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{{short description|Defunct television channel in the UK and Ireland}}
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'''Disney Junior''' (now known on [[YouTube]] as '''Disney Kids''') was a British and Irish [[pay television]] kids' TV channel that was owned by [[Disney–ABC Television Group]] that focused on preschool programming. It was launched on 29 September 2000 as Playhouse Disney. The channel was rebranded as Disney Junior on 7 May 2011, it later ceased broadcasting on 30 September 2020 due to [[Disney+]].
 
==History==
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===Rebrand as Disney Junior===
[[File:Disney Junior.svg|thumb|Logo used from 7 May 2011 to 11 February 2019|alt=A black Disney logo with a large 3D word "Junior" underneath in red with the letter "i" styled in the form of Mickey Mouse]]
On 29 January 2011, it was announced that Playhouse Disney would rebrand as Disney Junior on 7 May, as part of a worldwide rebranding.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.c21media.net/news/disney-preps-playhouse-uk-rebrand/ | title=Disney preps Playhouse UK rebrand | access-date=10 January 2023 | archive-date=10 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110163222/https://www.c21media.net/news/disney-preps-playhouse-uk-rebrand/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On the date of the rebrand, the channel transitioned to airing in a 16:9 widescreen ratio.
 
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===Closure===
Disney Junior, along with its sister channels [[Disney XD (British and Irish TV channel)|Disney XD]] and [[Disney Channel (British and Irish TV channel)|Disney Channel]], closed in the UK on 30 September 2020, after 20 years on-air. The closure was previously announced on 25 June that year; all of the channels' content were transferred to Disney's streaming service, [[Disney+]].<ref name=Deadline>{{Cite web|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=2020-06-25|title=Disney To Close Kids Channels In The UK Following Launch Of Disney+|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/disney-to-close-kids-channels-in-the-uk-following-launch-of-disney-1202969592/|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Deadline|language=en|archive-date=16 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116233841/https://deadline.com/2020/06/disney-to-close-kids-channels-in-the-uk-following-launch-of-disney-1202969592/|url-status=live}}</ref> Virgin Media removed the channels a day before their closure on 29 September, with [[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]] and [[CBeebies]] taking over the network's former Sky EPG slots on 1 October.
 
== Current Programming ==
 
* ''[[Alice's Wonderland Bakery]]''
* ''[[Bluey (2018 TV series)|Bluey]]''
* ''[[List of T.O.T.S. episodes#Calling all T.O.T.S.|Calling all T.O.T.S.]]''
* ''[[Mira, Royal Detective#Dance with Mira|Dance with Mira]]''
* ''[[Ariel (TV series)|Disney Junior's Ariel]]''
* ''[[Doc McStuffins]]''
* ''[[List of Doc McStuffins episodes#Season 4 (2016)|Doc McStuffins: Toy Hospital]]''
* ''[[Doc McStuffins|Doc Toy Hospital]]''
* ''Doc Mcstuffins: Pet Rescue''
* ''Doc Mcstuffins: Baby''
* ''Doc Mcstuffins: Arctic Rescue''
* ''Doc Mcstuffins: Ultimate Safari''
* ''[[Elena of Avalor]]'' (Originally also on Disney Channel)
* ''Elena of Avalor: Adventures in Vallestrella''
* ''Elena of Avalor: Scepter Training with Zuzo''
* ''Elena of Avalor: The Secret Life of Sirenas''
* ''Elena of Avalor: Discovering the Magic Within''
* ''[[Eureka! (2022 TV Series)|Eureka!]]''
* ''[[Fancy Nancy (TV series)|Fancy Nancy]]''
* ''Fancy It Yourself''
* ''[[Firebuds]]''
* ''[[Gigantosaurus (TV series)|Gigantosaurus]]'' (Originally also on Disney Channel)
* ''[[Henry Hugglemonster]]''
* ''[[Kiya and the Kimoja Heroes]]''
* ''[[Meet Spidey and His Amazing Friends]]''
* ''[[Me & Winnie the Pooh]]''
* ''Me & Ariel''
* ''[[Mickey Mouse Funhouse]]''
* ''[[Mira, Royal Detective]]''
* ''[[Muppet Babies (2018 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]''
* ''[[List of Muppet Babies (2018 TV series) episodes#Muppet Babies Play Date|Muppet Babies Play Date]]''
* ''[[Muppet Babies (2018 TV series)|Muppet Babies: Show and Tell]]''
* ''Paprika''
* ''[[PJ Masks]]''
* ''PJ Masks: Power Heroes''
* ''PJ Masks Music Video''
* ''PJ Masks Shorts''
* ''Play Break with Spidey and his Amazing Friends''
* ''[[Playdate with Winnie the Pooh]]''
* ''[[Puppy Dog Pals]]''
* ''[[Pupstruction]]''
* ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]''
* ''[[Sofia the First]]'' (Originally also on Disney Channel)
* ''[[Spidey and His Amazing Friends (2021 TV series)|Spidey and His Amazing Friends]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures]]''
* ''[[SuperKitties]]''
* ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure|Tangled: The Series]]'' (Originally also on Disney Channel)
* ''[[T.O.T.S.]]''
* ''[[The Chicken Squad]]''
* ''[[Doc McStuffins|The Doc Files]]''
* ''The Doc Is In''
* ''The Doc Is 10''
* ''[[The Lion Guard]]''
* ''[[The Rocketeer (2019 TV series)|The Rocketeer]]'' (Now on Disney Channel)
* ''[[Vampirina]]''
* ''Vampirina Bat Chat''
* ''Vampirina Ghoul Girls Rock!''
* ''[[Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures|Young Jedi Adventures]]''
* ''[[Zoe Kezako]]''
* ''[[Zou (TV series)|Zou]]''
 
== Former Programming ==
 
* ''[[101 Dalmatian Street]]''
* ''[[101 Dalmatians: The Series]]'' (English language only)
* ''[[3-2-1 Penguins!]]''
* ''[[Adventures in Wonderland]]''
* ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]''
* ''[[Allegra's Window]]''
* ''[[Art Attack]]''
* ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]''
* ''[[Austin & Ally]]''
* ''[[Back at the Barnyard]]''
* ''[[Bananas in Pyjamas]]''
* ''[[Barbie Dreamtopia#Barbie Dreamtopia: The Series|Barbie Dreamtopia]]''
* ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' (English language only)
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
* ''[[Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom]]''
* ''[[Big Hero 6: The Series]]''
* ''[[Bizou (TV series)|Bizou]]''
* ''[[Bob the Builder (2015 TV series)|Bob the Builder]]''
* ''[[Boo! (TV series)|Boo!]]''
* ''[[Bubble Guppies]]''
* ''[[Butterbean's Café]]''
* ''[[Caillou]]''
* ''[[Calimero]]''
* ''[[Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]''
* ''[[Care Bears: Unlock the Magic]]''
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' (English language only)
* ''[[Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures|Chip 'N Dale's Nutty Tales]]''
* ''Cinderella''
* ''Claude''
* ''Coconut the Little Dragon''
* ''Come And Get It!''
* ''[[Curious George (TV series)|Curious George]]''
* ''[[Mira, Royal Detective#Dance with Mira|Dance with Mira]]''
* ''Dinopaws''
* ''[[Dinosaur Train]]''
* ''[[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'' (English language only)
* ''[[Disney Fairies|Disney Fairies Shorts]]''
* ''Disney Poetry Shorts''
* ''Disney Junior Lullabies''
* ''Disney Junior Music Nursery Rhymes''
* ''[[Disney Tsum Tsum]]''
* ''DJ Melodies''
* ''DJ Tales''
* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''
* ''[[Dorothy the Dinosaur]]''
* ''Dream Big, Princess''
* ''[[Donald Duck Presents]]''
* ''[[Donald's Quack Attack]]''
* ''[[DuckTales]]''
* ''[[Esme and Roy]]''
* ''[[Fifi and the Flowertots]]''
* ''Frozen - Olaf A Lots''
* ''[[Gaspard and Lisa (TV series)|Gaspard and Lisa]]''
* ''[[Goldie & Bear]]''
* ''[[Goof Troop]]''
* ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]''
* ''[[Green Eggs and Ham (TV series)|Green Eggs and Ham]]'' (Airs On Both Disney Junior and Txillo)
* ''[[Guess with Jess]]''
* ''[[Gullah Gullah Island]]''
* ''[[Handy Manny]]''
* ''[[Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs]]''
* ''[[Have a Laugh!]]''
* ''Here in Higglytown''
* ''[[Hi-5 House]]'' (Series-1-3)
* ''[[Higglytown Heroes]]''
* ''[[Hotel Transylvania: The Series]]''
* ''[[Imagination Movers (TV series)|Imagination Movers]]''
* ''[[In the Night Garden...]]''
* ''[[The Lion Guard#Spin-off|It's UnBungalievable]]''
* ''[[Jake and the Never Land Pirates]]''
* ''[[JoJo's Circus]]''
* ''[[Julius Jr.]]''
* ''[[Jungle Cubs]]''
* ''[[Jungle Junction]]''
* ''[[Justin Time (TV series)|Justin Time]]''
* ''[[Let's Go Pocoyo]]''
* ''Lights'' '', Camera, Lexi!''
* ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]''
* ''[[Limon ile Zeytin|Limon and Oli]]''
* [[Little Bear (TV series)|''Little Bear'']]
* ''[[Little Charley Bear]]''
* ''[[Little Charmers]]''
* ''[[Little Einsteins]]''
* ''[[Little Red Tractor]]''
* ''Loopdidoo''
* ''Messages From Miles''
* ''[[Messy Goes to Okido]]''
* ''[[Mickey and the Roadster Racers]]''
* ''[[Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures]]''
* ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]''
* ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse|Mickey's Mousekersize]]''
* ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]''
* ''[[Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures|Mickey Mouse: Hot Diggity-Dog Tales]]''
* ''[[Minnie's Bow-Toons]]''
* ''Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh''
* ''[[Mike the Knight]]''
* ''[[Miles from Tomorrowland]]''
* ''[[Miles from Tomorrowland|Mission Force One]]''
* ''[[Miles from Tomorrowland|Mission Force One: Connect and Protect]]''
* ''[[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir]]''
* ''[[Mouk]]''
* ''[[My Big Big Friend]]''
* ''[[My Friend Rabbit]]''
* ''[[My Friends Tigger and Pooh]]''
* ''[[My Little Pony Tales]]''
* ''[[Nature Cat]]''
* ''[[Nina Needs to Go!]]''
* ''[[Noddy, Toyland Detective]]''
* ''[[Oddbods]] (shorts)''
* ''[[Jim Henson's Pajanimals|Pajanimals]]''
* ''[[PAW Patrol|Paw Patrol]]''
* ''[[Rubble & Crew]]''
* ''[[PB&J Otter]]''
* ''[[Peg + Cat]]''
* ''[[Pic Me]]''
* ''[[Pingu]]''
* ''[[Pixie Hollow Games]]''
* ''[[Pixie Hollow Bake Off]]''
* ''[[P. King Duckling]]''
* ''[[Pocoyo]]''
* ''[[Postman Pat]]''
* ''[[Quack Pack]]''
* ''[[Raa Raa the Noisy Lion]]''
* ''[[Rainbow Ruby]]''
* ''[[The Wiggles|Ready, Steady, Wiggle!]]''
* ''Rev & Roll''
* ''[[Ricky Zoom]]''
* ''[[Roary the Racing Car]]''
* ''[[Robocar Poli]]''
* ''[[Rolie Polie Olie]]''
* ''[[Rusty Rivets]]''
* ''[[Ryan's Mystery Playdate]]''
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (Season 46)
* ''Shake your tail with Chip 'N' Dale''
* ''[[Shaun the Sheep]]''
* ''[[Sheriff Callie's Wild West]]''
* ''[[Shimmer and Shine]]''
* ''[[Sid the Science Kid]]''
* ''[[Special Agent Oso]]''
* ''[[Special Agent Oso: Three Healthy Steps]]''
* ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]''
* ''Super Boomi''
* ''[[Super Why!]]''
* ''[[Super Wings]]''
* ''Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh''
* ''[[Teletubbies]]''
* ''[[Teletubbies Everywhere]]''
* ''That's Fresh''
* ''[[The 7D]]''
* ''The Adventures of Disney Fairies''
* ''[[The Berenstain Bears]]''
* ''[[The Big Comfy Couch]]''
* ''[[The Book of Pooh]]''
* ''[[The Care Bears (TV series)|The Care Bears]]''
* ''[[The Hive (TV show)|The Hive]]''
* ''[[The Koala Brothers]]''
* ''[[The Legend of Tarzan (TV series)|The Legend of Tarzan]]''
* ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]''
* ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'' (English language only)
* ''[[Oddbods|The Oddbods Show]]''
* ''The Remarkable Mr. King''
* ''[[The Save-Ums!]]''
* ''[[The Wiggles]]''
* ''[[The ZhuZhus]]''
* ''[[Tickety Toc]]''
* ''[[Timmy Time]]''
* ''[[Timon and Pumbaa]]''
* ''[[Timothy Goes to School]]''
* ''Titi Pangpang''
* ''Titi Pangpang Rescue''
* ''[[Top Wing]]''
* ''[[Tractor Tom]]''
* ''[[Treetown]]''
* ''Trucktown''
* ''[[Trulli Tales]]''
* ''[[VeggieTales]]''
* ''[[Welcome to Pooh Corner]]''
* ''[[Whisker Haven Tales With the Palace Pets]]''
* ''[[Willa's Wild Life]]''
* ''[[Wimzie's House]]''
* ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]''
* ''[[Zigby]]''
 
== Upcoming Programming ==
 
* ''[[Pikwik Pack]]''
* ''[[Dino Ranch]]''
* ''[[My Magic Pet Morphle|Morphle And The Magic Pets]]''
* ''[[My Magic Pet Morphle]]''
 
== Programming Blocks ==
 
* ''[[Bad Dog (TV series)|Bad Dog]]''
* ''[[Bobby's World]]''
* ''[[Bunnytown]]''
* ''[[Bunnytown]] Shorts''
* ''[[Camp Candy]]''
* ''[[Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?]]''
* ''[[Captain Flamingo]]''
* ''[[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]''
* ''Diplodos''
* ''Disney Junior Ready for Preschool''
* ''Disney Junior's The Wonderful World of Songs''
* ''[[Eek! The Cat]]''
* ''[[Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates]]''
* ''[[Gadget & the Gadgetinis]]''
* ''Guziczek''
* ''[[Heathcliff (1984 TV series)|Heathcliff]]''
* ''Honk, Toot and Swo-Swoosh''
* ''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]''
* ''[[Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol]]''
* ''[[Johnny and the Sprites]]''
* ''[[Lady Lovely Locks|Lady Lovelylocks and the Pixietails]]''
* ''[[Lalaloopsy (TV series)|Lalaloopsy]]''
* ''[[LazyTown]]''
* ''[[Life with Louie]]''
* ''[[Little Mouse on the Prairie]]''
* ''[[Little Wizards]]''
* ''Lou and Lou: Safety Patrol''
* ''[[Mad Jack the Pirate]]''
* ''[[Madeline (TV series)|Madeline]]''
* ''[[Me & Mickey]]''
* ''[[List of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episodes|Mickey's World Record Animals]]''
* ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]''
* ''[[Out of the Box (TV series)|Out of the Box]]''
* ''Playtime with Puppy Dog Pals''
* ''[[Princess Sissi]]''
* ''Puppy Dog Pals Playcare''
* ''[[Rainbow Brite]]''
* ''[[Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave]]''
* ''[[Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist]]''
* ''[[Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid]]''
* ''[[Saban's Around the World in Eighty Dreams]]''
* ''[[Stanley (2001 TV series)|Stanley]]''
* ''[[Sylvanian Families (1987 TV series)|Sylvanian Families]]''
* ''The Bite-Sized Adventures of Sam Sandwich''
* [[The Care Bears Family|''The Care Bears Family'']]
* ''[[The Get Along Gang]]''
* ''[[The Kids from Room 402]]''
* ''[[The Littles (TV series)|The Littles]]''
* ''[[The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs]]''
* ''[[The Tofus]]''
* ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]''
* ''Untitled Doc Mcstuffins Stop Motion Shorts''
* ''Vampirina Bat-chats: Ghoul Girls on Tour''
* ''[[Walter Melon (TV series)|Walter Melon]]''
* ''[[Wunschpunsch]]''
 
==References==