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WaltDisneyMasterPieceCollection

The Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection (Walt Disney Coleccion Maestra in Spanish and Collection Chefs-d'œuvre de Walt Disney in Canadian French) was a line of VHS tapes and Laserdiscs released by Walt Disney Home Video from 1994 to 1999 in the U.S. and Canada. Similar to the Walt Disney Classics line that preceded it, it consisted mainly of Disney animated features (excluding the Pixar films, the DisneyToon Studios theatrical films, and the direct-to-video sequels) along with a few live-action/animated hybrid films. French and Spanish versions were also released.

Each tape in this video collection began with a short animated opening sequence of Tinker Bell sprinkling pixie dust on the bare version of the logo to the completed version of the logo (a purple hump-shaped logo complete with Disney castle in the middle, as seen on the spine and front of each video's case) while a re-orchestrated version of the 1988-1994 Walt Disney Classics music plays over.

Of note, the series featured the first home video releases of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Aristocats, Oliver & Company, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Melody Time, The Black Cauldron, and Mulan.

The series was followed by the Limited Issue DVDs in 1999, and then the Gold Classic Collection in 2000.

Releases[]

VHS cover Laserdisc cover Film Release date Bonus Feature Disappeared to Vault
Snow White Masterpiece
Snow White Laserdisc Cover
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs October 28, 1994 N/A April 30, 1995
Alice In Wonderland Masterpiece
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Alice in Wonderland (first release) October 28, 1994 N/A
Bedknobs and broomsticks 1994 VHS
Bedknobs and Broomsticks Laserdisc
Bedknobs and Broomsticks October 28, 1994 N/A
Dumbo Masterpiece
Dumbo Laserdisc
Dumbo October 28, 1994 N/A
Mary poppins masterpiece 1994 vhs
Mary Poppins Laserdisc
Mary Poppins (first release) October 28, 1994 N/A
PetesDragon MasterpieceCollection VHS
Pete's Dragon October 28, 1994 N/A
VHS Robin Hood
Robin Hood (first release) October 28, 1994 N/A
SoDearToMyHeart MasterpieceCollection VHS
So Dear to My Heart October 28, 1994 N/A
The sword in the stone masterpiece
The Sword in the Stone October 28, 1994 N/A
TheThreeCaballeros MasterpieceCollection VHS
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The Three Caballeros October 28, 1994 N/A
The lion king masterpiece vhs
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The Lion King March 3, 1995 N/A 1997 (originally slated for an April 30, 1996 vault date, but was kept available for an extra year due to strong sales and popular demand) [1]
Cinderella MasterpieceCollection VHS
Cinderella Laserdisc
Cinderella October 4, 1995 N/A April 30, 1996
Pocahontas MasterpieceCollection VHS
Pocahontas-front
Pocahontas February 28, 1996 N/A
ManyAdventuresOfPooh MasterpieceCollection VHS
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Laserdisc
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh March 27, 1996 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Aristocats MasterpieceCollection VHS
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The Aristocats April 24, 1996 N/A
OliverAndCompany MasterpieceCollection VHS
OliverCompanyLaserdisc
Oliver & Company September 25, 1996 N/A
Bambi MasterpieceCollection VHS
Bambi2ndLaserdisc
Bambi (THX 55th Anniversary Edition) February 4, 1997 Bambi: The Magic Behind the Masterpiece March 31, 1997
HunchbackOfNotreDame MasterpieceCollection VHS
HunchBack-of-Notre-Dame-DTS-Sound-LaserDisc-12354AS-N
The Hunchback of Notre Dame March 4, 1997 N/A
FunAndFancyFree MasterpieceCollection VHS
FunFancyFreeLaserdisc
Fun and Fancy Free (THX 50th Anniversary Edition) July 15, 1997

The Story Behind Fun and Fancy Free

January 31, 1998
Mary Poppins Masterpiece
9871AS-front
Mary Poppins (second release, THX Limited Edition) August 26, 1997; March 31, 1998 Mary Poppins: Practically Perfect in Every Way
SleepingBeauty MasterpieceCollection VHS
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Sleeping Beauty (THX Limited Edition and THX Widescreen Edition) September 16, 1997 Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Sleeping Beauty January 31, 1998
TheJungleBook MasterpieceCollection VHS
The jungle book 1997 laserdisc
The Jungle Book (THX 30th Anniversary Limited Edition) October 14, 1997 The Jungle Book: The Making of a Musical Masterpiece January 31, 1998
Hercules MasterpieceCollection VHS
HerculesLaserdisc
Hercules February 3, 1998 January 31, 1999
PeterPan MasterpieceCollection VHS
Peter pan 1998 laserdisc
Peter Pan (THX 45th Anniversary Limited Edition) March 3, 1998 You Can Fly!: The Making of Peter Pan April 16, 1998
The little mermaid masterpiece vhs
LittleMermaid90sLaserdisc
The Little Mermaid (THX Special Edition) March 31, 1998 "Part of Your World" music video January 31, 1999
Melody Time
Melody Time (THX 50th Anniversary Special Edition) June 2, 1998
TheBlackCauldron MasterpieceCollection VHS
The Black Cauldron August 4, 1998 January 31, 1999
LadyAndTheTramp MasterpieceCollection VHS
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Lady and the Tramp (THX Limited Edition and THX Widescreen Edition) September 15, 1998 Teaser for Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure January 31, 1999
TheRescuers MasterpieceCollection VHS
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The Rescuers January 5, 1999 (original release date) and March 23, 1999 (reissue after a recall on January 8.)
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Mulan February 2, 1999
101Dalmatians MasterpieceCollection VHS
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians (THX Limited Edition) March 9, 1999 N/A June 18, 1999
IchabodAndMrToad MasterpieceCollection VHS
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (50th Anniversary Limited Edition) May 25, 1999
Alice in Wonderland 1999 Masterpiece
Alice in Wonderland (second release) July 13, 1999
Robin hood 1999 masterpiece
Robin Hood (second release) July 13, 1999

Trivia[]

  • Some early copies of the Pocahontas VHS contained the 1989 Walt Disney Classics opening logo instead of the opening logo of its respective video line.
  • The videotapes of Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, Old Yeller (1997 Film Classics Collection release), and early copies of the 60th anniversary edition of Pinocchio contain the opening logo for the video line at the start, despite the fact that those videos were not part of the line. Pinocchio was most likely planned to be released in the Masterpiece Collection for fall 1999. A tape master was prepared, but was quickly aborted when the series ended; however, early copies of the 60th Anniversary edition still contained the early master with the Masterpiece Collection logo.
  • In the 1994 trailer for the video line, Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Fox and the Hound are shown among the many clips shown, but a Masterpiece Collection VHS was never released for those films. This is because the films were in moratorium during the series' run. A Spanish-dubbed version of Aladdin was released as part of the lineup, however.
  • The video line was promoted by McDonald's. That same restaurant chain gave out toys that included Toy Story and The Return of Jafar, even though these two movies were stand-alone video releases and not part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection line.
  • Some early copies have the August 1994 print date and the 1986 Sorcerer Mickey Walt Disney Home Video Logo on it.
  • Some tapes from 1995-1996 had the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo, but with the 1992 variation of the Walt Disney Classics music. The logo also shines twice on this variant. It also shows up on most (if not all) 1996-1999 non-VHS releases in the line, including laserdiscs such as Peter Pan and Hercules, and the 1998 DVD release of Mary Poppins.
    • Surprisingly, the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo was shown on 1996 French Canadian VHS tapes of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and The Aristocats, and on the Toy Story 1997 DTS Laserdisc.
  • Some tapes in this VHS series did not have the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo ident. These include early printings of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (to have the 1986 WDHV logo instead because the WDMC logo wasn't completed yet at the time), The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and early printings of The Black Cauldron. However, the laserdisc had the WDMC logo and the THX logo.
  • Some tapes from 1997-1999 were THX certified. Such tapes were advertised as "Fully Restored Limited Edition" on either their VHS covers and/or their VHS trailers beforehand.
  • This series' release of Melody Time is censored to remove scenes involving cigarettes from the Pecos Bill segment. This edit is also later carried over to it's 2000 VHS and DVD release from Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection.
  • Mary Poppins is, thus far, the only title to have had a DVD released in the series because it was still part of the collection at the time.
  • Lady and the Tramp is released simultaneously in both alternate Academy ratio and letterboxed CinemaScope versions in both it's respective VHS and Laserdisc releases.
    • Similarly, Sleeping Beauty is also released simultaneously on both alternate letterboxed widescreen version and pan-and-scan versions on separate VHS releases, while it's laserdisc version only contains the letterboxed widescreen version.

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v - e - dWalt Disney home video releases
Editions
Walt Disney ClassicsWalt Disney Masterpiece CollectionWalt Disney Limited IssuesWalt Disney Gold Classic CollectionWalt Disney Platinum EditionsWalt Disney Diamond EditionsWalt Disney Signature CollectionDisney Special Edition releasesDisney 2-Movie CollectionsDisney 3-Movie CollectionsDisney 4-Movie CollectionsDisney Movie Club DVDsWalt Disney TreasuresDisney Blu-ray 3DDisney·Pixar ClassicsDisney Legacy Animated Film CollectionGhibli ga Ippai CollectionStudio Ghibli Collection (North America)Collection Studio Ghibli (France)
Animated Films
Walt Disney Animation Studios films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) • Pinocchio (1940) • Fantasia (1940) • Dumbo (1941) • Bambi (1942) • Saludos Amigos (1942) • The Three Caballeros (1944) • Make Mine Music (1946) • Fun and Fancy Free (1947) • Melody Time (1948) • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) • Cinderella (1950) • Alice in Wonderland (1951) • Peter Pan (1953) • Lady and the Tramp (1955) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) • The Sword in the Stone (1963) • The Jungle Book (1967) • The Aristocats (1970) • Robin Hood (1973) • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) • The Rescuers (1977) • The Fox and the Hound (1981) • The Black Cauldron (1985) • The Great Mouse Detective (1986) • Oliver & Company (1988) • The Little Mermaid (1989) • The Rescuers Down Under (1990) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • The Lion King (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • Hercules (1997) • Mulan (1998) • Tarzan (1999) • Fantasia 2000 (1999) • Dinosaur (2000) • The Emperor's New Groove (2000) • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) • Lilo & Stitch (2002) • Treasure Planet (2002) • Brother Bear (2003) • Home on the Range (2004) • Chicken Little (2005) • Meet the Robinsons (2007) • Bolt (2008) • The Princess and the Frog (2009) • Tangled (2010) • Winnie the Pooh (2011) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Frozen (2013) • Big Hero 6 (2014) • Zootopia (2016) • Moana (2016) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) • Frozen II (2019) • Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) • Encanto (2021) • Strange World (2022) • Wish (2023)
Pixar films Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Onward (2020) • Soul (2020) • Luca (2021) • Turning Red (2022) • Lightyear (2022) • Elemental (2023)
Disney Princess films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) • Cinderella (1950) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • The Little Mermaid (1989) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • Pocahontas (1995) • Mulan (1998) • The Princess and the Frog (2009) • Tangled (2010) • Brave (2012) • Moana (2016) • Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Disney Fairies films Tinker Bell (2008) • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) • Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010) • Secret of the Wings (2012) • The Pirate Fairy (2014) • Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015)
Blue Sky Studios films Spies in Disguise (2019)
Other Animated films A Christmas CarolA Goofy MovieThe Jungle Book 2The Nightmare Before ChristmasPiglet's Big MovieThe Pirate FairyPooh's Heffalump MoviePlanesPlanes: Fire & RescueReturn to Never LandSecret of the WingsThe Tigger MovieTinker BellTinker Bell and the Great Fairy RescueTinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeastTinker Bell and the Lost TreasureThe Wild
Direct-to-Video films 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureAladdin and the King of ThievesAtlantis: Milo's ReturnBambi IIBuzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure BeginsBeauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical WorldBeauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasBrother Bear 2Cinderella II: Dreams Come TrueCinderella III: A Twist in TimeAn Extremely Goofy MovieThe Fox and the Hound 2The Hunchback of Notre Dame IIKronk's New GrooveLady and the Tramp II: Scamp's AdventureLeroy & StitchLilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a GlitchThe Lion King 1½The Lion King II: Simba's PrideThe Little Mermaid: Ariel's BeginningThe Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaMickey's Once Upon a ChristmasMickey's Twice Upon a ChristmasMickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three MusketeersMulan IIPocahontas II: Journey to a New WorldPooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher RobinPooh's Heffalump Halloween MovieThe Return of JafarStitch! The MovieTarzan IIWinnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh YearWinnie the Pooh: Seasons of GivingWinnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Non-Disney films The Brave Little ToasterValiantThe Bob's Burgers Movie
Studio Ghibli films Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindCastle in the SkyMy Neighbor TotoroKiki's Delivery ServicePorco RossoPom PokoWhisper of the HeartPrincess MononokeMy Neighbors the YamadasSpirited AwayThe Cat ReturnsHowl's Moving CastleTales from EarthseaPonyoThe Secret World of ArriettyThe Wind RisesMiscellaneous
Live-action feature films
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayAlice in Wonderland (2010 film)Aladdin (2019 film)Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)Alice Through The Looking GlassA Wrinkle in TimeBeauty and the Beast (2017 film)Bedknobs and BroomsticksThe BFGBedtime StoriesBeverly Hills ChihuahuaBridge to TerabithiaChristopher RobinThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeThe Country BearsCinderella (2015 film)CruellaThe Devil and Max DevlinDumbo (2019 film)EnchantedEscape to Witch MountainThe Finest HoursFreaky Friday (2003 film)G-ForceThe Game Plan The Greatest Game Ever PlayedThe Haunted MansionHaunted Mansion (2023 film)HolesInto the WoodsJames and the Giant PeachJohn CarterThe Jungle Book (2016 film)Jungle CruiseThe Lion King (2019 film)The Little Mermaid (2023 film)The Lone RangerThe Love BugHerbie Rides AgainHerbie Goes BananasMaleficentMaleficent: Mistress of EvilMary PoppinsMary Poppins ReturnsMax Keeble's Big MoveMcFarland, USAMillion Dollar ArmMulan (2020 film)The MuppetsThe Muppet Christmas CarolMuppets Most WantedMuppet Treasure Island National Treasure National Treasure: Book of SecretsThe Nutcracker and the Four RealmsOld YellerOz the Great and PowerfulThe Parent TrapThe Parent Trap (1998)Pete's DragonPete's Dragon (2016 film)Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlPollyannaPrince of Persia: The Sands of TimeThe Princess DiariesThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementQueen of KatweThe Santa ClauseThe Santa Clause 2The Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseSaving Mr. BanksSnowball ExpressSo Dear To My HeartThe Sorcerer's ApprenticeSwiss Family RobinsonThe Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie MenTomorrowlandTronTron: LegacyWho Framed Roger Rabbit
Disneynature films African CatsBearsBorn in ChinaChimpanzeeThe Crimson Wing: Mystery of the FlamingosMonkey KingdomOceansWings of Life
Disney Channel Original Movies Camp RockThe Cheetah GirlsDescendantsHalloweentownHigh School MusicalTwitchesZombiesMiscellaneous
Lucasfilm films Rogue One: A Star Wars StorySolo: A Star Wars StoryStar Wars: The Force AwakensStar Wars: The Last JediStar Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-ManAnt-Man and the WaspAnt-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaThe AvengersAvengers: Age of UltronAvengers: EndgameAvengers: Infinity WarBlack PantherBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverBlack WidowCaptain America: Civil WarCaptain America: The Winter SoldierCaptain MarvelThe MarvelsDoctor StrangeDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessEternalsGuardians of the GalaxyGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsSpider-Man: Far From HomeSpider-Man: HomecomingSpider-Man: No Way HomeIron Man 3Thor: The Dark WorldThor: Love and ThunderThor: Ragnarok
20th Century Studios films X-Men: Dark PhoenixThe Art of Racing in the RainAd AstraFord v FerrariUnderwaterThe Call of the WildThe CreatorThe New MutantsFree GuyWest Side StoryDeath on the NileAvatar: The Way of WaterA Haunting in VenicePoor Things
Animated shorts
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon CollectionsCartoon Classics (Limited Gold Editions) • Mini ClassicsFavorite Stories (UK Equivalent: Storybook Favorites) • Classic Cartoon FavoritesMickey and Friends' Greatest Hits (Outside USA) • Funny FactoryIt's a Small World of Fun!Timeless Tales (UK Equivalent: Walt Disney's Fables) • Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short FilmsHave a Laugh!MiscellaneousPixarDisney Cartoon Festival (Japan only)
Television shows
Animated shows 101 DalmatiansAdventures of the Gummi BearsAladdinBonkersChip 'n Dale Rescue RangersDarkwing DuckDougDuckTalesElena of AvalorGargoylesGoof TroopGravity FallsJungle CubsKim PossibleThe Little MermaidThe New Adventures of Winnie the PoohPhineas and FerbThe Proud FamilyQuack PackRapunzel's Tangled AdventureRecessStar Wars RebelsTaleSpinTimon & PumbaaW.I.T.C.H.
Live-action shows DinosaursGood Luck CharlieHannah MontanaLizzie McGuireThe Mickey Mouse ClubThe Suite Life of Zack and Cody/The Suite Life on DeckThat's So RavenWalt Disney anthology seriesWelcome to Pooh CornerWizards of Waverly PlaceYou and Me, Kid
Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior Doc McStuffinsHandy MannyJake and the Never Land PiratesThe Lion GuardLittle EinsteinsMickey and the Roadster RacersMickey Mouse ClubhouseMy Friends Tigger & PoohSofia the FirstThe Book of Pooh
Compilation videosOther shows
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