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/tdclaunc... waltsvault

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

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

ADDITIONAL SOURCES:

JBoZ61, 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/thebarco...

https://www.cspan.org/video/?887681...

https://www.cspan.org/video/?887131...

https://www.cspan.org/video/?5991/h...

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

Inside the Rise of HBO Bill Mesce, Jr.

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

https://d23.com/atoz/disneychannel...

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 PreLaunch 1983    • Disney Channel PreLaunch 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/tdclaunc... waltsvault

Uploader main page https://archive.org/details/@waltsvault'>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    • Video   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