Monday, May 13, 2019

Could Disney+ be something like the Disney Channel of old?

This November, the Disney+ streaming service will be launched.

For the most part (barring some exceptions, like the live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp), it does look like fun. It said that they were going to bust the Disney Vault wide open with this, meaning that (almost) every Disney movie in existence will become available on this service. However, I noticed that, according to this article from CNN, which displays the full lineup of stuff on Disney+, not all movies will be available: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/12/media/disney-plus-streaming-shows-movies/index.html. My guess is they will eventually release everything, but not do it all at once, perhaps as a way to get people excited, like how Netflix (which is obviously what they're emulating here) has stuff that comes and goes all the time.

In any case, that lineup from that article above kind of reminds me of when the Disney Channel was launched way back in 1983:

Around the time of the new cable channel's launch back then, there were numerous promotional videos to get people excited about it (and this is partially where my comparison between the Disney Channel and Disney+ comes from):

To close out the article, I found a (partial) video showing off the original Disney Channel's launch:

It may be too much to hope that they will do a similar video to launch Disney+, but a guy can dream, can he not?

In any case, I think Disney+ is shaping up to be like the old-school Disney Channel, based off of the lineups at the time of release of both. I'm just hoping that they will include old Disney cartoons (which they kind of are, as the lineup features Steamboat Willie (unless it's a different film, which I hope not)) and not just the 2010s Mickey Mouse cartoons (which is what I think they are, based off the service's offering of "Mickey Mouse Shorts"). I'm also hoping against hope that the crow scene in the original Dumbo (the remake, but not yet the original animated film, is going to be on the service at the time of launch) will remain intact. I actually bought a Blu-Ray of the movie just because of the rumors of their removal, so I have something to fall back on just in case.

In any case, it will be interesting to see what comes our way on the Disney+ streaming service this November. Hopefully, Disney+, like the Disney Channel of old, will be "everything ever imagined - and more."

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