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.
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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:
| Pupstruction – Bailey and the Doggy Doctor; Dog for a Day Bailey is scared when she finds out she's having her very first checkup; Bobby Boots sneaks into Pupstruction HQ to get a hold of Phinny's blueprints for a new waterpark. | |
| Bluey – Teasing; Shaun; Daddy Robot The girls convince Mum that Dad is a Big Teaser; Bluey struggles to train her new pet; Daddy Robot helps Bluey and Bingo tidy the playroom. | |
| SuperKitties – Jumbo Rat; New Friend Fiasco Bitsy's small size saves the day when a giant lab rat steals all the jelly in the city; Cat Burglar devises a plan to take every sparkly collar in Kittydale. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Follow That Sea Monster!; It's Bad to be Gooed The Spidey Team and Reptil investigate rumors of a sea monster; Team Spidey finds out that Green Goblin converted the dam to pump out polluting goo. | |
| 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. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Minnie's Snow Ball! / The Snow Princess Minnie's picnic gets rained out, so she moves the picnic to Fairy Square; the gang journeys to Winter Mountain in hopes of meeting the Snow Princess. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Bottled Up!; Minnie's Fairy Tale! When Daisy takes a trip to Razzle Dazzle Dunes, she turns into a genie and needs to grant three wishes; when Minnie transforms into a fairy, she has trouble finding her talent. | |
| 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. | |
| Bluey – Army / Fancy Restaurant / Stumpfest Jack and Rusty play Army at school; the girls set up a fancy restaurant for Mum and Dad; Bluey, Bingo and Muffin strike a deal with the dads. | |
| Morphle and the Magic Pets – The Cucumber Mystery; Chroma's Magic Match When cucumbers from Tanyas garden go missing, Mila, Morphle, and Jordie try to figure out which magic pet is responsible; a shy new magic pet, Chroma, prepares for a magic match. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Pecking Prankster Pigeons; Green Thumb Green Goblin uses a remote to control the city's pigeons and invents a wicked weather machine to wreak havoc on the city. | |
| Bluey – Stickbird On a trip to the beach, Mum teaches Bluey how to throw; Bingo and Dad get creative with a funny shaped stick. | |
| Bluey – Turtle Boy; Onesies; Tradies Bingo finds a toy turtle at the playground and wants to take him home; Mom's sister Brandy comes over for a visit; Bluey and Bingo hide under the house and spy on two mysterious tradies working in the backyard. | |
| Bluey – Bus / Mum School / Piggyback The Heelers play a game of 'Bus'; Mum and Bluey play 'Mum School' where Mum teaches Bluey how to corral her rowdy kids; Bingo decides she's too tired to walk and needs a piggyback. | |
| SuperKitties – Dancing Piggy; Super Helpers The SuperKitties must rescue Wiggles, their new dancing robo-piggy, from Zsa-Zsa before the Kittydale Dance Party; Bitsy cheers on Pickles as he learns something new. | |
| 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 – The Sign 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 Funhouse – Spaced Out!; Treasure, Ahoy! Funny turns into a rocket ship to take everyone to space; when Donald's impatience causes him to lose his pool floaty, Funny takes the crew to find the Lost & Found Treasure Chest. | |
| 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. | |
| SuperKitties – Museum Mayhem; Big Dig Lab Rat and Ginny learn what makes their art special; Sparks learns to share his upset feelings. | |
| Firebuds – Picnic Pile-Up; Duo Dash Violet and Axl's picnic with their families get interrupted by a surprise emergency; Axl is nervous about doing well in her school's Duo Dash Speed Race. | |
| Bluey – The Weekend; BBQ; Fruitbat Bingo gets upset when Dad is too distracted to notice a walking leaf; Bingo makes the world's best side salad; Bluey dreams about being a nocturnal fruit bat. | |
| Bluey – Slide Bingo and Lila are excited to play on their new waterslide. | |
| 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 – 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. | |
| 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. | |
| SuperKitties – Treat Truck Trouble; Leapin' Laser The SuperKitties have to stop Mr. Puppypaws from turning all the animal treats into doggy treats; Buddy accidentally breaks Sparks' SuperKitty kit and doesn't tell him. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Liberty on the Loose; Green Goblin's Dino Disaster It's up to Miles, Ant-Man, and The Wasp to save the Statue of Liberty after Black Cat shrinks it and steals it; Spidey and Reptil team up against Green Goblin's new Dino Mech. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Goblin Island; Doc Ock and the Shocktobots When the team is trapped on an island with a prank-throwing lighthouse, the team must save the day; when Doc Ock steals Vibranium, Spidey and Black Panther team up to stop her. | |
| Pupstruction – Fast and Furriest; Luna Digs Deep When a hamster ball rolls out of control, the "Pupstruction" crew tries to stop it; Luna loves playing with her new excavator scoop so much that she stops getting any work done. | |
| 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 – See Saw; Movies; Grandad 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. | |
| Dino Ranch – Home on the Range; Miguel's Compy Conundrum When Wanda keeps running away, the ranchers discover that she's eager to join a dinosaur family; Miguel learns that working hard to correct a mistake can yield a surprising result. | |
| Dino Ranch – The Long Way Home; Trade in the Shade The ranchers get lost in the Badlands; the junior ranchers attempt to harvest apples but are stopped by an uncooperative brontosaurus. | |
| Bluey – Teasing; Shaun; Daddy Robot The girls convince Mum that Dad is a Big Teaser; Bluey struggles to train her new pet; Daddy Robot helps Bluey and Bingo tidy the playroom. | |
| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – Donald's Dilemma; The Royal-ympics! Donald's day of doing chores is derailed when his Uncle Manny pays him a surprise visit; Princess Olivia asks the Happy Helpers for help in Royalandia with the Royal-ympics. | |
| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – Old McMickey Had a Farm; Happy Lab Helpers Mickey and the gang renovate a rundown farm; when the professor calls the Happy Helpers to watch his lab while he's away, they are given very important instructions. | |
| 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. | |
| Bluey – Army / Fancy Restaurant / Stumpfest Jack and Rusty play Army at school; the girls set up a fancy restaurant for Mum and Dad; Bluey, Bingo and Muffin strike a deal with the dads. | |
| Bluey – Bus / Mum School / Piggyback The Heelers play a game of 'Bus'; Mum and Bluey play 'Mum School' where Mum teaches Bluey how to corral her rowdy kids; Bingo decides she's too tired to walk and needs a piggyback. | |
| 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. | |
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Hot Dog Daze Afternoon; Super Sweet Helpers On his day off, Mickey gets called back to help at the garage; the Happy Helpers look after Mrs. Sweetums' candy store and factory. | |
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Goofy's Gas!; Little Big Ape Goofy invents fuel to make the roadsters go faster; the Happy Helpers try to capture a gorilla that's loose in Clarabelle's house. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Goofy Baby Professor Von Drake has invented a time machine and Goofy is his first volunteer. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Sir Goofs-a-Lot Goofy wishes to be knighted by Queen Clarabelle. | |
| 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 – 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 – 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. | |
| Morphle and the Magic Pets – The Morphle Mile; Mila's First Sleepover Mila, Jordie and Morphle must stop the Bandits from cheating at the Morphle Mile and stealing the prize from their mom; Mila leaves Morphle at home for her first sleepover. | |
| Doc McStuffins – Blame it on the Rain; Busted Boomer Alma leaves her stuffed cow out in the rain; Doc cures a deflated soccer ball. | |
| Bluey – Musical Statues; Stories; Puppets Mum gets everyone to play musical statues. | |
| Bluey – Ghost Basket Dad pretends to sell the Grannies' house to Mum. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Minnie and Daisy's Flower Shower Minnie and Daisy board the Glove Balloon in an effort make rain clouds so they can water their gardens. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Donald the Frog Prince Donald turns into a frog. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Just Plane Quackers; Frannie Takes Flight! Daisy is afraid to fly with the gang in an air rally over the Adventure Worlds; Farfus' little sister, Frannie the griffin, is ready to fly but is really nervous. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Rain, Rain, Go Away; Donald's Razzle Dazzle Deal! Mickey, and friends travel to Cloud Kingdom to see if Willie the Giant knows why it hasn't rained; on Razzle Dazzle Day, Donald makes a wish with a genie to win all the prizes. | |
| Dino Ranch – Dino-SOAR!; The Flyer and Rescue Squad When the Jr. ranchers attend the Dino Port's Flyer and Rescue school, their skills are tested; the fledgling Flyer and Rescue Squad takes to the sky to complete an important mission. | |
| SuperKitties – Museum Mayhem; Big Dig Lab Rat and Ginny learn what makes their art special; Sparks learns to share his upset feelings. | |
| Bluey – Cubby Bluey and Bingo build a very special cubby for their stuffed toy, Kimjim. | |
| Bluey – Ice Cream / Bad Mood / Double Babysitter Bluey and Bingo want a lick of each other's ice cream; Bingo is playing Bad Mood with Dad; two babysitters turn up to look after Bluey and Bingo. | |
| Pupstruction – Built to Build; Pup DE-struction Phinny must build a new bridge so Petsburg's kids can get to school; Mayor Gilmore tasks Phinny with building a skate park, but an indestructible boulder stands in their way. |
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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