Dancing onto Disney Blu-Ray™ Value Pack and DVD 2 February 2011!
In celebration of Fantasia’s 70th Anniversary, Fantasia, Walt Disney’s Musical and timeless masterpiece, and Fantasia 2000, the contemporary classic inspired by it are released from the Disney vault for the first time in High Definition on Disney Blu-Ray™ Value Pack and DVD 2 February, 2011!
The Blu-ray™ transformations of Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 reveal a variety of extraordinary bonus features and for the first time ever on Fantasia 2000 Blu-ray™ Value Pack is the highly requested Academy Award® nominated short, Destino. The seven minute film is a result of the extraordinary collaboration between Walt Disney himself and Salvador Dali, which began back in 1946. In 2003, Roy E. Disney worked with modern day animators to complete the film as a tribute to Walt. Accompanying the short is a feature length documentary, Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino. Exploring the foundations of the relationship between Dali and Disney, their work together on Destino and how the film came about, this feature is a wonderful, must-see historical exploration.
Considered avant-garde at its original 1940 release, the animated musical masterpiece and remastered contemporary classic that is Fantasia comes to new and extraordinary life revealing an enchanting feast of music and animated images.
Breaking boundaries of brilliance and imagination, Fantasia reveals the mesmerising music and magic in never-before-experienced High Definition. Using the latest animation techniques, Walt Disney’s original inspiration of eight animated sequences is recaptured in an unforgettable journey of masterful imagery and breathtaking animation you won’t want to miss! The acclaimed and treasured experience includes the highlights of Mickey Mouse (voiced by Walt Disney himself) in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the flying hippos and alligators in Dance of the Hours, the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, the dancing mushrooms of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, with its wild winged demon raging at the heavens.
The magical journey continues with fascinating DVD bonus features, including an exploration of the Disney Family Museum with Walt’s daughter, Diane Disney-Miller, and audio commentary with Disney historian Brian Sibley. Fantasia’s Blu-ray™ Value Pack bonus features include everything that’s on the DVD, and more! You can switch to the Disney viewing mode, take an in-depth look at the recently discovered Schultheis Notebook with The Shultheir Notebook: A Disney Treasure that intricately breaks down the film from a technical point of view, explore the artwork of Fantasia with the Interactive Art Gallery and enjoy audio commentary with interviews and story note recreations by Walt Disney.
Walt’s dazzling dreams lived on in his nephew, producer Roy E. Disney, delighting families once again with an extravaganza of sight and sound in Fantasia 2000, also releasing from the Disney vault. Featuring myriad celebrity hosts including Steve Martin, Bette Midler, Quincy Jones and more, the film brings to life classical music compositions in a visionary masterpiece, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conducted by James Levine.
Experience the DVD bonus features, including Musicana, a documentary about Walt’s inspiration for a sequel. Fantasia 2000 Blu-ray™ Value pack offers even more magical moments, with the previously noted feature length documentary Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino; the Academy Award® Nominated short film Destino and audio commentary with the film’s directors and art directors.
Step back in time and let the stunning artistic effects of the visionary legend himself captivate your senses 70 years on, with the highly anticipated releases of Fantasia and Fantasia 2000, bringing magic to families on Disney Blu-Ray™ Value Pack and DVD 2 February 2011.
Fantasia DVD Bonus Features
Disney Family Museum – Walt’s daughter Diane Disney-Miller tales viewers on a tour of the Disney museum in San Francisco
Audio Commentary from Disney historian Brian Sibley
Fantasia Blu-Ray™ Value Pack Bonus Features
Everything that’s available on the DVD plus: Disney View – this viewing mode maximises the Blu-ray viewing experience with a 16×9 aspect ratio. Original artwork created by a Disney artist, in a style that complements the beauty of the film The Shultheis Notebook: A Disney Treasure (running time: 14 minutes) – offers an in depth look at the recently discovered Schultheis Notebook. The detailed log was created by Herman Schultheis, an effects man on Fantasia, and intricately breaks down the film from a technical view. Many of the special effects used in Fantasia were a mystery to modern day animators until this notebook was recovered
Interactive Art Gallery and Screensavers – viewers can explore the artwork of Fantasia as never before, in High Definition with unique Blu-ray interactivity and programming
Audio Commentaries from Fantasia Legacy Collection
-with executive producer Roy E. Disney, conductor James Levine, animation historian John Canemaker, and Scott McQueen, manager of film restoration.
-audio commentary with interviews and story note recreations by Walt Disney, hosted by John Canemaker
Fantasia 2000 DVD Bonus Features Musicana – Walt’s Inspiration for a Sequel (running time: 10 minutes) – this documentary reveals rarely-seen art created for Musicana, a late 1970’s project intended as a Fantasia sequel with a focus on exploring other cultures via their greatest musical compositions
Fantasia 2000 Blu-ray™ Value Pack Bonus Features
Everything that’s available on the DVD plus: Dali & Disney: A Date With Destino (running time: 82 minutes) – this feature length documentary explores the collaborative relationship between Walt Disney and Salvador Dali, revealing how and why the Destino short came to fruition under the lead of Roy E. Disney in 2003 so many years after its inception in 1946 Destino (running time: 7 minutes) – the legacy of Walt Disney and Salvador Dali lives on in this highly anticipated short film Audio Commentaries from Fantasia Legacy Collection
-with executive producer Roy E. Disney, conductor James Levine, and producer Don Ernst
-audio commentary with the directors and art directors for each segment
Available to own: 2 February, 2011
Rated: G
Fantasia Running Time: 125 minutes Fantasia 2000 Running Time: 75 minutes
Price: 1 -Disc DVD $39.95 2-Disc Blu-ray Value Pack $49.95
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