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{{Infobox television channel
| name = Disney Channel
| logo = 2019 Disney Channel logo.svg
| logo_size = 240px
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2019
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1983|04|18}}
| closed_date = 
| owner = [[Disney Entertainment]] <!-- The unit is currently split into (WDTV and A&E), so just link to its subunit -->
| parent = [[Disney Branded Television]]
| picture_format = {{plainlist|
* [[1080p]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[letterboxing (filming)|letterbox]]ed [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
}}
| country = United States
| language = {{plainlist|
* English
* Spanish {{small|(via [[Second audio program|SAP]] audio track)}}
}}
| area = Nationwide
| slogan = 
| headquarters = [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Disney Studios]], [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], California
| former_names = The Disney Channel {{small|(1983–1997)}}
| sister_channels = {{collapsible list|
* [[Disney Junior]]
* [[Disney XD]]
* [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
* [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]]
* [[ACC Network]]
* [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]
* [[LMN (TV channel)|LMN]]
* [[Localish]]
* [[Longhorn Network|LHN]]
* [[ESPN]]
* [[SEC Network]]
* [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]]
* [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]
* [[FXX]]
* [[FX Movie Channel|FXM]]
* [[FYI (American TV channel)|FYI]]
* [[Crime & Investigation|C&I]]
* [[History (American TV network)|History]]
* [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic]]
* [[Nat Geo Wild]]
}}
| webcast = [https://disneynow.com/watch-live?brand=disney-channel Watch live]
| website = {{official website|https://disneynow.com/all-shows/disney-channel}}
| online_serv_1 = Service(s)
| online_chan_1 = [[Fubo TV]], [[Hulu + Live TV]], [[Sling TV]], [[YouTube TV]]
}}

'''Disney Channel''' is a [[cable television]] [[Television network|network]] that is owned by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. The channel shows programs that are made for [[family]] audiences, mostly [[pre-teens]] and [[teenagers]]. The channel began on the morning of April 18, 1983. Its programs ran for 18 hours a day until December 1986. From 1983 to 1997, the channel was called The Disney Channel.


==Programming blocks==
===Disney Junior===
Disney Channel programs shows targeted at preschool-age children on weekdays from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. ET/PT (6-10 a.m. during the summer months) and weekends from 6-9 a.m. ET, called [[Disney Junior]]. {{As of|2010}}, the only programming featuring classic Disney characters is ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]'' on the Disney Junior block. Other programming in this block includes ''[[Mickey and the Roadster Racers]], [[Hotel Transylvania: The Series]], [[Sofia The First]],'' and ''[[Elena of Avalor]].'' 

On May 26, 2010, it was announced that the Playhouse Disney block will be re-branded under the name [[Disney Junior]] starting on February 14, 2011 which later became its own digital cable and satellite channel on March 23, 2012, replacing [[SOAPnet]]. The Disney Junior channel is a direct competitor to [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]'s [[Nick Jr.]] network and PBS and Comcast's [[PBS Kids Sprout]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/business/media/27disney.html?src=busln PreSchool Programs Replace SOAPnet], ''New York Times'', May 27, 2010</ref>

===Programming===
*''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]''
*''[[The ZhuZhus]]''
* ''[[Hotel Transylvania: The Series]]''
*''[[Tangled: The Series]]''
*''[[Miles from Tomorrowland]]''
*''[[Sofia The First]]''
*''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
*[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day|''Alexei: The Series'']]
*''[[Mickey and the Roadster Racers]]''
*''[[Puppy Dog Pals]]''
*''[[Nutri Ventures]]''
*''[[Winx Club]]''
*''[[Sonic X]]''
*''[[Dragon Ball Z Kai]]''
*''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
*''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''
*''[[Eon Kid]]''
*''[[Jessie (TV series)]]''
*''[[Special Agent Oso]]''
*''[[Mona the Vampire]]''
*''[[Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures]]''
*''Scary Larry''
*''Pink Panther & Pals
*''RoboCop: Alpha Commando''
*''Super 4''
*''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir''
*''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Zak Storm]]''
*[[Big City Greens]]
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Assorted Hot Wheels TV Specials]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Max Steel]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Rocket Monkeys]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Tai Chi Chasers]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Duck Dodgers]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Kirby Right Back At Ya!]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|G.I. Joe Sigma 6]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Transformers: Prime]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Legend Gang]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|My Goldfish is Evil]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Grizzy and the Lemmings]]''
*''[[Disney Channel Portugal|Rabbids Invasion]]''
*[[The Backyardigans|''Backyard Wizard of Oz'']]
*''Billy Dilley's Super Duper Subterranean Summer''
*''Right Now Kapow''
*''Comedy Bites''
*''Star vs the Forces of Evil''
*''Rat-a-Tat''
*Masha and the bear

==== Removed ====

* [[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rajan|first=Ronald|date=2022-05-13|title=Amphibia: The Ribbiting End of Disney Channel's Animated Series|url=https://movieweb.com/disney-amphibia-comes-to-an-end/|access-date=2024-02-14|website=MovieWeb|language=en}}</ref>
* Star vs The Forces of Evil 
* Gravity Falls 
* The Owl House 
* DuckTales
* The Ghost and Molly McGee 
* Phineas And Ferb
* Fish Hooks 
* Kick Bukowski
* Tangled the series 
* Milo Murphys Law
* Kim Possible 
* Wonder Over Yonder 

==Programming==
{{main|List of programs broadcast by Disney channel}}

==Disney XD==
* ''[[Grossology]]''

 {{See also|Disney XD}}

==References==
{{reflist}}Amphibia is removed entirely from all websites {{Disney–ABC TV Group |state=expanded}}
[[Category:1983 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:The Walt Disney Company]]
[[Category:American television channels]]
[[Category:American Broadcasting Company]]
[[Category:Disney Channel| ]]
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