As is the case with the previous film, we get a bare-bones disc here. As I stated in my review for The Parent Trap , it seems as though Buena Vista Home Entertainment doesn't think that the Region 4 market is worthy of its attentions in terms of product quality with its older films. Here's what we miss out on with this one: - Audio Commentary featuring Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, and John Hough
- English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio mix
- "The Eyes Have It" Mickey Mouse and Pluto cartoon short - 7:24
- "Making the Return Trip" making-of featurette - 22:48
- "The Gang's Back in Town" featurette - 8:13
- "Disney's Kids With Powers" featurette - 2:59
- "Lost Treasures" 1978 interview with Christopher Lee - 10:55 (in Spanish with English subtitles)
- 67 Production Stills
- Biographies and Advertising (13 images)
- "1978 Studio Album" Disney film montage - approx. 3 minutes
- Theatrical Trailer (although some sources state that the trailer is missing)
- Trailers for The Lion King Special Edition, The Haunted Mansion, Stitch! The Movie, and Sleeping Beauty Special Edition
- THX Certification
- THX Optimizer
In comparison, the Region 1 disc misses out on the following:
- English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 audio mixes
- English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish and Portuguese subtitles
Once again, we miss out. There would be no reason that you would choose the Region 4 disc over the far superior Region 1 disc. On a side note, the language options available for the first film are different from what we have with this film. The first offered English, French and German in Dolby Digital 5.1 while we have English, French and Spanish 2.0 mixes here. The subtitles for both are also different with this disc offering several languages in addition those offered with the first film, but without German. A minor feature, but something I noticed.
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