Disney/Pixar Blu-ray Update
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) today announced its new Blu-ray + DVD Combo Packs, along with the release date for Snow White, A Bug’s Life and Monsters, Inc.
Upcoming Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack titles include Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition on March 10, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in October.
Disney introduced the first Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack in 2008 with the release of Sleeping Beauty.
Monsters Inc. and A Bug’s Life will be released in 2009.
5 more Disney classics, including Snow White, coming to Blu-ray
The NY Times reports that Disney plans on releasing five more classic animated movies on Blu-ray within two years. The five movies bound for high-definition glory are: Pinocchio, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Fantasia 2000 and last but no least, Beauty and the Beast. Disney will kick off it’s Platinum Blu-ray releases with Sleeping Beauty on October 7th.
All of the releases will take full advantage of Blu-ray technology including BD Live, which allows for internet interactivity. Bob Chapek, president of Disney’s home entertainment division, is fully behind Blu-ray and BD Live, commenting “BD Live is not a niche product, We see mass adoption of the technology.”
Update:
Pinocchio - Spring 2009
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Fall 2009
Fantasia - 2010
Fantasia 2000 - 2010
Beauty and the Beast - Fall 2010
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