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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, usually for the time period of ten years.

History

The practice was started with Disney re-releasing its animated films in theaters every few years which began with the reissue of 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1944. In more recent times, this practice has been extended to home releases, in particular those in the Platinum and Diamond lines.

Prior to the home videocassette recorder (VCR), children would have to wait seven years in between re-releases to be able to watch their favorite movie once again. Though many of the audiences at the time grew out of the phase of waiting for the re-released Disney movie, a new generation would be able to take its place for a classic Disney movie to become relevant all over again.

Some direct-to-video Disney films, among them Bambi II, have also been released with a pre-established window of availability.

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. The practice also has made the Disney films a prime target for digital piracy.

The Disney Vault, according to Walt Disney Studios, is a neccessity to keep and manage the vast number of titles it releases. It is also a way to make older movies and shows to reach the younger generations of today.

Producers

Live-action films produced by Disney, Pixar films, DisneyToon Studios film, and released by another division of Disney (Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Films, Dimension Films) are not held to the rulings of the Disney Vault. Certain animated films may be obliged to follow the rules, but not all of the time. Toy Story and Toy Story 2, both of which are also Pixar Films, were once in the Disney Vault, until 2005 newer editions were released for those particular films.

Inside the Vault

The following is a complete list of all Disney DVD movies contained within the Disney Vault on moratorium.

Animated Classics

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
• Pinocchio (1940)
• Fantasia (1940)
• Dumbo (1941)
• Bambi (1942)
• Saludos Amigos (1943)
• The Three Caballeros (1945)
• Cinderella (1950)
• Alice in Wonderland (1951)
• Peter Pan (1953)
• Lady and the Tramp (1955)
• Sleeping Beauty (1959)
• 101 Dalmatians (1961)
• The Sword in the Stone (1963)
• The Jungle Book (1967)
• The Aristocats (1970)
• Robin Hood (1973)
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
• The Fox and the Hound (1981)
• The Black Cauldron (1985)
• Oliver & Company (1988)
• The Little Mermaid (1989)
• Beauty and the Beast (1991)
• Aladdin (1992)
• The Lion King (1994)
• Pocahontas (1995)
• Hercules (1997)
• Mulan (1998)
• Tarzan (1999)
• Fantasia 2000 (1999)
• The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
• Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Other Theatrical Animation

• Castle in the Sky (1986)
• My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
• Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
• Toy Story (1995)
• James and the Giant Peach (1996)
• A Bug's Life (1998)
• Toy Story 2 (1999)
• The Tigger Movie (2000)
• Return to Neverland (2002)
• The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
• WALL-E (2008)

Direct-to-Video Animation

• Aladdin II: The Return of Jafar (1994)
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
• Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
• Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2000)
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
• Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (2003)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004)
• Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
• Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh and Spookable Pooh (2006)
• Bambi II (2006)
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
• Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007)
• The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)

Live Action Films

• The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
• Old Yeller (1957)
• The Parent Trap (1961)
• Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
• Big Red (1962)
• The Legend of Lobo (1962)
• Savage Sam (1963)
• Mary Poppins (1964)
• Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
• The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
• Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
• One Little Indian (1973)
• The Bears and I (1974)
• The Castaway Cowboy (1974)
• The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
• Escape to Witch Mountain' (1975)
• Candleshoe (1977)
• The Littlest Horse Thieves (1977)
• Pete's Dragon (1977)
• The Cat From Outer Space (1978)
• Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
• The North Adventure Irregulars (1979)
• The Black Hole (1979)
• The Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
• Midnight Madness (1980)
• The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
• Condorman (1981)
• The Watcher in the Woods (1981)
• The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
• Tex (1982)
• Tron (1982)
• Never Cry Wolf (1983)
• Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
• One Magic Christmas (1985)
• Return to Oz (1985)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
• Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994)
• The Santa Clause (1994)
• Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
• 101 Dalmatians (1996)
• The Parent Trap (1998)
• 102 Dalmatians (2000)
• The Princess Diaries (2001)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2005)

See also

• Artificial scarcity
• Moratorium (entertainment)

References

Category:Walt Disney Studios Category:Disney merchandise