Disney Junior is a great channel for young children. It is widely available from streaming services so you don’t need a cable contract to enjoy it. Below we describe all your options.
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Formerly known as “Playhouse Disney,” Disney Junior is The Disney Channel for preschoolers from ages 2 to 7. If you’re a parent of someone in that age range, you likely already know all about Doc McStuffins and are familiar with the phrase “Meeska, mooska, Mickey Mouse!”
Read on to find out how your little ones can watch The Chicken Squad — and your cable bill can cluck off.
What Is Disney Junior
Like its Nickelodeon counterpart, Nick Jr, Disney Junior started out as a daytime programming block on The Disney Channel. TDC had had preschool shows in the morning since it launched in 1983.
But in 1999 they added three new series PB&J Otter, Rolley Polie Olie, and Out of the Box. And they rebranded the whole thing “Playhouse Disney.” Other popular shows from the Playhouse Disney era were Bear in the Big Blue House, The Wiggles, and Handy Manny’s School for Tools.
Plans to launch a Playhouse Disney channel were underway as early as 2001. And a few did debut in other countries. After 14 years, the block was rebranded again as Disney Junior. But US preschoolers wouldn’t get their own Disney Junior channel until 2012.
Inaugural series included Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, the brand new Doc McStuffins, and A Poem Is.
The channel remains a mix of current original animated series (TOTS, Puppy Dog Pals), old Playhouse Disney shows (Handy Manny, Special Agent Oso), and reruns of now-ended Disney Junior shows (Sofia the First, Little Einsteins).
Some notable shows, old and new, from Disney Junior are:
- Doc McStuffins: A girl with a magic stethoscope that can bring toys to life sets up a clinic to treat them, exploring all kinds of wellness and hygiene topics. Features some songs that are constants (“Time for Your Checkup!”), but most are specific to the issue of that episode (going to sleep, brushing your teeth, drinking enough water, washing hands, etc).
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Join Mickey Mouse and the gang as they team up to overcome various challenges using a new set of Mouseketools each episode. Expect your kids to be randomly calling “Oh, Toodles!” after watching. Also, don’t be surprised to find yourself humming the catchy closing theme “Hot Dog!” by They Might Be Giants.
- Mickey Mouse Funhouse: The follow-up to Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures, Mickey Mouse and the Sensational Six (Mickey and friends Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto) join up with Funny, a shape-shifting anthropomorphic playhouse, which can teleport them to various lands to go on assorted quests.
- Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures: Originally titled Mickey and the Roadster Racers, this successor to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse features the Sensational Six racing around the local Hot Dog Hills and other race courses around the world.
- Puppy Dog Pals: Follow the adventures of Bingo and Rolly, two pug puppies who use their owner-inventor Bob’s crazy inventions to go on fun missions around the world while he’s at work.
- Spidey and his Amazing Friends: Spider-Man for preschoolers. Friends and fellow spider-themed crime-fighters Peter Parker (aka Spidey), Gwen Stacy (aka Ghost-Spider), and Miles Morales (aka Spin) battle Rhino, the Green Goblin, Doc Ock, and other Spider-Villains while learning life lessons about working together, patience, and creative problem-solving.
- TOTS: Freddy (a flamingo delivery bird-in-training) and his penguin navigator Pip learn to deliver baby animals to their families for the eponymous Tiny Ones Transport Service (T.O.T.S.).
Related Channels
Disney’s media empire is vast, with a further reach than you may realize. In addition to Disney Junior, The Disney Channel, and the tween-centered Disney XD, it also owns ABC and Freeform (originally The Family Channel).
It also has a fifty-fifty partnership with the National Geographic channels. More family-friendly educational content can be found on Discovery Family.
There are also several stations that focus on ages up to three: Disney’s multilingual Baby TV, Duck TV, and the on-demand PlayKids. Other networks for the 3 to 7 group include Nick Jr, Hopster, Kids Street, and PBS Kids. Kids of all ages enjoy the animation of Cartoon Network, Boomerang, NickToons, and Kartoon Channel.
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Stream Disney Junior
The great news for prospective cord-cutters with little Disney Junior fans is that it comes on almost every streaming live TV service, and one of them even includes Disney+ in its subscription price.
- FuboTV: Fubo’s got the sports, but it’s also a lot more, including Disney Junior and the other two Disneys, Freeform, Nat Geo, and Nick/Nick Jr, plus about a hundred other channels for $79.99/mo. This also includes 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage and streaming on up to 10 devices at once. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial. (FuboTV review)
- Sling TV: This modular-styled service is the exception. Neither of its $40.00/mo base packages have Disney Junior. Sling Orange has The Disney Channel, Freeform, and ESPN, but you have to spring for the Kids Extra for Disney Junior (you also get Disney XD, Boomerang, Duck TV, and more). It’s not that bad, though, since Extras are only $6 additional per month. The real downside is that Sling Orange only lets you stream on one screen at a time. Save 50% on your first month of Sling TV. (Sling TV review)
- DIRECTV STREAM: The former AT&T TV is another one that has all three Disney channels in its base Entertainment Package for $79.99/mo. Plus it has Freeform, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and more. For some reason, you have to get the next tier up (Choice, $108.99/mo) to get Nick Jr too. All plans come with unlimited cloud DVR on online signup and streaming on unlimited devices. (DIRECTV STREAM review)
- Hulu + Live TV: Disney owns (most of) Hulu, so you get Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Freeform, and the Nat Geo channels. And you get Nickelodeon and Nick Jr, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang too. But the real score is that Disney+ and ESPN+ are both included in the $76.99/mo subscription, along with Hulu’s library of on-demand entertainment, and unlimited cloud DVR (9 month storage). Try one month for $76.99. (Hulu + Live TV review)
- Vidgo: Has tons of family-friendly and kid-focused channels in its lineup. It’s got Disney Junior and Nick Jr, as well as Disney Channel, Disney XD, Freeform, Nickelodeon, Kids Street, Nat Geo, and more in its Plus plan for $69.99/mo. Try one month for $20. (Vidgo review)
- YouTube TV: Includes all the Disney channels, including Disney Junior, for $72.99/mo. Overall offers a service similar to Hulu + Live TV — worse in some ways and better in others.
On-Demand
If your kids prefer their entertainment on-demand (and what kid doesn’t?), you could check out these always-available alternatives:
- Hulu: Not as much Disney Junior as you might expect, since Hulu is owned by Disney. But it does currently have five seasons of Doc McStuffins, one season of the Spanish version Doctora Juguetes, two seasons of the 2015 Miles of Tomorrowland, and English and Spanish versions of Pikwik Pack. Hulu by itself starts at $6.99/mo (with ads), or $12.99 without, and is included with Hulu + Live TV automatically.
- YouTube: Disney Junior’s YouTube channel is mostly clips and music videos but does have at least a handful of full episodes of Alice’s Wonderland Bakery, Mira Royal Detective, Spidey and his Amazing Friends, and more, as well as 30-60 minute compilations of kids’ songs and nursery rhymes. Best of all, it’s free.
- Purchase Movies/Seasons Online: You can buy movies or seasons of series from a variety of online stores, such as Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, and the Apple iTunes Store.
- Disney Now App: Finally, you can also watch Disney Junior shows on the Disney Now website and app, but you’ll need to log in with a TV provider account.
Streaming Devices to Watch Disney Junior
The streaming services provide apps for the most popular devices:
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android mobile
- Apple TV
- Chromecast
- iOS (iPhone,iPad)
- Roku
- Web browsers.
All the services support Android TV-powered devices with the odd exception of DIRECTV STREAM. Similarly, all support Samsung smart TVs except Vidgo.
Other than DIRECTV STREAM and Vidgo, they all support Xbox gaming consoles. Hulu and YouTube support most PlayStation units. And Hulu supports the Nintendo Switch.
There are other devices supported. Check out our streaming reviews for complete details.
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Today’s Disney Junior Schedule
Here is today’s schedule in Eastern Time:
| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – Duck, Duck Geese!; Shhhhh! Goofy's bird call works too well when dozens of geese come around; Billy Beagle learns the difference between inside and outside voices. | |
| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – Enough Stuff!; The Hippity Hop Horse Show! Minnie suggests that Mickey start giving away some of his hot dog-shaped collectibles; Penelope gets jealous when Minnie practices with Cassidy for the horse show. | |
| Bluey – The Quiet Game / Postman / Cafe Bluey and Bingo play The Quiet Game; when Mum and Dad have a disagreement, Bluey makes Dad write a love letter to Mum; in the park, Bluey meets a new playmate, Winnie. | |
| Bluey – Housework; Sheepdog; Explorers Mum and Dad need to finish their housework; Dad, Bluey and Bingo play Sheepdog; Jack pretends to be a sailor on his way home. | |
| Bluey – Sleepytime; Daddy Dropoff; Favorite Thing The adventures of a Blue Heeler puppy, Bluey, who lives with her mother, father and sister; her energy and lovable spirit gets her into all kinds of funny and unpredictable situations. | |
| Bluey – Exercise; Stickbird; Relax The adventures of a Blue Heeler puppy, Bluey, who lives with her mother, father and sister; her energy and lovable spirit gets her into all kinds of funny and unpredictable situations. | |
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Super-Charged: Pop Star Helpers; The Chip 'N Dale 500 The Happy Helpers are hired to get pop star Nina Glitter to her show on time; Chip and Dale shrink everyone down to their size. | |
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Super-Charged: Two Close Friends; Mr. Bigby's Big Night Mickey and Donald's bad day gets worse when they accidentally become handcuffed together; the Happy Helpers help Mr. Bigby throw an anniversary party for his wife. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Sea Captain Mickey There's something down at the bottom of Mickey Lake; Mickey and the gang suit up and head out on a watery adventure. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Pluto's Dinosaur Romp A time machine unleashes a baby dinosaur. | |
| Bluey – Rug Island; Hairdressers; Sticky Gecko The adventures of a Blue Heeler puppy, Bluey, who lives with her mother, father and sister; her energy and lovable spirit gets her into all kinds of funny and unpredictable situations. | |
| Bluey – Hammerbarn; Feather Wand; Dance Mode The Heelers take a trip to Hammerbarn; Bingo has an idea for a new game; Dad eats Bingo's last chip. | |
| Morphle and the Magic Pets – The Unwinnable Game; Pet Sitting Jordie and Morphle train Mila to beat the Bandits' unwinnable carnival game; Mila, Jordie and Morphle find out that babysitting Gigglebunny is more than they bargained for. | |
| Doc McStuffins – The Big Sleepover; No Sweetah Cheetah Doc gets homesick during her first sleep over; Donny's new cheetah action figure. | |
| Bluey – The Doctor; The Claw; Markets Honey's trip to Dr. Bingo keeps getting interrupted; Mum and Dad create their own Magic Claw machine; Bluey takes her tooth fairy money to the market. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Fancy Dancin' Goofy Goofy prepares for a dance with Clarabelle the Cow. | |
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Mickey's Spring Grand Prix; My Little Daisy Mickey enlists his hot-rod racing friends to join his crew for a Spring Grand Prix throughout Hot Dog Hills; the Happy Helpers find perfect plants for customers on Mother's Day. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – No Thrills, Please!; Space Doggies The gang flies the Floaty Coaster to Sunny Gulch to give rides, but Pete and Horace have different feelings about roller coasters; Pluto and Teddy have a playdate with Zoop Bloop. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Low-Key Coquí; Pinky and the Bees Lost N Found Island folks can't find their coquí friend, Lukey, to thank him for singing; Pinky shows the gang her favorite tree, but a hive of bees wants the tree to make honey. | |
| Dino Ranch – Grounded!; Try, Fly Again Min and Cloud try to cure their kickups so they can go to Tara's birthday party; when Comet struggles to learn how to fly, Jon encourages her to try again. | |
| Bluey – In the Garden A selection of Bluey's best garden stories. | |
| Bluey – Mum and Dads; Mount Mumandad; Asparagus Indy and Rusty can't agree in a game of Mum and Dads; Bluey and Bingo work together to climb Mount MumandDad; magic asparagus turns the family into wild animals. | |
| Pupstruction – Hush Puppies; Beach Day Build-Off Phinny struggles to build quietly for a family whose chinchilla neighbor needs to sleep; Bobby Boots wants to show up Pupstruction in front of the mayor, but his attempt backfires. | |
| Bluey – Chest; Omelette; Pass the Parcel Dad tries to teach Bluey how to play chess, but Mom thinks she is still too young; Bingo helps Mom make an omelette for Dad's birthday; Lucky's Dad is outraged that modern Pass the Parcel has a present in every layer. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Bubble Trouble; Rainy River Run Spidey and Ghosty save the Bubble Festival from Gobby's super strong bubbles; Spidey and Ant-Man save Aunt May's doll when it gets washed down a storm drain. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Dino-Rama; Daytime at Nighttime The heroes stop Gobby and Rhino from wreaking havoc, but Reptil's jewel turns them into dinosaurs; the team must stop Electro from disturbing nocturnal animals in the forest. | |
| SuperKitties – Toy-Tastrophe; Night Light The Kitties stop Mr. Puppypaws from stealing dog toys; Bitsy must face her fear of the dark. | |
| SuperKitties – Cheesenado; Talented Troublemaker Cheesenado: Bitsy learns to say goodbye to Renata and her robin babies when they have to fly away. Talented Troublemaker: The SuperKitties stop Mr. Puppypaws from cheating in the talent contest. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Crystal Clear Waters; The Big Funhouse Sleepover Mickey's hero, Crystal Clearwater, is visiting Hot Dog Hills to present the town with a clean water award; Goofy hosts a sleepover and gets carried away with the guest list. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Fun-A-Palooza!; Missing Buttons and Bows! Minnie is worried her xylophone skills aren't good enough to play at the Fun-A-Palooza concert; when Minnie's items go missing, she thinks her friends are taking them. | |
| Bluey – Fairies; Work; Bumpy and the Wise Old Wolfhound Invisible mischievous fairies infest the house; Bluey, Bingo and Dad play "Work!"; Bluey and Dad lift Bingo's spirits. | |
| Morphle and the Magic Pets – Gobblefrog; The Perfect Day It's up to the kids to calm Gobblefrog down before he gobbles up the entire town; Mila wants to celebrate Louis and Gianna's first Parents' Day, but things don't go as planned. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Iron Zola; Aunt May's Birthday Blowout Team Spidey helps the city when Zola becomes a superhero like Iron Man; Aunt May's birthday balloon ride strands her, Spidey and Gobby on an island. | |
| Bluey – Pizza Girls; Tina; Whale Watching Bluey and Bingo make mud pizzas; Bluey and Bingo's giant, invisible friend, Tina; Bluey promises her customer Bingo the best tour ever. | |
| Bluey – Early Baby; Hospital; Daddy Putdown Rusty interrupts Bluey's game at playgroup; Doctor Bluey operates on a cat in Dad's tummy; Bluey misses Mum when she goes out for the night. | |
| SuperKitties – Copy Hats; Telescope Trouble The SuperKitties stop Cat Burglar from stealing the trendy new hats in Kittydale; Buddy doesn't give up on learning how to use a telescope. | |
| Mater's Tall Tales – Time Travel Mater Accidentally gaining the ability to travel in time, Mater travels back to 1909 in the middle of a desert, where he meets Stanley, the founder of Radiator Springs, who works as a travelling radiator caps salesman. | |
| Bluey – Bob Bilby; Spygame; Takeaway It's Bingo's turn with Kindy's Bob Bilby puppet; a game goes haywire when Bingo stops playing; five minutes feels like an eternity when waiting. | |
| Bluey – Dunny / Duck Cake / Handstand Bingo is desperate to show off her handstand skills. Bluey turns a tree stump into a game of Helicopter. Chloe tries to teach her dad to play Bluey's game. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Heroes Clean Up; Dino Duck The superheroes of Herotropolis are gone; Weasels and the gang make a huge mess; Daisy thinks Donald is cheating at their games, but learns good friends should believe each other. | |
| Pupstruction – Bailey's Birthday Coaster; Doggone Tired For his little sister's birthday, Phinny builds her the wildest roller coaster ever; the Pup Crew must save the grand opening of a new Petsburg restaurant, but Tank's too sleepy. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Web Beard's Treasure; Washed Away Doc Ock tricks the heroes into getting treasure for her; Spidey and Ms. Marvel go down into the sewer tunnels to save TRACE-E, but they discover the Green Goblin is down there. | |
| Firebuds – Transmission Impossible; Carkour When the Gearbox Grove's 100th Van-iversity cake is stolen by Wayne and Wiley Riley, the Firebuds must rescue it; Piston tries to learn carkour to impress his hero. | |
| Bluey – Bedroom; Perfect; Obstacle Course Bluey gets her own room; Bluey wants her Father's Day card to be perfect; Mum sets up a backyard obstacle course just for fun. | |
| Bluey – Rug Island; Hairdressers; Sticky Gecko The adventures of a Blue Heeler puppy, Bluey, who lives with her mother, father and sister; her energy and lovable spirit gets her into all kinds of funny and unpredictable situations. | |
| Bluey – Hammerbarn; Feather Wand; Dance Mode The Heelers take a trip to Hammerbarn; Bingo has an idea for a new game; Dad eats Bingo's last chip. | |
| Morphle and the Magic Pets – The Fun Zone; Morphle Ball Mila wants to attend two fun activities at the same time, so she enlists help to pull off the impossible; Morphle breaks the rules to help Mila win the neighborhood ball game. | |
| SuperKitties – Super-Fan; Bubble Bother SuperKitty superfan Pickles helps the team save the day; the SuperKitties stop Zsa-Zsa from turning the Kittydale water tower into her own giant bubble bath. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Spin Rushes In; Bridge Bandit When Doc Ock steals the arachno-sting power, Team Spidey has to get it back before she puts the town to sleep; Green Goblin and Rhino take over a bridge and threaten to destroy it. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – CAT-astrophe; Swing With a Stomp Bootsie gets lost at the cat show and Doc Ock turns her into a super-sized, monster kitty; during the concert, Doc Ock steals the drum set and uses it to hypnotize the entire audience. | |
| Pupstruction – Professor Frazzle; A Crabby Neighbor Professor Frazzle keeps wrecking her lab with explosive experiments; underwater, Pupstuction helps separate a cranky crab and his neighbor by building a wall between their houses. | |
| Bluey – Exercise; Stickbird; Relax The adventures of a Blue Heeler puppy, Bluey, who lives with her mother, father and sister; her energy and lovable spirit gets her into all kinds of funny and unpredictable situations. | |
| Bluey – Chest; Omelette; Pass the Parcel Dad tries to teach Bluey how to play chess, but Mom thinks she is still too young; Bingo helps Mom make an omelette for Dad's birthday; Lucky's Dad is outraged that modern Pass the Parcel has a present in every layer. | |
| Dino Ranch – The Lost Dinosaur; The Dino Doldrums Min discovers a rare dinosaur; Blitz and the ranch dinos get sick. | |
| Dino Ranch – Little Brother Blues; It Takes Two To Tango When Miguel and Ogie Tinhorn need to team up to help a baby bronto, the two youngest siblings show that they're heroic; when Aroo pays a surprise visit to Dino Ranch, Tango forgets her promise to help Miguel with their chores. | |
| Bluey – Horsey Ride; Hotel; Bike The kids stage a horsey wedding; Bluey, Bingo and Dad play a game of Hotel; Bluey struggles to ride her bike and won't give up. | |
| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – The Mystery of Hot Dog Lake!; Phantom Wing A prize is offered to the one who can prove the legendary Scronchasaur exists in Hot Dog Hills Lake; Daisy believes her GramQuacker Lily lives a secret life as a superhero. |
Wrapping Up
So if you have a Junior Mouseketeer in the house, you don’t have to overpay for the (Play)House of Mouse. Just sign up for one of the streaming services above and you can say TTFN to your cable bill — minus the FN.
For the complete Disney experience, we recommend Hulu + Live TV.
FAQs
What’s the difference between Nick Jr and Disney Junior?
Disney is a bit less education-oriented. The company felt that Nickelodeon was over-contorting itself to shoehorn more fact-based educational content into its shows, such as shapes, colors, ABCs, and counting. With more resources to teach those kindergarten prep skills available on mobile devices, toys, and computers, Disney deliberately chose to put more emphasis on storytelling, with lessons on sharing or listening well organically embedded in the plots, but fun and engaging stories taking priority.
With more of a focus on the story, Disney shows are more likely to have an actual villain (often a bumbling, less scary version of a classic Disney villain, like Jake and the Never Land Pirates‘ Captain Hook and Smee), as opposed to Nick Jr’s “Let’s solve this puzzle/mystery/adventure together!” motif.
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