Aladdin Comparison

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Signature Bluray Diamond Bluray Platinum DVD Japanese Laserdisc

Audio Commentaries:

  • John Musker, Ron Clements & Amy Pell
  • Andreas Deja, Will Finn, Eric Goldberg and Glen Keane.

Aladdin on Aladdin (HD, 30:27)

Interview with Aladdin's voice actor.

Let's Not Be Too Hasty: The Voices of Aladdin (HD, 2:58)

Voice recording sessions.

Alternate Endings (HD, 2:05)

Two alternate endings.

The Genie Outtakes (HD, 9 minutes)

Robin Williams recording session outtakes with story boards

Aladdin: Creating Broadway Magic (HD, 19 minutes)

In this lengthy Behind the scenes of the Broadway adaptation.

Unboxing Aladdin (HD, 5 minutes)

Disney Channel's Joey Bragg reveals easter eggs.

Genie 101 (HD, 4 minutes)

Scott Weinger (Aladdin) explains Genie's pop culture references.

Ron & Jon: You Ain't Never Had a Friend Like Me (HD, 6 minutes)

Musker and Clements talk about their partnership.

A Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin (SD, 70:52)

Alan Menken: Musical Renaissance Man (SD, 19:55)

The Art of Aladdin: Art Review with Filmmakers' Commentary (SD, 8:45)

Does not cover every still frame.
Deleted Song: Proud of Your Boy, Original Demo (SD, 3:58)
Deleted Song: You Can Count on Me (SD, 2:22)
Deleted Song: Humiliate the Boy (SD, 3:54)
Deleted Song: Why Me (SD, 3:42)
Deleted/Alternate Scene: Aladdin & Jasmine's First Meeting (SD, 2:51)
Deleted/Alternate Scene: Aladdin in the Lap of Luxury (SD, 2:52)
Music Video: "Proud of Your Boy" with Clay Aiken (SD, 2:20)
Proud of Your Boy Original Story Reel (SD, 2:18)
Behind the Scenes of "Proud of Your Boy" (SD, 3:20)
Music Video: "A Whole New World" with Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey (SD, 4:14)
Behind the Scenes of "A Whole New World" (SD, 3:46) — the Simpson/Lachey version
Music Video: "A Whole New World" with Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson (SD, 4:07) A Whole New World music video
Disney Song Selection with Optional On-Screen Lyrics (HD, 11:28)

Inside the Genie's Lamp: Guided Tour (SD, 6:13)

3D computer animated tour.

The Genie World Tour (SD, 3:14)

Postcards received by Jafar and Iago.
Publicity: Trailers (SD): Aladdin's original 3-minute theatrical trailer and direct-to-video followups original theatrical trailer for Aladdin (different than the trailer on the U.S. LD) (to compare)

The Still Frame Galleries

  • Visual Development (34 stills)
  • Story Development (18 stills)
  • Backgrounds & Color Keys (15 stills)
  • Character Development
The last offers 11 individual galleries (Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Jafar, Iago, Abu, Sultan, Rajah, The Lamp, Narrator, and Carpet), 2 sets of background characters (Guards & Thieves, Marketplace), 2 deleted character sections (Aladdin's Parents, Executioner), and model sheets (mostly Jasmine). Each character gallery contains 5 to 30 stills.
Also a Publicity Gallery:
  • Theatrical Posters (oddly just two American posters and an International one)
  • Unused Concepts (ten abandoned poster designs)
  • Theme Parks (22 photographs of Aladdin-themed attractions at Disney's parks in America and abroad).

Aladdin's Magic Carpet Adventure

3D interactive adventure with games and cameos.
3 Wishes Game (like aZoltar machine).

The Making of Aladdin with Robbie Benson (30 minutes)

The Legend of Aladdin - Heros and Sidekicks - Villains and Harmers - Illuminate the Possibilities - A Whole New World (Also on VHS apparently?)
multilingual music video for "Friend Like Me"

Purist Remarks

Redrawn for IMAX/DVD (facial detail, touched up background colors, star scenes reworked). Some lines were censored. CAV/LBX LD has unchanged animation, but still a censored line.

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