"Let's watch a Disney Channel movie"! That's the little jingle that proceeds the Disney Channel Original Movies. Over the years, the song has changed some, but the movies have continued to entertain families all over the world!
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According to Disney's press release: "The 100th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) premieres this summer, a milestone in the franchise that has entertained kids and families for over 18 years, set all-time cable TV ratings records, helped define a generation and launched some of today's biggest stars."
This Summer is the biggest celebration of all at the House of Mouse, as the Disney Channel Celebrates the Premiere of it's 100th Disney Channel Original Movie: the remake of Adventures in Babysitting on June 24, 2016!
However, prior to that premiere... the Disney Channel will have a very special 4 Day Memorial Day Weekend Marathon with 51 of the most popular Disney Channel movies, beginning on Friday May 27!
The "100th DCOM Celebration" schedule is as follows:
FRIDAY, May 27:
10:00 a.m. - "Disney's Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama"
11:20 a.m. - "Read It and Weep"
12:55 p.m. - "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior"
2:40 p.m. - "Jump In!"
4:15 p.m. - "Lemonade Mouth"
6:15 p.m. - "Zapped"
8:00 p.m. - "High School Musical 2"
9:55 p.m. - "The Cheetah Girls 2"
11:45 p.m. - "Zenon the Zequel"
1:25 a.m. - "Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge"
2:55 a.m. - "Twitches Too"
4:25 a.m. - "Alley Cats Strike!"
SATURDAY, MAY 28:
6:25 a.m. - "You Wish!"
8:05 a.m. - "The Proud Family Movie"
9:50 a.m. - "Quints"
11:25 a.m. - "Horse Sense"
1:10 p.m. - "Cow Belles"
2:50 p.m. - "Twitches"
4:30 p.m. - "The Even Stevens Movie"
6:15 p.m. - "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie"
8:00 p.m. - "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam"9:50 p.m. - "Princess Protection Program"
11:30 p.m. - "The Cheetah Girls: One World"
1:05 a.m. - "Zenon: Z3"
2:40 a.m. - "Halloweentown High"
4:20 a.m. - "The Thirteenth Year"
SUNDAY, MAY 29:
6:00 a.m. - "Right On Track"
7:45 a.m. - "Full-Court Miracle"
9:35 a.m. - "Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off"
11:20 a.m. - "Brink!"
1:10 p.m. - "Double Teamed"
2:55 p.m. - "Rip Girls"
4:35 p.m. - "Motocrossed"
6:20 p.m. - "Cloud 9"
8:00 p.m. - "Teen Beach 2"
9:55 p.m. - "Bad Hair Day"
11:40 p.m. - "How to Build a Better Boy"
1:20 a.m. - "Pixel Perfect"
2:55 a.m. - "The Other Me"
4:30 a.m. - "Genius"
MONDAY, MAY 30:
10:00 a.m. - "Stuck in the Suburbs"
11:30 a.m. - "Halloweentown"
1:05 p.m. - "Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
2:55 p.m. - "Smart House"
4:25 p.m. - "High School Musical"
6:15 p.m. - "Camp Rock"
8:00 p.m. - "Descendants"
10:05 p.m. - "Teen Beach Movie"
11:55 p.m. - "Cadet Kelly"
1:50 a.m. - "The Cheetah Girls"
3:35 a.m. - "Johnny Tsunami"
Then from TUESDAY, MAY 31 THROUGH JUNE... be sure to watch each day as additional DCOMs will be presented at various times!
(schedule and details via Disney Press Release)
See the June Schedule of Disney Movies on Buzzfeed
Throughout Summer 2016, "the DCOM movies will be seen on the Disney Channel, the Disney Channel app and VOD" and "All 100 DCOMs will be available for sale throughout the summer on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video and Google Play".
Ready or Not... "We're All in this Together"... (Yes, that is one of the hit songs from the original 'High School Musical', and while that is probably still the most well known DCOM of all...
I thought I would share my overall Top 5 DCOM picks:
1. Horse Sense - Forever this will be my Disney Channel favorite, starring Joey Lawrence and his brother Andrew Lawrence. It's all about saving the family horse ranch and teaching a self-centered city slicker a little thing or two about country life. This has been a family favorite for many years. A wonderful bonus to this movie, is that Joey and Andrew's brother Matthew has a fun cameo appearance.
2. Den Brother - So sweet! I simply cannot resist the true love and devotion of a big brother who takes on his little sisters scout troop. It is truly precious!
3. Cow Belles - This one stars those beautiful singing sisters, Aly & AJ Michalka! In the beginning, they are spoiled rich girls, but when times get really tough, they band together, work hard, and see the mission through. As life lessons are learned, they have a greater appreciation for their father, his work, the value of money, and true friendship.
4. Bad Hair Day - Suuuuure... This duo of adventure and mystery is odd and zany, but it works perfectly! And, of course, there not only is a bad hair day, but a jewel thief, a drivers test, and a cheating boyfriend - all just before prom! I think I laughed nearly the entire movie! So very funny!
5. Wish Upon a Star - This is another fun version of 'Vice Versa' or 'Freak Friday' where two sisters, one a beautiful popular girl at school (portrayed by Katherine Heigl) and the other, a smart, introverted tomboy (played by Danielle Harris) wish upon a star and switch bodies. They both learn along the way... "the grass in not always greener".
Well, that's 5! But, oh my - it's so hard to pick only 5, out of almost 100! Therefore, in addition to those, I'll briefly add these few more Disney Channel Original Movies that touched my heart or made me laugh, over the years, too... Jumping Ship (with all the Lawrence brothers- Joey, Matthew, and Andrew), Alley Cats Strike (a really cute bowling movie with actress Kaley Cuoco about true friendship), Eddie’s Million Dollar Cook-Off (about a boy who likes to play baseball and cook), Get a Clue (I always enjoy a fun mystery- this one stars Lindsay Lohan) , Cadet Kelly (starring Hilary Duff and Christy Carlson Romano is about learning military discipline and family loyalty), Brink (starring Erik Von Detten is not only about in-line skating, but staying true to your friends and yourself), Go Figure (this is a sweet figure skating movie, but in order to get her scholarship this young petite girl has to join the hockey team!), and of course I had to include a Christmas movie with the DCOM original comedy ‘Twas the Night, which is a comical adventure of helping Santa finish his gift-giving trip on Christmas Eve!
I'm sure you all have ones you love, too! Hope you can catch all your Disney Channel favorites this summer!
By the way, Wikipedia has a full list, here, of all 100! Disney is reporting the list of 100 begins with Under Wraps in 1997! (guess they aren't counting the movie 'Northern Lights')
Please share in the comments below - which DCOM movies you have enjoyed over the years...
Wow! This is awesome and I hadn't heard about it at all. Thank you SOOO much for sharing this net. As a mom, I'm gonna be recording so many of these to share with my kids.
ReplyDeleteI've seen 1 and 5. Haven't seen the other 3, but may check them out! Thanks for the list.
ReplyDeleteP.S. It shows my age, but one of my favorite Disney Cable movie was Bedazzled with Emma Samms. Before it was on cable, Child of Glass is still one that I really enjoyed.
Misty
Oops, it was Bejewelled, not Bedazzeld!
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Too bad their not airing "The ultimate christmas present", that is one of my favorites. My all-time favorite is a very 80's, not very well known (I would find it airing in the middle of the night/early morning) movie called Lots of Luck with Annette Funicello, Martin Mull and a young Tracy Gold (Growing Pains). It's about a family winning the jackpot, and they go overboard with spending, with hilarious results.
ReplyDeleteI remember it! I really enjoyed that movie too! Really funny.
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Smart House is my favorite....is any of these Christmas????
ReplyDeleteWow, that sounds great, I only wish there were fewer to non commercials. Seems like over the years commercials have gotten longer and there's more of them.
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ReplyDeleteHalloweentown 5
Cast
Kimberly J. Brown... Marnie Piper
Debbie Reynolds... Aggie Cromwell
Judith Hoag... Gwen Cromwell Piper
Joey Zimmerman... Dylan Piper
Emily Roeske... Sophie Piper
Lucas Grabeel... Ethan the Warlock Dalloway
Olesya Rulin... Natalie the Pink Troll
Todd Michael Schwartzman... Pete the Werewolf
Eliana Reyes... Cassie the Witch
Summer Bishil... Aneesa
Philip Van Dyke... Luke
Millicent Martin... Prof. Persimmon Periwinkle
Blu Mankuma... Gort
Xantha Radley... Astrid
Jesse Harward... Chester
Frank Gerrish... Pumpkinhead
Mowava Proyor... Vampire
Aaron Justesen... Mummy
Wanted Director??? and Wanted Producer???
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I hope that they show one of our family's old favorites -"My Date With The President's Daughter." I think that it's from 1998.
ReplyDeleteI still like many of the early originals. Would be so nice if we could see more of those in June. CJ
ReplyDeleteDisney Channel movies aren't quite like they used to be, in my opinion, so I'm looking forward to seeing some of the old ones I haven't seen for years like Alley Cats Strike and Zenon. Love your favorites, too.
ReplyDeleteI was just noticing there aren't any new movies this weekend on Hallmark or UP, making this perfect timing for Disney to have this marathon. My kids were elated to see the schedule. I printed them out each a copy so they could circle two favorites they would like to record. Thanks Net for adding this excitement to our afternoon.
ReplyDeleteSeriously loving this news! You made my day, Net, as I grew up watching most, if not all of these movies. If only I could watch all 100 in June!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great marathon for Memorial Day weekend. Disney has had so many great movies over the years. I only wish they could have a separate channel for all their movies like Hallmark.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the marathon,too!
ReplyDeleteMy faves are Horse Sense, Jumping Ship, Motocrossed, Johnny Tsunami, Brink, Eddie's Million Dollar Cookoff, and some newer ones - Minutemen, Geek Charming, Radio Rebel.
Any Zenon fans out there?! My favorite original movie from Disney.
ReplyDeleteI wrote above that I love those Zenon movies, H.R. Wouldn't it be great if they could bring it back for another movie in the series. I know the lead actress does soap operas now, but they surely could do it.
DeleteI have seen some of the movies you mentioned, Net. The one Disney Channel movie that has held the nearest and dearest place in my heart is “Phantom of the Megaplex”. That movie has had such a huge influence on me that I believe it has sparked my interest in movie theaters, movie themed items, and the movie going experience. I currently don’t see “Phantom of the Megaplex” on the weekend schedule, but I do hope they air that movie during the Disney Channel 100 movie celebration.
ReplyDeleteAfter the Memorial Day weekend marathon, they will air two movies every night/early morning at 12 and 2 AM ET, and they seem to have grouped them into themes. The Christmas movies -- The Ultimate Christmas Present and Twas the Night -- are scheduled to air on June 16.
ReplyDeleteYou can see the full schedule on Buzzfeed, here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/caseyrackham/omg-the-disney-channel-original-movie-schedule-is-here?bftw&utm_term=.xyOm1g9B4#.sk4NZd5A4
I appreciate you sharing this link - I added it in my Memorial Day post and I just included it above, too! Thanks so much! :)
DeleteCadet Kelly stared Hilary Duff not Haylie Duff, wrong sister
ReplyDeleteYou are so right... I am familiar with both actresses/sisters. I corrected it above. Thank you for letting me know! Enjoy the DCOMS!!!
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