Buena Vista Pictures Distribution: Difference between revisions

The Buena Vista distribution company was established in 1953 after Walt Disney broke off his distribution deal with [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]], using a logo in some form until about 1984. It is named after the street on which the Disney Studios reside. In 2007, the company was renamed and rebranded as "Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures".

'''Availability:''' Common. 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 Pictures|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 re-release during his lifetime. The 1960 variant made its last known appearances on ''The Love Bug'' and a reissue of ''Mr. Duck Steps Out'', both from 1968. ''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 Entertainment|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.