Walt Disney Home Video is a discontinued video line launched to release Disney animated features on home video. This was done by a division of the same name under the parent Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company (WDTNT). As an entity, the name Walt Disney Home Video is now known as Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The scope of this list is mostly limited to Disney's North American live action movie releases. Cartoon collections were concurrently released as Walt Disney Cartoon Classics which include the "Limited Gold Editions". The initial price for early Disney cassettes at the time was "prohibitory expensive" for many, this changed in the mid-1980s when VCRs became affordable.^[1]

History

Disney started out by establishing its own video distribution operation in 1980 as part of Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company (WDTNT) with Jim Jimirro as its first president.^[2] WDTNT Co. also handled marketing of other miscellaneous ancillary items such as short 8 mm films for home movies. When Disney started with video cassettes, "Home video" was not considered to be a major market by them at the time. Their first releases on videotape were 13 titles that were licensed for rental to Fotomat on March 4, 1980.^[3] Disney was unusual among the major studios in offering a program for authorized rentals. Most of the other studios involved in the videocassette market at the time were trying to find ways to stop dealers from renting out their movie tapes. Magnetic Video (with titles from 20th Century Fox and others) ceased doing business with Fotomat after Fotomat began renting Magnetic Video cassettes without authorization.^[4]

The switchover from rental to sales was a "thorny" issue that was solved by giving dealers an option on the type of outlet they desired.^[5] For those who just wanted to rent video cassettes, a title was given (for US$52) on a 13-week cycle. The dealer could then set the price as many times as they wanted in those 13 weeks before purchasing a new title from Disney.^[5] Video cassette rentals were more "functionally" packaged with a heavier box and less elaborately detailed illustrations.^[5] For those who wanted to sell video cassettes, a "fairly straightforward" program involved 4 color packaging and a suggested retail price.^[5] In order to separate the two mediums, the cassette either featured "FOR RENTAL ONLY/Not intended for Sale" or "FOR SALE ONLY/Not intended for Rental".^[5] The 13 titles that had been licensed for rental to Fotomat subsequently became available for purchase.

Throughout their release history, "Walt Disney Home Video" cassettes were promoted by Disney. An early example is the 1981 release of "A Walt Disney Christmas" where a "Free Mickey Mouse Plush Toy" was offered as an incentive.^[6] Disney later offered a promotion for Summer 1982 called "Disney's American Summer", where they sold some of their cartoon collections on cassettes for a discounted price.^[7] At the time this promotion was done in an effort to make video cassettes more affordable, and boosted the video software involved.^[8] Marketing included a 7 foot tall gazebo which was set up in stores and a free mug as an incentive.^[9] Towards the end of 1984, Disney did a “Wrapped And Ready to Give” christmas promotion which included 7 newly released titles on video cassette.^[10] Later promotions include Disney's 1986 "Wonderland Campaign" as a further attempt to bring prices down.^[11]

When the Disney Channel was launched on April 18, 1983 it gave the company an opportunity to air made for TV films such as Tiger Town and Gone Are the Dayes, both of which were released to home video in 1984.^[10][12] During that same year Disney also started releasing their animated feature films under the Walt Disney Classics line starting with Robin Hood. On March 8, 1985 Disney released released "Love Leads the Way" which became their first title that went straight to Home Video.^[13] An end eventually came as the Walt Disney Home Video division was legally incorporated as Buena Vista Home Video on February 13, 1987.^[14]

North American releases

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First VHS sales (1980)

VHS releases (1980–1983)

No.[a]	Release Date[e]	Title	Initial cost (USD)	Copies sold (Domestic)[c]	Short summary
1	December 30, 1980[27]	Mary Poppins	$74.95		2nd release in November 1982.[28] 3rd release on November 6, 1985.[29] 4th release on October 14, 1986[22][23]
2	June 1, 1981[30]	A Dream Called Walt Disney World	Un­known		This was offered as a souvenir to those who visited Walt Disney World in the early 1980s.[30] A Dream Called Walt Disney World was re-released in October 1981.[31]
3	August 15, 1981[32]	The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again	Un­known		Re-released in August 1985.[25]
4	August 15, 1981[32]	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Un­known		Re-released on September 4, 1982[20]
5	August 15, 1981[32]	The Absent-Minded Professor	Un­known		Re-released on May 28, 1986, as part of Disney's "Wonderland Campaign".[11]
6	August 15, 1981[32]	Davy Crockett and the River Pirates	Un­known		2nd release in March 1983[18] 3rd release in August 1985[25] 4th release on May 28, 1986, as part of Disney's "Wonderland Campaign".[11]
7	August 15, 1981[32]	Gus	Un­known		2nd release in March 1983[18] 3rd release in June 1985[19]
8	August 15, 1981[32]	The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	Un­known		2nd release on September 4, 1982[20] 3rd release in August 1985[25]
9	August 15, 1981[32]	Snow White Live at Radio City Music Hall	Un­known
10	October 1981[6][31]	A Walt Disney Christmas	$49.95		2nd release in November 1982.[28][33] 3rd release in October 1984[10] 4th release on October 14, 1986[22][23]
11	October 1981[31]	Amy	Un­known		Re-released in August 1985.[25]
12	October 1981[31]	Darby O'Gill and the Little People	Un­known	75,000[17][d]
13	October 1981[31]	Old Yeller	Un­known	75,000[17][d]	2nd release on November 6, 1985.[21] 3rd release on October 14, 1986[22][23]
14	January 1982[34]	Treasure Island	Un­known	75,000[17][d]	Treasure Island was released on LaserDisc in October 1982, and 2nd re-release on November 6, 1985, and 3rd re-released on October 14, 1986 via VHS.[22][23][35]
15	January 1982[34][36]	Condorman	Un­known
16	January 1982[34][36]	Goofy Over Sports	$49.95		Re-released on May 21, 1983[37]
17	January 1982[34][36]	The Shaggy Dog	Un­known
18	January 1982[34][36]	The Devil and Max Devlin	Un­known
19	March 27, 1982[8]	Herbie Rides Again	Un­known	75,000[17][d]	Re-released November 6, 1985
20	March 27, 1982[8]	Polyanna	Un­known	75,000[17][d]	2nd release on November 6, 1985 3rd release on October 14, 1986[22][23]
21	March 27, 1982[8]	The Sign of Zorro	Un­known
22	June 12, 1982[7][9]	Swiss Family Robinson	$69.95	75,000[17][d]	Re-released November 6, 1985
23	June 12, 1982[7][9]	Freaky Friday	$69.95
24	June 12, 1982[7][9]	A Day at Disneyland	$49.95		This was offered as a souvenir to those who visited Walt Disney World in the early 1980s.[9]
25	June 12, 1982[7][9]	Justin Morgan Had a Horse	$69.95
26	September 4, 1982[20]	Blackbeard's Ghost	$69.95
27	September 4, 1982[20][f]	Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volume 1	$39.95
28	September 4, 1982[20]	Night Crossing	$69.95
29	September 4, 1982[20]	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	$69.95		Sleepy Hollow later aired on October 30, 1982 as part of Disney's Halloween Treat.[39]
30	September 4, 1982[20]	The Three Caballeros	$69.95		Re-released under Buena Vista Home Video in October 1988.
31	September 11, 1982[40]	The Watcher in the Woods	$69.95	75,000[17][d]	The Watcher in the Woods was originally a "Rental only" title starting in April 1982.[8]
14	October 1982[41][g]	Dumbo	$84.95		Re-released on November 5, 1985, as part of Walt Disney Classics.[43]
33	November 1982[44][g]	Alice in Wonderland	$84.95		Re-released on May 28, 1986, as part of Walt Disney Classics (Wonderland Campaign).[11]
34	December 1, 1982[28][45]	Tron	$84.95		Re-released November 6, 1985
35	December 1982[46][h]	Babes in Toyland	Un­known	75,000[17][d]	Re-released November 6, 1985
36	December 1982[47][h]	Fun and Fancy Free	Un­known
37	December 1982[48][h]	Snowball Express	Un­known
38	March 1983[18]	American Heros Featuring Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill	$49.95
39	March 1983[18]	The Island at the Top of the World	$59.95
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