Disney Channel facts for kids
Disney Channel is a cable television network that is owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel shows programs that are made for family audiences, mostly pre-teens and teenagers. The channel began on the morning of April 18, 1983. Its programs ran for 18 hours a day until December 1986. In 1983-1997, the channel was called The Disney Channel.
Programming blocks
Disney Junior
Disney Channel programs shows targeted at preschool-age children on weekdays from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. ET/PT (6-10 a.m. during the summer months) and weekends from 6-9 a.m. ET, called Disney Junior. As of 2010[update], the only programming featuring classic Disney characters is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the Disney Junior block. Other programming in this block includes Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Hotel Transylvania: The Series, Sofia The First, and Elena of Avalor.
On May 26, 2010, it was announced that the Playhouse Disney block will be re-branded under the name Disney Junior starting on February 14, 2011 which later became its own digital cable and satellite channel on March 23, 2012, replacing SOAPnet. The Disney Junior channel is a direct competitor to Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. network and PBS and Comcast's PBS Kids Sprout.
Programming
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
- The ZhuZhus
- Hotel Transylvania: The Series
- Tangled: The Series
- Miles from Tomorrowland
- Sofia The First
- Elena of Avalor
- Alexei: The Series
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers
- Puppy Dog Pals
- Nutri Ventures
- Winx Club
- Sonic X
- Dragon Ball Z Kai
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Yu-Gi-Oh
- Jackie Chan Adventures
- Eon Kid
- Jessie (TV series)
- Special Agent Oso
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
- Pham Viet Dung
- Scary Larry
- Pink Panther & Pals
- RoboCop: Alpha Commando
- Super 4
- Clarence
- Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Drama
- Zak Storm
- Assorted Hot Wheels TV Specials
- Max Steel
- Rocket Monkeys
- Tai Chi Chasers
- Duck Dodgers
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Kirby Right Back At Ya!
- G.I. Joe Sigma 6
- Transformers: Prime
- Legend Gang
- My Goldfish is Evil
- Grizzy and the Lemmings
- Rabbids Invasion
- Backyard Wizard of Oz
- Billy Dilley's Super Duper Subterranean Summer
- Right Now Kapow
- Comedy Bites
- Star vs the Forces of Evil
- Teen Titans
- Rat-a-Tat
- Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
- Masha and the bear
Programming
Disney XD
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