Dumbo Comparison

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70th Anniversary Bluray 60th Anniversary DVD Big Top DVD

Cine-Explore

Hosted by animator Andreas Deja, Pixar director Pete Docter and historian Paula Sigman. They discuss Dumbo's place in the history of the Walt Disney studios as well as its production and release.

  

Disney View

New static artwork by James Coleman that fills in the black borders. 		 

Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo (HD, 28 minutes)

Documentary about the development and box office success of the movie. 		 

Deleted Scenes (HD, 10 minutes):

Two deleted scenes: "The Mouse's Tale" and "Are You a Man or a Mouse?" 		 

Celebrating Dumbo (15 minutes)

Featurette about the film's production.

The Magic of Dumbo: A Ride of Passage (HD, 3 minutes)

Short featurette about the Disneyland ride. 		 

Original Walt Disney TV Introduction (SD, 1 minute)

Introduction by Walt Disney when the movie was aired as part of the Disneyland anthology series.

Sound Design (SD, 6 minutes)

An exerpt from "The Reluctant Dragon". 		 

Two Shorts (HD, 18 minutes)

"Elmer Elephant" and "The Flying Mouse."

Disney Family Play (HD)

"What Do You See?" and "What Do You Know?" 		 
Art Galleries (HD) Eight galleries: "Visual Development", "Character Design", "Layouts & Backgrounds", "Storyboard Art", "Production Pictures", "Research Pictures", "Publicity" and "Original Dumbo Storybook (1941)". 167 artworks. To be compared against the Blu-Ray.

Trailers (HD/SD, 15 minutes)

The 1941 theatrical trailer and 1949 re-issue trailer 		 
 

Audio commentary

Featuring John Canemaker
 

DVD storybook: Dumbo's Big Discovery

Storybook version of the movie, with some differences.
 

Sing along songs

"Look Out for Mr. Stork" and "Casey Junior"
 

Baby Mine music video

featuring Michael Crawford 		 
 

Dumbo II Sneak Peek (3 minutes)

  
   

Baby Mine music video

Featuring Jim Brickman and Kassie DePaiva
   

DisneyPedia

Segments about circus animals, hidden in a game.
  DVD-ROM extras  

Purist Remarks

According to a discussion on OriginalTrilogy, the 1999 R2 DVD has the same transfer as 1995 LaserDisc which was recommended earlier in the thread.

DVDBeaver's review of the 70th Anniversary Blu-ray includes a comparison with the Big Top DVD.

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