Explore the untold history of The Disney Channel! From its origins in the 1970s, the channel’s near collapse in the 80s, the peak in the 90s & drastic changes into the 2000’s & Today.


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PRIMARY SOURCES:

The Disney Touch - Ron Grover

Prince of the Magic Kingdom - Joe Flower

https://www.infinitydish.com/blog/his...

TDC Opening Day & Countdown Launch - https://archive.org/details/tdc-launc... - waltsvault

A Report on the upcoming launch of The Disney Channel - Entertainment Tonight - https://archive.org/details/tdc-launc... - waltsvault

Uploader main page for Disney Channel Launch Pack footage- https://archive.org/details/@waltsvault

ADDITIONAL SOURCES:

J-BoZ61, SN9DA - DeviantArt.com (DC logos)

https://blog.bendbroadband.com/busine...

https://www.cablecompare.com/blog/the...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/lib...

https://lostmediawiki.com/Dreamfinder...)

https://www.mouseplanet.com/12387/Dre...

Dreamfinder Script:

https://archive.org/details/DREAMFINDER - Waltsvault

https://www.cablecenter.org/the-barco...

https://www.c-span.org/video/?88768-1...

https://www.c-span.org/video/?88713-1...

https://www.c-span.org/video/?599-1/h...

http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2020...

Inside the Rise of HBO - Bill Mesce, Jr.

https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/disn...

https://d23.com/a-to-z/disney-channel...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_...


VIDEO & IMAGE CREDITS:

(In Order of Appearance)

(The rest are continued in a pinned comment)

90s Toy Commercials Vol. 2 -    • 90s Toy Commercials Vol. 2   - The Comic Coalition

Disney's Aladdin for SEGA Genesis -    • Disney's Aladdin for SEGA Genesis (19...   - Genkisan

Disney Channel Pre-Launch 1983 -    • Disney Channel Pre-Launch on "Enterta...   - TooniFNT's Tape Trove

1991 Free Disney Channel Preview -    • 1991 - Free Disney Channel Preview (J...   - TheClassicSports -

Dumbo’s Circus - A Lion Needs a Mane -    • Dumbo's Circus- A Lion Needs A Mane [...   - The DVD Hole’3’

Disney Channel Commercial Bloack 997 -    • Disney Channel - Television Commercia...   - Analog Commercial Compilations & Blocks

Mousercise 1983 Episode 19 -    • Mousercise 1983 TV Full Episode 19   - Mary Woodhouse

Welcome To Pooh Corner Intro -    • Welcome To Pooh Corner Intro (First V...   - HunnyPot

Disney’s Our Channel Music Video -    • Video   - RetroCommercialsGuy2000

Disney Channel Commercials June 28th 1985 signoff -    • Disney Channel Commercials, DTV, and ...   - VideoRewind

The Disney Channel Freeview Winathon promos November 1987 -    • The Disney Channel Freeview Winathon ...   - Mickey’s VHS and Betamax Finds

TDC Opening Day & Countdown Launch - https://archive.org/details/tdc-launc... - waltsvault

Uploader main page - https://archive.org/details/@waltsvault

The Disney Channel Countdown Launch - April 18, 1983 -    • The Disney Channel Countdown Launch -...   - Walt’s Vault

Dinosaurs: The Terrible Lizards -    • Dinosaurs: The Terrible Lizards   - Stefan Grabowski

The History of Television -    • The History Of Television   - Tech Nerd

John Logie Baird and the Invention of Television -    • John Logie Baird and the Invention of...   - MIX iT

“TV is King” - BBC Film documentary - The rarest television technology on earth - 1994 -    • “TV is King” - BBC Film documentary -...   - LEMAN PRODUCTIONS Ltd

Baird televisor(the first television)1926 -    • Baird televisor(the first television)...   - Jawwwp

Texaco Star Theater video 1 -    • Texaco Star Theater video 1   - Classic Television

Vintage old 1950's Westinghouse 17" Lynwood Television TV Commercial -    • Vintage old 1950's Westinghouse 17" L...   - Vintage Fanatic

Westinghouse Television Set -    • Westinghouse Television Set   - suprnovadf2

Westinghouse 1956 TV Set commercial -    • Video   - Cria56