Disney to reissue ‘Toy Story,’ ‘Beast’ in 3-D

LAS VEGAS - Walt Disney is going 3-D on a lot of future films — and some from its past.

The studio announced Tuesday that 3-D versions of the computer-animated tales “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” will be released Oct. 2 for a two-week run as a double feature. Disney also is preparing a 3-D version of its hand-drawn animated musical “Beauty and the Beast” for release Feb. 12, 2010.

The “Toy Story” double bill is an “offer to moms and dads and people of all ages that they can come back to the movie theater and they can see two movies that they loved in 2-D format. Now they can see them in 3-D format for one price,” said Mark Zoradi, president of Disney’s motion picture group. “This was a way to kind of create an event with a very good value proposition given today’s economy.”