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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- Fubo: With 150+ channels, it offers something for everyone. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
- DIRECTV STREAM: Provides everything you expect from cable with many options. A 5-day free trial is now available for DIRECTV STREAM.
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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!”
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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 and the Roadster Racers – Smarty Goof; Adventures in Buddysitting! Mickey and Goofy join the Hot Dog Hills' Invention Competition; the Happy Helpers become babysitters for the day after the Hot Dog Hills play center closes. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Mickey's Big Job The Giant asks Mickey and his friends to house-sit his farm. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Pluto's Playmate Mickey and friends try to train Salty the seal for the circus. | |
| Bluey – Granny Mobile / Space / Cubby 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 – Muffin Cone; Circus; Road Trip The Heelers go on a road trip! Mum bans the girls from saying the word 'dunny.' Bluey wants to help Dad make Bingo's birthday cake. | |
| Bluey – Dirt; Cricket; Driving 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Doc McStuffins – Bringing Home Baby Mom and Dad McStuffins get the call, the arrival of the new Baby McStuffins is nigh; they rush to meet and retrieve the baby; Grandma McStuffins comes to care for Donny and Doc. | |
| 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. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Mickey's Message From Mars Mickey, Goofy, Daisy and Pluto fly to the red planet. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Pluto's Best Pluto plays games with Pete's dog Butch to see who will win a trophy. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Farfus' Family!; The Adventure Parade When Farfus takes the friends into the forest to meet his family, he discovers his family is missing; Mickey, Minnie and friends decorate the Funhouse Forest float for the Adventure Parade. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Dino See, Dino Do; Pete the Mighty Baby! Mickey and the gang head to Prehistoric World for a sleepover with some baby dinos; on a visit to meet Pete's mom, Donald and Pete step into a fountain of youth, which turns them into babies. | |
| Dino Ranch – A Dino Mite Graduation The Cassidy family lives in a fantastical world where dinosaurs are still alive; as the young ranchers learn the ropes, they discover the thrill of ranch life while navigating the great outdoors. | |
| Bluey – Promises; Magic; Mini Bluey Bluey keeps breaking her promises; Bluey teaches Bingo how to use magic; Bluey teaches Bingo to be more like him. | |
| 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. | |
| Pupstruction – Itts Bitty Barn Build; A Colorful Job Pupstruction must construct its tiniest and most delicate build yet; Pupstruction builds a house for a chameleon that can't seem to decide what color it should be. | |
| 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. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Spidey to the Power of Three; Panther Patience Spidey reminds Spin and Ghost-Spider to work as a team to track Rhino; Spidey learns about patience when he and Black Panther must take down Doc Ock. | |
| 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. | |
| SuperKitties – Missing Hot Dog; Mysterious Magician When Amara brings a lost puppy to the "Purr 'N' Play," Bitsy wonders if there will be enough attention for her; the SuperKitties must stop whoever stole Abraca Dan's magic tricks. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – No Bear Hugs; Where's Funny? Kyle doesn't want to have a bear hug; the Funhouse friends head out to obtain some picnic items from Funny. | |
| 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 – Squash; Charades; Bingo Bluey and Bigno help Uncle Stripe and Bandit play squash and spend the day with Nana; Bingo has to learn to play alone. | |
| Morphle and the Magic Pets – Morphle the Bus; Rainbow Chasers Morphle The Bus takes the family on a once-in-a-lifetime field trip; after a rainstorm, Mila, Morphle and Jordie set out to hug a rainbow. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Peter's Pendant Predicament; TWIST-E Spidey's precious pendant falls into Green Goblin's hands; Spin wants his own robot, but when he rushes to build it without Spidey's help, his robot ends up with a big flaw. | |
| Bluey – Phones; Pavlova; Rain Bluey and Bingo play restaurant with Grandad; the kids play Café so Bingo can eat Pavlova; Bluey tracks mud into the house. | |
| 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. | |
| Mater's Tall Tales – Tokyo Mater Mater goes to Tokyo to participate in a racing competition. | |
| Bluey – The Sleepover; Hide and Seek; Camping Bluey and Bingo plan to stay up late at a sleepover; Bluey needs to focus during a game of hide-and-seek; Bluey makes a new friend while camping. | |
| 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. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – There's Something About Teddy; Finders Keepers? When the gang notices that Teddy is acting differently, they bring him in for a checkup. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Car-Tastrophe / Sandman and the Tortoise Team Spidey stops Gobby from taking control of the vehicles; Team Spidey helps the tortoises by defeating Sandman's giant sandcastle. | |
| Firebuds – Shelter Island; Escape From Shelter Island When a flood hits, the Firebuds recruit a Duck Bus service to help deliver meals to evacuees; as water levels at the shelter rise, the Buds help evacuees escape. | |
| Bluey – Granny Mobile / Space / Cubby 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 – Muffin Cone; Circus; Road Trip The Heelers go on a road trip! Mum bans the girls from saying the word 'dunny.' Bluey wants to help Dad make Bingo's birthday cake. | |
| Bluey – Dirt; Cricket; Driving 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. | |
| Morphle and the Magic Pets – Clean up Crew; Echobird Trouble Mila uses Animi's powers to bring cleaning supplies to life and clean her room; Jordie wants to surprise Kirit with a goodbye banner, but Echobird starts telling everyone in town. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – How to Train Your Doggy; Dome Alone Gobby and Rhino steal Lockjaw, a teleporting pup, in hopes of making him an accomplice; when Zola traps The Thing, Spidey and Ghost-Spider under a dome, Miles must save the day. | |
| 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. | |
| Bluey – Promises; Magic; Mini Bluey Bluey keeps breaking her promises; Bluey teaches Bingo how to use magic; Bluey teaches Bingo to be more like him. | |
| 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 – Pterodackattack!: Sonny the Kid Miguel builds a dam on the creek to create a dino watering hole, and the ranch is suddenly marauded by wild pterodactyls; the infamous dino rustler Sonny the Kid threatens to ruin her friends' big day, so Min volunteers to guard the Dino Airport. | |
| Dino Ranch – A Dino Mite Graduation; Eye in the Sky The baby Dino Mites aren't ready for Flapsy to move to the Pterosaur Barn; Pteddy's resistance to wearing vision-improving goggles jeopardizes the Dino Ranchers. | |
| 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 Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – Hard Hat Diggity Dog!; Hair-Raising Helpers! Mickey enlists his friends to use their mixed-up construction vehicles to rebuild the playground for Bitsy's birthday party; Pearl has nothing to wear to a family dance. | |
| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Hot Dog Hills!; Happy Friend-iversary! Buddy McBilly is so happy that he makes it his job to make sure everyone in town is happy too; Minnie and Daisy set up a surprise party for Cuckoo Loca. | |
| Bluey – Squash; Charades; Bingo Bluey and Bigno help Uncle Stripe and Bandit play squash and spend the day with Nana; Bingo has to learn to play alone. | |
| 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. | |
| Bluey – Phones; Pavlova; Rain Bluey and Bingo play restaurant with Grandad; the kids play Café so Bingo can eat Pavlova; Bluey tracks mud into the house. | |
| 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. | |
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Super-Charged!; Super-Charged: Mickey's Monster Rally Professor Von Drake super-charges Mickey's roadster, giving it super-speed and a few surprises; Mickey and the gang must chase after Pete's truck, which was accidentally transformed into a Monster Truck. | |
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Hi, Jinx!; Pete's Junkyard Helpers Mickey and Emmy Lou meet Jinx the cat and get the gang to help find the kitty a new home; the Happy Helpers run Pete's junkyard while he takes his Mama to lunch for her birthday. |
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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