Ultimate Disney has now got the cover art for the Toy Story 2: Special Edition DVD, which can be bought from Amazon.com here.
The special features are as detailed:
Feature Film Presentation
Presented in Widescreen 1:77:1 aspect ratio with picture direct from Pixar’s digital source.
Remastered for optimum home theater experience by Academy Award. winner Gary Summers in both Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and DTS ES. (Gary Summers has won an Oscar®. for Best Sound for “Saving Private Ryan” 1999; “Titanic” 1998, and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” 1991.)
Filmmaker Audio Commentary
Watch the film along with Pixar director John Lasseter and his creative team including Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon and Andrew Stanton.
Sneak Peek – Rev up for Pixar’s All-New Animated Feature “CARS”
Take a look at Pixar Director John Lasseter’s newest film, Cars, and enter a world where race cars are athletes, restaurants are gas stations, and getting lost off the highway may lead you right where you belong.
TOY BOX – Open up a Toy Box for the whole family!
Outtakes
Watch as Woody, Buzz and the rest of the cast flub, fumble and fluster their way through their scenes in these hilarious, animated blunders.
Who’s The Coolest Toy?
Listen in as the cast and filmmakers weigh in on their favorite characters.
All-New WHICH TOY ARE YOU?
Are you more a Buzz or a Woody?
Join Hamm and Rex as they host this fun new game to test your personality and discover which Toy Story character you most resemble.
Ponkickies
Play rock-paper-scissors with Woody, Buzz and Jessie as they make a visit to Japan’s popular children’s program, Ponkickies 21.
Riders In The Sky Music Medley
Tap your toes and spin your partner as Riders In The Sky lead a musical tour through “Woody’s Roundup” and other classic western songs.
New “Making Toy Story 2”
Meet Director John Lasseter, along with other members of the Pixar team, and discover how they drew inspiration from ideas they developed for the original Toy Story in order to bring the world of Buzz and Woody back to life.
Deleted Scenes
A unique look at earlier versions of some of your favorite Toy Story 2 scenes. See the “Crossing the Road” sequence in its original form and find out how Woody initially ended up at the yard sale.
BEHIND THE SCENES
John Lasseter Profile
TOY STORY 2’s Cast of Characters
All-New Design Gallery Slideshows
Watch the evolution of the characters, sets and color design through these brand new slideshows assembled from hundreds of pieces of original art used to design Toy Story 2.
Story
See an early storyboard version of “Woody’s Nightmare” and watch “Jessie’s Song” with a multi-angle feature allowing you to compare the early storyboards to the final film.
PRODUCTION – Go inside Pixar to see how the world of Toy Story 2 was brought to life:
Designing Woody’s Past
Making Woody’s Roundup
Production Tour
Production Progression
Early Animation Tests
Special Effects
International Scene
PUBLICITY – Go back to see how the world first learned about Toy Story 2
Character Interviews
Get the low down on your favorite characters straight from the horse’s mouth. Bullseye makes a guest appearance as Woody and Buzz answer questions about Toy Story 2.
Trailers
TV Spots
Posters
And those are the special features.
You can read the full press release here from Ultimate Disney.
If you live in Australia or New Zealand you can purchase Toy Story 2: Special Edition DVD here from EzyDVD.com.au for $AU22.83. For the NTSC region the DVD is due out on Dec 26 and for Australia and New Zealand it is due out on Nov 30.
Last modified: October 1, 2005