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.
In a hurry? Disney Junior is available from a number of live TV streaming services. These are our top picks:
- 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 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. | |
| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – Donald's Fast Food 500; Mini-Helpers The gang plans to surprise Donald with a waffle breakfast for his birthday; Minnie's nieces, Millie and Melody, visit the Happy Helpers office for the day. | |
| Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures – A Gollywood Wedding!; No Dilly Dally in New Delhi! Mickey and his pals travel to New Delhi, India, for the wedding of their friends Savi and Raj; the Happy Helpers assist an old friend who runs an auto-rickshaw business by being tuk-tuk drivers for the day. | |
| 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 – Promises; Magic; Mini Bluey Bluey keeps breaking her promises; Bluey teaches Bingo how to use magic; Bluey teaches Bingo to be more like him. | |
| 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 – 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. | |
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers – The Roadsterettes!; Oh Happy Day! Famous race car driver Pippa Powers visits Hot Dog Hills for a reunion with her old car club, The Roadsterettes; the Happy Helpers must show Mr. McSnorter how to relax on vacation. | |
| 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 – Donald's Special Delivery Mickey and friends set up special deliveries for Donald. | |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – Donald the Genie Donald becomes a genuine magical genie and realizes it is not as easy as it sounds. | |
| Firebuds – Balancing Act; Monster Truck Piston Violet tries to impress her visiting birth mom, a circus acrobat; Piston gets new monster truck tires and helps the Firebuds stop a theft. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Morphle and the Magic Pets – Clean Up Crew; Echobird Trouble Mila uses Animis powers to bring cleaning supplies to life and clean her room; Jordie wants to surprise Kirit with a goodbye banner, but Echobird starts telling everyone in town. | |
| Bluey – Phones; Pavlova; Rain Bluey and Bingo play restaurant with Grandad; the kids play Café so Bingo can eat Pavlova; Bluey tracks mud into the house. | |
| PJ Masks Power Heroes – Flashcar to the Moon / Catboy's Tiny Problem Catboy wants to prove himself as a fast driver, so he powers his Cat Racer with a Moon Crystal and blasts into space; Catboy wants to be a superhero instead of babysitting Tiny Timmy. | |
| 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 – 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 Funhouse – Fun-A-Palooza!; Missing Buttons and Bows! Minnie is worried her xylophone skills aren't good enough to play at the Fun-A-Palooza concert; when Minnie's items go missing, she thinks her friends are taking them. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Pupstruction – A Bright Idea; The Friendliest Frog Pupstruction builds a lighthouse to keep boats safe day and night; when heat becomes too much for a friendly frog, Pupstruction re-creates a rainforest environment in his home. | |
| 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. | |
| Mater's Tall Tales – Monster Truck Mater Mater is a professional (monster truck) wrestler who works his way up the ranks from amateur to World Champion Monster Truck Wrestler. | |
| Movie – Meet the Robinsons A mysterious time-traveler named Wilbur Robinson takes a boy genius on a trip to the future to spend a day with Wilbur's eccentric family. | |
| 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. | |
| SuperKitties – Museum Mayhem; Big Dig Lab Rat and Ginny learn what makes their art special; Sparks learns to share his upset feelings. | |
| 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 – Outdoor Adventures Stories A compilation of Bluey's best outdoor adventures filled with exciting activities and learning experiences. | |
| Bluey – Wagon Ride; Taxi; The Beach Bluey is upset when Dad keeps stopping on their walk; Bluey is Dad's only hope to make it to the airport; Bluey takes a solo adventure on the beach. | |
| 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 – 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 – 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. | |
| Pupstruction – The Sunniest Snow Day; When Pups Fly Phinny and the crew work to give Bailey some snowy fun on a warm summer day; Pupstruction builds a tower tall enough to see over the clouds by thinking outside the box. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Saving Major Green!; Minnie Safari The gang plants trees on Arbor Day and helps save Funhouse Forest's oldest tree; Minnie becomes frustrated when she can't find the elusive Cat-O-Spots on a safari with the gang. | |
| Mickey Mouse Funhouse – Daisy and the Missing Dream; Daisy's Big Picture Daisy searches Dreamland for her favorite dream; Daisy is dissatisfied when she wants to take the perfect selfie. | |
| Firebuds – Hello, Halo!; What's Up, Woodpecker? The Firebuds invite the new kid-helicopter in town for a day of rescue drills; the Firebuds hike through the woods in search of a rare woodpecker to save its habitat. | |
| Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends – Iron Zola; Aunt May's Birthday Blowout Team Spidey helps the city when Zola becomes a superhero like Iron Man; Aunt May's birthday balloon ride strands her, Spidey and Gobby on an island. | |
| Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Jedi younglings study the ways of the Force, explore the galaxy, help citizens and creatures in need, and learn valuable skills needed to become Jedi along the way. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 – 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Bluey – Phones; Pavlova; Rain Bluey and Bingo play restaurant with Grandad; the kids play Café so Bingo can eat Pavlova; Bluey tracks mud into the house. | |
| 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. | |
| Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – Stuck in the Muck; Junkyard Sleepover The Jedi respond to a distress call; the younglings investigate odd noises in the junkyard. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Dino Ranch – A Laughing Matter; Great Minds Think of Ike Jr. ranchers have a laugh; praise goes to Ike's head. | |
| Dino Ranch – The Yeti-Saurus; Wiggle-Tooth Tango The gang investigates a dino up on Blizzard Peak, and Miguel's wild imagination spooks him; when one of Tango's teeth starts to wiggle, she shies away from all the rough things. | |
| 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. |
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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