In the style of the virtual galleries on Snow White and Beauty and the Beast's DVDs, a humungous collection of stills are archived through the halls of Sleeping Beauty's castle.

Story Reel: "The Fairies Put The Castle To Sleep" -- View The Original Story Sequence In Which Flora, Fauna, And Merryweather Put Everyone In The Castle To Sleep. Walt Disney embarked on the creation of his 3rd princess fairy tale in the 1950s after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella. Aside from this, there are Sneak Peeks for the theatrical release of Brother Bear and the DVD releases of The Santa Clause 2, The Lion King: Special Edition, Finding Nemo, and Kim Possible: The Secret Files, the Disney Princess merchandise, and Disney Electronics. Plus, there's a THX Optimizer to help calibrate the audio and video of your home theater system. The Restoration -- A Highly Sophisticated Computer-Aided Restoration Of The Film Was Undertaken In 1998, Which Involved Meticulously Restoring 118,000 Frames Of Film. The last two shorts in this area are my favorites on the disc. “The Restoration” (2:56) entails the laborious process to make Sleeping Beauty look as good as it did for this release, hosted by the supervisor Aaron Dem. I laud Disney for the next one: a “Widescreen to Pan-and-Scan Comparison” (3:50) with Andreas Deja explaining the difference between the two, and then an actual comparison using the full “Once Upon A Dream” sequence from the movie. Not only is this great for those who are uneducated about the subject, but its also great to directly see just how much gets cut from the original aspect ratio (don't worry about my curse on the pan-and-scan version on Disc 1 – nobody will touch it after seeing this, and if they do, they deserve to die . . . only joking, silly.)While not as strong as Walt's other movies in the story department, Sleeping Beauty is a breathtaking and inspirational movie that truly expanded its medium. Flawless in video and audio and bursting with special features, this 2-Disc set gives it the extensive treatment it deserves.

Rescue Aurora Adventure Game” is quite possibly the poorest set-top game ever devised for a Disney DVD. The player must answer a series of riddles while riding through the forest to get to Aurora's castle. The riddles themselves are very oddly worded, but it's easy to guess the answer. It's not unusual to find these types of features un-challenging, but I'm most The Design -- Film Historian Leonard Maltin, Original SLEEPING BEAUTY Artists Eyvind Earle And Ollie Johnston, And POCAHONTAS Co-Director Eric Goldberg Share Their Thoughts On

Helene Stanley Dance Reference -- Live Action Reference Footage Featuring Helene Stanley Dancing As Princess Aurora While Disney Animators Sketch Her.

Four Artists Paint One Tree -- Walt Disney Hosts This Special Look At The Techniques Used By Four Of The Artists Who Worked On SLEEPING BEAUTY. The Peter Tchaikovsky Story” (30:22) is yet another clip from the Disneyland TV series, giving a short run-over of the life of the famous composer, from when he was a boy through his composing of the Sleeping Beauty ballet. The acting isn't too hot, and the production values are low, but fans of Walt's show should like it. On October 7, 2008, Disney re-issued Sleeping Beauty in 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD and Blu-ray editions. This new set boasts a number of exclusive bonus features plus a remastered transfer in 2.55:1 widescreen and Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix Dolby 5.1. Over 70 more still frames are displayed in a virtual scrapbook: photos of the making of the movie in “Behind-the-Scenes,” posters and ads from the theatrical releases under “Publicity,” books and other things within “Merchandise,” and photos of film-related attractions at Disneyland in Anaheim and Paris in “Theme Parks”.After I've gone through all this fluffy stuff, you may be saying, “Where's the beef ?” Have no fear, there are plenty of meaty extras in the next section that make Sleeping Beauty my favorite DVD to come out since Snow White. History and Behind-the-Scenes All that is discovered here are 3 trailers: the Original Theatrical Teaser Trailer (1:43), the Original 1959 Theatrical Trailer (3:11), and the 1995 Re-Release Trailer (1:26). The menu begins in the forest, before then we are led deep into Aurora's castle, where a book is opened, listing the menu options. always amused by them. I found this one was just plain boring. The end of the game is just a clip from the movie of Prince Phillip fighting Maleficent and kissing Aurora. and live-action reference for Aurora's character, Mary Costa. Since the movie gets most of its attention for its visuals, it's no surprise that the commentary focuses mainly on developing and creating these, and provides some very interesting information on the production.