DUMBO 70th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray and DVD, Giveaway!

I sure do enjoy watching these classics with my girls! Dumbo was the 4th animated film by Walt Disney. It was released back in 1941.  Each time I am blown away by the quality!  How do they do that? (read below for this answer) Taking something so old and making it look so awesome!  Dumbo is definitely much better to watch these days!

So we have been watching Dumbo (Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack in Blu-ray Packaging) here at my house, almost on a daily basis.  Of course I love it, just as I did as a child…but what did my modern day girls think about it?

Emma and Lauren really liked it.  They loved Dumbo’s character!  There were some parts that made Emma and Lauren very sad.  Like when Dumbo was away from mama.  But that all changed…they were not sad at all and were highly entertained for the duration of the movie.  They said that it was so funny how the big elephants were so afraid of the mouse.

I wish you could hear them talk about it, I really should do videos for things like this.

Faced with the daunting task of restoring the film to its original pristine condition, the Walt Disney Studios Restoration Team turned to the US Library of Congress who store the original 70 year old nitrate camera negative in their film vaults, and for reference, to an original 1941 ‘release’ print, held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Using this rare nitrate “dye-transfer” Technicolor print for color reference, the team was able to restore Dumbo to the color settings most likely approved by Walt Disney himself, which will be seen in their full splendor for the first time in 70years, on the Blu-ray debut. In addition, the rare film print (housed as part of the UCLA Film and Television Archives collection) proved to be the earliest surviving generation of the original audio for Dumbo which provided a unique source from which to build the new Disney Enhanced Home Theatre (DEHT) mix for the Blu-ray release.

Film Synopsis

In celebration of this landmark film’s 70th anniversary, experience the daring adventures of the world’s only flying elephant with a dazzling all-new digital restoration and brilliant Disney Enhanced High Definition Theatre Mix Sound. The inspirational tale of Dumbo, the courageous baby elephant who uses his sensational ears to soar to fame with the help of his clever best friend Timothy Q. Mouse, will thrill and delight audiences of all ages. And now, the award-winning music and empowering messages about friendship and belief In yourself reach new heights in this must-have Blu-ray high-definition presentation of Walt Disney’s classic Dumbo!

Bonus Features

DVD:

• Deleted Scene – “The Mouse’s Tale
• Deleted Song – “Are You a Man or a Mouse?”
• Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo – A journey back to the origins of the film as everybody’s favorite baby elephant takes wing.
• The Magic Of Dumbo: A Ride of Passage – Witness the excitement and magic of Disneyland’s most popular ride through the eyes of a child.
• Audio Commentary with Pete Docter, Paula Sigman and Andreas Deja
• Sound Design Excerpt from The Reluctant Dragon
• Original Walt Disney Television Introduction

Blu-ray:

Everything on the DVD plus:

• Cine-Explore
• Disney View
• “What Do You See?” Game
• “What Do You Know?” Game
• “Celebrating Dumbo” Featurette
• Animated Short: “The Flying Mouse”
• Animated Short: “Elmer Elephant”

Movie Download (Standard Definition & High Definition Versions):

• Deleted Scene – “The Mouse’s Tale”
• Deleted Song – “Are You a Man or a Mouse?”
• “Celebrating Dumbo” Featurette

Feature Run Time: Approximately 64-minutes
Rated: G (Bonus material not rated)

Blu-ray:

• Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen (1:33:1)
• Sound/Language Tracks: 7.1 Digital Theater System Hi-Def Surround Sound
• Subtitle: English/French/Spanish
• Suggested Retail Price: 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD): $39.99 U.S./$44.99 Canada

DVD:

• Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen (1:33:1)
• Sound/Language Tracks: 5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix (DEHT) English 5.1
• (DEHT) French and Spanish Language Tracks
• Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles
• Suggested Retail Price: 1-Disc DVD: $29.99 U.S./$35.99 Canada

Disney’s FastPlay: Disney FastPlay enabled (Technical specifications may only apply to feature)

Movie Download:

• Suggested Retail Price: High Definition Movie Download = $39.99 U.S./$44.99 Canada; Standard Definition
• Movie Download = $29.99 U.S./ $35.99 Canada.

About Disney Blu-ray 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 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment pioneered the Combo Pack – a Blu-ray Disc plus a DVD in a single package. To date, the company has released almost all their films as Combo Packs. Classic Disney titles released as Combo Packs include Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Beauty and the Beast and Fantasia.

About Walt Disney Studios:
For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (DIS: NYSE) was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures,which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, Disneynature, Touchstone Pictures and Marvel. Through the Home Entertainment division, innovative distribution methods provide access to creative content across multiple platforms. Original music and motion picture soundtracks are produced under Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records, while Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Broadway theatrical productions, Disney on Ice and Disney LIVE!. For more information, please visit www.disney.com.

The Giveaway!

One Not So Average Mama reader will win a Dumbo (Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack in Blu-ray Packaging)!

This Giveaway will end on October 16th, 2011!

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Brandy is the wife to a carpenter/musician and the mother of 3 amazingly awesome homeschool/unschooled girls. Brandy is a Photographer as well as a Coach for the Weebellion as part of Rolling Rebellion Jr. Roller Derby. Brandy is passionate about many things and suffers from a very painful and degenerative neurological disease called CRPS/RSD.

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