One of the nicer things about running a site like JimHillMedia.com is that -- every so often -- someone decides to share something truly amazing with you.
The following is one of those items: A pretty darned complete listing of Buena Vista Home Entertainment's next 18 months worth of releases.
It's all here, people. The home video and Disney DVD release dates for "Finding Nemo," "Brother Bear," "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and "The Haunted Mansion." Movies that are weeks (and in some cases, still months!) away from their initial theatrical releases. But now you can find out when Disney is planning the DVD and video versions of the films to hit store shelves.
How did I get ahold of this super secret information? Sorry, but that would be telling. Let's just say that I have an extremely thoughtful friend who works deep inside the Mouse House ... who (I'm guessing here) I now owe a pretty sizable dinner to.
Anyway ... enough with my senseless yammering. Let me get out of the way here so you start feasting your eyes. Better yet, start marking up your calendars; you'll know exactly when to head out to the mall to pick up your copies of "Lilo & Stitch: Special Edition," "Mulan 2," "Mickey's 3 Musketeers" et al.
Enjoy!
Buena Vista Home Entertainment Tentative release scheduleJuly 2003 - November 2004 July 200307/01/03 Gangs of New York 07/29/03 Piglet's Big Movie August 200308/12/03 The Lizzie McGuire Movie 08/19/03 Chicago 08/26/03 Stitch! The Movie September 200309/02/03 Kim Possible 09/09/03 Sleeping Beauty October 200310/07/03 The Lion King - Platinum Edition10/21/03 George of the Jungle 2 November 200311/04/03 Finding Nemo 11/11/03 Eloise at the Plaza 11/18/03 Brother Bear Sing-Along-Song December 200312/02/03 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl12/02/03 Walt Disney Treasures, Wave 3 12/09/03 Lizzie TV Series 12/09/03 Recess: 5th Grade 12/09/03 Recess: All Growed Down January 200401/27/04 Pocahontas - Special Edition 01/27/04 Alice in Wonderland - Special Edition 01/27/04 Lilo & Stitch - Special Edition February 200402/13/04 Lion King 1 1/2 02/24/04 Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo March 200403/02/04 Spy Kids 3D 03/30/04 Brother Bear April 200404/20/04 Haunted Mansion June 200406/01/04 Pocahontas II - Special Edition 06/15/04 Teacher's Pet August 200408/03/04 Mickey's 3 Musketeers 08/17/04 Mary Poppins - Special Edition 08/17/04 Recess: 1st Day of School 08/31/04 The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride - Special Edition September 200409/14/04 Mulan 2 October 200410/05/04 Aladdin - Special Edition November 200411/09/04 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Buena Vista Home Entertainment Tentative release scheduleJuly 2003 - November 2004
July 200307/01/03 Gangs of New York 07/29/03 Piglet's Big Movie
August 200308/12/03 The Lizzie McGuire Movie 08/19/03 Chicago 08/26/03 Stitch! The Movie
September 200309/02/03 Kim Possible 09/09/03 Sleeping Beauty
October 200310/07/03 The Lion King - Platinum Edition10/21/03 George of the Jungle 2
November 200311/04/03 Finding Nemo 11/11/03 Eloise at the Plaza 11/18/03 Brother Bear Sing-Along-Song
December 200312/02/03 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl12/02/03 Walt Disney Treasures, Wave 3 12/09/03 Lizzie TV Series 12/09/03 Recess: 5th Grade 12/09/03 Recess: All Growed Down
January 200401/27/04 Pocahontas - Special Edition 01/27/04 Alice in Wonderland - Special Edition 01/27/04 Lilo & Stitch - Special Edition
February 200402/13/04 Lion King 1 1/2 02/24/04 Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
March 200403/02/04 Spy Kids 3D 03/30/04 Brother Bear
April 200404/20/04 Haunted Mansion
June 200406/01/04 Pocahontas II - Special Edition 06/15/04 Teacher's Pet
August 200408/03/04 Mickey's 3 Musketeers 08/17/04 Mary Poppins - Special Edition 08/17/04 Recess: 1st Day of School 08/31/04 The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride - Special Edition
September 200409/14/04 Mulan 2
October 200410/05/04 Aladdin - Special Edition
November 200411/09/04 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas