Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures (branded and credited as simply Disney since 2011) is the main film production arm of The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. It was originally founded on April 1, 1983 as the live-action film division of Walt Disney Productions; however, after that company was reorganized as the larger Walt Disney Company in 1986, it became its primary film division. In addition to producing and releasing live-action films through the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures banner, the studio releases all animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios (as well as the former DisneyToon Studios until that studio's closure in 2018).

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1st Logo (placeholder logo) (October 7, 1983)	2nd Logo (June 21, 1985-December 12, 2006)	3rd Logo (Return to Snowy River ending custom variant) (April 15, 1988)	4th Logo (June 21, 1991-December 25, 1998)


5th Logo (Pixar custom variant) (November 22, 1995-November 6, 2007)	6th Logo (May 19, 2000-April 14, 2006)	7th Logo (July 7, 2006-December 9, 2022)	8th Logo (November 23, 2022-)

1st Logo (placeholder logo) (October 7, 1983)

Visuals: Just the text "WALT DISNEY PICTURES" (set in the typeface Celtic, later known as University Roman) in a teal rectangular box with white and blue outlines around it.

Technique: A still printed cel.

Audio: None.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Never Cry Wolf	October 7, 1983	Only appearance

2nd Logo (June 21, 1985-December 12, 2006)

Flat version
Scope version
4K scope version
Rare version seen on a UK Oliver & Company promo
Original variant captured from the 1987 Italian 35mm LPP print of The Great Mouse Detective
Original version seen on a 1989 UK 35mm theater recorded bootleg of Oliver & Company
Rare variant from early The Little Mermaid presentation reel

Flat version (filmed)
Scope version (filmed)
Open matte version (filmed)
Fullscreen version (filmed, black and white)
Flat version (videotaped)
Scope version (videotaped)
DisneyToon Studios version (2002-2006)
Swedish variant
Korean variant
Heavily edited variant seen on the North Korean dub of Cinderella

A Goofy Movie (1995): The logo fades to blue instead of black, segueing into the opening credits.
Bambi: The Magic Behind the Masterpiece (1997): The 1990 logo appears as usual. Tinker Bell then flies away from the logo and uses her wand to make it disappear in an explosion of pixie dust.
Meet the Deedles (1998): Mysterious music replaces the fanfare and a gong hits when the words "Walt Disney" flash. The logo transitions into an underwater scene.
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998): As soon as the arc is created, Christmas lights appear and flash over it.
My Favorite Martian (1999): The logo gradually fades into Mars, with the arc aligning with the top of the planet. It also freezes for a few seconds before the arc is drawn, keeping in time with the film's opening score.
Tarzan (1999): The background fades into the opening sequence as the burst of light produces the "Walt Disney" text.
Inspector Gadget (1999) and Inspector Gadget 2 (2003): The castle is in CGI and mechanized, while the arc is replaced with a gear. The castle then falls apart in a flurry of cartoon sound effects. An arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" plays, which fades out as the castle goes wild, and a gear flies toward the screen as the opening titles begin. The 1985 fanfare is utilized in the second film, along with various different sound effects as the castle is demolished, and it also zooms out.
Fantasia 2000 (1999, opening): Same as Tarzan, but the background fades into space, with the clips from the first Fantasia film floating in behind it as it fades out.
Fantasia 2000 (1999, closing): The normal logo plays, but the arc disappears once it is formed. Also, Steve Martin is heard saying, "Camera back on me? Uh, camera back on me, please? Anyone? Hello? HELLO? ...Could someone give me a ride home?" Same variant was used at the end of The Emperor's New Groove, albeit in shorter form with closing music and no dialogue.
John Henry (2000 short, opening): The logo appears as a patch sewn onto a quilt, with an overline underneath the Walt Disney text with PICTURES PRESENTS under it.
John Henry (2000 short, closing): The logo is already formed, but on a black background with the PICTURES word centered under the logo.
Recess: School's Out (2001): The logo plays as normal, but the flash that reveals "Walt Disney" also ends up covering the entire castle and dies down to reveal Gus, Mikey, Gretchen, Spinelli, Vince, and TJ standing on top of the castle. As the logo continues normally, they play the second half of the fanfare on kazoos. The Recess characters were animated by Disney Television Animation. The logo's fanfare was rearranged by Denis M. Hannigan.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001, opening): The lights reflected by the river ripples reveal the already-formed emblem (with an extra flag on the rightmost spire) on a rusted-steel wall. Within the curving line, a flash of light arcs as the camera pans forward slightly.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001, closing): Nearly the same as the opening variant, but the background is well-lit, signifying Atlantis' resurrection to its former splendor as the camera still zooms forward slightly.
The Country Bears (2002): The logo plays as usual, but once the flash of light appears to form the Walt Disney text, the logo appears set against a wood background. A spark of fire travels all the way to the bottom right. The screen then pans away from the logo as the opening titles begin.
Return to Never Land (2002): Pixie dust falls from the arc as it is drawn by a glowing yellow light (representing Tinker Bell), which then flies around and inside the gate, revealing the hazy texture in the backdrop. It then zooms out to the left and reveals itself to be on a cloud. The camera then moves around and the logo vanishes as the film begins.
Snow Dogs (2002): The logo starts normally, but once the arc is drawn, the logo becomes frozen and it begins to snow, much like a snow globe.
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002): The logo begins with a blue background. Then, at the very bottom, a four-pointed star rises up, splits, and explodes like fireworks, showing a section of the 1985 Disney castle. The final one rises and bursts, revealing the whole castle. The "Walt Disney" signature then writes itself as the remainder of the logo continues to play normally. For the initial shot, the letters and arc fade away, and the castle dissolves into Cinderella's castle.
Lilo & Stitch (2002): The logo is on a black background, the flash that forms the Walt Disney text is different and the dot drawing the arc is now green with a "pulsing" sound effect. After it finishes, the logo is beamed up by a UFO offscreen, with a bunch of chattering and laughing heard from above, if one listens closely. On foreign dubs of the film, the chattering and laughing are completely different, regardless of the dubbing language.
Stitch's Trial (2002): On the original opening from the home media release, the logo is white on a grey backdrop, and letters in Tantalog (the language spoken on Stitch's home planet) fade in and out before transitioning to English, one by one. After the rest of the animation is completed, it fades into the opening scene.
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002): When the "Walt Disney" text is formed, snowflakes begin to fall across the logo.
The Jungle Book 2 (2003): The logo is superimposed in front of a piece of cloth behind a blue light, and waves slightly until it fades and the color changes. Also, the logo appears zoomed out.
Piglet's Big Movie (2003): The arc is pink instead of white, resembling the color of Piglet. Also, the logo is oversaturated.
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003, opening): The castle zooms in quickly in parts, followed by letters arriving from the left (one after the other). The logo then begins to flash blue and red, similar to police lights, while police sirens can be heard in the background. The arc is blue, and after the logo is completed, it vanishes, and the logo itself travels to the right.
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003, closing): Same as the opening, but it is already formed with the flashing blue and red lights gone, and it fades away when the arc is formed.
Freaky Friday (2003): The logo animates normally before fading to an aged parchment sheet, segueing into the opening credits.
Stitch! The Movie (2003): The background fades to space after the arc forms, causing the castle and words to flicker out like TV static.
George of the Jungle 2 (2003): After the logo's animation finishes, a silhouette of the main character swings around the screen on a vine, letting out a Tarzan jungle cry, but then he crashes into the high tower of the castle, causing it to shake and then fall over (with a creak and a thud) like a cardboard stand. Plumes of smoke can be seen after the castle falls over.

The Haunted Mansion (2003): After the logo finishes, gloomy clouds obscure the writing, and the castle transforms into a mansion.
The Haunted Mansion (2003): After the logo finishes, gloomy clouds obscure the writing, and the castle transforms into a mansion.

Teacher's Pet (2004): The logo is animated in the same manner as the film. After the logo's animation is done, the star lights on the left side and the camera pans to it. At the end of the movie the camera doesn't pan and the logo is silent. This variant was also animated by Disney Television Animation.
Lorenzo (2004 short): The logo is animated like a neon sign. The arc is timed to the conductor's animation. As the conductor counts, one of the arc segments flickers. "PICTURES" is also in a 1980s-styled custom font instead of its normal font.
Home on the Range (2004, opening): The castle and text are branded onto a piece of leather. Then the arc fires in and the leather burns up to reveal the opening shot.
Home on the Range (2004, closing): On the same leather background used for the credits, the already-formed logo fades in.
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004): A small stylized Christmas tree appears within the castle before disappearing as "Walt Disney" flashes in. The logo is then superimposed on a red Christmas ornament.
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005): The logo animates normally, until the castle then dissolves into a cloud formation as the backdrop and letters fade to a hazy sky and the camera pans down to the opening scene.
Tarzan II (2005): The background fades into the opening sequence as the burst of light produces the "Walt Disney" text.
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005): Once the arc is drawn, the logo irises out from a hole on a white background, segueing into the opening credits. This was done by yU+co, who would later animate the 2006 logo with Wētā FX.

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005): The logo is on a black background like the first film, and the dot drawing the arc is green again. The way the castle forms is also different; each segment of the castle appears one by one from bottom-to-top like a charging battery, rather than a light forming the castle from top-to-bottom; after the top segment appears, it flashes like a neuralyzer. And when the arc forms after a few seconds, the whole logo glitches with a green flash and turns negative, just like a computer would do.
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005): The logo is on a black background like the first film, and the dot drawing the arc is green again. The way the castle forms is also different; each segment of the castle appears one by one from bottom-to-top like a charging battery, rather than a light forming the castle from top-to-bottom; after the top segment appears, it flashes like a neuralyzer. And when the arc forms after a few seconds, the whole logo glitches with a green flash and turns negative, just like a computer would do.

Chicken Little (2005, opening): A fairy tale-esque castle (somewhat resembling the Pixar variant) is seen on a clear blue sky. The "Walt Disney" text drifts in beneath it, and a shooting star inscribes an arc above the castle.
Chicken Little (2005, closing): The logo animates as usual, but the background is black instead of blue, similar to the Lilo & Stitch and Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch variants. This is not present on the 3D version, however, as it was replaced with an exclusive post-credits scene.
Bambi II (2006): The logo is seen in mist. After it forms, the mist covers it up.
The Shaggy Dog (2006): The castle turns into a doghouse (both at the beginning and end of the movie), while the PICTURES text appears with the WALT DISNEY text from the flash. Also, an extra flag is seen on the rightmost spire (similar to the 2002 variant).
Leroy & Stitch (2006): When the arc forms, the background fades to space and the logo goes into hyperdrive, just like Captain Gantu's spaceship.
Brother Bear II (2006): Birds fly out from the castle after the arc is formed.
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006): After the logo is done, it fades to a cloudy sky.

Aladdin (1992, closing): Genie (voiced by Robin Williams) is heard saying, "You have been a fabulous audience! Tell you what, you're the best audience in the whole world! Take care of yourselves! Good night, Alice! Good night, Agrabah! ¡ADIÓS, AMIGOS!" This was first used on the 2004 Special Edition release; all previous releases simply had the closing theme of the film playing over.

Pocahontas (1995): The drawing of the arc is delayed for a few seconds to maintain the logo in time with the opening music.

That Darn Cat! (1997): Cats meow to the tune of the logo's fanfare, only to be silenced by a dog.

Hercules (1997, closing): During the end of the credits and the closing Disney logo, Hades (voiced by James Woods) is heard complaining, "What do you say, it's happy ending time! Everybody's got a little taste of something, but me, I got nothing. I'm-I'm here with nothing. Anybody listening? It's like, uh, what am I, an echo or something? Hello? HELLO? Am I talking to what, hyperspace? Hello, it's me! Nobody listens."

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003): After the flash, dogs bark in tune to the logo's fanfare.

The Sword in the Stone (1963, 1986 reissue): The logo is deeply saturated in blue, a la Hocus Pocus (1993).
The Little Mermaid (1989, international): Bubbles float in front of the logo. Also appears on one TV spot.
Sleeping Beauty (1959, 1995 reissue): The castle fades to a picturesque shot of the castle from the film when the flash reveals "Walt Disney".
The Little Mermaid (1989, 1997 reissue): The logo flashes like lighting after the curved line is drawn.
Hercules (1997, TV spot 1): The logo plays as normal, but then the castle fades into Mt. Olympus. Notice that the word "Pictures" is in a different font, than usual.
Hercules (1997, TV spot 2): The arc and text are placed on the Earth.
The Parent Trap (1998) and My Favorite Martian (1999, teaser trailer): There are two dots that draw the curved line instead of just one.
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998): Snowflakes fall during the logo.
Tarzan (1999): The Walt Disney script logo, with the word "PICTURES" below (with a line above it), is orange and on a jungle background.
Inspector Gadget (1999, teaser 1): The whole 1985 logo is in 3D, but much like the logo from the movie itself, a gear takes the turn of the white curved line.
Inspector Gadget (1999, teaser 2): After the flash, the logo flashes into negative and blue twice while drawing the curve line.
Inspector Gadget (1999, theatrical/TV spots): The logo gets wiped out by Inspector Gadget.
My Favorite Martian (1999, theatrical/TV spots): The curved line appears in the form of lightning.
Toy Story 2 (1999): The 1995 logo is seen on a TV screen amongst other random Pixar clips, just like the channel-surfing scene in the movie.
102 Dalmatians (2000, teaser trailer): There's a special logo which has the Walt Disney Pictures logo from the Tarzan movie trailer variant on a watery background, at a backwards version of a 20th Century Studios-style angle.
The Emperor's New Groove (2000): The logo appears on a black background, with the castle in orange and the "Walt Disney" script in white, and without the "PICTURES" text, before the camera zooms into the castle entrance as Kuzco (voiced by David Spade) kicks the doors open, shouting his catchphrase "BOOM, baby!"
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001): Same as the movie itself.
Recess: School's Out (2001, theatrical): The logo is tinted darker.
Max Keeble's Big Move (2001, teaser): The logo is written in chalk on the sidewalk of Max Keeble's school. Also, the word "PICTURES" is omitted.
Lilo & Stitch (2002, TV spot): Same as in the film, but then Stitch licks the logo off.
The Santa Clause (2002, teaser): An in-credit text is used instead of the regular logo, with a line in between "WALT DISNEY" and "PICTURES". Also, the logo zooms out on a dark blue background and it is snowing on the logo.
Treasure Planet (2002, teaser): The white logo is on a space background and the white curved line deforms into the orbiting station Crescentia.
Treasure Planet (2002, TV spot): The animated logo appears on a sail of the RLS Legacy.
Piglet's Big Movie (2003, theatrical): The logo is tinted in lavender-pink on a pink background. Then, Piglet enters from the left and pulls a string which reveals the title of the movie.
The Haunted Mansion (2003, teaser 1): As the line draws on the logo, the lightning strikes turning the castle into the mansion, and the text turns into smoke and flies out.
The Haunted Mansion (2003, teaser 2): The 1983 logo is silver and is on a blue aurora background with the word "FROM" above the logo.
The Haunted Mansion (2003): The logo appears engraved on a tombstone without the arc.
The Haunted Mansion (2003): The text and curved line take place on the mansion, which replaces the castle. Also the curved line is big and off center.
Brother Bear (2003, teaser): The logo appears on a cave wall.
Miracle (2004): The logo is seen in blue and superimposed over the light of a film projector.
Around the World in 80 Days (2004): The logo is in aureolin with the "Walt Disney" script in sky blue and on a cloudy background. Also, the logo is in 3D.
Home on the Range (2004, teaser): The variant used in the film is already formed on leather and the spark is on fire (although looking slightly different).
Teacher's Pet (2004): Same as the movie itself, but it zooms onto the theater screen at the movie theater.
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005): On the teaser trailer, the logo is yellow and on a lavender background. On the first trailer, it's exactly like the teaser variant, but it's orange instead and it's on a violet background. On the TV spot, the dot draws an outline of the heffalump.
Ice Princess (2005): The logo is tinted in blue on the ice at the Olympic-like stage.
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005): The logo is orange with the "Walt Disney" script and the word "PICTURES" in blue/white gradient and on a dandelion yellow background with red and blue 3D stars swirling around.
Chicken Little (2005): On one trailer, the castle is metallic and is on a starry nighttime sky background.
Chicken Little (2005): On another trailer, the "filmed" version of the logo is used instead of the "videotaped" version and the background is Persian blue.
Chicken Little (2005, international): The closing variant from said film is used.
Chicken Little (2005, TV spot): The variant used in the film is played in warpspeed.
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006): The 1985 logo is green and put on the background of a town. The "y" in "Disney" is also placed a little higher up than usual.
Snow White (2025, TV spot): The 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo is on a TV screen.

Visuals: On a blue background, a shower of white light descends from the top of the screen, forming a stylized, segmented drawing of a castle; the segments appear to be spaced increasingly further apart as the light descends. Through the main gate of the castle, a white light appears and grows brighter before morphing into the words "WALT DiSNEY", in its familiar corporate font, followed by the light blue text "PICTURES" (set in ITC Lubalin Graph) fading in underneath. Another ray of light then draws an arc over the castle, which is hidden only by its highest tower. Three main variants of this exist:

June 21, 1985-November 17, 1989: The castle has a light blue/white gradient, and the arc is drawn all the way to the bottom left of the castle, behind the "W" in "WALT DiSNEY". Also, the castle starts off white before the light blue gradient slides into view, there is a brief pause after the initial glow before the shower of light descends, and the light from the castle gate appears immediately after the castle has been fully formed.
- Some versions of this variant show the castle with a lavender/white gradient. However, some prints of The Black Cauldron show the castle in pure white.
March 21, 1990-April 14, 2006: The castle is now sky blue, and the arc now ends just above the "W" in "WALT DiSNEY". The castle's colors are also solid throughout, rather than having a gradual transition.
- In the original filmed version of this variant, the "WALT DiSNEY" script appears slightly transparent, whereas in the videotaped version (introduced in 1994), it is solid white. Also, the light reflection on the castle when the arc is drawn is different.
February 15, 2002-December 12, 2006: Same as the 1990 variant, but a seventh flag is added to the rightmost tower of the castle (presumably to match the print logo of the time). The logo also appears to have been redone from scratch, with more vivid colors and a noticeably vector-based wordmark. This variant is seen exclusively on films produced by DisneyToon Studios or Disney Television Animation.

Alternate Descriptive Video Description: On a blue background, a glowing pinpoint of light arcs over the outline of a castle with spires and flags. Words appear in a flash. Walt Disney Pictures.

Trivia:

The castle in this logo is specifically based on the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California; in fact, it was originally part of the logo that was used to promote the park's 30th anniversary in 1985. A 1993 New York Times article credits Roy Alexander as the man who dug up the logo from the archives for use on films. Prior to this, design firms attempted to provide Disney with designs that were "too elaborate".^[1]
The 2002 variant was used as part of the logo for Disney Television Animation from 2003 to 2013.
This logo was revived in 2021 as part of a merchandising line for ShopDisney, based on its original incarnation.

Variants:

The size of different elements in the logo may vary.
A variation exists in which the animation is in a lower frame rate until the light fades out after forming the segments. A more refined version of this variant debuted in 1991.
When classic Disney shorts were re-released in the 1990s, the text "A FULLY RESTORED ORIGINAL/ANIMATED CLASSIC" (in the same font used for "PICTURES") is shown before the 1990 variant of the logo. On The Old Mill, the text reads "A FULLY RESTORED ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ANIMATED CLASSIC", with a drawing of an Oscar statue to the left and a copyright for the AMPAS on the bottom.
A cinemascope variant exists in which the flash that forms the "WALT DiSNEY" text is somewhat slower and shaped like an oval. Also, the arc above the castle is slightly larger than usual. This can be found on 101 Dalmatians (1996), the widescreen version of Lady and the Tramp (1998 WDMC release), Endurance, and 2004 and 2009 releases of Mary Poppins, plastering the Buena Vista logo.
A short version also exists,
- A short version of the first variant is seen on the very first Touchstone Home Video releases, such as Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend. It was also used as an early television logo during this time frame.
The original 1986 and 1988 theatrical prints of The Great Mouse Detective and Oliver & Company use the 1985 variant of the logo, while the films' respective 1992 and 1996 VHS releases use the 1990 and 1991 variants, while the 1994 variant was used for 2010/2012 DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Great Mouse Detective. However, the 1985 variant from Oliver & Company is still intact on the 1997 France VHS release, 1989 United Kingdom 35mm theater recorded bootleg VHS release, and 1997 and 2004 Argentina VHS releases (closing only). Additionally, the 1985 variant from The Great Mouse Detective has been rediscovered and unveiled for the first time in nearly four decades from a workprint version of the movie and a 1987 Italian 35mm flat film scan print.
An even shorter version also exists, which starts after the text is formed. This can be seen on mid-2000s releases of some classic films, plastering the RKO and Buena Vista logos. This is also silently seen on post-2006 prints of Lady and the Tramp and the 2007 print of The Jungle Book before the Buena Vista logo.
A version exists in which the "WALT DiSNEY" text has a drop shadow; this is presumably due to the cel containing the text being placed slightly higher above the background than usual.
A variation of the logo as a still image can be found at the end of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and on 1990s re-releases of some 1940s-1950s Disney cartoons, plastering the 1953 Buena Vista logo.
On one trailer for Toy Story, a few 2003-2006 animated films, and The Shaggy Dog (as a variant), "PICTURES" appears with the script instead of fading in after.
On the Disney+ print of the 1940 adaptation of Swiss Family Robinson, the 1990 version of this logo is in black and white.
On the 1996 UK VHS release of Pocahontas, the entire logo is still while the arc above the castle glows. This was considered to be a rare bumper, for the sneak peek of The Hunchback of Notre Dame after the film, because the "Stay Tuned" bumper is absented on the aforementioned UK VHS release of the film.
On a Swedish TV spot for The Lion King, the text "Biopremiär" appears below the logo.
On the 1987 35mm theatrical reissue and 1988 VHS release of Cinderella, the 1985 logo is tinted in light blue to reflect the marketing of the movie at the time, while two of the variants varies in length, music and aspect ratio as the former is in widescreen in theaters but pan and scan on VHS. Even the French-Canadian VHS release of the film uses the shortened one from the 35mm print.
On the unofficial North Korean dub of Cinderella, a heavily edited mid-animation freeze-frame from the logo is used, which is zoomed in and slightly shifted to the right, with Cinderella's coach placed below the castle and fairies flying above the coach, carrying the glass slipper with a red ribbon.
On December 20, 2025, the original 1985 variant of the logo from The Little Mermaid had been rediscovered and uploaded on YouTube from a French 35mm flat film scan, the first time the logo in its native 1:85:11 widescreen aspect ratio in its highest quality uncropped since the film's 1989 American theatrical run. The same variant is also presented on the 1990 VHS and LaserDisc releases exclusively in pan and scan aspect ratio for square televisions at the time but never was presented in true, widescreen format since 1989 in any other home media and streaming prints.

Closing Variant: Either the full animation plays, or the logo starts when the "WALT DiSNEY" text is formed.

Technique: Traditional ink-and-paint animation for the filmed variants (1985 and 1990) and digital ink-and-paint animation for the videotaped variants (1994 and 2002). It remains unknown if this logo was animated in-house at Disney, or whether the digital ink-and-paint variants were produced on Sun 3, Silicon Graphics IRIS 31XX or DEC MicroVAX II computers (all three of which were preferred terminals for CAPS (Computer Animation Production System), according to this patent).

Audio: A rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" (originally from Pinocchio), which opens with a synthesized chorus and a quiet brass rendition of the song's first bar, with chimes evoking pixie dust. This is followed by an uprising flute and a reversed cymbal, then a full orchestral finish of the song's first bar, ending with a five-note synthesizer sting. This version was arranged by John Debney.

Audio Variants:

The original version of the fanfare was used from 1985 to 1990, and was later enhanced or re-recorded in 1990.
There exists some re-orchestrated variants of the fanfare:
- A version exists with the choir mixed in for the short variant, especially appearing in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp and theatrical prints of the short film Timon & Pumbaa in Stand by Me. Some mid-to-late 1980s theatrical trailers, notably the trailer for the 1985 re-release of 101 Dalmatians, have a voiceover saying, "From the name that means magic in entertainment."
- The theme is re-orchestrated in a dramatically different key on 1994's White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf. This version was also arranged by John Debney.
- Some films use a more dramatic re-orchestration.
The short Runaway Brain has it sounding more like the 1988 Walt Disney Television theme and the White Fang 2 variant.
Sometimes, the logo is silent or has the opening/ending theme of the film. However, the silent logo from The Journey of Natty Gann has been given a sound fanfare version on the film's 2002 DVD release by Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
On some 1980s trailers, an entirely different, epic-sounding fanfare is heard.
Some films have the music off-sync with the logo's animation.
On some films, the opening score incorporates the first few bars of "When You Wish Upon a Star" when the logo appears.
On 1990s re-releases of some Disney animated shorts, the logo is silent until the end, when the 1950s Buena Vista music is heard.
On one print of Old Yeller, the film's custom Buena Vista fanfare is heard over the end of the logo due to a plastering error.
On both the 1993 Dutch VHS release and 2003 U.S. DVD release of The Rescuers, a thunderclap is heard at the end of the logo. This is because the film originally had the Buena Vista logo at the start, but the logo is silent on the 1999 VHS release of the film.
On the 2002 Brazilian VHS release of Sleeping Beauty, the first part of the logo is silent. The second half of the logo, along with the film's variation of the Buena Vista logo, had the normal music play, most likely due to an editing error.
On the 1996 UK VHS release of Pocahontas, the normal audio is replaced by John Sachs saying, "Keep watching after the Pocahontas feature for an exclusive preview of Disney's 34th animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
On foreign dubs of The Black Cauldron produced after 1997 or 1998, the 1990 re-recording fanfare is used; other dubs, mostly from their original theatrical release (such as the Latin American Spanish and Dutch dubs), use the original 1985 mix.
On the 1999 Indonesian VCD release of Operation Dumbo Drop, the theme from the 1994 Disney Videos logo is heard, possibly due to an editing mistake.
On a 1995 ARD airing of White Fang, the 1986 WDHV theme plays. The music serendipitously appears to track with the animation, even though its presence was due to a plastering error.
At the end of Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, the sound of Adam laughing is briefly heard over the logo.
At the end of 101 Dalmatians (1996), the sound of Cruella laughing is heard over the logo.
At the end of Inspector Gadget 2, a splattering sound, with a laser and bouncing sound effect are heard when the logo forms.
On the 1997 French VHS release of Oliver & Company, the 1985 logo appears at the end of the French language end credits less than a minute sooner than the U.S. version, due to its SECAM/PAL format and French theatrical print, making the film last less than a few minutes shorter. Plus, the orchestral reprise of "Once Upon a Time in New York City" also ends abruptly in about 30 seconds before it would normally end on the U.S. release.
On the 2003 Chilean VHS release of The Sword in the Stone, the 1985 variant plasters over the Buena Vista logo.
On the 1996 U.S. Spanish-language VHS release of 101 Dalmatians (1961 version), the 1985 variant appears replacing the Buena Vista logo and is also out-of-sync, unlike the U.S. English version from the 1992 VHS release that previously used the 1990 variant.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Return to Oz	June 21, 1985	Debut appearance Shortened and silent
The Black Cauldron	July 24, 1985	First appearance of full logo with fanfare Reissued in January 1990 as Taran and the Magic Cauldron^[2]
The Journey of Natty Gann	September 27, 1985	Silent. Sound fanfare version of the 1985 logo was added on the 2003 DVD release ([1])
One Magic Christmas	November 22, 1985	Opening theme used
The Great Mouse Detective	July 2, 1986	Original 1985 variant exclusively available only on theatrical prints including the Italy 35mm. Replaced by later variants on such prints as the 1992 theatrical reissue as The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective and 2010 DVD release.
Flight of the Navigator	July 30, 1986
Benji the Hunted	June 5, 1987
Return to Snowy River	April 15, 1988	Silent US print only
Oliver & Company	November 18, 1988-April 18, 1997	Opening theme used. Original 1985 variant exclusively available on theatrical prints and non-English French and Argentina VHS releases. Later replaced by the 1990 variant on the 1996 theatrical reissue and most home media releases.
Tummy Trouble (Roger Rabbit's Tummy Trouble)	June 23, 1989	A short film based on the 1988 Touchstones Pictures film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, was screened before Honey, I Shrunk The Kids. Available on the 1990 laserdisc and VHS of the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids film and the 2002 DVD of the Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	June 23, 1989
Cheetah	August 18, 1989
The Little Mermaid	November 17, 1989	Final appearance Exclusively available on the 1990 VHS, Betamax, laserdisc and France 35mm flat film scan.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Chips Ahoy	July 24, 1985	Re-release of 1956 short film Screened before The Black Cauldron
The Sword In The Stone	October 26, 1985	Re-release of 1963 film. 1985 variant of the logo was exclusively available on a Chilean VHS.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	December 20, 1985	Re-release of 1961 film. Exclusively available on 1996 United States Spanish-language VHS.
Sleeping Beauty	March 7, 1986	Re-release of 1959 film
Clock Cleaners	July 2, 1986	Re-release of 1937 short film Screened before The Great Mouse Detective
Song of the South	November 21, 1986	Re-release of 1946 film
Lady and the Tramp	December 19, 1986	Re-release of 1955 film
The Aristocats	April 10, 1987	Re-release of 1970 film
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	July 15, 1987	Re-release of 1937 film
Cinderella	November 20, 1987	Re-release of 1950 film. Logo tinted in bright blue. NOTE: While the U.S. version features the 1985 logo in whole, the German and French-Canadian release features the logo in widescreen and shortened before the film suddenly transitions back in open matte. https://youtu.be/1t-KJAEgIxs
The Fox and the Hound	March 25, 1988	Re-release of 1981 film
Bambi	July 15, 1988	Re-release of 1942 film.
The Rescuers	March 17, 1989	Re-release of 1977 film
Peter Pan	July 14, 1989	Re-release of 1953 film
Goofy and Wilbur	July 28, 1989	Re-release of 1939 short film Screened before the Australian theatrical release of Turner & Hooch
Peter Pan	July 14, 1989	Re-release of 1953 film
Mickey and the Seal	August 18, 1989	Re-release of 1948 short film Screened before Cheetah once Screened before the 1990 theatrical re-release of The Jungle Book
Goofy and Wilbur	September 21, 1989	Re-release of 1939 short film Screened before Turner & Hooch in Australia

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Taran and the Magic Cauldron	March 21, 1990	Debut appearance Re-release of The Black Cauldron (1985)
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp	August 3, 1990	Shortened
Dude Duck	August 3, 1990	Re-release of 1951 short film
Fantasia	October 5, 1990	Re-release of 1940 film
The Rescuers Down Under	November 16, 1990
The Prince and The Pauper	November 16, 1990
White Fang	January 18, 1991
Shipwrecked	March 1, 1991	US print only
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken	May 24, 1991
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	July 12, 1991	Re-release of 1961 film
Beauty and the Beast	November 22, 1991
The Great Mouse Detective	February 7, 1992	Re-release of 1986 film. 1990 variant available on all VHS and DVD releases until again replaced by the 1994 variant in the 2010 DVD and 2012 Blu-ray release.
Newsies	April 10, 1992
Pinocchio	June 26, 1992	Re-release of 1940 film
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid	July 17, 1992
Off His Rockers	July 17, 1992	Short film
The Mighty Ducks	October 2, 1992
Aladdin	November 25, 1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol	December 11, 1992
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey	February 3, 1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn	April 2, 1993
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	July 2, 1993	Re-release of 1937 film
Hocus Pocus	July 16, 1993
Cool Runnings	October 1, 1993
Iron Will	January 14, 1994
Blank Check	February 11, 1994
D2: The Mighty Ducks	March 25, 1994
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf	April 15, 1994
The Lion King	June 24, 1994
Angels in the Outfield	July 15, 1994
Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale	October 28, 1994	Closing only
The Santa Clause	November 11, 1994

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Heavyweights	February 17, 1995
Man of the House	March 3, 1995
Tall Tale	March 24, 1995
A Goofy Movie	April 7, 1995
Pocahontas	June 23, 1995
Operation Dumbo Drop	July 28, 1995
A Kid in King Arthur's Court	August 11, 1995
Sleeping Beauty	September 10, 1995	Re-release of 1959 film
The Big Green	September 29, 1995
Frank and Ollie	October 20, 1995
Tom and Huck	December 22, 1995
Muppet Treasure Island	February 16, 1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	March 8, 1996
Oliver & Company	March 29, 1996	Re-release of 1988 film. 1990 and 1991 variants of the logo were present in US and international home media releases.
James and the Giant Peach	April 12, 1996
The Aristocats	April 24, 1996	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS release of 1970 film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	June 21, 1996	Still image used on the closing.
First Kid	August 30, 1996
D3: The Mighty Ducks	October 4, 1996
101 Dalmatians	November 27, 1996
Bambi	February 4, 1997	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS release of 1942 film
That Darn Cat	February 14, 1997
Jungle 2 Jungle	March 7, 1997
Hercules	June 13, 1997
Fun and Fancy Free	July 15, 1997	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS release of 1947 film
George of the Jungle	July 16, 1997
Air Bud	August 1, 1997
Mary Poppins	August 26, 1997	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS release of 1964 film
Old Yeller	October 7, 1997	VHS release of 1957 film
RocketMan	October 10, 1997
The Jungle Book	October 14, 1997	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS release of 1967 film
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (The Wind in the Willows)	October 31, 1997	U.S. release of 1996 British film
The Little Mermaid	November 14, 1997	1997 theatrical re-release. 1991 and 1994 variants of the logo were used in international releases for the former and the US release for the latter variant.
Flubber	November 26, 1997
Mr. Magoo	December 25, 1997
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit	January 23, 1998	Direct-to-video film
Peter Pan	March 3, 1998	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS release of 1953 film
Meet the Deedles	March 27, 1998
Mulan	June 19, 1998
The Parent Trap	July 29, 1998
Air Bud: Golden Receiver	August 14, 1998
Lady and the Tramp	September 15, 1998	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS release of 1955 film
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story	September 29, 1998	Direct-to-video film
Serengeti Symphony	October 8, 1998	Dutch film, shortened.
I'll Be Home for Christmas	November 13, 1998
My Favorite Martian	February 12, 1999
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	March 9, 1999	Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection VHS release of 1961 film
Doug's 1st Movie	March 26, 1999
Endurance	May 14, 1999
Tarzan	June 18, 1999
Inspector Gadget	July 23, 1999
The Straight Story	October 15, 1999	US print only
Fantasia 2000	December 17, 1999

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
The Tigger Movie	February 11, 2000
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale	March 10, 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins	August 8, 2000	Direct-to-video film
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea	September 19, 2000	Direct-to-video film
John Henry	October 30, 2000	Short film Custom logo variation
The Emperor's New Groove	December 15, 2000
Recess: School's Out	February 16, 2001	Custom logo variation
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure	February 27, 2001	Direct-to-video film
Atlantis: The Lost Empire	June 15, 2001	Custom logo variation
The Princess Diaries	August 3, 2001
Max Keeble's Big Move	October 5, 2001
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse	November 6, 2001	Direct-to-video film
Snow Dogs	January 18, 2002	Custom logo variation
Return to Never Land	February 15, 2002	Custom logo variation
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True	February 26, 2002	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II	March 19, 2002	Direct-to-video film
Lilo & Stitch	June 21, 2002	Custom logo variation
The Country Bears	July 26, 2002	Custom logo variation
The Santa Clause 2	November 1, 2002
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year	November 12, 2002	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
Treasure Planet	November 27, 2002	Shortened
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	January 21, 2003	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
The Jungle Book 2	February 14, 2003	Custom logo variation
Inspector Gadget 2	March 11, 2003	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
Piglet's Big Movie	March 21, 2003	Custom logo variation
The Lizzie McGuire Movie	May 2, 2003	Custom logo variation
Freaky Friday	August 6, 2003	Custom logo variation
Stitch! The Movie	August 26, 2003	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
George of the Jungle 2	October 21, 2003	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
The Haunted Mansion	November 26, 2003	Custom logo variation
Teacher's Pet	January 16, 2004	Custom logo variation
The Lion King 1½	February 10, 2004	Direct-to-video film
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen	February 20, 2004
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo	March 9, 2004	Direct-to-video film
Home on the Range	April 2, 2004	Custom logo variation
Lorenzo	May 28, 2004	Short film Screened before Raising Helen. Custom logo variation.
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	August 11, 2004
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers	August 17, 2004	Direct-to-video film
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas	November 9, 2004	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
Mulan II	December 28, 2004	Direct-to-video film
Pooh's Heffalump Movie	February 11, 2005	Custom logo variation
Bambi	March 1, 2005	VHS/DVD release of 1942 film
Tarzan II	June 14, 2005	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
Herbie: Fully Loaded	June 22, 2005	Custom logo variation
Valiant	August 19, 2005	US print only
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch	August 30, 2005	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie	September 13, 2005	Direct-to-video film
Cinderella	October 4, 2005	VHS/DVD release of 1950 film
Chicken Little	November 4, 2005	Closing only
Kronk's New Groove	December 13, 2005	Direct-to-video film
Bambi II	February 7, 2006	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
Lady and the Tramp	February 28, 2006	VHS/DVD release of 1955 film Shortened
The Shaggy Dog	March 10, 2006	Custom logo variation
The Wild	April 14, 2006	Closing only Shortened Final theatrical appearance
Leroy & Stitch	June 27, 2006	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
Brother Bear 2	August 29, 2006	Direct-to-video film Custom logo variation
The Little Mermaid	October 3, 2006	DVD release of 1989 film
The Fox and the Hound 2	December 12, 2006	Final appearance Direct-to video film
Peter Pan	March 6, 2007	DVD release of 1953 film

3rd Logo (Return to Snowy River ending custom variant) (April 15, 1988)

Visuals: On a black/navy blue gradient background, the regular "WALT DiSNEY" script, in a textured baby blue hue, writes itself onscreen (a la the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo). The word "PICTURES" (set in Goudy Extra Bold) fades in below the script, with each of the letters spaced out. A ray of light appears below the script and extends to form a line between the script and text, with a small break at the "Y" in "WALT DiSNEY".

Technique: Cel animation.

Audio: None.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Return to Snowy River	April 15, 1988	Only appearance Closing only

4th Logo (June 21, 1991-December 25, 1998)

Normal version
Variant with "Presents", seen on Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Orange version, seen at the beginning of The Rocketeer
White version, seen at the end of The Rocketeer

Flubber (1997, trailer): The logo gets taken by an inanimate flubber.

Visuals: Just the blue text "WALT DISNEY PICTURES" (set in ITC Usherwood) on a black background, with "WALT DISNEY" on the top row and "PICTURES" on the bottom, justified to fit the first line of text.

Variants:

On The Rocketeer (the first film to use this logo), the text is unjustified and also appears in orange at the beginning of the film and in white at the end.
On Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, the text appears in green.
On Squanto: A Warrior's Tale, the word "Presents" fades in below the logo.

Technique: A still printed image.

Audio: The opening theme of the film or none.

Availability Note: This also appears on trailers and/or TV spots for Shipwrecked, Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Newsies, Hocus Pocus, Cool Runnings, Iron Will, Angels in the Outfield, Operation Dumbo Drop, 101 Dalmatians, Jungle 2 Jungle, George of the Jungle, Rocketman, Flubber, Meet the Deedles, and Endurance; the films themselves use the 2nd logo.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
The Rocketeer	June 21, 1991	Debut appearance
A Far Off Place	March 12, 1993
The Three Musketeers	November 12, 1993
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale	October 28, 1994	Opening only
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book	December 25, 1994	Select territories
Mighty Joe Young	December 25, 1998	Final appearance

5th Logo (Pixar custom variant) (November 22, 1995-November 6, 2007)

Flat version
Scope version
Open matte version
Workprint variant
Slightly stretched variant, taken from the Malaysian VCD of The Incredibles
Filmed version, seen on original prints of Toy Story

Toy Story (1995): After the logo finishes, it zooms out and transitions into the opening scene. This only appears on original prints, newer prints have the Pixar logo fading into the same background.

Monsters, Inc. (2001, teaser trailer) and Finding Nemo (2003, theatrical trailer): The logo turns dark.
Monsters, Inc. (2001, official trailer): The logo is seen on the Monsters Inc. scare counter, along with the Pixar logo.

Visuals: On a blue background, the camera flies out through the gate of a silver CGI castle with light blue tops and yellow flags. When the camera zooms out to its regular position, the logo animates in the same manner of the 2nd logo, but the "WALT DiSNEY" text appears sculpted, and the light that draws the arc over the castle is slower and drops what seems to be pixie dust.

Alternate Descriptive Video Descriptions:

On a blue background, our view pulls back through the center gate of a castle with spires and flags. Words appear in a flash, Walt Disney Pictures. A glowing pinpoint of light arcs over the castle.
On a blue background, a glowing pinpoint of light arcs over a three-dimensional castle with spires and flags. Words appear in a flash, Walt Disney Pictures.

Variants:

On Monsters, Inc., as well as short films, the logo is shortened to when the arc is formed over the castle.
On the Malaysian VCD release of The Incredibles, the logo is slightly stretched horizontally, along with the Pixar logo.

Closing Variant: The full animation as transcribed above, albeit onscreen for a few more seconds.

Technique: CGI by Pixar themselves. As with other works they did at the time, this was animated on a Silicon Graphics Indigo2 Extreme workstation and rendered with Photorealistic RenderMan on a farm of Sun SPARCstation 20 units.

Audio: A bombastic fanfare composed in G major by Randy Newman, based on "Andy's Birthday" (titled "Opening" on The Legacy Collection complete score album) from the Toy Story soundtrack. On A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, and Finding Nemo, the reverberation from the ending trails into the Pixar logo.

Audio Variants:

On original prints of Toy Story, a more bombastic version of the fanfare is used, and after the arc is drawn over the castle, only the rest of the notes to the third to last note of the fanfare play, with the last two notes played on a trumpet, segueing into the opening theme of the film.
- It is even included on both the original soundtrack of the film (as the track "Andy's Birthday") and on The Legacy Collection complete score album (as the track "Opening").
- Post-2009 prints (which use the 2006 logo) kept the two trumpet notes from the logo's score that segue into the opening theme of the film following the Pixar logo.
An early workprint version of A Bug's Life uses the music from the 2nd logo.
On Monsters, Inc., The Incredibles, and Ratatouille, the opening theme of the movie is used instead.
On original prints of Cars, the fanfare is re-orchestrated, due to the opening logo being at the same duration of the logo's closing re-appearance, with an extra note added. According to the leaked score cue list for the film, this variant was intended to celebrate Pixar’s 20th anniversary.
On the closing variant, the sound of the flags waving and of pixie dust as the arc is drawn are audible. Sometimes, the ending theme of the film is used instead.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Toy Story	November 22, 1995	Debut appearance Custom variant Replaced with the 7th logo starting with the 2009 3D release
A Bug's Life	November 25, 1998
Toy Story 2	November 24, 1999	Replaced with the 7th logo starting with the 2009 3D release
Monsters, Inc.	November 2, 2001	Replaced with the 7th logo starting with the 2012 3D release
Mike's New Car	September 17, 2002	Short film
Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003	Replaced with the 7th logo starting with the 2012 3D release
The Incredibles	November 5, 2004
Jack-Jack Attack	March 15, 2005	Short film
Cars	June 9, 2006	Replaced with the 7th logo starting with the 2013 3D release
Mater and the Ghostlight	November 7, 2006	Short film
Ratatouille	June 29, 2007	Replaced with the 7th logo only in the 2014 3D release, the 5th logo is still used in other prints like the Disney+ print.
Your Friend the Rat	November 6, 2007	Final appearance Short film

6th Logo (May 19, 2000-April 14, 2006)

Original version
Trailer version
Closing version

Sky High (2005): The logo fades into a silhouette on a skyline, then the screen pans to start the beginning of the movie.
Ice Princess (2005): The logo fades into a silhouette on a skyline, then the screen pans to start the beginning of the movie.

The Wild (2006): In the darkness, a particle makes its usual way above the castle (which is surrounded by acacia trees) while Samson (voiced by Kiefer Sutherland) is about to tell his son Ryan (voiced by Greg Cipes) a story. Suddenly, as Ryan tells Samson he's already heard his story a billion times, it stops and rushes back. Then as the conversation repeats, it tries again, makes 2/3 of the distance, and rushes back again. For the third time, the conversation occurs again but the particle is drawn back by a hand. For the fourth time, the particle (and thus, Samson) finally succeeds, and the logo turns into the sun, segueing into the start of the movie. The text is also in 3D and made of stone. This was animated by Reel FX Animation Studios.
The Wild (2006): In the darkness, a particle makes its usual way above the castle (which is surrounded by acacia trees) while Samson (voiced by Kiefer Sutherland) is about to tell his son Ryan (voiced by Greg Cipes) a story. Suddenly, as Ryan tells Samson he's already heard his story a billion times, it stops and rushes back. Then as the conversation repeats, it tries again, makes 2/3 of the distance, and rushes back again. For the third time, the conversation occurs again but the particle is drawn back by a hand. For the fourth time, the particle (and thus, Samson) finally succeeds, and the logo turns into the sun, segueing into the start of the movie. The text is also in 3D and made of stone. This was animated by Reel FX Animation Studios.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003): The flashlight logo is on a brown curtain. The curtain then opens to start the trailer.
Brother Bear (2003, theatrical): The 2000 logo fades in and moves like the aurora borealis in the background before fading from view.
Brother Bear (2003, theatrical): The 2000 logo fades in and moves like the aurora borealis in the background before fading from view.
Chicken Little (2005, TV spot): The 2000 Walt Disney Pictures logo is seen on a TV screen.

Visuals: On a black background, an orange light wipes over the company name (in the same design as the 2nd and 5th logos) from left to right. Then, a brighter orange light soars over the text, revealing the castle from the 2nd logo in metallic orange in the process. The entire logo wipes away as soon as the light trail fades away.

Alternate Descriptive Video Description: Golden light illuminates a logo. Walt Disney Pictures. A glowing pinpoint arcs over the outline of a castle with spires and flags.

Trivia: This logo is also known by its unofficial nickname "Flashlight".

Variants:

On trailers, the castle is in a more bronze color, and the text is brighter.
On some films such as The Pacifier, the logo is filmed.

Closing Variants: The logo appears already formed and as a still image, but is a bit smaller and the logo is in reddish-brown. Sometimes, the full animation is used instead.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: None or the opening/closing theme of the movie.

Audio Variants:

On Holes, the sound of a flare gun is heard when the arc is drawn.
On The Pacifier, a marching band plays a suspenseful rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star". This version was also arranged by John Debney.
On the special edition of "The Lion King", the logo is accompanied by various African animal sounds.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Dinosaur	May 19, 2000	Debut appearance
The Kid	July 7, 2000
Remember the Titans	September 29, 2000
102 Dalmatians	November 22, 2000
The Rookie	March 29, 2002
Tuck Everlasting	October 11, 2002
The Lion King: Special Edition	December 25, 2002
Ghosts of the Abyss	April 11, 2003	North American and U.K. prints
Holes	April 18, 2003	North American and select international prints
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	July 9, 2003
Brother Bear	November 1, 2003
The Young Black Stallion	December 25, 2003
Miracle	February 6, 2004
Sacred Planet	April 22, 2004
Around the World in 80 Days	June 16, 2004	North American prints
America's Heart and Soul	July 2, 2004
National Treasure	November 19, 2004
Aliens of the Deep	January 28, 2005
The Pacifier	March 4, 2005
Ice Princess	March 18, 2005	Custom variant
Sky High	July 29, 2005	Custom variant
The Greatest Game Ever Played	September 30, 2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	December 9, 2005
Glory Road	January 13, 2006
Roving Mars	January 27, 2006
Eight Below	February 17, 2006
The Wild	April 14, 2006	Final appearance Custom variant

7th Logo (July 7, 2006-December 9, 2022)

The river background
The finished product (Flat version)
Flat version with 2024 copyright stamp
The finished product (Scope version)
Scope version with "©Disney/Pixar" copyright stamp

The remastered river background
The finished product (Flat version)
The finished product (Scope version)
The finished product (Open matte version)
Variant with off-center text
3D version (right eye)
2021 China-exclusive version

Textless version
Disney+ channel banner
Corporate version (Circle)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): The logo is darker than usual.
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006): When it fully forms, the camera zooms out to reveal a snow globe surrounding it that Santa holds. He then shakes the snow globe, which causes snow to surround the castle. Also, when the snow globe appears, the fanfare gradually decreases in speed to match the opening theme.

Enchanted (2007): The logo plays normally, with the top room at the center of the castle not litten up like in the normal version. Once the logo finishes its animation, the sparkles that surround the text disappear as the last note of the music hits. Then the camera zooms forward past the text and into the room, which reveals that it is a chamber with a storybook inside, beginning the opening scene. Just like the standard logo, this was done by yU+co in collaboration with Wētā FX.
Enchanted (2007): The logo plays normally, with the top room at the center of the castle not litten up like in the normal version. Once the logo finishes its animation, the sparkles that surround the text disappear as the last note of the music hits. Then the camera zooms forward past the text and into the room, which reveals that it is a chamber with a storybook inside, beginning the opening scene. Just like the standard logo, this was done by yU+co in collaboration with Wētā FX.
Enchanted (2007): The logo plays normally, with the top room at the center of the castle not litten up like in the normal version. Once the logo finishes its animation, the sparkles that surround the text disappear as the last note of the music hits. Then the camera zooms forward past the text and into the room, which reveals that it is a chamber with a storybook inside, beginning the opening scene. Just like the standard logo, this was done by yU+co in collaboration with Wētā FX.
Enchanted (2007): The logo plays normally, with the top room at the center of the castle not litten up like in the normal version. Once the logo finishes its animation, the sparkles that surround the text disappear as the last note of the music hits. Then the camera zooms forward past the text and into the room, which reveals that it is a chamber with a storybook inside, beginning the opening scene. Just like the standard logo, this was done by yU+co in collaboration with Wētā FX.
Enchanted (2007): The logo plays normally, with the top room at the center of the castle not litten up like in the normal version. Once the logo finishes its animation, the sparkles that surround the text disappear as the last note of the music hits. Then the camera zooms forward past the text and into the room, which reveals that it is a chamber with a storybook inside, beginning the opening scene. Just like the standard logo, this was done by yU+co in collaboration with Wētā FX.

Presto (2008 short): The castle (in its normal form) is seen on a red textured background, similar to the background used for the opening of 1940s Disney color shorts. Underneath is the text "Walt Disney Pictures Presents" (the "Walt Disney" text is in the style of the Walt Disney Animation Studios logo).
Bedtime Stories (2008): When the music ends, the logo turns into a pop-up book and the page turns, segueing into the opening titles.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008): When the music ends, the logo turns into a diamond shape and moves into the opening titles.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008): When the last five notes are playing, a light appears in the way of the star, then it morphs into a lightbulb surging into the opening titles.
Race to Witch Mountain (2009): When the last five notes are playing, a light appears in the way of the star, then it morphs into a lightbulb surging into the opening titles.

Tron: Legacy (2010): The logo is formed by graphics like those found in the Grid. This was made by Prologue Films. Said variant was seen at the end of the film.
Tron: Legacy (2010): Prototype version, with brighter lights and missing cloud background.

Mars Needs Moms (2011): The logo animates as normal, but when the arc is drawn, the entire logo (except the text) turns red, in keeping with the film's setting on Mars.
Prom (2011): It starts normally, but when the star reaches the end, it suddenly turns into a photo tinted in yellow, with a frame of the finished logo without the text and sparkles before the same frame from the logo in the photo. Then a pencil drawing of a castle on a separate sheet paper covers the original castle under a cut-out of a notebook paper and a paper cut-out of the text "Walt Disney" from the 1990 logo, with the "Pictures" word in the same font as the standard logo, pasted onto it. Several stars are also pasted. The music also turns into a rock version (done by Deborah Lurie) when it transforms.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011): The movie's opening theme is heard instead of the logo's fanfare. Dark blue fog comes in from the left to fill the screen as the animation (which is tinted in dark blue) fades in at the camera panning down (a glimpse of the stars can be briefly seen it fades in). The fireworks are in a white tint while sounds of firing cannons are heard. In the river in front of the castle, two mermaids flip their tails before the text fades in as it zooms to position. Also, the logo features the castle flying the Jolly Roger flag and the Black Pearl ship in the river alongside the castle.
John Carter (2012): The entire logo is tinted red, to fit the movie's setting of Mars.
Frankenweenie (2012): The logo starts as usual (with a re-orchestrated version of the music by Danny Elfman, based on Mark Mancina and David Metzger's work on the original fanfare), but near the end of the logo, it turns black-and-white, as lightning starts striking and haunting organ music plays. A moon is also shown and there is some fog around the river in front of the castle, while a rainstorm occurs. This was also the first track of the film's soundtrack, entitled "Frankenweenie Disney Logo". According to the soundtrack, Leigh Harline (composer of "When You Wish Upon A Star") and Mark Mancina (composer of the standard fanfare) were credited.
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012): The logo fades to white at the end.
Wreck-It Ralph (2012, closing): The closing logo starts as usual, but it then glitches as errors appear with "RALPH" misspelled as "RALF". Then, it turns into a parody of the Pac-Man kill screen. The 1985 logo is briefly seen, but with the text amongst other remnants like the Walt Disney Animation Studios logo and other characters seen in the film as sprites. It ends with an arcade screen turn-off effect.
Paperman (2012 short, closing): The logo is in black and white and stylized just like the short. Also, the text is written in chalk, and the arc is drawn by a paper airplane.
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013): The logo is in black and white, in an art-deco style, and in a 4:3 aspect ratio (like the first few minutes of the film). The logo starts at the top of the sky (different to the original logo) with animated stars and simple fireworks then it pans down to the cardboard castle. Other elements (like the river and sky) are drawn on the ground and wall and the text (which is already formed) is made up of two connected sticks with the letters on them (with "Dis" on the left stick and "ney" on the right stick). While the star appears without passing the front of the castle, albeit with the sparkles around the arc being removed, the camera zooms into the door of the castle, and the text opens like a gate. Just like the normal logo, this variant was done by yU+co.
The Lone Ranger (2013):The entire logo is in a shade of gray-blue (in keeping with the film's Western look). This was designed by Devastudios.
Planes (2013): The logo doesn't start until after a few seconds, and the movie's opening theme/dialogue ("Nothing Can Stop Me" by Mark Holman) is heard with the fireworks sounds intact. The text is in glass, colored in white, and zooms in (like the 3D variant). When it finishes, the sparkles around the text disappear, then an aviation warning light appears on the highest tower of the castle (similar to the Castle Rock Entertainment logo). After a full rotation of light, the tallest spire flashes a blinking red light, and the two warplanes, Bravo (voiced by Val Kilmer) and Echo (voiced by Anthony Edwards), fly past the logo towards the screen, cutting into the film's opening shot.
Mickey Mouse: Get a Horse! (2013 short, closing): The logo is in black and white, with the text in a slightly different font and underlined. Clarabelle Cow is seen leaping over the castle, drawing the arc with her milk.
Saving Mr. Banks (2013): A custom variation is used to fit the film's 1960s setting. On a blue sunburst background, the castle (as seen in the 1985 logo) in white zooms out as the arc is drawn with a bright light, with the text "Walt Disney" (drawn in a similar fashion to Walt's own signature) and "PRESENTS" below. Some copyright info fades in below, including a copyright notice, a certificate number with the old MPAA logo, a logo for Disney Sound Recording, a notice with the "Walt Disney" text shown above and reading "DISTRIBUTED BY WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES", a la the same closing text before the closing version of the standard logo, and a copyright date for "MMXIII" (Roman numerals for 2013).
Million Dollar Arm (2014): The logo is in a shade of dark purple. Also, there are less sparkles than usual.
Maleficent (2014): The logo starts off normally, but the standard castle is replaced with King Stefan's castle, and the front side is entirely different. The text is in silver with sparkles around it. It then changes into daytime as the narrator starts the story. The camera starts zooming past the word and through the castle as the sun rises to reveal the kingdom which in the film is set. The horizontal line of the original logo becomes the Kingdom of the Moors.
Feast (2014 short, closing): The logo is decorated on a plate, the "DiSNEY" is in a corporate font, and the man from the short squirts ketchup onto it, creating the arc over the castle. The shadow of Winston can also be seen.
Into the Woods (2014, opening): Sound effects from the logo's atmosphere are used instead of the usual fanfare. The entire logo is darker than usual and the fireworks are absent. The star fades in, moving as usual, but as it's moving, the moon appears. The sparkles disappear early, and the text without the sparkles fades in. Also, there are some leafless trees on the grass. Just like the normal logo, this variant was done by yU+co. On yU+co's website, the sound effects are absent, leaving the firework sounds on the standard logo with the standard fanfare, and cuts in and out instead of fading in and out.
Into the Woods (2014, closing): Same as the opening, but it starts at the arc being formed, with the standard logo as it basis, and is a bit darker.
Frozen Fever (2015 short, closing): One of the tiny snowmen (from the preceding short) is standing on the right, and sneezes and leaps over the castle from right to left, leaving a trail in the shape of the usual arc.
Cinderella (2015): In the last few seconds when the text fades in, the entire logo transitions to daytime, with the castle similar to the one found at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Then, the camera pans up to follow two blue birds to the opening.

Tomorrowland (2015): The logo starts off normally, but after the camera pans down from the sky, the background scenery and the castle are replaced with Tomorrowland's buildings and structures. The fireworks are also different and the star is replaced by a machine that flies past the camera. Also, the "Disney" text is blue and in the style of the Maleficent variant.
Tomorrowland (2015): The logo starts off normally, but after the camera pans down from the sky, the background scenery and the castle are replaced with Tomorrowland's buildings and structures. The fireworks are also different and the star is replaced by a machine that flies past the camera. Also, the "Disney" text is blue and in the style of the Maleficent variant.

The Jungle Book (2016): The entire logo is recreated in traditional hand-drawn animation, with the castle resembling Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland, Anaheim. The lanterns on the entrance of the castle are replaced with torches, the fireworks are entirely different, bursting into the air before the highest point of the castle is shown and for an additional second after the text is shown. The music is rearranged by John Debney (who is the composer of the 1985 logo's fanfare) and the text is in yellow-orange. When the word "Presents" (in the same style as the opening credits of the 1967 film) fades in under the text, the music segues into the rearranged version of "The Jungle Book Overture" as the camera zooms out into a realistic jungle. This fanfare and the rearranged version of "The Jungle Book Overture" are two parts of the first track of the film's soundtrack, entitled "Main Titles - Jungle Run". According to the soundtrack, Leigh Harline (composer of "When You Wish Upon A Star"), Mark Mancina (composer of the standard fanfare) and George Bruns (composer of "The Jungle Book Overture" from the 1967 animated film of the same name) were credited.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016): After a few seconds when the text fades in, the camera pans up away from the logo to the night sky.
Finest Hours (2016): The logo is tinted in sepia. Instead of the regular fanfare, "The Hucklebuck" by Frank Sinatra plays. The closing version starts when the arc is formed.
Inner Workings (2016 short): The camera pans right from the end of the closing credits to a sunset beach rendition of the logo with the castle made out of sand. The text in white fades in at the bottom and is in the corporate font as the last part of the short's song "California Loco" plays.

Beauty and the Beast (2017): The logo is set in France, complete with the town of Villeneuve and the Prince's Castle (lit up for the masquerade party in the following prologue), although the river has the usual shape. The sky is an extremely dark cloudy sky at night, and the fireworks explode in yellow and are different from the standard logo. The star (which appears different) exits from a window of the castle and arcs as usual with a different trail and a shower of pixie dust. The text fades in the same time as the front sparkles around it. When the music ends, the text & sparkles fade out and the camera pans back a little bit more to reveal a rosebush and the Enchantress (offscreen) picks the middle rose up and the screen zooms into to one of the petals of the rose, transitioning into the prologue. An open-matte variant of this logo exists on likely TV airings of the film, due to the usage of the IMAX print. (1/3)
Beauty and the Beast (2017): The logo is set in France, complete with the town of Villeneuve and the Prince's Castle (lit up for the masquerade party in the following prologue), although the river has the usual shape. The sky is an extremely dark cloudy sky at night, and the fireworks explode in yellow and are different from the standard logo. The star (which appears different) exits from a window of the castle and arcs as usual with a different trail and a shower of pixie dust. The text fades in the same time as the front sparkles around it. When the music ends, the text & sparkles fade out and the camera pans back a little bit more to reveal a rosebush and the Enchantress (offscreen) picks the middle rose up and the screen zooms into to one of the petals of the rose, transitioning into the prologue. An open-matte variant of this logo exists on likely TV airings of the film, due to the usage of the IMAX print. (2/3)
Beauty and the Beast (2017): The logo is set in France, complete with the town of Villeneuve and the Prince's Castle (lit up for the masquerade party in the following prologue), although the river has the usual shape. The sky is an extremely dark cloudy sky at night, and the fireworks explode in yellow and are different from the standard logo. The star (which appears different) exits from a window of the castle and arcs as usual with a different trail and a shower of pixie dust. The text fades in the same time as the front sparkles around it. When the music ends, the text & sparkles fade out and the camera pans back a little bit more to reveal a rosebush and the Enchantress (offscreen) picks the middle rose up and the screen zooms into to one of the petals of the rose, transitioning into the prologue. An open-matte variant of this logo exists on likely TV airings of the film, due to the usage of the IMAX print. (3/3)

Gone Fishing (2017 short, opening): The logo is similar to the teaser trailer for Moana, but has darker colors and the shadows of the palm trees and the clouds in the background are different.
Gone Fishing (2017 short, closing): Same as the opening, except Maui (voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) falls past the logo.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017): The logo is tinted dark blue, with storm clouds and lightning flashes added to the sky and the fireworks, the star and the front sparkles are all absent. Also, the "Disney" text is in the style of the Maleficent variant. Like the On Stranger Tides variant, this features the castle flying the Jolly Roger flag and the Black Pearl ship in the river alongside the castle.
The Last Warrior trilogy (2017-2021, Russia): The logo animates as usual, but the front side and flag are different with an entirely different entrance, and the water is still. As the star moves, a house with chicken legs (Baba Yaga's house) leaps from the right side, jumps over the river and lands on the other side. The house looks at the camera briefly before leaving. The sparkles that surround the text are absent, similar to the Into the Woods and Dead Men Tell No Tales variants.
A Wrinkle in Time (2018): The logo plays as usual, but after the music ends, the logo suddenly reverses colors back into the arc drawing with a wormhole effect, then quickly switches to a frame of the finished logo. Later, the background changes to a galaxy of stars which moves like a kaleidoscope, with the top part of the castle in which the castle itself (which glows in blue) starts deforming. The front returns to normal, but the text is in copper orange and becomes the same size as the 16:9 logo, which fades in. After a couple seconds, the logo wormholes again before cutting to the film's opening shot.

Incredibles 2 (2018): The entire logo is reanimated in 2D and is in the style of the film's credits, with a red/yellow color scheme. The main star twinkles in, while the rest of the stars and the background fade in. The camera pans down to Metroville, with the bullet train from the first film running along the track. The castle has a blinking light at its tallest spire and there are no fireworks (similar to the Into the Woods and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales variants). From the right side of the castle, the star moves from behind and arcs over the castle. The yellow text (which is in 2D unlike the regular logo) simply fades in without any sparkles, but instead around the text before that. When it fades out, the castle's entrance shows the film's monogram, which also fades out shortly. (1/2)
Incredibles 2 (2018): The entire logo is reanimated in 2D and is in the style of the film's credits, with a red/yellow color scheme. The main star twinkles in, while the rest of the stars and the background fade in. The camera pans down to Metroville, with the bullet train from the first film running along the track. The castle has a blinking light at its tallest spire and there are no fireworks (similar to the Into the Woods and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales variants). From the right side of the castle, the star moves from behind and arcs over the castle. The yellow text (which is in 2D unlike the regular logo) simply fades in without any sparkles, but instead around the text before that. When it fades out, the castle's entrance shows the film's monogram, which also fades out shortly. (2/2)

Christopher Robin (2018): The logo starts as usual, but when the camera goes around the castle, the kingdom fades to an aged paper background to blend into the prologue. The castle and fireworks dissolve into traditional animation (stylized like the book series' illustrations by E.H. Shepard). The star makes a different sound. The sparkles around the text (in black) are absent (similar to Into the Woods and Dead Men Tell No Tales) as the sparkles from above the castle transform into twinkling stars which disappear after a couple seconds. The logo fades out and is replaced with the in-credit text as the camera zooms slightly forward. The book pages turn to cover up and the camera pans right to start the prologue sequence of the opening credits.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018): The logo is darkened, with the fireworks sounds intact, and the music is low-pitched and rearranged by James Newton Howard with Gustavo Dudamel conducting the London Philharmonia Orchestra and Lang Lang as the solo pianist. The text is slightly brighter than usual. When the music is finished, Drosselmeyer's owl comes in by swooping down from the sky above the left side of the castle. The "Disney" text with sparkles fades out, and the camera follows the owl into a snowy version of Victorian-era London at sunset, establishing the opening shot. A bit of an error occurs when the sparkle moves itself to the right side of the castle right before drawing the arc, in which unlike the normal logo, there's a layering issue where it seems like the spark is behind the castle as opposed to the front of it, since it disappears when it passes through the castle.
Mary Poppins Returns (2018): The logo starts normally, but is tinted in dark blue (similar to the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Into the Woods variants). When the camera pans around the castle, various London landmarks can be seen. The river in front of the castle is replaced with a road with lampposts, and several trees are on the grass.
Aladdin (2019): The logo plays as normal (with the text zooming in). When the last note plays, a light from the star at the left side of the castle brightens up to cover the entire logo as the text becomes a shadow. When the light fades out, the text, sparkles, and background all fade out as the castle turns into a ship with almost the same shape.
Concept art reveals the logo was to pan across the water to the boat in the opening scene, or alternately to zoom through the archway in the castle to the water. The art can be seen here.
The Lion King (2019): Same as The Jungle Book, except that the arc is added in, but with a completely different look, which starts from coming out of the gate, not much like the same animation used in the standard logo. The arc is drawn as soon as the text is shown with an additional second of fireworks. The camera stops at the last notes, and the "Disney" script (without "Presents") is still when it fades in. This time the music is composed by Hans Zimmer, based on the first part of "Main Titles - Jungle Run" from the former film's soundtrack by John Debney. The logo fades out once it's done.
The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live! (2019): The logo starts normally, but the text does not fade in, as akin to the intro of The Wonderful World of Disney, without the program's logo. Instead, Tinker Bell comes onto the screen and taps her wand on the castle, transitioning to the beginning of the special.

Noelle (2019, Disney+): The logo starts normally, but is slightly darkened. When the text fades in, it starts snowing. Also, the text is slightly transparent. After the music ends, the text and sparkles fade out, then the camera pans over the logo in a fashion similar to that of a reversed movement of the original logo, and Santa Claus' sleigh flies past the camera. After the camera moves across the flag on the highest spire, the entire backdrop changes to the North Pole as the film starts.
Noelle (2019, Disney+): The logo starts normally, but is slightly darkened. When the text fades in, it starts snowing. Also, the text is slightly transparent. After the music ends, the text and sparkles fade out, then the camera pans over the logo in a fashion similar to that of a reversed movement of the original logo, and Santa Claus' sleigh flies past the camera. After the camera moves across the flag on the highest spire, the entire backdrop changes to the North Pole as the film starts.

Lady and the Tramp (2019, Disney+): The logo's music is rearranged in a 1950s jazz style, and the logo starts a few seconds after the music starts. When the star almost ends, the entire logo becomes sepia-toned.
The One and Only Ivan (2020, Disney+): The logo plays normally, but after the music ends, it fades into a foggy glass window with the castle as the texture, transitioning into the prologue. After the onscreen text "INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY" disappears, the window (with the castle's texture still on it) is cleaned by the titular character. Designed by the film's art department at Technicolor's Pre-Production studio in Culver City, Los Angeles, California.

Mulan (2020): The logo starts normally, but after it pans down from the night sky, there is a drastically different background resembling the farmlands of China. The castle has been changed to the one seen at Shanghai Disneyland (the Enchanted Storybook Castle), and the text is in bright gold. The phoenix seen in the film flies and draws the arc with a shower of pixie dust before it fades out. This variant was done by yU+co. (1/3)
Mulan (2020): The logo starts normally, but after it pans down from the night sky, there is a drastically different background resembling the farmlands of China. The castle has been changed to the one seen at Shanghai Disneyland (the Enchanted Storybook Castle), and the text is in bright gold. The phoenix seen in the film flies and draws the arc with a shower of pixie dust before it fades out. This variant was done by yU+co. (2/3)
Mulan (2020): The logo starts normally, but after it pans down from the night sky, there is a drastically different background resembling the farmlands of China. The castle has been changed to the one seen at Shanghai Disneyland (the Enchanted Storybook Castle), and the text is in bright gold. The phoenix seen in the film flies and draws the arc with a shower of pixie dust before it fades out. This variant was done by yU+co. (3/3)

Once Upon a Snowman (2020 short, Disney+): The castle and backdrop are covered in snow. Snow slopes are also seen on both sides, the river is now ice and the text is blue and also covered in snow. After a second of the normal logo on screen, Olaf (voiced by Josh Gad) can be seen skiing on the right side, he then jumps up the slope and shouts "SKILL!" whilst forming the arc over the castle. He then lands on the slope on the left side and skis off screen.
Flora & Ulysses (2021, Disney+): After the logo is complete, it then turns into a comic book design, with the Disney text appearing before the arc is nearly drawn. Then it transitions to different comic book pages, segueing into the beginning of the film. Additionally, the logo's pre-comic transition uses brighter colors similar to the early 2006 variant, but with the Disney text instead.
Us Again (2021 short, closing): The logo is placed on a neon sign, with the castle in pink, the text in yellow and the arc in green. The castle's design is also similar to the 1985 logo.

Cruella (2021): The logo is in black-and-white, the sky is replaced with storm clouds with thunder brewing overheard (similar to the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales variant) while London is seen at the top of the river (without the sailboat), and the text is blood red. When the flag is revealed, Cruella (played by Emma Stone) can be heard laughing quietly in the background. (1/2)
Cruella (2021): The logo is in black-and-white, the sky is replaced with storm clouds with thunder brewing overheard (similar to the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales variant) while London is seen at the top of the river (without the sailboat), and the text is blood red. When the flag is revealed, Cruella (played by Emma Stone) can be heard laughing quietly in the background. (2/2)

Jungle Cruise (2021): The castle lights are brighter and the river has a different texture with better reflection on the castle and text. The clouds and god rays at the beginning of the logo are absent, and the text is already formed and appears to be smaller than usual. The text and the arc are also both a little higher than they should be. After a few seconds, the camera zooms down to the river under the water, segueing to the opening scene. Instead of the regular fanfare, the first part of an orchestrated instrumental version of "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica, composed by James Newton Howard, credited as the second track of the film's soundtrack as "Nothing Else Matters – Jungle Cruise Version Part 1", plays. If one looks closely, the flag stops moving after the text shines, and the castle doesn't change angles when the camera goes underwater. (1/3)
Jungle Cruise (2021): The castle lights are brighter and the river has a different texture with better reflection on the castle and text. The clouds and god rays at the beginning of the logo are absent, and the text is already formed and appears to be smaller than usual. The text and the arc are also both a little higher than they should be. After a few seconds, the camera zooms down to the river under the water, segueing to the opening scene. Instead of the regular fanfare, the first part of an orchestrated instrumental version of "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica, composed by James Newton Howard, credited as the second track of the film's soundtrack as "Nothing Else Matters – Jungle Cruise Version Part 1", plays. If one looks closely, the flag stops moving after the text shines, and the castle doesn't change angles when the camera goes underwater. (2/3)
Jungle Cruise (2021): The castle lights are brighter and the river has a different texture with better reflection on the castle and text. The clouds and god rays at the beginning of the logo are absent, and the text is already formed and appears to be smaller than usual. The text and the arc are also both a little higher than they should be. After a few seconds, the camera zooms down to the river under the water, segueing to the opening scene. Instead of the regular fanfare, the first part of an orchestrated instrumental version of "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica, composed by James Newton Howard, credited as the second track of the film's soundtrack as "Nothing Else Matters – Jungle Cruise Version Part 1", plays. If one looks closely, the flag stops moving after the text shines, and the castle doesn't change angles when the camera goes underwater. (3/3)
Jungle Cruise (2021): In the Chinese release version, while using the same color palette, background, animation and camera movement from the Worldwide release version, the forground and the castle has being replaced by the same version from Shanghai Disney Resort 5th Anniversary variant, and the river is now reflecting the castle instead being blured. Also, the Disney script is now in regular color instead being gold.

Far from the Tree (2021 short, closing): The logo is embedded in sand, and the curved line is drawn by Marie, the raccoon from the short. While she does this, her child appears from the left side of the screen while holding a shell in his mouth. After Marie finishes, the young raccoon drops the shell at the ending point of the curved line and follows her mother offscreen.
Cheaper by the Dozen (2022, Disney+): The castle fades to a child's drawing surrounded by family pictures, transitioning into the opening credits.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022, Disney+): The logo starts normally, but after the text (which is clearer in this variant) appears, four lasers zap themselves onto the castle, changing parts of it into different "bootleg" parts of other castles from Disney movies and logos (including the Sultan's palace from Aladdin, Elsa's ice castle from Frozen, Prince Eric's castle from The Little Mermaid, and a colored version of the Incredibles 2 variant). The fanfare stops abruptly as soon as the first laser is fired. There are also pink lasers shining across the text, with a grid being seen for a few seconds. The last part of the fanfare was composed by Brian Tyler.
Pinocchio (2022, Disney+): The logo plays as normal, but as the star is about to form the arc, Jiminy Cricket (voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) floats down the right side of the logo, singing the last part of the fanfare, as in which, "When You Wish Upon A Star", the song that was a part of the fanfare, originated from the original 1940 animated film, before the camera pans down to reveal houses in Italy as the text, then the logo, disappears for the opening scene. Also, the logo cuts from black instead of fading in.
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022, Disney+): The logo starts off normally, but the sky is brighter and parts of the castle are made out of wood. As the camera pans around the castle, the entire logo and landscape change drastically into stormy weather. The moon also appears in the sky, and the fireworks, arc and dust surrounding the text are all absent (similar to the Into the Woods, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Incredibles 2 variants). The music is also re-orchestrated by John Debney (who also did the 1985 logo's fanfare), based on Mark Mancina and David Metzger's work on the fanfare, and segues into a horrifying, spooky tune after the first few bars. After the logo is complete, the text fades out and the camera pans down into the water, segueing into the opening scene. Also, a bell has been added to one of the towers of the castle.

Disenchanted (2022, Disney+): The logo starts off normally (with the opening theme, "Andalasia" by Griffin Newman, playing over it, albeit with the same notes from "When You Wish Upon a Star" being added). Near the end, two blue birds fly through the logo, as one of them then comes closer, transforming the entire castle into a 2.5D version of the Disney Renaissance art style. It takes place in daytime, and the castle is replaced by Andalasia's castle. The text is in purple and there are flowers in front of it. The camera zooms into the top-left corner, starting the film.
Disenchanted (2022, Disney+): The logo starts off normally (with the opening theme, "Andalasia" by Griffin Newman, playing over it, albeit with the same notes from "When You Wish Upon a Star" being added). Near the end, two blue birds fly through the logo, as one of them then comes closer, transforming the entire castle into a 2.5D version of the Disney Renaissance art style. It takes place in daytime, and the castle is replaced by Andalasia's castle. The text is in purple and there are flowers in front of it. The camera zooms into the top-left corner, starting the film.

Coco (2017): The logo plays as normal, but the firework sounds are absent, and the fanfare is done in a mariachi style, with bongos, a guitar, violins, a small choir, trumpets, and a xylophone. This was rearranged by Michael Giacchino.

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018, closing): The closing logo animates as usual, with the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley, fading out and Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly) talking over it. After Ralph says, "What else? Uhhhh...", it very abruptly cuts to the first film's closing logo variation.

Safety (2020, Disney+): When the highest spire is revealed, snare drums and extra trumpet sounds are added to the fanfare to accompany it, as if it was played by a marching band.

Soul (2020, Disney+): The logo plays as normal, but the fanfare is played in an off-key jazz fashion by Joe's band class, with a four-beat drum intro, noisy trumpets, squalling saxophones, and a tailgate trombone, ending with a crash of cymbals. The firework sounds are also removed again. This was rearranged by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste as part of the beginning of the movie.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007): The logo is sepia-toned. It also plays in warp-speed, beginning when the arc is formed. Once it is completed, the logo abruptly flashes, cutting to the finished product. The logo's normal colors are used on one trailer.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007, home video): The 2007 home video logo is used, except, it is zoomed in further than usual, and the text is smaller than usual. It flashes once.
Enchanted (2007): The 2006 logo fades in, but then a star (which represents Tinker Bell) flies as the camera zooms into the top of the castle.
Tinker Bell (2008): The logo is on a daytime sky background, and the green grass replaces the river and the dark blue grass.
G-Force (2009): It's the same as the Alice in Wonderland variant from the film itself.
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009): The text zooms in when it appears.
Space Buddies (2009, DTV): The 2007 home video logo is on a starry background and the "Disney" text glows as the camera pans up. The sparkles around the text are also absent.
Ponyo (2009): The logo transitions into an underwater scene, with fish swimming by. Another trailer has the 2007 home video logo rippling after a few seconds.
The Princess and the Frog (2009): The logo transforms into a sketch on paper.
Pinocchio (1940, 2009/2010 Platinum Edition release): The 2007 home video logo appears, but after a few seconds, the camera pans up to the sky.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010): The logo is sepia-toned, but it is more of in a yellow tint.
Tron: Legacy (2010): On the first trailer, the standard logo fades in as the line is drawn over the castle and the logo is still zooming out. Also, the text zooms in like in 3D, and then the logo turns dark and appears computerized.
Tron: Legacy (2010): On the second trailer, the variant in the movie is seen in its finished form.
Tron: Legacy (2010): On the other initial trailer, the standard logo's shade becomes greenish blue and everything is computerized.
The Search for Santa Paws (2010): The 2007 home video logo is shown, but the castle is decorated with Christmas lights, the sky is darker, and the text glows.
Toy Story 3 (2010): The logo is cropped to 4:3 and taped on a camcorder.
Dumbo (1941, 2011 70th Anniversary Edition release): Mr. Stork flies over the 2007 home video logo. The sparkles around the text are also missing.
Anaganaga o Dheerudu (2011, India): The logo has a yellowish tint to it.
Prom (2011): The castle shines like a disco ball.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011): On a TV spot, the castle is on a map.
Cars 2 (2011): On the LEGO version of the 2nd trailer, the whole logo is made out of bricks. Also, the sky is different. This was made by Patrick Bovin.
The Muppets (2011): On one of the trailers for the film, Kermit and Animal look at the already-formed logo (in its 2011 version; albeit with the text being slightly large). Kermit says "Would ya look at that?", then Animal shakes his head and laughs.
Spooky Buddies (2011, DTV): The logo takes place in nighttime with a stormy background. The full moon is also visible, and the text is in its 2007 form.
The Aristocats (1970, 2012 Special Edition release): The 2006 logo is shown with multicolored music notes coming from the gate. After that, the camera flies through the gate.
Treasure Buddies (2012, DTV): The castle is placed in the middle of a desert. It then fades as if it were a mirage. The "Disney" text is also on its corporate font and is in metallic.
John Carter (2012): On the Super Bowl spot, it is similar to the Mars Needs Moms variant, but without "Walt" and "PICTURES". A TV spot uses the National Treasure: Book of Secrets and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time variants, but without "Walt" and "PICTURES". A TV spot advertising the DVD/Blu-ray releases has the 2011 logo on an alien planet.
Frankenweenie (2012): Some trailers have the same variant as the movie, starting with the arc forming. On TV spots, "Disney" is in green with the same logo as in the movie. On one TV spot, the castle has a green glow inside it while "Disney" is mostly in the same green hue. The rest of the logo is black and white.
Secret of the Wings (2012): The logo transitions into a winter theme.
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012): The logo is surrounded by trees with leaves falling.
Wreck-It Ralph (2012, international): The castle is red and 8-bit on a black background. The camera then zooms out from the logo to reveal the arcade.
Wreck-It Ralph (2012, TV spot): The logo is seen on an arcade cabinet screen.
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013): The logo is black and white and painted on a building, with the castle enclosed inside an ellipse with "Disney" underneath it. This is shown in the 4:3 aspect ratio. On TV spots, the logo is in black and white at first, but then transforms into Emerald City, with the sky turning dark blue and the "Disney" text zooming in slowly and turning silverish-gold. On one TV spot, as the castle transforms into Emerald City, the "Disney" text dissolves into tiny specks. Both variants were designed by Greenhaus GFX, who uploaded the below-linked behind-the-scenes breakdown to their Vimeo. Note that in said breakdown, the logo is fully in color.
The Little Mermaid (1989, 2013 Diamond Edition release): The 2006 logo ripples into a scene of Atlantica.
Frozen (2013): It is snowing on the logo and the sky is clouded with mist.
The Lone Ranger (2013): The logo is in black and white with "Disney" already formed and it zooms in through the gate to the Jerry Bruckheimer Films logo. This was made by Devastudios.
Planes (2013): On one trailer, it's the same as in the movie, but shortened to two planes flying past the castle towards the screen.
Maleficent (2014): Same as the movie itself, only the background is replaced with a night sky background and the "Disney" text zooms in.
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014): The logo's sky turns golden yellow.
Mary Poppins (1964, 2014 50th Anniversary Edition release): 2006 logo has the city of London as a backdrop.
Big Hero 6 (2014, teaser): The logo becomes a graphic on a computer screen, then Hiro Hamada's hand swipes left.
The BFG (2016): The tallest tower of the castle is replaced with the Big Ben tower, glowing lime green. The background is also darkened a bit, and the text is slightly large.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016): Absolem (in butterfly form) is seen standing on the letter I in the "Disney" wordmark. He then flies away and the trailer continues.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016): On the first trailer, everything except the word "DISNEY" tilts to the tune of a clock tick-tocking, and the sparkles around the text are absent.
Moana (2016): The entire logo is sewn onto a brown blanket. The word "DISNEY" is reddish-brown. The line across the castle is removed.
Zootopia (2016): In an advertisement for the film's video release, the front of the castle logo is grafted on top of the Zootopia skyline in a scene from the film, with the arc being formed as usual but wider, and "Disney" appears below as usual in the same color and texture as the film's logo.
Beauty and the Beast (2017): On a snowy background, the camera moves above a forest, and stops when the Castle of the Beast appears, with great white gardens (due to the snow). While snow is falling, the arc is formed and "Disney" appears below the castle as usual.
Beauty and the Beast (2017): On another trailer, it lacks the snow, and the Castle of the Beast is darker.
Beauty and the Beast (2017): Another trailer has the angle shifted higher. The castle is still dark as mentioned above.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017): The clouds are stormy-looking and the castle is replaced with a bunch of stones and rocks.
Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017): Same as the Frozen (2013) trailer, but is tinted in light blue.
A Wrinkle in Time (2018): Same as the movie itself.
Incredibles 2 (2018, home video): It is the same as the movie itself, but the castle has been replaced by the Parr family's house as seen from the film.
Mary Poppins Returns (2018): Same as the film itself, but the sky background is different.
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018): The logo is formed through lines of binary.
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018): On another trailer, the castle gets static-shocked, revealing a castle similar to the 1985 logo.
Aladdin (2019): In a few TV spots, the Disney castle is set in the desert and is in Agrabah's design.
Dumbo (2019): On the official trailer, the logo animates in reverse and the flag at the top of the castle is replaced with a compass sign. The background then fades into a completely different scene.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019, international): Against a daytime sky, there's King Stefan's castle with the usual "Disney" wordmark in front of it. The camera zooms in and later tilts 90° counter-clockwise.
Artemis Fowl (2020): Similar to the Tron: Legacy variant, but it's in nighttime and the arc is replaced by a metal ring with inscriptions in it that spins. The text is also chiseled, and is set in the corporate font.
Hamilton (2020): The animation starts from the flag appearing, then fades to the camera being in its spot with more fireworks appearing around the castle. The Disney text is removed.
The One and Only Ivan (2020, Disney+): The sky is painted in a shade of orange.
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021): A castle on a mountain, the one seen in the land of Heart, replaces the original castle.
Cruella (2021): Same as the movie itself, only shortened to the arc being drawn.
Encanto (2021): The Casita replaces the original castle. The text is also brighter.
Turning Red (2022, Disney+, official trailer): The "DISNEY" text is bigger and pulsates to the beat from the music.
Turning Red (2022, Disney+): On TV spots, the logo is in a box beside the Pixar logo.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022, Disney+): Just the normal logo with the "DISNEY" text in the same style as this movie's variant.
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022, Disney+): In the "Booth to Screen" trailer, it's the same as the film itself.
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022, Disney+): On the Disney+ version of the trailer, the last few seconds of the full logo plays (starting with the arc drawing), but the text is already visible.
Disenchanted (2022, Disney+): On the Disney+ version of the trailer, it's the same as the film itself, occurring before the transformation.
Disenchanted (2022, Disney+): On the Disney+ version of the trailer, it's the same as the film itself, occurring before the transformation.
Strange World (2022): The 2006 logo is black and white on a piece of film from the 50s. The ship from the movie is seen flying past the castle.

Visuals: First, a night sky is shown, with a star somewhere in the distance and clouds on the bottom. The camera begins to pan down through the clouds, revealing a valley with a winding zigzag-shaped river being navigated by a yacht, a train running down a railroad track and some buildings nearby. The camera passes a flag with the Disney coat of arms to reveal a CGI castle as fireworks are seen around the setting. The camera pans around the castle before stopping at a comfortable position, with the castle in full view and two walls lined up on opposite sides with a winding river in front. The fireworks fade away, and a small light appears from the left side of the castle, flying towards the bottom right side. It then draws an arc over the castle, leaving behind pixie dust. "WALT DiSNEY" (or, starting in 2011, just "DiSNEY"), in its distinctive (albeit noticeably altered) script font fades in front of the castle, with "PICTURES" (in Trajan; appears until 2011) beneath it, all in a glass texture.

Alternate Descriptive Video Descriptions:

In a logo, stars twinkle in the sky. Our view drifts down through clouds to a river that winds past hillsides. A train crosses a bridge. As a flag waves on the top of a castle's tallest spire, a bright display of fireworks explodes in the sky. A glowing pinpoint of light arcs over the castle, leaving a trail of sparkling dust. Words appear, Walt Disney Pictures.
In a logo, stars twinkle in the sky. Our view drifts down through clouds to a river that winds past hillsides. A train crosses a bridge. As a flag waves on the top of a castle's tallest spire, a bright display of fireworks explodes in the sky. A glowing pinpoint of light arcs over the castle, leaving a trail of sparkling dust. Words appear, Disney.
From a starry sky, a wide view descends to a magnificent castle with a vibrant display of fireworks. Disney.

Trivia:

This logo was commissioned by then-Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook and then-studio marketing president Oren Aviv.
The logo contains elements from various Disney films: a starry background (either the opening shot of Pinocchio or the Second Star to the Right from Peter Pan), a cloudbank (possibly Mary Poppins), and a train track (Dumbo).
The arc that appears over the castle is an homage to Tinker Bell from Peter Pan flying over the castle and sprinkling fairy dust from the introduction sequences of Walt Disney Presents (1958) and The Wonderful World of Disney (1961).
The castle design is based on the Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World and the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Resort.
The coat of arms on the castle flag is of Walt Disney's family crest.
The yacht is said to be the Pyewacket, owned by Roy E. Disney. This was reportedly an addition by Mike Gabriel to signify the fact that, like Walt, Roy had also made a significant impact on the company; he always had everyone's back, or at least the back of the castle.
- While this is the most common and likely claim to the identity of the ship, the website for yU+co circa 2011 called it Captain Hook's pirate ship (also known as the Jolly Roger), in reference to Peter Pan (his name was misspelled as "Captain Cook" until 2013).^[3]
On August 13, 2019, Disney posted a compilation video of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th logos and their variants from 45 different films, from The Black Cauldron (1985) to The Lion King (2019) on Disney's YouTube channel. However, the video was later marked as private.
Since 2026, the river background has been used at the end of clips and compilations on Disney's YouTube channel, in which a copyright date is shown on the bottom, while the words "WATCH MORE", which shows two related videos, "SUBSCRIBE", which shows the channel's profile icon, which allows the option to subscribe to the channel, "WATCH NOW", which shows the Disney+ logo, which allows the option to access the service's home page link, are shown. The latter two of which can be shown when clicked or hovered, depending on the device.

Variants:

On Russian prints of Enchanted, the logo appears in open matte (albeit in 1.78:1).
On Walt Disney Animation Studios films from 2007 to 2011, and ImageMovers Digital films, the logo is much brighter and tinted purple.
Beginning with The Muppets, the text "WALT DiSNEY" is simplified to just "DiSNEY" and slightly bigger, and the text "PICTURES" is absent. The logo was also updated with a brighter, more colorful palette, and zooms out a little bit further. The river is also slightly wider and some of the buildings in the background are less visible.
- The text "DiSNEY" on the scope version of the logo is slightly higher than the flat version.
On 3D releases, the text zooms in more to create a three-dimensional illusion. This variant was also used on eight regular format films (at least one of which was not actually released in 3D): Mars Needs Moms, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, both Planes films, Cinderella (2015), Aladdin (2019), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and the Disney+ film Noelle.
Another variant has the text already formed while the curved line is drawn; this is mostly seen on trailers, as well as at the beginning of current prints of Monsters, Inc, plastering over the similarly brief variant of the fourth logo.
- This version was also used as a closing logo on the German film Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book and the Indian film Zokkomon.
A full screen variant also exists, which can be found on the 2008 DVD release of 101 Dalmatians in Open Matte format (current home media prints since the 2010s and the Disney+ print omits it), and the Disney+ print of Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves in standard format, plastering the Walt Disney Home Video logo.
On the iPad app Disney Animated, the app's logo was shown in the start before it pans down to the city background. At the end, it pans up as scenes from Disney films and shorts are being shown as pieces of paper, which forms the app's main menu. It was also shown at the end of the app's first chapter, "Art in Motion", transitioning to a photo of the Roy E. Disney Animation Building at night. Furthermore, on Disney night episodes of seasons 24 and 25, Dancing with the Stars, albeit as a variant, as in which, the BBC Worldwide Productions logo pans down to the city background, along with the show's logo with the word "presents". At the end, the arc also reveals the the disco ball as the Disney logo, in its print corparate logo, along with the word "night" next to it, as Tinker Bell flies around and then taps her wand to transition to the episode's opening number.
On TV airings of Cars, an ABC print of Toy Story 3, a Freeform print of Finding Dory, and Cartoon Network prints of Alice Through the Looking Glass, the logo starts with the flag being revealed. This also applies to the Disney Night episode of American Idol, as in which, it transitioned from the episode's cold opening sequence, via Tinker Bell appearing as she tap her wand and flies away, and at the end, the arc reveals the microphone's speaker, as the Disney logo, in its corporate logo, along with the word "NIGHT" below it, as Tinker Bell is shown as she taps her wand, to the stage and flies away. This was used since season 20 (season 4 of the ABC reboot). In season 17 (season 1 of the ABC reboot), the full logo was used, as the show's logo was shown, when the camera pans to the city background.
Rarely, the "DiSNEY" version of the logo has the text off-center, which placed at the same position of left eye image of 3D version logo.
On McFarland, USA and 3D prints of Ratatouille, the logo starts when the pixie dust is first seen. This was to help time the opening logos correctly as the opening score, while the 2D prints use the 5th logo.
On the 2007 Chinese film The Secret of the Magic Gourd, the logo is filmed and the audio is off-sync.
A shortened variant appears on episodes of Mater's Tall Tales. (see Closing Variants for details) On 2024 YouTube prints, a copyright stamp "©2024 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved." appears on the bottom left.
On Indian films, the logo is brighter, with the sky in a lighter blue, the clouds in a pinkish color, and the castle in a slight tint of green.
For later 2021 Chinese releases of Disney films, and to commemorate Shanghai Disneyland's fifth anniversary, the castle was replaced by Shanghai Disneyland's Enchanted Storybook Castle (seen in the variant from the 2020 live-action remake of Mulan), the flag's icon was replaced by the park's fifth anniversary logo, and the "Disney" text is golden. While the arc is drawn, the orange Chinese text "奇妙连连惊喜一整年" ("Year of Magical Surprise") appears arched above the the castle. There are also some minor changes, with motion blur omitted from the castle and the textures of the grass and the water reflections.
On ABC airings of Moana, another shortened variant exists, which starts when the castle is almost at the final angle.
A sped-up portion of this logo, starting at the camera rotating the castle and with the logo moving upwards in static, then transitioning to its movie counterpart before the arc is drawn, was shown on Disney's brand page on the Disney+ website. A frame of the logo with the text shifted upwards to fit the page's style is shown afterwards.
This was also used on the intro of The Wonderful World of Disney from 2007 to 2022, albeit without the text.
- The May 2007 version has the castle shown at the end of the intro, transitioning from the homepage of the new Disney website via Tinker Bell tapping her wand and flying away. At the end, with the program's logo shown on the top of the screen, Tinker Bell flies in and taps her wand, then flies away.
- The December 2007 version has the castle shown at the start and end of the intro, with the latter part using the "DiSNEY" text enlarged in the middle of the screen to fit the program's logo, with the usual fanfare and firework sounds from the logo played in the background, albeit with the first seven notes played two times, along with archival audio of Walt Disney saying, "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing, that it was all started by a mouse." At the start, Tinker Bell flies to the castle gate as the camera follows her. At the end, Tinker Bell flies in, taps her wand, then flies away.
- The 2015 and 2020 versions had the castle shown at the end of the intro. The music for both versions is "Heaven's Triumph" by Q-Factory's Robert Etoll.
  - The 2015 version starts from the fireworks bursting in the air. As the castle is reaching its position, The Wonderful World of Disney logo is shown.
  - The 2020 version starts from the camera reaching its position. As it does, The Wonderful World of Disney logo fades in. As the arc is almost drawn, the "Presented by Disney+" tag (with the animated 2019 Disney+ logo) fades in.
On the Disney100 sizzle reel, as shown here, the sky background is used with the prototype Disney100 logo (the Disney wordmark with a prototype "100" drawing) and its tagline fading in as the "100" shines.
A frame of the logo (with the fireworks before the arc is drawn) was shown in a door-shaped mirror in the Disney100 teaser site in Japan up unto February 13, 2023.

Closing Variants:

Just the final seconds of the logo, where the line draws over the castle and the text fades in. This was also used as an opening logo on current prints of Monsters, Inc., replacing the 1995 Pixar-exclusive logo, albeit with the text already shown, just like in the trailer version. It also shown on some short films, like Mater's Tall Tales as a opening logo due to being transitioned to Pixar (as a variant).
On animated films starting with Finding Dory (except Onward, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Disney+ original films), the full animation is used as a closing logo, possibly to make the international dubbing credits in theatrical released films sync with the music (except China, which local requirements forced the dubbing credits shown as subtitle and sync with film's closing credits).
On current prints of Aladdin (1992), Hercules (1997), Brother Bear (2003) (despite the previous logo being used at the beginning of that film), and Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo, the same shortened opening logo used on McFarland U.S.A. plays, in order to match the length of the 2nd logo.
At the end of the Hindi movie, Roadside Romeo, the still image of the 2006 logo shared with Yash Raj Films is used instead.
On Once Upon a Warrior, a Telugu movie, the closing logo is zoomed out about 75%.
In very rare cases, no closing logo appears at all.

Technique: CGI by WētāFX and yU+co, animated using Pixar's Renderman and Nuke software. The main staff responsible for the rendering were Cyrese Parrish and Cameron Smith. The 3D typography was done by John Stable and John Bias. Producer Baker Bloodworth and director Mike Gabriel were also part of the team responsible for this logo, which took nearly a year to complete.

Audio: It stars out with a seven-note piano/string tune, which repeats twice (albeit with a different last note), and then followed by a violin tune as the camera pans down, and an orchestral/choir rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" then plays when the castle appears, with firework sounds when the fireworks appear. A seven-note piano/xylophone tune, plays while the arc is being drawn, where brief twinkling sounds are played, ending with a powerful French horn fanfare accompanied by a brief string piece with the last note held out, both of which are also based on the ending of "When You Wish Upon a Star". This was composed and arranged by Mark Mancina, co-arranged and orchestrated by David Metzger, and overseen by then-Walt Disney Music president Chris Montan.

Audio Variants:

An alternate version of the fanfare exists, which is subtly different and also has louder, clearer sound effects.
On most movies after the logo's initial years, the film's opening theme is used instead, with no sound effects whatsoever. Some of these films, such as Planes, have the firework sounds as part of the opening theme, and sometimes the logo is completely silent. Additionally, different sound effects are also sometimes used with the opening theme for some films.
On some Pixar films during the era such as Cars 2 and Finding Dory, the tail end of the fanfare trails into the said logo.
Some films have the sound effects (particularly those of the fireworks) being different.
The closing variant is either silent, has music from any given soundtrack, or uses the ending theme of the film. When there are sounds, there is the sound of fairy dust over the logo.
A high pitched variant exists, which is heard on PAL prints of films, the Chinese dubbling print of films between 2007 to 2015, and the main hub section of Disney Movies VR, respectively. An excerpt of that variant was used in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) during the final battle in the climax, when the hidden Mickey firework is bursted in the air after Dale's firework rocket landed on the Valley Gang's "bootlegging" machine, just to save Chip from being "bootlegged", causing all of the metallic stuff to attract like a magnet as the core was about to explode, which leaves the rocket sending high above the sky. Despite that, the NTSC-pitched variant was used for the logo itself at the beginning.
On the latter, different firework sounds are used, even after the music ends.
On the sound-effects only audio track of Meet the Robinsons, only the sound of bursts can be heard.
On Spanish Disney Channel USA airings of Cars, the music from the 5th logo can be heard, due to a plastering error.

Availability

Edit Table

Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	July 7, 2006	Debut appearance of 2006 logo
Invincible	August 25, 2006
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	November 3, 2006
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time	February 6, 2007	Direct-to-video film
Bridge to Terabithia	February 16, 2007
Meet the Robinsons	March 30, 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	May 25, 2007
The Secret of the Magic Gourd	June 29, 2007	Chinese film, opening only
Underdog	August 3, 2007
The Game Plan	September 28, 2007
Enchanted	November 21, 2007	Custom variant
National Treasure: Book of Secrets	December 21, 2007
Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert	February 1, 2008	Disney Digital 3-D film
College Road Trip	March 7, 2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	May 16, 2008
WALL-E	June 27, 2008
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning	August 26, 2008	Direct-to-video film
Beverly Hills Chihuahua	October 3, 2008
Morning Light	October 17, 2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year	October 24, 2008
Roadside Romeo	October 24, 2008	Indian film
Tinker Bell	October 28, 2008	Direct-to-video film
Bolt	November 21, 2008
Bedtime Stories	December 25, 2008
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience	February 27, 2009	Disney Digital 3-D film
Race to Witch Mountain	March 13, 2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie	April 10, 2009
Trail of the Panda	May 8, 2009	Chinese film, closing only
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story	May 22, 2009
Up	May 29, 2009
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book	June 12, 2009	German film, German-language, Spanish and Italian prints only
G-Force	July 24, 2009
Ponyo	August 14, 2009	Japanese film, North American prints only
SpangaS op Survival	September 30, 2009	Dutch film, opening only
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure	October 27, 2009	Direct-to-video film
The Book of Masters	October 29, 2009	Russian film, opening only
A Christmas Carol	November 6, 2009
Old Dogs	November 25, 2009
The Princess and the Frog	December 11, 2009
Alice in Wonderland	March 5, 2010
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	May 28, 2010
Toy Story 3	June 18, 2010
The Sorcerer's Apprentice	July 14, 2010
Disney High School Musical: China	October 10, 2010	Chinese film, opening only
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue	September 21, 2010	Direct-to-video film
Fuchsia the Mini-Witch	October 6, 2010	Dutch film, opening only
Secretariat	October 8, 2010
Tangled	November 24, 2010
Tron: Legacy	December 17, 2010
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2	February 1, 2011	Direct-to-video film
Mars Needs Moms	March 11, 2011
Zokkomon	April 22, 2011	Indian film
Prom	April 29, 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	May 20, 2011
Cars 2	June 24, 2011
Winnie the Pooh	July 15, 2011
Spooky Buddies	September 20, 2011	Direct-to-video film
The Muppets	November 23, 2011	Debut appearance of 2011 logo
Treasure Buddies	January 31, 2012	Direct-to-video film
The Secret World of Arrietty	February 17, 2012	Japanese film, North American prints only
John Carter	March 9, 2012
Arjun: The Warrior Prince	May 25, 2012	Final appearance of 2006 logo Indian film, opening only
Brave	June 22, 2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green	August 15, 2012
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!	September 18, 2012	Direct-to-video film
Frankenweenie	October 5, 2012
Secret of the Wings	October 23, 2012	Direct-to-video film
Wreck-It Ralph	November 2, 2012
Oz the Great and Powerful	March 8, 2013
Monsters University	June 21, 2013
The Lone Ranger	July 3, 2013
Planes	August 9, 2013
Super Buddies	August 27, 2013	Direct-to-video film
Frozen	November 27, 2013
Saving Mr. Banks	December 13, 2013
Muppets Most Wanted	March 21, 2014
The Pirate Fairy	April 1, 2014	Direct-to-video film
Million Dollar Arm	May 16, 2014
Maleficent	May 30, 2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue	July 18, 2014
Khoobsurat	September 19, 2014	Indian film, opening only
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	October 10, 2014
Big Hero 6	November 7, 2014
Into the Woods	December 25, 2014
McFarland, USA	February 20, 2015
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast	March 3, 2015	Direct-to-video film
Cinderella	March 13, 2015
Tomorrowland	May 22, 2015	Custom variant
Inside Out	June 19, 2015
ABCD 2	June 19, 2015	Indian film, opening only
The Good Dinosaur	November 25, 2015
The Finest Hours	January 29, 2016
Zootopia	March 4, 2016
The Jungle Book	April 15, 2016
Tini: The Movie	May 6, 2016	Argentinean/Spanish/Italian film
Alice Through the Looking Glass	May 27, 2016
Finding Dory	June 17, 2016
The BFG	July 1, 2016
Pete's Dragon	August 12, 2016
Queen of Katwe	September 30, 2016
Moana	November 23, 2016
Beauty and the Beast	March 17, 2017
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales	May 26, 2017
Cars 3	June 16, 2017
The Last Warrior	October 29, 2017	Russian film, custom variant
Coco	November 22, 2017
The Dreaming Man	December 8, 2017	Chinese film, opening only
A Wrinkle in Time	March 9, 2018	Custom variant
Incredibles 2	June 15, 2018
Christopher Robin	August 3, 2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms	November 2, 2018	Custom variant
Ralph Breaks the Internet	November 21, 2018
Mary Poppins Returns	December 19, 2018	Custom variant
Dumbo	March 29, 2019
Aladdin	May 24, 2019
Toy Story 4	June 21, 2019
The Lion King	July 19, 2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil	October 18, 2019
Lady and the Tramp	November 12, 2019	Disney+ original film
Noelle	November 12, 2019	Disney+ original film
Frozen II	November 22, 2019
Togo	December 20, 2019	Disney+ original film
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made	February 7, 2020	Disney+ original film
Onward	March 6, 2020
Stargirl	March 13, 2020	Disney+ original film
Artemis Fowl	June 12, 2020	Disney+ exclusive film
Hamilton	July 3, 2020	Disney+ exclusive film
Black Is King	July 31, 2020	Disney+ original film
Magic Camp	August 14, 2020	Disney+ original film
The One and Only Ivan	August 21, 2020	Disney+ exclusive film
Mulan	September 4, 2020	Disney+ (with Premier Access) exclusive film Released in theatres where Disney+ unavailable
Godmothered	December 4, 2020	Disney+ original film
Safety	December 11, 2020	Disney+ original film
Soul	December 25, 2020	Disney+ original film Released in theatres where Disney+ unavailable
The Last Warrior: Root of Evil	January 1, 2021	Russian film, custom variant
Flora & Ulysses	February 19, 2021	Disney+ original film
Raya and the Last Dragon	March 5, 2021	Released in theatres and on Disney+ (with Premier Access)
Cruella	May 28, 2021	Released in theatres and on Disney+ (with Premier Access)
Luca	June 18, 2021	Debut appearance of Chinese exclusive variant Disney+ original film Released in theatres where Disney+ unavailable Shanghai Disney Resort 5th Anniversary variant used for Chinese market
Jungle Cruise	July 30, 2021	Released in theatres and on Disney+ (with Premier Access) Custom variant Shanghai Disney Resort 5th Anniversary variant used for Chinese market
Encanto	November 24, 2021	Shanghai Disney Resort 5th Anniversary variant used for Chinese market
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	December 3, 2021	Disney+ original film
The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness	December 23, 2021	Russian film, custom variant
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild	January 28, 2022	Disney+ original film
Turning Red	March 11, 2022	Disney+ original film Released in theatres where Disney+ unavailable
Cheaper by the Dozen	March 18, 2022	Disney+ original film
Better Nate Than Ever	April 1, 2022	Disney+ original film
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers	May 20, 2022	Disney+ original film
Hollywood Stargirl	June 3, 2022	Disney+ original film
Lightyear	June 17, 2022
Rise	June 24, 2022	Disney+ original film
Pinocchio	September 8, 2022	Disney+ original film
Hocus Pocus 2	September 30, 2022	Disney+ original film
Disenchanted	November 18, 2022	Disney+ original film
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	December 2, 2022	Disney+ original film
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again	December 9, 2022	Final appearance of 2011 logo Disney+ original film

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Media Title	Date of Release	Print	Additional Notes
The Nightmare Before Christmas	October 20, 2006	3D re-release
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	March 4, 2008	Platinum Editions	closing only
Toy Story	October 2, 2009	3D re-release
Toy Story 2	October 2, 2009	3D re-release
Beauty and the Beast	October 4, 2010	Diamond Edition
Bambi	March 1, 2011	Diamond Edition	closing only
The Lion King	October 4, 2011	Diamond Edition
Finding Neno	September 14, 2012	3D re-release
Monsters, Inc.	December 19, 2012	3D re-release	Shortened; opening theme used
Brother Bear	March 12, 2013	2-Movie Collection	closing only
The Little Mermaid	September 13, 2013	3D re-release
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo	March 11, 2014	Hippity Hoppity Roo Edition	Direct-to-video film
Hercules	August 12, 2014	2014 DVD/Blu-ray re-release
Aladdin	October 13, 2015	Diamond Edition
Cars	May 28, 2017	2017 Blu-ray re-release
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	October 10, 2023	4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray "Ultimate Collector's Edition"	closing only

8th Logo (November 23, 2022-)

Original version with slogan
Original scope version with slogan
Original shortened version with slogan
Original version without slogan (1.85:1)
2022 enhanced version with slogan
2022 enhanced version without slogan
2022 enhanced shortened version without slogan

Flat version (Prototype Variant)
Scope version (Finalized, Cropped to scope from 1.85:1)
Scope version (Finalized)
2024 enhanced version (Finalized)
Shortened version (Prototype Variant)
Open matte version of the Prototype Variant with production information, seen on the 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards website

Standard variant (Disney+ brand banner, finished version with black fade)
Standard variant (Disney+ brand banner with arc and black fade)
Disney100 banner version #1
Disney100 banner version #2
Disney100 banner version #3
Disney100 cropped version
Disney100 9:16 version
Rare banner version with elements of the previous logo
Textless version
Corporate version (square)

File:Disney 100 (unused theme, 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards).mp4

Peter Pan & Wendy (2023, Disney+): The logo is darker than usual and is desaturated.
The Little Mermaid (2023): The logo is darker than usual and has blue hues on most of the logo. After the fanfare finishes, it then trails to the sound of waves.
Haunted Mansion (2023): The logo is brighter than usual and is desaturated.
Dashing Through the Snow (2023, Disney+): The logo's hue is altered and largely darker than usual. When the logo begins to fade out, the logo appears on an old film projector, transitioning into the main opening scene.

Rogue: Not Quite One (2023 short): The Disney castle is designed in the Simpsons art-style, with the Disney100 logo being separated as the text "Self-Congratulatory" was added to the Disney100 logo, with "When You Wish Upon a Star" playing in the background, then it gets dumped on, along with the Disney100 logo and the "Self-Congratulatory" text being blown away, by a collection of Springfield buildings/landmarks that form the shape of the Disney castle as the sunset background turns into the same daytime background as the show, with "The Simpsons" in Waltography with a chorus singing the show's title from the show's main theme song, therefore being a parody of the Disney100 logo. The animation was done by 20th Television Animation, with Akom Production Co. providing the outsourced animation. (1/3)
Rogue: Not Quite One (2023 short): The Disney castle is designed in the Simpsons art-style, with the Disney100 logo being separated as the text "Self-Congratulatory" was added to the Disney100 logo, with "When You Wish Upon a Star" playing in the background, then it gets dumped on, along with the Disney100 logo and the "Self-Congratulatory" text being blown away, by a collection of Springfield buildings/landmarks that form the shape of the Disney castle as the sunset background turns into the same daytime background as the show, with "The Simpsons" in Waltography with a chorus singing the show's title from the show's main theme song, therefore being a parody of the Disney100 logo. The animation was done by 20th Television Animation, with Akom Production Co. providing the outsourced animation. (2/3)
Rogue: Not Quite One (2023 short): The Disney castle is designed in the Simpsons art-style, with the Disney100 logo being separated as the text "Self-Congratulatory" was added to the Disney100 logo, with "When You Wish Upon a Star" playing in the background, then it gets dumped on, along with the Disney100 logo and the "Self-Congratulatory" text being blown away, by a collection of Springfield buildings/landmarks that form the shape of the Disney castle as the sunset background turns into the same daytime background as the show, with "The Simpsons" in Waltography with a chorus singing the show's title from the show's main theme song, therefore being a parody of the Disney100 logo. The animation was done by 20th Television Animation, with Akom Production Co. providing the outsourced animation. (3/3)

Young Woman and the Sea (2024): The logo has shades of yellow and blue, with the blue parts of the logo appearing teal, the pink parts being largely red-orange, and the purple parts being lilac. The Disney100 audio is also used due to the film originally intending to use the Disney100 variant before switching to the standard variant at the last minute. The audio then trails to the sound of waves, similar to The Little Mermaid (2023).
Tron: Ares (2025): The variant from Tron: Legacy was reused, but elements from the 2022 logo like Matterhorn Mountain from Third Man on the Mountain and Pride Rock from The Lion King are added into the background. The logo is also colored red and using the standard "Disney" wordmark.

Haunted Mansion (2023): The 2022 logo is set at night, with the moon above, and is lit up in purple and blue lights.
Lilo & Stitch (2025, teaser): The Disney logo (without the text) takes the form of a sandcastle, which gets attacked by Stitch. In addition, the backside of the castle is shown instead.
Lilo & Stitch (2025, official): The Disney castle is lit up by alarms.
Freakier Friday (2025): On the official trailer, when the arc is almost done, the entire screen shaking, and the color of the castle start blinking between grayscaled and full-colored.
Tron: Ares (2025): Same as the film itself.
Moana (2026, teaser): The logo is set against Motonui island, with the hills shaped like a Sleeping Beauty castle. Maui (as a bird) flies, drawing an arc over the castle, leaving behind sparkles. When he reaches the highest point, a green glow appears, then he fades to a ball of light.

Visuals: It starts with an enhanced version of the night sky from the previous logo, which turns out to be a reflection in a river as the largest star jumps out of the water, causing the scene to ripple around it (a la the current Paramount Pictures logo). The camera pans up and zooms past an updated version of the river and buildings as the train passes by on a bridge, now with a waterfall, trees and other elements, as the star flies around the landscape. Once the camera gets to the waterfall, it pans up to reveal a back view of the castle from the previous logo before the star flies across it. The camera rotates to the right and works its way to the front of the castle as multiple fireworks are seen around it, while white birds fly away midway through the castle flyover. The camera then reaches its standard position, revealing a new sunset background and river. The arc (now wider, brighter, and colored in blue) is drawn from the left side of the castle rather than from the right, with a star twinkling when it reaches its highest point. As the camera slowly zooms out, the "DiSNEY" script is written in front of the castle with a glass texture (this time more closely resembling the corporate wordmark) as the camera comes to a stop, and then the text shines a bit before the logo fades out.

Alternate Descriptive Video Descriptions:

A brightly shining star moves revealing itself to be a glowing point of light that sends out ripples on a river's calm reflective surface. The light flies over a bridge as a train passes, then zips past tall evergreen trees toward a large waterfall. It flies up the falls lighting up the cascading water as it goes. At the top, fireworks explode in the shape of Mickey Mouse over a magnificent fairytale castle. As the light shoots past, its glimmering tail spreads over the castle's facade. The light arcs over the castle terrace leaving a trail of glitter. Disney100, 100 Years of Wonder.
A brightly shining star moves revealing itself to be a glowing point of light that sends out ripples on a river's calm reflective surface. The light flies over a bridge as a train passes, then zips past tall evergreen trees toward a large waterfall. It flies up the falls lighting up the cascading water as it goes. At the top, fireworks explode in the shape of Mickey Mouse over a magnificent fairytale castle. As the light shoots past, its glimmering tail spreads over the castle's facade. The light arcs over the castle terrace leaving a trail of glitter. Disney100.
Twinkling stars in a cloudy sky reflect in water. Glittering light spirals past a train as it crosses a bridge over a river. The lights of hillside towns and villages twinkle beside the river, as it flows through a magnificent fairytale castle. Fireworks explode in the cloud-streaked sky. The light shoots over the castle, leaving a glittering arch above the castle turrets. Disney.
A brightly shining star moves revealing itself to be a glowing point of light that sends out ripples on a river's calm reflective surface. The light flies over a bridge as a train passes, then zips past tall evergreen trees toward a large waterfall. It flies up the falls lighting up the cascading water as it goes. At the top, fireworks explode in the shape of Mickey Mouse over a magnificent fairytale castle. As the light shoots past, its glimmering tail spreads over the castle's facade. The light arcs over the castle terrace leaving a trail of glitter. Disney.

Trivia:

This logo was revealed at the Disney Studios & Animation and Pixar panel at the 2022 D23 Expo on September 9, 2022.
- It also made early appearances on trailers for Hocus Pocus 2 and Disenchanted (both 2022). However, both films ended up using the previous logo (both as variations); the standard 2006 logo is used on Disney+ trailers of the said films.
According to an official D23 article,^[4] the star that jumps out of the river is meant to represent Tinker Bell from Peter Pan.
The pan up/zoom shot to a castle through a forest/waterfall background is a homage to Beauty and the Beast (1991), which opened with a similar shot.
- On the Disney100 variant, the castle being filled with color homages a scene in the aforementioned film in which the enchantment is broken, and light and color spread across the castle. The castle, however, was shown in the reflection in that scene due to being shown as platinum silver.
Like the previous logo, the train seen halfway through the logo is Casey Jr. from Dumbo, reusing the design from the 2019 live-action remake of the film.
At the end of the logo, Matterhorn Mountain from Third Man on the Mountain (and the Disneyland attraction Matterhorn Bobsleds) and Pride Rock from The Lion King can be seen in the distance on opposite sides of the castle. One can also see the lanterns from Tangled in the river, and the Will O' the Wisps from Brave on the grass.
Three Mickey Mouse head-shaped fireworks are shown when the castle appears. Two more of those are also shown as the camera pans across the castle. This references the hidden Mickeys. Overall, there are five Mickey-shaped fireworks in total.
In addition to containing the same visual references from the previous logo, new references added include Pocahontas, Up, Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Little Mermaid, and Tangled.
On the Disney100 variant, the platinum appearance of the castle and text represent the Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary in 2023; platinum was a recurring color across the company's anniversary branding.
The arc, which was previously drawn from the right side of the castle to the left side, is drawn from left to right in this logo, possibly to reference to several arc appearances since 2005, including the 2005 Hong Kong Disneyland logo, the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures print logo and most recently, the animated Disney+ logo. The arc is also now light blue, similar to the arc color of the 1985 logo.
The night sky background featured at the beginning of this logo was used as the cover art for Sara Bareilles' version of "When You Wish Upon a Star" (albeit with the largest star being near the middle of the image instead of the corner).
This logo won a Gold Clio at the 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards in the Theatrical & Film's Design medium.
According to the 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards website image variant's visible production data for the standard version, this logo was completed on August 19, 2022, and its internal file name is "D100SS_0010".

Variants:

During the logo's debut and first official year (2023, even though it technically debuted in 2022), a special variant was used to commemorate The Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary. The Disney script is in metallic platinum, with a "100" (with the two zeroes resembling an infinity symbol) in a similar fashion next to it, which makes the Disney100 logo. When the castle is revealed, it also is initially shown with a metallic platinum appearance, with fireworks also being shown on its reflection, but is filled with color when the star reaches the castle; it finishes transforming once the star reaches the highest point of the castle.
- Also, during the logo's early run in 2022, "100 YEARS OF WONDER" (set in The Walt Disney Company's own font InspireTWDC) fades in below the text once it finishes forming, as the bloom lighting is shown as soon as it starts appearing.
  - For the logo's reveal at the 2022 D23 Expo, it cuts to black at the end. It is also shown at the end of the Disney100 promo video (which was first shown at the 2022 D23 Expo) on the 2022 edition of The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration on ABC (following a montage of several variations of the previous logo), where it starts from the text forming then cuts to a scene from Steamboat Willie. It also has archival audio of Walt Disney saying, "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing, that it was all started by a mouse," which is also used in the video.
  - The Disney100 version would be later used at the end of the introduction of the Entertainment Showcase event during the first day of the 2024 D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. The monitors of the left and right sides of the stage have their respective sides zoomed in near the middle. At the end, the D23 logo is shown, as it moves from the left. The logo then cuts to black a couple of seconds after the arc is formed. Furthermore, while the standard version is shown (with the river flowing) in some parts during the Disney Entertainment segment of the event, the monitors on the left and right sides of the stage show the camera focusing on the co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, Alan Bergman, covering both parts of the logo's background, respectfully. Also, different fireworks are shown while the sky background is dimmed. Following that, the Disney logo is moved to the monitor on the bottom of the stage, while the various characters, each representing the six film divisions from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures: Disney Live Action, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios, are shown above, before showing the logo once more. Also, during the reveal of the live action adaptation of Lilo and Stitch, Stitch suddenly appeared by making a hole within the monitor on the middle of the stage, which showed the logo, besides the bottom part, which caused some squares being in dark blue, due to a malfunction before running to the right side, then reappearing then tries to lick the glass before it changes to the logo for the film itself.
A short variant exists, where it starts on the arc drawing, albeit with the text already formed. This can be seen on trailers, TV spots and as a closing logo, as well as on short films beginning with Carl's Date. It also appears at the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (international theatrical releases have the "100 YEARS OF WONDER" slogan variant; the non-slogan version is restored on international home video releases in line with its U.S. release) and Blink (only on U.S. and Canadian theatrical prints).
- On Zootopia 2, a different shortened version was used, with the logo fading in while the camera is panning across the castle.
- It is also found during the end of Disney100: Remember That on Disney Channel, following the various variations of the previous logo.
- On the Disney100 variant, the castle is already colored.
- A textless version of the short variant exists on the German trailer for Blink (2024), though the film itself does not have it, as it is distributed by National Geographic Documentary Films.
- At the end of the Disney100 special look video, which was uploaded on Disney's social pages before being aired during Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023, the logo, which fades from the camera moving to its position, fades out besides the arc after that is drawn with the words "YOU MADE THIS DREAM COME TRUE" and the copyright "© 2023 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC." fading in.
- The copyright stamp was moved to the actual logo at the end of the Disney100 "Tradition" special look video on April 3 of that same year, then the tail end of the text forming in the Disney100 "4th of July" special look video, in the same vein of the first Disney100 special look video, on July 4 of the same year, then later re-used, this time, showing the words "HERE'S TO THE NEXT 100 YEARS" as the camera is moving to its position, transitioning to the end of the text forming in the Disney100 "Lifetime" special look video on October 16th of that same year, then the finished logo, transitioning to the Mickey symbol with the words "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICKEY" on the Disney100 "Mickey's Birthday" special look video on November 18 of that same year. On Disney's TikTok page, the logo is cropped, with the finished logo in open matte and in the 9:21 ratio to fit the smartphone portrait orientation.
- Furthermore, the official site featured the finished logo. Alongside the video's release, the Disney profile picture and banner on the company's social pages were updated with the profile picture showing the Disney logo in silver on the finished logo's sky background and the profile banner showing the logo with the arc drawn and the Disney100 logo (which is different than the one shown on-screen and without the text below it) being moved up to fit with the banner's height (which was later removed beginning in 2024). On the homepage of Disney's website, as well as the Disney100 page, the arc and flags animate at 60fps and animates differently from its usual logo.
On the LEGO Disney100 collection teaser, a Minifigure version of Tinker Bell appears as the logo (in its scope format), starting from the camera moving to its position, fades in. She flies away, then follows the arc before tapping her wand before the text is being drawn; as grey bricks appear, the screen fades to white and transitions to a scene from Steamboat Willie.
An enhanced version is used for both Disney100 variants and the finalized standard version, which enhanced and updated the coloring, likely to accommodate for 4K UHD screens. It debuted on Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl, which had the logo running at 30fps, and began use on all films released on Disney+ since then (except films in scope format like Dashing Through the Snow and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip), as well as 4K print of theatrical films begins with live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch. A downgraded version of the finalized standard version for theatrical releases, which shares same upgrades with the enhanced version but downgrades the frame rate to 23.976fps (in NTSC regions) or 24fps (in PAL regions) due to screen limitation, was used on Mufasa: The Lion King.
An extended version is known to exist on Disney100: The Concert during the end of the opening score. It starts from when the star is about to jump out of the water's reflection after transitioning from scenes from films from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Walt Disney's quote, "IT'S KIND OF FUN TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE.", zooms in as the star jumps out of the water's reflection, and the finished logo stays on-screen for a few seconds, as it was paused to avoid the fade out. On Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Concert, the logo is shown in 16:9, except it fades out at the end.
This has also been used in the intro for The Wonderful World of Disney since September 29, 2022 (albeit without the text forming), with the Disney100 version was used as its basis. This version of the intro was based on the 2020 version of the intro, which starts as the castle is reaching its position, being shown before archival audio of Walt Disney saying "...here we go." is heard. Similar to the previous versions, the castle is shown at the end of the intro. As the castle reaches its position, the Wonderful World of Disney logo along with the "Presented by Disney+" tag (with the animated 2019 Disney+ logo being shown as the arc is being drawn) fades in. After that, it transitions to the print Disney100 logo. The intro was updated on December 11, 2022, with the print Disney100 logo removed and the "Presented by Disney+" tag remaining for the rest of the intro. This was most likely due to the addition of films from 20th Century Studios, Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures; normally a scene from the featured movie was shown, starting with Hocus Pocus (that scene was later used in Enchanted, due to a editing mistake). It would later be updated on June 2, 2023, with the removal of the "Presented by Disney+" tag (although it may be shown during promos, following its removal). Another updated version debuted on October 1, 2023, which added the print Disney100 logo back to the intro, now smaller in size and this time being shown as the camera moves to its usual position. This was most likely to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary that month. It was later reverted back to the previous version on January 7, 2024, to reflect the end of the Disney100 celebration. On October 20, 2024 and January 12, 2025, the "Presented by Disney+" tag made a surprise re-appearance. On August 17, 2025, certain films featured special introductions from key staff and cast member(s). Following their introduction, Tinker Bell flies in, then taps her wand to transition to the program's title card and leaves. On October 26, 2025, themed versions are used, which replaced or plastered the logo with seasonal backgrounds. On May 3, 2026, the ABC logo screenbug is shown on the bottom right side, along with the hashtag "#TheWonderfulWorldOfDisney" was shown on the bottom left before the logo appears. On August 2, 2026, the TV rating icon is shown on the top left of the screen during the intro on certain films. Just like the 2015 and 2020 versions of the intro, the music is "Heaven's Triumph", composed by Q-Factory's Robert Etoll.
- In the intro to The Wonderful World of Disney Presents Disney's 100th Anniversary Celebration, the short version of the logo is black and white, as Tinker Bell flies by and taps her wand to add color to the logo, which starts the animation, before she leaves the screen. Near the end of the logo, Tinker Bell comes back, as the logo is shown as a painting. As the logo stops, Tinker Bell leaves, as the host, Kelly Ripa, is shown. The logo remains shown throughout the intro before Once Upon a Studio airs. As a result, the short version is not shown after the short film ends, as it replaces the logo with the group photo normally shown at the end of the short film.
A frame of the finished logo (without the text) is shown in a door-shaped mirror in the Disney100 teaser site in all supported regions and languages besides Japan (until February 12, 2023; February 13 for the rest of the world), albeit with the U.S. English version of the site as one of the rotating images until around the end of December 2022.
During the Apple WWDC (Worldwide Developer's Conference) 2023 event, shown here, a variant was used that animates at 30fps and shows the arc forming after a few seconds (in the same vein as the short version), without the castle reflecting the arc's light and the arc being visible in the foreground. Then, it moves around for a bit as the text fades out, and the camera follow it into the castle gate, transitioning to the reveal of Disney experiences (including Disney+) on Apple Vision Pro. Furthermore, the finished logo, with the river flowing, is also shown on the screen behind the Walt Disney Company's CEO, Bob Iger, at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, which is also animated at 30fps, which also zoomed in at certain points to focus on Iger.
On Disney's TikTok page, as shown here, a snippet of the logo was posted on October 16, 2023, allowing other TikTok users to "Duet" on sharing their favorite Disney memory.
- The finished logo (if on the event's homepage on the app), as well as the finished logo without the text (if on the activity checklist page on the app) and the castle with the arc (if on the event's homepage on browser), was also shown on the Disney100 TikTok event page from October 16 to November 13, 2023. Furthermore, some clips of the logo, with the transitioning of the dimensional Disney100 logo (which transitions to the print logo), on the event's announcement video on the TikTok Newsroom account, as well as on Disney's social media account (cropped on the latter) here. On the event and explore videos, which is shown on Disney's social media accounts (cropped on other social media platforms), as shown here and here, the logo is shown on a phone. On both videos, the Disney100 event's homepage wallpaper transitions to the logo as it fills the screen.
On an image later added to the logo's entry on the website for the 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards (previously there was no image and just the below mentioned video), production data is still visible on the top and bottom of the image. Plus, it has lower saturation compared to the Disney100 variant and films having the prototype version.
In the opening sequence of Disney100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20, the logo is darker than usual. The fireworks and the arc are also different, and the Disney100 text is dark platinum and centered to fit the program's title. The logo animates differently with footage of various Disney properties projected on the castle as the camera flies around it, before getting to the usual position as the footage slowly fades out. The program's title forms with the ABC and 20/20 logos fading in below it.
On Disney's brand page on Disney+, the finished logo is shifted upward to fit the page's style. On mobile devices, as well as the international versions, the text is also shifted upwards on both the finished version and a version with the arc. Unlike the previous logo, the video shows the last few seconds of the logo.
Starting with the second update to the Disney+ brand page on January 26, 2024, the logo is largely darker, the Will O' the Wisps are barely visible, and the castle also receives a large update. The video was later updated with the video being slowed down and the text being drawn in white light at normal speed.
Prototype and finalized versions of the standard variant both exist.
- The prototype version recycles the Disney100 variant, except with the changes from the castle and the text. Seen on The Beach Boys, Young Woman and the Sea, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip.
- The finalized version updates most of the landscape, alongside Pride Rock, and the text being largely darkened. The logo is also completely zoomed out starting with this version, while some trailer variants retain the same camera zoom as the prototype version. Seen on mostly all films since Inside Out 2.
Similar to Shanghai Disneyland's 5th anniversary variant of the 2011 logo, the finalized version of this logo also received a Chinese-exclusive variant in 2026 to commemorate Shanghai Disneyland's 10th anniversary beginning with Toy Story 5. In this version, the star that jumped out from the river is now in gold, and the castle, once again, is being replaced by Enchanted Storybook Castle. The arc (also colored in gold) is drawn from the right side of the castle instead, like all pre-2022 logos, and when the arc touches the top spike, the castle begins to transform to sparkly gold. The logo finishes with the large silver number "10" with a giant gold star between two numbers appears behind the castle, as well as the gold Chinese slogan "加你更奇妙" with its English version "With You, It's Magic+" appears above the castle, both happens when the "DiSNEY" script (which is in a gold glass texture) appears.

Closing Variant: Either the full animation (on animated films) or the short version as described above.

Technique: CGI made in Autodesk Maya by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in association with The Walt Disney Studios (as Disney Studios Content when the logo debut).

Audio: It begins with arpeggiating chime/string notes and the first seven notes of "When You Wish Upon a Star" (in a different key) on strings, with the first four notes also repeating when the seventh note is played. The music rises in intensity as more instruments come in, eventually segueing to a more powerful re-orchestration of "When You Wish Upon a Star" (in C major), based on Mark Mancina and David Metzger's work on the 2006 logo's fanfare, with a longer ending. Sparkling sounds are heard throughout, and sounds of a whistling train are also heard as the train passes by, along with the sounds of the waterfall rushing as the camera approaches it, and the choir vocalizing towards the end (albeit more audible). Also, the firework sounds are different and louder, and are in sync with the music. This was composed by Christophe Beck, orchestrated by Tim Davies, mixed by Greg Hayes at Studio H and TheMixLab and recorded at the Newman Scoring Stage at the Fox Studio Lot.

Audio Variants:

The Disney100 variant adds extra sparkling sounds when the castle is transforming from platinum to brick.
In some cases, the opening and closing themes of the film are heard or none at all.
Sometimes on the closing variant, the sound of pixie dust is heard.
On short films, the first few seconds of the theme with the pixie dust sounds are heard. The theme trails into the Pixar logo on Carl's Date.
On Wish, the theme trails into the opening theme of the movie.
On Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Concert, only the sound effects are heard over the last few seconds of the score.
On the website for the 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards, a completely different arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" is used, starting with an extended version of the 2006 logo's opening piano notes until a powerful version of the familiar theme comes in with the reveal of the castle. The train whistle is also louder.
On Hoppers, the last note of the fanfare segues into the opening theme of the movie.
On Disney's TikTok page, some sound effects on the snippet are quieter or omitted; this can be heard here.
Beginning with Mufasa: The Lion King, and all films following it, the sound effects are made louder, and the firework sounds play earlier.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Strange World	November 23, 2022	Debut appearance Ending theme used 2.39:1
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl	December 28, 2022	Disney+ concert special 30fps Opening only 1.78:1
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	June 30, 2023	Shortened Opening theme used International theatrical prints only 2.39:1

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Chang Can Dunk	March 10, 2023	Disney+ original film 30fps 2.00:1
Peter Pan & Wendy	April 28, 2023	Disney+ original film 30fps 2.20:1
Crater	May 12, 2023	Disney+ original film 30fps 2.00:1
The Little Mermaid	May 26, 2023	Variant 2.39:1
Elemental	June 16, 2023	1.85:1
World's Best	June 23, 2023	Disney+ original film 30fps 1.78:1
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny	June 30, 2023	Shortened Opening theme used North America theatrical prints only 2.39:1
Haunted Mansion	July 28, 2023	Variant 2.39:1
Dashing Through the Snow	November 17, 2023	Disney+ original film Variant 2.35:1
Wish	November 22, 2023	2.55:1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever	December 8, 2023	Disney+ original film 1.78:1

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
The Beach Boys	May 24, 2024	Debut appearance of prototype version Disney+ original documentary Prototype version 2.00:1
Young Woman and the Sea	May 31, 2024	Disney+ original film (International regions only) Prototype version 2.35:1
Inside Out 2	June 14, 2024	Debut appearance of finalized version Opening theme used Ending theme used 2.39:1 Disney100 logo used on the teaser trailer
Blink	October 4, 2024	Shortened Opening only Theatrical prints only Not shown on National Geographic broadcast 2.00:1
Moana 2	November 27, 2024	Shortened Opening theme used Ending theme used 2.00:1
Mufasa: The Lion King	December 20, 2024	Variant Muted in closing logo 1.85:1
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl	February 7, 2025	Disney+ concert special 30fps 2.00:1
Snow White	March 21, 2025	2.39:1
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip	March 28, 2025	Final appearance of prototype version (to date) Disney+ original film Prototype version 2.35:1
Lilo & Stitch	May 23, 2025	2.39:1
Elio	June 20, 2025	Opening theme used Ending theme used 2.39:1 Disney100 logo used on the 2023 teaser trailer
Freakier Friday	July 22, 2025	2.39:1
Tron: Ares	October 10, 2025	Variant 2.39:1
Zootopia 2	November 26, 2025	Shortened Opening theme used Ending theme used 2.39:1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw	December 5, 2025	Disney+ original film 30fps 1.78:1
Hoppers	March 6, 2026	1.85:1
Toy Story 5	June 19, 2026	Debut appearance of Chinese exclusive variant 1.85:1 Shanghai Disney Resort 10th Anniversary variant used for Chinese market
Moana	July 10, 2026	Opening theme used 2.39:1 Shanghai Disney Resort 10th Anniversary variant used for Chinese market

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1st Bumper (March 23, 1994-June 2000, 2002)	2nd Bumper (July 11, 2000-)

1st Bumper (March 23, 1994-June 2000, 2002)

Visuals: On the grass green background of the era's FBI warnings, there is the modified screen text, reading "THIS FILM HAS BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION. IT HAS BEEN FORMATTED TO FIT YOUR TV."

Variants:

On color restorations of black-and-white films, the text is in Helvetica and reads "THIS FILM HAS BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION. IT HAS BEEN REFORMATTED TO FIT YOUR TV AND IS A COLORIZED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL BLACK-AND-WHITE FILM."
Sometimes, the text is in Futura Condensed, centered, and reads "THIS FILM HAS BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION. IT HAS BEEN FORMATTED TO FIT YOUR TV SCREEN AND EDITED FOR CONTENT."
The 1995 VHS releases of Man of the House and The Santa Clause have the text in Futura Condensed. It's also larger, and with the space in-between each line of text compressed. "SCREEN" also follows "TV." This variant can also be seen on the 1995 demo tape of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (after the "Coming Soon to Own on Videocassette" bumper), a 1996 reissue of The Good Mother, the 1997 VHS of MicroCosmos, a Request Pay-Per-View airing of Con Air and Dish on Demand airings of Flubber, Beloved, Shakespeare in Love and Open Range.
- On a July 1998 pay-per-view airing of Scream 2, the above variant is used, except with the text rearranged and "...AND COMPRESSED TO RUN IN THE TIME ALLOTTED" added to it.
The 1997 VHS and a pay-per-view airing of Evita have the text reading "THIS FILM HAS BEEN RECOMPOSED FROM THE ORIGINAL VERSION IN ORDER TO FILL THE TELEVISION SCREEN" in a Helvetica font.
On the 2000 DVDs of Make Mine Music and Saludos Amigos, the text reads "THIS FILM HAS BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION, AND HAS BEEN EDITED FOR CONTENT." This also appears on the 1997 Laserdisc of The 6th Man and the 2000 DVD of Pretty Woman, albeit in a different font.
The text is translated into Spanish and French languages on U.S. Spanish and French Canadian VHS releases, respectively. The Spanish screen roughly translated to "The format of the original version of this film has been modified to fit your television screen."

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Audio Variants: On most DVS tapes, a narrator reads out the screen, preceded by "A title reads..." (read by Wendie Sakakeeny on The Lion King and Phenomenon) or "A notice..." (read by Kria Sakakeeny on Toy Story).

Availability:

Seen on Disney/Touchstone/Miramax/Hollywood/Buena Vista/Dimension releases of the era starting in 1994, such as The Program (later printings), What's Love Got to Do with It?, Hocus Pocus, and D2: The Mighty Ducks. It was used through at least the early summer of 2000, even with the introduction of the then-new blue warning screens. You can know where this logo will be if you see the words on the back of the videocassette case.
The first animated features to use this were the first Masterpiece Collection releases like Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Robin Hood.
It also appeared short film compilations The Best of Roger Rabbit and Tiny Toy Stories, as well as the Jim Henson Video release of The Dark Crystal.
It appeared on a handful of live-action Disney movies licensed to Anchor Bay Entertainment in the late 1990's, including Napoleon and Samantha, Candleshoe and The North Avenue Irregulars.
The "colorized" version is seen on 1997 VHS release of The Absent-Minded Professor.
The "edited" version was first seen on the 1995 VHS of Color of Night: Director's Cut. It then made appearances on the 1995 VHS release of Highlander: The Final Dimension (as well as its 1996 reprint under Dimension Home Video) and the 1996 VHS of The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down The Mountain; the 2000 Gold Classic Collection releases of Saludos Amigos, Make Mine Music and Melody Time, as well as the 10th Anniversary Edition of Pretty Woman, were the final releases to use it.
It was also seen on PPV & VOD prints of Disney/Touchstone/Miramax/Dimension movies of the era (i.e., G.I. Jane, Man of the House, and The Crow).
It is preserved on several post-2000 reprints, such as Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, Hercules, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Gordy, Tombstone and Clerks. It also appeared on later prints of the 2000 VHS of The Sixth Sense (despite having the navy blue warnings; these prints have no previews, and a different "Stay Tuned" bumper, compared to copies from earlier in 2000, which had previews and the green warnings).
The "edited for content" variant that is reminiscent of standard version is only known to have appeared on the 1997 LaserDisc of The 6th Man. This appears on the letterboxed VHS release of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, possibly due to an editing error.

2nd Bumper (July 11, 2000-)

Visuals: On the blue background of the era's FBI warnings (mostly to line with the filmreel bumpers), there is the same text as on the last bumper, only this time, it is slightly larger and in a different font.

Variants:

On the 2002 VHS of The Others: Video Bonus Edition, the 2004 VHS of Around the World in 80 Days and the pay-per-view airings of Toy Story 2, Gone in 60 Seconds, Scary Movie 2 and Monsters, Inc., the text reads "THIS FILM HAS BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION. IT HAS BEEN FORMATTED TO FIT YOUR TV SCREEN."
On the 2002 VHS of Signs, the first pressing of the 2002 VHS of Sorority Boys, and the 2003 demo tape of Tuck Everlasting, the text reads "THIS FILM HAS BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION, AND HAS BEEN EDITED FOR CONTENT."
Another variant has the text read "THIS FILM HAS BEEN MODIFIED FROM ITS ORIGINAL VERSION. IT HAS BEEN FORMATTED TO FIT YOUR SCREEN." This variant was produced in 1.85:1 widescreen, compared to the other variants, which only exist in 1.33:1. The text may also appear in Helvetica Condensed or Lucida Sans Narrow.
The text is translated into Spanish and French on U.S. Spanish and French Canadian tapes, respectively. The Spanish text is the same English translation above.
A U.S. Spanish variant exists. It roughly translates to "The format of the original version of this film has been modified to fit your television screen. The original version of the film has been edited for content reasons."

Technique: A still, computerized graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability:

Can be seen on Disney/Miramax/Touchstone/Dimension/Buena Vista releases of the era such as Freaky Friday (2003), The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, Bridget Jones' Diary, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Monsters, Inc., The Lion King: Special Edition, and various Pokémon films (such as Pokémon Heroes, Jirachi: Wish Maker, and Destiny Deoxys).
Among the first tapes to use this logo were the 2000 Winnie the Pooh: Storybook Classics tapes, High Fidelity, and Toy Story 2.
This was not seen on the VHS releases of Finding Nemo and Shanghai Knights, which use the 20th Century Fox/Studios modified screen instead of this for some reason, and also did not appear on the VHS release of Home on the Range, which was in widescreen and did not need to carry a format screen, and a selection of 2002-05 VHS releases (an example being The Incredibles) and the 2006-07 VHS releases of Valiant, Chicken Little, and Cars (which use no modified screen at all).
This appeared on volumes of Power Rangers: Wild Force and Power Rangers Dino Thunder, which are TV shows (which, logically, wouldn't need formatting to begin with).
This also makes appearances on the VHS releases of Pearl Harbor and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, which are both letterboxed at 1.78:1.
Although this wasn't often seen on TV airings of Disney titles (as they often use their own modified screen), it was used on a few movies that aired on Disney Channel, Toon Disney and Disney XD, including The Sword in the Stone, Monsters Inc. and Max Keeble's Big Move, among possibly others. It also appeared on Play It to the Bone when it aired on The Movie Network (now Crave) in Canada.

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References

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