Disney RKO and Buena Vista Movie Intros 

United Artists was the primary release company for the Disney Studio following Columbia Pictures (late 20s/early 30s, respectively) and preceding RKO. Hence, UA eventually released VTAP when RKO was a) unable to, b) did not, or c) both.

Actually, Snow White did have an RKO logo when originally released. At the beginning, there was an in-credit notice for RKO in the credits. At the end, there was the RKO logo with the text "A WALT DISNEY FEATURE Production" with "IN TECHNICOLOR" below. When Snow White was reissued in 1958, they rephotographed the credits to remove the RKO notice and (correct me if I'm wrong) put the Buena Vista logo at the beginning (possibly silent).

I know! I saw "Enchanted" in theaters and it was there!

Yes, that is true. I believe it says in the intro that most of Disney`s movies were released by RKO. I guess "Victory Through Air Power" was the only exception.

"Niok" is a live-action featurette released in 1957 about a baby elephant in Africa.

RKO-Radio released virtually all of the Disney studio's films from 1937 through early '54 {with occasional exceptions, including "Victory Through Air Power" (1943); apparently, RKO wouldn't touch it, so Walt released it through his prior distributor (1932-'37), United Artists}. After "Buena Vista" was formed, the earlier films were reissued minus the RKO credits...

I don`t think that Disney has ever released them on video or DVD or shown them on TV. Hopefully some day they will. There are also many Buena Vistas that have never been available.

To answer your question, the BV logo from 4:27-32 is from the DD cartoon "Donald's Diary". It was probably used when the cartoon was re-issued 1966.

Actually, I think that the WD Gold Classic Edition of "Saludos Amigos" has the original RKO logo.

The BV logo from "Donald Duck Cartoon" has the opening title music to the Donald Duck cartoon "Donald's Diary" (1954).

"Switzerland" was released in 1955 with "Lady and the Tramp."

FANTASIA bAMBI SALUDOS AMIGOS CINDERELLA CURRENTLY DONT HAVE THERE ORIGINAL RKO LOGO AFWUL LOTS OF SHORTS DONT HAVE THERE ORIGINAL LOGO ON WDT. WEETHER IT WAS COLUMBIA, UNITED ARTISTS PICTURES OR RKO.

Pinocchio's RKO logo is intact on the 2003 DVD, which was released overseas but not in the USA. I think the upcoming Platinum Edition DVD may keep it as well, but we'll have to wait and see.

On second thought, I change my mind. I don't think the BV logo for "Melody Time" is real, but I do think the BV logo for "Bambi" is real because it was probably used when the film was re-issued in 1966.

I believe it has the Walt Disney Pictures logo on it. The previous video release had the Buena Vista. To the best of my knowledge, the RKO has never been released on video or DVD in the US.

Yes. It is from the video, which, I beleive, presented it as it was rereleased in the 1970s.

It was probably used from when the film was re-issued in 1958.

@8to16to35 2009 SNow Wite DVD have the RKO openings. But mind you many Shorts pre 1956 still dont have got there original titles back and many WDT shorts are reissue/recreation prints.

*sigh*... How I will miss the good old Buena Vista... You know, until 2007 Buena Vista International placed its logo at the end of every Disney film or TV series, including those of Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, etc (Die Hard 3 and a few other even have a rare BVI opening logo!!!). This kind of signified that this is a Disney film... Now Disney-ABC Television doesn't place a logo at the end, so it's not the same. :(

I got it from a friend. It is a recording from a 16mm print.

This was excellent! Once again, I recommend it for Disney film buffs everywhere!

"Siam" was released in 1954.

I don't think the BV logos for "Bambi", "Melody Time", and "Peter Pan" are real.

Re-upload this video, this time with the Pinocchio RKO logo (which is on the PE DVD). Also, see if the Bambi and Cinderella DVDs also have the RKO logos on their PE DVDs (I think they do, but I'm not sure).

I'd like to find out for myself, instead of someone telling me.

Actually, it is in my first movie DISNEY BUENA VISTAS MOVIE INTROS.

It must have been rereleased outside the United States after 1953.

I found out last year that Snow White has the RKO logo at the end of the film.

RKO didn't want to release it, so Walt put the film through UA instead. It was mentioned all on a WWII-themed WDT DVD, hosted by Leonard Maltin.

It would have been cool if The Little Mermaid was the very last Disney film to have the Buena Vista Distribution logo, but The Fox and the Hound was.

@livinlarge18 You must have "The Rescuers" DVD. "Water Birds" was re-released by Buena Vista after 1953.

I got the "Chronological DOnald Vol. 4" for Christmas and on some of thr CinemaScope shorts, I saw an RKO logo at the beginning to fit in with the opening credits. Also, the fanfare for "The Litterbug" is not there. The BV logo is silent.

Thanks for the information! Good call!

No, I`m afraid it doesn`t. I just checked. It has the Buena Vista like the DVD.

@doughnutser256 The Platinum Edition of Bambi does NOT have the RKO logo and neither does the Cinderella PE DVD. They each have the cut-short Walt Disney Pictures logo with the RKO fanfares.

The RKO that was used for Melody 1953 was the same one they used in Fantasia. Plus the RKO to Cinderella was on the 1995 laser disc.

The BV for "Melody Time" is real. I got it off The Disney Channel. For the other two, I used the music that Disney provided and edited the BV logo onto them; because I know that they did have the BV for their rereleases. I also did that for some of the educational videos; such as "A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood," "Hang Your Hat on the Wind" and a few others.

I think RKO was not wanting to lose Disney. I understand that they rereleased some of the True-Life Adventures later on while still under contract with Disney.

Why is it impossible? I checked it out and it had the Buena Vista. It was released the same time the DVD first came out, so it makes sense that they would both be the same.

My 1993 Pinocchio VHS has the BV logo in the beginning, must been the rerelease. My bro has the Blu-Ray/DVD combo version, I gotta check if it has an RKO or the BV logo.

Disney is inconsistent. Since the DVD for "20,000 Leagues" has the music for the BV of "Grand Canyonscope", it must be accurate. The DVD of Chronological Donald Vol. 4 is missing the music; therefore it must be inaccurate. It is easier to remove the music (for whatever reason) than to add music that was never there. There have been other instances in which the music is missing on the DVD. For example, "Rascal." I got the music from a 16mm film; otherwise who would know if it had music?

It must be from a foreign release after 1953. Disney must have changed the RKO to the Buena Vista even for rereleases overseas.

Yeah. I have it, but I can`t find my recording from The Disney Channel to compare the titles like I did with "The Three Caballeros."

sometimes i wonder if the diamond edition of Fantasia will have the rko logo.

I`m sure that it must have had something, but nothing has appeared on any of the video or DVD releases.

So the "Cinderella" DVD released a few years ago doesn't include the RKO logo?

Disney released their films not only to theaters, but also to TV channels, video, and so on. When they put it out, say, on TV or for home movie viewers for the first time, they didn't like the RKO logo popping up.

cinnderella needs to rko rado pictures logo in the beginning

That is very interesting. I should have realized that the DVD is the movie as it was rereleased. I should check the video to see what it has

@greenth1ng i doubt, my friend had the peter pan 1998 release that has BV logo but the one i had was the release of 2007 on dvd does have the radio rko logo b4 the opening credits.

Well, not on the movie itself, it didn't. One of the bonuses on the Snow White DVD shows the original RKO logos, though.

Check out DISNEY ARISTOCATS BUENA VISTA AND TITLES for the BV.

@8to16to35 it's rare to have BV logo on snow white but at least they can show the rko logo or BV logo is snow white but it was on theaters btw the era of 1954 to 1984 of disney on theaters

I think "Grand Canyon" has no music because the 'Grand Canyon Suite' played throughout the film. Since a music piece played throughout the film, the music started over the creadits, but not the BV logo.

How can "Saludos Amigos" have a Buena Vista logo? It was released in 1942 and again in 1949. How can it have a BV logo if both times it was distributed by RKO?

And on the film's original release.

I'll use the RKO or Buena Vista logos for

Hey! 8to16to35, Don't forget about the RKO Radio context and ending credits for Disney Shorts as well from 1937 to 1956!

Did you get the "Alice in Wonderland" version of the BV logo from the 1981 video release?

Some of the Intro are Quite Catchy.

snow white does has the bv logo is on the 1984 vhs

Also in your other BV video, "Melody Time" was shown to have a Buena Vista logo. How could it if it was released to theaters only once?

If I recall correctly, it was released to VHS in 1986. Not sure if this was taken from that version, though...

cinderella needs rko radio pictures

cinderela needs rko raqdo pictures logo

@KapoodleNoodle Hey! What do you mean? see lonesome ghosts, 1937, Chips Ahoy, 1956, Beach Picnic, 1939, or else!!!X(

Okay.

@Kartoonkid95__Sure you're righto! but, i have seen Doanld's diary, and this version has the originald RKO logo with the fanfare, maybe they banned it at the 56-57

You should redo this little video over again, with the RKO logos for Snow White (from the 2009 DVD), Pinocchio (from the 2009 DVD), Bambi (from the laserdisc version) and Cinderella (from the laserdisc version).

That's impossible!

Yes, I understand that Disney is no longer using the Buena Vista name, or will soon stop using it.

@tdfritzthe1st yes it does! XD :)

Where's the logo for Bambi?!

@RyuichixCMZ 1956

@8to16to35 it could be seen on the snow white & 7 dwarfs 2001 dvd

@doughnutser256 The Platinum Edition of Bambi does NOT have the RKO logo and neither does the Cinderella PE DVD. They each have the cut-short Walt Disney Pictures logo with the RKO fanfares.

@Kartoonkid95 __Sure you're righto! but, i have seen Doanld's diary, and this version has the originald RKO logo with the fanfare, maybe they banned it at the 56-57