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1st Bumper (1983) (Walt Disney Pictures)

Bumper: On a dark blue background, we see this text, in a white Helvetica font, fade in and out: "COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU SOON".

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the fade-in and the fade-out.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Ultra rare. This bumper is only known to appear after the movie on the 1983 British rental VHS tapes of The Last Flight of Noah's Ark and Escape to Witch Mountain, before a reissue trailer for The Jungle Book (1967).

2nd Bumper (1985) (Walt Disney Pictures)

Bumper: On a blue background, we see the cheaply chyroned text: "SEE THIS OUTSTANDING DISNEY FILM AT A CINEMA NEAR YOU SOON." The text is displayed in a narrow robotic font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on the original 1985 UK rental VHS releases of Robin Hood (1973), Hunting Instinct, and Tex.

Legacy: Not only is the text cheaply chyroned, but it is also off center. The LCD-like text is also poorly done.

3rd Bumper (1986-1995)

See the 1986 Walt Disney Home Video logo for the description.

4th Bumper (1986-1993) (Touchstone Home Video)

See the 1986 Touchstone Home Video logo for the description.

5th Bumper (1986-1987) (Walt Disney Home Video)

See the Disney Premiere Cinema logo for the description.

6th Bumper (October 12, 1989) (Walt Disney Pictures)

Bumper: On a black background, we see the words "COMING THIS CHRISTMAS TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen only at the beginning of the 1989 British retail VHS releases of Sleeping Beauty, preceding a trailer for Oliver & Company.

7th Bumper (1990-1993)

Bumper: On a blue background, we see the words "COMING SOON TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU", "NOW SHOWING AT A CINEMA YOU" or "COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU THIS SUMMER".

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the fade-in and the fade-out.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. It debuted on the 1990 British rental VHS releases of Turner & Hooch. It also appeared on the 1991-93 British retail VHS releases of The Jungle Book (1967), The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast (1991), and The Rescuers Down Under.

8th Bumper (1991)

Bumper: On a black background, the gold and shiny words "STAY TUNED" are seen in a Rockwell font.

Trivia: Interestingly, not only does this have an American-sounding announcer, but it happens to Brian Cummings, whose voiceover here (mentioned below) was shortened for use in a couple of American IDs. Cummings would also perform the voiceover for another stay tuned bumper on the 1994 South Korean VHS release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

FX/SFX: A shine going across the text.

Music/Sounds: None, except Brian Cummings saying "Stay tuned after our feature, for a look at other great titles available from Walt Disney Home Video." After that, there's three seconds of silence before the bumper fades out.

Availability: Rare; as of now, it can be seen only on the 1991 UK VHS release of Ducktales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.

Legacy: As previously mentioned, this stay tuned bumper is noteworthy for containing an American-sounding announcer on a British VHS release of a Disney movie. This led to various YouTube accounts creating their own 1991 VHS openings of Disney films that would include this stay tuned bumper and then WDSHE’s 1989-92 Feature Presentation bumper.

9th Bumper (1991)

Bumper: We see a light-dark blue gradient background with one of the following captions "COMING SOON FOR YOU TO OWN" or "NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO OWN" flying in from the top right, and settle in the middle for a few seconds. It then flips up, and rotates clockwise to exit the screen.

FX/SFX: The flying, flipping and rotating of the background.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Very rare, as it only lasted for a year. Seen on a few Buena Vista and Disney UK retail VHS tapes from the time, such as An Innocent Man, Three Men and a Little Lady, and the original 1991 UK retail VHS releases of The Little Mermaid.

10th Bumper (1991-1992)

Bumper: On a blue background, there is a note displayed on the screen, which says "STAY TUNED FOR MORE NEWS OF DISNEY'S VIDEO RELEASES AFTER THE MAIN FEATURE".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on UK VHS releases of the era including Disney's Gummi Bears: Hot Little Tot, Disney's Gummi Bears: A Sky Full of Gummies, The Rescuers Down Under and Blackbeard's Ghost.

11th Bumper (1991-1995) (Hollywood Pictures Home Video)

See the Hollywood Pictures Home Video logo for the description.

12th Bumper (1991-1993) (Buena Vista Home Video)

See the 1988 Buena Vista Home Video logo for the description.

13th Bumper (1992-1996) (Jim Henson Video)

See the Jim Henson Video for the description.

14th Bumper (1993-2004)

Bumper: On a black background, we see the clip-ons appearing in a blue gradient font:

  • COMING SOON
  • SOON AVAILABLE TO OWN ON VIDEO
  • NOW AVAILABLE
  • AVAILABLE TO BUY
  • FEATURE PRESENTATION (recycled from the 10th American bumper)

Variants:

  • The color scheme varies for each clip-on.
  • The "COMING SOON" clip-on is still.
  • The "AVAILABLE TO BUY" and "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-ons animate like the U.S./Canadian counterpart of the era.
  • The "NOW AVAILABLE" and "SOON AVAILABLE TO OWN ON VIDEO" clip-ons animate in a similar fashion, except the texts slightly zoom in during the animation. The former clip-on is shown in letterboxed format, while the latter clip-on is shown on open matte.
  • On the 1997 retail UK VHS releases of The English Patient, the "NOW AVAILABLE" clip-on is bold, tinted in white, and a still image. In addition, the text is arranged horizontally and most of the outlining is gone.

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the animation.

Music/Sounds:

  • The "COMING SOON" and "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-ons, as well as the 1997 edition of the "NOW AVAILABLE" clip-on, contain a majestic horn & string-driven fanfare - possibly an alternate take of the 1991 WDHV logo theme. To make room for the music, these clip-ons stay on screen for three additional seconds. This music was first heard on the 1993 rental UK VHS releases of Aspen Extreme.
  • Both the "SOON AVAILABLE TO OWN ON VIDEO" clip-on and the 1998 edition of the "NOW AVAILABLE" clip-on contain the 1991 WDHV logo jingle.

Music/Sounds Variants:

  • On the 2003 UK VHS releases of Inspector Gadget (1999), the slower version of the logo music is used on the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on.
  • On the 1993 UK rental VHS releases of The Distinguished Gentleman (the first tape to use the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on), a completely different majestic fanfare reminiscent of the second half of the Hollywood Pictures logo jingle is used on the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on.
  • On the 1993-94 UK rental VHS releases of 3 Ninjas and Born Yesterday and the 2003 UK retail VHS releases of The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh, the 1991 WDHV jingle is heard on both the "COMING SOON" and "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-ons.
  • On the 2000 UK retail VHS releases of Spot's Show and Other Musical Adventures, the music from other international bumpers is heard on the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on.
  • On the 1996-98 UK rental VHS releases of Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Con Air, The Preacher's Wife, and The Wings of the Dove, the Jim Henson Video logo jingle is heard on the "AVAILABLE TO BUY" clip-on.
  • On the 1998 UK rental VHS releases of The 6th Man, the 1991 WDHV logo jingle is heard on the "AVAILABLE TO BUY" clip-on.

Availability: Common. Seen on the rental and retail editions of many Buena Vista and Disney VHS releases from Great Britain.

  • These clip-ons were first used on the rental editions of VHS releases such as Aspen Extreme, 3 Ninjas, Born Yesterday, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, A Far Off Place, The Mighty Ducks are the Champions (known as The Mighty Ducks in America), Hocus Pocus, The Three Musketeers (1993), My Father the Hero, The Adventures of Huck Finn, Cool Runnings, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Lightning Jack, Little Buddha, Pulp Fiction, Iron Will, and In the Army Now.
  • Although the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on was introduced on the 1993 UK rental VHS releases of The Distinguished Gentleman, the remaining bumpers didn't debut until later that year, with the UK rental VHS releases of Aspen Extreme.
  • The first Disney-branded retail releases to contain the "FEATURE PRESENTATION" clip-on were Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa and Dining Out with Timon and Pumbaa from 1997, followed by Toy Story: Collector’s Edition from 1999. This clip-on appeared on subsequent Disney retail VHS tapes from the UK such as Toy Story 2, Tarzan (1999), The Legend of Tarzan and Power Rangers: Wild Force videotapes, Dinosaur (2000), Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, Freaky Friday (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and Kim Possible: The Secret Files; most of these releases also included the "COMING SOON" and "NOW AVAILABLE" clip-ons.
  • The first Disney-branded retail VHS release to contain the "COMING SOON" clip-on was A Bug's Life from 1999.
  • VHS tapes with the "NOW AVAILABLE" clip-on include the rental and retail editions of Disney-branded VHS tapes from the 2000s.
  • VHS tapes with the "AVAILABLE TO BUY" clip-on include the UK rental releases of Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Con Air, and The 6th Man.

Legacy:These are considered by some more unnerving than the American versions.

15th Bumper (March 15, 1993) (Walt Disney Pictures)

Bumper: On a blue gradient background, we see the words "Coming this Autumn to a cinema near you" in a yellow font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare. This was only seen on the 1993 British retail VHS releases of Peter Pan (1953).

16th Bumper (1993-1995) (Touchstone Home Video)

See the Touchstone Home Entertainment#1989 Touchstone Home Video logo for the description.

17th Bumper (1993-1996) (Walt Disney Home Video/Disney Videos)

Bumper: On a blue background, we see the words "STAY TUNED" in yellow/orange gradient lettering.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Depending on the variant:

  • On 1993-1994 releases, a British announcer, most likely either Christopher Eccleston or Pat Sharp, says "There'll be more news about the magical new releases from Disney Video, coming up after the film."
  • On 1994-1995 releases, John Sachs says the same text as before, except "Disney Video" is instead "Walt Disney Home Video."
  • On 1995-1996 releases, John Sachs says "Stay tuned for news of great future releases from Disney Videos, after this feature."

Availability: Common. Seen on British/Irish Disney VHS releases from the era.

Examples of where to find each one:

  • 1993-1994: Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book (1967), The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Three Caballeros, The Sword in the Stone (1993 re-release), Basil The Great Mouse Detective (1993 re-release), Dumbo (1993 re-release), Robin Hood (1993 re-release), The Wind in The Willows (1993 re-release), Mickey & the Beanstalk (1993 re-release), The Little Mermaid: A Whale of a Tale, The Little Mermaid: Double Bubble, The Little Mermaid: Stormy the Wild Seahorse
  • 1994-1995: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Aladdin, Dumbo (1994 re-release), Mickey's Christmas Carol (1994 re-release), The Return of Jafar, Mary Poppins (1994 re-release), Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas Volume Ten, A Walt Disney Christmas
  • 1995-1996: The Aristocats, 101 Dalmatians (1961), Toy Story, The Lion King, The Fox and the Hound, Pinocchio, Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Circle of Life, Alice in Wonderland (1951, 1995 re-release), The Little Mermaid: Ariel the Ballerina, Jiminy Cricket's Christmas, Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa, Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too!, Winnie the Pooh: Making Friends, Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Colours of the Wind, Disney's Sing-Along Songs: 101 Notes of Fun, Muppet Treasure Island, The Santa Clause, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Sleeping Beauty (1996 re-release), Cool Runnings, Basil The Great Mouse Detective (1995 re-release), The Adventures of Huck Finn, The Sword in the Stone (1995 re-release), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1996 re-release), Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go to The Circus, Mickey's Greatest Hits, Donald's Greatest Hits

18th Bumper (February 7, 1994-2005)

Bumper: On a blue background, we see the words "COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU" or "NOW SHOWING AT A CINEMA NEAR YOU" in Optima font.

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the bumper fading in and out.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. It premiered on the 1994 UK rental VHS releases of Born Yesterday, and can also be seen on many titles available for rental and sale such as The Jungle Book (1994), Mulan (1998), Toy Story (1999 Collector's Edition release), Mighty Joe Young (1998), The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, The Waterboy, Treasure Planet, End of Days, Bringing Out the Dead, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

19th Bumper (August 22, 1994-October 17, 1994) (Walt Disney Pictures)

Bumper: On a blue background, we see either the words "COMING SOON TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU" (in Gill Sans Narrow) or "NOW SHOWING AT A CINEMA NEAR YOU" (in Univers Narrow).

FX/SFX: The bumper fading in and out.

Music/Sounds: John Sachs says one of the following:

  • Coming Soon: "Watch out for this feature presentation, coming soon to a cinema near you."
  • Now Showing: "Look out for this feature, now showing at a cinema near you."

Availability: An extremely rare oddity. The only tape to have the "Coming Soon" variant is the 1994 UK retail VHS releases of Aladdin (1992) and the "Now Showing" variant is on the 1994 UK retail VHS releases of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

20th Bumper (January 30, 1995-2001) (Disney Videos)

See the Disney Videos logo for the description.

21st Bumper (1995-1996)

Bumper: On a dark blue background, we see this text, in a white Helvetica font: "ALSO AVAILABLE TO RENT".

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the bumper fading in and out.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Extremely rare, considering that only three British rental VHS tapes contained it. This bumper debuted on the 1995 British rental VHS tapes of Lightning Jack and Little Buddha, preceding a trailer for six Buena Vista-owned family movies available to rent on VHS (A Far Off Place, The Mighty Ducks are the Champions [known as The Mighty Ducks in America], 3 Ninjas, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, California Man [known as Encino Man in America], and Captain Ron). Because the Blockbuster/Ritz editions of the 1994 British rental VHS releases of Cool Runnings, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and The Three Musketeers, as well as the non-Blockbuster/Ritz editions of the former two, were released before this bumper premiered, they only contain the aforementioned trailer. It made its final appearance on the 1996 British rental VHS releases of From Dusk Till Dawn, preceding the trailer for Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead.

22nd Bumper (March 27, 1995-1996) (Walt Disney Pictures)

Bumper: Same as the 17th bumper with the text "COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU", but with a drop shadow.

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the bumper fading in and out.

Music/Sounds: John Sachs says, "Watch out for this feature presentation, coming soon to a cinema near you", the same audio from the 18th bumper.

Availability: Uncommon. It was seen on the 1995-96 British VHS retail releases of The Aristocats, The Lion King (1994), Sleeping Beauty, and Pinocchio (1940).

23rd Bumper (1995-1996) (Disney Interactive)

See the 1st Disney Interactive logo for the description.

24th Bumper (1996-November 23, 1998) (Disney Videos)

Bumper: On a purple gradient background, we see the clip-on text in orange Arial Bold font, which shines:

  • Coming soon to a cinema near you
  • Now showing at a cinema near you
  • Coming soon from [Buena Vista Home Entertainment Ltd logo]
  • Stay Tuned

FX/SFX: None, unless you count the bumper fading in, the shining of the text, and the bumper fading out.

Music/Sounds: John Sachs enthusiastically says the following clip-on text:

  • "Coming soon to a cinema near you."
  • "Now showing at a cinema near you."
  • "Coming soon from Buena Vista Home Entertainment."
  • "Stay tuned for news of great future releases from Disney Videos, after this feature."

Availability: Seen on several Disney UK retail VHS tapes.

  • The cinema bumpers are much common to find, and appears on the British VHS retail releases of Pocahontas, 101 Dalmatians (1961), Toy Story, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Cinderella (1950), Peter Pan (1953) (1998 re-release), Hercules (1997), Lady and the Tramp (1955) (1998 re-release), Flubber, and The Little Mermaid (1998 re-release).
  • The Buena Vista Home Entertainment bumper is very rare as it was seen on the 1996 UK retail VHS releases of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
  • The Stay Tuned bumper is also rare, seen on a few Disney UK VHS retail tapes from 1996 and 1997, such as Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Legacy: John Sachs’ voiceover on each clip-on is more energetic than on previous IDs.

25th Bumper (1996-2000) (Disney Interactive)

See the 2nd Disney Interactive logo for the description.

26th Bumper (April 29, 1996) (Walt Disney Pictures)

See the 2nd Walt Disney Pictures logo for the description.

Legacy: A bland bumper.

27th Bumper (1999)

Bumper: We see Geri's chess board from the Geri's Game short with the words "Stay Tuned After the Feature", an image of Geri who is wearing glasses and folding his arms with a smile, the Pixar print logo and the Geri's Game logo superimposed over it.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Music from Geri's Game plays in the background as Mark Elliot says "Stay tuned after the feature program, for Pixar's Academy award winning animated short: Geri's Game."

Availability: Seen only on the UK VHS of A Bug's Life.

28th Bumper (1999)

Bumper: On a purple background, we see a notice in gold and in Times New Roman font reading:

STAY TUNED AT THE
END OF TOY STORY FOR

"THE STORY BEHIND
TOY STORY"

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen only on Toy Story: Special Collector's Edition.

29th Bumper (1999)

Bumper: On a purple gradient background, we see the orange words "Stay Tuned", which shine and then fade to the words "A Special Feature Will Follow After This Programme". These words also shine and continue doing so into the bumper fadeout.

FX/SFX: The words shining and fading.

Music/Sounds: The music used in U.K. Disney coming attraction and feature presentation bumpers from the era.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen only on a retail VHS release of Winter on Watership Down.

30th Bumper (2001-2005)

Bumper: On a black background, we see the white words "BONUS FOOTAGE AFTER THE FEATURE" in a Garamond font.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appeared on later UK Disney releases such as The Emperor's New Groove, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2001 re-issue), Monsters, Inc., Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition, Lilo and Stitch and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure and The Lion King: Special Edition.'

31st Bumper (2004-2006)

Bumper: On a black background with bright rays in the middle of the screen, the words "COMING SOON", "NOW AVAILABLE" or "FEATURE PRESENTATION" zoom out and two white lines appear above and below it. After a few seconds, a flash appears and brightens the whole screen, before cutting to black.

FX/SFX: The words zooming out, the rays, the flash.

Music/Sounds: A calm orchestral tune, followed by a whoosh.

Availability: Less common but seen on later British Disney, Miramax, and Touchstone videocassettes available for rental and sale, such as Brother Bear, Freaky Friday (2003), Home on the Range, Holes, Mulan II, The Haunted Mansion, Starsky & Hutch, The Incredibles, King Arthur, and The Ladykillers.

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