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<center><u>The Standard Logos and their Variations</u></center>

<u>1953-1960</u>

<u>1960-1966</u>

<u>1966-1981</u>

<u>1978</u>

<u>1979-1984</u>

<u>Walt Disney Educational Media</u>

<u>Custom Title Cards

<br>1954-1959</u>

<u>1960-1983</u>

<u>Videos</u>

<u>Logo:</u> On a {{Font color|blue|blue}}/black gradient background, we see the text "DISTRIBUTED BY Buena Vista FILM DISTRIBUTION CO., INC." in {{Font color|powderblue|pale blue}}, with "Buena Vista" in a weird signature-like logo font, and the other words in a font that looks like carved wood.

<u>Variants:</u>

<u>FX/SFX:</u> None.

<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Either a customized fanfare composed just for the movie, the beginning of the film's score, or silence.

<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u> However, there are a few recurring themes that go with this logo.

<u>Availability:</u> This logo was cut on most video releases between 1985 and 1991 (with some exceptions, including the 1986 video release of ''Sleeping Beauty'' and the 1989 video release of ''Mary Poppins''), but is now preserved on most Disney features from this era, and sometimes also replaces the still RKO logo used on earlier Disney films (such as ''Pinocchio'', ''Cinderella'', ''Peter Pan'', ''Bambi'', ''Dumbo'', ''Alice in Wonderland'', ''Treasure Island'', ''Saludos Amigos'', ''Melody Time'', ''So Dear to my Heart'' and ''Song of the South''). The only place where this is accidentally plastered over is on ''Old Yeller'', which has its custom Buena Vista music playing over the end of the Walt Disney Pictures logo. The "Film Distribution" variant made surprise reappearances on the 1974 and 1981 reissues of ''Alice in Wonderland'', despite Walt Disney himself denying the film a theatrical rerelease during his lifetime. ''The Rescuers'' version has also been restored on the 2011 DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film. While the "Color Bars" variant is not present on the Anchor Bay releases of ''The Cat from Outer Space'', the 2004 Disney release has it intact. ''Mary Poppins'' has this logo on the following releases of the film: the 1980 Betamax and VHS, the 1989 VHS, the 1998 and 2000 DVDs, and the new 2013 DVD and Blu-ray. It was replaced with the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo on the 1997 VHS release and the 3rd, and 4th DVD releases. This was also the case on ''The Aristocats'', with its logo restored beginning with the Blu-ray release; however, previous releases (such as the 1996 VHS release and the 2000 and 2008 DVD releases) had it replaced with the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo. The 1987 VHS of ''Lady and the Tramp'' had the logo blacked out (you can still hear the fanfare playing); however, it was restored on the 1998 VHS release of said film. All other 1954-1984 titles have them intact. Sometimes, the logo is preceded by the Walt Disney Pictures logo. This also appears on the 1992 and 1994 VHS releases of ''So Dear to my Heart'', albeit silent.

<u>Nicknames:</u> "The Sparkles", "Zooms"

<u>Logo:</u> On a black background, a blurry object zooms out. When it fully sharpens, it is revealed to be the text "DISTRIBUTED BY BUENA VISTA DISTRIBUTION CO., INC." (in {{Font color|royalblue|azure}}), with "BUENA VISTA" in a taller, bolder font. The words sparkle, and then fade out to be replaced by "WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS" (in white). The words then blur up again and zoom in towards us.

<u>FX/SFX:</u> The zooming, the "sparkles".

<u>Music/Sounds:</u> "Pings" timed to go with the sparkling of the words, "whoosh" noises that sound during the zooms, and a thud noise just before the "WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS" logo zooms in.

<u>Availability:</u> An oddity; only seen on ''Condorman''.

<u>Logo:</u> On a grainy {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, the words "Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution" are seen in a Times New Roman font, arranged in a stacked position in the center of the screen.

<u>Variant:</u> On ''Good Morning, Vietnam'', the words are positioned at the bottom of the screen and the word "Inc." is added to the end.

<u>FX/SFX:</u> None; just the logo either cutting or fading in and out.

<u>Music/Sounds:</u> None.

<u>Availability:</u> Rare. Seen on a few Touchstone films, such as ''Adventures in Babysitting'', ''Stakeout'', ''Can't Buy Me Love'' and ''Good Morning, Vietnam''.

<u>Logo:</u> On a black background, a {{Font color|blue|blue}} triangle rotates along the side of the screen until it's split into two triangles, all while a {{Font color|blue|blue}} diamond grows below them, and they're positioned vertically. The end result is that top half of the screen is {{Font color|blue|blue}} and the bottom half black, with a black triangle on the top half forming a stylized "A" and a {{Font color|blue|blue}} triangle on the bottom half forming a "{{Font color|blue|V}}". On the top half, the black letters "BUEN" slide in left from behind the "A", while the "{{Font color|blue|V}}" slides left to reveal the {{Font color|blue|blue}} letters "{{Font color|blue|ISTA}}". After the "BUENA {{Font color|blue|VISTA}}" text is revealed, the black words "DISTRIBUTED BY" and "PICTURES" wipe in on the top half, while the {{Font color|blue|blue}} words "{{Font color|blue|DISTRIBUTION CO., INC.}}" wipe in on the bottom half. Finally, both "A"s in "BUENA {{Font color|blue|VISTA}}" receive proper strikes through them.

<u>FX/SFX:</u> The triangles/diamonds rotating and forming, and the words sliding and revealing themselves.

<u>Music/Sounds:</u> None.

<u>Availability:</u> Only seen on the Roger Rabbit short ''Roller Coaster Rabbit''.