Walt Disney Special Collection
The Walt Disney Special Collection is a DVD collection of Disney films that was launched on the German-speaking market in March 2002 and has been expanded at irregular intervals since then. In contrast to the Walt Disney Diamond Edition , which contains the ten (formerly 14) greatest masterpieces from Disney and was previously published as a Platinum Edition, the Special Collection consists of films of different quality. The collection includes masterpieces and their sequels, but also Pixar productions and mixed media films from real film and animation.
The back motif
A special feature of the Special Collection is the back cover of the DVDs. Arranged in a given order (according to the date of publication), the back pictures result in a colorful overall motif, which is decorated with a glittering tail. This is reminiscent of Tinker Bell's fairy shine, which she leaves behind when flying. Apart from the back motif, the DVD covers have a yellow band with the same name on the front and back. In addition, there is a Disney / Pixar logo in the center of this band .
Publications
The collectibles are published at irregular intervals. While some films are only appearing in the Special Collection in the second edition, there are others that are included directly in the collection as the first edition. There are also films like " Tarzan " or " Sleeping Beauty ", which appear as a 2-disc version, as well as others which are published as special editions. The Disney hologram liked by the fans - which the VHS cassettes already had - is distributed very irregularly on the DVDs, so that the same covers can be bought sometimes with and sometimes without the hologram . Until March 2008, the sales department handled anniversary releases and new editions in such a way that the films were given a new front cover, but with the same motif on the back of the first Special Collection edition (" Robin Hood ", " Alice in Wonderland ", " Tarzan "). With the publication of the film “ Aristocats ” in the Special Collection, the edition was given a new back cover and therefore had to be included in the collection. Even if many collectors have complained publicly in forums and with the sales department, it was decided to handle this in the future. As a collector you are therefore in the situation of including some films twice in the Special Collection in order to complete the collection. Since then, new Disney films have appeared in the Special Collection, but also Special Editions or anniversary editions, which must also be classified. The additional editions are all newly restored and almost all have new extras for the film or the Disney studios. The end of the collection has not yet been documented, but some editions are no longer available.
Title of the Special Collection
Best of Special Collection
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In addition to the popular Special Collection, there is also the “Best of Special Collection” which consists of 15 films, all of which were published in a gold steelbook edition. The quality of the films on the DVDs is identical to that from the normal Special Collection. The 15 titles will be released in batches and will only be sold in stores for a short time. As an extra, every film includes magnetic collectible cards to play with and hang on.