List of Disney Channel original films

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List of Disney Channel original films

Since its launch on April 18, 1983, American cable and satellite pay television channel Disney Channel airs and/or releases/distributes original first-run television films under the banner names of Disney Channel Premiere Films until October 1997, Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) until March 2023, and Disney Original Movie thereafter.[1]

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Most of these films were subsequently released on home video formats such as VHS, DVD, or more recently, Blu-ray, while others were not. Beginning with Princess Protection Program in 2009, releases of DCOMs on DVD months following their television premieres got reduced to a week after television premieres. The 2009 television film also became the first DCOM to appear in high-definition widescreen, although DCOMs have been produced in such a format since the release of Go Figure on June 10, 2005.

The highest-rated premiere for the banner/brand came in August 2007, when High School Musical 2 set a record for basic cable with 17.2 million viewers. The second highest-rated premiere is held by Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, which premiered with 11.4 million viewers. DCOMs include sequels-turned-franchises such as Under Wraps, Halloweentown, Zenon, Twitches, The Cheetah Girls, High School Musical, Camp Rock, Teen Beach, Descendants and Zombies.

During the Memorial Day holiday weekend of 2016, Disney Channel began to air many older DCOMs in a specialized marathon programming block in celebration of its 100th film, Adventures in Babysitting, starting off with the 51 most popular films airing over the four-day weekend from May 27, 2016[2] and concluding on June 24, 2016 with the premiere of the aforementioned 100th Disney Channel Original Movie.[3]

From April 5 to May 24, 2021, Disney Channel hosted an eight-week event called "DCOM & Dessert", where a Disney Channel Original Movie would air every Monday night at 7:00 PM. Zombies 2 stars Ariel Martin and Chandler Kinney hosted this event and had their own baking segments where they would make interactive dessert recipes that families could make at home.[4]

Disney Channel Premiere Films

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Year Film Premiere date Ref(s)
1983 Tiger Town October 9, 1983 [5]
1984 Gone Are the Dayes May 1984 [6]
Love Leads the Way October 7, 1984
1985 Black Arrow January 6, 1985 [7]
Lots of Luck February 3, 1985
The Undergrads May 5, 1985
The Blue Yonder November 17, 1985
1986 The Parent Trap II July 26, 1986
Spot Marks the X October 18, 1986
Down the Long Hills November 15, 1986
1987 Strange Companions February 28, 1987 [Note 1]
Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables May 19, 1987
Not Quite Human June 19, 1987
The Christmas Visitor December 5, 1987
1988 Save the Dog March 19, 1988
The Night Train to Kathmandu June 5, 1988
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss August 6, 1988
A Friendship in Vienna August 27, 1988
Good Old Boy November 11, 1988
Goodbye, Miss 4th of July December 3, 1988
1989 Not Quite Human 2 September 23, 1989
1990 Lantern Hill January 27, 1990
Chips, the War Dog March 24, 1990
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme May 19, 1990
Back Home June 7, 1990
The Little Kidnappers August 17, 1990
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn October 21, 1990
1991 Bejewelled January 20, 1991
Perfect Harmony March 31, 1991
Mark Twain and Me November 22, 1991
1992 Still Not Quite Human May 31, 1992
1993 The Ernest Green Story January 17, 1993
Spies March 7, 1993 [9]
Heidi July 18, 1993
1994 On Promised Land April 17, 1994
The Whipping Boy July 31, 1994
1995 The Old Curiosity Shop March 19, 1995
The Four Diamonds August 12, 1995
1996 The Little Riders March 24, 1996
Nightjohn June 1, 1996
Susie Q October 3, 1996 [1]
Wish Upon a Star November 12, 1996 [1]
1997 The Paper Brigade February 25, 1997 [1]
Northern Lights August 23, 1997 [Note 2]
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Notes
  1. First aired in Canada on December 4, 1983.[8]
  2. While some sources identify the 1997 film Northern Lights as the first Disney Channel Original Movie,[10][11] it was not included in Disney Channel's 100 Original Movies celebration that aired in May–June 2016,[3] and Disney Channel considers 1997's Under Wraps to be the first official Disney Channel Original Movie.[12][13]

Disney Channel Original Movies

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Year Film Premiere date Ratings
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1997 Under Wraps October 25, 1997 N/A [14]
1998 You Lucky Dog June 27, 1998 N/A
Brink! August 29, 1998 N/A
Halloweentown October 17, 1998 3.4 [14][15]
1999 Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century January 23, 1999 N/A [14]
Can of Worms April 10, 1999 N/A
The Thirteenth Year May 15, 1999 N/A
Smart House June 26, 1999 N/A
Johnny Tsunami July 24, 1999 N/A
Genius August 21, 1999 N/A
Don't Look Under the Bed October 9, 1999 N/A
Horse Sense November 20, 1999 3.2 [16]
2000 Up, Up, and Away January 22, 2000 N/A
The Color of Friendship February 5, 2000 N/A
Alley Cats Strike March 18, 2000 N/A
Rip Girls April 22, 2000 N/A
Miracle in Lane 2 May 13, 2000 N/A
Stepsister from Planet Weird June 17, 2000 N/A
Ready to Run July 14, 2000 N/A
Quints August 18, 2000 N/A
The Other Me September 8, 2000 N/A
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire October 13, 2000 N/A
Phantom of the Megaplex November 10, 2000 N/A
The Ultimate Christmas Present December 1, 2000 N/A
2001 Zenon: The Zequel January 12, 2001 3.7 [17]
Motocrossed February 16, 2001 3.5 [17]
The Luck of the Irish March 9, 2001 5.2 [18]
Hounded April 13, 2001 3.6 [19]
Jett Jackson: The Movie June 8, 2001 N/A
The Jennie Project July 13, 2001 N/A
Jumping Ship August 17, 2001 N/A
The Poof Point September 14, 2001 N/A
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge October 12, 2001 6.1 [15]
'Twas the Night December 7, 2001 N/A
2002 Double Teamed January 18, 2002 5.0 [20]
Cadet Kelly March 8, 2002 7.8 [21]
Tru Confessions April 5, 2002 N/A
Get a Clue June 28, 2002 3.2 [22]
Gotta Kick It Up! July 26, 2002 N/A
A Ring of Endless Light August 23, 2002 N/A
The Scream Team October 4, 2002 N/A
2003 You Wish! January 10, 2003 N/A
Right on Track March 21, 2003 N/A
The Even Stevens Movie June 13, 2003 5.1 [23]
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off July 18, 2003 3.7 [24]
The Cheetah Girls August 15, 2003 6.5 [25][26]
Full-Court Miracle November 21, 2003 4.4 [27]
2004 Pixel Perfect January 16, 2004 3.9 [28]
Going to the Mat March 19, 2004 3.9 [29]
Zenon: Z3 June 11, 2004 4.1 [30]
Stuck in the Suburbs July 16, 2004 3.7 [31]
Tiger Cruise August 6, 2004 3.8 [32][33]
Halloweentown High October 8, 2004 6.1 [15][34][35]
2005 Now You See It... January 14, 2005 4.3 [36]
Buffalo Dreams March 11, 2005 N/A
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama April 8, 2005 4.4 [37]
Go Figure June 10, 2005 3.5 [38]
Life Is Ruff July 15, 2005 4.3 [39]
The Proud Family Movie August 19, 2005 4.8 [40]
Twitches October 14, 2005 7.0 [41]
2006 High School Musical January 20, 2006 7.7 [42][43]
Cow Belles March 24, 2006 5.8 [44]
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior June 16, 2006 5.7 [44]
Read It and Weep July 21, 2006 5.6 [44]
The Cheetah Girls 2 August 25, 2006 7.8 [45][25][26]
Return to Halloweentown October 20, 2006 7.5 [15][46]
2007 Jump In! January 12, 2007 8.2 [44][47][48]
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board June 8, 2007 1.8 [49]
High School Musical 2 August 17, 2007 17.2 [50][51]
Twitches Too October 12, 2007 6.9 [52]
2008 Minutemen January 25, 2008 6.5 [53]
Camp Rock June 20, 2008 8.9 [54][55][56][57][58]
The Cheetah Girls: One World August 22, 2008 6.2 [59]
2009 Dadnapped February 16, 2009 4.6 [60]
Hatching Pete April 24, 2009 4.1 [61]
Princess Protection Program June 26, 2009 8.5 [62]
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie August 28, 2009 11.4 [63][64]
2010 Starstruck February 14, 2010 6.0 [65]
Den Brother August 13, 2010 3.7 [66]
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam September 3, 2010 7.9 [67]
Avalon High November 12, 2010 3.8 [68]
2011 The Suite Life Movie March 25, 2011 5.2 [69][70]
Lemonade Mouth April 15, 2011 5.7 [71][72]
Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure[Note 1] May 22, 2011 4.9 [75][76]
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension August 5, 2011 7.6 [77]
Geek Charming November 11, 2011 4.9 [78]
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! December 2, 2011 6.9 [79]
2012 Frenemies January 13, 2012 4.2 [80]
Radio Rebel February 17, 2012 4.3 [81]
Let It Shine June 15, 2012 5.7 [82][83]
Girl vs. Monster October 12, 2012 4.9 [84][85]
2013 Teen Beach Movie July 19, 2013 8.4 [86][87]
2014 Cloud 9 January 17, 2014 5.0 [88][89]
Zapped June 27, 2014 5.7 [90]
How to Build a Better Boy August 15, 2014 4.6 [91]
2015 Bad Hair Day February 13, 2015 4.0 [92][93]
Teen Beach 2 June 26, 2015 5.8 [94]
Descendants July 31, 2015 6.6 [95]
Invisible Sister October 9, 2015 4.0 [96]
2016 Adventures in Babysitting June 24, 2016 3.4 [97]
The Swap October 7, 2016 2.6 [98]
2017 Tangled: Before Ever After[Note 2] March 10, 2017 2.9 [100]
Descendants 2 July 21, 2017 5.8 [101][102]
2018 Zombies February 16, 2018 2.6 [103][104]
Freaky Friday August 10, 2018 1.6 [105]
2019 Kim Possible February 15, 2019 1.2 [106][107]
Descendants 3 August 2, 2019 4.6 [108][109]
2020 Zombies 2 February 14, 2020 2.5 [110]
Upside-Down Magic July 31, 2020 1.3 [111][112][113]
2021 Spin August 13, 2021 0.5 [114][115]
Under Wraps October 1, 2021 0.4 [116][117][118][119]
Christmas...Again?! December 3, 2021 0.5 [120][121][118][122]
2022 Zombies 3[Note 3] August 12, 2022 0.3 [125][126][123][127][128]
Under Wraps 2 September 25, 2022 0.3 [129][130][131]
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Notes
  1. Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure was released on home video on April 19, 2011,[73] but it aired on Disney Channel on May 22, 2011 as a Disney-branded "Disney Channel Original Movie".[11][74]
  2. While Tangled: Before Ever After effectively serves as the one-hour pilot to Tangled: The Series, it was advertised as a "Disney Channel Original Movie" by Disney Channel.[99]
  3. Zombies 3 was first released on Disney+ on July 15, 2022,[123] but it aired on Disney Channel on August 12, 2022 as a "Lost Song" edition, while maintaining the "Disney Channel Original Movie" label.[124]

Disney Original Movies

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Year Film Premiere date Ratings
(millions)
Ref(s)
2023 Prom Pact[Note 1] March 30, 2023 0.2 [133][135]
The Slumber Party July 27, 2023 N/A [136][137][138]
The Naughty Nine November 22, 2023 0.3 [129][139][140]
2024 Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation June 6, 2024 0.2 [141][142][143][144][145][146]
Descendants: The Rise of Red[Note 2] August 9, 2024 N/A [147][148]
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  1. Prom Pact was originally announced as a Disney+ original film,[132] but it premiered on Disney Channel on March 30, 2023, under the "Disney Original Movie" branding.[133][134]
  2. Descendants: The Rise of Red was first released on Disney+ on July 12, 2024, but it aired on Disney Channel on August 9, 2024, under the "Disney Original Movie" branding.[147]

Upcoming Disney Channel original films

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Year Film Projected premiere
2025 Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires 2025[149][150][151][152]
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Notable non-Disney Channel Original Movie films

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The following films did not originally premiere under the "Disney Channel Original Movie" label, though they were sometimes later promoted as such:

The following were produced by Disney Channel, but premiered on Disney+ without being labeled as Disney Channel Original Movies:

The following films are based on Disney Channel shows or Disney Channel Original Movies, but were released theatrically. However, some of them later premiered on Disney Channel:

Highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) premieres

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  1. While Descendants 2, which aired in July 2017, only drew 5.3 million viewers on Disney Channel, it was simultaneously aired on the ABC broadcast network (where it drew an average of 2.4 million viewers) and four other cable channels (Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime, and Lifetime Movies) as well, and drew a combined viewership of 8.9 million across all six television networks.[101]

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