version is only seen on Disney's DTV series of music video collections released in the period. The alternative versions are seen mostly on early demo tapes.

===4th Logo (1984-1986, 1999-2001)===

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'''Variants:'''

'''Audio:''' None. For the ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' variant, the music accompanying the rest of the trailer plays in the background as an announcer says "Walt Disney Home Video proudly presents".

===5th Logo (September 23, 1986-November 6, 2001)===

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'''Trivia:'''

*This logo was used in foreign countries from April 1987 to early 1995. Some of the last titles to have this logo overseas were the Spanish-language version of ''Disney's Sing Along Songs: Friend Like Me'', a rental tape of ''Man of the House'' from the UK, and the Latin American VHS prints of ''The Lion King''. Also, in North America, while this logo was primarily used from 1986-1992, this became an alternate logo beginning in 1991; from then on, this logo was usually reserved for tapes of ''Disney's Sing Along Songs'' or releases of some television series. This is also an animated version of the WDHV print logo from 1984 until 1995.

*The text may vary from a {{color|#E02268|magenta}} color (which seems more common) to a regular {{color|red}} color (as in picture #1) or a {{color|orangered|vermilion}} color (as in the "ALSO FROM" variant picture).

*On some tapes, the Mickey part is replaced with the spark swirling around in slow-mo until the regular animation plays. This was seen on the 1987 Classics LaserDiscs of ''Pinocchio'' and ''Sleeping Beauty'', the 1991 VHS release of ''Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree'', and early volumes of ''Dinosaurs''.

*''Wonderworks'' releases also had the tail end of this logo (with "presents") segue into the ''Wonderworks'' logo.

*On the 1990 VHS release of ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', this logo is shown without Mickey, leaving a blank space until the spark writes out the words.

'''Audio Variants:'''

*A few releases that use this logo before the previews have Brian Cummings saying "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video." This would be used for the short version on the 1991 video release of ''The Jungle Book'', and for the long version on ''DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' and early prints of ''Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken''.

*On the 1991 VHS releases of ''Lantern Hill'' and ''Looking for Miracles'', the short version of the above variant is used, but Brian Cummings says "New, from Walt Disney Home Video!" over the logo.

*The tail end of the 5th logo variant can be seen at the end of a late 1980s Japanese VHS promo.

*The archive footage may be slightly different in some tapes.

*Sometimes, the logo is on a {{color|blue}}/black gradient background and doesn't zoom out.

*A Japanese variant uses different clips, has the music cut off, and starts with the Bandai Video Network logo, then fading to the end of the 5th WDHV logo, with these clips afterwards.

Walt Disney Home Video (1991, variant).jpg|"Available Now on LaserDisc" variant

brightbeginings.jpg|"Bright Beginnings" variant

Walt Disney Home Video (1991, Presents).jpg|Silver "Walt Disney Home Video Presents" variant.

Walt Disney Home Video (1999, superimposed) 1.png|Superimposed variant #1

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'''Trivia:'''  

*While the "NOW YOU CAN OWN THESE HIT TITLES..." screen appears on reprints of ''The Rocketeer'', rental pressings of the tape have no logo whatsoever.

*VHS releases in Argentina from Gativideo still used this logo until 2006, while the 2001 WDHE logo is on their corresponding DVD counterparts.

*The silver variant strangely appears instead of the standard 8th logo during the trailer for ''Walt Disney Film Classics: The Fantastic Adventures Series'', seen on all four tapes in that collection. It also made a surprise appearance on side 4 of the 1996 Deluxe CAV LaserDisc of ''Toy Story'', at the beginning of the bonus feature featuring the first five Pixar shorts (titled "Early Pixar Computer Animation"), including the unedited version of ''Knick Knack''.

**There is also a version in a promo where the logo is already formed, but the text "What is missing from your collection?" fades in from left to right.

*There was also a Japanese version of this logo introduced in 1997; where the gradient background is {{color|darkmagenta|purple}}/{{color|#B57EDC|lavender}} (this also appears on some UK VHS releases, e.g. ''My Favorite Martian'').

*A variant with the gradient background being {{color|lightgray|light gray}}/white, with the logo elements casting a shadow on the floor, appears before the anti-piracy video on Argentinian tapes of the period, as well as certain 1994 Mexican tapes.

*On some German tapes, the logo is extended, with the screen flowing through the copyright notice, with differently colored rectangles being put on each other with a phrase on each separate rectangle leaving behind the following message: "{{Tt|Liebe Videofreunde!|Dear video friends!}} ({{color|darkmagenta|purple}} rectangle, white text) {{Tt|Willkommen in der wunderbaren welt von Walt Disney!|Welcome to the wonderful world of Walt Disney!}} ({{color|gold|yellow}} rectangle, {{color|red}} text) {{Tt|Unsere Videofilme zeichnen sich dadurch aus, daß sind für die ganze Familie gedacht sind, Spaß machen, die Fantasie anregen, und wichtige moralische Werte vermitteln!|Our video films are characterized by the fact that they are intended for the whole family, are fun, stimulate the imagination and convey important moral values!}} ({{color|#00DF00|green}} rectangle, white text) {{Tt|Wir empfehlen, daß sich Ihre Kinder nur Programme anschauen, die für ihr Alter geeignet sind.|We recommend that your children only watch programs that are suitable for their age.}} ({{color|darkmagenta|purple}} rectangle, white text) {{Tt|Deshalb möchten wir Sie bitten, auf die Einstufung der Freiwilligen Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (FSK) zu achten, die die Freigabe eines Films ab einer bestimmten Altersgruppe beurteilt!|Therefore, we would like to ask you to pay attention to the classification of the Voluntary Self-Regulation of the Movie Industry (FSK), which judges the release of a film from a certain age group! It would be ideal if you experience the film together with your children!}} ({{color|gold|yellow}} rectangle, {{color|red}} text, FSK label saying "{{Tt|Freigegeben ohne Altersbeschränkung gemäß § 7 JÖSchG FSK|Released without age restriction according to Par. 7 of FSK's Youth Protection Act}}") appears) Ideal wäre es, wenn Sie den Film gemeinsam mit Ihren Kinder erleben! ({{color|#00DF00|green}} rectangle, white text) {{Tt|Disney wünscht Ihnen dabei viel Vergnügen!|Disney wishes you a lot of fun!}} ({{color|darkmagenta|purple}} rectangle, white text)". At the end of the warning, the {{color|darkmagenta|purple}} cubes cover the last rectangle and the animation continues normally, except that the slogan "{{Tt|BEGEISTERN EIN LEBEN LANG|Entertainment for a Lifetime}}" appears below.

*Commercials for Disney Hebrew VHS releases replace the word "VIDEOS" with "{{tt|למכירה בווידאו|For Sale on Video}}". One variant uses a different font than the other.

*There is also a different variant on promos from Australia, Japan and some trailers from the UK where the "VIDEOS" banner is glowing in white, there is a sparkle on the Mickey Mouse icon and on "{{color|red|Di{{Small|SNEY}}}}", and it has darker shadows and brighter colors. A Japanese version has a bigger {{color|#00DF00|green}} banner.

*A singular variant found on Italian tapes has the "S" part of the "VIDEOS" banner cut off, leaving only "VIDEO". A version of this has the logo slowed down and with a copyright notice on the bottom right.

*A 2-D version of this logo appears at the beginning of Disney promos on Brazilian tapes. This can be seen in animated and still forms. The animated version has the rectangles flying in to form the logo.

*A different variant was spotted on Mexican tapes: the background is {{color|darkmagenta|purple}} with a "Di{{Small|SNEY}}" wallpaper. The Mickey Mouse balls (which now have a {{color|darkgreen|greenish}} tint) are seen floating around, then many {{color|gold|yellow}} pieces fall from the top of the screen and form an oval. The words "{{color|red|Di{{Small|SNEY}}}}" and "{{color|darkgreen|VIDEOS}}" zoom out and place themselves on the oval while the Mickey Mouse icon moves to the top of the oval.

*A variant found on a German DVD/VHS promo of ''Dinosaur'' (''Dinosaurier'') has the logo next to the [[Disney DVD]] logo in a black background.

*A Japanese TV commercial has the logo placed on a Christmas tree.

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Walt Disney Home Video (1998, superimposed).png|Superimposed variant

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'''Variants:'''

*There is a variant, also with smaller text, where the text is in a slightly different font and is two-dimensional; this one especially looks similar to the 1983 movie logo.

*A prototype of this logo with gold text appears on the demo VHS of ''RocketMan'', where the text is in a slightly different font and "HOME VIDEO" is smaller than "WALT DISNEY".  

'''Technique:''' None.

wdhegermanwarning.jpg|German warning screen variant

wdhegermanwarning2.jpg|Alternate German warning screen variant

wdhejppromo.jpg|Japanese promotional variant (Purple background)

wdhesppromo.jpg|Spanish promotional variant (Blue background)

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'''Trivia:''' The appearance and positioning (albeit different from this and the next logo below) of the "Di{{Small|SNEY}}" text would be used to replace the "W{{Small|ALT}} Di{{Small|SNEY}} PICTURES" text on current films starting in 2011 with ''The Muppets'', only it would appear out of the pixie dust coming out of the castle gate, instead of simply fading in.

'''Audio:''' The overture from ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (also used as the theme of the 1991 [[Morgan Creek Entertainment|Morgan Creek]] logo, albeit a short version), composed by Michael Kamen. On the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' clip, we hear Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp) say "We have our heading.", and on the ''Peter Pan'' clip, we hear the titular character (voiced by Bobby Driscoll) say "Here we GOOOOO!" After the ''Peter Pan'' clip, an announcer says "From the magic within our hearts... to the adventure beyond the horizon... there is only one Disney." After the announcer finishes speaking, the fanfare rises to a beautiful, triumphant state and ends with a majestic climax with an added cymbal sound.

'''Availability:''' This is considered to be more of a promo than a regular logo.  

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'''Variants:'''

*May 20, 2008-August 12, 2014 (2015 in the Philippines): The logo starts exactly at the arc drawing, and cuts in from black.

*November 16, 2010: The regular film logo is used as a de-facto home video logo. Only appears on the 2010 Blu-ray 3D release of ''A Christmas Carol''.

'''Audio:'''  

*November 16, 2010-August 12, 2014: The full 2006 theme, written and composed by Mark Mancina, and co-arranged and orchestrated by David Metzger.

*2011-2012: The logo is silent.