Buena Vista International Television was the international distribution arm of Walt Disney Television established in 1985 to produce non-USA series and distribute all Disney-owned libraries around the world. In 2007, this division was renamed to "Disney-ABC International Television" after Disney retired the "Buena Vista" brand. It was renamed again in 2011 to "Disney Media Distribution".
Nickname: "The Blue Castle" (for the standalone, WDT, and WDTA variants), "The White Castle" (for the second variant)
Logo: We see the finished 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo (in the scheme of the 1990 Walt Disney Television logo), sans the text "WALT DiSNEY PICTURES" and the segmented circular line (which would later be drawn). Then the following text fades in:
As it does, the circular line is drawn over the castle, but slower and differently.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The name fading and the spark animating. Other times (on some Touchstone Television shows), it's a still logo.
Music/Sounds: Silent (mainly on the standalone logo), the finishing of the 1987 Walt Disney Television theme (which is high-toned for PAL prints), or the finishing of the end title theme of any show.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Common.
Editor's Note: None.
Nicknames: "The Turning 2-D Castle", "The White Castle II"
Logo: On a purple water-like background, we see a 2-D Disney castle turning from right to center while white lights shine upon the logo. Turning with the castle we see the stacked words, "BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION" (in the same alignment as the "Servicing the distribution" version of the previous logo) and a Disney copyright stamp underneath. Above the castle is "Distributed by" (or sometimes "Servicing distribution of this programme") in Arial font.
Variants:
FX/SFX: The castle fading in and turning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the previous logo.
Music/Sounds Variants:
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: None.
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