Now this is an announcement I’m very excited about! Disney has announced that they’ll be releasing 30 new titles by the end of the year from their vault! Some of these are titles I’ve been waiting quite a while to hit blu-ray, such as Dick Tracy, Ed Wood, Grosse Pointe Blank, The Rescuers, The Rescuers Down Under, and Flubber. This is a really exciting announcement, and I can’t wait to get this on blu! Check out the full list of releases below, and let me know what titles you’re most looking forward to! I can say, my wallet is going to be feeling a little bit of pain by the end of the year.
Beginning in May, the Studio will start to celebrate a number of film anniversaries, introducing multiple great films to Blu-ray including Father of the Bride and Bringing Down the House releasing on May 15th; The Color of Money,Cocktail and Ransom releasing on June 5th; Sister Act and Evita releasing on June 19th; and The Horse Whisperer, Under the Tuscan Sun, Phenomenon, Step Up, Home On The Range and Treasure Planet releasing July 3rd.
In the Fall, a perfect mix of feel-good films, anniversary releases and nostalgic favorites will debut, including Adventures in Babysitting, Grosse Pointe Blank, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, The Rescuers, High Fidelity, Ed Wood, Judge Dredd, Ghost of the Abyss 3D, Lady And The Tramp 2: Scamp’s Adventure, Pocahontas, The Tigger Movie, The Aristocats and Pete’s Dragon.
And just in time for Halloween and the holidays, a wide array of titles that make perfect stocking stuffers for film fans will include titles such as Hocus Pocus, Arachnophobia, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, Son of Flubber, Cold Creek Manor, The Santa Clause Trilogy, The Absent-Minded Professor, Flubber, While You Were Sleeping, Sweet Home Alabama, Beaches, Babes in Toyland, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Brother Bear and Dick Tracy.
For more information about The Walt Disney Studios upcoming Blu-ray release offerings, please visit www.DisneyBluray.com.