Episodes
Kids Incorporated: Why Disney Channel Killed Its Longest Running Show
Kids Incorporated hit Disney Channel screens in 1986, ran back-to-back with MMC every weekday, and quietly became the longest-running show in the network's history. But Disney didn't own it. MGM did. And when a theme park deal went sour between the two companies, one of these shows got the full Disn...
Mickey Mouse Club: The Show that made the 2000's
Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, Christina Aguilera, and Keri Russell all got their start on the same Disney soundstage. Here's how one show accidentally built pop culture's biggest names. The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, or MMC, ran from 1989 to 1996 on the Disney Channel, filmed at...
Hollywood Legends You Forgot Starred in DCOMs
They're Hollywood royalty now. But before the Oscars, the Emmys, and the billion-dollar franchises... they were in a Disney Channel Original Movie. From Bella Swan to Walter White, from Johnnie Cochran to Grandma Aggie…some of the biggest names in entertainment got their start (or just had a reall...
Northern Lights: The DCOM they Don't Want you to see! Featuring Allison McClain Merrill
Disney Channel has made over 100 Original Movies — Halloweentown, High School Musical, Descendants. But there's one they pretend never happened. The very first one. Northern Lights premiered on August 23rd, 1997. It stars Academy Award winner Diane Keaton. It was executive produced by Meg Ryan. An...
Disney's Coke vs. Pepsi War... And the One Place Pepsi Still Won
Coke and Pepsi didn't just fight in grocery stores. For 35 years, the real battlefield was Disneyland. Before Coca-Cola became the only soda in the happiest place on Earth, the park was split down the middle. Pepsi got Frontierland and Adventureland. Coke owned Main Street and Fantasyland. And one...
Disney Corporate Sponsorships That Accidentally Created Icons
From a purple dragon born out of a Kodak sponsorship to the world's most popular tortilla chip — sometimes the best Disney magic happens when nobody planned it…..and a little Corporate Sponsorship Synergy! In this video, we're looking at four accidental icons that only exist because a corporation ...
McDonald's, Disney, and the 90's Happy Meal Battle!
McDonald's said no to Disney. Burger King said yes. And a 90s fast food war was born. Before Happy Meal toys and Disney-themed cups became background noise, a $40 million promotion disaster, a Splash Mountain delay, and a scrappy competitor nearly changed the entire landscape of Disney marketing. ...
Kenny Ortega: From Dancer to Disney Legend
He's the man behind Descendants, High School Musical, Hocus Pocus, and Newsies, but Kenny Ortega's journey to becoming a Disney Legend started long before Mickey Mouse called. This is the story of the creative force Disney keeps turning to when they need to remind audiences why they fell in love wit...
When Disney Made the Shared Universe Official
Disney Connected its own worlds: Descendants, Once Upon a Time, House of Mouse and More! For years, Disney fans have obsessively hunted for Easter eggs, building "Grand Unification Theories" to prove that every animated classic is connected. But while fans were busy connecting dots in th...