Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection

The Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection, or the Gold Classic Collection for short, is a series of VHS and DVD releases of animated Disney films, similar to the Walt Disney Classics and Walt Disney Masterpiece Collections that preceded it. The series notably also featured the first home video release of Make Mine Music and the first VHS and DVD release of Saludos Amigos (although content from these two was cut) and the first DVD release of Toy Story.
The DVDs were similar in content to the failed Limited Issue DVDs, to the point that the Gold Collection DVDs for Pinocchio, Hercules, and Mulan were actually reissues of those films' Limited Issue DVDs. Most of the DVDs contained a few bonus features in the form of interactive read-alongs, trivia games, and sing-alongs, though some also contained making-of featurettes and bonus cartoon shorts.
Each wave of Gold Collection videos and DVDs were released on select days of each month from January 11, 2000 through March 20, 2001. However, due to subpar sales as a result of too many videos in the series being released all at once, Disney discontinued the line afterward. As a result, later releases with similar content and cover designs were not labeled as Gold Collection videos. 
Many of the films released in the Gold Collection have since been released on DVD again, one of them as part of the Walt Disney Platinum Editions (and its second successor series, the Walt Disney Signature Collection) and many others released as individual "special edition" DVDs. As of 2015, Make Mine Music, Melody Time, and A Goofy Movie are the only films released in the series that have not been given new Region 1 DVD releases since then, although the latter films have been released on Blu-Ray as Disney Movie Club exclusives, one in 2019, and the other two in 2021.
The Spirit of Mickey and So Dear to My Heart were apparently going to be re-released as part of the Gold Collection (as seen on a trailer for the collection on various videos), but these videos were never released. The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Oliver & Company were also planned to be included but were cut from the collection and instead released as stand-alone videos without the "Gold Collection" banner. So Dear to My Heart was eventually released on DVD as a Disney Movie Club exclusive.
==Releases==
VHS Cover	DVD Cover	Film 	Released 	DVD bonus features	Moratorium
 	 	Toy Story 	January 11, 2000 (VHS); October 17, 2000 (DVD)	
*Tin Toy
*"You've Got a Friend in Me” music video
*"The Making of Toy Story"	May 1, 2003
 	 	Mulan 	February 1, 2000 	
*Music videos
**"Reflection" by Christina Aguilera
**"True to Your Heart" by 98º and Stevie Wonder
*Theatrical trailer	January 31, 2002
 	 	Pinocchio 	March 7, 2000 	
*A Wish Come True: The Making of Pinocchio
*Theatrical trailer	January 31, 2002
 	 	The Aristocats 	April 4, 2000 	
*Theatrical trailer
*Trivia game	2006 (month unknown)
 	 	The Fox and the Hound 	May 2, 2000 	
*1988 theatrical reissue trailer
*Read-along
*Trivia game	Early 2006
 	 	Saludos Amigos 	May 2, 2000 	
*"South of the Border with Disney" featurette
*Theatrical trailers	Early 2008
 	 	The Three Caballeros 	May 2, 2000 	
*Cartoon shorts
**Don's Fountain of Youth
**Pueblo Pluto
*Original theatrical trailer	Early 2008
 	 	Make Mine Music 	June 6, 2000 	
*Cartoon shorts
**The Band Concert
**Farmyard Symphony
**Music Land	N/A
 	 	Melody Time 	June 6, 2000 	
*Cartoon shorts
**Casey Bats Again
**Donald Applecore
**Lambert the Sheepish Lion	N/A
 	 	Pocahontas 	June 6, 2000 	
*Music videos
**"Colors of the Wind" by Vanessa Williams
** "If I Never Knew You" by Jon Secada and Shanice	Early 2005
 	 	Fun and Fancy Free 	June 20, 2000 	
*"Mickey and the Beanstalk" read-along
*Trivia game
*"Disney Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega music video
*"The Story Behind Fun and Fancy Free" featurette	N/A
 	 	A Goofy Movie 	June 20, 2000 	
*Trivia game
*Read-along
*Disneyland episode "The Goofy Success Story"
*Goof Troop episode "Calling All Goofs"
*"Disney Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega music video
*Theatrical trailer	N/A
 	 	Alice in Wonderland 	July 4, 2000 	
*DVD storybook
*Trivia game
*"Operation Wonderland" featurette
*Sing-Alongs
**"All in the Golden Afternoon"
**"The Unbirthday Song"
*1974 theatrical reissue trailer	Late 2003
 	 	Mary Poppins 	July 4, 2000 	
*"The Making of Mary Poppins"
*"Hollywood Goes to a World Premiere"
*Original Theatrical Trailer
*Trivia Game	Early 2004
 	 	Robin Hood 	July 4, 2000 	
*DVD storybook
*Trivia game
*Ye Olden Days (colorized version)
*Sing Along
**"Oo-De-Lally"	Early-mid 2006
 	 	Hercules 	August 1, 2000 	
*"The Making of Hercules"
*Go the Distance Music Video	Early 2014
 	 	The Rescuers Down Under 	August 1, 2000 	
*Trivia Game
*Read-Along Storybook
*Original Theatrical Trailer	Late 2011
 	 	A Bug's Life 	August 1, 2000 	
*Geri's Game
*Original Outtakes
*Alternate Outtakes	May 1, 2003
 	 	Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World 	September 5, 2000 	
*Little Hiawatha
*Trivia Game
*Storybook	Early 2012
 	 	The Black Cauldron 	October 3, 2000 	
*"The Quest for the Black Cauldron" game
*Trick or Treat
* Still Gallery
*Original Theatrical Trailer	Late 2009
 	 	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 	October 3, 2000 	
*"Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" game
*Susie the Little Blue Coupe (seen after "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride")
*The Legend of Sleepy Hollow storybook
*Sing-Along Song: The Merrily Song
*Lonesome Ghosts	Early 2014
 	 	Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas 	November 7, 2000 	
*"Deck the Halls" music video performed by SHeDAISY
*"The Gift of the Magi" storybook
*"Deck the Halls" sing-along
*"Jingle Bells" sing-along	Still avaliable seasonly. Reprinted on DVD + Blu-ray debut in 2014.
 	 	Pete's Dragon 	January 16, 2001 	
*"Where's Elliot? The Disappearing Dragon Game"
*Still Frame Galleries
*Disney Family Album: Ken Anderson excerpt
*The Plausible Impossible excerpt
*Lighthouse Keeping
*Man, Monsters and Mysteries	Early 2009.
 	 	The Sword in the Stone 	March 20, 2001 	
*Disneyland episode "All About Magic"
*"Music Magic" featurette
*The Sword and the Stone Scrapbook
*Sing-Along Songs: 
**Higitus Figitus
**That's What Makes the World Go Round
*Film Facts
*A Knight for a Day
*Brave Little Tailor	Early 2008
 	 	Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 30th Anniversary Edition	March 20, 2001 	
*"Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers"
*Portobello Road Recording Session
*Scrapbook
*Film Facts
*Reconstruction of Missing Musical Number A Step in the Right Direction
*3 Original Theatrical Trailers
* 1979 Reissue Trailer
*The Vanishing Private
*The Worm Turns	Early 2009.
===Similar later releases===
The following videos, similar in appearance and design to the Gold Collection releases, came out after the Gold Classic Collection line was discontinued.
VHS Cover	DVD Cover	Film 	Released 	DVD bonus features
 	 	Dumbo: 60th Anniversary Edition 	October 23, 2001 	
*Audio Commentary by John Canemaker
*Baby Mine Music Video by Michael Crawford
* "Celebrating Dumbo"
*Art Gallery
*Walt Disney TV Introduction
* Sound Design from The Reluctant Dragon
*Trailers (Original Theatrical Trailer and 1949)
*Dumbo II Sneak Peek
*Elmer Elephant
*The Flying Mouse
*DVD Storybook
*Sing-Along Songs 
**Look Out for Mr. Stork
**Casey, Jr.
 	 	Peter Pan: Special Edition 	February 12, 2002	
*Audio Commentary by Roy E. Disney
*You Can Fly!: The Making of Peter Pan
*The Peter Pan Story
*Return to Never Land Sneak Peek
*Peter Pan Still Frame Gallery
*Sing-Along Song: Following the Leader
*Peter's Playful Prank Storybook
*Pirate Treasure Hunt Game
 	 	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	March 19, 2002 	
*The Making of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
*Audio commentary by Don Hahn, Kirk Wise, and Gary Trousdale
*Sing-Along Song - "Topsy Turvy"
*Multi-language reel for "A Guy Like You"
*Topsy Turvy Underground game
 	 	Oliver & Company: Special Edition	May 14, 2002 	
*"The Making of Oliver and Company"
*"Disney's Animated Animals: A Look at the History of Animals in Disney Films"
*Scrapbook
*Sing-Along Songs
**Why Should I Worry
**Streets of Gold
*Publicity Materials 
**TV Spot
**Original Theatrical Trailer
**1996 Trailer
** "Return of a Classic"
*Film Fun Facts
*Lend a Paw
*Puss Café
 	 	The Great Mouse Detective 	July 23, 2002 	
*"The Making of The Great Mouse Detective"
*Scrapbook
*Donald's Crime
*Clock Cleaners
*Sing-Along Song: World's Greatest Criminal Mind
 	 	The Rescuers 	May 20, 2003 	
*"The Ultimate Case" Game
*Three Blind Mouseketeers
*Water Birds
*"Under the Hat Villains"
*Scrapbook
*Sing-Along Song: Someone's Waiting For You
==Trivia== 
*While the VHS versions use the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection logo in place of the 1991 golden-colored Walt Disney Home Video logo at the beginning, both logos use the same music. The DVD versions, however, use the 1991 Walt Disney Home Video logo.
*This is the first series of re-releases to include Pixar films (Toy Story and A Bug’s Life) as all future re-releases of these two films would be standalone re-releases and not a part of neither the Platinum Editions, Diamond Editions or the Walt Disney Signature Collection. The second being the Disney100 series of releases, which once again include Toy Story, only this time without Bug's life and instead with Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, Brave, Coco, and Cars (albeit reprinting releases from prior to 2023). 
* This series' release of Melody Time is censored to remove scenes involving cigarettes from the Pecos Bill segment, much like its previous 1998 VHS/Laserdisc release.
**This one, Saludos Amigos and Make Mine Music all have an aspect ratio screen on the VHS and DVD release in this series stating that they have been "edited for content" since these three films are affected with censorship and cuts.
*Almost all of the VHS tapes have the exact same opening previews, including a trailer to the then-recent direct-to-video film The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. This could be due to many videos in the series being released all at once.
*A Goofy Movie is presented as a pan-and-scan version on the North and South American DVDs, though European and Australian DVDs from 1999 present the film in a non-anamorphic widescreen format.
*Toy Story is the only Gold Collection DVD not to be released simultaneously with its VHS release. Additionally, it was the only Gold Collection DVD that was not a standalone release until 2001, as it was instead released in a two-pack with Toy Story 2 later in 2000.
**The reason for this delay is so the DVD release would coincide with that of Toy Story 2.
*New VHS covers with updated images included The Aristocats, Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Pocahontas, Fun and Fancy Free, Mary Poppins, Hercules, A Bug's Life, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The Sword in the Stone, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Black Cauldron, The Rescuers Down Under, Melody Time, Make Mine Music, and Pete's Dragon.
*The 2001 Canadian VHS of Oliver & Company is the only Gold Classic Collection release to not have a DVD equivalent at the time of its release.
*The DVDs were originally released with a gold embossed banner. Around the time Disney Movie Rewards launched, this was changed to a printed yellow banner.
==See also==
*Walt Disney Classics
*Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection
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