Continuing its leadership in the advancement of 3D entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios today announced plans to start releasing Disney Digital 3D content for the home on Blu-ray Disc beginning in 2010 with Disney’s A Christmas Carol and a special 3D Showcase Disc. Disney’s new Digital 3D content for the home on Blu-ray™ will be made available in coordination with hardware manufacturers’ upcoming release of new 3D home entertainment systems so that consumers can experience the magic of Disney 3D in their home upon installation
The 3D-enabled Blu-ray release of Disney’s A Christmas Carol, available broadly in fourth quarter of 2010, will represent the studios’ debut title that will launch a new premium line-up of Disney Digital 3D movies for the home. Disney’s A Christmas Carol, starring Jim Carrey, will be a groundbreaking multi-sensory, three-dimensional hi-def home entertainment experience that captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale. Re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (Best Director, Forrest Gump, 1994), Disney’s A Christmas Carol will be sure to mesmerize audiences of all ages in its new technologicallyadvanced digital 3D home video presentation.