Walt Disney Pictures

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening/closing theme of the film.

Availability: Ultra common. Seen on films during the era.

Editor’s Note: An in-credit logo.

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: Flash animation.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Near extinction. Seen during Disney’s 50th anniversary.

Editor’s Note: None.

### 3rd Logo (October 7, 1983-December 25, 1998)

Logo: Same as the 1st logo, but on a black background, we see the words WALT DISNEY PICTURES in a serif font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Ultra common. Seen on films during the era.

Editor’s Note: Same as the 1st logo.

### 4th Logo (June 21, 1985-December 12, 2006)

Nicknames: “The Castle”, “‘80s Castle”, “Ultra Common Castle”

Logo: On an indigo background, we see a pale white castle with six flags wiping from above with the “shower of light”. A flash forms “WALT DiSNEY” (in its famous script). “PICTURES” fades in below the script. An arc forms all the way to the “W”.

Variants:

* Starting in 1990, the background is blue, the castle is light blue and the arc stops by the “W”.
* Starting in 2002, there are now seven flags.

FX/SFX: Flash animation.

Music/Sounds: A majestic theme that is based on “When You Wish Upon a Star”, composed by John Debney.

Music/Sounds Variants:

* On some films like *Return to Snowy River*, it is silent.
* On some films such as *Tarzan*, *Pocahontas* and *The Emperor’s New Groove*, the opening theme plays over the logo.
* Some films such as *Flight of the Navigator*, *The Rescuers Down Under* as well as the 1997 VHS of *The Little Mermaid*, the music is off-sync. In this variant, the logo’s animation is slow and choppy (it looks more like somebody sliding a sheet of paper) and the light is not as apparent.

Availability: Ultra common.

* The first film to use this logo was *Return to Oz*.
* The original variant appears on 1985 to 1990 films.
* The later variant appears on 1990 to 2006 films.
* The last film overall to use this logo was *The Fox and the Hound 2*.

Editor’s Note: A nicely done logo.

### 5th Logo (April 15, 1988)

Logo: On a dark blue background, we see the script from before in blue writing. “PICTURES” appears below. A line draws between the two.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extinct. Only appeared at the end of *Return to Snowy River*.

Editor’s Note: None.

### 6th Logo (November 22, 1995-June 29, 2007)

Nicknames: “The Castle II”, “‘90s Castle”, “CGI Castle”, “Pixar Castle”

Logo: On a blue background, we see Sleeping Beauty Castle, redone in CGI with the camera zooming out. The same animation applies with the 4th logo.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A bombastic fanfare composed by Randy Newman. On *Monsters, Inc.*, *The Incredibles* and *Ratatouille*, the opening theme plays over the logo. At the end of films, we hear flags waving and a pixie dust sound.

Availability: Very common.

* The first film to use this logo was *Toy Story*.
* Also seen on *A Bug’s Life*, *Toy Story 2*, *Monsters, Inc.*, *Finding Nemo*, *The Incredibles* and *Cars*.
* The last film to use this logo was *Ratatouille*.

Editor’s Note: A nicely done logo.

### 7th Logo (May 19, 2000-April 14, 2006)

Nicknames: “The Castle III”, “‘2000s Castle”

Logo: On a black background, we see the 1985 logo, only that everything is in orange.

Closing Title: The still version. At least two films used the opening variant.

FX/SFX: Flash animation.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme.

Availability: Rare. First seen on *Dinosaur* and last appeared on *The Wild*.

Editor’s Note: None.

### 8th Logo (July 7, 2006- )

Nicknames: “The Castle IV”, “‘2000s Castle II”, “CGI Castle II”, “Ultra Common Castle II”

Logo: On a night sky we see a star twinkling. The camera pans down to reveal a redone hybrid of Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella Castle as fireworks appear. A pixie dust forms “WALT DiSNEY” in its famous script, only slightly different from the 1985 logo. “PICTURES” fades in underneath.

Variant: Starting in 2011, “WALT” and “PICTURES” is dropped, leaving only the “DiSNEY” text. This was made to fit other devices similar to the iPod.

FX/SFX: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A lush theme based on “When You Wish Upon a Star”, completely different from the 4th logo, composed by Mark Mancina. The post-November 2011 version, has subtle changes with louder sound effects. This version is currently used as an alternate. Some films have the opening theme. The pre-2016 closing version has pixie dust sounds or silence.

Availability: Extremely common.

* The first film to use this logo was *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest*.
* The “DiSNEY” version first appeared on *The Muppets*.

Editor’s Note: None.