SLEEPING BEAUTY: DIAMOND EDITION New Scenes and #Giveaway
Maleficent stole the show earlier this year, but now Sleeping Beauty takes center stage again with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s upcoming release of SLEEPING BEAUTY: DIAMOND EDITION, coming to Blu-Ray, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere for the first time ever Tuesday, October 7.
The 2-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray Superset (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) contains digitally restored picture and sound, a digital copy of the film, and new bonus features.
Those bonus features include three never before seen deleted scenes and other behind the scenes action.
Sleeping Beauty is considered Disney’s ultimate princess fairytale classic.
For the first time, it’s being released from the Vault on Digital HD with high definition picture and thrilling, soaring sound.
The extras include a feature about Walt Disney World’s new Festival Of Fantasy Parade, as told by Sarah Hyland from ABC’s “Modern Family”. It also includes a legacy piece featuring the Disney Villians. It spotlights Disney’s favorite villain animator, Marc Davis, and his infamous creations of characters such as Maleficent and Cruella. You’ll also hear from animators like Andreas Deja and Lino DiSalvo (Animation Director of FROZEN) on how Marc’s designs and characters influenced what they do today. Another bonus feature involves Walt Disney Animation Visual Development artist Brittney Lee as she goes through the process of creating a three dimensional sculpture of Maleficent, completely out of paper.
The Never Before Seen Deleted Scenes include a deleted character—The Vulture. In this version of the story, the fairies do not take the Princess to live with them in the forest. Convinced that King Stefan’s order to burn all the spinning wheels in the kingdom will not prevent Maleficent’s curse, the good fairies put a magic circle around the castle and cast a spell: “No evil thing that walks or flies or creeps or crawls can ever pass these castle walls.” The Curse is Fulfilled – The three good fairies have just returned Aurora to the castle and give her a crown. They leave the room to give Aurora some time alone…but Maleficent pays her a visit. Arrival Of Maleficent (Alternate Scene) – Maleficent arrives uninvited to the christening of the Princess Aurora.
The Disney PR folks shared other details, too:
“Classic DVD Bonus Features Include:
- The Sound Of Beauty: Restoring A Classic – This featurette covers the creation of the 7.1 mix of the score of Sleeping Beauty that was done for Blu-ray, using the source tapes from the original recording sessions resulting in an audio experience of superior quality with greater detail and fidelity that you have ever heard before.
- Picture Perfect: The Making Of Sleeping Beauty – Discover the behind-the-scenes magic that transformed a beloved fairy tale into a cinematic work of art. Legendary Animators, actors and film historians reveal the secrets behind Disney’s masterpiece.
- Eyvind Earle: A Man And His Art – Early in his career, renowned American Artist Eyvind Earle worked as a background painter at the Walt Disney Studio. Walt Disney liked his work so much that he entrusted him with the assignment to be the Art Director for Sleeping Beauty. This was the first time that one artist was given the responsibility for the entire look on one of Disney’s animated features. This piece follows Earle’s development as an artist and his years at the Studio.
- Audio Commentary by John Lasseter, Andreas Deja and Leonard Maltin”
We are giving away three combo-packs of the Diamond Edition of Sleeping Beauty. To enter, subscribe to us on YouTube and sign up for our newsletter (see the sign up button on the top right corner of this web site). Then leave a comment below letting us know who your favorite Disney villain is and why. Comment by midnight EST on October 20th. You must be at least 18 years old and a US resident to enter. No purchase necessary. Winners will be chosen at random.
Good luck!
October 6, 2014 @ 10:54 pm
My fav is Scar. Love his wit
October 7, 2014 @ 9:18 am
Scar is a funny one…but man, he sure did have issues.
October 6, 2014 @ 11:01 pm
My favorite villain is Ursula, but my daughter’s is Maleficent (although she hasn’t seen the Angelina Jolie version!). And we are in dire need of this movie because our copy is cracked down the center and we can’t watch it!
October 7, 2014 @ 9:17 am
Oh no Lindsay! And I am with your daughter…Maleficent was just very misunderstood. 🙂
October 6, 2014 @ 11:30 pm
Hmm. Favorite villain. I like the wicked step sisters in Cinderella. Because they are hilarious.
October 7, 2014 @ 9:18 am
That’s interesting Krystyn… I have a tough time liking those girls. They’re the original ‘mean girls’, huh?
October 7, 2014 @ 9:45 am
Oh they totally are. I wouldn’t say I like them just that they crack me up. Not towards Cinderella but with each other and their mom!
October 7, 2014 @ 9:25 am
I signed up for the email and subscribed to your youtube channel. My favorite Disney villain is Prince John from Robin Hood because he is both funny and scary.
October 7, 2014 @ 9:42 am
Who doesn’t love Maleficent? So powerful and such a beautiful green face! 🙂
October 7, 2014 @ 10:41 am
I subscribe to your Youtube channel as Mary F. I subscribed to your emails.
My favorite villain is Ursula in The Little Mermaid. She’s as evil as they get.
October 7, 2014 @ 12:58 pm
I subscribed to youtube via litesabergirl, I also subscribed to email. My favorite villain is maleficent! she is awesome!
October 7, 2014 @ 1:30 pm
Oh this is SO holy awesome!! Sleeping Beauty is literally my favorite Disney movie from when I was little & would LOVE to share it with our little luv bug on the way! Thanks bunches for the sweet chance. My favorite Disney villain is surely the “Randle Boggs” via Monsters Inc.
October 7, 2014 @ 2:29 pm
I like Yzma from the Emperor’s New Groove because she was funny.
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October 7, 2014 @ 2:46 pm
I subscribed to your YouTube & newsletter 🙂 This is one of our absolute favorite Disney movies. I use to sing Once Upon A Dream all the time to my daughter when she was very little. Thanks for the chance! mmalavec(at)med(dot)umich(dot)edu
October 7, 2014 @ 6:54 pm
I subcribed to your Youtube channel and newsletter. My favorite villain is Jafar. He is my favorite villain because he was able to shape shift.
October 7, 2014 @ 8:12 pm
I am a You Tube subscriber @Leigh Borders
October 7, 2014 @ 8:12 pm
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October 7, 2014 @ 8:13 pm
I would have to say my favorite is Maleficent. I just love the way she looks and believe that she is the perfect villain!
October 7, 2014 @ 8:37 pm
I love Prince John from Robin Hood! Following on YouTube and newsletter!
October 8, 2014 @ 12:58 am
ive subscribed to both thank so much and I would have to say my favorite movie villain is ursela just because I love the little mermaid and she is so wicked!
October 8, 2014 @ 6:42 am
follow on YouTube under cshell202, email subscriber and I have to say Maleficent because she is so powerful.
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October 8, 2014 @ 10:26 pm
signed up for email and youtube. My favorite villian is the Gaston in Beauty and the Beast because he’s so vain
October 9, 2014 @ 11:05 pm
I am subscribed. I like Gaston from Beauty and the Beast. He has great songs!
October 10, 2014 @ 12:16 pm
Subscribed on YouTube and for newsletter. My favorite is Ursula.
October 12, 2014 @ 4:43 pm
My favorite Disney Villain is Ed from Lion King! Subscribed! superstarsportscards (at) gmail (dot) com . Subscribed via Youtube! Jordan James
October 12, 2014 @ 8:54 pm
My favorite Disney villain is Ursula from The Little Mermaid because it has always been my favorite movie and I love the song that she sings. Subscribed on YouTube and signed up for newsletter.
October 17, 2014 @ 7:37 pm
I signed up for youtube and email subscription. My favorite Disney Villan is Hook he’s bad but entertaining!
October 20, 2014 @ 11:34 pm
subscribed to both. I would have to say Ursula from the Little Mermaid because I love her songs 🙂