When Walt Disney’s beloved animated classic, Sleeping Beauty was presented 50 years ago for the first time in an all new Super Technirama 70 format, it mesmerized audiences and critics alike. Now in 2008, this classic fairytale is poised to do the same for a whole new generation to enjoy when it is reawakened in a special BD Live enabled 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Disc, releasing October 7, 2008. Additionally, the film has been packaged to include a bonus DVD of the movie.
Sleeping Beauty will support Disney’s BD Live Network which combines chat, video streaming, online messaging, communal gaming and more.
Disney’s BD Live Network will allow viewers to: Chat on-screen in real-time with friends while watching a movie screen-by-screen; Record personalized video greetings that appears on-screen over a pre-selected scene in a movie; Play real-time interactive or strategy games against single and/or multiple groups of people; And much more.
Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Features:
Everything on the DVD, Plus…
Cine-Explore – Full motion Picture-in-Picture featuring commentary by John Lasseter, Andreas Deja & Leonard Maltin.
Dragon Encounter – Explore Maleficent’s dungeon in 7.1 surround sound on your way to a dragon encounter.
Maleficent’s Challenge – Go head to head with one of Disney’s most infamous villains. Think of anything in the world and Maleficent will read your mind.
Restoring The Sound Track – This featurette will cover the creation of the all new 7.1 mix of the score of Sleeping Beauty that was done exclusively for this Blu-ray release using the source tapes from the original recording sessions resulting in an audio experience of superior quality with greater detail and fidelity.
Customized Living Menu – This menu is exclusive to Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Disc owners only. It is a “real time†virtual castle that magically changes based on the viewer’s location, time of day and current weather forecast. If preferred, viewers will also have the ability to manually change the castle’s weather to match any of the Magic Kingdom Castles around the world.
Disney BD Live Network – Disney’s BD Live Network is just one of the many ways movie lovers, families and loved ones can continue to stay connected and engage in their favorite movies.
Movie Chat – Communicate with your friends on-screen using any text enabled device such as a laptop, desk top or any PDA device such as a Blackberry, iPhone or most other regular cell phones. Your chat session will appear over the movie and occur in real-time while watching the movie together.
Movie Mail – Blu-ray owners will be able to record a personalized video message of themselves, superimpose that capture into a pre-selected clip of the movie, and send it off to a friend, colleague or relative. This specific feature enables the Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Disc owner to personalize a very special greeting as never before.
Movie Challenge – Users will be able to test their skills against other players in a synchronized, real-time, online trivia game while watching Sleeping Beauty with anyone online. Movie Challenge is always active no matter what time of the day it is, there will always be a game in progress.
Disney Movie Rewards Live – Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray owners will be able to accumulate reward points by participating in any Disney BD Live Network activity. In return, viewers can redeem points for exclusive content such as Avatars, downloadable extras and many more possibilities.