Alice in Wonderland Comparison

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60th Anniversary BD Special Un-Anniversary DVD Gold DVD Archive Laserdisc

Through the Keyhole: A Companion's Guide to Wonderland (HD, 76 minutes)

Very extensive Picture-in-Picture experience.

"Reflections on Alice" (13:25)

Short documentary about the origin of the book and the adaptation.

"Operation Wonderland" (11:08)

Excerpt from an episode of "Ford Star Revue" originally aired June 14, 1951. Tour with opera singer James Melton through the Disney studios. The Gold DVD has an introduction by Corey Burton

Deleted Materials

  • deleted scene "Pig and Pepper" (3:11)
  • "From Wonderland to Never Land: The Evolution of a Song" (6:49)
  • "Alice Daydreams in the Park" (2:02)
Six original song demos;
  • "Beware the Jabberwock" (2:15)
  • "Everything Has a Useness" (1:18)
  • "So They Say" (1:54)
  • "Beautiful Soup" (1:27)
  • "Dream Caravan" (2:33)
  • "If You'll Believe in Me" (3:01).
 Demos of songs and some deleted songs
Deleted Cheshire Cat Song (SD, 4 minutes): "I'm Odd" was dropped in favor of "'Twas Brillig."

Walt Disney Introductions (HD/SD, 4 minutes)

Three Walt Disney television intros: 1954, 1964 and a never-seen-before color introduction from 1959 in high definition. 		Only includes the first two introductions.

Reference Footage: Alice and the Doorknob (2 minutes)

Optional Beaumont commentary.

Pencil Test: Alice Shrinks (HD, 1 minute)

Introduced by Beaumont
Mickey Mouse short Thru the Mirror (8:49)

Alice Comedy: Alice's Wonderland (8 minutes)

: "Little Alice, chuck full of curiosity, pays her first visit to a cartoon studio" (1923)

One Hour in Wonderland (59:22)

"The Coca-Cola Company and Your Coca-Cola Bottler bring you Holiday Greetings" A 1950 television special with Disney, Beaumont and others.
March 18, 1951 episode of "The Fred Waring Show" (30:56) centered around Alice in Wonderland.
Two theatrical trailers: original 1951 release (2:02), and a 1974 re-release (1:53). Apparently has a different 1974 trailer.

Art Gallery

A lot of overlap between the Blu-ray and DVD versions, but both have pictures the other one doesn't have.
To be cross-checked with Laserdisc. 		Archival artwork, Original publicity materials including posteres, lobby cards,a dn press book
Painting the Roses Red: interactive game
Disney View (HD): Fill the black bars with Michael Humphries art.

"Virtual Wonderland Party" (27:06)

Some sort of live action children's TV show special.

"Adventures in Wonderland"

Set-top game hosted by the Cheshire Cat (voiced by Jim Cummings)
16 question trivia game and a DVD read-or-read-along storybook
Two sing-along songs: "All in the Golden Afternoon" and "The Unbirthday Song"
restored music/effects track
Complete storyboards from aborted 1939 and 1943 planned feature length versions.
1951 Radio Broadcast with Walt Disney and Kathryn Beaumont (voice of Alice),

Purist Remarks

2000 Gold Edition is unrestored. The 2004 and 2010 editions have an early restoration. The later Blu-Ray restoration has original effects (e.g. ripple glass water) replaced with digital alternatives.

The DVDBeaver review of the 60th Anniversary Blu-ray compares it against several DVD editions.

Notes

Special DVD included with Dutch bluray does not include art gallery, operation wonderland, … Better source is needed for Laserdisc contents.

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