Freeform is devoting an entire month to Disney with their new special block of programing, 30 Days of Disney. From September 1-30 the network will showcase dozens of beloved Disney films and characters. Plus, fans will get a behind the scenes look at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World!
What’s happening:
- For Disneyphiles everywhere, Freeform will air beloved Disney classics from Disney–Pixar’s Toy Story to The Jungle Book (2016) and everything in between during the month of September as they celebrate 30 Days of Disney.
- Each week (Monday through Friday) in September will be themed to highlight the best of:
- Disney villains
- Singalongs
- Pirates
- Sheroes
- Each weekend will also be jam-packed with more fan favorite Disney films.
- Highlights of 30 Days of Disney include:
- “Villains Week,” featuring such classics as Maleficent, Beauty and the Beast (1991) and The Lion King (1994).
- Another week will be dedicated to Pirates and adventures with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and more of Jack Sparrow’s escapades.
- This event will also feature a “Singalong Week” showcasing movies such as The Princess and the Frog, High School Musical, Newsies: The Broadway Musical and more. Selected movies will feature on-screen lyrics to help fans immerse themselves in their own musical experience.
- Finally fans can root for their favorite Sheroes in such movies as Moana and Zootopia, among more classic Disney faves.
- In addition to the weekly themes, Freeform will give viewers an exciting behind-the-scenes look at the new lands at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in Southern California.
- The network will premiere a two-hour special, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits, premiering Sunday, September 29, at 8 pm EDT.
Photo Credit: Marvel*
- Fans will also enjoy the Freeform premieres of Iron Man, Pete’s Dragon (2016), Newsies: The Broadway Musical and more, as well as a special airing of the Disney Channel original movie Descendants 3.
- Throughout the event, Freeform will be presenting, both on-air and on social media, a special Disneyland photo series with Disney influencers celebrating Disney bounding culture.
- Freeform will also showcase on-air and on social media some of the biggest fans showing their Disney love, with short content featuring Disney bounding, cosplay and favorite moments.
Photo Credit: Freeform/Richard Harbaugh*
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits:
- Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, the immersive and exclusive television event will allow audiences to explore the epic new lands and learn more about how this new planet of Batuu came to life.
- Throughout the special, Walt Disney Imagineers and Disney Cast Members share how they helped bring Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to life with fascinating insider details.
- Celebrity guest appearances include:
- Kaley Cuoco
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Jay Leno
- Sarah Hyland
- Miles Brown
- And more
- The special will follow Neil Patrick Harris as he meets up with Keegan-Michael Key for some laughs in Oga’s Cantina and takes a tour of Batuu.
- Sarah Hyland learns about the tensions between the First Order and the Resistance and creates her own droid at the Droid Depot.
- Jay Leno explores Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, inside and out, and Kaley Cuoco takes a special sneak peek inside the incredible upcoming attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
- Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits is executive produced by Brad Lachman.
Did you know:?
- Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened at Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim on May 31 and will open at Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando on August 29, 2019.
30 Days of Disney Schedule Line Up*
Sunday, September 1
- 7:00 am – “Descendants”
- 9:30 am – “Meet the Robinsons”
- 11:30 am – “The Pacifier”
- 1:35 pm – “Hercules”
- 3:40 pm – “Mulan”
- 5:45 pm – “The Princess and the Frog”
- 7:50 pm – “Toy Story”
- 9:50 pm – “Toy Story 2”
- 11:55 pm – “Meet the Robinsons”
Villains Week (9/2 – 9/7)
Monday, September 2
- 11:00 am – “Hercules”
- 1:00 pm – “Mulan”
- 3:00 pm – “The Princess and the Frog”
- 5:00 pm – “Toy Story”
- 7:00 pm – “Toy Story 2”
- 9:00 pm – “Maleficent”
- 12:00 am – “Pocahontas”
Tuesday, September 3
- 5:00 pm – “Pocahontas”
- 7:00 pm – “Maleficent”
- 9:00 pm – “Beauty and the Beast (1991)”
Wednesday, September 4
- 7:00 pm – “Beauty and the Beast (1991)”
- 9:00 pm – “The Lion King (1994)”
Thursday, September 5
- 6:30 pm – “The Lion King (1994)”
- 8:30 pm – “The Incredibles”
Friday, September 6
- 11:00 am – “The Pacifier”
- 6:30 pm – “The Incredibles”
- 9:00 pm – “Monsters, Inc.”
- 12:00 am – “The Pacifier”
Saturday, September 7
- 7:00 am – “ Fairy Tale Weddings”
- 8:00 am – “Descendants 2”
- 10:30 am – “Descendants 3”
- 1:00 pm – “Freaky Friday (2003)”
- 3:05 pm – “Tarzan”
- 5:10 pm – “Monsters, Inc.”
- 7:15 pm – “Finding Nemo”
- 9:45 pm – “Finding Dory”
- 11:50 pm – “WALL-E”
Sunday, September 8
- 7:00 am – “Oz the Great and Powerful”
- 10:00 am – “The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)”
- 12:00 pm – “Freaky Friday (2003)”
- 2:05 pm – “Tarzan”
- 4:10 pm – “Finding Nemo”
- 6:40 pm – “Finding Dory”
- 8:45 pm – “WALL-E”
- 10:55 pm – “Tomorrowland” – Freeform Premiere
Pirates Week (9/9 – 9/13)
Monday, September 9
- 5:00 pm – “Tomorrowland”
- 8:00 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
Tuesday, September 10
- 5:00 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
- 8:00 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
Wednesday, September 11
- 4:30 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
- 7:30 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
Thursday, September 12
- 4:30 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
- 8:00 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
Friday, September 13
- 2:30 pm – “Oz the Great and Powerful”
- 5:30 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
- 8:30 pm – “The Jungle Book (2016)”
Saturday, September 14
- 7:00 am – “ Fairy Tale Weddings”
- 8:00 am – “Oz the Great and Powerful”
- 11:05 am – “The Pacifier”
- 1:10 pm – “Cars”
- 3:50 pm – “The Jungle Book (2016)”
- 6:20 pm – “Zootopia”
- 8:50 pm – “Ratatouille”
- 11:30 pm – “Pete’s Dragon (2016)” – Freeform Premiere
Sunday, September 15
- 7:00 am – “The Pacifier”
- 9:05 am – “Cars”
- 11:45 am – “Pete’s Dragon (2016)”
- 2:15 pm – “Ratatouille”
- 4:55 pm – “Zootopia”
- 7:25 pm – “Toy Story”
- 9:25 pm – “Finding Dory”
- 11:30 pm – “Pocahontas”
Singalong Week (9/16-9/20)
Monday, September 16
- 2:30 pm – “Pocahontas”
- 4:30 pm – “Finding Dory”
- 6:30 pm – “Toy Story”
- 8:30 pm – “Moana” – Singalong Version
Tuesday, September 17
- 4:30 pm – “The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)”
- 6:30 pm – “Moana”
- 9:00 pm – “Mulan” – Singalong Version
Wednesday, September 18
- 2:30 pm – “The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)”
- 4:30 pm – “Hercules”
- 6:30 pm – “Mulan” – Singalong Version
- 8:30 pm – “The Jungle Book (2016)”
Thursday, September 19
- 11:00 am – “Newsies: The Broadway Musical” – Freeform Premiere
- 2:00 pm – “Hercules”
- 4:00 pm – “High School Musical”
- 6:30 pm – “The Jungle Book (2016)”
- 9:00 pm – “Tarzan” – Singalong Version
Friday, September 20
- 12:00 pm – “High School Musical”
- 2:30 pm – “High School Musical 2”
- 5:00 pm – “Freaky Friday (2003)”
- 7:00 pm – “Tarzan”
- 9:00 pm – “The Princess and the Frog” – Singalong Version
- 12:00 am – “The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)”
Saturday, September 21
- 7:00 am – “Pocahontas”
- 9:00 am – “The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)”
- 11:00 am – “High School Musical 2”
- 1:35 pm – “Freaky Friday (2003)”
- 3:40 pm – “Hercules”
- 5:45 pm – “The Princess and the Frog”
- 7:50 pm – “Beauty and the Beast (1991)” – Singalong Version
- 9:55 pm – “The Lion King (1994)”
- 12:00 am – “Pocahontas”
Sunday, September 22
- 7:00 am – “McFarland, USA”
- 10:00 am – “Tomorrowland”
- 1:00 pm – “Hercules”
- 3:05 pm – “Meet the Robinsons”
- 5:10 pm – “Beauty and the Beast (1991)”
- 7:15 pm – “The Lion King (1994)”
- 9:20 pm – “Maleficent”
- 11:25 pm – “Descendants”
Sheroes Week (9/23 – 9/27)
Monday, September 23
- 11:00 am – “Meet the Robinsons”
- 6:30 pm – “Maleficent”
- 8:30 pm – “Zootopia”
- 12:00 am – “Freaky Friday (2003)”
Tuesday, September 24
- 11:00 am – “Freaky Friday (2003)”
- 3:30 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
- 6:30 pm – “Zootopia”
- 9:00 pm – “Toy Story 2”
Wednesday, September 25
- 12:30 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
- 3:30 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
- 6:30 pm – “Toy Story 2”
- 8:30 pm – “Finding Nemo”
Thursday, September 26
- 12:00 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
- 3:00 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
- 6:30 pm – “Finding Nemo”
- 9:00 pm – “Finding Dory”
Friday, Sept, 27
- 12:00 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
- 3:30 pm – “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
- 6:30 pm – “Finding Dory”
- 8:30 pm – “Moana”
Saturday, September 28
- 7:00 am – “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
- 10:10 am – “Lilo & Stitch”
- 12:10 pm – “Ratatouille”
- 2:50 pm – “Moana”
- 5:20 pm – “The Incredibles”
- 8:00 pm – “Iron Man” – Freeform Premiere
- 11:00 pm – “Tomorrowland”
Sunday, September 29
- 7:00 am – “Pete’s Dragon (2016)”
- 9:30 am – “Lilo & Stitch”
- 11:35 am – “Ratatouille”
- 2:15 pm – Disney- Pixar’s “The Incredibles”
- 4:55 pm – “Iron Man”
- 8:00 pm – “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits”
- 10:00 pm – “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Adventure Awaits”
- 12:00 am – “Tarzan”
Monday, September 30
- 7:00 pm – “Tarzan”
- 9:00 pm – “Monsters, Inc.”
**All programming subject to change.