Everybody loves Christmas! These two compilations take animated shorts and scenes to set the mood for the holiday season.
Countdown to Christmas
Contains the following shorts:
The Prince And The Pauper (1990) , The Art of Skiing (1941), Alpine Climbers (1936), Donald's Snow Fight (1942), Wynken, Blynken and Nod (1938), Winter Storage (1949), The Small One (1978)
Winter Wonderland
Contains the following film clips and shorts:
musical montage from Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, "Once Upon a Wintertime" from Melody Time, "Bambi on Ice" from Bambi, "Pablo, the Cold-Blooded Penguin" from The Three Caballeros, "Wart Pulls Sword from Stone" from The Sword in the Stone, "As Long as There's Christmas" from Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, The Grasshopper and the Ants, Lend a Paw.
The Everybody Loves DVD series of cartoon shorts also made its way to America in 2005. Here, there is the Classic Cartoon Favorites line, where there have been different shorts selected but similar covers and contents. As of November 2005, nine Region 1 DVDs have been released with this design: character-themed Vol. 1 - Starring Mickey, Vol. 2 - Starring Donald, Vol. 3 - Starring Goofy, and Vol. 4 - Starring Chip 'n Dale, plus the thematic compilations Vol. 5 - Extreme Sports Fun, Vol. 6 - Extreme Music Fun, Vol. 7 - Extreme Adventure Fun, Vol. 8 - Holiday Celebration with Mickey & Pals, and Vol. 9 - Classic Holiday Stories.
Everybody Loves Mickey
Everybody Loves Donald
Everybody Loves Goofy
Extreme Sports Fun
Released March 2005; Contains "Soccermania" (not available on home video in the US and not included on Region 1's Extreme Sports Fun.
"Lizzie McGuire" - In the US, Disney inititally selected random episodes for four thematic compilations. This overpriced, incomplete option of collecting the show gave way to "Lizzie McGuire" Box Set Volume 1 (Review, Buy) released in November 2004. In Region 2, the DVDs have always presented all the episodes of the popular Disney Channel sitcom chronologically, but instead of a box set, each volume contains 5-6 episodes. In November of 2004, Region 2 received a Complete Second Series collection of the show.
Lizzie McGuire: Season 1.1 - When Moms Attack
Lizzie McGuire: Season 1.2 - Misadventures in Babysitting
Lizzie McGuire: Season 1.3 - Come Fly With Me
Lizzie McGuire: Season 1.4 - What's Lizzie Thinking?
Lizzie McGuire: Season 2.1
Lizzie McGuire: Season 2.2
Lizzie McGuire: The Complete Second Series
The following movies are currently only available on DVD in Germany (Region 2). Click on the images or titles to purchase through Amazon.de.
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) (Ducktales: Der Film - Jäger der verlorenen Lampe)
- 1.66:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, DD 2.0 (English, German, Italian); Subtitles: English, German & Italian
- Also available in United Kingdom
Rocketman (1997) (Spaceman)
- 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, DD 5.1 (English, German, Italian); Subtitles: English, German & Italian
- Also available in United Kingdom
Benji the Hunted
(1987) (Benji - Sein größtes Abenteuer)
- 1.85:1 Non-anamorphic Widescreen, DD 5.1 (English, German, Italian); Subtitles: English, German, Italian, French & Spanish
- As of spring 2005, this movie is now available on Region 1 DVD (in 1.33:1 Pan & Scan) through the Disney Movie Club
- Also available in United Kingdom
Shipwrecked (1991) (Gestrandet)
- 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen; Dolby Digital Surround (German, Italian), Dolby Stereo (English); Subtitles: English, German & Italian
- Also available in United Kingdom
Geppetto (2000) (Geppetto, der Spielzeugmacher)
Wonderful World of Disney movie starring Drew Carey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio (TV Movie), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (English, German, Italian), Subtitles: English, German, Italian
- Also available in United Kingdom
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991) (Das Herz einer Amazone - wild und frei)
- 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen; Dolby Digital 2.0 (English, German, Italian); Subtitles: English, German, Italian
- As of spring 2005, this movie is now available on Region 1 DVD (in 1.33:1 Pan & Scan) through the Disney Movie Club
- Also available in United Kingdom
Tall Tale (1995) (Pecos Bill - ein unglaubliches Abenteuer)
- 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, Dolby Surround 2.0 (English, German, Italian)
- Also available in United Kingdom
So Dear To My Heart (1949)
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio, DD 5.1 English, Spanish; Subtitles: English & Spanish
Introduction by Walt Disney, Lost and Found: Rare footage, Scrapbook (75 stills), Film Facts (10 stills)
- Also available in United Kingdom
The following titles are currently only available on DVD in France (Region 2). Click on the images or titles to purchase through Amazon.fr.
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 2.0 (English, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese audio tracks)
subtitles: English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese
- Also available in United Kingdom and Germany
Zorro: The Complete First Season
6 discs with all the Season 1 episodes
So Dear To My Heart (1949)
1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio, DD 5.1 English, Spanish; Subtitles: English & Spanish
Also available in Germany and
United Kingdom
The following DVD editions were only available in the United Kingdom or France (Region 2). Each is out of print, but you can still click on the images or titles to purchase through Amazon's International sites.
Pinocchio: Special Edition (1940)
Region 2 - UK, Italy, etc. & Region 4 - Australia
- Features brand-new digitally-remastered print
- 1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio, 5.1 Dolby Digital
- "A Wish Come True" (5-minute making-of featurette)
- "The Search for Jiminy Cricket" (set-top game)
- Original 1940 Trailer (2 minutes)
- Two Sing-Along Songs: "Figaro & Cleo" (1:30) & "Little Wooden Head" (2:10)
- Short Film starring Jiminy Cricket - "I'm No Fool Having Fun" (8 minutes)
- Short Film starring Jiminy Cricket - "I'm No Fool With Fire" (8 minutes)
- Storyboard-to-Film Comparison (4 minutes)
- Easter Egg: "Cap Nat Pluto" Short (6:30)
Peter Pan: 2-Disc Collector's Edition (1953)
Region 2 - France
Disc One
- 1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio, 5.1 Dolby Digital, Audio Commentary
Disc Two
- Documentary - "Walt Disney's 9 Legendary Animators"
- "The History of Peter Pan" documentary
- "The Making of Peter Pan" featurette
- "Playful Pan" Silly Symphonies Short (colorized)
- 1924 Silent "Peter Pan" Film (Paramount, 1 hour 41 minutes)
- Peter Pan Album with 3 galleries
- Galleries of Photographs and Posters
- Sing-Along Songs: "You Can Fly", 2 others
The following Region 2 (UK) boxsets contain DVDs that are more or less identical to their Region 1 counterparts but are not offered in such an arrangement.
The Santa Clause 1 & 2: Limited Edition 2-Pack
The Princess Diaries 1 & 2: 2-Movie Collection
Teen Girl Triple: 3 Film Collection
Contains The Lizzie McGuire Movie, The Princess Diaries, and Freaky Friday
Lilo & Stitch Gift Set
includes DVD, storybook and Stitch bean bag toy
The Aladdin Trilogy
4-disc set contains all three Aladdin films with a bonus disc for the original film
For a list of DVDs that are only available in Pan & Scan in the US, but are widescreen in other parts of the world, check out the Pan & Scan DVDs to Avoid.