'''Variants:'''
*There are many custom variants where the text is designed to blend in with a film's opening credits.
*In 1960, starting with ''Pollyanna'', the word "FILM" wasis removed.
*This logo was redone in 1966, brightening up the background to a {{color|blue}}/white gradient and changing the letters to a turquoise color. Also, the font for the "DISTRIBUTED BY" and "DISTRIBUTION CO., INC." text would change into a more normal font. This variant was first used on ''Follow Me, Boys!''.
*The logo was changed again in 1979, changing the background to a {{color|blue}}/{{color|mediumseagreen|medium sea green}} gradient and making the "Buena Vista" text blocky. This variant was first used on ''Footloose Fox''.
*From June 9, 1978 to April 1979, the background is a set of {{color|red}}, {{color|gold|yellow}}, and {{color|orange}} stripes on a {{color|blue}} background, and the text is modified to "A BuenaVista RELEASE" (Buena Vista is one word; the "B" and "V" are outlined) in Helvetica font. This logo follows a special logo commemorating Mickey Mouse's 50th birthday.
**On the Italian releases of ''Peter Pan'' (1979 reissue) and ''Hot Lead and Cold Feet'', the text is not there, leaving us with just the color bars (the logo of [[Cinema International Corporation]], which distributed Disney's films in Italy at the time, would follow).
* On the custom variant for ''The Last Flight of Noah's Ark'', the Buena Vista text fades out and is replaced by the text "From Walt Disney Productions".
*The logo was also seen in black-and-white. On ''Frankenweenie'', the background for the 1979 version is completely black.
*A black and white variant of the 1966 version also exists. It is only seen on the 1932 Mickey Mouse shorts ''Touchdown Mickey'' and ''Mickey's Good Deed'', both reissued in 1974.
*There is aA variation where the text reads "Buena Vista FILM DISTRIBUTION CO., INC. Presents" (with "Presents" in the same signature font) also exists. This was seen on the featurette ''Alaskan Sled Dog''; a custom variant appeared in ''Nature's Strangest Creatures''.
* On ''Zorro the Avenger'' (a feature-length compilation of episodes of the ''Zorro'' TV show), there is a custom variant with the text "A BUENA VISTA PRESENTATION" is superimposed over the opening shot.
*On some late-1980s/early-1990s reissues of classic animated features, which had the 1985 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo tacked on at the beginning, the films' respective BV logos were placed at the end of the film, where they played silently. This phenomenon is intact on the 1990 Laserdisc release of ''Peter Pan'' (this also happened on early-90s Disney Channel airings), the 1992 VHS release of ''101 Dalmatians'', the 1999 VHS and 2003 DVD releases of ''The Rescuers'', and a late-1980s print of the animated short ''Goofy and Wilbur''.
*On ''The Big Fisherman'' (a non-Disney film that BV distributed), the text is an in-credit notice placed at the end of the movie.
*On the Blu-ray release of ''The Rescuers'', the logo is longer due to having been plastered over the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo from an earlier reprint.
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Audio:''' Either a customized fanfare composed just for the movie, the beginning of the film's score, or silencenone.
'''Audio Variants:''' However, there are a few recurring themes that go with this logo.
*On reissues of the majority of the theatrical cartoon shorts, as well as ''Son of Flubber'', a horn stinger, composed by George Bruns, is heard.
*On several films, such as ''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'', ''Mysteries of the Deep'', ''In Search of the Castaways'', and very few cartoon reissues, an ominous-sounding melody, composed by Oliver Wallace, is heard. The music's pitch also varies.
*On a few late-50s/early 60s featurettes, such as ''Noah's Ark'', ''Goliath II'' and ''Gala Day at Disneyland'', a majestic 20th Century Fox-esque horn fanfare, composed by George Bruns, is heard.
*On ''Nikki, Wild Dog of the North'', ''Big Red'' and ''The Legend of Lobo'', a majestic 20th Century Fox-esque string/brass fanfare, composed by Oliver Wallace, is heard. On the two latter movies, the fanfare is re-orchestrated.
*On ''The Absent-Minded Professor'', ''Emil and the Detectives'' and ''Run, Appaloosa, Run'', a suspenseful theme, composed by George Bruns, was heard.
*On the ''Winnie the Pooh'' films (except ''Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore''), an ascending stinger, composed by Buddy Baker, was heard. It was re-orchestrated on ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'' and television broadcasts of ''Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree''.
* On ''The Rescuers'', there is a thunderclap over the logo, which is actually the Castle Thunder sound effect.
'''Availability:''' This appeared on many films the company distributed. It made its first appearance on ''The Living Desert''.
*The only place where this is accidentally plastered over is on ''Old Yeller'', which has its custom Buena Vista music playing over the end of the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo.
*The "Film Distribution" variant made surprise reappearances on the 1974 and 1981 reissues of ''Alice in Wonderland'', despite Walt Disney himself denying the film a theatrical re-release during his lifetime, so it's possible said print with the "Film Distribution" variant was made in the 1950s, but withheld from release until 1974.
* The 1960 variant made its last known appearances on ''The Love Bug'' and a reissue of ''Mr. Duck Steps Out'', both from 1968.
*''The Rescuers'' version has also been restored on the 2011 DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film.
* While the "Color Bars" variant is not present on the [[Anchor Bay Entertainment|Anchor Bay]] releases of ''The Cat from Outer Space'', the 2004 Disney release has it intact.
*''Mary Poppins'' has this logo on the following releases of the film: the 1980 Betamax and VHS releases, the 1989 VHS release, the 1998 and 2000 DVD releases, and the new 2013 DVD and Blu-ray releases. It was replaced with the 1990 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo on the 1997 VHS release and the 3rd, and 4th DVD releases, as well as all international DVD releases.
*This was also the case on ''The Aristocats'', with its logo restored beginning with the Blu-ray release; however, previous releases (such as the 1996 VHS release and the 2000 and 2008 DVD releases) had it replaced with the 1990 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] logo.
*The 1987 VHS release of ''Lady and the Tramp'' had the logo blacked out (youthe fanfare can still hearbe the fanfareheard playing); however, it wasis restored on the 1998 VHS release of said film.
*All other 1954-1984 titles have them intact.
*[[Channel 4|Channel 4]] UK airings of ''Pollyanna'' (1960), ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' (1961), and ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' (1971) also have this logo intact.
'''Audio:''' None.
'''Audio Variant:''' On the ''Max Fleischer's Cartoon Capers'' and ''Paddington Bear'' releases, the ascending chimes from the [[Walt Disney Television]] logo are heard.
'''Availability:''' Appears on the original 1989 VHS release of ''Cocktail'', the 1990 reissues of the ''Max Fleischer's Cartoon Capers'' and ''Paddington Bear'' VHS releases, and the 1991-92 VHS releases of ''The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle''.
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