# So Are You Purchasing The Lion King DVD? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 7, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010 "2003-10-07T05:56:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eman\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Eman\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eman_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/21 "2003-10-07T23:09:15Z")
I pre-ordered it along with **Finding Nemo** , so I’ll get both in a month or so. What I’m REALLY looking forward to is the next wave of **Walt Disney Treasures**. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/22 "2003-10-07T23:16:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rooves \* > **Well, in light of all the file sharing threads I’ve come to the conclusion that since I already own a licenced copy (video cassette) of The Lion King, Disney should do the only fair thing and upgrade me for free. How can they charge me twice for the same thing?** There’s a coupon inside the DVD case for a $5 rebate if you send in the proofs-of-purchase from the DVD and your old VHS copy. It ain’t full compensation, but it’s something. And since I bought my DVD at Wal-Mart for less than $15, I think that’s a heck of a deal. ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Train\_Song](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@Black\_Train\_Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Train_Song)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/23 "2003-10-08T02:52:02Z")
Well shiver me timbers! wow. I think that’s fair. Does Disney make more money by offering their stuff for a limited time? What’s the pressure tactics all about? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/24 "2003-10-08T02:54:57Z")
I’m not buying any Disney title until _Song of the South_ is released, uncut, on DVD despite the fact that I actually liked _Beauty and the Beast_. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/25 "2003-10-08T03:14:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\*Uh, yes it is. Like _ET_, \*_Sleeping Beauty_,and _Beauty and the Beast_, _The Lion King_ is a limited release, so if you don’t buy it in a few months, you won’t be buying it all. \*\* Well I did say I was going to get it in the next 2 months. But I did buy “The Little Mermaid” on DVD in 2001. eBay’s got my back. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/26 "2003-10-08T03:23:55Z")
Disney knows collectors. And collectors have to have every single one of whatever series they collect. Offering for a short time also means that the ‘prestige’ of their product goes up in the mind of the consumer. Oh, NOT buying the DVD. I liked the movie just fine, but have you heard the new songs? Suck and more suck. Can I buy a DVD with just the Scar scenes? That’d be worth it. If you want to keep watching the movie for years to come, **Snuggles** your tape _will_ degrade. DVD will not. Also, within the next decade or so, you won’t be able to buy or find repairs for a VCR… they are going the way of the eight track. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/27 "2003-10-08T03:31:01Z")
Bought mine today at Costco. It’s a 2-disk set so I’m anxious to watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/28 "2003-10-08T04:51:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FilmGeek \* > \*\* > Oh, NOT buying the DVD. I liked the movie just fine, but have you heard the new songs? Suck and more suck. > \*\* I believe the song is from the play. I think I read today that you can watch the movie with or without the new song. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/29 "2003-10-08T05:40:13Z")
The ‘platinum edition’ comes with two versions - with the new song, and without the new song. Though apparently there is replacement animation for some shots in both versions, so their claim it’s the Original Theatrical Version would therefore be untrue. But I only just got it in the mail today, so haven’t watched it yet to know for certain. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/30 "2003-10-08T06:45:50Z")
I’ve owned movies for nearly 20 years and haven’t had one degrade on me. Properly stored and kept, they should last a long time. Longer than I’d care to hang on to them or watch them enough to make it worth the while to buy a new DVD at $15-20 a pop. I’d rather by old VHS tapes for $2 or $3 anyway, but I’m a luddite like that. I refuse to buy the DVD, as I have every Disney on VHS. (Except, Song of the South) I refuse to give in to their extra footage appeal. The bastards. Now, if someone gave it too me as a gift, I wouldn’t turn it down. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/31 "2003-10-08T06:47:21Z")
Oh, and I’ve had more problems with DVD’s as when my chillin’s get a hold of a disc, it inevitably will end up scratched or broken. So, another poo poo to DVD’s. Kids stuff on VHS. Big People stuff on DVD ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/32 "2003-10-08T15:45:49Z")
I may well have, if I hadn’t been made aware of the fact that the 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of **Attack of the Killer Tomatoes** is now available. Sorry, Simba, but when Lt Finletter and Mason Dixon call, I must obey. ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/33 "2003-10-08T16:50:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shirley Ujest \* > \*\*I’ve owned movies for nearly 20 years and haven’t had one degrade on me. Properly stored and kept, they should last a long time. \*\* Just to point this out, every time you watch a VHS tape, you’re shortening its viewable life. Also, it’s been shown that VHS tapes (or any magnetic media, really) will age and degrade over time, even if you _never_ watch them. While I also have owned movies on VHS for many years that are still in pretty good shape after repeated viewings, I am also aware that those movies won’t last forever. I’ve already started to notice signs of wear on my old tapes of _Miracle Mile_ (which I just replaced on DVD) and _Closet Land_, for example, both of which I’ve kept very carefully and only watched occasionally. While digital media has its drawbacks, too, lifespan (in general) is definitely better for DVD than for VHS, by a long shot. This was a major selling point of DVD for me, along with the better interactivity… and the fact that I _loathe_ rewinding tapes (which also wears them down). I agree with you about the thing wth kids, except for the fact that kids will also quickly ruin VHS tapes as well, getting food and other nastiness on them. Keeping and storing VHS tapes properly pretty much flies out the window once you have kids handling them. In our house, most of our old VHS library has been replaced by DVD, but many of the kids’ movies are still on VHS. However, my older kids like DVD better, and I rarely let them handle the discs themselves. Problem solved… at least, until the littlest one can reach the DVD shelf. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/34 "2003-10-09T00:04:19Z")
For those of you concerned about the previews: Although I didn’t try to skip it, the only preview you seem to be required to watch is the one for _The Lion King 1 1/2_. the rest (and theres a good half-dozen of them) can be skipped by hitting the Menu button on your remote. So that’s good. The 1 1/2 preview is funny (and it opens with that same opening as the movie) so it’s kind of worth watching. I haven’t gone through the second DVD yet, but I have looked at the book and the prints (yes, I bought the box set) and they’re pretty cool. I’ve always loved this movie. I was like a little kid watching it yesterday! ---
**Author:** ![Morelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Morelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morelin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/35 "2003-10-09T01:31:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Daniel \* > \*\*eh, you still see all those around. They don’t make the stores burn the unsold copies; there’s going to be fewer of them, but they’ll still be on shelves. \*\* Not burn, just pull off the shelf and return to sender. ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/36 "2003-10-09T04:30:10Z")
od damn do I hate ads on DVDs more than anything. I just want a clean set-up that’s ad free, ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010/37 "2003-10-09T05:52:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rooves \* > \*\* Does Disney make more money by offering their stuff for a limited time? What’s the pressure tactics all about? \*\* In addition to adding to the collectors’value, they put their DVDs/videos into a rotation (just as they used to do with theatrical releases) to insure a new audience. For instance, you may not have a kid now, but you might in say, 7 years, and then you’d want to buy the video for your little darling. Having it out for only a few months means a big rush–it will be bought for kids newly born up to 10 years old or so. It might sell as many copies if it was always available, but marketing types love those sales peaks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-you-purchasing-the-lion-king-dvd/206010.md?page=1)