IMAX Signature Sound By DTS coming to Disney+ in 2023

Jan 04, 2023 in "Disney+"

Posted: Wednesday January 4, 2023 4:15pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Disney, IMAX Corporation, and DTS, announced today that Disney+ subscribers will have a new way to experience select films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and more with an expansion of IMAX Enhanced technology on Disney+ coming in 2023.

"We're excited to roll out the next evolution of IMAX Enhanced technology on Disney+ in the coming year," said Jerrell Jimerson, Executive Vice President of Product, Disney Streaming. "This unique collaboration extends our long-standing relationship between Disney and IMAX and we look forward to delivering this new immersive audio experience alongside premium playback quality for current and future titles to our audiences around the world."

IMAX signature sound by DTS will enable an elevated end-to-end experience specially calibrated to provide fans at home with IMAX-quality picture and sound. Select best-in-class device manufacturers will support IMAX signature sound by DTS at launch, including IMAX Enhanced certified TVs from manufacturers like Sony and Hisense. Additionally, owners of certified AV receivers from manufacturers like Denon, Marantz, and JBL will also be able to enjoy the experience at launch. IMAX's expanded aspect ratio, which delivers 1:90:1 and offers up to 26% more picture for select sequences, is currently available for supported titles across all Disney+ supported devices at no additional cost or equipment.

"We're thrilled to bring audiences an even greater cinematic experience in the home and beyond as we roll out the next phase of IMAX Enhanced on Disney+," said Vikram Arumilli, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Streaming and Consumer Technology, IMAX Corporation." We can't wait for fans to experience more of our cutting-edge, unparalleled sight and sound advancements across the entire IMAX Enhanced collection on Disney+, with more titles soon to come."

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Animaniac93-988 days ago

That effort has largely been dropped. Hopes that Disney+ would be the catalyst to get more of this stuff out, or properly restored (as they did for Cinderella and The Sword in the Stone) have been pulled back as the overall spending for the streaming service has been reduced and it's not considered a priority.

Agent H8 days ago

They have put effort into putting the old stuff on Disney+ they just do it intermittently so they have a steady stream of “new” content when they don’t have actual new content

Animaniac93-988 days ago

It's also of no use to Iger. It's not a franchise, or part of a brand. Br'er Rabbit can't be made a Disney Princess. Even if it wasn't controversial, it would not likely be re-released or put on Disney+. Same with a lot of old Disney. With the ending of the Disney Movie Club, we're not even getting blu-ray releases of these titles anymore.

Ghost9310 days ago

Back then, they used the term "politically correct." Woke simply replaced that. I think it would be financially stupid for Disney to re-release Song of the South at this point. It should have gotten a limited Walt Disney Treasures release in the early 2000s, but at this point the movie has been effectively banned for almost 40 years and is too much of a lightning rod for controversy, even if the release was carefully assembled and filled with all the appropriate disclaimers. I really think at this point Disney is just waiting for the movie to eventually slide into public domain (about 17 years from now) so that they can finally be rid of any responsibility for it.

Disney Irish10 days ago

Are parents not allowed to be warned of tobacco usage in a movie or show so they can decide whether they want their kids to watch such usage? You trying to get more kids smoking? You work for Big Tobacco or something?

LittleBuford10 days ago

Why? What harm are they doing?

Tha Realest10 days ago

Can we o do something about those “Contains tobacco depictions” warnings now?

LittleBuford10 days ago

It’s been unavailable in the US since the ’90s, well before people started crying woke.

Phroobar10 days ago

There is a 4k remaster of Song of the South floating around the internet. It looks beautiful. It's very vibrant, bright and clear. However, outside of the animated segments, it is pretty boring. It reminds me of So Dear to My Heart.

DKampy10 days ago

I understand Disney’s reasoning…. They are a business first and foremost…and it is all optics and people will be able to see the message…I still feel such people are stupid and it mostly stems from from fake rage click baiters online

Disney Irish10 days ago

Oh I agree, but if you can make it look like you’re doing something to appease such folks without actually doing anything, well in this case I think it still accomplishes the goals set out by the original intent of the project and still quieting down the uproar. So a win/win in that regard.