it also has been known as both a classic and a masterpiece, and has received a special edition 60th anniversary disney dvd on october 23, 2001, exatly 60 years after its first release. that release featured a sneak peek of a direct-to-video sequel called dumbo ii. the preview showed a lot of sketches and storyboard ideas. the main story has to do with dumbo and his new friends getting separated from the rest of the circus as they wonder into the big city. dumbo's new friends are claude and lolly the twin bears who leave chaos everywhere they go, dot the curious zebra, godfrey the hippo who is older and wants to do things for himself, and penny the adventurous ostrich. timothy returns as well. the story was supposed to be as if the first dumbo ended and this one started the next day. the project seems to have been canceled,as no further announcements have been made since, plus the fact that the little mermaid: ariel's beginning, tinker bell, and its sequels, were to be the last projests for disneytoon studios.