The Disney Collection (Blu-ray SteelBooks) (Zavvi Exclusives) [UK]

[digitalbabe]

This thread is for the titles that have been released to date.

For a poll to share your thoughts on future releases (2015 and on) , please click here

Limited edition are limited to 4K-5K (except for The Jungle Book/Little Mermaid).

The Disney Collection link

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Listing:
#35: Treasure Planet (February 8, 2016) - Buy
#??: The Princess and the Frog (October 12, 2015) - Buy
#34: Brother Bear (June 22nd, 2015) - Buy
#33: The Sword in the Stone (June 15th, 2015) - Buy
#32: The Emperor's New Groove (June 15th, 2015) - Buy
#31: Big Hero 6 (May 25th, 2015) - Buy
#30: Beauty and the Beast 3D+2D (December 15th, 2014) - Buy
#29: Tarzan (December 20th, 2014) - Buy
#28: Tangled 3D+2D (November 10th, 2014) - Buy
#27: Sleeping Beauty (December 8th, 2014) - Buy
#26: The Lion King (December 8th, 2014) - Buy
#25: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (December 15th, 2014) - Buy
#24: The Fox and The Hound (October 06th, 2014) - Buy
#23: Pocahontas (September 15th, 2014) - Buy
#22: The Rescuers (September 15th, 2014) - Buy
#21: The Aristocats (August 11th, 2014) - Buy
#20: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (August 11th, 2014) - Buy
#19: Mulan (July 21st, 2014) - Buy
#18: Hercules (July 7th, 2014) - Buy
#17: Pinocchio (July 7th, 2014) - Buy
#16: Robin Hood (June 4th, 2014) - Buy
#15: Mary Poppins (March 3rd, 2014) - Buy
#14: Cinderella (April 7th, 2014) - Buy
#13: Bambi (April 7th, 2014) - Buy
#12: Frozen (March 31st, 2014) - Buy
#11: Alice in Wonderland (May 30, 2014) - Buy
#10: 101 Dalmatians (March 10, 2014) - Buy
#09: Dumbo (February 17, 2014) - Buy
#08: Lady & the Tramp (February 17, 2014) - Buy
#07: Peter Pan (February 10, 2014) - Buy
#06: Fantasia (January 20, 2014) - Buy
#05: Planes (December 2, 2013) - Buy
#04: Wreck it Ralph (January 19th, 2014) - Buy
#03: The Little Mermaid (September 23rd, 2013) - Buy
#02: The Jungle Book (August 12, 2013) - Buy
#01: Aladdin (July 8th, 2013) - Buy

Not part of the official Zavvi's Disney Collection:


- Alice in Wonderland 3D+2D (February 22nd, 2016) - Buy
- Oz the Great and Poweful 3D+2D (May 4th, 2015) - Buy
- Frankenweenie 3D+2D (April 05th, 2015) - Buy
- Zootropolis 3D+2D (July 25th, 2016) - Buy
- Moana 3D+2D (April 3rd, 2017) - Buy



Disney Lenticular Steelbooks:

- The Rocketeer 3D+2D Lenticular (November 28th, 2016) - Buy
- Snow White Lenticular (December 23rd, 2016) - Buy
- Brave 3D+2D Lenticular (December 23rd, 2016) - Buy
- Toy Story 3D+2D Lenticular (December 23rd, 2016) - Buy
- Frozen 3D+2D Lenticular (December 23rd, 2016) - Buy
- Monsters, Inc 3D+2D Lenticular (December 23rd, 2016) - Buy
- The Lion King 3D Lenticular (December 23rd, 2016) - Buy
- Finding Nemo 3D+2D Lenticular (February 27th 2017) - Buy
- Wreck It Ralph 3D+2D Lenticular (March 6th, 2017) - Buy
- Tangled 3D+2D Lenticular (March 6th, 2017) - Buy
- Beauty and The Beast 3D+2D Lenticular (March 13th, 2017) - Buy
- Tron Legacy 2D Lenticular (March 20th, 2017) - Buy
- The Lone Ranger 2D Lenticular (March 27th, 2017) - Buy
- Fantasia Lenticular (April 10th, 2017) - Buy
- Big Hero 6 3D+2D Lenticular (April 17th, 2017) - Buy
- Lilo & Stitch Lenticular (April 17th, 2017) - Buy

Spoiler

- Avengers Assemble 3D+2D Lenticular (April 23rd, 2015) - Buy
- Captain America: The First Avenger 3D+2D Lenticular (November 30th, 2015) - Buy
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D+2D Lenticular (November 30th, 2015) - Buy
- Guardians of the Galaxy 3D+2D Lenticular (November 30th, 2015) - Buy
- Iron Man 3D+2D Lenticular (November 30th, 2015) - Buy
- Iron Man 2 3D+2D Lenticular (November 30th, 2015) - Buy
- Iron Man 3 3D+2D Lenticular (November 30th, 2015) - Buy
- Thor 3D+2D Lenticular (December 14th, 2015) - Buy
- Thor: The Dark World 3D+2D Lenticular (December 14th, 2015) - Buy
- Hulk 2D Lenticular (October 10th, 2016) - Buy
- The Incredible Hulk 2D Lenticular (October 10th, 2016) - Buy
- Ant-Man 3D+2D Lenticular (October 24th, 2016) - Buy
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D+2D Lenticular (October 31st, 2016) - Buy
- Spider-Man 2D Lenticular (November 7th, 2016) - Buy
- Spider-Man 2 2D Lenticular (November 14th, 2016) - Buy
- Spider-Man 3 2D Lenticular (November 21st, 2016) - Buy
- Captain America: Civil War 3D+2D Lenticular (October 16th, 2017) - Buy
- Doctor Stranger 3D+2D Lenticular (October 16th, 2017) - Buy

Spoiler

 

[Skog]

Going out on a limb here. I think Beauty & the Beast and Lion King will be in #17-20
if I'm correct I'll reveal how I came to that conslusion, if not I will keep my shame a secret

 

[Shadow of Light]

Going out on a limb here. I think Beauty & the Beast and Lion King will be in #17-20
if I'm correct I'll reveal how I came to that conslusion, if not I will keep my shame a secret

SPILL THE BEANS, MR!

Spoiler

Just kidding ... let's see if you are right!

 

[comicfan298]

Out of the four unannounced, I hope will be any of the following;

Snow White
Pinocchio
Sleeping Beauty
The Sword in the Stone
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Pocahontas
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules
Mulan
Tarzan
The Princess and the Frog
Tangled

 

[NinjaFeetz]

Out of the four unannounced, I hope will be any of the following;

Snow White
Pinocchio
Sleeping Beauty
The Sword in the Stone
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Pocahontas
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules
Mulan
Tarzan
The Princess and the Frog
Tangled

Almost a perfect list, but I actually wouldn't mind if they skipped Tangled since I don't think it'd be possible to top the one already released and still easily attainable

https://www.hidefninja.com/community/threads/36825/

 

[comicfan298]

Almost a perfect list, but I actually wouldn't mind if they skipped Tangled since I don't think it'd be possible to top the one already released and still easily attainable

No rush for Tangled, I would rather see them finish the gold, silver and Renaissance movies first. Yes that is very nice.

 

[paulboland]

Almost a perfect list, but I actually wouldn't mind if they skipped Tangled since I don't think it'd be possible to top the one already released and still easily attainable

https://www.hidefninja.com/community/threads/36825/

Tangled not easily attainable as a steelbook in the UK yet as it has never been released in the UK as a steelbook

Tangled Steelbook from Korea is not available easily for most customers
Not every steelbook customer buys from foreign sellers like Kimchidvd and there prices are very high for average customer and not every steelbook buyer is on this site (but they should be as it fantastic for information) and wont even know about Kimchidvd version

Zavvi releases are UK exclusives but Zavvi ship worldwide so others can get there steelbooks

Any previous Disney non UK steelbook has no relevance to what Zavvi release
Zavvi releases are first time UK Disney Steelbook releases

I know some of steelbook users here buy from Kimchidvd
In reality UK customer market of Kimchidvd sales are very small

Lot of new fans and buyers of steelbooks have happened in last year and is one of the reasons there is lot of steelbook releases in past 6 months

Any previous Disney Non UK Steelbook or previous Viva metal Case release will have no effect on what's been released in UK Market by Zavvi

I can understand those who have the Tangled Kimchidvd Release not wanting to see another steelbook but your forgetting majority of UK/Ireland and other countries customers don't own this steelbook as it has not been released in the UK Yet


When your looking at Disney Releases that might happen with Zavvi you have to think has it been released in the UK before that is what will decide what gets released

Vaulted Titles will not be released unless Disney UK decide to remove it from the Vault
Note there is only 4 Titles Vaulted with Disney UK and one of them coming out of the UK Vault soon
UK Vault is totally separate from other countries and don't be surprised if you see something your not expecting

What are the chances of Tangled been part of Zavvi Disney Collection
Most likely it will be released but as to when that's part of the fun to guess and Zavvi and Disney are looking at what customers want and read these posts

Look at the Most wanted titles customers have posted if it not vaulted it has very big chance of getting a release
Some Steelbook Titles are looked at and can take from 6 Months to a year to get approved by Disney so a title that vaulted now may already be given the green light for release but wont show up for sale until it allowed to be removed from the vault

There was a very interesting article on another website recently were Zavvi discussed in lot of Detail how a decision is made on releases and what factors can delay a release
See Below Zavvi Discuss Steelbooks Article
Must Read very interesting
If you look back at some of my previous posts you will see what's is most likely to be announced its just pure guessing from me
but so far may be just good guessing or luck from me what has been announced has been from the lists I posted last few months

---------- Post added 02-18-2014 at 12:27 AM ---------- Previous post was 02-17-2014 at 11:50 PM ----------

Out of the four unannounced, I hope will be any of the following;

Snow White
Pinocchio
Sleeping Beauty
The Sword in the Stone
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Pocahontas
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hercules
Mulan
Tarzan
The Princess and the Frog
Tangled

Vaulted
Cant be Released until Disney Decide to Remove from the Vault
Snow White
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Sleeping Beauty

Above titles are Vaulted
But Sleeping Beauty is coming out of the Vault soon

One other title may get a special limited release from the Vault this year or next year
Hint 1994


Rest from that list is possible (excluding Vaulted titles) and a few are highly likely

---------- Post added at 12:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:27 AM ----------

Zavvi Discuss Steelbooks Article
Must Read very interesting

Spoiler

2013 was a great year for steelbook fans, with an ever-expanding range of new and catalogue titles, and 2014 looks set to continue this trend.

At the forefront of UK releases is Zavvi, who last year picked up the mantle of retailer exclusives, with an ever expanding collection of new and catalogue titles, including collections from Disney and Pixar.

Zavvi DVD Buyer Joe Anderton took some time to speak to us about the company’s steelbook efforts, including what goes into putting a release together, and a hint at what might be on the way for 2014…

Q: Have you been surprised with the popularity of some titles?


It’s always nice when a title proves a success and goes down well with the fans. We always try to ensure our releases have elements that we know fans will like. Most of the Zavvi team are massive Movie fans, so we like to think we have a good idea of what will do well. Essentially we try and release titles that we would love to own. That said, I think we have been taken by surprise at the success of some of the more ‘Family’ orientated titles, such as our Disney collection. I think there was a pre-conceived idea that steelbooks meant Comic Book and action movies, so it is great to see that steelbooks have such a great far-reaching appeal.

Q: Who decides on the titles – do you approach studios, or vice versa?


As I mentioned, we are all massive Film fans, so there is not a day that goes by without someone championing the release of one of their favourite films on Steelbook! From a catalogue point of view, we propose the titles to the studios that we want to release and take it from there. Sometimes studios will ask if we’d be interested in exclusively releasing a title, though that is more relating to new releases fresh from the Cinema.

Obviously some releases just pick themselves, Iron Man 3 for instance; always going to get a steelbook release, so would be unfair to take any credit for that. However, if anyone is interested in the personal tastes of the Zavvi team, they just have to look at our releases. Withnail & I is my own absolute favourite movie of all time, so at least now the steelbook world has an explanation for that release.

Q: How long is the production process, negotiation etc? Do some take longer than others? I’m thinking here of titles like the Indiana Jones movies, which first appeared quite some time ago, but have now been MIA for some time.


It really can vary hugely. The dream scenario is a studio get back to us with the perfect image straight away, something that manages to convey exactly how we envisaged it looking; then it is pretty much done and dusted and can be with the fans within a couple of months.

However, most of the time there are changes that need to be made or approval given by the studio’s headquarters in The States etc. Talent approval comes into place as well, for instance Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have all been involved in signing off various steelbooks at one stage or another, which is pretty amazing; we have to pinch ourselves that these people are in some way involved with what we are doing.

However, the thing about international Movie Stars is apparently they can be a little busy, so it can take a while!

Q: How much say does Zavvi have over the artwork used, and is it produced in house or by the studio?


From a concept and ideas point of view, we can suggest, request and influence the artwork. However final say is with the studios and we are often limited to what has been pre-approved. The studio produces the artwork, so no design work is done at Zavvi at all. Sometimes this works fine, The Rocketeer was a perfect example of this. The whole idea to produce a Rocketeer steelbook came from seeing the image from the original US One Sheet Teaser Poster, and thinking how great it would look as a steelbook. At one point it was looking like we could not use it, but luckily we discovered that it had been used as the cover art for the OST in the UK, so therefor it had been pre-approved and was good to go.

Other times we have walked away from producing a steelbook because the artwork is just not there. Some older films or films that have swapped distributers through the years can be particularly difficult to work with. Any newly commissioned artwork can take up to 1 year to get signed-off, with no guarantee of it ever actually happening.

Would love if it was easier to get artwork approved as there is some amazing fan designed artwork out there. Would also love to use some of the great images sold by Mondo and their artists, but just not possible.

Q: Do you have a personal favourite Zavvi release?


Withnail & I obviously! Am a big fan of the artist Ralph Steadman who designed the original artwork for the film, so getting some of his artwork onto a steelbook was very pleasing indeed. Also very fond of Who Framed Roger Rabbit for sentimental reasons as it was our first release and does look great.

Black Swan was stunning from a design perspective and the timeless Disney animation designs look great. On the horizon, Mary Poppins is shaping up to be an absolute must have, while Filth is a bit of a classic from a design point of view.

Q: Is there a title that you’d love to see get a steelbook release, either new or classic?


Loads – though I do have a few that I am actively chasing, again, some of my favourite films. I’d love to release Mean Streets, again as I love the movie, but also because of the 1973 iconic film poster that is so synonymous with the film. That is one that already exists in my head, it’s just the title is not available on Blu-ray in the UK and no-one can quite get to the bottom of when or if it is released.

Another is Le Samourai, Jean-Pierre Melville’s classic French Crime classic. Obviously pretty well-known with film fans but probably does not have the recognition it deserves amongst the wider public in the UK, mainly because it has so frequently been available on DVD in the UK. Only France has a Blu-ray release, but I’d love to change that. Again, getting to the bottom of who owns the rights is very difficult!

Others include, The Big Lebowski, William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’, Brick, American Psycho, Lethal Weapon, Stoker, They Live, Escape From New York, Dead Man’s Shoes… The list is endless really.

I feel I should say just to stop and rumours starting, there are no plans to actually release any of the above as this time. Well, maybe one of them…

Q: Can you give us any details of Zavvi’s plans for the year ahead?


We have loads of pretty exciting releases and initiatives planned. 2014 will see us try and focus more on giving steelbooks a more premium feel, in the form of finishes, artwork, run quantities etc.

All of these things can be challenging, but we are fully committed to giving steelbook fans more and more of what they want. Our ultimate goal is to grow steelbooks into a Film version of vinyl records (before you ask; No, laser-discs don’t count!). We want people to collect them, trade them, see them go up in value etc.

You already see the passion of steelbook fans and collectors in the growing amount of blogs, forums etc discussing the topic, some people live and breeth steelbooks and it is them that we want to appease. Digital and piracy are obviously growing forces in how people choose to watch and consume their movies, but we feel steelbooks offer an fantastic reason to keep collecting and buying a physical product.

I’d love that in sometime in the future collectors would get together at Steelbook Fairs much like they do for Record Fairs now. That would be pretty special.

Q: You say “We want people to collect them, trade them, see them go up in value etc”. However, I’ve seen many comments – including directly to me via Twitter – that there are too many steelbooks being released, and some weeks there have been 8 or 9 releases at the same time. Are you concerned about over-saturation of the market, in effect making them less rare and valuable, or resulting in people simply giving up due to the expense?


We appreciate that there are a lot of releases and that it is impossible to be able to afford all the new releases all the time, which can be very frustrating for some collectors. For every person who gets in touch about there being too many releases, we receive at least 5 requests for more releases!

The way I see it, collecting steelbooks should be seen as a long term hobby. As mentioned previously, we’d love to create a the film version of vinyl. Now, it would be impossible to imagine being able to afford or own every single vinyl release? People pick and choose their favorite bands, albums etc to collect, and similarly people will start to collect their favorite directors, actors, franchises etc.

I think the nature of collecting steelbooks has changed. The expectation at the beginning would have been that with so few releases, you could collect and buy them all. Yet a wider and more varied range of steelbooks is only a good thing for the steelbook collecting world. Ultimately, the more that are sold, the more studios and retailers will see the long term potential of steelbooks and therefore put more thought and love into the production of each release.

We want steelbooks to be around for a long time and therefore need longevity in the range available, the last thing we want is it to slip into the realms of a ‘passing fad’.

 

[Elclavo75]

Hoping for these to be the next 4 releases:

The Sword in the Stone
Tarzan
Mulan
Hercules

 

[comicfan298]

Vaulted
Snow White
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
Sleeping Beauty

Above titles are Vaulted
But Sleeping Beauty is coming out of the Vault soon

One other title may get a special limited release from the Vault this year or next year
Hint 1994


Rest from that list is possible (excluding Vaulted titles) and a few are highly likely

Awesome, I am loving these steelbooks not just because they look great but seeing some of these classic movies again and rediscovering why their are classics in the first place its fantastic.

 

[gregavfc]

We have loads of pretty exciting releases and initiatives planned. 2014 will see us try and focus more on giving steelbooks a more premium feel, in the form of finishes...

Spoiler

 

[Geek Tragedy]

We have loads of pretty exciting releases and initiatives planned. 2014 will see us try and focus more on giving steelbooks a more premium feel, in the form of finishes...

...so they DO have some say on the final products. I knew it. The people that were putting the blame all on Disney were wrong and I called it.

 

[NinjaFeetz]

...so they DO have some say on the final products. I knew it. The people that were putting the blame all one Disney were wrong and I called it.

Watch it, you're bordering on HDN mortal sin territory now, bud.

 

[Apinamakina]

Can someone explain to me what vaulted disney movie means and why are they vaulted anyway? Why disney won't allow them to be released as steelbooks?

The four Disney titles I wish would get steelbook treatment from the unvaulted list:
- Tarzan
- Mulan
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Sword in the Stone

 

[Geek Tragedy]

^
It is simply just Disney's cleaver way of labeling currently out of print titles. No studio can feasibly keep their entire back catalog in production at a all times always. Disney just attached a gimmick to the practice. It is also just not good business to flood the market...how much more likely are you to pick up a title that is ALWAYS available instead of one that has a limited window of opportunity to own before it is locked away from you for an unknown number of years.

 

[paulboland]

Can someone explain to me what vaulted disney movie means and why are they vaulted anyway? Why disney won't allow them to be released as steelbooks?

The four Disney titles I wish would get steelbook treatment from the unvaulted list:
- Tarzan
- Mulan
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Sword in the Stone

Each Disney film is available for purchase for a limited time, after which it is put "in the vault" and not made available in stores for several years until it is once again released
5 to 8 Years in the Vault

Only Certain Titles are affected but its different in UK compared to USA
A title can be released from the Vault and replaced with another title and which is then be put into the Vault
UK and USA Vaulted Titles
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Beauty and the Beast
Sleeping Beauty
Lion King

Some titles are not officially Vaulted but only given a limited release and then not available but can be re issued these are not vaulted but sometime get confused as vaulted

Disney UK for example released Jungle Book last year but has only come out of the Vault in USA last month and officially for sale on February 20, 2014 in USA

If you see a Title listed as in the Vault in USA it does not mean its Vaulted in the UK

The 4 Shared Vaulted Titles
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Beauty and the Beast
Sleeping Beauty
Lion King
are Shared Vaulted Titles in UK and USA

Sleeping Beauty is getting a release later this Year meaning its coming out of the Vault in the UK
55th Anniversary and was last released in 2008 (6 years ago)

These titles below you listed are not vaulted in the UK and are possible for a steelbook release
- Tarzan
- Mulan
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Sword in the Stone

2 of those Titles will most likely get a steelbook release soon

Titles that usually get promoted by Disney for new special limited releases are
Anniversary Editions
20th Hint for a possible release
25th
30th
35th
40th
45th
50th
60th
70th
75th
Big Titles like
Lion King
Snow White
Get big promotion and marketing for a release when they come out of the Vault

Example Snow White and the Seven dwarfs released in 1937
80th Anniversary is 2017 expect a massive marketing release in 2016/2017

They could of course release Snow White in 2014 but I don't expect that as 80th is in 2017 and I cant see them do a 77th Anniversary release in 2014 unless they consider it to be to late to wait until 80th in 2016/2017
But it is possible 2009 last time released add 5 Years = 2014

Snow White and the Seven dwarfs last release was back 2009 add 7/8 years = 2016/2017 add 5 years = 2014

A vaulted Title is usually will be 5-7 Years but Disney can decide to release a title from the Vault for a Anniversary Edition
UK Disney decide separate from USA as what they can decide as Vaulted Title

Example Lion King is vaulted in theory to 2016 to 2018
But they have taken a title out of the Vault early before for a
Anniversary Edition and want to mark its Anniversary it all depends on timing of a release in relation to a Anniversary year and making money
Do they go for 20th or 25th Anniversary which is better for marketing
Do Disney go for Lion King in 2014 20th Anniversary only if they decide to remove its vault status or have to wait for its 25th Anniversary as in be strict with it vault status in 2018/2019
It looks as if it will be 25th Anniversary as we would have heard something by now if they wanted to do 20th Anniversary but you never know with Disney

Note at one stage there was a lot of titles classified as Vaulted but they came out of the Vault they were no longer classified as future Vault titles meaning they could re issue at any stage if they wanted
The recent Disney Steelbooks were not vaulted titles in the UK but Jungle Book was vaulted in USA until this Month

All Disney Titles are given a limited release but not all are vaulted there is a difference

There has been a trend to do away with vault status on some previous titles in the UK
They can still make available a title for only available for limited period but have no restriction on when to do a re issue if they wanted that's what you call not vaulted

 

[DrH]

Can someone explain to me what vaulted disney movie means and why are they vaulted anyway? Why disney won't allow them to be released as steelbooks?

The four Disney titles I wish would get steelbook treatment from the unvaulted list:
- Tarzan
- Mulan
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Sword in the Stone

I think that you will find the vault goes back many many years to when you could only see films at the Cinema, Walt Disney would bring the film back out after around 7 years so that a new generation of kids could see the film again.

 

[Geek Tragedy]

The vault is also where they keep Walt's frozen head.

 

[comicfan298]

Spoiler

Each Disney film is available for purchase for a limited time, after which it is put "in the vault" and not made available in stores for several years until it is once again released
5 to 8 Years in the Vault

Only Certain Titles are affected but its different in UK compared to USA
A title can be released from the Vault and replaced with another title and which is then be put into the Vault
UK and USA Vaulted Titles
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Beauty and the Beast
Sleeping Beauty
Lion King

Some titles are not officially Vaulted but only given a limited release and then not available but can be re issued these are not vaulted but sometime get confused as vaulted

Disney UK for example released Jungle Book last year but has only come out of the Vault in USA last month and officially for sale on February 20, 2014 in USA

If you see a Title listed as in the Vault in USA it does not mean its Vaulted in the UK

The 4 Shared Vaulted Titles
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Beauty and the Beast
Sleeping Beauty
Lion King
are Shared Vaulted Titles in UK and USA

Sleeping Beauty is getting a release later this Year meaning its coming out of the Vault in the UK
55th Anniversary and was last released in 2008 (6 years ago)

These titles below you listed are not vaulted in the UK and are possible for a steelbook release
- Tarzan
- Mulan
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Sword in the Stone

2 of those Titles will most likely get a steelbook release soon

Titles that usually get promoted by Disney for new special limited releases are
Anniversary Editions
20th Hint for a possible release
25th
30th
35th
40th
45th
50th
60th
70th
75th
Big Titles like
Lion King
Snow White
Get big promotion and marketing for a release when they come out of the Vault

Example Snow White and the Seven dwarfs released in 1937
80th Anniversary is 2017 expect a massive marketing release in 2016/2017

They could of course release Snow White in 2014 but I don't expect that as 80th is in 2017 and I cant see them do a 77th Anniversary release in 2014 unless they consider it to be to late to wait until 80th in 2016/2017
But it is possible 2009 last time released add 5 Years = 2014

Snow White and the Seven dwarfs last release was back 2009 add 7/8 years = 2016/2017 add 5 years = 2014

A vaulted Title is usually will be 5-7 Years but Disney can decide to release a title from the Vault for a Anniversary Edition
UK Disney decide separate from USA as what they can decide as Vaulted Title

Example Lion King is vaulted in theory to 2016 to 2018
But they have taken a title out of the Vault early before for a
Anniversary Edition and want to mark its Anniversary it all depends on timing of a release in relation to a Anniversary year and making money
Do they go for 20th or 25th Anniversary which is better for marketing
Do Disney go for Lion King in 2014 20th Anniversary only if they decide to remove its vault status or have to wait for its 25th Anniversary as in be strict with it vault status in 2018/2019
It looks as if it will be 25th Anniversary as we would have heard something by now if they wanted to do 20th Anniversary but you never know with Disney

Note at one stage there was a lot of titles classified as Vaulted but they came out of the Vault they were no longer classified as future Vault titles meaning they could re issue at any stage if they wanted
The recent Disney Steelbooks were not vaulted titles in the UK but Jungle Book was vaulted in USA until this Month

All Disney Titles are given a limited release but not all are vaulted there is a difference

There has been a trend to do away with vault status on some previous titles in the UK
They can still make available a title for only available for limited period but have no restriction on when to do a re issue if they wanted that's what you call not vaulted

I got it, so Beauty and the Beast will most likely get released 2016. As the last time it was released was in 2011 which was the film's 20th anniversary and 2016 would marked as it's 25th anniversary.

 

[paulboland]

Release date Changed

Mary Poppins
March 10th, 2014

101 Dalmatians
March 10th, 2014

 

[Hatori]

Have just received a mail with a discount code from Zavvi and cancelled my old orders for some Disney Steels and ordered again. (the code doesn't work with Frozen)

It's a "Mystery Code" (5-20%)

 

[Fraserp1985]

Have you seen they have boosted prices on little mermaid and jungle book