Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment/Home Video Bumpers/Oceania

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Australia

1st Bumper (1985-1987)

Bumper: We see various footage from the Disney Channel running in the background, and then the clip freezes after a few seconds.

• Coming Attractions: We see a clip of the dogs from 101 Dalmatians watching a clip from Disney Channel, consisting of the Sorcerer Mickey dancing and looking up its magic.
• Stay Tuned: A clip of a Mickey Mouse short where Mickey and Minnie invites to a premiere, and then we see a circus sitting in, and then the circus reveals out it was a blue curtain, and the circus continues, where the silhouettes of Mickey and Minnie are.

Technique: The animation of the bumpers.

Music/Sounds: The audio from the cartoon/bumper plays out as an Australian voiceover said:

• Coming Attractions: "Let's take a peek at the magic headed your way."
• Stay Tuned: "Hurry up everybody! Find a seat! The show is about to begin! But keep watching after the movie, because there's more to come."

Availability: Ultra rare. Seen on earlier Australian VHS of Disney movies, distributed by Roadshow. All three clip-ons appear on Goin' Quackers, Herbie Goes Bananas and Once Upon a Mouse, while the former clip-on additionally appeared on Dumbo (1941) and Robin Hood (1973).

2nd Bumper (1987-1992)

Bumper: We see clips from various Disney movies appearing, mostly from The Disney Sunday Movie, popping up as slides appear.

Technique: The film clips and transitions.

Music/Sounds: An Australian voiceover says "Feast your eyes on these films from the Disney Studios!" over a honky-tonk piano tune ("High Roller" from the Network Music Ensemble library, album NM013 - Pop Rhythms.)

Availability: Rare. Seen on a few Australian Disney videos from the era, like Casebusters & My Town, Chip, the War Dog, Justin Case, The London Connection (aka The Omega Connection), The Sword in the Stone and Shipwrecked.

3rd Bumper (1992-1993)

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Bumper: On a dark blue background, we see the following plain clip-on texts in white:

• COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU
• COMING SOON
• FEATURE PRESENTATION

Technique: None, unless you count the bumper fading in and out.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Rare. Seen on earlier Buena Vista/Disney VHS tapes after the split from Roadshow in Australia from the era, such as The Rescuers Down Under and Paradise.

4th Bumper (1993-2006)

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Bumper: On a black-blue gradient background, we see the following clip-ons in ITC Cheltenham font, which shines:

• Coming To A Cinema Near You.
• Coming To The Big Screen in 1994 (This can be found on the 1993 VHS of The Jungle Book (1967))
• Playing At Cinemas From September 1996 (This can be found on the 1996 VHS of Pocahontas)
• Out Now from [Disney Interactive logo] (on a white background) (see the 1st Disney Interactive logo)
• Now Showing At A Cinema Near You.
• Coming Soon To Video
• Coming In November 1993.
• Coming to Video March 3, 1994
• Coming Soon
• Coming to Video
• Coming to Video August 4, 1994
• Coming Soon To Video (here, the background and font are different)
• Coming Soon from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• Now Available On Video
• Now Available
• Yours To Own On Video
• News from Walt Disney World Resort, Florida (This bumper is found on the VHS tapes of Pocahontas and Toy Story, both released in 1996, respectively. It was commonly used to promote Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary)
• Stay Tuned After The Feature For More Exciting Previews
• More Exciting Previews
• Stay Tuned After The Feature For A Special Preview
• Stay tuned after the feature for more exciting news from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
• Stay Tuned After The Feature For A Special Snow White Featurette
• Stay tuned after the movie for a special featurette on the making of CINDERELLA (here, the gradient runs in a different direction)
• Feature Presentation

Variant: On the "Coming Soon" and "Feature Presentation" clip-ons, the words fly and connect while they shine.

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

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Aussie Disney VHS tapes from the era.

5th Bumper (2000-2001)

Bumper: On a dark blue background, we see clip-ons that vary by tape:

• In Cinemas April 2001 (with the words "Rated G" on the bottom right) (This can be found on the 2001 VHS of Dinosaur)
• Now Available To Own On Video
• Special Bonus Animated Short (This can be found on the 2000 VHS of Toy Story 2)
• Stay tuned after the feature for a special featurette (This can be found on the 2000 VHS of Toy Story and the 2001 VHS of Pinocchio)
• Stay tuned after the feature for a bonus music video (This can be found on the 2000 VHS of Toy Story 2)
• Stay tuned after the feature for exciting bonus footage and Sing-Along Songs (This can be found on the 2001 VHS of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

Technique: None, unless you count the bumper fading in and out.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Appears on some Australian VHS releases of the time, such as the first two Toy Story films and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. These bumpers are commonly associated with the previous bumper.

Legacy: In accordance with their one-year lifespan, these bumpers feel wasted.