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== Controls ==
== Controls ==
[[The Walt Disney Company]] itself states that this process is done to both control their market and to allow Disney films to be fresh for new generations of young children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.8/2.8pages/2.8hoffmanbvhe.html |title=Buena Vista Home Entertainment: A Very Lucky Accident Indeed |publisher=Awn.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref> A side effect of the moratorium process is the fact that videos and DVDs of Disney films placed on moratorium become [[collectible]]s, sold in stores and at [[auction]] websites such as [[eBay]] for sums in excess of their original suggested retail price.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} The practice also has made the Disney films a prime target for [[counterfeit|counterfeit DVD]] manufacturers.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}
[[The Walt Disney Company]] itself states that this process is done to both control their market and to allow Disney films to be fresh for new generations of young children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.8/2.8pages/2.8hoffmanbvhe.html |title=Buena Vista Home Entertainment: A Very Lucky Accident Indeed |publisher=Awn.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref> A side effect of the moratorium process is the fact that videos and DVDs of Disney films placed on moratorium become [[collectible]]s, sold in stores and at [[auction]] websites such as [[eBay]] for sums in excess of their original suggested retail price.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} The practice also has made the Disney films a prime target for [[counterfeit|counterfeit DVD]] manufacturers.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}

==Films==
<!--- Please remember if adding titles to the below list to include a reliable source to show that the title is subject to the rules of the Disney Vault, and not just currently out of print --->
The following films are currently considered to be in the cycle of movies which are subject to the rules of the Disney Vault.<ref name="vault">{{cite web|url=http://www2.disney.co.uk/DisneyDVDs/index.html?pageId=dvd&datastr=Y_2*disneyVault |title=Disney DVDs &#124; Now on DVD and coming soon &#124; Games and downloads |publisher=.disney.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref>
*''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' (1937)
*''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' (1940)
*''[[Fantasia (film)|Fantasia]]'' (1940)
*''[[Dumbo]]'' (1941) North America only<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diszine.com/content/disneys-dumbo-coming-out-of-the-vault-on-dvd-and-blu-ray |title=Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Coming Out of the Vault on DVD and Blu-ray; www.dizine.com |publisher=www.diszine.com |date=1941-10-23 |accessdate=1941-10-23}}</ref>
*''[[Bambi]]'' (1942)
*''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' (1950)
*''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1951) North America, Australia and Germany only <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenile.com.au/content/DisneyClassics |title=Celebrate a very merry 60th anniversary in the whimsical fun-filled world of Walt Disney's masterwork of animation music and fantasy — Alice In Wonderland 60th Anniversary Edition with never-before-seen special features.; The Nile.com.au |publisher=thenile.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneymoviesonline.go.com/news/110204-alice-returns-from-the-vault|title=Alice in Wonderland finally come out of the vault; Disney.com| publisher=Disney.com| 2011-4-2}}</ref>
*''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' (1953)
*''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' (1955)
*''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' (1959)
*''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians|101 Dalmatians]]'' (1961)
*''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1967)
*''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970) North America only<ref name="msn2">{{cite web|url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/movies/blogs/the-hitlist-blogpost.aspx?post=c1da49ca-8cba-42b2-b873-36e57bd5e596|title=Disney Opens the Vault to Roll Out 30 New Blu-ray Releases|author=Kate Erbland|date=2012-04-18|work={{no italic|MSN.com}}|publisher=Microsoft|accessdate=2013-02-23}}</ref>
*''[[The Rescuers]]'' (1977) North America only<ref name="msn2"/>
*''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989)
*''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991)
*''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (1992) North America only<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneymoviesonline.go.com/movies/aladdin-750000000532/ |title=Watch Aladdin &#124; Disney Movies Online |publisher=Disneymoviesonline.go.com |date=1992-11-25 |accessdate=2011-11-28}}</ref>
*''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994)
*''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' (1995) North America only<ref name="msn2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/newsletter/apr2005/feature.html|title=Pocahontas 10th Anniversary Edition|publisher=disney.go.com|accessdate=2013-02-23}}</ref>
*''[[Mulan]]'' (1998) North America only<ref>Sneak peek advertisement on the Blu-ray/DVD of ''Peter Pan Diamond Edition'' has the "vault" at the beginning showing ''Mulan'' is in the "vaulting" line.</ref>

===DVD releases===
====North America====
=====Platinum and Diamond Editions=====
{{Main|Walt Disney Platinum and Diamond Editions}}
In October 2001, with ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', Disney started releasing these films on DVD in "Platinum Edition" sets. This continued until 2005, when the release rate was increased to two films per year. The range was completed in March 2009 when ''Pinocchio'' was released. This, and the previous release ''Sleeping Beauty'', were also released on [[Blu-ray Disc]].

In October 2009, again beginning with ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'', Disney relaunched the range for Blu-ray under the banner "Diamond Edition", with "Special Edition" DVD sets released alongside.

====UK====
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{{Main|Disney Special Editions}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Disney}}
{{Portal|Disney}}
*[[Walt Disney Platinum Editions]]
*[[Walt Disney Platinum and Diamond Editions]]
*[[Artificial scarcity]]
*[[Artificial scarcity]]
*[[Moratorium (entertainment)]]
*[[Moratorium (entertainment)]]
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*[[Disney Special Editions]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:06, 1 March 2013

The "Disney Vault" is the term used by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment for its policy of putting home video releases of Walt Disney Animation Studios's animated features on moratorium. Each Disney film is available for purchase for a limited time, after which it is put "in the vault" and not made available in stores for several years until it is once again released.

History

The practice is the modern version of Disney's practice of re-releasing its animated films in theaters every couple of years which began with the reissue of 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[1] Television commercials for Disney home video releases will alert customers that certain films will be placed on moratorium soon, urging them to purchase these films before they "go back into the 'Disney Vault'", in the words often spoken by Mark Elliot. Some direct-to-video Disney films, among them Bambi II, have also been released with a pre-established window of availability.[2]

Controls

The Walt Disney Company itself states that this process is done to both control their market and to allow Disney films to be fresh for new generations of young children.[3] A side effect of the moratorium process is the fact that videos and DVDs of Disney films placed on moratorium become collectibles, sold in stores and at auction websites such as eBay for sums in excess of their original suggested retail price.[citation needed] The practice also has made the Disney films a prime target for counterfeit DVD manufacturers.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Front Row, Sofa! - Di$ney Does The Little Mermaid". dvdfuture.com. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  2. ^ Arnold, Thomas K. (2006-02-06). "'Bambi' is back for 70 'II' days". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  3. ^ "Buena Vista Home Entertainment: A Very Lucky Accident Indeed". Awn.com. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
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