Disney started distributing its films on video in 1980, traded as Buena Vista Home Video from 1987 and has used the Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment name since 2007. The label covers Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios titles on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Sony has made and distributed its North American discs since 2024, and Disney cut its home-entertainment publicity team in April 2026.
Disney
183 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 125 in 4K58 in HD7 more for audio only
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent12
- Solid33
- Disappointing3
- Worse Than BD2
Films where Disney's release is the pick. How picks are made
58 of 183 films match
Films where Disney's release is the pick. How picks are made
58 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Old Disney Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Old Disney Blu-ray is better than new 4K Blu-ray due to excessive DNR
Director: Tim Burton
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Unrestored: 35mm scans (widescreen) or Disney LaserDisc (1.33:1 open matte)
Restored: Disney Gold Collection DVD (1.33:1 open matte)
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Tony Scott
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Disney+ HD Streaming
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Upcoming Release:
4K possibly teased?
Video Notes:
Disney+ has new master better than Blu-ray
Director: Steven Spielberg
3 with a weaker 4K
Best 4K release rated Disappointing or Worse Than BD · by Letterboxd rating
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Old Disney Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Old Disney Blu-ray is better than new 4K Blu-ray due to excessive DNR
Director: John Lasseter
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Original theatrical render: 35mm scans or 1996 Disney Deluxe Edition CAV LaserDisc boxset
Digital render: 2010 3D Blu-ray
Video Notes:
(every version since the 2000 DVD release, including the 2010 2D Blu-ray, has animation errors. The majority of those were corrected for the 3D rerelease.) The 4K Blu-ray is merely upscaled from the 2K render.
Best Audio:
Stereo Mix: 1996 Disney Deluxe Edition CAV LaserDisc boxset
5.1 AC3 Mix: 1996 Disney Deluxe Edition CAV LaserDisc boxset
5.1 DTS Mix: 1997 Disney DTS LaserDisc level corrected
Additional Info:
The 1997 DTS LaserDisc is a virtually untouched transfer of the theatrical 5.1 mix and should theoretically sound the best being that DTS has higher bitrates than AC3. However, the original pressing of the DTS LaserDisc has an error where the right channel is 8.5db lower than the rest. This is an easy fix in a program like Audacity, and if you can find a corrected transfer, like the ones on various fan projects online, it should be the best sounding version of the film.
The AC3 audio on Side 2 of the CLV LaserDisc has the LFE channel muted. This was left intact for the CAV release.
The 2000 and 2005 UK DVD has an error where one of the shots is brightened up way too high (when the rest of the toys hold onto Slinky as he clings onto Woody during the moving truck rescue). Plus the end credits are interlaced (the PSP UMD video is the only way to get that version of the credits without interlacing).
The 4K Blu-ray has a further remixed Atmos track.
Best English-Friendly:
Japan Disney 4K Blu-ray for the original Japanese audio with the best English subtitle translation
US Funimation Blu-ray for the Bandai dub
Manga Entertainment UK Blu-ray for the Manga Entertainment dub
Upcoming Release:
4K remastered US theatrical re-release in 2024 courtesy of GKIDS with either the Japanese audio with Disney's English subtitles or the English dub by Bandai
Not yet confirmed for a US home video release
Best Audio:
Japan "4K Remastered" Disney Blu-ray has the original 6.1 mix
Japan Disney 4K Blu-ray for the DTS:X remix
Funimation US Blu-ray for the Bandai dub
Manga Entertainment UK Blu-ray for the Manga Entertainment dub
Additional Info:
Italy Dynit Blu-ray has the best picture quality but has no English subtitles or original theatrical 6.1 mix.
All "4K Remastered" and 4K Blu-ray releases (including from Disney) are taken from a 35mm filmout rather than the original digital source, and then heavily DNR'd, destroying original detail and making lines smearier than before. The Japan Disney 4K Blu-ray is the least bad presentation of the 4K remaster, being encoded with a very healthy bitrate and HDR10+ metadata, and with a top-notch DTS:X remix, with the original 6.1 mix included on the pack-in "4K Remastered" Blu-ray.
The film has multiple English subtitle translations, and the Disney subtitles done by Linda Hoaglund and Judith Aley with Aura are often seen as the best translation, with these subtitles present on the Japan Disney 4K Blu-ray, making this the definitive option for viewers who want to watch the film in Japanese with English subtitles.
5 for audio only
The best audio is Disney's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Best Audio:
Japanese audio: 2014 Japan Hayao Miyazaki boxset Studio Ghibli Blu-ray has 6.1 discrete
English audio: Cinema DTS-ES, 2010 US Disney Blu-ray as an alternative
Best Video:
2014 Japan Hayao Miyazaki boxset Studio Ghibli Blu-ray
Best Audio:
Japanese audio: 2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray/US GKIDS Blu-ray
English dub (Disney): 1998 US Disney VHS has better sounding vocals despite altered music and sound effects, the US Disney LaserDisc has limited audio, and 2003 DVD is a fake 5.1 upmix
Releases from 2010 onward have the original music and sound effects, but distorted vocals
English dub (Streamline): 1996 Japan remastered LaserDisc, available in Ghibli Ga Ippai Collection boxset
Upcoming Release:
Japan Studio Ghibli 4K Blu-ray announced for a November 25, 2026 release
Best English-Friendly & Video:
2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray
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