Next to an all-out action movie, this is amongst the best audio presentations you’ll find. There are so many little touches, from rain falling around the viewer, elevated trains moving flawlessly from speaker to speaker, thunder resonating incredibly well, and the crowded streets offering some rear speaker work on a consistent basis. Bass is powerful, especially with the above mentioned thunder, and the animated sequence involving a troll attack. The musical numbers deserve this TrueHD track, and it delivers. It’s amazingly crisp. 
Aside from the interactive features, all extras are presented in HD. Fantasy Comes to Life is a collection of three featurettes running between five and six minutes a piece. Each focuses on a particular scene, from the two major song sequences to the finale. Two minutes of bloopers also included are mildly amusing.
Nearly eight minutes of deleted scenes offer minor padding to the main feature. Pip’s Predicament is a nicely done story rendered as a pop-up book that tells the tale of a side character. A music video rounds off the features that are shared with the SD DVD.
A Blu-ray exclusive is D-Files. This interactive pop-up feature is a fun one for movie buffs. When a reference pops up to a Disney classic, the viewer is asked a question about which one it is. Score enough points, and you can access a few more exclusive features. The questions are varied, and the videos that play along with them are also interesting, allowing the audience to see how the production team came up with ways to incorporate them. These extras cannot be accessed outside of the main feature. 
Almost all recent Disney princess voice actresses have cameos somewhere in the movie. Jodie Benson is the most noticeable as the secretary for Dempsey’s character and Julie Andrews is also present as the narrator of the story.
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