The recent March 4th release of 101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition will join the ever-growing list of classic Disney films to get the royal treatment. Expect complete digital restoration in picture and sound for this 1961 gem, no to mention a new making-of documentary, deleted songs, and a discussion of the famed villainess, Cruella De Vil.

Apparently, Walt was initially less than satisfied with the final product. It was Disney’s first feature to use the experimental Xerox process, copying the animators’ pencil marks directly onto cels. Sure, this made it possible to render all 6,469,952 spots on the dogs, but the pencil scratch marks were in conflict with the painterly storybook aesthestics that Walt strived for. Walt reportedly didn’t acknowledge the film’s artistic merits to production designer Ken Anderson until weeks before his death.