Home video releases of Dumbo.
US/Canadian releases[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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June 26, 1981 October 16, 1982 |
Standard Release There are three different printings that exist: all versions open up with the 1978 Neon Mickey logo, but the first printing (the rental release) closes with trailers for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, the second printing (the sale release) closes with trailers for Old Yeller, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, and Mary Poppins, and the third printing (from late 1982 onward) closes with the Walt Disney and You promo. |
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November 5, 1985 |
Walt Disney Classics Release There are two different printings that exist: both versions open up with the 1981 Neon Mickey logo, but the second printing cuts out the blue MPAA rating screen and the Buena Vista logo (as re-used from the 1981 release). |
| March 4, 1986 |
Spanish Release One of the first Spanish-language Disney VHS and Beta releases in the US. Cover is similar to the 1981 release. | |
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October 14, 1986 |
Walt Disney Classics Release The tape is the same as the 2nd printing of the previous release, except this time, the 1981 Neon Mickey logo is now replaced with the 1984 Classics logo which freezes for 10 seconds. This version also includes an updated cover spine. |
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October 6, 1987 and October 4, 1988 |
Walt Disney Classics Release
(Same as the 1986 release, except the only minor difference is that "VHS" and "BETA" are removed from the bottom of the front cover). |
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September 28, 1989 |
Walt Disney Classics Release
The actual tape is the same as the 1986 release. |
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July 12, 1991 |
Walt Disney Classics Release This release is updated with the 1989 Walt Disney Classics logo, as well as a new video remaster of the film for the first time since the 1981 release. This is also the first release to use the opening Buena Vista logo, since the first printing of the 1985 release (and also the first to restore the first few seconds of the opening titles fanfare.) This is also the first release to contain both The Crows and Casey Junior on the back, this would also be seen on the Masterpiece Collection releases from 1994-1999 |
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October 28, 1994 (Versions 1 and 2) March 3, 1995 October 4, 1995 February 27, 1996 July 15, 1997 March 31, 1998 March 9, 1999 |
Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection Updated with new trailers in 1996, 1998, and 1999, and with thin black borders added to the title sequence. |
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October 23, 2001 |
60th Anniversary Edition Release
This is the first and only VHS release of Dumbo with the RKO logo. |
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2002 |
Spanish Release Contains the 1969 Mexican Spanish dub with the 1942 Argentinian dub credits and localization. |
| Laserdisc | ||
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June 1982 |
Standard Release First release on Laserdisc. |
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July 12, 1991 |
Standard Release |
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August 16, 1995 (CAV) September 15, 1995 |
Standard Release The first to restore the original RKO Radio Pictures logo. |
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1982? |
Standard Release |
| DVD | ||
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October 23, 2001 |
60th Anniversary Edition Release Bonus Features:
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June 6, 2006 |
"Big Top Edition" Release Bonus Features:
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September 20, 2011 |
70th Anniversary Edition Release Bonus Features:
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September 20, 2011 |
70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack Bonus Features:
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April 26, 2016 (Disney Movie Club Exclusive) |
75th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD |
International releases[]
UK/Ireland[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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April 21, 1985 | Also includes Father Noah's Ark, The Practical Pig, and Three Orphan Kittens. |
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August 11, 1986 | Also includes the same three shorts from the 1985 release. |
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Febuary 9, 1987 | Also includes the same three shorts from the 1985 release. |
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November 6, 1989 | Also includes the same three shorts from the previous release. |
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September 10, 1990 | Also includes the same three shorts from the 1985 release. |
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February 10, 1992
July 12, 1993 |
Also includes the same three shorts from the 1985 release.
The 1993 release is the new video remaster of the film for the first time since the 1985 release. This is also the first release to use the opening Buena Vista logo (and also the first to restore the first few seconds of the opening titles fanfare). |
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October 17, 1994 | Also includes the same three shorts from the 1985 release. |
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April 29, 1996 | Also includes the same three shorts from the 1985 release. |
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March 10, 1997 | Last release to include the same three shorts from the 1985 release.
Last UK VHS release of Dumbo to have the Buena Vista logo |
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April 11, 2005 | Only UK VHS release of Dumbo to have the RKO logo |
| Laserdisc | ||
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May 16, 1997 | Distributed under license by Encore Entertainment Ltd. |
| DVD | ||
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February 22, 1999 | Limited issue style release. Distributed by Warner Home Video. It is the only UK DVD release of the film to contain the Buena Vista logo. Languages:
Subtitles:
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October 15, 2001 |
60th Anniversary Edition Release This is the first DVD release of Dumbo to use the RKO Radio Pictures logo. Bonus Features:
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November 18, 2002 | Walt Disney Classics: Animal Magic box set |
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April 11, 2005 | Same release as the 2002 DVD but with a different set of trailers:
Bonus Features:
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October 31, 2005 | Walt Disney Classics box set |
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February 13, 2006 | Walt Disney Classics: 5 Animal Classic Movies box set |
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October 2, 2006 | Walt Disney Classics box set |
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May 7, 2007 | Released as a Special Edition DVD
Bonus Features:
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October 1, 2007 | Walt Disney 2-Movie Collection |
 
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October 1, 2007 | Disney's Heroines box set |
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October 1, 2007 | Disney Magic box set |
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March 22, 2010 | |
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2012-2013 | Same as the 2010 release. |
 
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September 29, 2014 | Also available with a limited edition artwork sleeve. Same as the 2010 release. |
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November 10, 2014 | Disney Classics: Volume 2 box set. Same as the 2010 release. |
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December 3, 2018 | 55 Disney Classics Box Set Same as the 2010 release. |
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March 22, 2010 | |
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September 29, 2014 | Same as the 2010 release. |
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Same as standard Blu-ray disc | |
Australia/New Zealand[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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| VHS | ||
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1985 | Also includes Father Noah's Ark, The Practical Pig, and Three Orphan Kittens. |
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October 1989 | |
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1993 | |
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1997 | The master used in this release is the same as the Late 1996 reprint of the 1993 Australian release. |
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June 2, 1999 | Released as part of the Walt Disney Classics Collection. The master used in this release is the same as the Late 1996 reprint of the 1993 Australian release. |
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April 3, 2002 | |
| DVD | ||
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October 18, 1999 | Released as part of the Walt Disney Classics Collection Distributed by Warner Home Video. Same as the 1999 UK DVD release. |
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April 3, 2002 |
Bonus Features:
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July 3, 2007 | Released as a Special Edition DVD
Bonus Features:
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November 14, 2007 | 3 Movie Collection with The Fox and the Hound and Robin Hood
Same as the 2007 release |
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July 1, 2010 | Released as a 70th Anniversary Special Edition. |
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September 21, 2016 | Disney Classics release
Same as the 2010 release |
| Blu-ray | ||
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July 1, 2010 | |
Japan[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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| VHS | ||
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1985 | |
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1987 | |
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March 14, 1990 | |
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May 19, 1995 | |
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May 19, 1995 | Bilingual version of the previous release, containing both the English and Japanese sound tracks. |
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March 20, 1998 | |
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March 20, 1998 | Bilingual version of the previous release, containing both the English and Japanese sound tracks. |
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December 6, 2000 | |
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December 6, 2000 | English release. |
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October 17, 2001 | |
| Laserdisc | ||
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May 25, 1985 | |
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May 12, 1987 | |
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March 27, 1990 | |
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May 19, 1995 | |
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May 19, 1995 | Bilingual version of the previous release, containing both the English and Japanese sound tracks. |
| DVD | ||
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July 23, 1999 | Distributed by Warner Home Video. |
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July 19, 2002 | |
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March 17, 2010 | |
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September 18, 2013 | Disney Early Classics Collection [3000 Units Produced] |
Brazil[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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| VHS | ||
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July 2, 1990 | Contains the 2nd Brazilian dub, made in 1973. |
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October 3, 1998 | Contains the 3rd Brazilian dub, made for this release. |
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1999 | Contains the 3rd Brazilian dub from 1998. |
| DVD | ||
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2001 | Released as an "Edição De 60° Aniversário" DVD |
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2011 | Released as an "Edição De 70° Aniversário" DVD |
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September 20, 2017 | 25 Disney Classics Box Set |
France[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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1987 | Contains the 1st French dub from 1947; Released as part of the "Les Tresors" collection. |
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1989 | Contains the 1st French dub from 1947; Released as part of the "Les Tresors" collection. |
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1991 | Contains the 2nd French dub from 1984; Released as part of the "Classiques" collection. |
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1991 | Contains the 2nd French dub from 1984; Released as part of "Les Chefs d'Œuvre". |
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1993 | Contains the 2nd French dub from 1984; Released as part of "Les Grands Classiques". |
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Fall 1997 | Contains the 2nd French dub from 1984; Released as part of "Les Grands Classiques". |
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October 24, 2001 | Contains the 2nd French dub from 1984; Released as a "Grand Classique" VHS. |
| Laserdisc | ||
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1993 | Contains the 2nd French dub from 1984 |
| DVD | ||
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1999 | Released on "Les Grands Classqiues" line. Distributed by Warner Home Video. Same as the 1999 UK DVD release. |
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October 23, 2001 | Released as a "Grand Classqiue" |
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October 20, 2004 | Released as a "Coffret Disney" set |
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February 17, 2010 | Released as a "Grand Classique" DVD |
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October 17, 2012 | Released as "Mes premiers DVD Disney" with Bambi, Lady and the Tramp, and Winnie the Pooh |
| Blu-ray | ||
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October 24, 2012 | Released as "Édition 70ème Anniversaire" |
Germany, Austria, and Switzerland[]
All home video releases use the second German dub from 1976.
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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1980s | |
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1988 | Released as part of the "Walt Disney Home Video Collection". |
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1989 | Released as part of the "Walt Disney Home Video Collection". |
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Early 1990s | |
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Mid-1990s | Released as part of the "Meisterwerk" collection |
| DVD | ||
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February 24, 1999 | Released as part of the "Meisterwerke" collection. Distributed by Warner Home Video. |
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June 17, 2004 | Released as part of the "Special Meisterwerke Collection" |
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March 11, 2010 | Released as "Special Collection zum 70. Jubiläum" |
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November 9, 2017 | Disney Classics release |
| Blu-ray | ||
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November 9, 2017 | Disney Classics release |
Italy[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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| VHS | ||
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1980s | Unofficial release by Electa. |
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1985 | |
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February 27, 1992 | |
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1996 | |
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August 1997 | This is also the first Italian VHS release of the film to reinstate the original translated credits for the film. An static version of the Disney Videos logo appears here and plasters the Universal Pictures logo that was seen on the film during it's 1971 Italian reissue. |
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November 7, 2001 | Same as 1997 release |
| DVD | ||
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1999 | Distributed by Warner Home Video. Same as the 1999 UK DVD release. |
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November 7, 2001 |
Bonus Features:
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May 23, 2007 | Released as an "Edizione Speciale" DVD
Bonus Features:
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March 3, 2010 | Released as an "Edizione speciale - 70° Anniversario" DVD.
Bonus Features:
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November 4, 2015 | Disney Classics release
Bonus Features:
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Netherlands[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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| VHS | ||
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1980s | |
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1991 | |
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1998 | |
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2001 | |
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2001 | |
| DVD | ||
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February 24, 1999 | Distributed by Warner Home Video. Same as the 1999 UK DVD release. |
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September 5, 2001 | |
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August 15, 2007 | |
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February 24, 2010 | |
Spain[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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| VHS | ||
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1984 | Contains the 1942 Argentine Spanish dub |
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1986 | Contains the 1942 Argentine Spanish dub |
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1989 | Contains the 1942 Argentine Spanish dub |
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1991 | Contains the 1969 Mexican Spanish dub; Released as part of "Los Classicos". |
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1999 | Contains the 1969 Mexican Spanish dub; Released as part of "Los Classicos". |
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2002 | Contains the 1969 Mexican Spanish dub; Released as part of "Walt Disney Tesoros". |
| DVD | ||
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2000 | Contains the 1969 Mexican Spanish dub. Distributed by Warner Home Video. |
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2001 | Contains the 1969 Mexican Spanish dub
Bonus Features:
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2007 | Contains the 1969 Mexican Spanish dub
Bonus Features:
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Sweden[]
| Cover | Released | Notes |
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| VHS | ||
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1985 | Contains the 2nd Swedish dub from 1972 |
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1991 | Contains the 2nd Swedish dub from 1972 |
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January 21, 1997 | Contains the 3rd Swedish dub, made during this year; used for all subsequent releases in Sweden |
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June 14, 2000 | Contains the 3rd Swedish dub from 1997 |
| DVD | ||
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November 14, 2001 | Contains the 3rd Swedish dub from 1997
Bonus Features:
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Miscellaneous[]
| Cover | Format | Released | Notes |
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| Quebec | |||
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VHS | November 6, 1985 | Contains the 1st French dub from 1947; released as part of the Les Classiques collection. |
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July 12, 1991 | Contains the 1st French dub from 1947; released as part of the Les Classiques collection. Some copies use the 1985 master with the 1984 Classics logo. | |
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October 28, 1994 | Contains the 1st French dub from 1947; released as part of the Walt Disney Chef d'Œuvres Collection. | |
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October 23, 2001 | Contains the 2nd French dub from 1984; released as an "Edition 60e anniversaire" | |
| Mexico | |||
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DVD | October 23, 2015 | Disney Classics release |
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October 23, 2015 April 24, 2017 |
50 Disney Classics Box Set | |
| Finland | |||
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VHS | 1985 | |
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1990 | Contains the original English version, subtitled in Finnish | |
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January 21, 1997 | This is the first video release to have an official Finnish dub. | |
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