As with any CG film, Happily uh, happily makes its way onto Blu-ray. Primary colors are strong, bright, and pure. Texture detail is excellent. The transfer is clean, sharp, and never wavers. There are some instances where minor compression artifacts show through and hair has a tough time staying stable, though these are minor distractions in a beautiful presentation. 
It’s hard to recall a disc with more positional dialogue than this. Every scene is loaded with voice work coming from the appropriate direction. It’s obvious how much care has been taken to ensure the experience was immersive. Surround work is always accurate during action scenes. Bass comes through deep and pure, especially as the giant steps through the land.
Three featurettes run about 25 minutes to begin the extras, covering the actors and the animation process. Seven deleted scenes last, appropriately enough, seven minutes. These are surprisingly complete and not just storyboards. An alternate ending doesn’t do much to change things drastically in its two minutes of runtime. Finally, a selection of three games for the kids round out the features. 
Happily N’Ever After was originally planned as a traditionally animated feature. The box art even seems to indicate this, especially with the main character designs art. Regardless of how it was done, there’s not much to like here.
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