Disney Channel (UK)
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Disney Channel is a children's entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom
and Ireland
since 1 October 1995. A one hour timeshift
service called Disney Channel +1 is available on Sky and Virgin Media
. Disney Channel currently has three sister channels; Disney Cinemagic, Disney Junior and Disney XD.
service on Sky. Viewers who press the red button on their Sky remote control
are able to access information about shows, character profiles, detailed TV listings, quizzes, and hundreds of messages submitted by viewers.The interactive service also includes links to a small selection of games. Some can be played as 'overlay' games, with the channel video continuing in the background; others are accessible via a link to a Disney-branded section of BSkyB's Sky Games interactive service. The overlay games are developed by Pushbutton
and French game developers Visiware
. The interactive service was designed and built by Pushbutton
, and went live in September 2007 replacing the old service created by Tamblin. Previously, Disney Channel also had a Teletext
service, consisting of about 200 pages, known as Disney Text.
Disney Channel used to carry the British version of sign language
on its late evening programming. All of Disney Channel's shows are now Audio Described
on Sky.
satellite service. It was featured in much of the promotional material surrounding the launch of Sky Television and the Astra satellite. Due to an apparent dispute, the launch was cancelled. Sky Television filed a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company for not launching the channel.The Lawsuit Was Closed Later.
The channel appeared on 1 October 1995. At first the channel's broadcasting hours were 06:00 to 22:00 with Sky Movies Gold airing during the station's downtime.
, Italy, France, Asia
, Spain
, and Germany
).
Also on 29 September 2000, Disney Channel launched two sister channels, a pre-school oriented Playhouse Disney and the now-defunct 24-hour cartoon channel Toon Disney. A one hour timeshift
of Disney Channel also launched on the same day. All 3 were only available to Sky subscribers. NTL
and Telewest
customers could only receive the main Disney Channel. On all platforms, the Disney Channel package was a premium offering, requiring an additional subscription fee in order to view, though Sky subscribers could receive the channels for free if they also subscribed to the full Sky Movies
package (aka Sky Movies World, with contained 4 Sky Premier channels, 5 Sky MovieMax channels and 2 Sky Cinema channels). Despite the launch of Playhouse Disney, Disney Channel continue to air a block of Playhouse Disney-branded preschool programmes during school mornings, although has in recent years been greatly reduced. All of Disney Channel's sister channels also has the 1999 look of Disney Channel, but in 2D.
Most of the 1999 idents are preserved in YouTube
, while others are preserved in other websites, such as the official GÉDÉON website.
's new logo (designed by CA Square), along with new graphics.
In early 2006, Sky and Disney were locked in ongoing negotiations over a new contract for carriage on the former's digital satellite television service. The previous, ten-year deal, which was inked while Sky floated on the stock exchange
in 1994, was temporarily extended whilst both sides attempted to reach an agreement. Sky was understood to have been seeking a substantially reduced payment towards the kids broadcaster. A new agreement, reported to be worth £130 million a year, was reached on 27 February 2007. As a result, on 16 March, changes were made to the Disney services in the UK. Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney ceased to be premium add-on channels and instead operated as part of basic-level subscription packages (such as Sky's "Kids Mix".) A new premium service, subscription channel Disney Cinemagic, was launched to take the Disney slot in the Sky Movies premium bundle; Toon Disney was taken off the air to free up a broadcast slot for the Cinemagic channel, and has never returned; Disney Channel's main one-hour timeshift, Disney Channel +1 was initially taken off the air to free up a slot for the premium Disney Cinemagic +1. However, Disney Channel +1 subsequently returned on 26 June 2006.
On 27 October 2006, Disney Channel was added to Top Up TV Anytime, a new service that downloads programming from 19 channels to a special digital video recorder
. In 2007 Disney have added more VoD
content to Virgin Media
's Service. On 22 November 2007 it was announced Disney Channel joined the lineup for Picnic
, BSkyB
's proposed new pay-TV service for DTT
.
spinoff Cory in the House
which ended after two seasons (a possible casualty of the 2007 Writer's Guild
strike, which caused freshman or sophomore series whose production was interrupted midway through the season to eventually be cancelled), and the popular Wizards of Waverly Place
, starring Selena Gomez
, David Henrie
and Jake T. Austin
.
2008 is recognized for its new series such as Phineas and Ferb
, Brian O'Brian
, and The Suite Life on Deck
, the spin-off to The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, plus new Disney Channel Original Movies such as Camp Rock
, Minutemen
and The Cheetah Girls: One World
. The Suite Life on Deck
was the number one series in the respective categories in kids ages 6–12 and tweens ages 9–14 in 2008.
In 2009, Disney Channel launched two new series: Sonny with a Chance
(the first original series shot in high definition) starring Demi Lovato
in February, and JONAS
starring the Jonas Brothers
in May. New movies in 2009 included: Dadnapped
, Hatching Pete
, Princess Protection Program
, and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
. The four original movies for 2009 had the widest range of Disney Channel Stars in the networks history.
First time ever since Starstruck the Disney Channel original movie premiered in May 2010 had been displayed in a widescreen aspect ratio (16:9). A new set of programme mini-idents were launched on Saturday 11 September 2010. The theme for each ident is made for the programme. The idents previously had a polkadot background.
During this time Disney Channel chose to broadcast most of their shows in a 4:3 aspect ratio, despite much of their newer programming being produced in a 16:9
widescreen aspect ratio.
of the Disney Channel in high-definition
, launched on 15 September 2011 on Sky. The launch was accompanied by a handful of new series including A.N.T. Farm
, Friends for Change Games
, the UK TV premiere of Lemonade Mouth
and brand new episodes of shows such as Wizards of Waverly Place
, Fish Hooks
and Good Luck Charlie
as part of the "New Season".
on 1 May 1999. Presenters included: Nigel Mitchell
, Emma Lee
, Leah Charles, Jean Anderson
, Mark Rumble, Amy Garcia, Ollie from Freefaller, James McCourt, Jemma James (now Jemma Forte). Studio Disney ran on weekdays, usually from 16:00 to 19:00, in direct competition with similar services offered by CBBC
, CITV
and Nickelodeon
. The show featured a team of between two and six presenters who came on air between programmes, giving viewers the opportunity to call in, interact and win prizes. Studio Disney also produced many of its own short programmes, including Wish Upon a Star and Junior Journo, which were aired during the block itself and between programmes at other times. Studio Disney bowed out on 1 July 2005, in line with the disappearance of afternoon in-vision presentation on CITV and Nickelodeon the previous year and leaving the channel with a format similar to that of its American counterpart
.
The live presentation of the show, would also run competitions in which viewers could win holidays, and other prizes.
Special holiday competitions would be run, New Year
, Easter
, Mother's Day
, Father's Day
, Chinese New Year
, Christmas
, etc. For instance, a Mother's Day Competition of 2003 involved Emma Lee
surprising four entrants and their mothers to a special get-away. Meanwhile, a Father's Day - Competition of 2004 involved James McCourt
and Nigel Mitchell
treating one lucky dad to a day at Silverstone Grand Prix
track.
At other times of day, pre-recorded presentation was used, typically recorded in such a manner that viewers would believe that it was live. An example of this was breakfast segment Up (and later called Zoom!), which was hosted out-of-vision by Capital Disney
presenter, and managing director Will Chambers
. Another example originated from the Monster March event that ran throughout March 2002, during which the schedule featured many monster
-themed shows and movies. Pre-recorded sketches featuring a Mexican
dinosaur
puppet
named Raoul were inserted between programmes, and as this proved popular, Raoul was given a number of his own segments on the channel over the next few years, including The Raoul Show, Good Morning Raoul and The Raoul Summer. The best sketches from The Raoul Show were made into a series of short programmes entitled The Best of Raoul. Raoul was even the subject of a question on the 20th Anniversary edition of Trivial Pursuit
.
Disney Channel also held an annual awards ceremony called the Disney Channel Kids Awards. The categories were centred around music, sport, television and film. The winners in each category were voted for by viewers online. The ceremonies, hosted by Studio Disney presenters, were held at The Royal Albert Hall
and London Arena
. These were broadcast on Disney Channel and Channel 5 and featured performances from popular music artists such as Girls Aloud.
since 1 May 1999, the same day as the 1999 re-brand. In May 2003, it was completely redesigned to fit with the other Disney Channel's worldwide after the global rebrand. In 2007 it was added to disneychannel.co.uk, when the website's homepage was revamped to fit the look of the American site. In 2011, along with the other Disney sites, it was revamped. in September 2011, it was revamped once again, due to the new logo.
which were shown on its predecessor Toon Disney (UK & Ireland)
The channel carries two counterparts, a timeshift channel and a HD
channel.
The channel regularly updates its iTunes library with the latest episodes. Some of these are available in HD.
movies and Disney Channel Original Movies, on the main channel. These were usually shown daily at 7pm under The Wonderful World of Disney (earlier The Magical World of Disney) brand. On weekends, the channel would show at least three movies per a day. The Saturday Movie Showdown took place every Saturday morning, wherein viewers were invited to vote for one of a selection of three movies on the channel's website, the winner being aired in the 11am slot. Starting in 2003, Latterly, a movie was transmitted in widescreen
with Dolby Digital
Surround Sound on Sundays at 4pm - much of the channel's other content was in 4:3 at this time.
However, when Disney Cinemagic launched in March 2006, The Wonderful World of Disney and the Sunday widescreen movie were axed, and all Walt Disney Studios movies were moved over to the new channel, such that they can remain as a premium add-on. However, Disney Channel Original Movies are still broadcast regularly on Disney Channel, with premieres of new ones shown on Friday evenings a short while after their premiere in the US
(usually a few weeks, though in some cases, such as Full Court Miracle
and Tiger Cruise
, the delay can be up to several years - the latter, which had its US premiere in 2004, has [as of 2011] never been aired in the UK). As a result of these changes, movies are now shown more frequently across Disney's channels overall, and non-Cinemagic subscribers can now see Disney Channel Original Movies.
In December 2010 it was announced the Disney Channel UK is going to premiere two movies on that month; Den Brother
and 16 Wishes
, which is very rare for Disney Channel. The most recent movie that has premiered is Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension which premiered on Friday, 30 September 2011. The next movie is Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
on Friday 16th December 2011. Also, the following movies are set to premiere:
.
On 28 February 1997, the channel dropped 'The' from its name, with a new splat logo.
On 26 March 1997, Disney Channel France adopted the same logo and idents.
On 1 May 1999, to celebrate the new millennium, Disney Channel launched its new logo, with simple circles forming the logo itself. The new idents were created in CGI, with various objects forming the Disney Channel logo, such as two yo-yos and a spinning top, two fans and a sun, and two stopwatches and a basketball. The new identity package was created by France-based design agency, GÉDÉON. Other design agencies, such as Gamma Studios, ManvsMachine, and Pedall, helped with the project.
Here is a list of Disney Channel idents used in 1999:
In March 2000, Disney Channel France, who had adapted the same idents, "ran out of logos", and did a contest called Les Grands Prix De L'imagination, in which animators from all around France had to make new idents for Disney Channel International Networks, and two winners would have their idents shown on the French channel. The winners were Marc du Pontavice, the creator of Oggy and the Cockroaches (who did the "Glass Charger/Laboratory" ID for the 1999 line-up), and Eric Berthier (who did the "Alien" ID for the 1997 package).
In March 2003, Disney Channel adopted the same new logo as Disney Channel in US.
On the 1 September 2011, Disney Channel adapted the new smartphone app logo as well as showing all programming available in a widescreen format, if the format is available.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
since 1 October 1995. A one hour timeshift
Timeshift channel
A timeshift channel is a television channel carrying a time-delayed rebroadcast of its "parent" channel's output. This channel runs alongside their parent: the term "timeshift" does not refer to a network broadcasting at a later time to reflect a local timezone unless the parent is also available...
service called Disney Channel +1 is available on Sky and Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
. Disney Channel currently has three sister channels; Disney Cinemagic, Disney Junior and Disney XD.
Overview
Disney Channel had an interactive televisionInteractive television
Interactive television describes a number of techniques that allow viewers to interact with television content as they view it.- Definitions :...
service on Sky. Viewers who press the red button on their Sky remote control
Remote control
A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.The remote control is usually contracted to remote...
are able to access information about shows, character profiles, detailed TV listings, quizzes, and hundreds of messages submitted by viewers.The interactive service also includes links to a small selection of games. Some can be played as 'overlay' games, with the channel video continuing in the background; others are accessible via a link to a Disney-branded section of BSkyB's Sky Games interactive service. The overlay games are developed by Pushbutton
Pushbutton
Pushbutton is a UK-based digital agency specialising in designing, developing, and delivering interactive television.As one of the industry forerunners creating rich interactive television experiences, Pushbutton have graduated from traditional 'red button' services for Sky, ITV, Disney, National...
and French game developers Visiware
Visiware
Visiware, S.A. is an interactive television agency in North America and Europe. It is based in France.Founded in 1994 by Laurant Weill, Visiware is a French publisher and distributor of video games for interactive television, mobile phone and internet, and a specialist in casual gaming...
. The interactive service was designed and built by Pushbutton
Pushbutton
Pushbutton is a UK-based digital agency specialising in designing, developing, and delivering interactive television.As one of the industry forerunners creating rich interactive television experiences, Pushbutton have graduated from traditional 'red button' services for Sky, ITV, Disney, National...
, and went live in September 2007 replacing the old service created by Tamblin. Previously, Disney Channel also had a Teletext
Teletext
Teletext is a television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It offers a range of text-based information, typically including national, international and sporting news, weather and TV schedules...
service, consisting of about 200 pages, known as Disney Text.
Disney Channel used to carry the British version of sign language
Sign language
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses visually transmitted sign patterns to convey meaning—simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's...
on its late evening programming. All of Disney Channel's shows are now Audio Described
Audio description
Audio description refers to an additional narration track for blind and visually impaired consumers of visual media...
on Sky.
1989-1997: Early years
Disney Channel was originally planned to launch in 1989 on the newly launched SkySky Television plc
Sky Television plc was a public limited company which operated its four-channel satellite television service, launched by Rupert Murdoch's News International on 5 February 1989...
satellite service. It was featured in much of the promotional material surrounding the launch of Sky Television and the Astra satellite. Due to an apparent dispute, the launch was cancelled. Sky Television filed a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company for not launching the channel.The Lawsuit Was Closed Later.
The channel appeared on 1 October 1995. At first the channel's broadcasting hours were 06:00 to 22:00 with Sky Movies Gold airing during the station's downtime.
1997-1999: Switch to Sky Digital and refresh
With the launch of Disney Channel France on March 22, 1997, Disney Channel dropped 'The' from its name, and revamped its look, using a new logo and new idents using the red and blue colors in irregularly round objects to form the logo.1999-2003: New millennium re-brand
On 1 May 1999, Disney Channel UK revealed its new logo, with simple circles forming the Mickey Mouse head. The splat logo (from 1997) is still in use, but using the new logostyle. New idents were created in CGI (unlike the live-action ones used in 1997), including two yo-yo's and a spinning top. two spotlights and a discoball, two fans and a sun, three raindrops, three pumpkins, and two green olives and a purple grape. The new logo and idents were carried to Disney Channel international networks launched during that era (including Australia, Latin AmericaDisney Channel Latin America
Disney Channel Latin America is an cable television channel and is an edition of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel, broadcasting to Latin America and the Caribbean. It is broadcast in five feeds, North Zone, Center Zone, South Zone,and the Pacific Zone...
, Italy, France, Asia
Disney Channel Asia
Disney Channel Asia, a franchise of Disney Channel, airs in most parts of Southeast Asia.- Programming :Disney Channel Asia airs a variety of shows, aimed particularly at children and teenagers. Most of the programming is similar to the American counterpart with some shows exclusive to the Asian...
, Spain
Disney Channel Spain
Disney Channel Spain is a free-to-air television channel and is an edition of the The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel, broadcasting in Spain. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience. It is owned by Disney-ABC...
, and Germany
Disney Channel (Germany)
Disney Channel Germany, Austria & Switzerland is a German cable television network. It launched on October 16, 1999.- Shows & Films on Disney Channel:*Blue's Clues*JoJo's Circus*Almost Naked Animals*Regular Show*Higglytown Heroes*Fraggle Rock...
).
Also on 29 September 2000, Disney Channel launched two sister channels, a pre-school oriented Playhouse Disney and the now-defunct 24-hour cartoon channel Toon Disney. A one hour timeshift
Timeshift channel
A timeshift channel is a television channel carrying a time-delayed rebroadcast of its "parent" channel's output. This channel runs alongside their parent: the term "timeshift" does not refer to a network broadcasting at a later time to reflect a local timezone unless the parent is also available...
of Disney Channel also launched on the same day. All 3 were only available to Sky subscribers. NTL
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
and Telewest
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
customers could only receive the main Disney Channel. On all platforms, the Disney Channel package was a premium offering, requiring an additional subscription fee in order to view, though Sky subscribers could receive the channels for free if they also subscribed to the full Sky Movies
Sky Movies
Sky Movies is the collective name for the premium subscription television movie channels operated by Sky Television, and later British Sky Broadcasting. It has around 5 million subscribers, via satellite, cable and IPTV in the UK and Ireland...
package (aka Sky Movies World, with contained 4 Sky Premier channels, 5 Sky MovieMax channels and 2 Sky Cinema channels). Despite the launch of Playhouse Disney, Disney Channel continue to air a block of Playhouse Disney-branded preschool programmes during school mornings, although has in recent years been greatly reduced. All of Disney Channel's sister channels also has the 1999 look of Disney Channel, but in 2D.
Most of the 1999 idents are preserved in YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, while others are preserved in other websites, such as the official GÉDÉON website.
2003-2007: The global revamp
On 15 March 2003, Disney Channel UK adopted Disney Channel USDisney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
's new logo (designed by CA Square), along with new graphics.
In early 2006, Sky and Disney were locked in ongoing negotiations over a new contract for carriage on the former's digital satellite television service. The previous, ten-year deal, which was inked while Sky floated on the stock exchange
Stock exchange
A stock exchange is an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for issue and redemption of securities and other financial instruments, and capital events including the payment of income and...
in 1994, was temporarily extended whilst both sides attempted to reach an agreement. Sky was understood to have been seeking a substantially reduced payment towards the kids broadcaster. A new agreement, reported to be worth £130 million a year, was reached on 27 February 2007. As a result, on 16 March, changes were made to the Disney services in the UK. Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney ceased to be premium add-on channels and instead operated as part of basic-level subscription packages (such as Sky's "Kids Mix".) A new premium service, subscription channel Disney Cinemagic, was launched to take the Disney slot in the Sky Movies premium bundle; Toon Disney was taken off the air to free up a broadcast slot for the Cinemagic channel, and has never returned; Disney Channel's main one-hour timeshift, Disney Channel +1 was initially taken off the air to free up a slot for the premium Disney Cinemagic +1. However, Disney Channel +1 subsequently returned on 26 June 2006.
On 27 October 2006, Disney Channel was added to Top Up TV Anytime, a new service that downloads programming from 19 channels to a special digital video recorder
Digital video recorder
A digital video recorder , sometimes referred to by the merchandising term personal video recorder , is a consumer electronics device or application software that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card or other local or networked mass storage device...
. In 2007 Disney have added more VoD
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
content to Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
's Service. On 22 November 2007 it was announced Disney Channel joined the lineup for Picnic
Sky Picnic
Sky Picnic is a proposed pay television service to launch from BSkyB. It would sit alongside Freeview and Top Up TV on the digital terrestrial television platform in the United Kingdom.-History:...
, BSkyB
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
's proposed new pay-TV service for DTT
Digital terrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals...
.
2007-2011: The ribbon era
In 2007, Disney Channel remodeled its looks. The logo, instead of bouncing around the screen, turned into a ribbon and swirled around the screen until forming the logo. 2007 saw the debut of two new original series, the That's So RavenThat's So Raven
That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
spinoff Cory in the House
Cory in the House
Cory in the House is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007 to September 12, 2008 and was a spin-off from the Disney show That's So Raven. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who moved from San Francisco, California to Washington, D.C., after Victor...
which ended after two seasons (a possible casualty of the 2007 Writer's Guild
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
strike, which caused freshman or sophomore series whose production was interrupted midway through the season to eventually be cancelled), and the popular Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
, starring Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...
, David Henrie
David Henrie
David Clayton Henrie is an American actor, television writer, and producer. He is noted for playing Ted Mosby's future son on How I Met Your Mother, Justin Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place and Larry on That's So Raven...
and Jake T. Austin
Jake T. Austin
Jake T. Austin is an American actor and voice actor. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of seven, Austin is a five-time Young Artist Award nominee, best known for his role as Max Russo, the youngest of three wizards on the Disney Channel original series Wizards of Waverly Place, and as...
.
2008 is recognized for its new series such as Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb is an American animated television comedy series. Originally broadcast as a preview on August 17, 2007, on Disney Channel, the series follows Phineas Flynn and his English stepbrother Ferb Fletcher on summer vacation. Every day the boys embark on some grand new project, which...
, Brian O'Brian
Brian O'Brian
Brian O'Brian is an original series airing on Disney Channel. The series is co-written and directed by Danny Kaplan and stars Brian Stepanek, who also co-writes; original score by Stuart Balcomb, and produced in Cologno Monzese near Milan, Italy...
, and The Suite Life on Deck
The Suite Life on Deck
The Suite Life on Deck is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody...
, the spin-off to The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, plus new Disney Channel Original Movies such as Camp Rock
Camp Rock
Camp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie starring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The music is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown, Regina Hicks and Karen Gist. The film is directed by Matthew Diamond and produced by Alan Sacks....
, Minutemen
Minutemen
Minutemen were members of teams of select men from the American colonial partisan militia during the American Revolutionary War. They provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that allowed the colonies to respond immediately to war threats, hence the name.The minutemen were among the first...
and The Cheetah Girls: One World
The Cheetah Girls: One World
The Cheetah Girls: One World is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie. It is the third and final film of The Cheetah Girls film trilogy, and premiered on August 22, 2008...
. The Suite Life on Deck
The Suite Life on Deck
The Suite Life on Deck is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody...
was the number one series in the respective categories in kids ages 6–12 and tweens ages 9–14 in 2008.
In 2009, Disney Channel launched two new series: Sonny with a Chance
Sonny With a Chance
Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...
(the first original series shot in high definition) starring Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato
"She’s got the range, the full emotional spectrum, incredible control… Vocally, she’s the best thing Disney’s had since Christina Aguilera."—Producer Toby Gad on Demi Lovato's vocals...
in February, and JONAS
Jonas
- Jonah name :* Jonah Metropolitan of Moscow , also known as Saint Jonas* Jonah, Old Testament prophet-Places:* Jonas , a hamlet in the municipalities Epe and Apeldoorn in the Netherlands* Jonas, Pennsylvania- Other :...
starring the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
in May. New movies in 2009 included: Dadnapped
Dadnapped
Dadnapped is a Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered February 16, 2009. Starring actors from Disney Channel Original Series, the movie had 4.6 million viewers for its premiere...
, Hatching Pete
Hatching Pete
Hatching Pete is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie which first aired on April 10, 2009 on Disney Channel UK and later Disney Channel and Family. It was released on DVD in America on May 12, 2009 together with Dadnapped....
, Princess Protection Program
Princess Protection Program
Princess Protection Program is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered on June 26, 2009 in the United States and winner of the Teen Choice Awards 2009 for Choice Summer TV Show...
, and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie is a 2009 American made-for-television comedy-drama fantasy film based on the Disney Channel Original Series Wizards of Waverly Place. Filmed primarily in San Juan, Puerto Rico in February and March 2009, the Disney Channel Original Movie premiered on August 28,...
. The four original movies for 2009 had the widest range of Disney Channel Stars in the networks history.
First time ever since Starstruck the Disney Channel original movie premiered in May 2010 had been displayed in a widescreen aspect ratio (16:9). A new set of programme mini-idents were launched on Saturday 11 September 2010. The theme for each ident is made for the programme. The idents previously had a polkadot background.
During this time Disney Channel chose to broadcast most of their shows in a 4:3 aspect ratio, despite much of their newer programming being produced in a 16:9
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
widescreen aspect ratio.
2011-present: Disney Channel HD launch
On 1 September 2011, Disney Channel adopted the new smartphone app logo which premiered in the US in early 2010 as well as using the widescreen (16:9) format in all programming that has been produced in this format. Disney Channel HD, a simulcastSimulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
of the Disney Channel in high-definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
, launched on 15 September 2011 on Sky. The launch was accompanied by a handful of new series including A.N.T. Farm
A.N.T. Farm
A.N.T. Farm is a Disney Channel television sitcom that premiered on May 6, 2011 as a special preview and continued as a regular series on June 17, 2011. The pilot episode, "TransplANTed" aired after the series finale of The Suite Life on Deck...
, Friends for Change Games
Disney's Friends for Change Games
The Disney's Friends for Change Games are Olympic-based televised games aired on the Disney Channel and part of the station's Friends for Change initiative. It replaces the Disney Channel Games and premiered on June 24, 2011 on Disney Channel.-Teams:...
, the UK TV premiere of Lemonade Mouth
Lemonade Mouth (film)
Lemonade Mouth is a 2011 musical drama film based on the book of the same name by Mark Peter Hughes. The film was directed by Patricia Riggen and written by April Blair, and stars Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott, and Blake Michael...
and brand new episodes of shows such as Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
, Fish Hooks
Fish Hooks
Fish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones. Twenty-one episodes have been ordered for the first season. It premiered on September 24, 2010. An 11-minute preview was shown on September 3, 2010, following the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam...
and Good Luck Charlie
Good Luck Charlie
Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...
as part of the "New Season".
Live presentation
Until recently, live presentation was an important feature of Disney Channel. The best known example of this launched in September 1997 as Disney Channel UK Live, and relaunched as Studio DisneyStudio Disney UK
Studio Disney was a live TV show, broadcast on Disney Channel UK. It launched in September 1997 as Disney Channel UK Live, and relaunched as Studio Disney on 23 April 2001. Some of the presenters included; Nigel Mitchell, Emma Lee, Jean Anderson, Mark Rumble, Amy Garcia, Ollie from Freefaller,...
on 1 May 1999. Presenters included: Nigel Mitchell
Nigel Mitchell
Nigel Mitchell is a British television presenter. Nigel is also known for his radio presenting and voiceover work. Nigel is represented by Wise Buddah Talent Management.-Nickelodeon:...
, Emma Lee
Emma Lee
-Presenting career:Emma Lee is a television presenter and former catwalk model, she has presented productions which have gone on to receive RTS and BAFTA recognition and has presented on GMTV and ITV1’s The Zone....
, Leah Charles, Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson was an English actress born in Eastbourne, Sussex. She is best remembered for her television roles as hard-faced matriarch Mary Hammond in the 1970s BBC drama The Brothers and as rebellious aristocrat Lady Jocelyn "Joss" Holbrook in the 1980s Second World War series Tenko .She is...
, Mark Rumble, Amy Garcia, Ollie from Freefaller, James McCourt, Jemma James (now Jemma Forte). Studio Disney ran on weekdays, usually from 16:00 to 19:00, in direct competition with similar services offered by CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
, CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
and Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...
. The show featured a team of between two and six presenters who came on air between programmes, giving viewers the opportunity to call in, interact and win prizes. Studio Disney also produced many of its own short programmes, including Wish Upon a Star and Junior Journo, which were aired during the block itself and between programmes at other times. Studio Disney bowed out on 1 July 2005, in line with the disappearance of afternoon in-vision presentation on CITV and Nickelodeon the previous year and leaving the channel with a format similar to that of its American counterpart
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
.
The live presentation of the show, would also run competitions in which viewers could win holidays, and other prizes.
Special holiday competitions would be run, New Year
New Year
The New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner....
, Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
, Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May...
, Father's Day
Father's Day
Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June but it is also celebrated widely on other days...
, Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
, Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
, etc. For instance, a Mother's Day Competition of 2003 involved Emma Lee
Emma Lee
-Presenting career:Emma Lee is a television presenter and former catwalk model, she has presented productions which have gone on to receive RTS and BAFTA recognition and has presented on GMTV and ITV1’s The Zone....
surprising four entrants and their mothers to a special get-away. Meanwhile, a Father's Day - Competition of 2004 involved James McCourt
James McCourt
James McCourt is an English actor, singer, songwriter, radio DJ and television host. He has worked for BBC Radio Sheffield, been part of his own pop band and still writes songs for musical theatre shows....
and Nigel Mitchell
Nigel Mitchell
Nigel Mitchell is a British television presenter. Nigel is also known for his radio presenting and voiceover work. Nigel is represented by Wise Buddah Talent Management.-Nickelodeon:...
treating one lucky dad to a day at Silverstone Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
track.
At other times of day, pre-recorded presentation was used, typically recorded in such a manner that viewers would believe that it was live. An example of this was breakfast segment Up (and later called Zoom!), which was hosted out-of-vision by Capital Disney
Capital Disney
Capital Disney was a British digital radio station aimed at 8 to 16 year olds which used to broadcast across the UK on DAB Digital Radio . It was also broadcast on Sky Digital, Tiscali TV, Virgin Media, and streaming online. The station announced on 14 May 2007 that it would close down on 29 June...
presenter, and managing director Will Chambers
Will Chambers
Will Chambers is an Australian rugby union footballer. He played in the Super 15 for the Queensland Reds and is currently playing for Irish province Munster in the RaboDirect Pro12, as of September 2011....
. Another example originated from the Monster March event that ran throughout March 2002, during which the schedule featured many monster
Monster
A monster is any fictional creature, usually found in legends or horror fiction, that is somewhat hideous and may produce physical harm or mental fear by either its appearance or its actions...
-themed shows and movies. Pre-recorded sketches featuring a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
puppet
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
named Raoul were inserted between programmes, and as this proved popular, Raoul was given a number of his own segments on the channel over the next few years, including The Raoul Show, Good Morning Raoul and The Raoul Summer. The best sketches from The Raoul Show were made into a series of short programmes entitled The Best of Raoul. Raoul was even the subject of a question on the 20th Anniversary edition of Trivial Pursuit
Trivial Pursuit
Trivial Pursuit is a board game in which progress is determined by a player's ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions. The game was created in 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by Canadian Chris Haney, a photo editor for Montreal's The Gazette and Scott Abbott, a sports...
.
Disney Channel also held an annual awards ceremony called the Disney Channel Kids Awards. The categories were centred around music, sport, television and film. The winners in each category were voted for by viewers online. The ceremonies, hosted by Studio Disney presenters, were held at The Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
and London Arena
London Arena
The London Arena was an indoor arena and exhibition centre, on the Isle of Dogs, in East London, England...
. These were broadcast on Disney Channel and Channel 5 and featured performances from popular music artists such as Girls Aloud.
Website
Disney Channel's website features information, games, interactive features and contact details and submission forms. The site has been made entirely in Adobe FlashAdobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
since 1 May 1999, the same day as the 1999 re-brand. In May 2003, it was completely redesigned to fit with the other Disney Channel's worldwide after the global rebrand. In 2007 it was added to disneychannel.co.uk, when the website's homepage was revamped to fit the look of the American site. In 2011, along with the other Disney sites, it was revamped. in September 2011, it was revamped once again, due to the new logo.
Disney Cinemagic
This television channel in the United Kingdom is the premium subscription movie service available on most major platforms. The channel was launched on 16 March 2006, and carries programmes such as Lilo and Stich and RecessRecess (TV series)
Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers...
which were shown on its predecessor Toon Disney (UK & Ireland)
Toon Disney
Toon Disney was an American cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. A spinoff of Disney Channel, it mostly aired children's animated series and some live action programming. Its format had similarities to those of Cartoon Network and Nicktoons...
The channel carries two counterparts, a timeshift channel and a HD
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
channel.
Disney Junior
This television channel in the United Kingdom is aimed at preschool children. The channel was launched on 29 September 2000 as Playhouse Disney and carried programming such as Winnie the Pooh. The channel was rebranded as Disney Junior on 7 May 2011. The channel carries a single counterpart, a timeshift channel.Disney Channel services
- iTunes
The channel regularly updates its iTunes library with the latest episodes. Some of these are available in HD.
- Disney Channel On Demand is the channel's video-on-demandVideo on demandVideo on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
service, offering select episodes of the channel's original series. It is available from Sky AnytimeSky AnytimeSky Anytime is the brand-name of a range of services from BSkyB designed to compete with video on demand services currently offered by rival companies such as Virgin Media or Tiscali TV as well as Internet Television services such as ITV Player and Sky Go....
(and plus), Virgin MediaVirgin MediaVirgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
and BT VisionBT VisionBT Vision is a hybrid IPTV-digital terrestrial television service provided by BT Group in the United Kingdom which was launched in December 2006...
.
Disney Channel programmes
Disney Channel Events
Disney Channel (UK & Ireland) Events 2011Films
Disney Channel traditionally broadcast most of its movies, including Walt Disney StudiosWalt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
movies and Disney Channel Original Movies, on the main channel. These were usually shown daily at 7pm under The Wonderful World of Disney (earlier The Magical World of Disney) brand. On weekends, the channel would show at least three movies per a day. The Saturday Movie Showdown took place every Saturday morning, wherein viewers were invited to vote for one of a selection of three movies on the channel's website, the winner being aired in the 11am slot. Starting in 2003, Latterly, a movie was transmitted in widescreen
Widescreen
Widescreen images are a variety of aspect ratios used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio provided by 35mm film....
with Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is the name for audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. It was originally called Dolby Stereo Digital until 1994. Except for Dolby TrueHD, the audio compression is lossy. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints...
Surround Sound on Sundays at 4pm - much of the channel's other content was in 4:3 at this time.
However, when Disney Cinemagic launched in March 2006, The Wonderful World of Disney and the Sunday widescreen movie were axed, and all Walt Disney Studios movies were moved over to the new channel, such that they can remain as a premium add-on. However, Disney Channel Original Movies are still broadcast regularly on Disney Channel, with premieres of new ones shown on Friday evenings a short while after their premiere in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(usually a few weeks, though in some cases, such as Full Court Miracle
Full Court Miracle
Full-Court Miracle is a 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie. It premiered on November 23, 2003. Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr...
and Tiger Cruise
Tiger Cruise
Tiger Cruise is the 54th Disney Channel Original Movie. It stars Hayden Panettiere, Bill Pullman and Jansen Panettiere, Hayden's real-life younger brother...
, the delay can be up to several years - the latter, which had its US premiere in 2004, has [as of 2011] never been aired in the UK). As a result of these changes, movies are now shown more frequently across Disney's channels overall, and non-Cinemagic subscribers can now see Disney Channel Original Movies.
In December 2010 it was announced the Disney Channel UK is going to premiere two movies on that month; Den Brother
Den Brother
Den Brother is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hutch Dano and G. Hannelius. The film premiered on August 13, 2010 on Disney Channel...
and 16 Wishes
16 Wishes
16 Wishes is a 2010 American television film starring Debby Ryan and Jean-Luc Bilodeau, which premiered on June 25, 2010 on Disney Channel and July 16, 2010 on the Family Channel. The film was directed by Peter DeLuise. The film was the most watched cable program on the day of its premiere on the...
, which is very rare for Disney Channel. The most recent movie that has premiered is Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension which premiered on Friday, 30 September 2011. The next movie is Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! is a 2011 Christmas film based on the Disney Channel Original Series Good Luck Charlie. The film was directed by Arlene Sanford and written by Geoff Rodkey, and stars Bridgit Mendler, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Bradley Steven Perry, Mia Talerico, Eric Allan Kramer, and...
on Friday 16th December 2011. Also, the following movies are set to premiere:
- The Suite Life MovieThe Suite Life MovieThe Suite Life Movie is a comedy-drama science fiction film directed by Sean McNamara, written by Michael Saltzman, and starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song, Debby Ryan, Matthew Timmons, John Ducey, Matthew Glave, and Phill Lewis...
(February 2012) - Geek CharmingGeek CharmingGeek Charming is a 2011 Disney Channel Original Movie based on the novel of the same name by Robin Palmer. The film was directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and was written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy. It stars Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop. It premiered on November 11, 2011 on Disney Channel....
(April 2012)
Presentation
In October 1995, The Disney Channel UK's logo was a simple Mickey Mouse head, with 'The Disney Channel' text on the bottom. Six idents for the 1995 logo were created by Lambie-NairnLambie-Nairn
Lambie-Nairn is an international branding agency within the WPP Group, headquartered in London with offices in Munich, Madrid, Abu Dhabi and Prague...
.
On 28 February 1997, the channel dropped 'The' from its name, with a new splat logo.
On 26 March 1997, Disney Channel France adopted the same logo and idents.
On 1 May 1999, to celebrate the new millennium, Disney Channel launched its new logo, with simple circles forming the logo itself. The new idents were created in CGI, with various objects forming the Disney Channel logo, such as two yo-yos and a spinning top, two fans and a sun, and two stopwatches and a basketball. The new identity package was created by France-based design agency, GÉDÉON. Other design agencies, such as Gamma Studios, ManvsMachine, and Pedall, helped with the project.
Here is a list of Disney Channel idents used in 1999:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Discoball | Seven disco lights move to the rhythm of the music, which then transistions to a discoball with two disco lights at the top. |
| Raindrops | The logo is formed from three raindrops in a glass window. |
| Pumpkins | Two pumpkins ride a roller coaster, then they bounce to another pumpkin in the end. |
| Chrome Blob | The logo is formed from two silver blobs and a blue one on a metal background. |
| Laboratory (Glass Charger) | A laboratory is seen where two green blobs are carried to a plasma glass sphere, forming the logo. This ident is created by Marc du Pontavice, who is the creator of Oggy and the Cockroaches. Also, this ident won an award in Disney Channel France's Les Grands Prix De L'imagination. |
| Peacock | A peacock shows off its feathers, which contains the Disney Channel logo formed by two yellow circles and a blue circle. A night version of this ident is also created. |
| Moon | A moon is seen in a night forest as comets strike the clouds, forming the logo. |
| Video Game | Two red spheres race in a video-game style, then when the spheres finish the race, the Disney Channel logo appears, which is formed by the spheres and a gold medal. |
| Computer | A computer uses a few programs until two orange mini-discs and a blue optical disc appears on the disc drive. A snippet of the 'Video Game' ident also appears here. |
| Grapes | A picnic table is seen with a plate with two green olives and a purple grape. |
| Chameleon | A chameleon chases a blue bug, which then the bug sticks to the tongue and lands on the chameleon's eyes, forming the logo. This ident is originally used by Disney Channel Latin America. |
| Chess | All the chess pieces on a chess board battle each other, until two black pawns and a white king form the logo. |
| Picnic | Yellow plates arrange on a picnic blanket, and a apple falls over the plates and another apple falls over the first apple and a plate, forming the Disney Channel logo. |
| Spinning Top | A blue multicolor top spins on a purple gradient background, then two yellow-green yoyo's spin above the top and their ropes are tangled on the top, forming the logo. This was the last of the idents to be aired on Disney Channel France Disney Channel (France) Disney Channel is the French language edition of the Disney Channel, owned by the Walt Disney Company. It was launched in March 1997, primarily on the CanalSat platform.... . |
| Sun Cooler | The sun heats the nearby planets, then two fans blow the sun's rays, and then the fans position over the sun. This ident is stop-animated. |
| Bubble Paper | A white paper sphere submerges in a pool of multicolor water, then in the end, two green bubbles and the sphere float over the water. Not to be confused with Disney Channel UK's Bubbles ident from 1995. |
| Underground Turnips | Two red turnips and a yellow round mass of roots form the logo in an underground soil background. |
| Soccerball | A soccer ball is bouncing on a soccer stadium, which then crashes into a scoreboard with two circles. Although this ident is originally created for sport-related programs, this ident joined the regular line-up along with the Basketball ident on July 1999. |
| Spotlights | The logo is formed from two yellow spotlights and an orange spotlight on a red curtain. |
| Temple | The Disney Channel logo is formed from two coiled snakes and a golden boulder inside an ancient temple. |
| Swimming Pool | Two yellow beach balls and a red swim tube form the logo on a swimming pool. First used on Disney Channel Italy Disney Channel (Italy) Disney Channel Italia is the Italian version of Disney Channel. Disney Channel Italy also includes a +1 hour timeshift service , a +2 hours timeshift service , a channel for pre-school children , an English-audio channel with subtitles , and a channel for male teenagers... on November 1999 then used in the UK on January 2000. |
| Clouds | The logo is formed from two clouds and a blue sphere. |
| Basketball | Four stopwatches play with a basketball on a court, then one of the stopwatches shoot the ball onto two silver stopwatches. This ident is originally used for special programs, then it joins the line-up along with Soccerball on July 1999. |
| Christmas Window | A shape of the logo is made on a snowy window, which shows a winter forest with Santa flying above. The completed logo is the two small circles on a black sky color and the bigger circle on a blue gradient color with a cottage seen in the circle. First used in December 1999, then joined the regular line-up on January 2000. |
| Christmas Wreath | A snowball crashes on a Christmas tree, causing two red baubles and a green wreath to fall on the ground, forming the logo. Originally used on December 1999, then joined the regular idents on January 2000. |
| Popcorn | The logo is formed from two film reels and a popcorn bucket. Frequently used before movies, then used on regular programming on January 2000. |
| UFO | Two green/silver UFO's and a green planet form the logo on a space background. |
| Flowers | The logo is formed from two pink flowers and a yellow sunflower. First used in spring 2000. |
| Paint Blob | A red blob and a yellow blob separate to form the Disney Channel logo. |
| Purple Blob | A purple splat expands and causes two yellow blobs to appear. Used for Art Attack programs, then used as a regular ident on March 2000. |
| Paint Splat | The Disney Channel logo is formed from two red splats and a blue splat. Used as a generic logo, then as an ident on August 1999. |
In March 2000, Disney Channel France, who had adapted the same idents, "ran out of logos", and did a contest called Les Grands Prix De L'imagination, in which animators from all around France had to make new idents for Disney Channel International Networks, and two winners would have their idents shown on the French channel. The winners were Marc du Pontavice, the creator of Oggy and the Cockroaches (who did the "Glass Charger/Laboratory" ID for the 1999 line-up), and Eric Berthier (who did the "Alien" ID for the 1997 package).
In March 2003, Disney Channel adopted the same new logo as Disney Channel in US.
On the 1 September 2011, Disney Channel adapted the new smartphone app logo as well as showing all programming available in a widescreen format, if the format is available.