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{{Short description|Former American kids television channel}}
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| launch = {{Start date|1998|4|18}}
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| closed date = {{End date|2009|2|13}}
| closed_date = {{End date and age|2009|2|13}}, in the United States
| picture format = [[720p]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])<br>[[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])
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| owner = [[Disney Channels Worldwide]] ([[Disney-ABC Television Group]])
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| language = English and [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (via [[Second audio program|SAP]] audio track), in the United States
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* [[Burbank, California]], U.S.
| owner = [[Disney-ABC Television Group]]<br>([[The Walt Disney Company]])
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'''Toon Disney''' was an American multinational [[pay television]] channel owned by [[Disney Branded Television]], a subsidiary of [[Disney-ABC Television Group]]. The channel's target audience was children aged 7–11,<ref name="ks2">{{cite news|last1=Kirchdoerffer|first1=Ed|date=April 1, 1998|title=A Salute to Disney Channel: Drawing up Toon Disney|work=Kid Screen.com|url=http://kidscreen.com/1998/04/01/21322-19980401/|access-date=March 4, 2014|archive-date=March 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321135218/http://kidscreen.com/1998/04/01/21322-19980401/|url-status=live}}</ref> and older children and adolescents aged 8–15 during the [[Jetix]] programming block.
'''Toon Disney''' was an [[United States|American]] [[digital cable]] and [[satellite television]] channel that was owned by the [[Disney-ABC Television Group]] subsidiary of [[The Walt Disney Company]]. A spinoff of [[Disney Channel]], the channel mostly aired children's [[list of animated television series|animated series]] and some live action programming. Its format had similarities to those of [[Discovery Kids]], [[Cartoon Network]], and [[Nicktoons (TV channel)|Nicktoons]]. The channel's target audience was children ages 2–12, and children ages 7–14 during its nighttime block called [[Jetix]]. Toon Disney shut down on February 13, 2009, after a nearly 11-year existence, and was replaced by [[Disney XD]], which has carried some programs previously seen on Toon Disney.


A spin-off of [[Disney Channel]], the channel's programming mostly included [[list of animated television series|animated series]], shorts, and features from Disney, as well as acquired programs.
A [[Spanish language|Spanish]] audio feed of Toon Disney was available through the [[second audio program|SAP]] option; some cable and satellite systems also offered the Spanish feed as a separate channel.


==History==
==History==
Toon Disney was launched on April 18, 1998, at 3:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]], in honor of [[Disney Channel]]'s 15th anniversary by [[Disney Branded Television|Disney Channel, Inc.]] on digital tiers of [[DirecTV]], [[Marcus Cable]], and [[EchoStar]]. The first program to air on the network was ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'' (1940). At 7:00&nbsp;p.m. ET that day, Toon Disney launched a block called "The Magical World of Toons". The block originally featured Disney animated features, specials, and shorts. Over the next five months, Toon Disney furthered its programming to cable subscribers such as [[Americast]]. At its launch, the channel shared half of its assigned series with Disney Channel.<ref name=awm>{{cite news|title=Toon Disney Launch.|url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.2/3.2pages/3.2television.html|access-date=February 26, 2014|newspaper=Animation World Magazine|date=May 1998|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306081347/https://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.2/3.2pages/3.2television.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The channel had no advertising until its viewership reached a set number.<ref name="ks2"/> On January 31, 1999, the first annual [[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Pumbaa]] Bowl marathon was broadcast.<ref name="toon Disney timeline 2003">{{cite web | url= http://psc.disney.go.com/abcnetworks/toondisney/games/toon_timeline/index.html | title=Toon Disney Timeline 1998-2003 | work=Toon Disney| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031210222834/http://psc.disney.go.com/abcnetworks/toondisney/games/toon_timeline/index.html | archive-date=December 10, 2003}}</ref>
Coinciding with Disney Channel's 15th anniversary, Toon Disney launched on April 18, 1998 at 2 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]] as a spinoff of the Disney Channel. The very first program ever broadcast on Toon Disney was the famous Mickey Mouse segment from ''[[Fantasia (film)|Fantasia]]'' titled "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". Originally, the channel's programming consisted of older Disney animated series, including those shown on the prior Disney-distributed syndication package ''[[The Disney Afternoon]]''. Toon Disney also showed some other cartoons, most of which were produced by [[DiC Entertainment]] (a company that was owned by The Walt Disney Company at the time the network launched; DiC has since been absorbed into [[Cookie Jar Group]]).<ref name="Classic TV & Movie Hits">[http://www.classictvhits.com/network.php?id=59 Classic TV & Movie Hits ]</ref> For the channel's first year on air, a block of programs seen on Toon Disney would air on Monday-Saturday evenings on Disney Channel as a "sneak preview" of the channel for interested subscribers (during the summer of 1999, this block aired only on Sunday evenings). The channel originally operated as a commercial-free service, in the same vein as sister network Disney Channel (which itself remains unsupported by traditional advertising, other than underwriter sponsorships); this continued until late 2000, when Toon Disney became an ad-supported channel. This was when the network reached "critical mass" reaching a base of over 15 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4832586-1.html|title=Stay Toon-ed For Ads On Disney Spinoff Channel|date=February 25, 2000|work=All Business|accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref>


By September 2000, the channel was expected to reach 20 million subscribers, and thus, would start showing advertising. Ad sales would be handled by [[Disney–ABC Television Group#Disney Kids Network|Disney Kids Network]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Hettrick |first=Scott |title=Stay Toon-ed For Ads On Disney Spinoff Channel |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4832586-1.html |access-date=April 12, 2014 |newspaper=All Business |date=February 25, 2000 |agency=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321115957/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4832586-1.html |archive-date=March 21, 2009 |url-status=unfit }}</ref>
On September 1, 2002, Toon Disney gained a variety of new programming (such as ''[[The Weekenders]]'' and ''[[Lloyd in Space]]'') expanding the vast collection of Disney animated content. Many programs from sister network [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[ABC Kids (US)|One Saturday Morning/ABC Kids]] block joined the schedule, mostly without coming at the expense of other programs. Around that time, Toon Disney began using an updated bumper and station ID package, along with a revised logo.


In June 2001, Toon Disney launched the "Most Animated Kid Search". In September 2002, eight new shows joined the line-up as part of Toon Disney's fall schedule.<ref name="toon Disney timeline 2003"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.awn.com/news/toon-disney-premieres-eight-new-series-fall-2002|title=Toon Disney Premieres Eight New Series In Fall 2002|work=Animation World Network|access-date=September 26, 2018|language=en|archive-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722041535/https://www.awn.com/news/toon-disney-premieres-eight-new-series-fall-2002|url-status=live}}</ref> In commemoration of the network's fifth anniversary in April 2003, the channel held the "Toon Disney's Magical Adventure Sweepstakes" in which three winners along with 3 family members would win a trip to [[Disneyland Resort]] to see ''Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular''.<ref name="toon Disney timeline 2003"/>
On February 14, 2004, the channel debuted a new action-themed nighttime block called [[Jetix]]. This eventually led to an outcry from Toon Disney viewers beginning nearly a year later, especially as Jetix expanded into a 13-17 hour block, taking over more than half of Toon Disney's original time schedule. That year, many of older programs vanished from the Toon Disney schedule with the addition of Jetix and Disney Channel's animated programs. The Jetix block was shared with sister network [[ABC Family]] with its "Action Block" lineup rebranding under the Jetix name around the same time, the ABC Family Jetix block was eventually discontinued on August 31, 2006. Starting in 2006, the schedule appeared to be fully automated, airing only a mere 25 shows on the network, excluding Jetix. By 2008, Jetix had comprised about 85% of Toon Disney's program schedule. Like most other Disney-owned cable channels, Toon Disney launched a [[High-definition television|high definition]] simulcast feed in 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6424144.html|title=DirecTV to Add Disney, ESPN HD Services|date=March 13, 2007|work=MulitChannel News|accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P4380112|title=Toon Disney available in HD|work=DirecTV|accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> (the only channels owned by the company that did not launch HD simulcast channels that year were [[ESPN Classic]] and [[Soapnet]]).


On February 14, 2004, the [[Jetix]] programming block began on Toon Disney and [[History of Freeform|ABC Family]] as a part of the Jetix programming alliance of ABC Networks Group, Fox Kids Europe, and Fox Kids Latin America.<ref name=ds>{{cite news|last=Welsh|first=James|title=Fox Kids to be rebranded as Jetix|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a12962/fox-kids-to-be-rebranded-as-jetix.html|access-date=February 24, 2014|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=January 9, 2004|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923215014/http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a12962/fox-kids-to-be-rebranded-as-jetix.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=amag>{{cite news|last=Ball|first=Ryan|title=Toon Disney Launches Jetix, Live Card Game|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/toon-disney-launches-jetix-live-card-game/|access-date=March 3, 2014|newspaper=Animation Magazine|date=February 13, 2004|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327223510/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/toon-disney-launches-jetix-live-card-game/|url-status=live}}</ref> The block consisted of the entire acquired [[Fox Kids]]/[[Saban Entertainment]] action library as the result of a bulk buy-out by [[The Walt Disney Company]] in the summer of 2001, as well as some original programming. Some shows, like ''[[The Legend of Tarzan (TV series)|The Legend of Tarzan]]'', and ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]'' aired under both the Toon Disney and Jetix monikers.
On August 6, 2008, Disney-ABC Television Group announced that Toon Disney would be replaced by [[Disney XD]], which is aimed at males 7 to 14 years of age, in early 2009.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-disney7-2008aug07,1,3536595.story Disney to Target Boys With Rebranded Cable Channel], ''Los Angeles Times'', August 7, 2008</ref> Two months and five days shy of its eleventh year on air, Toon Disney (and Jetix) shut down on February 13, 2009, with Disney XD launching over Toon Disney's former channel space the following day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6627004.html|title=Disney XD Unwraps on Friday the 13th|date=January 7, 2009|work=MultiChannel News|accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> The final program broadcast on the channel was ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', as part of the Jetix block. Disney XD carried on many of the programs previously broadcast by Toon Disney; many international versions of the channel continued to broadcast well after the U.S. version had ceased operations, until 2011, when the remaining overseas iterations of Toon Disney were replaced by regional versions of Disney XD or in some European countries, [[Disney Cinemagic]].

The Toon Disney/Big Movie Show premiere of ''[[The Polar Express (film)|The Polar Express]]'' on December 22, 2006, was the channel's highest primetime rating with 1.35 million viewers. On January 27, 2007, Toon Disney launched its weekend afternoon programming block, "The Great Toon Weekend."<ref name=am>{{cite news|last=Ball|first=Ryan|title=Toon Disney has 'Great Toon Weekend'|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/toon-disney-has-great-toon-weekend/|access-date=April 4, 2014|newspaper=Animation Magazine|date=January 12, 2007|archive-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420085444/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/toon-disney-has-great-toon-weekend/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 6, 2008, [[Disney General Entertainment Content|Disney-ABC Television Group]] announced they would rebrand Toon Disney in early 2009 as [[Disney XD]], which would be aimed at kids from ages 6 and up. The final pre-[[Disney XD]] program to air on the channel was ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' episode "Doomed" at 11:30&nbsp;p.m. ET on Thursday, February 12, 2009, as part of Jetix, while the first [[Disney XD]] program was the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "[[Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together]]" on Friday, February 13, 2009, at midnight ET.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2010 |orig-date=February 12/13, 2009 |title=End of Toon Disney us/jetix usa Start Of Disney XD usa |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWrApN5G720 |access-date=March 11, 2011 |website=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=March 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302194717/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWrApN5G720 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TV Listings for - February 13, 2009 - TV Tango |url=http://tvtango.com/listings/2009/02/13 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=tvtango.com |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311051052/http://tvtango.com/listings/2009/02/13 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Programming==
==Programming==
{{Main|List of programs broadcast by Toon Disney}}
{{Main|List of programs broadcast by Toon Disney}}


===Live action programming===
===Blocks===
*'''Toon Disney's Big Movie Show''' is an evening movie block that started in 2005 and lasted until 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Christian|title=Toon Disney Spruces Up Big Movie Show|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/toon-disney-spruces-big-movie-show/367401|access-date=April 9, 2014|newspaper=Multi-Channel|date=November 12, 2006|archive-date=September 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930084248/http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/toon-disney-spruces-big-movie-show/367401|url-status=live}}</ref>
Like [[Cartoon Network]], although the majority of Toon Disney's programming were animated in nature, live-action programming had become a part of the network during its final years. Live children were featured in bumpers aired from 1998 to 2002, and fan-made animations done in live-action were aired in these bumpers. The Jetix block aired the show ''[[Power Rangers]]''. Toon Disney has also aired Muppet movies, including ''[[Muppets from Space]]'', one Muppet movie that Disney does not own.
*'''Double Feature Friday''' was a block that featured two different movies back-to-back every Friday night. The block started in 2001 and lasted until 2004.
*'''[[Jetix]]''' was a block using programming from the Saban/Marvel library held by [[ABC Family Worldwide]] and additional original programming launched on February 14, 2004, with the block originally having 12 hours of weekly prime-time programming to start.<ref name="ds" /><ref name="amag" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Umstead|first=R. Thomas|title=Disney Nets Bolster 'Jetix' Block|url=http://www.multichannel.com/content/disney-nets-bolster-%E2%80%98jetix%E2%80%99-block|access-date=March 5, 2014|newspaper=Multichannel News|date=March 19, 2004|archive-date=March 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305205759/http://www.multichannel.com/content/disney-nets-bolster-%E2%80%98jetix%E2%80%99-block|url-status=live}}</ref> By the time Toon Disney dissolved in February 2009, Jetix had taken up more than half of the network's programming schedule, airing for 12 hours on weekdays and 19 hours on weekends.
*'''The Magical World of Toons''' was Toon Disney's prime time block which was launched on April 18, 1998, and lasted until April 6th, 2003. During the week, the block would showcase shorts and series featuring Disney characters such as [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Donald Duck]], [[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]], Hercules, Aladdin, [[Doug (TV series)|Doug]], and [[Pepper Ann]]. During the weekend, the block would present animated features, most of those created for the home video market, like ''[[The Return of Jafar]]'' and ''[[The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars]]'', as well as some theatrical releases including ''[[A Goofy Movie]]'', ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]],'' and ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''.<ref name=awm/><ref name=tfl>{{cite news|title=Disney's Pepper Ann Takes Her Quest for Coolness to Toon Disney Beginning September 2001; All-Toon Channel Debuts New Schedule Sept. 3.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/print/PrintArticle.aspx?id=76432584|access-date=March 6, 2014|newspaper=Business Wire|date=July 10, 2001|author=ABC Cable Network Group|archive-date=January 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109200404/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/print/PrintArticle.aspx?id=76432584|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- see [[Talk:Toon Disney#The Magical World of Toons]] about Disney's Doug and Pepper Ann -->
*'''Princess Power Hour''' was a block featuring [[Disney Princesses]] Jasmine and Ariel through episodes of ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]''. (2000–2007<ref name=tfl/>)
*'''Chillin' With the Villains''' was a block that aired on Sundays. The block consists of a series of mini-marathon with a notable villain. (2000–2004<ref name=tfl/>)
*'''The Great Toon Weekend''' (GTW) was a weekend afternoon programming block that aired every Saturday and Sunday starting at noon for 7 hours beginning on January 27, 2007. The Great Toon Weekend started with a two-hour movie under the banner of "Big Movie Show" followed by five hours of back-to-back episodes of the following shows: ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]'', ''[[The Emperor's New School]]'' and ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series|Lilo & Stitch]]''.<ref name=am/>
*'''Hangin' with the Heroes''' was a weekend block consisting of two hours of ''Aladdin'', ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]''. Later, the block began airing every weeknight starting at 11:00 pm.<ref name="toon Disney timeline 2003"/> It lasted from January 2002 to 2004.


==International versions==
During the network's existence, Toon Disney aired live-action [[Disney Channel Original Movie]]s ''[[Jett Jackson: The Movie]]'' and ''[[Up, Up, and Away (2000 film)|Up, Up, and Away]]'', both of which had minimal exposure on Disney Channel around the time they were both broadcast on Toon Disney. The theatrical films ''[[Max Keeble's Big Move]]'', ''[[Snow Dogs]]'' and ''[[Herbie: Fully Loaded]]'' also aired toward the network's closure. Toon Disney contained more than 10 short segments including those in a video/slideshow format. The short series ''[[Check This Boy Out|Check This Kid Out]]'' aired randomly during the commercial breaks between July 7, 2008 and February 13, 2009. On September 7, 2008, one of Disney's only live-action short films ''[[Frankenweenie (1984 film)|Frankenweenie]]'' aired on Toon Disney. ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]'' began airing on the network in late 2008, as well as the original movie ''[[Minutemen (film)|Minutemen]]'' in 2009, but this was likely part of the transition to Disney XD as the announcement had already been made.
In the fall of 2000, Disney launched its first overseas Toon Disney channel in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=ds0>{{cite news|last=Chapman|first=Iain|title=Toon Disney|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a643/toon-disney.html|access-date=March 4, 2014|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=April 29, 2000|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924082401/http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a643/toon-disney.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The UK channel was later replaced by [[Disney Cinemagic]] in March 2006.<ref name=vai>{{cite news|title=ITV enters full U.K. kids mkt.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ITV+enters+full+U.K.+kids+mkt.-a0147057324|access-date=March 5, 2014|newspaper=Video Age International|date=March 1, 2006|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329225039/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/ITV+enters+full+U.K.+kids+mkt.-a0147057324|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, 4 new markets added a Toon Disney channel with three in Europe with Germany also adding a time shift channel.<ref name=coe>{{cite web |url=http://mavise.obs.coe.int/channel?event=listing&query_clauses=%7B%22name%22%3A%22Toon%20Disney%22%2C%22status%22%3A%22f%22%7D |title=Channel listing: Toon Disney |publisher=European Audiovisual Observatory |work=MAVISE |access-date=April 25, 2014 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416145043/http://mavise.obs.coe.int/channel?event=listing&query_clauses=%7B%22name%22%3A%22Toon%20Disney%22%2C%22status%22%3A%22f%22%7D |url-status=live }}</ref> In December, Walt Disney Television International India launched a Toon Disney channel with three language audio tracks ([[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Telugu language|Telugu]]).<ref name=itv>{{cite news|title=After Tamil & Telugu, Toon Disney goes Hindi from 1 September|url=http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/headlines/y2k5/aug/aug244.htm|access-date=February 26, 2014|newspaper=Indian Television|date=August 22, 2005|archive-date=March 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301233453/http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/headlines/y2k5/aug/aug244.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bajoria|first=Jayshree|title=Disney launches India TV channels|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4104089.stm|access-date=February 26, 2014|newspaper=BBC|date=December 17, 2004|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425062740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4104089.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, a Toon Disney channel was launched for the [[Nordic countries]], and<ref name=coe/> another one for [[Japan]].<ref name=c2m>{{cite news|title=Toon Disney and Jetix head for Japan|url=http://www.c21media.net/toon-disney-and-jetix-head-for-japan/|access-date=March 12, 2014|newspaper=C21Media|date=August 31, 2005|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425074330/https://www.c21media.net/toon-disney-and-jetix-head-for-japan/|url-status=live}}</ref> A Hindi-language audio track was introduced on Toon Disney in [[India]] on September 1, 2005.<ref name=tvp>{{cite news|title=Toon Disney to be launched in Hindi from September 1|url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/news/newsfullstory.php?id=1124796128|access-date=February 26, 2014|newspaper=Televisionpoint.com|date=August 23, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927173630/http://www.televisionpoint.com/news/newsfullstory.php?id=1124796128|archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> After the shutdown of the US channel, the remaining channels & blocks with the Toon Disney name outside the US were relaunched as either Disney Cinemagic (in European countries only), Disney Channel, or Disney XD, with the last Toon Disney-branded channels to close being the 2 Italian channels on October 1, 2011.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
===Programming blocks===
|-
Toon Disney frequently aired groups of series in blocks; over the course of Toon Disney's broadcast history, it had several programming blocks that featured at least two of their shows.<ref name="Classic TV & Movie Hits"/>
! Market !! Type !! Launch date
* '''12 Days Of Christmas''' (1998–2008) – Aired around Christmas, showing Christmas-themed programming.
!Language!! Replaced by || Replaced by date
* '''Magical World Of Toons''' (1998–2003) – Four-hour nightly block that aired from Sunday to Thursday, consisting of three-hour marathons of certain shows like ''[[101 Dalmatians (TV series)|101 Dalmatians]]'', ''[[TaleSpin]]'', ''[[Timon and Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]'', ''[[Walt Disney Cartoon Classics|Toon Disney Doodles]]'', ''[[Bonkers]]'', ''[[Goof Troop]]'', ''[[Quack Pack]]'', ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[Aladdin (TV series)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[Doug]]'', ''[[Pepper Ann]]'', ''[[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|Teacher's Pet]]'', ''[[Teamo Supremo]]'', ''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Lloyd in Space]]'', ''[[Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!]]'', ''[[Disney's House of Mouse|House of Mouse]]'', and ''[[The Weekenders]]''. It was replaced by ''The Power Pack'' in 2003.
|-
* '''Screaming Meanies''' (1998–2003) – Aired around Halloween and showed Halloween-themed episodes of shows.
| United States || rowspan="4" | Channel || {{dts|1998|04|18}}<ref name="awm" />
* '''Toon Disney Friday Night Movie''' (1998–2001) – Featured movies airing every Friday and aired as part of ''The Magical World of Toons''.
|[[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]|| [[Disney XD]] || {{dts|2009|02|13}}<ref name="lat">{{cite news|last1=Chmielewski|first1=Dawn C.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-07-fi-disney7-story.html |title=Enough with the girls, tween boys get their own brand of Disney love|access-date=February 25, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 7, 2008}}</ref>
* '''Pumbaa Bowl''' (1999-2009) – All-day marathon of ''Timon & Pumbaa'' that aired on Super Bowl Sunday each year.
|-
* '''Chillin' With The Villains''' (2000–2004) – Two-hour marathon of a certain show presented on Sunday afternoons, focusing on a certain villain from the featured series, such as Fat Cat (from Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers), Negaduck (from Darkwing Duck) and Magica DeSpell (from DuckTales)
| Japan || {{dts|2005|12|01}}<ref name="c2m" />
* '''The Princess Power Hour''' (2000–2007) – One-hour block featuring episodes of ''Aladdin'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]''. The block ended up airing only on weekend afternoons, and was replaced by ''The Great Toon Weekend Getaway''.
|[[Japanese language|Japanese]]||[[Disney XD (Japanese TV channel)|Disney XD]]||{{dts|2009|8|9}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Schilling|first=Mark|title=Disney XD to launch in Japan|url=https://variety.com/2009/biz/news/disney-xd-to-launch-in-japan-1118004649/|access-date=April 24, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=June 7, 2009|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725122920/https://variety.com/2009/biz/news/disney-xd-to-launch-in-japan-1118004649/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Toons In The House''' (2000–2002) – Four-hour weekday-afternoon block similar to The Disney Afternoon.
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* '''Double Feature Movie Show''' (2001–2004) – Featured back-to-back movies that aired every Friday and repeated on Saturday.
| United Kingdom and Ireland || {{dts|2000|09|29}}<ref name="ds0" />
* '''@Toon''' (2001–2004) – Before each first commercial break for most of the shows, the block featured some viewer submissions and game high scores from the official [[website]].
|[[English language|English]]|| [[Disney Cinemagic]] || {{dts|2006|3|16}}<ref name="vai" />
* '''Hangin' With The Heroes''' (2001–2004) – Aired on weekends, later on weekdays,and featured ''Aladdin'', ''Gargoyles'', and ''Hercules – The Animated Series''.
|-
* '''Night of 1000 Toons''' (2002) – All-night marathon of ''Disney's House of Mouse''.
| India || {{dts|2004|12|17}}<ref name="ect">{{cite news|title=Walt Disney channels to be distributed by STAR|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-11-25/news/27387474_1_walt-disney-television-international-disney-channel-star-bouquet|access-date=April 23, 2014|newspaper=Economic Times|date=November 25, 2004|archive-date=April 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424030751/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-11-25/news/27387474_1_walt-disney-television-international-disney-channel-star-bouquet|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="itv0" />
* '''The New For You Show!''' (2003–2004) – Featured new episodes of ''[[Lloyd in Space]]'', ''[[Disney's House of Mouse|House of Mouse]]'', ''[[The Weekenders]]'', ''[[Teamo Supremo]]'', and ''[[Fillmore!]]'' every Friday and Saturday night.
|[[English language|English]],
* '''After Class Laughs And After Class Laugh Track''' (2004–2006) – Two-hour block of "The Most Funny Shows" on Toon Disney, such as ''[[Lilo and Stitch: The Series]]'', ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', ''[[Disney's Recess]]'', and ''[[Kim Possible]]''. It was later replaced by ''Mega Jam''.
[[Hindi]],
* '''The Big Movie Show''' (2004–2009) – Daily showing of films, usually animated Disney films, but rarely movies produced by another studio. It was often the subject of theme weeks, which usually heralded in the initial Toon Disney broadcast of a given film.
[[Tamil language|Tamil]],
* '''[[Jetix]]''' (2004–2009) – Fourteen-hour block on weekdays and a seventeen hour block on weekends. It featured action shows, some of which were originally on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] before Disney bought its children's shows. This block was what [[Fox Kids]] eventually became in 2004; during its first two years on [[ABC Family]], it was called ''ABC Family Action Block''. Originally the network's nightly block, it eventually took up more than half of the network's schedule.
[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
* '''Weekday Bonus Stacks And Superstar Bonus Stacks''' (2004–2006) – Three two-hour marathons of three different shows. Everyday there were three shows different from the previous day, though many of these programs were already airing in other time slots. In September 2005, it was renamed ''Superstar Bonus Stacks'', this time airing seven different shows for an hour each and on a more regular schedule. It went back to Bonus Stacks that October before being replaced by ''Play it Again, Jam''!
| [[Disney XD (Indian TV channel)|Disney XD]] || {{dts|2009|11|12}}<ref name="itv0">{{cite news|title=Jetix rebrands to Disney XD in India|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/broadcasting/tv-channels/kids/jetix-rebrands-to-disney-xd-in-india|access-date=April 9, 2014|newspaper=Indiantelevision.com|date=November 12, 2009|archive-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505184133/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/broadcasting/tv-channels/kids/jetix-rebrands-to-disney-xd-in-india|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Play It Again Jam!''' (2006–2007) – Replaced ''Bonus Stacks'' and featured three episodes of a given show in a row. Its name is a pun to the phrase, "Play it again, Sam!". It was replaced by ''Mega Jam''.
|-
*'''The Great Toon Weekend Getaway''' (2007–2008) – Five-hour weekend block featuring shows based on Disney movies, such as ''Aladdin'', ''Timon and Pumbaa'', ''The Little Mermaid'', ''The Emperor's New School'', and ''Lilo and Stitch – The Series''.
| Vietnam || Block on [[Ho Chi Minh City Television|HTV7]] || {{dts|2007|02}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Disney's BVITV-AP brings 'Toon Disney' block to Vietnam|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/broadcasting/tv-channels/kids/disneys-bvitv-ap-brings-toon-disney-block-to-vietnam|access-date=March 10, 2014|newspaper=Indiantelevision.com|date=February 1, 2007|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413014415/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/broadcasting/tv-channels/kids/disneys-bvitv-ap-brings-toon-disney-block-to-vietnam|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Super Stacked Weekdays''' (2007–2009) – Consisted of a mini-marathon each weekday. On Friday, a show that wasn't aired often was broadcast. It started as ''Mega Movie Jam'', later ''Mega Jam'', then ''Toon Disney Treasure Cove'', before its final renaming of ''Super Stacked Weekdays'' to coincide with ''Super Stacked Weekends''.
| rowspan="7" |[[English language|English]]||None
* '''Super Stacks and Super Stacked Weekends''' (2007–2009) – Three-hour weekend marathon of two random programs, one Saturday, and one Sunday.
|
* '''Toon Disney Wild Card Stack''' (2007–2009) – Showed classic Disney cartoon series multiple times.
|-
* '''The Brother Hood''' (2008–2009) – One-hour block which aired two times a day. It showed ''[[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody]]'' and ''Phineas and Ferb''. The block still airs on Disney XD, but bumpers aren't used for it.
| France || rowspan="2" | Channel|| {{dts|2002|11|02}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Disney Channel se met en quatre|url=https://www.strategies.fr/actualites/medias/r26151W/disney-channel-se-met-en-quatre.html|publisher=Stratégies|date=2002-10-25|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127022406/https://www.strategies.fr/actualites/medias/r26151W/disney-channel-se-met-en-quatre.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> || Disney Cinemagic || {{dts|2007|09|04}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.universfreebox.com/article/3716/Disney-Cinemagic-le-4-septembre-sur-CanalSat-Video |title=Disney Cinemagic le 4 septembre sur CanalSat |date=August 27, 2007 |publisher=Univers Freebox |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022113312/https://www.universfreebox.com/article/3716/Disney-Cinemagic-le-4-septembre-sur-CanalSat-Video |url-status=live }}</ref>

|-
==Network slogans==
| rowspan="2" | Germany || {{dts|2004|11|10}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Ready, willing 'n' cable|url=https://variety.com/2004/tv/news/ready-willing-n-cable-1117912378/|access-date=July 21, 2014|work=Variety|date=October 24, 2004|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913231941/http://variety.com/2004/tv/news/ready-willing-n-cable-1117912378/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Disney Cinemagic|| {{dts|2009|07|04}}<ref name="coe" />
*''Home for All Your Favorite Disney Characters'' (1998–2001)
|-
*''Built from the Best Toons'' (2001–2009)
|| +1 timeshift service || || Disney XD +1 || {{dts|2010|04|18}}<ref>{{cite web|title=TV Channel: Disney XD +1 (Germany)|url=http://mavise.obs.coe.int/channel?id=9081|work=MAVISE|publisher=European Audiovisual Observatory|access-date=May 1, 2014|archive-date=October 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024040209/http://mavise.obs.coe.int/channel?id=9081|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | Italy || Channel || {{dts|2004|12|24}} || Disney Channel +2 || rowspan="2" | {{DTS|2011|10|1}}{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
|-
|| +1 timeshift service || {{dts|2008|12|20}}<ref>{{cite web|title=TV: SU SKY NUOVI CANALI PER BAMBINI, CINEMA E MUSICA|url=http://www1.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/2008/12/22/Spettacolo/Televisione/TV-SU-SKY-NUOVI-CANALI-PER-BAMBINI-CINEMA-E-MUSICA_165347.php|publisher=adnkrosos|date=December 22, 2008|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=October 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016015604/http://www1.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/2008/12/22/Spettacolo/Televisione/TV-SU-SKY-NUOVI-CANALI-PER-BAMBINI-CINEMA-E-MUSICA_165347.php|url-status=live}}</ref> || Disney XD +2
|-
| Scandinavia || rowspan="2" | Channel || {{DTS|2005|8|1}}|| Disney XD || {{DTS|2009|9|12}}<ref name="coe" />
|-
| Spain || {{dts|2001|11|16}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Disney lanza tres nuevos canales infantiles|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2001/10/30/radiotv/1004396401_850215.html|newspaper=El País|date=October 30, 2001|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411125850/https://elpais.com/diario/2001/10/30/radiotv/1004396401_850215.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]|| Disney Cinemagic || {{dts|2008|06|30}}<ref name="coe" />
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* {{cite web | url = http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-launch-of-toon-disney/ | title = The Launch of Toon Disney | author-link = Jerry Beck | first = Jerry | last = Beck | date = March 17, 2014 | work = CartoonResearch.com}} - includes the Launch program for Toon Disney which has the first week's programming guide


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Toon Disney
CountryUnited States
Headquarters
Programming
Language(s)English and Spanish (via SAP audio track), in the United States
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerDisney Channels Worldwide (Disney-ABC Television Group)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedApril 18, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-04-18)
ClosedFebruary 13, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-13), in the United States
Replaced by

Toon Disney was an American multinational pay television channel owned by Disney Branded Television, a subsidiary of Disney-ABC Television Group. The channel's target audience was children aged 7–11,[1] and older children and adolescents aged 8–15 during the Jetix programming block.

A spin-off of Disney Channel, the channel's programming mostly included animated series, shorts, and features from Disney, as well as acquired programs.

History

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Toon Disney was launched on April 18, 1998, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, in honor of Disney Channel's 15th anniversary by Disney Channel, Inc. on digital tiers of DirecTV, Marcus Cable, and EchoStar. The first program to air on the network was The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1940). At 7:00 p.m. ET that day, Toon Disney launched a block called "The Magical World of Toons". The block originally featured Disney animated features, specials, and shorts. Over the next five months, Toon Disney furthered its programming to cable subscribers such as Americast. At its launch, the channel shared half of its assigned series with Disney Channel.[2] The channel had no advertising until its viewership reached a set number.[1] On January 31, 1999, the first annual Pumbaa Bowl marathon was broadcast.[3]

By September 2000, the channel was expected to reach 20 million subscribers, and thus, would start showing advertising. Ad sales would be handled by Disney Kids Network.[4]

In June 2001, Toon Disney launched the "Most Animated Kid Search". In September 2002, eight new shows joined the line-up as part of Toon Disney's fall schedule.[3][5] In commemoration of the network's fifth anniversary in April 2003, the channel held the "Toon Disney's Magical Adventure Sweepstakes" in which three winners along with 3 family members would win a trip to Disneyland Resort to see Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular.[3]

On February 14, 2004, the Jetix programming block began on Toon Disney and ABC Family as a part of the Jetix programming alliance of ABC Networks Group, Fox Kids Europe, and Fox Kids Latin America.[6][7] The block consisted of the entire acquired Fox Kids/Saban Entertainment action library as the result of a bulk buy-out by The Walt Disney Company in the summer of 2001, as well as some original programming. Some shows, like The Legend of Tarzan, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command aired under both the Toon Disney and Jetix monikers.

The Toon Disney/Big Movie Show premiere of The Polar Express on December 22, 2006, was the channel's highest primetime rating with 1.35 million viewers. On January 27, 2007, Toon Disney launched its weekend afternoon programming block, "The Great Toon Weekend."[8]

On August 6, 2008, Disney-ABC Television Group announced they would rebrand Toon Disney in early 2009 as Disney XD, which would be aimed at kids from ages 6 and up. The final pre-Disney XD program to air on the channel was The Incredible Hulk episode "Doomed" at 11:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 12, 2009, as part of Jetix, while the first Disney XD program was the Phineas and Ferb episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together" on Friday, February 13, 2009, at midnight ET.[9][10]

Programming

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Main article: List of programs broadcast by Toon Disney

Blocks

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  • Toon Disney's Big Movie Show is an evening movie block that started in 2005 and lasted until 2009.[11]
  • Double Feature Friday was a block that featured two different movies back-to-back every Friday night. The block started in 2001 and lasted until 2004.
  • Jetix was a block using programming from the Saban/Marvel library held by ABC Family Worldwide and additional original programming launched on February 14, 2004, with the block originally having 12 hours of weekly prime-time programming to start.[6][7][12] By the time Toon Disney dissolved in February 2009, Jetix had taken up more than half of the network's programming schedule, airing for 12 hours on weekdays and 19 hours on weekends.
  • The Magical World of Toons was Toon Disney's prime time block which was launched on April 18, 1998, and lasted until April 6th, 2003. During the week, the block would showcase shorts and series featuring Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Timon & Pumbaa, Hercules, Aladdin, Doug, and Pepper Ann. During the weekend, the block would present animated features, most of those created for the home video market, like The Return of Jafar and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars, as well as some theatrical releases including A Goofy Movie, Alice in Wonderland, and The Brave Little Toaster.[2][13]
  • Princess Power Hour was a block featuring Disney Princesses Jasmine and Ariel through episodes of Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. (2000–2007[13])
  • Chillin' With the Villains was a block that aired on Sundays. The block consists of a series of mini-marathon with a notable villain. (2000–2004[13])
  • The Great Toon Weekend (GTW) was a weekend afternoon programming block that aired every Saturday and Sunday starting at noon for 7 hours beginning on January 27, 2007. The Great Toon Weekend started with a two-hour movie under the banner of "Big Movie Show" followed by five hours of back-to-back episodes of the following shows: Aladdin, Timon & Pumbaa, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The Emperor's New School and Lilo & Stitch.[8]
  • Hangin' with the Heroes was a weekend block consisting of two hours of Aladdin, Gargoyles, and Hercules. Later, the block began airing every weeknight starting at 11:00 pm.[3] It lasted from January 2002 to 2004.

International versions

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In the fall of 2000, Disney launched its first overseas Toon Disney channel in the United Kingdom.[14] The UK channel was later replaced by Disney Cinemagic in March 2006.[15] In 2004, 4 new markets added a Toon Disney channel with three in Europe with Germany also adding a time shift channel.[16] In December, Walt Disney Television International India launched a Toon Disney channel with three language audio tracks (English, Tamil, and Telugu).[17][18] In 2005, a Toon Disney channel was launched for the Nordic countries, and[16] another one for Japan.[19] A Hindi-language audio track was introduced on Toon Disney in India on September 1, 2005.[20] After the shutdown of the US channel, the remaining channels & blocks with the Toon Disney name outside the US were relaunched as either Disney Cinemagic (in European countries only), Disney Channel, or Disney XD, with the last Toon Disney-branded channels to close being the 2 Italian channels on October 1, 2011.

Market Type Launch date Language Replaced by Replaced by date
United States Channel April 18, 1998[2] English, Spanish Disney XD February 13, 2009[21]
Japan December 1, 2005[19] Japanese Disney XD August 9, 2009[22]
United Kingdom and Ireland September 29, 2000[14] English Disney Cinemagic March 16, 2006[15]
India December 17, 2004[23][24] English,

Hindi, Tamil, Telugu

Disney XD November 12, 2009[24]
Vietnam Block on HTV7 February 2007[25] English None
France Channel November 2, 2002[26] Disney Cinemagic September 4, 2007[27]
Germany November 10, 2004[28] Disney Cinemagic July 4, 2009[16]
+1 timeshift service Disney XD +1 April 18, 2010[29]
Italy Channel December 24, 2004 Disney Channel +2 October 1, 2011[citation needed]
+1 timeshift service December 20, 2008[30] Disney XD +2
Scandinavia Channel August 1, 2005 Disney XD September 12, 2009[16]
Spain November 16, 2001[31] English, Spanish Disney Cinemagic June 30, 2008[16]

See also

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References

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  21. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (August 7, 2008). "Enough with the girls, tween boys get their own brand of Disney love". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  22. ^ Schilling, Mark (June 7, 2009). "Disney XD to launch in Japan". Variety. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
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  24. ^ a b "Jetix rebrands to Disney XD in India". Indiantelevision.com. November 12, 2009. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  25. ^ "Disney's BVITV-AP brings 'Toon Disney' block to Vietnam". Indiantelevision.com. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
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