Beauty, wonder and adventure spin together in a grand legend that transcends time as Maleficent, one of the animation’s most spectacular villains, sends the kingdom’s beloved Princess Aurora into an enchanted sleep. In a majestic story that awakens all your senses, Good Fairies arm brave Prince Phillip to defeat a fearsome fire-breathing dragon and rescue Aurora. But success in battle may not be enough, for the only way to awaken the Princess is with True Love’s kiss!
Sleeping Beauty is a timeless, wondrous, and mesmerizing classic that has always been one of my all-time favorites over the years! I was overjoyed when the Sleeping Beauty: Diamond Edition was released from the Disney Vault for the first time on October 7th. Sleeping Beauty was the last animated filmed that Walt Disney created that was based on a fairy tale, which was based on The Sleeping Beauty by French author, Charles Perrault. The Sleeping Beauty, the film version, was also the first animation that used the Super Technirama 70 widescreen process.
The Sleeping Beauty: Diamond Edition includes bonus features, including “Once Upon a Parade,” hosted by Sarah Hyland, never before seen deleted scenes, and the “Art of Evil: Generations of Disney Villains,” highlighting Disney’s favorite villain animator and Maleficent (and Cruella) creator, Marc Davis.
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Deleted Scene: The Fair
Bonus Features
⦁ ‘Once Upon A Parade’ (Starring Sarah Hyland) – Behind every attraction, event and parade at the Magic Kingdom is a unique story. Join Sarah Hyland from ABC’s “Modern Family” as she tells us the tale of Walt Disney World’s new Festival Of Fantasy Parade. This magical “in world” short film goes behind the scenes of the new parade and shows how the residents and characters of Fantasyland created this parade to tell their stories.
⦁ Art of Evil: Generations Of Disney Villains – This legacy piece spotlights Disney’s favorite villain animator, Marc Davis and his infamous creations of characters such as Maleficent and Cruella. Throughout the piece, we will talk to modern-day animators like Andreas Deja and also the new generation of Animators (Lino DiSalvo Animation Director of FROZEN) on how Marc’s designs and characters influenced what they do today.
⦁ @DisneyAnimation: ARTISTS IN MOTION (Extended Edition) – Join Walt Disney Animation Visual Development artist Brittney Lee as she goes through the process of creating a three-dimensional sculpture of Maleficent, completely out of paper. In this extended edition, go deeper into Britney’s process
⦁ Never Before Seen Deleted Scenes: The Fair (With Deleted Character – The Vulture) – In this version of the story, the fairies do not take the Princess to live with them in the forest. Convinced that King Stefan’s order to burn all the spinning wheels in the kingdom will not prevent Maleficent’s curse, the good fairies put a magic circle around the castle and cast a spell: “No evil thing that walks or flies or creeps or crawls can ever pass these castle walls.”
⦁ The Curse is Fulfilled – The three good fairies have just returned Aurora to the castle and give her a crown. They leave the room to give Aurora some time alone, but Maleficent pays her a visit.
⦁ Arrival Of Maleficent (Alternate Scene) – Maleficent arrives uninvited to the christening of Princess Aurora.
⦁ BEAUTY-OKE “Once Upon A Dream” – Sing along to this kinetic text video of Aurora’s signature song.
Classic DVD Features
⦁ The Sound of Beauty: Restoring A Classic – This featurette covers the creation of the 7.1 mix of the score of Sleeping Beauty that was done for Blu-ray, using the source tapes from the original recording sessions resulting in an audio experience of superior quality with greater detail and fidelity that you have ever heard before.
⦁ Picture Perfect: The Making Of Sleeping Beauty – Discover the behind-the-scenes magic that transformed a beloved fairy tale into a cinematic work of art. Legendary Animators, actors and film historians reveal the secrets behind Disney’s masterpiece.
⦁ Eyvind Earle: A Man And His Art – Early in his career, renowned American Artist Eyvind Earle worked as a background painter at the Walt Disney Studio. Walt Disney liked his work so much that he entrusted him with the assignment to be the Art Director for Sleeping Beauty. This was the first time that one artist was given the responsibility for the entire look on one of Disney’s animated features. This piece follows Earle’s development as an artist and his years at the Studio.
⦁ Audio Commentary by John Lasseter, Andreas Deja, and Leonard Maltin
I loved this movie when I was a little girl!!
Love the classics, this makes me wonder if my daughter even knows the story? I wonder how many of the classics she does now. Now I need to ask!
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This sounds amazing! Sleeping Beauty has always been one of my favorite Disney movies, and I ALWAYS love seeing behind the scenes and deleted scenes of my favorites.
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My little girl would love this. She’s a big Sleeping Beauty fan.
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Oh, I’d love to see the bonus features on this! I’ve always loved the bright and classic art in Sleeping Beauty!
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I totally remember watching this as a kid and being completely freaked out by the witch, haven’t let my daughters watch it yet!
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One of my top favorite movies from the Disney Classic Collection.
I love sleeping beauty! I need to get this on DVD! It is a classic that I want to share with my grandkids!
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Such a classic movie.. my daughter and wife always loved to watch this in DVD and whenever it was on TV!
I’d love to see the feature where they sculpt the 3-D Maleficent. Bonus features rock!
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This is one of my favorite Disney movies, and I feel it is often overlooked so I’m glad to see so many people talking about it because it deserves the recognition.
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I love this movie too. Can’t wait to watch it with my girls!
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This was one of my favorite movies growing up and now my daughter loves it!
I have love Sleeping Beauty ever since I can remember. Maleficent was a great movie as well. I loved getting to watch the deleted scene.
If there’s one thing I know about disney is there will always be another version out but they’re few and far between. Sleeping Beauty is a great classic!
Sleeping Beauty is just a timeless classic that is loved across all generations. It would be nice to see their diamond edition.
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This is one of my favorite Disney princess movies! And my daughter used to watch it over and over and over…
Used to watch Sleeping Beauty all the time. Hope the DVD’s available here.
I like this movie – though I am actually the Little Mermaid and Cinderalla fan lol – but this is one great disney movie too.
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I used to love Sleeping Beauty as a kid and the Diamond Edition would be perfect for my little great niece. I love the added bonus features to this movie. Thanks for sharing.
The classics are great! We need to get this and watch it.
Yes, that is true , Sleeping Beauty is a classic and part of every kids life favorite stories and movie cartoon as well.
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I just received my copy of Sleeping Beauty from the Disney Movie Club today! I can’t wait to watch it with my daughter tonight!
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Ever since I saw Maleficent I have a whole new outlook on Sleeping Beauty. This looks great and nice for my granddaughters.
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I love disney movies. This one seems to have amazing bonus features.
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Loved this movie when I was little and I need to show it to my boys. 🙂
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I love this movie. I have a huge collection of Disney movies and sadly this one isn’t in there just yet. Soon hopefully. I am such a sucker for Disney.
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It has been ages since I have seen sleeping beauty and I don’t think my son has seen it at all. I might just have to pick this one up.
I so loved the classic Disney Princess movies! And I want this for the special features!
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I absolutely loved this movie when I was younger and I can’t wait to have my kids watch it with me.
One of my favorite movies back then!!!!
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I’ve always been a huge Disney fan and honestly I can’t pick a favorite movie. I do love sleeping beauty and how she needs to find prince charming to wake up. I love that the blu-rays normally come with a regular DVD to watch in the older DVD players since I don’ have a Blu-ray just yet.
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My dad got this the other day for the kids
So happy this is out on Blu-ray. We’re enjoying watching it on our family movie nights.
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I have the older version of this and may just upgrade although my toddler is so into Frozen she won’t care much. 🙂
Indeed a classic! I loved this before and I still love this now, even my girls are enjoying watching this one! 🙂
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I love Sleeping Beauty! All Disney movies actually 🙂
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I think I have Sleeping Beauty on VHS and DVD. But I’m still so excited to see it on blu ray. The transformation of the film is always remarkable.
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I have a new found love for this film after seeing Maleficent. Definitely plan on rewatching this release with my children soon!
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