Customer Reviews
A little of the rare and dated 
2007-10-15
Since this collection is quite old, you can see that at least four of these titles have been upgraded to Platinum or Double Disc Editions, i.e. The little Mermaid, The Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan. At the time of this collections release, Lion King had yet to be released, for it was scheduled to be released as a Platinum Edition. Since Lion King was the Best selling movie of all time, they had to include something from the franchise to remind you of the original. SO they included the sequel, which I personally think it could have avoidable. Ulitmately, if you're the hard core disney fan and can't find the ultra rare Disney DVD orignals or the films Pinnochio or 101 Dalmations, this is for you, otherwise you're dealing with dated versions of 4 films, one unfortunate sequal and 3 great films. You might have read that people are complaing that some versions aren't offered in Widescreen, this is due to the fact that not all Disney features are Widescreen. Sleeping Beauty was the first to be widescreen. Personally the gains don't justify the price...but who am I to say how you should spend your money. GO DISNEY FANS!
Classics? 
2007-07-20
Maybe its just me, but when I think classic Disney, Mulan, Hercules and the Lion King 2 are not what come to mind. Why the second Lion King instead of the first? I would think a classic collector's set would include some of Disney's most cherished works: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast to name a few. I also agree with what many reviewers have already stated, the price is ridiculous especially when some of my favorite classics are not even included.
classic? psheah. whatever. 2007-01-16
3 stars for being Disney.
Minus 2 for not having Aladdin.
That is all.
NINE WRONG ITEMS 
2006-12-25
I ordered the walt disney animated anthology the classic collector's set which was suppose to come with, the little mermaid, hercules, mulan, pinocchio, the jungle book, peter pan, lady and the tramp, the lion king II:simba's pride and one hundred and one dalmations instead we were sent cars, pirates of the caribbean the curse of the black pearl and dead man's chest, the sword in the stone, the rescuers, bedknobs and broomsticks, herbie fully loaded, miracles,and the shaggy dog....very disappointing for the kids christmas morning!
Well priced 
2006-09-25
Despite what other reviewers are saying, this collection is a good buy! Why, price AND collectors value. Each of this dvd's are limitted addition- which DON'T get re-released. And the prices... lets go over them, according to Disney's collectors item list.
The Little Mermaid 29.99
The Jungle Book 34.99
Hercules 34.99
Mulan 34.99
Peter Pan 54.99
Pinocchio 34.99
Lady and the Tramp 34.99
Lion King II 29.99
This adds up to over $270. But the set is retailed for $500, how is this still a good deal? Well disney doesn't sell Peter pan, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp as limitted addition and they are hard to find, these prices are based on (with the excetpion of Peter Pan) what they were last officially sold at. What you find is Special and Platinum addition. Further more in 2007 Hercules and Lion II are expected to come out on Platinum, meaning the Limitted Addition ones will be worth more. Yes, limitted addition doesn't have two discs poor movie, but collector wise, its worth more.
Blockbuster has a more accurate price list for when they by these movies. To buy these BRAND NEW, the cheapest one is The Little Mermaid (not in Limitted but in Special Addition) and that is $50. Other such as Hercules are worth $75. Thats adds up to at least $600. So now, its cheaper.
More so, some of these movies have already been released in platinum, meaining they won't EVER be released again.
This is a good deal, and as you can see the so-called "collectors" who troll it haven't done any research.
For those of you who buy it just to watch it, I suggest buying the cheap platinum additions.
Also, a fact for those angered by a sequel appearing. Lion King II sold better than the orignal Lion King, and better then any other Disney Sequel. In fact, its is one of the top 20 Disney movies that sold well. Seems most Disney "fans" loved this movie (and I find it one of the only good Disney Sequels.)
For any of you wanting to start a Disney Colelction that's sure to make a return on your investment- buy this if you can afford it.
A Comment about the reviewer "A Viewer" 2006-09-04
All nine of Disney's first collection of animated classics on DVD are included in this set. Some of the nine titles include bonus features, and the DVD format will provide optimum sound and picture quality for the young and old collector alike. The crown jewels are
Pinocchio and
The Little Mermaid. The former celebrates its 60th anniversary with a brand new print, while the latter is the 1989 film that revitalized Disney's animation wing and brought new audiences to the art form. Both offer Oscar-winning songs. Two of the popular classics from the '60s are represented with
101 Dalmatians and
The Jungle Book, which was the last animated feature that Walt Disney directly worked on and which saved the animation department when it was a box-office hit in 1967.
Hercules and
Mulan make great strides in the look of animation. The mythical figures of the former are based on the radical designs of Gerald Scarfe, and the latter makes bold advancements in computer animation in the refreshingly unknown legend of a Chinese girl. The collection rounds out with
Lady and the Tramp in a grand widescreen format, the charming
Peter Pan that hardly shows its age, and 1998's
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, a made-for-video sequel. Although the sequel is entertaining, it's frustrating to note the original
The Lion King has been kept out of circulation completely for a few years (as Disney does with many classics), gearing towards a grand future release into theaters.
--Doug Thomas
I agree it blows 2006-06-27
I own all of these movies already and I can honestly tell you this collection is a rip off. They're asking way too much for so few movies. Now, you add a few more classics and make them all 2-disc special editions, then hell yeah I'll pay $500 for it. But this just isn't worth it, collection set or not.
This set blowwwwws 2005-12-30
This set was produced way too early. Disney made too few of these sets (although at the time it was released only 15 percent of Americans had a DVD Player) To further insult Disney fans they put in a stupid sequel? I mean come on, just put in Lion King 1 at least, or a movie that was a little older. This set should be burned, I'm a collector and I don't even think personally that it has any collector value as all the movies are being released (Lady & the Tramp on 2/28/06 and Little Mermaid 10/06) So whatever, wait for the PLATINUM 2 Disc Sets. I still have my 101 Dalmations on Laserdisc :)
Widescreen 2005-10-10
I wanted to clarify something I know about Disney widescreen. Some of these features are not being offered in widescreen (ex. Pinocchio) because they were not even originally filmed in widescreen. The first Disney film to use widescreen was Sleeping Beauty, which came out in 1959. Pinocchio came out in 1940.
THIS IS A COLLECTOR SET--NOT FOR THE AVG PERSON!! 
2005-09-19
The reason this set is called a collector set is because it is just that.. As the description says.. these are the FIRST films Disney put on DVD.. they are in the original format of their time for the purpose of collecting.. for people interested in seeing how the movies evolved.. for having a piece of Disney history. As for price.. it probably costs Disney way more to produce a "LIMITED EDITION" for those few special people interested in such a collection than it takes to produce these for the masses..
The set is not for the average consumer.. it is excellent for what it represents. Disney's first DVD releases .. just the way they were.. for the collector .. and only a limited few available.
