The frisky young girls are shown to run around fields and forests, interspersed with clips from the movie. You could be like Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Aurora, Ariel from The Little Mermaid, or Jasmine from Aladdin.

Sleeping Beauty Ink and Paint Game” is a dull affair that allows players to pick a character from the film, and proceed to color them by choosing the proper hues. Making its first arrival on Disney DVD, Sleeping Beauty was released in a 2-Disc set labeled a “Special Edition”.On October 7, 2008, Disney re-issued Sleeping Beauty in 2-Disc Platinum Edition DVD and Blu-ray editions. The 1951 Outline” is also text based, but does not allow the viewer to read by him or her self, or skip screens. Live Action Reference” holds the vignettes “Briar Rose Dance Reference” (0:48), which shows the animators sketching a live dancer, and “Prince Phillip and the Dragon Reference” (1:02) is made up of linked stills of the stand-ins for both characters. I have to admit that I'm surprised that Disney would try to appeal to kids on material like this, as it goes against their clear separation of what's supposed to be for “families” and “enthusiasts”.

The Restoration” (2:56) entails the laborious process to make Sleeping Beauty look as good as it did for this release, hosted by the supervisor Aaron Dem. Story Reel: "The Fairies Put The Castle To Sleep" -- View The Original Story Sequence In Which Flora, Fauna, And Merryweather Put Everyone In The Castle To Sleep. The Making of Sleeping Beauty” (16:22) overviews the design and music of the movie, with participants from the previous featurettes Leonard Maltin, Mary Costa, Eyvind Earle, Ollie Johnston, Marc Davis, Eric Goldberg, Michael Giaimo, and newcomers: the artists Mike Gabriel, Ken Anderson, and Frnack Armitage. Nevertheless, it's nice to see a single feature that tries to appeal to everyone, and is still meaty. The transfer looks just about perfect, being crisp and clean with no dust or deterioration whatsoever.The History of the Story” is a text-based feature that allows the viewer to flip through screens that explain the origins and evolutions of the tale. Along with the good information, it has a good navigation system, whereas the next feature does not. Princess Personality Profile Game” will tell you which princess from the various Disney movies you are most like, requiring you to answer a set of questions about yourself. Aside from this, there are Sneak Peeks for the theatrical release of Brother Bear and the DVD releases of The Santa Clause 2, The Lion King: Special Edition, Finding Nemo, and Kim Possible: The Secret Files, the Disney Princess merchandise, and Disney Electronics. Lastly, storyboard sequences for “The Fairies Put the Castle to Sleep” and “The Capture of the Prince” are introduced and explained by renowned modern-day animator Andreas Deja.

Therefore, I think it's hard to truly sympathize and relate to the supposed main characters, Aurora and Phillip, who come off a bit like cardboard. Inside, an insert describes the bonus materials and lays out where to find them on both discs, posts chapter listings, and devotes a few pages to showing the characters and their names from the film. Next up is a “Once Upon A Dream” Sing-Along Song (2:54) - just compare the movie's transfer to this clip, for its an amazing difference. The Peter Tchaikovsky Story” (30:22) is yet another clip from the Disneyland TV series, giving a short run-over of the life of the famous composer, from when he was a boy through his composing of the Sleeping Beauty ballet.Flawless in video and audio and bursting with special features, this 2-Disc set gives it the extensive treatment it deserves. Walt Disney embarked on the creation of his 3rd princess fairy tale in the 1950s after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella. All that is discovered here are 3 trailers: the Original Theatrical Teaser Trailer (1:43), the Original 1959 Theatrical Trailer (3:11), and the 1995 Re-Release Trailer (1:26). The Restoration -- A Highly Sophisticated Computer-Aided Restoration Of The Film Was Undertaken In 1998, Which Involved Meticulously Restoring 118,000 Frames Of Film.

Four Artists Paint One Tree -- Walt Disney Hosts This Special Look At The Techniques Used By Four Of The Artists Who Worked On SLEEPING BEAUTY. Both of the above mentions consist mostly of praise for the movie, unlike the more interesting “Creating the Backgrounds” (1:07), in which Earle talks about his role in the production. which is good, because if they had taken a piece of Tchaikovsky's classical music and turned it into a rapid, sprightly dance tune, I'd probably have a seizure quicker than you can say “D'oh!Since the movie gets most of its attention for its visuals, it's no surprise that the commentary focuses mainly on developing and creating these, and provides some very interesting information on the production. I laud Disney for the next one: a “Widescreen to Pan-and-Scan Comparison” (3:50) with Andreas Deja explaining the difference between the two, and then an actual comparison using the full “Once Upon A Dream” sequence from the movie. Over 70 more still frames are displayed in a virtual scrapbook: photos of the making of the movie in “Behind-the-Scenes,” posters and ads from the theatrical releases under “Publicity,” books and other things within “Merchandise,” and photos of film-related attractions at Disneyland in Anaheim and Paris in “Theme Parks”.