Why is the disney logo in Hercules the cgi intro while the Emperor's New Groove uses older logo?
I was re-watching The Emperor's New Groove and noticed that it used the old Disney castle intro where the castle is filled in on a blue background from the top down. This is different than the Disney castle intro to Hercules which uses the CGI landscape castle. I checked and found Hercules came out 3 years before Emperor's New Groove and almost a decade before that intro was used on another movie for the first time. Did Disney change the intro to Hercules when it was released on blu-ray or was the CGI logo first introduced with this movie?
Best Answer
This page documents the evolution of the intro logo. The full cgi logo was first used in 2006 with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. Further down under the 2011 variant it says this:
Later reissues of classic Disney movies released on DVD and Blu-ray began using this or the original 2006 variant.
So Hercules originally used the 2D version, but was later changed for rereleases.
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When did the Disney intro change?
In 2006, Walt Disney Pictures started using a new intro with a new CGI animation with a very complex depiction of the Sleepy Beauty Castle and its surroundings. It was a clear change from the old blue and white intro with its stylized castle and 2D animation.Why is there an arch in the Disney logo?
Presenting a much-more detailed castle, the unique font of "Disney" (with "Walt" having been dropped) and even a moat, the new logo also adds a shooting star that arcs across the castle. This addition is meant to invoke a sense of wonder, but it also carries a hidden message of wishes coming true.What castle is the Disney logo based on?
However, few people know that the breathtaking Cinderella castle on the Disney logo was inspired by a real location, the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria. Later it was replaced with the drawing of the France-based Chateau D'usse.Where is the castle in the Disney intro?
Sleeping Beauty Castle is a fairy tale castle at the center of Disneyland and formerly at Hong Kong Disneyland. It is based on the late-19th century Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany.Disney Intro
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