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Cine-Explore ExperienceA Picture-in-Picture video commentary with Andreas Deja, Leonard Maltin and John Lasseter. |
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| Audio Commentary version of the above | ||||
| Audio commentary only available for the widescreen version, with animation historian Jeff Kurtti, art director Eyvind Earle, Sleeping Beauty artists Frank Armitage, Mark Davis, Ollie Johnston, Michael Giaimo and Mike Gabriel, and the voice of Aurora: Mary Costa. | ||||
Grand Canyon (29 minutes)Live-action short which played which played before Sleeping Beauty on its initial release to theatres. |
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Dragon EncounterA CGI experience to showcase 7.1 sound. |
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Original Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Walkthrough Attractiona 7½ minute CG recreation of Disneyland's promotional attraction that resided inside the Sleeping Beauty castle. (Backstage Disney) |
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History of the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough Attraction (10 minutes)Material does not overlap much with the virtual tour. (Backstage Disney) |
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Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty (43½ minutes)Historians, former and current Disney employees discuss the film's production. |
“The Making of Sleeping Beauty” (16:22)With Leonard Maltin, Mary Costa, Eyvind Earle, Ollie Johnston, Marc Davis, Eric Goldberg, Michael Giaimo, Mike Gabriel, Ken Anderson, and Frnack Armitage. (to be compared) |
Once Upon A Dream: The Making Of Sleeping Beauty (15 minutes)To be compared. |
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Eyvind Earle: The Man And His Art (7½ minutes)About the art director. |
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Alternate Opening (3½ minutes)Alternative opening song. |
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Deleted Songs"It Happens I Have A Picture""Riddle Diddle," "Go To Sleep" |
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Storyboard Sequences (SD)By Andreas Deja, provides storyboard comparison of "The Fairies Put The Castle To Sleep" and "The Capture Of The Prince." |
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Live-Action Reference (SD)"Briar Rose Dances," "Prince Phillip Fights The Dragon," "The Queen And A Good Fairy. Laserdisc might also contain excerpt from Disneyland TV series. |
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Art GalleriesVisual Development (159 images), Character Design (157), Storyboard Art (80), Live Action Reference (70), The Sleeping Beauty Storybook (25), Layouts And Backgrounds (55), Production Photos (51) and Publicity, (34 promotional shots and posters). Some images are new, but others from previous editions are missing. |
Close to 550 stills: “Concept Art,” “Briar Rose/Princess Aurora,”
“Maleficent & Her Minions,” “The Three Good Fairies,” “The Royal
Households,” “Miscellaneous Characters,” “Storyboards,” “Layouts &
Backgrounds,” “The Sleeping Beauty Storybook,” “Posters,” and
“Disneyland Walkthrough.” Guided tours are offered. Elsewhere: 23 more reference shots in “Photographs” 70+ still frames are in a virtual scrapbook: photos of the making of the movie in “Behind-the-Scenes,” posters and ads from the theatrical releases under “Publicity,” books and other things within “Merchandise,” and photos of film-related attractions at Disneyland in Anaheim and Paris in “Theme Parks”. |
Very extensive collection. (All to be compared) | ||
PublicityThe Original Theatrical Teaser Trailer (1:43), the Original 1959 Theatrical Trailer (3:11), and the 1995 Re-Release Trailer (1:26). |
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The Sound Of Beauty: Restoring A Classic (HD, 11 minutes)Randy Thornton and Terry Porter, the sound restoration technicians, explain what they did. |
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The Peter Tchaikovsky Story (49 minutes)Option between two slightly different versions of the TV special. Some areas simulcast Tchaikovsky's audio on local radio channels at the same time as the Disneyland program for a stereophonic sound effect. |
Also the Peter Tchaikovsky Story, but shortened. | The Peter Tchaikovsky Story, unknown length | ||
Four Artists Paint One Tree (16:07)A clip from the Disneyland TV show featuring Eyvind Earle, Marc Davis, Josh Meador, and Walt Peregoy. |
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| Princess Fun Facts trivia track of mixed quality. | ||||
| Disney Song Selection | Disney Song Selection | |||
| Music Video of "Once Upon A Dream" covered by Emily Osment. | ||||
| Games & Activities: Maleficent's Challenge, Enchanted Dance Game, English Vocabulary | ||||
Deleted Scenes (HD, 13 minutes)"The Curse is Fulfilled," "The Arrival of Maleficent: Alternate Scene" and "The Fair" |
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The Art of Evil: Generations Of Disney Villains (HD, 10 minutes)Lino DiSalvo (Frozen) and Andreas Deja (Aladdin & The Lion King) talk about their favorite Disney villains. |
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DisneyAnimation: Artists in Motion (HD, 4 minutes)Brittney Lee (Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen) sculpts Maleficent. |
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Once Upon a Parade (HD, 9 minutes)Modern Family's Sarah Hyland talks about the new Festival of Fantasy parade. |
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| Beauty-Oke: Once Upon A Dream (HD, 3 minutes): A dynamic sing-along for "Once Upon a Dream." | ||||
In Walt's Words: Sleeping Beauty (1080p, 4:23)"The following archival recordings of Walt Disney are edited from interviews conducted in 1956 and 1961." |
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Fun Facts Behind Sleeping Beauty (4:28)Various fun facts |
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Text-based featuresThe History of the Story and the 1951 outline. |
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| Storyboard sequences for “The Fairies Put the Castle to Sleep” and “The Capture of the Prince”, introduced by Andreas Deja. | ||||
“The Music of Sleeping Beauty” (2:45)Leonard Maltin and Mary Costa. |
The Music Of Sleeping Beauty, to be compared. | |||
“The Design” (3:22)Leonard Maltin, Eyvind Earle, Ollie Johnstion, Eric Goldberg and Michael Giaimo. |
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“Creating the Backgrounds” (1:07)Earle talks about his role. |
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“The Restoration” (2:56)Aaron Dem talks about the restoration. |
The Restoration Of Sleeping BeautyTo be compared. |
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“Widescreen to Pan-and-Scan Comparison” (3:50)Andreas Deja explains, followed by the “Once Upon A Dream” sequence. (I think this is covered, in some form, in the Blu-Ray) |
Widescreen To Pan-And-Scan Comparison, to be compared | |||
| Games: Art Project, Rescue Aurora Adventure Game, Personality Profile Game, Ink and paint | ||||
| Euro-pop band No Secrets' cover of “Once Upon (Another) Dream” (3:39) | ||||
| Concept Art, explained by Eyvind Earle, Goldberg and Mike Gabriel. | ||||
| Mickey Mouse Club sequence with Helene Stanley (1956), with a demo piano version of a song. | ||||
The Laserdisc and DVD still need extensive comparison.
Bonus content available elsewhere that might be neat to burn on a disc to further enhance the collection.
Aggressively restored twice (2003, 2008). Second restoration has vibrant colors and the original 2.55:1 aspect ratio. The 1987 CAV LD also has these accurate colors (?) but is pan-and-scan. The 1997 CAV LD is widescreen, but brighter and duller colors (same goes for the 2003 DVD).
DVDBeaver's review of the Platinum Blu-ray compares it against the Platinum DVD.