Walt Disney Limited Issues wer a short-lived series of nine DVDs of Disney animated films released in 1999 by Walt Disney Home Video. The collection consisted of eight animated films, ranging from classic and then-recent films from the Disney Animated Canon, plus The Lion King's DisneyToon-produced sequel. They were the start of regular DVDs releases of animated Disney films (though Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and A Bug's Life recieved one-off releases in 1998 and earlier in 1999 respectively). The first title was Pinocchio, with the last releases being The Jungle Book and The Little Mermaid.
In contrast to later DVD releases, the Limited Issue DVD releases had much poorer-quality video transfers, with widescreen features not being anamorphic, and most of them only included one bonus feature or two.
The Limited Issue DVDs for Pinocchio, Mulan, and Hercules were later reissued as part of the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection in 2000.
Releases[]
Film | Release Date | Moratorium | Stock# | THX Certified |
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Pinocchio | October 26, 1999 | December 25, 1999 | 18665 | Yes |
101 Dalmatians | November 9, 1999 | January 8, 2000 | 17973 | Yes |
Mulan | November 9, 1999 | January 8, 2000 | 17225 | Yes |
Hercules | November 9, 1999 | January 8, 2000 | 18010 | Yes |
Peter Pan | November 23, 1999 | January 22, 2000 | 18786 | No |
Lady and the Tramp | November 23, 1999 | January 22, 2000 | 17975 | No |
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | November 23, 1999 | January 22, 2000 | 17976 | Yes |
The Little Mermaid | December 7, 1999 | February 5, 2000 | 18787 | No |
The Jungle Book | December 7, 1999 | February 5, 2000 | 18788 | No |
Trivia[]
- All of these DVD releases had their films sourced from the same transfers as their respective Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection Laserdisc releases (except Pinocchio and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride), and were presented in their original production aspect ratios (Films such as Mulan, Hercules, The Little Mermaid, and Lady and the Tramp are presented in their original widescreen versions, as opposed to the pan-and-scan versions used on their VHS releases; however, unlike later DVD releases, these transfers were not anamorphic).