Old Disney VHS Tapes That Could Be Worth A Ton Of Money

If you were born in the 1980s or 1990s, it's likely that your childhood was filled with warm memories of Friday or Saturday night visits to your local video store to pick up VHS tapes for movie night. Now even if your family didn't make frequent trips to Blockbuster Video, it's still pretty likely that you all owned different VHS tapes of popular Disney movies.

Classic VHS Disney movies were all the rage back in the day. From Academy award winning classics like The Lion King, to other fan favorites like Mulan, Lady and the Tramp, and more, memories of booting up your VCR to watch a copy of many of these animated classics hold a special place in the hearts of many 80s and 90s babies. But for many of these same people who may be struggling today, maxing out their credit cards for everyday purchases and expenses, you might be in luck if you still own a copy of one of these Disney classic VHS tapes. That's right, it's time to call your parents and ask them to locate your old VHS collection, because some of these old Disney VHS tapes could be worth a ton of money. So without further ado, let's take a look to see which ones exactly will give you the best bang for your buck.

While VHS tapes were all the rage back in the '80s and '90s, due to the massive switch to DVDs in the early 2000s, production of VHS tapes largely came to a halt around 2006. For this reason, today, old VHS copies of certain popular Disney movies could net you anywhere from $1,600 to as high as $45,000 in some cases. So in a twist of luck for many Millennials (or even some Gen Z'ers,) those same animated Disney movies that brought you so much joy in your childhood may even be able to help you pay your rent or mortgage today.

Now while this Disney movie isn't amongst animated classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, a VHS copy of the popular 1982 science-fiction movie Tron is worth around $1,600 today. A VHS copy of Aladdin or The Jungle Book, on the other hand, can be sold for as high as $3,000 today if it's in good condition. Outside of that, if you still have The Rescuers Down Under in VHS format you could be looking at a $5,000 return, according to ScreenRant, while Alice in Wonderland and Bambi will net you as much as $8,000 and $9,000 individually. However, if you have a copy of any of these other Disney classic VHS tapes, you could be looking at a reward of $10,000 or more.

While a $1,600 to $9,000 reward for any of the previously mentioned Disney VHS tapes will certainly bring you a great amount of help in paying off your credit card or dealing with any other daily expenses, obtaining $10,000 or more for old VHS tapes of these Disney movies is certainly a life changing amount of money for some. That being said, let's take a look at which of these movies you should be looking for in order to claim your reward.

A copy of 101 Dalmations or Pinocchio in VHS format is currently worth $10,000 if the tape is still in good condition. On the other hand, if you can locate a VHS copy of Peter Pan or The Fox and The Hound, you're likely to net somewhere in the range of $12,000. The Disney Pixar classic Cars is worth $14,000 in VHS format, and a VHS tape of Sleeping Beauty is worth somewhere in the range of $16,000. Dumbo and Cinderella are individually worth $20,000 and $25,000 respectively, with a VHS copy of Fantasia coming in at $25,000 as well. A VHS tape of Snow White and The Seven Dwarves is currently worth $26,000, and a copy of The Little Mermaid in the same format is worth $33,200 on the higher end, while Beauty and the Beast is going to net you as much as $35,000.

While the previously mentioned Disney animated classics are widely known, the current highest paying Disney VHS tape is not. That being said, last, but definitely not least, the Disney VHS classic that holds the crown is none other than a movie called Disney, Marking the Millenium. This VHS tape, which contains a documentary celebrating the start of the 21st century for Disney, is worth up to $45,000 today. So in the rare case that you do indeed have a VHS tape of this movie (in good condition) buried somewhere in the attic or basement of your childhood home, you're in a remarkable amount of luck.

All in all, while VHS is certainly a thing of the past, if you do indeed have any of these classic Disney movies in that format, then it may be about time to post them on Ebay and see how much you can sell them for. However, it is definitely worth mentioning that the price tags mentioned for any of these VHS tapes will only hold if the tapes are in great condition. Any understandable wear and tear that yours may have accrued over the years is undoubtedly going to give them a significant drop in value. At the same time, it's still worth a try to post them on Ebay in order to see how much money you can get for them regardless.