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'''Availability:''' Appears on Disney, Hollywood Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax and Dimension tapes from the United Kingdom. Titles with this warning range from ten early titles, such as ''The Rescuers'', ''Run'', ''Filofax (Taking Care of Business)'', ''The Little Mermaid'', ''Pretty Woman'', ''Sister Act'', ''The Rocketeer'', ''The Hand that Rocks the Cradle'', ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', ''Arachnophobia'' and ''Paradise'' to ten later titles, such as ''Monsters, Inc.'', ''Gone in 60 Seconds'', ''The Royal Tenenbaums'', ''Chicago'', ''Signs'', ''Reign of Fire'', ''Snow Dogs'', ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'', ''The Ladykillers'', and ''The Incredibles''. It altogether appeared on thousands of Buena Vista videos from the timeframe given above in various fonts, including some of their most popular releases. |
'''Availability:''' Appears on Disney, Hollywood Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax and Dimension tapes from the United Kingdom. Titles with this warning range from ten early titles, such as ''The Rescuers'', ''Run'', ''Filofax (Taking Care of Business)'', ''The Little Mermaid'', ''Pretty Woman'', ''Sister Act'', ''The Rocketeer'', ''The Hand that Rocks the Cradle'', ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', ''Arachnophobia'' and ''Paradise'' to ten later titles, such as ''Monsters, Inc.'', ''Gone in 60 Seconds'', ''The Royal Tenenbaums'', ''Chicago'', ''Signs'', ''Reign of Fire'', ''Snow Dogs'', ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'', ''The Ladykillers'', and ''The Incredibles''. It altogether appeared on thousands of Buena Vista videos from the timeframe given above in various fonts, including some of their most popular releases. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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==== 4th Warning (1999-) ==== |
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'''Warning:''' On a black background, we see the following text: |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''{{Font color|red|WARNING}}'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''“This product (including its soundtrack) is authorised for'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''private use only. All other rights are reserved. Unless'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''expressly authorised by law or in writing by the copyright'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''proprietor, any copying, public performance or other'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''commercial use of this product or any part of it, or any'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''export, recsupply and/or distribution by way of trade is'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''strictly prohibited. Unauthorised reproduction,'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''exhibition or distribution may result in severe criminal'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''and Civil penalties. Sales and/or rental rights for this'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''product are specified on the original packaging of this product.”'''</big></div> |
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'''Variants:''' |
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* On some DVDs, the quotation marks are omitted and the text is "'''The copyright proprietor has licensed this DVD (including its soundtrack) for private home use only. All other rights are reserved. The definition of home use excludes the use of this DVD at locations such as clubs, coaches, hospitals, hotels, oil rigs, prisons and schools. Any unauthorized copying, editing, exhibition, renting, exchanging, hiring, lending, public performance diffusion and/or broadcasting of this DVD, or any part thereof, is strictly prohibited and any such action establishes liability for |
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a civil action and may give rise to criminal prosecution. This DVD is not to be exported, distributed and/or sold by way of trade without a proper license from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Sales and/or rental rights for this DVD are specified on the original packaging of this DVD.'''". |
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* Some releases replace the word "'''product'''" with "'''DVD'''". |
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* On releases outside the UK, the "Original packaging of this product" notice is removed. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None, but on the English Audio Descriptive version a female voiceover reads the text. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on British Buena Vista/Disney DVDs. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Common. Found on Australian tapes of the time. |
'''Availability:''' Common. Found on Australian tapes of the time. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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==== 3rd Warning (2000-) ==== |
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'''Warning:''' Same as the British warning. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the British warning. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the British warning. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on most Aussie DVD releases by the company. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Found on later Disney tapes. |
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Found on later Disney tapes. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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==== 3rd Warning (2000's-) ==== |
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'''Warning:''' Same as the British warning, but the text is replaced by the following: |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>''''{{Font color|red|ATENÇÃO}}'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''Este produto, incluindo sua trilha sonora, é destinada exclusivamente & exibições domésticas, não sendo permitida qualquer outra forma de utilização, bem como reproduções totais ou parciais.'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''Qualquer outra forma de utilização necessita prévia autorização de um representante legal ou da lei.'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''Este produto não pode ser exportado, distribuído ou comercializado sem autorização da distribuidora ou representante legal do estúdio.'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''A violação dos direitos exclusivos do produtor e/ou do distribuidor sobre esta obra é crime (Art.184 do Código Penal).''''</big></div> |
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'''Translation:''' <div style='text-align: center;'><big>''''ATTENTION: This product, including its soundtrack, is intended exclusively for domestic exhibitions, and no other form of use is permitted, as well as total or partial reproductions. Any other form of use requires prior authorization from a legal representative or the law. This product cannot be exported, distributed or marketed without authorization from the distributor or the studio's legal representative. Violation of the exclusive rights of the producer and / or distributor over this work is a crime (Art.184 of the Penal Code).''''</big></div> |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the British warning. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the British warning. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on most DVD releases that include the Brazilian Portuguese language. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. |
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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==== 3rd Warning (2000's-) ==== |
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'''Warning:''' Same as the British warning, but the text is replaced by the following: |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>''''{{Font color|red|ADVERTENCIA}}'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''Este producto (incluyendo su banda sonora) está autorizado para su uso privado solamente. Todos los demás derechos están reservados.'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''A menos que se autorice expresamente por la ley o por escrito por el propietario de los derechos cualquier copia, presentación pública o uso comercial de este producto o cualquier parte de él asi como cualquier exportación, reabastecimiento y/o distribución comercial está estrictamente prohibido.'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''La reproducción, exhibición o distribución no autorizada conlleva penas civiles y criminales.'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''Los derechos de venta y renta están especificados en el empaque original del producto.''''</big></div> |
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'''Translation:''' <div style='text-align: center;'><big>''''WARNING: This product (including its soundtrack) is licensed for your private use only. All other rights are reserved. Unless expressly authorized by law or in writing by the copyright owner, any copying, public presentation or commercial use of this product or any part of it as well as any export, restocking and/or commercial distribution is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized reproduction, display or distribution carries civil and criminal penalties. Sales and rental rights are specified on the original product packaging.''''</big></div> |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the British warning. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the British warning. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on most DVD releases that include the Latin American Spanish language. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Common. Found on Mexican tapes at the time, such as ''Tarzan''. |
'''Availability:''' Common. Found on Mexican tapes at the time, such as ''Tarzan''. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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==== 3rd Warning (2000's-) ==== |
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'''Warning:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''Availability:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Common. Found on most Chilean releases of the time, including those of ''Hercules'', ''Mulan'', ''Toy Story 2'' and ''Dinosaur'' (''Dinosaurios''). The 2002 variant premiered in the VHS of ''Lilo and Stitch'' (''Lilo y Stitch''). |
'''Availability:''' Common. Found on most Chilean releases of the time, including those of ''Hercules'', ''Mulan'', ''Toy Story 2'' and ''Dinosaur'' (''Dinosaurios''). The 2002 variant premiered in the VHS of ''Lilo and Stitch'' (''Lilo y Stitch''). |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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==== 3rd Warning (2000's-) ==== |
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'''Warning:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''Availability:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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==== 4th Warning (2000's-) ==== |
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'''Warning:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''Availability:''' Same as the Argentine warning. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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=== Japan === |
=== Japan === |
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'''Availability:''' Common. Found on 1990's Disney tapes, such as ''Dumbo'' (''ダンボ''), ''Lady and the Tramp'' (''わんわん物語''), ''Pinocchio'' (''ピノキオ'') and ''Pocahontas'' (''ポカホンタス''). |
'''Availability:''' Common. Found on 1990's Disney tapes, such as ''Dumbo'' (''ダンボ''), ''Lady and the Tramp'' (''わんわん物語''), ''Pinocchio'' (''ピノキオ'') and ''Pocahontas'' (''ポカホンタス''). |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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==== 3rd Warning (2000's-) ==== |
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'''Warning:''' On a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background, we see the following text: |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>''''TBA.''''</big></div> |
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'''Translation:''' <div style='text-align: center;'><big>''''TBA.''''</big></div> |
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'''FX/SFX:''' None. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Found on most DVD releases that include the Japanese language. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on every Disney Videos VHS tape released in Germany from the period. |
'''Availability:''' Seen on every Disney Videos VHS tape released in Germany from the period. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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==== 3rd Warning (2000's-) ==== |
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'''Warning:''' Same as the British warning, but the text is replaced by the following: |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>''''{{Font color|red|DEUTSCHLAND, ÖSTERREICH, SCHWEIZ}}'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''Dieses Produkt (Bild, Ton und Soundtrack) ist nur für den privaten Gebrauch bestimmt. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''Vervielfältigung, öffentliche Vorführung oder sonstige gewerbliche Nutzung dieses Produkts oder von Teilen davon, sowie Export, Re-Import und/oder Vertrieb sind vorbehaltlich gesetzlicher Bestimmungen oder schriftlicher Genehmigung des Rechteinhabers.'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''Zuwiderhandlungen können Schadensersatzansprüche und strafrechtliche Folgen nach sich ziehen.'''</big></div> |
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<div style='text-align: center;'><big>'''Besonders Verkaufs- und/oder Verleihrechts für dieses Produkt sind auf der Originalpackung des Produkts angegeben.''''</big></div> |
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'''Translation:''' <div style='text-align: center;'><big>''''GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND: This product (picture, sound and soundtrack) is only intended for private use. All rights reserved. Reproduction, public demonstration or other commercial use of this product or parts thereof, as well as export, re-import and/or distribution are subject to statutory provisions or the written approval of the rights holder. Violations can result in claims for damages and criminal consequences. In particular, sales and/or lending rights for this product are indicated on the original packaging of the product.''''</big></div> |
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'''FX/SFX:''' Same as the British warning. |
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the British warning. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on most DVD releases that include the German language. |
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'''Editor's Note:''' None. |
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USA (English & Spanish) and Canadian (English & French) Warnings
1st Warning (1978-Early 1980s)
Warning: On a dark screen, we see the following words in yellow:
Variant: The words may be in a more narrow font and less compressed on some films.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: This technically wasn't used on home media, but rather Super 8mm film digests released by Disney, usually highlighting attractions at Walt Disney World, usually released as souvenirs there.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1980-Late 1983)
Warning: On a blue background, we see a black box with the letters "FBI" and the FBI logo below that on the left side of the screen. Above and to the right is the word "WARNING" in yellow, and below that is some white warning text (shown above).
The screen fades to a blue screen with the following yellow text (in Times New Roman font):
Variants:
- The order of the screens is reversed on some videos.
- Canadian French releases from Quebec use the variation below, but is translated into French. There is also black shadow on the text
- Canadian copies replace the FBI screen with a third screen similar to the second, except in a Helvetica font. This variation is put before the standard warning text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None, which all these FBI warnings are famous for.
Availability: This was the first warning used on home media. Appears on releases from 1980-1983, such as The Black Hole, Pete's Dragon, and Escape to Witch Mountain.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (Late 1983-July 15, 1984)
Warning: On a poppy red background, we see a black box with the letters "FBI" and the FBI logo below that. To the right of it is a white box with the text shown above.
Then the screen fades to the same blue "Licensed" screen mentioned above.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds:None.
Availability: Seen on releases from late 1983 to mid to late 1984 (excluding Canadian copies) such as Tex, Condorman and later printings of Tron. It can be also be spotted on a few Muppet Home Video releases (as they were distributed by Disney) like Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. Its last appearances were on The Castaway Cowboy and Son of Flubber.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (July 15, 1984-1991)
Warning: On a white background, we see a red-orange vertical bar at the left of the screen containing the white text "FBI" and a white FBI logo below that. At the right of the bar, in the Exotic Bold font, is the standard FBI Warning text seen in 1 and 2. Each screen lasts about eight seconds before fading out.
Variants:
- Some releases in 1990-1991 would have all of the text in a Goudy Old Style font.
- Walt Disney World videos had all of the text in a different sans serif font. The warning text beside the FBI logo is black instead of the usual red. Also, the phrase "ANY PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, COPYING OR OTHER USE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED." is included in both screens.
- On some releases, the first screen would cut straight to the next, rather than fading out.
- There is a variant in which the second screen fades in to a red background, and the text fading in after that. This version has text that looks chyroned in.
- On Canadian releases only, there is a variant in which the warning text fades to red, and then the Duplication notice fades in. This verson has chyroned text.
- There is a special "rainbow" variant on videos from Walt Disney Educational Productions in the 1980s. Despite its nickname, however, the background is actually a lavender/prawn gradient.
- There is an early "protoype" variation with different, longer sentences.
- On the 1991 release of Fantasia, the length of time each warning is on screen is cut in half, making it four seconds instead of the usual eight.
- A 1988 VHS of Alice in Wonderland had the first warning screen slideshow to the next, a la the next warning.
- Sometimes, the red area will be yellow instead.
- On Spanish-translated releases, the setup is similar, but on the first screen, the text (translated into Spanish) and the FBI text and logo are surrounded by a rounded rectangle. The second screen has the text in a MUCH smaller size, and appears to have serifs.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on releases from mid/late 1984 to 1991, like Winnie the Pooh and Friends, DuckTales VHS releases, and Robin Hood. It first appeared on Welcome to Pooh Corner Vol. 1 and Five Mile Creek Vol. 1. It can also be seen on 1985-1991 Touchstone Home Video releases as well. The version with the Goudy Old Style font was seen only on a few WDHV releases from 1991 (including the reprint of Disney's Sing-Along Songs: You Can Fly, Sebastian's Caribbean Jamboree, and compilations of episodes of the television series Dinosaurs). The one with the different font than the standard (which slideshows) can be seen on old 80s Walt Disney World promotional videos. The one with the font that fades in after the background is extremely rare, and can be seen on the original release of The Brave Little Toaster, the 1991 Canadian VHS print of The Rescuers Down Under, and the Mini-Classics release of Peter and the Wolf. The one which slideshows can be spotted on the 1988 American print of Alice in Wonderland. The prototype variation is rare, but can be spotted on the original 1984 prints of Splash and Mickey's Christmas Carol. The Spanish-translated variant has been spotted on a 1986 Spanish VHS of Mary Poppins.
Editor's Note: None.
5th Warning (August 19, 1986-Summer 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Warning: On a dark red background, we see a rounded rectangle with FBI and its logo on the side and the standard-issue warning on the other (which is very similar to the Spanish version of the previous warning). Then it slideshows to the next screen, whose words are in a bold Helvetica font.
Variants:
- On Canadian copies only, the warning screen would slideshow to the Duplication notice. On Canadian French copies, the warnings are translated to French, and like its English counterpart, it follows the same format. Unlike the regular warnings, the text for the French Canadian copies was in mixed case. This warning was used up until 1991 on Disney videos released in Quebec.
- On American Spanish-language copies, all text is translated to Spanish, the rounded rectangle is gone, leaving only the rectangle containing FBI and its logo, and the transition is a fade to and then from red instead of a slideshow cut.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. It can be found on the original Classics print of Sleeping Beauty, as well as the 1986 Classics reprint of Pinocchio and an early 1987 print of The Three Caballeros. It can also be seen on most 1986 Disney tapes (your best bet are ones that also have the Video Dealer Announcement on them, such as A Tiger Walks, and the first video releases of Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah and Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore). This was also found on American copies of Ruthless People, while Canadian copies use the previous warning screen (with the Video Dealer Announcement intact on both versions). For some reason, this was surprisingly spotted on a 1990 Canadian copy of Turner and Hooch and demo tapes of Big Business, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Mr. Destiny, The Jungle Book (1991 release), and The Rescuers Down Under. The Video Dealer Announcement was omitted on the original VHS/Beta release of Disney Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho (later pre-1990 printings omitted the warning screens entirely), Mickey's Christmas Carol, the first five Walt Disney Cartoon Classics volumes, and Bell & Howell/Columbia Pictures/Paramount Video Services pressings of Mickey Knows Best, The Importance of Being Donald, and Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. The Spanish variant appeared on the Spanish-dubbed tapes of Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too.
Editor's Note: None.
6th Warning (September 7, 1991-regular use discontinued in 2000)
Warning: Same as warning screen 5, except the background is grass green and the words are bolder and are in decidedly different fonts and positioning. In 1997, the fonts were revised and the second screen was rephrased, replacing "LICENSED FOR PRIVATE HOME EXHIBITION ONLY" with "THIS VIDEOCASSETTE (or DVD or LASERDISC) IS FOR PRIVATE HOME VIEWING ONLY. IT IS NOT LICENSED FOR ANY OTHER USE." The fade in on this second variant is also faster.
Variants:
- A Spanish translation is used on Spanish copies. The first screen now has square edges instead of rounded edges.
- The word "VIDEOCASSETTE" or "DVD" may be replaced with "VHS OR DVD".
- There is also a rare DVD variant of the 1991 warning screens, where the FBI seal is a bit bolder, and the text on the second screen appears to be farther spaced out.
- On 1998-2000 DVD releases, the 1997 warning screens slideshow.
- On rare occasions, the background is blue instead of green. This can be found on the Old McDonald's Sing-a-Long Farm tape "Share & Care Alike", and on some rare 1995 copies of VeggieTales: Are You My Neighbor?.
- On the DVS VHS printing of Old Yeller, a woman says at the beginning, "A warning appears..." then reads the text on the screen except for the bottom text because it fades to the next screen she also reads before she could finish with the first screen. This also happens on the DVS VHS of Anne of Avonlea, but with a man saying at the beginning, "Now, an FBI Warning appears..." and reading the text in both screens.
- On a 1992 print of Sister Act, the second warning screen abruptly cuts to the Touchstone Home Video logo.
- On French-Canadian releases, the last warning is used, but the background color is changed to match and the text has a shadow effect. It was updated in 1995 with the font changed to that of the format screen of the time.
- On both versions of the Beauty and the Beast VHS from 1992, the length of each screen is again cut in half like the Fantasia VHS. Each screen shows up for only five seconds instead of the usual ten.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: On almost every Walt Disney Home Video release (standard, Classic, or Masterpiece) from the 90s. Can be spotted on any Buena Vista Home Video, Miramax, DiC Toon-Time Video, Touchstone Pictures, or ABC Video releases from the 90s, too. Also seen on NCircle/DiC DVD releases. The DVD variant of the 1991 FBI screens can be found on the earliest Disney DVDs from 1997, such as Air Bud, George of The Jungle, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, and a few others. It can also be seen on tapes from a few non-Disney/Buena Vista companies, like VCI videos from the late 90s (which only showed the first screen), and tapes from Everland/Word Entertainment. Strangely, it also appeared on DVD prints of Baby Einstein episodes from 2000 to 2002 (VHS prints had the 1988 IVE/LIVE/Artisan/Lionsgate warning instead) and appeared on Anchor Bay Entertainment releases of Disney films such as Big Red and The Cat from Outer Space (VHS releases of these films use Anchor Bay's standard warning). Don't expect to find this on Disney VHS releases of Baby Einstein, however; they either use no warning screen (instead sometimes opting for their own special warning) or the 8th warning. Surprisingly, this appears as a box on a white background at the start of the 2015 documentary Strange Matters. Disney stopped using this warning on a regular basis in 2000, but some companies have adopted it for their own use: DiC Home Entertainment releases used the 1997 warnings, as did Cookie Jar DVDs, which have known to be released as late as 2010. The 1997 warnings were also used on VHS releases from AnimeVillage.com Home Entertainment and early Bandai Entertainment VHS releases (in which the first screen would slideshow to the next). The Duplication screen surprisingly appears on a few DVDs from the United States, including What About Bob? and The Three Musketeers.
Editor's Note: This is probably one of, if not the most recognizable of FBI warnings.
7th Warning (1991-Early 2000s)
Warning: An enhanced version of the 1984 warning. On a blue background, we see a red vertical bar at the left of the screen containing the white text "FBI" in bold and a colored FBI logo below that. At the right of the bar, in the Times New Roman font, is the standard FBI Warning text seen in 2 and 4.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare; seen on 1990s Walt Disney Educational Productions tapes, as well as Bill Nye the Science Guy DVDs from WDEP.
Editor's Note: None.
8th Warning (May 30, 2000-)
Warning: Same as Warning Screens 4 and 5, but it now takes place on a blue background, with the warning text and the second screen now in mixed case; the second screen also includes the duplication warning (previously exclusive to Canadian releases). On DVDs, the FBI Warning would cut right to the second screen instead of fading to black to the second screen, and the word "DVD" replaces "Videocassette". In 2003, the second screen was modified to include more info.
Variants:
- A Spanish translation is used on Spanish-language tapes.
- On all Canadian VHS releases only (as well as DVD's), it skips to the 2nd screen.
- On the Jeffery Blitz documentary Spellbound released on DVD, the first part of the warning screen fades in and fades out before the TH!INKFilm logo. A little bit of the vertical FOV was also decreased cropping off some of the black from the top and the blue from the bottom.
- French-Canadian releases are translated into French.
FX/SFX: None.
Cheesy Factor: The earlier variant retains the punctuation error from the 2nd-6th warnings, but the later variant fixes it.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: It possibly first appeared on the 2000 VHS of Geppetto. It appears on all Disney/Buena Vista Video/DVD releases from this era. Outside of Disney releases, it appeared on the ThinkFilm DVD release of Spellbound distributed by Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment (now Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) and on some First Look VHS releases (which only show the first screen) and DVDs starting in 2005 (which only show the second screen). It also appeared on the 2005 VHS of Herbie: Fully Loaded, released on October 25, 2005, despite the fact that the DVD uses the 9th warning. The second screen first used in 2003 is still in use today on Disney DVDs.
Editor's Note: Like the 6th warning, this is one of the most recognizable FBI warnings.
9th Warning (2005-2013)
Warning: The same generic warning screen used since 2005. This came after the second screen of the 8th warning.
Variant: On the 2005 VHS of Sky High and the special edition VHS of Tarzan, the warnings are played in reverse order.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Found on most Disney/Buena Vista releases from 2005-2013. However, Blu-ray releases had this warning until 2011. Strangely, Disney Movie Club Exclusive VHS releases from 2006-2007 (after Bambi II), such as the 2006 VHS releases of Valiant, the Platinum Edition of Lady and the Tramp, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Brother Bear 2, along with the 2007 VHS of Cars, use no warning screen at all.
Editor's Note: None.
10th Warning (2011-present)
Warning: For the first screen of the 10th warning, on a black background, we see the word "WARNING" at the top of the screen, in fire engine red, with warning text in white. After the first one, it cuts to "ANTI-PIRACY WARNING", now in small fire engine red, with the warning text in white.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: On most Disney/Buena Vista Blu-ray releases from this era.
Editor's Note: None.
Final Note: Universal's warning screen has been used since 2013.
International Warnings
United Kingdom
1st Warning (1982-1986)
Warning: On a medium blue background, we have the following text in a white font:
FX/SFX: None, unless you count the fading-in of the videotaped version.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Very rare. This was not seen on many releases but the videotaped version was found to have appeared on Return to Oz and the filmed version was seen on Dragonslayer and Hunters Landing. The first four Touchstone releases in the UK, Splash, Country, Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend and My Science Project should all have this.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1986-1990)
Warning: On a dark blue background, we see white text reading:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Appears on various Disney and Touchstone videos from the United Kingdom. In the early years of this warning, Disney tapes were distributed through Rank Video. On Disney releases, it can be seen on the first few Sing Along Songs videos as well as later printings of Tron, Popeye, The Sword in the Stone, Blackbeard's Ghost and some tapes of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Touchstone tapes with this included Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail, Tin Men, and Good Morning Vietnam.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (1990-2005)
Warning: On a dark blue background, we see white text reading:
Variants: The font has changed throughout the years.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Appears on Disney, Hollywood Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax and Dimension tapes from the United Kingdom. Titles with this warning range from ten early titles, such as The Rescuers, Run, Filofax (Taking Care of Business), The Little Mermaid, Pretty Woman, Sister Act, The Rocketeer, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Three Men and a Little Lady, Arachnophobia and Paradise to ten later titles, such as Monsters, Inc., Gone in 60 Seconds, The Royal Tenenbaums, Chicago, Signs, Reign of Fire, Snow Dogs, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, The Ladykillers, and The Incredibles. It altogether appeared on thousands of Buena Vista videos from the timeframe given above in various fonts, including some of their most popular releases.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (1999-)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text:
Variants:
- On some DVDs, the quotation marks are omitted and the text is "The copyright proprietor has licensed this DVD (including its soundtrack) for private home use only. All other rights are reserved. The definition of home use excludes the use of this DVD at locations such as clubs, coaches, hospitals, hotels, oil rigs, prisons and schools. Any unauthorized copying, editing, exhibition, renting, exchanging, hiring, lending, public performance diffusion and/or broadcasting of this DVD, or any part thereof, is strictly prohibited and any such action establishes liability for
a civil action and may give rise to criminal prosecution. This DVD is not to be exported, distributed and/or sold by way of trade without a proper license from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Sales and/or rental rights for this DVD are specified on the original packaging of this DVD.".
- Some releases replace the word "product" with "DVD".
- On releases outside the UK, the "Original packaging of this product" notice is removed.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None, but on the English Audio Descriptive version a female voiceover reads the text.
Availability: Seen on British Buena Vista/Disney DVDs.
Editor's Note: None.
Australia
1st Warning (1982-1994)
Same as the Roadshow Entertainment warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (1993-2006)
Warning: On a black-blue gradient background, we see the yellow word "WARNING" on top of the screen. Below, the following text scrolls up:
FX/SFX: The text scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Common. Found on Australian tapes of the time.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000-)
Warning: Same as the British warning.
FX/SFX: Same as the British warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the British warning.
Availability: Seen on most Aussie DVD releases by the company.
Editor's Note: None.
Brazil
1st Warning (1986-1998)
Same as the Abril Video warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (1999-2005)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text:
Trivia: "VISITE O AMAZONAS"/"CONHEÇA A AMAZÔNIA" is a trademark used on products manufactured in the Free Economic Zone of Manaus.
Variant: In certain tapes, the warning is in a different font and the final words are replaced by "Distribuído e replicado por VIDEOLAR S/A Av. Solimões, 505 - Distrito Industrial CNPJ 04.229.761/0004-13 - indústria Brasileira Produzido no Pólo Industrial de Manaus CONHEÇA A AMAZÔNIA" ("Distributed and replicated by VIDEOLAR S.A., Solimões Avenue, 505 - Distrito Industrial. CNPJ 04.229.761 / 0004-13 - Brazilian industry. Produced in the Free Economic Zone of Manaus. DISCOVER THE AMAZON").
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on later Disney tapes.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the British warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: Same as the British warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the British warning.
Availability: Seen on most DVD releases that include the Brazilian Portuguese language.
Editor's Note: None.
Argentina
1st Warning (1986-1999)
Same as the Gativideo warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (1999-2005)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text scroll up:
FX/SFX: The scrolling text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the British warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: Same as the British warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the British warning.
Availability: Seen on most DVD releases that include the Latin American Spanish language.
Editor's Note: None.
Mexico
1st Warning (1986-1996)
Same as the VideoVisa warning screens at the time.
2nd Warning (1995-2006)
Warning: On a light blue background with a Buena Vista Castle pattern, we see the following text in a yellow font with a black outline and drop shadow scroll up:
Variant: The early version of the warning has the following text, which is in a smaller font:
FX/SFX: The scrolling text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Common. Found on Mexican tapes at the time, such as Tarzan.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the Argentine warning.
FX/SFX: Same as the Argentine warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the Argentine warning.
Availability: Same as the Argentine warning.
Editor's Note: None.
Chile
1st Warning (1991-1997)
Same as the Video Chile warning screen at the time.
2nd Warning (1997-2005)
Warning: On a black background we see the following text scroll up:
'"BUENA VISTA CHILE S.A. advierte que ha sido autorizado exclusivamente 'por el titular del derecho de autor de la obra cinematografica (incluyendo banda sonora) 'para reproducir, fabricar, distribuir y comercializar dentro del teritorio del Chile 'videocassettes que la contengan y solo para uso privado y domestico. Todos los demas derechos quedan reservados. 'La violacion de cualquiera de los derechos anteriores 'en cualquier forma que se realice hara incurrir a los infractores 'en las responsabilidades y sanctiones civiles y penales contempladas en la Ley № 17.336. sobre propiedad intelectual, modificada por la Ley № 18.443. de 1985."
Below all that is the text "BUENA VISTA CHILE S.A. Domicilio: Carmencita 25 Of. 101 Piso 10 Las Condes".
Translation: 'BUENA VISTA CHILE S.A. warns that it has been exclusively authorized by the owner of the copyright of the cinematographic work (including the soundtrack) to reproduce, manufacture, distribute and market videocassettes that contain it within the territory of Chile and only for private and domestic use. All other rights are reserved. Violation of any of the aforementioned rights in whatever form it is carried out will cause violators to incur the responsibilities and civil and criminal sanctions provided for in Law No. 17.336. on intellectual property, modified by Law No. 18.443. of 1985. BUENA VISTA CHILE S.A. Address: Carmencita 25, Office 101, Floor 10, Las Condes.'
Variant: Starting in 2002, the text is placed on the center of the screen, the "BUENA VISTA CHILE S.A." name is replaced by "THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY (CHILE) S.A.", "advierte que" is omitted, commas after added after "teritorio del Chile" and "que se realice", the word "videocassettes" is spelled "videocasetes", the word "hara" now has an acute, the word "las" is removed before "responsabilidades", both instances of the word "Ley" are in lowercase, "1985" now has a decimal point after the "1", and the address is changed to "The Walt Disney Company (Chile) S.A. Domicilio: Av. Andrés Bello 2777 oficina 1303 Las Condes".
FX/SFX: The text scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Common. Found on most Chilean releases of the time, including those of Hercules, Mulan, Toy Story 2 and Dinosaur (Dinosaurios). The 2002 variant premiered in the VHS of Lilo and Stitch (Lilo y Stitch).
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the Argentine warning.
FX/SFX: Same as the Argentine warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the Argentine warning.
Availability: Same as the Argentine warning.
Editor's Note: None.
Venezuela
1st Warning (Late 1980's?-Mid 1990's)
Warning: On a sky blue or blue background, the word "ADVERTENCIA" in green wipes downward, followed by the following text in yellow:
The text then disappears and is replaced by the following text:
The above text scrolls up.
Translation:FX/SFX: The wiping and scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Seen on Venezuelan Disney tapes of the era, including Beauty and the Beast (La Bella y la Bestia).
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (Late 1990's-Early 2000's)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text in a yellow font wipe in bit-by-bit:
The aforementioned text cuts away to make room for the following text:
FX/SFX: The wiping text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on Venezuelan tapes.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (Late 1990's-Early 2000's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text in a yellow font:
The aforementioned text cuts away to make room for the following text:
FX/SFX: The screen cutting to the next text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Used in tandem with the above warning.
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the Argentine warning.
FX/SFX: Same as the Argentine warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the Argentine warning.
Availability: Same as the Argentine warning.
Editor's Note: None.
Japan
1st Warning (1985?-1990)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text in a white font with a black outline:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Found on the Japanese VHS of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (プーさんとティガー).
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1990?-1999)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but the text is replaced by:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Common. Found on 1990's Disney tapes, such as Dumbo (ダンボ), Lady and the Tramp (わんわん物語), Pinocchio (ピノキオ) and Pocahontas (ポカホンタス).
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Found on most DVD releases that include the Japanese language.
Editor's Note: None.
Germany
1st Warning (Late 1980's-1998)
Warning: On a sky blue background, we see the following text type itself in, cutting out to make room for the next part when each sentence is completed:
FX/SFX: The text typing in.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on many Disney VHS tapes in German from the era, such as Pinocchio.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1998-2005)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text in orange:
They stay on screen for a couple of seconds, before some "paint" trickles down the screen, eventually segueing into the special version of the Disney Videos logo.
Translation:Variant: Starting in 2001, Tinkerbell appears instead, complete with fairy dust, and eventually turns the screen into the Walt Disney Home Entertainment logo.
FX/SFX: The transition.
Music/Sounds: The beginning of the Disney Videos music starts playing just before the transition starts.
Availability: Seen on every Disney Videos VHS tape released in Germany from the period.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (2000's-)
Warning: Same as the British warning, but the text is replaced by the following:
FX/SFX: Same as the British warning.
Music/Sounds: Same as the British warning.
Availability: Seen on most DVD releases that include the German language.
Editor's Note: None.
Spain
1st Warning (1984-1986)
Warning: On a light blue background, a blue Mickey Mouse head scrolls down from the top left to the middle left and scrolls to the middle right, wiping in the first set of some blue warning text, which later turns yellow. The head then appears again and wipes in more text, which also turns yellow after being formed. When the warning text is complete, it scrolls up. This is repeated a varied amount of times, each with a different set of warning text, which altogether is:
FX/SFX: The wiping and scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Seen on early Disney tapes distributed by Filmayer Video.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1987-1990)
Warning: On a sky blue background with a Mickey head pattern, and the following text, in a light blue font with a blue drop shadow, wipes in, with a yellow line before and after each piece (the former of which stays through the whole warning and the latter of which disappears during the wiping-in):
FX/SFX: The text wiping in.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Found on later Disney tapes by Filmayer Video.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (1990-1996)
Warning: After the Anti-Piracy warning, on the same background as before, we see the following text in a white font with a blue drop shadow wipe in, bit-by-bit, then disappear to make room for the next one:
The scene then fades to black, as the previous warning starts, albeit with a Buena Vista Castle pattern background and the following text:
FX/SFX: The text wiping in, the transition.
Music/Sounds: The same music as the Anti-Piracy warning before it, with the same announcer reading the text.
Music/Sounds Variant: On the VHS of Beauty and the Beast (La Bella y la Bestia), an instrumental of "Be Our Guest" plays instead.
Availability: Found on various Spanish tapes of the time, like The Little Mermaid (La Sirenita).
Editor's Note: None.
4th Warning (1995-2006?)
Warning: After the Anti-Piracy warning, on the same background as before, we see the following text in a white font with a blue drop shadow wipe in, bit-by-bit, then disappear to make room for the next one:
FX/SFX: The text wiping in.
Music/Sounds: The same music as the Anti-Piracy warning before it, with the same announcer reading the text, which stops near the end but comes in a triumphant finale shortly after.
Availability: Found on various Spanish tapes of the time, like Toy Story and Inspector Gadget.
Editor's Note: None.
France
1st Warning (1988?-1995)
Warning: Same as the 2nd Spanish warning screen, but the text reads:
FX/SFX: The text wiping in.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Can be found on Disney VHS tapes from France, such as Lady and the Tramp (La Belle et le Clochard).
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1995-2004)
Warning: Same as the previous warning, but without the yellow lines and the outlines of the font.
FX/SFX: The text wiping in.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Same as the previous warning.
Editor's Note: None.
Italy
1st Warning (1982-1984)
This logo contains a phone number that is likely out-of-service.
Due to safety concerns, please do not dial it. |
Warning: On a blue screen, we see the following text in white:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Extremely rare. Seen on Italian tapes of the period.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1985-1991)
This logo contains a phone number that is likely out-of-service.
Due to safety concerns, please do not dial it. |
Warning: Same as the 1st Spanish warning screen, but the text says:
Variant: In rent tapes, the text is preceded by the phrase "Questa videocassetta e' stata prodotta per essere destinata esclusivamente alla vendita. E' vietata ogni forma di noleggio, locazione e comodato." ("This videotape was produced to be intended for sale only. Any form of rental, leasing and loan is prohibited."). The font is also different, the appearance of some phrases is condensed, and the name "Walt Disney Telecommunications and non theatrical company" is replaced by "Buena Vista Home Video".
FX/SFX: The wiping and scrolling.
Music/Sounds: A jackhammer sound when the Mickey Mouse head wipes the text in.
Availability: Seen on Italian Disney tapes of the era.
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (1991-2004)
Warning: After the Buena Vista Home Video/Entertainment logo, we see the following text scroll up:
After the text completely scrolls away, the text "Distribuzione a cura di: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO s.r.l. via Agnello, 18 - 20121 Milano tel. 72127.1" fades in.
Translation:Variant: Alongside the logo's change in the late 90's, the Buena Vista Home Video name in the warning text is now "BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT", and the final text now says "Distribuzione a cura di: BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT via S. Sandri, 1 - 20121 - Milano tel. 29085.1" ("Distribution by: BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT S. Sandri Street, 1 - 20121 - Milan tel. 29085.1").
FX/SFX: The text scrolling, the notice fading in.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Common. Seen on Italian tapes of the time.
Editor's Note: None.
Netherlands/Belgium
(1990?-2005?)
Same as the BAF Video warnings at the time.
Portugal
(1991-2003)
Warning: Same as the 2nd Spanish warning screen, but the text says:
FX/SFX: Same as the 2nd Spanish warning screen.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Can be found on Disney VHS tapes from Portugal, such as Bambi.
Editor's Note: None.
Sweden
1st Warning (1985-1986)
Warning: Same as the 1st Spanish warning screen, but the text is a bit faster and says:
FX/SFX: The wiping and scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on the Swedish rent-VHS releases of Robin Hood and The Sword in the Stone (Svärdet i stenen).
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1992?-2004?)
Warning: On the same background as the French warning screens, we see the following text:
Variant: Later on in the usage of the warning, both instances of the Buena Vista Home Video name are replaced by "Buena Vista Home Entertainment" and the text is in a different font and formatted differently.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Common. Found on Swedish tapes at the time.
Editor's Note: None.
Norway
1st Warning (Mid 1990's-Early 2000's)
Warning: Same as the 2nd Swedish warning screen, but the text says:
Variant: In later tapes, the Buena Vista Home Video name is replaced by "Buena Vista Home Entertainment" and the text is formatted differently and in a different font.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Found on most Norwegian Disney tapes at the time.
Editor's Note: None.
Denmark
(1990's)
Warning: On the same background as the French warning screens, we see one of the Mickey heads being filled in with blue. As the head shifts to the right and "dissolves" into one of the other heads, the following text starts scrolling up:
FX/SFX: The head moving, the text scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: None.
Finland
1st Warning (1985-1986)
Warning: Same as the 1st Spanish warning screen, but the text says:
FX/SFX: The wiping and scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on the 1986 Finnish rent-VHS releases of Robin Hood and The Sword in the Stone (Miekka kivessä).
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1993?-2004?)
Warning: Same as the 2nd Swedish warning screen, but the text says:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Found on Finnish tapes of the time.
Editor's Note: None.
South Korea
1st Warning (1990's)
Warning: On a black background, the words "경고" scroll up. The following text scrolls after:
FX/SFX: The scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on Korean Disney tapes of the era, including Beauty and the Beast (미녀와 야수).
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (Early 2000's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the text "경 고" on top. Below it, the following text scrolls:
FX/SFX: The scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Found on Korean tapes like Lilo and Stitch (릴로와스티치).
Editor's Note: None.
Poland
(1995-2006)
Same as the Imperial Entertainment warning screens at the time.
Russia
(Mid 1990's-Early 2000's)
Same as the Videoservice warning screens at the time.
Czech Republic
(1990's?-2000's)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text in yellow:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Found on Czech Disney tapes.
Editor's Note: None.
Saudi Arabia/United Arab Emirates
1st Warning (Mid 1990's?)
Warning: On a black background, we see some Arabic warning text in white. Above the text is "© Buena Vista Home Video".
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (Late 1990's)
Warning: On a black background, we see the word "تحذير" ("Warning") with a red underline below it. Below is some Arabic warning text.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon.
Editor's Note: None.
South Africa
(1994?-2000)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text scroll up:
The text is followed by the following text:
FX/SFX: The text scrolling up.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Can be found on South African tapes at the time.
Editor's Note: None.
Hungary
(Mid 1990's-Early 2000's)
Warning: On a blue gradient background, we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Can be found on Hungarian tapes distributed by Intercom Video, such as Toy Story 2.
Editor's Note: None.
Turkey
(Late 1980's-Early 1990's)
Same as the Audio Visual Turkey warning screens.
Israel
(Mid 1990's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text scroll up:
FX/SFX: The scrolling text.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Found on the Israeli VHS of The Aristocats (חתולים בצמרת).
Editor's Note: None.
Croatia
(Late 1990's-Early 2000's)
Same as the Continental Film warning screen.
Bulgaria
(1990's-2006)
Same as the Alexandra Video warning screen.
Thailand
1st Warning (Early 1990's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text in a yellow font:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Seen on the Thai VHS of The Little Mermaid (เงือกน้อยผจญภัย).
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (Late 1990's)
Warning: On a cloudy blue background, we see the following text in a light blue font:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Seen on Thai tapes of the time.
Editor's Note: None.
Taiwan
(Mid 1990's)
Warning: On a blue background, we see the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Found on the Taiwanese releases of Robin Hood (罗宾汉) and Aladdin and the King of Thieves (阿拉丁和大盗之王).
Editor's Note: None.
Philippines
(1995?-2005)
Warning: On a lilac blue background, we see the word "WARNING" in a Helvetica font, and below it is the following text:
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on all Disney VHS releases in the Philippines.
Editor's Note: None.
Greece
1st Warning (1991?-1994)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text:
The text then briefly disappears, with the following text appearing after a while:
The above text in turn disappears to make room for the following text:
FX/SFX: The text appearing and disappearing.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Found on the Greek VHS of Aladdin (Αλαντίν).
Editor's Note: None.
2nd Warning (1995)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text:
The text is then replaced by the following text:
FX/SFX: The text appearing and disappearing.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Rare. Found on the Greek VHS of The Lion King (Ο Βασιλιάς των Λιονταριών).
Editor's Note: None.
3rd Warning (1996-2002?)
Warning: On a black background, we see the following text scroll up:
Variant: Touchstone Home Video releases, such as Armageddon (Αρμαγεδδών), replace the "WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO" name with "TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO".
FX/SFX: The text scrolling.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Uncommon. Appears on Greek tapes of the period.
Editor's Note: None.
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