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 the Hulu Live free 3-day trial. (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 – 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. | |
Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Troll Trouble!; The Sunny Gulch Games! King Ludwig of Majestica needs Mickey, Minnie and friends' help with a grumpy troll; Daisy's promise to follow the rules is tested when she competes in The Sunny Gulch Games. | |
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. | |
Bluey – Unicorse; Born Yesterday; Curry Quest Bluey can't get to sleep, so Mum reads her a story; Dad pretends he was born yesterday; Bingo and Dad brave a magpie protecting its nest. | |
Pupstruction – Hush Puppies; Beach Day Build-Off Phinny struggles to build quietly for a family whose chinchilla neighbor needs to sleep; Bobby Boots wants to show up Pupstruction in front of the mayor, but his attempt backfires. | |
Bluey – Ghost Basket; Escape; Surprise 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. | |
Movie – Raya and the Last Dragon Long ago, dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity from sinister monsters known as the Druun. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned, and it's up to a lone warrior to track down the last dragon and stop the Druun for good. | |
SuperKitties – Museum Mayhem; Big Dig Lab Rat and Ginny learn what makes their art special; Sparks learns to share his upset feelings. | |
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. | |
Bluey – Ghost Basket; Escape; Surprise 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 – Horsey Ride; Hotel; Bike The kids stage a horsey wedding; Bluey, Bingo and Dad play a game of Hotel; Bluey struggles to ride her bike and won't give up. | |
Bluey – Musical Statues; Stories; Puppets Mum gets everyone to play musical statues. | |
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. | |
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. | |
PJ Masks Power Heroes – Let it Howl; Wolfy Treasure Hunt Rip and Howler are taking people's things as part of a silly treasure hunt. | |
Bluey – Trampoline; The Dump; Zoo Dad plays trampoline games with Bluey and Bingo; Dad is planning on throwing out Bluey's old drawings; Bingo causes chaos at Bluey's backyard zoo. | |
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. | |
Pupstruction – Amusement Park-ing; The Dino-Dog Dig Pupstruction builds a parking lot for Petsburg Pier's Canine Coaster; Pupstruction unearths a dinosaur skeleton and displays it for the citizens of Petsburg. | |
Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Finding Treasure!; Witchy Worries Capt. Salty Bones needs Mickey and his pals to help him find his beloved lost dog, Treasure; Mickey and the gang go in search of a woodsman who disappeared in the Land of Myth. | |
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. | |
Firebuds – Fire Tower Frenzy; What's Cookin' The Firebuds visit a mountaintop Fire Tower to help look out for forest fires; flash teams up with Chef Fernando and Chef Al in a bake-and-race competition for charity. | |
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. | |
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – An Adventure With Yoda; The Talon Takeover Yoda teams up with the young Jedi to stop pirates; the Jedi must rescue Taborr from the Ganguls. | |
Bluey – Family Meeting; Barky Boats; Smoochy Kiss Dad is accused of fluffing in Bluey's face; Bluey and Mackenzie play with two older friends; Bluey and Bingo want Dad all to themselves. | |
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 – TV Shop; Dragon; Slide 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 – Promises; Magic; Mini Bluey Bluey keeps breaking her promises; Bluey teaches Bingo how to use magic; Bluey teaches Bingo to be more like him. | |
Morphle and the Magic Pets – Two of a Kind; The Red Balloon Jordie is excited to try the Magic Matchmaker app, but the matches leave much to be desired; Morphle and Jordie try to get Mila's special new red balloon back before she finds out. | |
SuperKitties – Hole Lot of Trouble; Roboctopus The SuperKitties must keep Mr. Puppypaws from digging up the animals' Fun Run; Bitsy feels replaced after Sparks makes the SuperKitty Kit super fast to stop the Roboctopus. | |
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. | |
Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Freeze, It's Dock Ock! / Go, Go, Jeff Doc Ock's new invention turns people into frozen statues; Team Spidey must save Jeff when he accidentally tries on Spidey's new Web-Spinner boots. | |
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – The Jedi and the Thief; The Missing Kibbin Kai and Zia team up; Lys teams up with a bounty hunter. | |
Bluey – Ghost Basket; Escape; Surprise 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 – Unicorse; Born Yesterday; Curry Quest Bluey can't get to sleep, so Mum reads her a story; Dad pretends he was born yesterday; Bingo and Dad brave a magpie protecting its nest. | |
Dino Ranch – Some Assembly Required; Angus's Pride and Joy Miguel shows Jon and Min the most important part of an inventor's process; Angus' love for his new Dino transporter causes complications for the Jr. ranchers. | |
Dino Ranch – Storm-A-Lert; Adoptasaurus Rex In the middle of an approaching storm, Miguel rushes through his important jobs; Ma and Pa inspire the Ranchers to fight through adversity and give an egg to a pair of T-Rexes who can't have their own. | |
Bluey – Horsey Ride; Hotel; Bike The kids stage a horsey wedding; Bluey, Bingo and Dad play a game of Hotel; Bluey struggles to ride her bike and won't give up. | |
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – Magic Tricked!; Art From the Heart! Goofy and Elray audition for their favorite magician, Trikini; when art teacher Mrs. Matisse leaves to have her baby, the Happy Helpers fill in at the school. | |
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – All Aboard the Hot Diggity Dog Express!; Flea-bee Jeebies! When Mickey rallies his pals to fix up the old historic steam engine, the Bratwurst Express, everyone wants to be the engineer; Pete's pooch needs a flea bath. | |
Bluey – Musical Statues; Stories; Puppets Mum gets everyone to play musical statues. | |
Bluey – Trampoline; The Dump; Zoo Dad plays trampoline games with Bluey and Bingo; Dad is planning on throwing out Bluey's old drawings; Bingo causes chaos at Bluey's backyard zoo. | |
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. | |
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 – Goofy's Drive-In; The Iron Mouse The gang works to save Goofy's favorite drive-in movie theater with a grand reopening. | |
Mickey and the Roadster Racers – Daisy's Photo Finish!; Super-Charged: Daisy's Grande Goal Minnie and Daisy travel to Brazil's Amazon rainforest to help Daisy's cousin get a picture of a rare bird; during a Roadster Soccer match, Daisy's competitiveness gets out of hand. | |
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – The Golden Boo Boo Professor von Drake tells Daisy O'Dare and Mickey the story of the Golden Boo Boo, a legendary statue in the shape of a bird. | |
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Pluto Lends a Paw Minnie's cat Figaro wanders off. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Morphle and the Magic Pets – The Unwinnable Game; Pet Sitting Jordie and Morphle train Mila to beat the Bandits' unwinnable carnival game; Mila, Jordie and Morphle find out that babysitting Gigglebunny is more than they bargained for. | |
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. | |
PJ Masks Power Heroes – The Whiff of Badness; An Yu's Birthday IceCub wants to prove how amazing his polar sniffing power is; by playing a mean birthday trick, Night Ninja tries to get An Yu to destroy the museum. | |
Bluey – Shops; The Pool; Blue Mountains Bluey plays a game of "Shops" with her friends; a pool trip is a blast, until Dad forgets everything; the Heeler family plays a game and goes on an adventure. | |
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. |
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.
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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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