Gonna play Disney’s game
A few weeks ago when I was watching TV I saw an ad that really surprised me. I guess it wouldn’t have surprised me if I paid attention to DVD news, but it was a commercial for Snow White, coming out on DVD and Blu-ray. I was shocked, were they finally learning that their classic movies should be available to everyone at any given time? Would I be able to buy Cinderella on Blu-ray next year for it’s 60th anniversary? After a quick search on Google, I found out no, they didn’t smarten up.
It seems like only a select few Disney movies are subjected to the Vault, to be specific, their “best-sellers”. Now Snow White was the very first to be released on DVD, and it’s time to start the cycle all over again on Blu-ray, Snow White being the first, with Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 being released March 2010, and then Beauty and the Beast October 2010 (at least I want that one).
Now some of this actually holds true to their “we take the movie away for 7 years and then release it again”, although until now, Fantasia was never included in the Vault, so who knows what else they’ll stick in there in the future. Also, with a bit of rough calculations, I can expect to buy Cinderella on Blu-ray sometime in 2015. Awesome! I mean, it’s bad enough that I missed out on the DVD release and either have to buy a bootleg on Ebay or download the movie, for the movie’s 60th anniversary, they won’t even release it on Blu-ray (they released Pinocchio on it’s anniversary, taking it out of the Vault prematurely).
So, whenever I have the extra money, I’ll be buying multiple Snow White Blu-rays. When Fantasia is released, I’ll be buying up as many Fantasia Blu-rays I can find. I’m going to play Disney’s idiotic little game and make a profit off them. When Snow White goes back into the Vault, I just wait a few years and sell the Blu-rays on Ebay. I mean heck, if a DVD bootleg goes for $30 on Ebay, just imagine what a real disc will go for.
If anyone else would like to make money (and who doesn’t), I encourage you to do the same. Let Disney work for you and help you pay some bills. Sure, it will take some time, but in the end, that time will net you a bit of extra money!
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