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Celebrate the 65th Anniversary of Walt Disney Animation’s Peter Pan, available on?Digital and?Movies Anywhere May 29 and on?Blu-ray June 5. Joining the Walt Disney Signature Collection, relive the animated classic with more than two hours of bonus features and new never-before-seen extras. Experience?the timeless adventure from Disney’s golden age of animation with the whole family and let imagination soar off to Neverland once again!
In ?Peter Pan,? fantastic adventures await the Darling children?Wendy, John and Michael?when Peter Pan, the hero of their stories, whisks them away to the magical world of Never Land.? After flying with Peter and the delightfully impish Tinker Bell past the ‘second star to the right and straight on till morning,? they explore the enchanted island and Peter’s secret hideout with the Lost Boys, and leap into high-flying battles with swashbuckling pirates and the infamous villain Captain Hook.
The Walt Disney Signature Collection edition of ?Peter Pan? invites adventures of all ages to believe in magic once again and experience a timeless treasure from Disney’s golden age of animation that has stirred the hearts and imaginations of moviegoers worldwide since its original 1953 release. The Signature Collection edition offers over two hours of classic bonus features plus never-before-seen extras, including the latest installment of ?Stories from Walt’s Office,? which explores Walt’s love of flying and the company planes; a nostalgic reunion between Kathryn Beaumont (the voice of Wendy) and Paul Collins (the voice of John); and new Oke renditions of the classic song ?You Can Fly? and deleted song ?Never Smile at a Crocodile? accompanied by on-screen lyrics and the film’s unforgettable animated characters.
Bonus Features:
BLU-RAY & DIGITAL*:
New Signature Collection Bonus
- Stories from Walt’s Office: Walt & Flight ? ?Think of the happiest things, it’s the same as having wings?. One thing you?ll notice inside Walt Disney’s office are all of the models and pictures of airplanes. Walt loved planes and was an aficionado of flying. As a continuation of the ?Stories from Walt’s Office? series, we?ll soar into the world of one of Walt’s favorite pastimes and look at the history behind the company airplane he used to scout Central Florida looking for the perfect place to build his second theme park.
- A Darling Conversation with Wendy & John: Kathryn Beaumont and Paul Collins ? Join Disney Legend Kathryn Beaumont (the voice of Wendy) and Paul Collins (the voice of John) as they reunite for the first time in many years to reminisce and discuss their experiences working on Peter Pan, meeting Walt Disney and learning to fly ? literally.
- You Can Fly? ? A new Oke rendition and graphic look of the classic Disney song, ?You Can Fly,? with fun lyrics on screen and lots of your favorite ?Peter Pan? characters.
- ?Never Smile at a Crocodile? ? A new Oke rendition and graphic look of the deleted song, ?Never Smile at a Crocodile?, with fun lyrics on screen and highlighting the relationship between Captain Hook and Tick- Tock the Crocodile.
Legacy/Classic Bonus
- DisneyView
- Sing-along Version of the film: Sing along with your favorite songs from the movie.
- Growing Up with Nine Old Men ? ?Peter Pan? is both a story of living with a child’s sense of openness to the world and an acknowledgement that the path to adulthood most often leads away from those qualities. A parallel of sorts to that duality can be found in Walt Disney and his core group of animators, the Nine Old Men, in their lives and in their work. Our short film will look at who they were and the parts they played in one of the most remarkable team of artists that ever worked together.
- Deleted Song: ?The Pirate’s Song? ? Original demo recording of the song played over concept art.
- Deleted Song: ?Never Smile at a Crocodile? ? With music played over static concept art of the crocodile from Pater Pan.
- Deleted Song: ?The Boatswain Song? ? With music played over static concept art of Captain Hook and his crew.
- Deleted Scene: ?The Journey Home? ? A proposed alternate ending where Peter asks the Lost Boys to return home with Wendy and the other children.
- Deleted Scene: ?Alternate Arrival? ? A deleted scene where Wendy and the children are initially attacked by the Lost Boys because Tinker Bell tells them that Wendy is holding Peter captive. We also see in this version of the story that Nana the dog travels to Never Land with Wendy and the children.
- Disney Song Select ? Simply play the clip from the movie with subtitles underneath it.
- ?The Second Star to the Right?
- ?You Can Fly?
- ?A Pirate’s Life?
- ?Following the Leader?
- ?Your Mother and Mine?
- Audio Commentary Hosted by Roy Disney ? Audio commentary hosted by Roy Disney, but carried on by several other people.
- Music and More
- ?Never Land?: The Lost Song ? A bonus piece that sets up the backstory of where this lost song was found and how Richard Sherman recomposed it.
- Music Video: ?Never Land? ? Music Performed by Paige O?Hara ? A music video of the song ?Never Land?
- Music Video: ?The Second Star to the Right? ? Music Performed by T-Squad ? A music video of the song ?The Second Star to the Right? performed by T-Squad.
- Backstage Disney
- You Can Fly: The Making of ?Peter Pan? ? A making-of video of the 1953 Disney classic, ?Peter Pan.?
- In Walt’s Words: ?Why I Made ?Peter Pan?? ? Based upon an article written by Walt Disney retold as a dramatic recreation.
- Tinker Bell: A Fairy’s Tale ? An introspective video on the creation, history and personality of the one and only ?Tink.?
- The Peter Pan That Almost Was ? Hosted by Ron Clements and John Musker, we take a look at the storyboards and early concepts of a version of the ?Peter Pan? film that never saw the light of day.
- The ?Peter Pan? Story ? An original featurette for the film created in 1952.
*Bonus features may vary by retailer
Feature Run Time:?Approximately 77 minutes
Rating:G in U.S. and Canada; Bonus Material not rated
Peter Pan is one of those classic Disney films so I am thrilled to see it land in the Walt Disney Signature Collection. Characters like Peter Pan and Captain Hook are iconic and every child should know who they are. I think everyone goes through a phase in their life in which they wish they did not have to grow up and this movie takes all of the viewers on a magical trip to Neverland to see what it might be like to stay a kid forever. For me it also reminds me of what it is like to be a kid again. This is one movie I will never grow tired of watching. This copy of the film is the best looking yet with crisp sound and beautiful picture quality. All the additional bonus features are worth watching and can give us a glimpse behind the scenes of some of the voices and of Walt himself. This is a must-have movie for any Disney DVD collection!
