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=== Background ===
=== Background ===
The Buena Vista distribution company was established in 1953 after Walt Disney broke off his distribution deal with [[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".
The Buena Vista distribution company was established in 1953 after Walt Disney broke off his distribution deal with [[RKO Radio Pictures]], using a logo in some form until 1989. 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".
 
==Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.==
==Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.==
===1st Logo (November 10, 1953-December 14, 1984)===
===1st Logo (November 10, 1953-June 23, 1989)===
<center>'''The Standard Logos and their Variations'''</center>
<center>'''The Standard Logos and their Variations'''</center>


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BV24.jpg|''Frankenweenie'' (1984)
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BV42.jpg</gallery>
BV42.jpg</gallery>


'''1960-1983'''
'''1960-1989'''


<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
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BV46.jpg|''The Black Hole''
BV46.jpg|''The Black Hole''
BV47.jpg|''TRON''
BV47.jpg|''TRON''
BV48.jpg
BV48.jpg|''Tex''
BV49.jpg|''Vincent''
BV49.jpg|''Vincent''
BV50.jpg|''Night Crossing''
BV50.jpg|''Night Crossing''
BV51.jpg|''Something Wicked This Way Comes''
BV51.jpg|''Something Wicked This Way Comes''
BuenaVistaPictures.png|''Tummy Trouble''
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* On ''The Big Fisherman'' (a non-Disney film that BV distributed), the text is an in-credit notice placed at the end of the movie.
* On ''The Big Fisherman'' (a non-Disney film that BV distributed), the text is an in-credit notice placed at the end of the movie.
* On the Blu-ray release of ''The Rescuers'', the logo is longer due to having been plastered over the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo from an earlier reprint.
* On the Blu-ray release of ''The Rescuers'', the logo is longer due to having been plastered over the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo from an earlier reprint.
* On the Roger Rabbit short ''Tummy Trouble'', the text is in a cartoony, bubbly font, and it reads "BUENA VISTA PICTURES" in the middle.


'''FX/SFX:''' None.
'''FX/SFX:''' None.
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* Sometimes, the logo is preceded by the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo.
* 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.
* This also appears on the 1992 and 1994 VHS releases of ''So Dear to my Heart'', albeit silent.
* The last known features to use this logo in any form are ''Frankenweenie'', released on December 14, 1984, and ''Tummy Trouble'', released alongside ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' on June 23, 1989.


'''Editor's Note:''' This logo, while not as memorable as the the 1st [[RKO Radio Pictures]] logo, is still a favorite to older Disney fans.
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo, while not as memorable as the the 1st [[RKO Radio Pictures]] logo, is still a favorite to older Disney fans.
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on a few [[Touchstone Pictures|Touchstone]] films, such as ''Adventures in Babysitting'', ''Stakeout'', ''Can't Buy Me Love'' and ''Good Morning, Vietnam''.
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on a few [[Touchstone Pictures|Touchstone]] films, such as ''Adventures in Babysitting'', ''Stakeout'', ''Can't Buy Me Love'' and ''Good Morning, Vietnam''.
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo served as the basis for [[Buena Vista Home Video]]'s 1990 international logo and all their logos from 1998 onwards.




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