Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Coming to Videocassette/DVD IDs

Logo descriptions by Rodney William Jenkins
Editions by Hoa


1st Logo
(1990-1992)

Logo: On a black background we see the blue "Coming On" letters flying down and the "Videocassette" letters in a western-style font flying up and connecting together, & zooming in. Then they shine and sparkle.

Voiceover Variants:

• On the 1992 release of So Dear to My Heart, they had the 1989 FP jingle but shortened with Mark Elliot saying "Coming Soon From Walt Disney Home Video."
• Sometimes, Jim Cummings will say "Coming Soon on Videocassette". A similar variant has Grant Goodeve saying the same thing.
• On the demo copy of The Rocketeer, Billy Bathgate and the original copies of The Doctor and Paradise, the announcer says "Coming From Touchstone Home Video."
• On the 1991 release of White Fang the announcer says "Coming from Walt Disney Home Video."

Music/Sounds: The 1989 FP jingle with Grant Goodeve saying "Coming on videocassette."

Availability: First seen on the 1991 VHS of Mr. Destiny.

Scare Factor: Low; the fast and sudden flying of the words may catch some off guard.


2nd Logo
(1992-1995)

Logo: On a black background we see the blue "Coming to Videocassette" text.

Music: The 1989 FP music with Jim Cummings or Grant Goodeve saying "Coming Soon on Videocassette." Both of these voiceovers were once used in the first logo.

Music Variants:

• On the first printing of the 1992 VHS of Father of the Bride the 1989 FP jingle is low pitched and slower. In addition the announcer instead saying "Don't miss these exciting upcoming releases that you'll find at your favorite video rental store."
• Some tapes use the 1992 WDHV jingle instead of the 1989 FP jingle.
• Sometimes, the audio from the previous logo (Mark Elliot saying "Coming Soon to Videocassette" with the 1989/1991 FP Music) is used. This is on The Three Musketeers and the 1994 VHS of The Mighty Ducks.

Availability: Seen on 1992-1994 tapes from Disney, Touchstone, and Hollywood.

Scare Factor: Same as the FP logo at the time, but compared to the next logo, it's nothing.



3rd Logo
(1994-2001, 2003-2004)

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Logo: Same as the FP logo of the time, only "Coming Soon to Own on Videocassette" or "Coming Soon to Videocassette" replaces the regular FP text.

FX/SFX: Same as the FP logo of the time.

Zoom-Out Variants: The white text reading, "COMING SOON ON VIDEO AND DVD", "COMING SOON TO RENT ON VIDEO", "NOW AVAILABLE TO RENT ON VIDEO" or "COMING SOON TO OWN ON VIDEO AND DVD" zooms out on a blue background. These variants were introduced around 1998.

Music/Sounds: A whooshing sound and an announcer saying "Coming Soon to Videocassette" or "Coming Soon to own on Videocassette". The announcer is Brian Cummings.

Music/Sounds Variant: The zoom-out variants use the 1989 Feature Presentation jingle instead of the standard music.

Availability: Seen on 1994-2000 tapes such as most Disney Masterpiece Collection titles.

Scare Factor:Same as the FP logo of the time, the flash combined with the scary music may scare over quite a few. But none to minimal (or maybe low) if you're used to it.


4th Logo
(Fall 1991-1999)

Logo: Same as the FP logo of the time but "Coming to Videocassette" replaces the FP text.

Variant: Select prints say "Coming Soon to Videocassette" with the announcer saying "And now, coming soon to videocassette." The background also has a more purple tint and a horizontal gradient effect.

FX/SFX: None.

Music: Same as the 1989 FP music. The announcer is Mark Elliot, who says "Coming soon to videocassette."

Availability: Can be only seen on the original VHS release of The Lion King.

Scare Factor: None to minimal.


5th Logo
(1996-2000)

Nickname: "New Excitement From Disney" "Walt Disney Company Intro"

Logo: We see a TV in a living room, showing the scene from Fantasia with Mickey Mouse putting the sorcerer's hat on, and then it cuts to a family watching the TV happily, and cuts one more time to the TV, with the 1991 WDHV logo on the screen. The screen comes closer to us, showing the start of the trailer.

Trivia: This is technically a dismembered part of the 1996 Walt Disney Company Intro.

FX/SFX: The family watching TV.

Music: Either a dreamy strings/woodwinds tune, or the end of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection logo music (only if it's connected to the Walt Disney Company Intro) with Beau Weaver saying, "Enjoy all the magic at home with these great Disney movies coming to video!"

Variants:

• On the 1996 VHS's of The Aristocats and Oliver and Company, the announcer says "And look for these great Disney movies to add to your home video collection!"
• On the 1996 VHS of The Aristocats, the music is the beginning of the Oliver and Company song, "Why Should I Worry?". The announcer is still heard. This was most likely due to a video processing error, as Oliver and Company was not being advertised.
• On the 2000 VHS's of Tarzan and Toy Story, the logo plays as usual, then the Gold Walt Disney Home video logo fades in to the Disney DVD logo, which shines and zooms out of the TV screen. The announcer says "Enjoy all the magic at home with these great Disney movies coming to video and Disney DVD!" (Also, this is a sub-variant of the version below)
• On some 1999 & 2000 tapes with the WDC Intro like Toy Story, Tarzan, The Great Mouse Detective, and A Bug's Life, you'll hear the 1992 distorted version of the 1988 Walt Disney Classics music.
• On the 1998 VHS of Lady and the Tramp, the WDHV logo doesn't appear on the TV screen. Instead, it's the first scene of the trailer for The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (a scene of Colonel Hathi shouting).

Availability: Seen on 1996 to 2000 Disney movie videos at the time, beginning with The Aristocats. It ended on the 2000 VHS of Tarzan. It can only be found on tapes with the Walt Disney Company Intro. On the 1999 VHS of Pinnochio, it is replaced with a version of the next logo based off Pinnochio.

Scare Factor: None, except the version with the Classics music may be low due to the distorted version playing.


6th Logo
(Late 1999-2006, Early 2008)

Logo: On a blue blurry film background the "Coming Soon" zoom down and the " TO OWN ON VIDEO/DVD" zoom to the right and connect together. The gold arrows move in different ways.

Variant: In 2003 they switched it to "Coming soon to own on DVD and Video".

Music: A gentle flat music plays and Brian Cummings says Coming soon to own on video and DVD., followed by a distant drumroll. When the logo was switched in 2003 to "Coming Soon TO OWN ON DVD AND VIDEO" the announcer changed with it.

Availability: Seen on 2000-2004 tapes and 2000-2006 DVDs such as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, Cars, Monsters Inc., Lilo & Stitch, among other releases. Some are still in print.

Scare Factor: None to low, the music and announcer may cause some confusion.



7th Logo
(2007-)

Logo: On a colorful background, we see the text "Coming to DVD/and Blu-ray Disc" fly up. A disc is seen at the left upper corner.

FX/SFX: The animation on the logo.

Music: A music rendition of "When You Wish Upon A Star".

Availability: Current. Seen on DVDs and Blu-ray Discs such as WALL-E, Tinkerbell, Bedtime Stories, among others.

Scare Factor: None to minimal.

INTERNATIONAL VERSIONS

Canada
(1985-1986)

Logo: On a black background, we see the letters, "COMING SOON" in white Arial Narrow font (I think).

FX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the original video releases of Return to Oz and The Small One.

Scare Factor: None.



UK
(1990s/2000s)

Logo: On a black background, we see "COMING SOON" in a blue-black gradient.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Feature Presentation logo that was used in the UK at the time.

Availability: Common. Seen on a VHS of the Tarzan TV series.

Scare Factor: Minimal to low. The music may unnerve some.