Yes. Todd's review mentioned, "... rather than present both cuts on the disc using seamless branching (which would conserve disc space), each cut has its own video file on the BD100 disc."
When selecting "Play Special Edition" a sub-menu pops up with "Play Movie" or "Play Movie with...
Steelbook arrived yesterday. Another plus in favor of the disc is when watching the Special Edition with the mono track WB has found most of Bruce's recordings for the lines in the scene w/ Roy Chiao at the beginnning.