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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on Blu-ray
Blu-ray™+ DVD Combo
Pack -- October 6, 2009 -- 7 Weeks Before Standard
Definition DVD Release November 24
Burbank, Calif.,
April 3, 2009 – Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE)
proudly announces the highly-anticipated, October 6 high
definition debut of the most-acclaimed animated movie ever made,
Walt Disney’s original classic Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs. Making history again with its
exciting debut, the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’
Blu-ray bow marks the first time Disney Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack
(2 Blu-ray discs + DVD) has ever been released, followed seven
weeks later with the release of a Deluxe 2-Disc Classic standard
definition DVD on November 24. The Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs’ Blu-ray edition will undoubtedly
represent the quintessential way to experience this landmark
film.
“We are thrilled that the consumer has clearly recognized the
value in our Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack releases and will have
another opportunity to maximize their viewing options in October
with Snow White,” Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney
Studios Home Entertainment, said. “With today’s technological
breakthroughs found in Blu-ray, we are confident that this
version of Snow White will easily become the reference
point for high definition home entertainment libraries and
family collections all over the world.”
Perfectly timed for holiday gift-giving and available for a
limited time only, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’
historic high definition release will include a spectacular
assortment of all new bonus features. A magical tale filled
with laughter and excitement, Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs is the jewel in Disney’s cinematic
crown.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has
been unavailable in any form, since 2001. The filmearned a 1939
honorary Academy Award® for “significant screen innovation which
has charmed millions, and pioneered a great new entertainment
field." And now, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Blu-ray becomesthe ultimate home entertainment
experience with state-of-the-art picture restoration and a
pristine 7.1 Digital Theater System Hi-Def Surround Sound.
About Platinum Combo Packs (Blu-ray + DVD in a single
package):
To provide consumers with unprecedented quality, value and
portability of their favorite Disney classics, in 2008 WDSHE
pioneered the Combo Pack – Blu-ray Disc(s) plus a DVD in a
single package. Current Disney Platinum Edition titles available
as Combo Packs include Sleeping Beauty and
Pinocchio.
About Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
Celebrated as an entertainment landmark for over 70 years, the
first full-length animated film ever made, and still the
‘fairest of them all,” Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs’ world premiere represented a major
milestone for the world of animation, a giant leap forward for
The Walt Disney Company. It is one of the most beloved and most
watched films in history. As one of the first films ever to be
designated for preservation by the Library of Congress, it has
been entertaining movie-goers and critics alike for decades. It
is also the first film ever to have a motion picture soundtrack,
as well as the first film that uses music to advance the story.
To date, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
has been released theatrically a total of nine times.
Synopsis:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the
time-honored story of a beautiful princess whose blossoming
beauty disturbs her stepmother the Queen. Each day the Queen
asks a mysterious magic mirror the quintessential question:
"mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all." As
long as the mirror answers the Queen's name, all is well.
However, when one day the mirror replies with Snow White’s name,
the evil Queen begins her quest to kill the young girl, so she
may once again be "the fairest of them all."
Snow White’s escape from the evil Queen's plan leads her deep
into the forest and to a small cottage where she meets, in one
of the most famous scenes in motion picture history, the Seven
Dwarfs. Once "off to work" they go, the wicked Queen persuades
Snow White to take a bite of a poisonous apple that places a
powerful sleeping curse on the young beauty. Heartbroken, the
dwarfs make a glass coffin for their friend, because she is too
beautiful to bury. Only when a handsome Prince -- who had
previously fallen in love with Snow White -- finds her and
kisses her, does she awaken, "to live happily ever after."
The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Blu-ray™ + DVD
Combo Pack is priced at $39.99 SRP and the 2-Disc DVD set is
priced at $29.99 SRP.
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: October 6, 2009
DVD STREET DATE November 24, 2009
Direct prebook: August 11,
2009
Distributor prebook: August 25, 2009
Pricing: Blu-ray and DVD
Combo Pack: $39.99 SRP
2-Disc DVD: $29.99 SRP
Feature run time: 84 minutes
Rated: G
FastPlay™: FastPlay enabled
Technical specifications may only apply to feature.
Blu-ray Disc
Aspect ratio: Widescreen (1.33:1)
Sound: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Languages: English SDH
DVD:
Aspect ratio: Widescreen (1.33:1)
Sound: 5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix (DEHT),
5.1 DEHT French and Spanish Language Tracks
Languages: English SDH, French and Spanish
Subtitles