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:
| Bluey – The Kids; Butterflies; The Creek Bluey decides to be Mum during a game of "Kids!"; Butterflies is a fun game until Bingo ends up alone; Bluey's eyes are opened to the simple beauty of nature. |
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| Firebuds – The Drive Along; Rescue Club Rangers The Firebuds join Axl's trambulance dad on a ride-along; the Firebuds try to earn Rescue Club badges by completing a forest rescue course. |
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| Morphle and the Magic Pets – Morphle Gets the Hiccups; Orphle vs. the Ferrris Wheel Morphle comes down with a case of Hiccup-itis; Mila is excited to ride the new Ferris wheel, but Orphle shows up and breaks it. |
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| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Picture Perfect Pandemonium; Catch That Panther Pod Spidey teams up with Ghost-Spider and Miles Morales to make up the Spidey Team, with some assistance from Spidey's comical but loyal Spider-bot, Trace. |
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| 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. |
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| Bluey – The Show; Tickle Crabs; Escape 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. |
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| SuperKitties – Fruit Loot; Buddy Wanna-Be The SuperKitties stop Zsa-Zsa from stealing all the oranges in Kittydale; Bitsy wants to be strong like Buddy but learns she's pawesome just the way she is. |
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| 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. |
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| Bluey – Show and Tell; Wild Girls; The Decider 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. |
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| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Goofy's Birthday in Space! Goofy must practice patience when his birthday party keeps getting interrupted by Rocket Mouse's Outer Space emergencies. |
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| Pupstruction – Pirate Party; A Playful Playground The Pup Crew builds a pirate ship, but Bobby Boots mistakes this for a real treasure hunt; Pupstruction tries to build a playground that will make all the kids happy. |
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| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Now You See Me, Now You Don't; Meet Squirrel Girl Team Spidey stops invisible Rhino from doing sneaky crimes across town; Team Spidey teams up with hero Squirrel Girl to stop Green Goblin's Naughty Nutty Ray. |
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| Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – The Princess and the Jedi; Kai's Bad Day Nash and the young Jedi transport a princess; Kai's bad day worsens when a simple mission goes awry. |
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| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Ock's Obey Ray; Lemur at Large When Hulk is hit with Doc Ock's Obey Ray, Team Spidey must stop him from helping her; a lemur steals Ant-Man and the Wasp's shrink and grow tech, causing trouble around the city. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| SuperKitties – Cat Tree Caper / Showstopper The SuperKitties stop Cat Burglar from swiping all the cat trees from the cats of Kittydale; Mr. Puppypaws tries to make the Singing Squirrels give him a private concert. |
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| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Spidey Tidies Up; No Tomatoes Oh No! Spidey and Iron Man must fix their new invention before Sandman turns Central Park into Sandman Park; Miles can't let Rhino steal the tomatoes his mom grew for the community dinner. |
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| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Sand Trapped; Too Much Fun Team Spidey gets trapped in Sandman's giant sand maze; The Spidey Team swings into action to bring back the fun after Electro supercharges the amusement park. |
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| Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – Get Well Nubs; The Junk Giant Kai and Lys learn teamwork; the Jedi stop a thief. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Dino Ranch – The Mighty Dino Mites; Home Sweet Home When Blitz's favorite stuffy goes missing, the Dino Mites team up to track down the culprit and save the day; Clover tries to help a wild Rhinorex by bringing it home with him. |
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| Dino Ranch – Guitar Heroes; Wild Wild Thunderfoot Jon learns that even bad guys have good hearts; the Dino Ranchers set a spinosaurus free. |
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| 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. |
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| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – Dale's New Pal; The Cuckoo Turnstyler! Dale befriends Gordy the Groundhog, leaving Chip feeling left out; Cuckoo Loca needs to be in two places at once. |
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| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – Mickey's Mixed-Up Motor Lab; Wishy Washy Helpers Mickey invents a new Motor Lab to add new upgrades to the gang's roadsters; the Happy Helpers offer their services to make the Bigby Towers' windows sparkle and shine. |
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| Bluey – The Kids; Butterflies; The Creek Bluey decides to be Mum during a game of "Kids!"; Butterflies is a fun game until Bingo ends up alone; Bluey's eyes are opened to the simple beauty of nature. |
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| 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. |
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| Bluey – The Show; Tickle Crabs; Escape 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Pit Stop and Go!; Alarm on the Farm! The pit crews compete against each other to determine the fastest and most efficient team; the Happy Helpers look after Clara Cluck's farm while she goes out of town. |
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| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Donald's Garage; Artful Helpers Donald must take charge of the garage when Mickey leaves on business; the Happy Helpers guard a valuable painting. |
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| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – The Go-Getters Secret spy Daisy, detective Minnie and Captain Clarabelle have to find the baby chicks running loose in Mickey Park. |
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| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Minnie's Bee Story Minnie has a new friend, Buzz-Buzz the Bee. |
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| Firebuds – The Four Door Troubadours; Moto-Polo! The Buds put on a concert; Flash becomes team captain. |
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| 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. |
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| Bluey – Pirates; Chickenrat; Neighbours Bluey and Bingo play pirates on the hammock swing; Bingo's favorite toy goes missing; Bluey needs advice on dealing with noisy neighbors. |
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| 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. |
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| Bluey – The Show; Tickle Crabs; Escape 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. |
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| Bluey – Flat Pack; Queens; Train Bluey and Bingo construct a mini-civilization; Mum is crowned Queen with the girls as her butlers; Bluey and Bingo commute on the Dad-Train. |
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| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Goofy's Birthday in Space! Goofy must practice patience when his birthday party keeps getting interrupted by Rocket Mouse's Outer Space emergencies. |
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| SuperKitties – Bitsy Bellyache; Lost Spark After Sparks falls off his SuperKitty Kit, the SuperKitties help him get the courage to ride it again; Bitsy eats too many treats and can't help the team stop Lab Rat. |
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| Bluey – Library; Swim School; Bin Night Muffin plays the game of library her way; Mum, Dad and Bingo must pass swim school; Bluey, Bingo and Dad always take out the bins. |
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| Pupstruction – Pup Princess; Trash Truck Pups The Pups are worried the castle they built isn't fit for a princess, until they realize this princess actually loves to play; Pupstruction becomes trash collectors for the day. |
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| Bluey – Show and Tell; Wild Girls; The Decider 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. |
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| Movie – Up A 78-year-old balloon salesman (Ed Asner) ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies to South America, but discovers too late a young stowaway aboard. |
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| Pupstruction – Pirate Party; A Playful Playground The Pup Crew builds a pirate ship, but Bobby Boots mistakes this for a real treasure hunt; Pupstruction tries to build a playground that will make all the kids happy. |
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| Bluey – Dragon Bluey asks Dad to help her draw a dragon for her story, but Dad's not very good at drawing. |
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| 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. |
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| SuperKitties – Bird Bop; Pickle Problem The SuperKitties stop ZsaZsa from making everyone watch her music video; when Pickles keeps lying, the SuperKitties don't believe him when he sees a Cat Burglar stealing. |
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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