[ryan]

That's something I've discussed with people several times. I have been surprised that Disney hasn't already released the theatrical versions of the Original Trilogy.
But then recently, somebody reminded me that the original negatives were modified to make the Special Editions. I haven't seen the old SE documentaries since 97, but I THINK the new special effects were added to the original negatives, so Disney can't just slap it on BluRay/digital and release it. They'd have to do some work to re-edit the negatives, remove the SE footage to return them to the theatrical version. Maybe that means they wouldn't have to do some of the audio/visual clean up that people want, but still, it's apparently not a trivial thing, or I'm sure they'd have done it already.
I mean, I still think they will, but it could take some time.