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Disney Blu-ray DVD combos 2009
BURBANK, Calif.—January 7,
2009 – As more and more families transition to high definition,
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) concentrates its
efforts on offering consumers unprecedented quality, value and
portability in the purchases of their favorite Disney Blu-ray
movies with the announcement of its new Blu-ray + DVD Combo
Packs.
Disney’s Combo Pack will be extended across an exciting new
slate of Disney-branded theatrical and Platinum titles releasing
on Blu-ray between February and October of 2009.
Some of the upcoming Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack titles
families can look forward to include the teen phenomenon
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (February
17),Walt Disney’s animated classic Pinocchio: 70th
Anniversary Platinum Edition (March 10) and all
those leading up to the highly anticipated release of
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Platinum Edition
in October.
“These unique Combo Packs provide the opportunity for consumers
around the world to take advantage of the quality of Blu-ray
with the portability of a DVD disc in a single package, comments
Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
“As always, we are committed to offering our consumers
exceptional quality and value when purchasing our products.”
WDSHE first successfully introduced a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
(Blu-ray + DVD in a single package) with the release of
Sleeping Beauty’s 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition in 2008
across limited markets. The inclusion of the feature film on
standard definition DVD allowed consumers without Blu-ray
players to “future proof” their collections.
In addition, WDSHE North America will be packaging 14 of its hot
new Blu-ray titles releasing in the U.S. and Canada with a
DisneyFile digital copy of the movie for consumers to enjoy
anytime, anywhere on their Mac, PC or compatible portable
devices. Digital copies will be made available in both iTunes
and Windows Media file formats and are set to be included with
such titles as High School Musical 3: Senior Year,
Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Monsters Inc., and
A Bugs Life.
As part of its continued worldwide Blu-ray release efforts,
WDSHE is adding many exciting new titles to the line-up in North
America, Europe and Asia. Titles include new theatrical
releases, catalog, direct-to-video, top television series and
some of America’s most requested movies.
WDSHE North America will be releasing several new theatrical
titles to Blu-ray day-and-date with the DVD including
Swing Vote (Touchstone Pictures) on January
13; High School Musical 3: Senior Year
(Walt Disney Pictures) on February 17; Beverly Hills
Chihuahua (Walt Disney Pictures) on March 3;
Morning Light (Walt Disney Pictures)
in summer of 2009; as well as an all new direct-to-video
Space Buddies (Walt Disney Pictures)
on February 3.
In addition, WDSHE North America will also be expanding its
Blu-ray catalog library with more than 30 exciting releases
including such titles as Pretty Woman
(Touchstone Pictures) on February 10; High School
Musical Remix Edition
(Walt Disney Pictures) on February 17; Monsters Inc.
(Disney/Pixar); A Bugs Life
(Disney/Pixar); Microcosmos
(Miramax); Miracle (Walt Disney
Pictures); The Greatest Game Ever Played
(Walt Disney Pictures) and many more to follow in 2009.
In Europe/Australia, WDSHE will roll-out the following Blu-ray
titles beginning with Space Buddies
(Walt Disney Pictures) and High School Musical 3:
Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures) in February;
Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
(Walt Disney Pictures) in March and Beverly Hills
Chihuahua (Walt Disney Pictures) in April; and
Monsters Inc. (Disney/Pixar) sometime
in 2009.
Japan will see the following WDSHE Blu-ray releases starting
with Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
(Walt Disney Pictures) in March; Tinker Bell
(Walt Disney Pictures) and WALL-E
(Disney/Pixar) in April; and High School Musical 3:
Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures),
Monsters Inc. (Disney/Pixar) and
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Walt Disney Pictures) to
follow at later dates.