"the fox and the hound" was released on blu-ray on august 9, 2011. this was to honor the movie's 30th anniversary. the movie was released in a 3-disc blu-ray/dvd combo pack alongside its direct-to video follow-up "the fox and the hound 2" in a 2-movie collection edition. the blu-ray has a new digital restoration. it presents the movie for the first time in 1.66:1 widescreen. it also has 5.1 dts-hd master audio. "the fox and the hound 2" is presented in 1.78:1 widescreen. it has the same sound as the first movie. a dvd-only edition was also released on the same day.