I too am interested to see how Disney treats 1.33:1 films (like the upcoming Pinocchio) to Blu-Ray. Personally, I think it would be great if they made a cropped 1.66:1 version for wide tv's IN ADDITION to the original 1.33:1. That way they cover the bases. With the short runtime of Disney films and a BD-50 this could easily be accomplished without impacting video or audio quality.
Disney originally stated that they would release one platinum title per year, then they upped it to two. My guess is that in 2010 they will up that number to 4, with one release per quarter. For 2009, Pinocchio is scheduled. The fall '09 Platinum title will be announced inside of Sleeping Beauty's chapter insert as a tradition. The titles up for re-release shortly are likely either Beauty and The Beast, Snow White, Lion King or the Fantasia films should be the next release in October of '09. My money is on Beauty and the Beast.
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