When Will Aladdin Come Out of the Vault Again

Not to be confused with the Walt Disney Archives.

The Vault sign at the *Disney Animation Research Library*

The "Disney Vault" was the term used by Walt Disney Studios Dwelling house Amusement for its policy of putting home video releases of Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated features on moratorium. Each Disney flick is bachelor for purchase for a limited time, after which information technology is put "in the vault" and not made available for several years until its re-release.

History

The practice is the mod version of Disney's practice of re-releasing its blithe films in theaters every ten years, which began with the reissues of 1937'due south Snow White and the Vii Dwarfs. During the 1980s and 1990s, when the domicile video market was dominated by VHS systems, Disney films would exist reissued every ten years (a time gap equal to that of their theatrical reissues). With the transition to DVD technology, the moratorium period was continued. Goggle box commercials for Disney home video releases will alert customers that certain films volition be placed on moratorium shortly, urging them to purchase these films before they "go back into the 'Disney Vault'", in the words often spoken past Mark Elliott. Some straight-to-video Disney films, amongst them Bambi Two, accept as well been released with a pre-established window of availability.

Fantasia is released equally a separate "Special Edition" forth with its sequel every 10 years as a "momentous" occasion. Keeping with the initial intention to release the original moving-picture show for 10 years every bit an 'event'. Despite this, similar in Alice, the film has been appear at one indicate every bit a Diamond/Platinum release. It has been "officially" put in the Vault in 2011 simply was available on Netflix until January 5, 2018.

Alice in Wonderland and Dumbo were amongst the first movies to exist released on home video. Keeping the "tradition" of their success on boob tube and therefore its seldom theatrical releases; they were amongst the kickoff Disney films to be released on Television (chosen because Dumbo's short length fabricated it palatable, and Alice because it was initially a disappointment). Disney has kept a "tradition" of keeping them out of the vault, despite the fact that they are very successful and critically acclaimed, equivocal to that of moving-picture show in the Disney Vault. However, at the end of the 2000's they were both appear to be released on Platinum/Diamond edition. Yet, they were merely released on a Special Edition. Today they are currently available on digital and occasionally on certain streaming devices but are incredibly hard to find in stores.

Aladdin was put into the vault and unavailable on DVD for a long fourth dimension before its 2015 Blu-ray release. However it has been aired on television and was available on some "on demand" devices during this time.

Because Disney is notorious for changing their scheduled releases and considering the films are every bit successful as the others, the possibility of them existence released in the Vault cycle is very likely; the fact that they were officially announced and changed at the concluding minute is also proof that this might happen again. Therefore all iii are withal considered part of the "Vault" for prophylactic assumption.

Controls

The Walt Disney Company itself states that this process is washed to both control their marketplace and to allow Disney films to be fresh for new generations of young children. A side effect of the moratorium process is the fact that videos and DVDs of Disney films placed on moratorium become collectables, sold in stores and at sale websites such as eBay for sums in excess of their original suggested retail toll. The practice besides has fabricated the Disney films a prime target for apocryphal DVD manufacturers.

Producers

Disney'south live-action films, Pixar films, DisneyToon Studios flims, and films released past Disney's other film divisions/labels (Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Films, Dimension Films) are not held to this rule, generally only being discontinued when a newer edition is released (or in the cases of Doug's 1st Movie or Recess: School's Out, when the show the pic is based on is cancelled).

However, Toy Story and Toy Story two (which are from Pixar) were once in the "Disney Vault" until 2005 where newer editions were released for those detail films, a 10th anniversary edition for Toy Story and a special edition for Toy Story 2. Sure Disney animated sequels are office of this rule, though not all the time. Despite this, The Disney Vault does not utilize to any of the Pixar movies.

Films

The following films are currently considered subject field to the rules of the Disney Vault.

Main features

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Pinocchio (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Bambi (1942)
Cinderella (1950)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Peter Pan (1953)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
One Hundred and I Dalmatians (1961)
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Beauty and the Brute (1991)
Aladdin (1992)
The Lion Male monarch (1994)

Sequels

These are movies that Disney releases equally a commercial tie in to their respective major vault release (though are not given the standards of a Vault release, equally most are not critically acclaimed and none make the amount of money that their corresponding vault releases make). As of 2017, if the primary film returns to the vault, the sequels stay in general release.

The Render of Jafar (1994)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
Beauty and the Fauna: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical Earth (1998)
The King of beasts King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
The Footling Mermaid II: Render to the Sea (2000)
Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp'due south Adventure (2001)
Return to Never Land (2002)
Cinderella Two: Dreams Come up True (2002)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch'southward London Adventure (2003)
The Jungle Volume 2 (2003)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
Bambi II (2006)
Cinderella III: A Twist in Fourth dimension (2007)
The Niggling Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)

DVD releases

U.s.

Platinum Editions

In October of 2001, with Snowfall White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney started releasing these films on DVD in Platinum Edition sets. This continued until 2005, when the release charge per unit was increased to ii films per year, in 2006, three films per year, in 2007, four films per year, and finally in 2008, twenty films per twelvemonth. The range, then containing Aladdin instead of Fantasia was completed in March 2009 when Pinocchio was released. This, and the previous release of Sleeping Beauty, were as well released on Blu-ray.

Diamond Editions

In October of 2009, again commencement with Snowfall White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney relaunched the range for Blu-ray under the banner Diamond Edition. These releases will exist released alongside Special Edition DVD sets. The Diamond Edition line was completed in Oct 2015, when Aladdin was released.

Signature Collection

In February of 2016, again kickoff with Snowfall White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney relaunched the range for Blu-ray, Digital Hard disk and Disney Movies Anywhere under the banner Signature Collection.