Walt Disney Classics: Difference between revisions

*A <u>prototype version</u>, originally seen on the 1988 U.S. retail VHS release of ''Cinderella'' exists, which has the background as a dark/light blue gradient, a more shiny, silver, metallic diamond, and a sky blue spark, with the text sporting a purple color scheme and rougher animation; this variant was also filmed, compared to the final version being videotaped. Also, the light from the starburst is not reflected on Mickey. The logo made sporadic reappearances after the revised logo was introduced on tapes from the Classics line that didn't open with previews; these include the 1992 Laserdisc and demo/French Canadian VHS prints of ''The Rescuers'' (''Les aventures de Bernand et Bianca''), the later Canadian print of ''The Rescuers Down Under'', a 1992 Descriptive Video Service (DVS) VHS of ''Dumbo'', the later Canadian/USA print of ''Robin Hood'' (''Robin does Bois''), the French Canadian VHS releases of ''Pinocchio'', ''Bambi'', ''101 Dalmatians'' (''Les 101 Dalmatiens'') and ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (''Basil, détective privé''), and the demo/French Canadian VHS copies of ''Beauty and the Beast'' (''La Belle et la Bête''). It also appears at the beginning of the VHS ''Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece'' (which was included as part of a "Deluxe Collectors' Edition" box set of the movie). In most cases, the logo is off-center, with the diamond positioned further to the right, while ''Cinderella'' had the diamond centered properly. One of the last (if not ''the'' last) videos to feature this version of the logo was the DVS VHS release of ''Aladdin''.

*On a <u>trailer for ''The Great Mouse Detective'' seen on the 1992 VHS releases of ''So Dear to My Heart'' and ''The Rescuers''</u>, a shortened version of the 1992 variant is used. It starts as the comet flies around the diamond, with Mark Elliot announcing, "From Walt Disney Home Video!" over it. The closing credits music from ''The Great Mouse Detective'' plays over this version of the logo, as well as the trailer. UK releases with this trailer feature the 1992 distorted variant playing at the beginning, with the Mickey scene cut. After the comet flies around the logo, a British announcer says, "From Walt Disney Home Video!" and the rest of the trailer continues. This version of the trailer can be found on the 1992 UK VHS releases of ''The Prince and the Pauper'' and ''Robin Hood''. However, certain UK versions of the trailer (like the 1992 UK VHS of ''Cinderella'') replaced the Classics logo with the tail end of the 1986 WDHV logo.

*The tail end of the 1989 variant (with the logo "shining") also makes an appearance at the beginning of a video promo for ''Bambi'', which is seen on several international Disney VHS releases (with the exception of the UK and Brazil).

*Similarly, the tail end of the 1992 variant (with the logo "shining") also makes an appearance at the beginning of a 1996 Japanese video trailer for ''The Rescuers Down Under'', which can be found on the 1995 Japanese Laserdisc releases of ''The Lion King'' and ''101 Dalmatians'' (both of which mark the only Laserdisc appearances of the 1992 variant in any form).

* A series of Japanese VHS releases released by Bandai Video on July 10, 1988 (under the "Dreams and Magic" banner) use a still variant for a closing promo featuring the diamond reading "THE CLASSICS" on an animated starry sky with a thicker, more glass-like frame. This can be found on the 1988 Japanese VHS releases of ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'', ''Pinocchio'', ''Mary Poppins'', and three cartoon compilations dedicated to Mickey ("Good Luck Mickey"), Donald, and various characters ("Disney Friends"), respectively. The music that accompanies the closing promo is the "Spoonful of Sugar" portion of the ''Mary Poppins'' main title overture. An animated variant featuring the logo flying onto the screen and shining is featured at the beginning of the U.S. VHS release of ''Pinocchio''.

*When the logo first debuted on the <u>1988 U.S. VHS release of ''Cinderella''</u>, the music is in monoaural. Later on starting with the 1989 U.S. VHS release of ''Bambi'', the music is in stereo.

*On the <u>1992 U.S. VHS release of ''101 Dalmatians''</u>, the music fades out along with the logo; on the <u>1992 U.S. VHS release of ''The Great Mouse Detective''</u>, the music lasts a second after the logo fades to black.  

*Starting with the <u>1992 U.S. VHS release of ''The Rescuers''</u>, the music became distorted and heavier on bass due to deterioration of the master recording. Crackling sounds can also be heard in the background at the beginning of the logo, rumbling sounds can be heard underneath as the spark writes the words "WALT DiSNEY", kettledrums can be heard in the background as the words "WALT DiSNEY" and "CLASSICS" settle on the diamond, and a synth-bass pad note can be heard underneath as the comet flies around the diamond. This variant would later be heard under the Walt Disney Company intro on several VHS releases from 1999-2000.

*The first VHS release to use this logo was the 1988 U.S. VHS release of ''Cinderella'', and the last to use it was the 1994 U.S. VHS release of ''The Fox and the Hound''.

*The first two releases with this logo, ''Cinderella'' and ''Bambi'', feature the diamond print logo (with WDHV text) on a Betamax-sized sticker label like the previous logo. Later releases typically used a white ink label, though some rarer copies use a sticker label instead (like some copies of ''The Little Mermaid'', ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Rescuers Down Under'').

*While the logo was rarely used internationally, it made a few appearances. The 1989 version can be found on the 1990 European VHS releases of ''Lady and the Tramp''; the 1992 version can be found on the Bulgarian VHS release of ''Pinocchio'' from [[Alexandra Video]]; and the 2003 UK VHS of ''Pinocchio'' features the 1992 logo before and after the tape's opening previews, in the PAL format.

*The last release overall to use the logo was the 1994 U.S. Laserdisc release of ''Aladdin'' (which was produced in 1993, but held over to September 1994 for piracy reasons), which uses the 1989 version and was the only LaserDisc release to do so. Early printings of the 1996 Masterpiece Collection VHS release of ''Pocahontas'' (from before December 17, 1995) surprisingly use the 1989 version of the logo instead of the Masterpiece Collection logo.

*This logo is not included on the UK or Australian VHS releases from the early to mid-90's released under the label "Walt Disney Classics"; they just used the 1986 "Sorcerer Mickey" WDHV logo (and later, the "Disney Videos" logo, starting in 1995), which would also be used on Spanish-language VHS releases.

*It can also be found on some mid-1990s reprints of ''The Sword in the Stone'' and ''Dumbo'', among possible others.

*The 1988 version also makes an appearance on a DVS U.S. VHS release of ''Mary Poppins'', which was most likely an error since, as a (mostly) live-action film, it was never officially considered part of the Classics line.