The Golden Era of Disney Channel (Brief History)

[@Tronn9672]

The golden era of disney channel changes depends on who you ask. When do you think the golden era was?

[@RyanCalebSmith]

2000-2008

[@andyfro6907]

From 2000 - 2007

[@andyfro6907]

From Britney and Cristina to Raven and Hilary to Miley, Selena, Demi and Bridgit

[@akrzton1]

Disney Channel sponsors Music Support Group Academy with Hannah Montana representing the vocal department and Wizards of Waverly Place representing the instrumental department.

[@chriswilliams1024]

The best years of Disney channel

[@_max79]

Both Miley and Selena being in the top 5 this week on hot 100 is crazy, 15 years into their careers

[@LLansnnslsmsk]

Selena and Miley and maybe Demi carried Disney music

[@axa4767]

Bridgit Mendler was so underrated. I love her! I wish she had more spotlight she deserved.

[@BiojeArmani]

Most of the reason Disney can’t replicate the success they had is because they lack the star power. No star they’ve had in the last 7-9 years has come close to Miley, selena, or Demi. Zendaya is the best they’ve had in my opinion at least In sheer star power

[@poisonparadise97]

I agree with this but Zendaya gained her star power years after her Disney Channel days. Almost all generations relate Zendaya to The Greatest Showman, Spider-Man and Euphoria, not Shake It Up. So many people have never even heard of Shake It Up which is insane! Miley, Demi and Selena gained their peak of popularity in their Disney Channel days with all 3 dipping in and out of popularity since then.

[@rushpatriot2866]

​@@poisonparadise97 shake it up takes place after the golden age of kids shows and cartoons. Not only were shows made better back then but the internet is massive today and tv is fading away. That's why people don't know shake it up. Hell I didn't know shake it up til now

[@TyRendition]

Zendaya true star power was showcased post disney not during disney. Disney lack of adaption to the internet is what caused them to lose new stars and of course lack of drama of course.

[@thecarrieshot6411]

Never knew Shake it Up wasn't well known. Though nowadays the sorts of shows just don't come close to what they used to have

[@amp7853]

Shake it up was trash imo. It came out when all the good shows started coming to an end.

[@jacobsunday6561]

I agree that the mid-2000s Disney Channel era was the golden age. Not only on how they marketed their stars, just the variety on the network. Animation had a prominent presence on the network, the short segments and series during commercial breaks, it just seemed they were all in with effort to make quality content for their viewers

[@rushpatriot2866]

Cartoon network better

[@JennyThePlatypus]

“Any merchandise the company slapped her face on” That’s very true, they would put their stars’ faces on literally anything, I once saw a bag of vegetables with Bella’s and Zendaya’s faces on it 😂

[@phillinsogood]

High School Musical also played a big role in Disney Channel’s domination in the 2000’s

[@bbsdollsandtvarchive]

2002-2011 was the golden years of Disney Channel. Raven, Hilary, Christy, Brenda, and Ashley carried the early 2000s era while Miley, Demi, and Selena carried the late 2000s

[@rushpatriot2866]

Oh you're one of those sexist femcels

[@kchaukraa2771]

Peak popularity goes back to the most viewers which is what Hannah Montana, suite life, and wizards brought in- making it the golden era. Those other shows are great, but did not do nearly as many numbers.

[@isaiahhill2104]

⁠@@kchaukraa2771That’s So Raven was peak popularity though. To this day, “Country Cousins” is the highest rated episode of a Disney Channel live action series to date. The show also broke the 65-episode rule with its fourth season.

[@musiclover_kb4913]

The golden era of Disney Channel really kicked off in 2003 with That's So Raven. That said, their track record of producing quality live-action shows spans from the late 90s to about 2012 when Wizards ended

[@rushpatriot2866]

1995 was Disney channel at it's peak. The rise in subscribers bro records like no other. With that being said it stayed high for awhile 😊

[@KRSonbe]

@@rushpatriot2866 No, Disney channel was at it's peak from 1999-2012.

[@rushpatriot2866]

@@KRSonbe yeah no do a little research instead of just talking and saying shit that you think sounds good it's dumb

[@TheTekkenguy]

Disney XD had a hot streak from 2009 to 2017. And they remained consistent in the animation department. I do feel that 2010-2014 they were kind of making cookie-cutter sitcoms that only focused on promoting music or shipping.

[@jaridatkinson4907]

Disney xd was trash lol i agree tho i feel like late 90s to bout 2012ish was peak disney cn and nick tbh

[@RM-56]

2006-2016 is what I consider the Golden Age. Just full of classic hits and when the shows were the most popular.

[@_LizPerez95]

The Jonas Brothers also carried the golden era with their very successful music getting major popularity and stardom, JONAS show (even if it was cringe but was popular because the Jonas brothers themselves were popular with 2 seasons. But was cancelled since it was a bad show) 2 successful Camp Rock Movies, The Jonas Brothers 3D concert experience. But especially their music since they released 3 albums that were huge and deserve a mention beyond just their involvement in drama and the Send It On song 🤨

[@simplymulti4]

I'd say off the top of my head that Zendaya, Olivia Rodrigo, and Jenna Ortega are the most known celebrities to come from the newer era of Disney

[@codenamekii9792]

Sabrina carpenter

[@haileyhay204]

I didn't even know Olivia was on disneychannel 😂 I thought she just went viral on tiktok

[@TheTekkenguy]

Those are stars who gained mainstream recognition after their time of the channel was done. Zendaya is known more for Spider-Man and Euphoria nowadays than Shake it Up or KC Undercover. Nobody thinks of Bizaardvark when they think of Olivia Rodrigo anymore. And Jenna Ortega is associated with Wednesday, not Stuck in the Middle, at this point.

[@simplymulti4]

@@TheTekkenguy they still came on Disney so they are the most known ones to come from the newer era

[@cc1526]

@@TheTekkenguyexactly what I was going to say. When you say Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana is ingrained in your brain. The 2010s stars who came from Disney channel were only known in their kid niches. They weren’t mainstream until projects after their time on the network, besides maybe Olivia since HSMTMTS helped her gain popularity, but still, her solo music is much more well known.

[@KingBobaFett434]

I’ll tell you what was my Disney channel childhood, disney recess, Lilo and stitch the series, American dragon Kim possible, The original proud family, That’s so Raven, The even Stevens, Phil of the future, Lizzie McGuire, The suite life of Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana, when Disney owned power rangers, Sabrina the animated series, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, The emperor’s new school, and when Disney Channel did those Disney secret lab commercials.

[@nereammc_99]

I'm so glad I grew up with the Golden Disney Era

[@guilhermedeb.1347]

Being born in 2000, I also think that one of the reasons Disney’s Golden Age ended is because Internet ended with kid’s and teenager’s innocence. Now, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the Internet, but meme’s and the hyper sexualisation that took over social media made a lot of their shows seem and sound silly. It’s not appealing to audiences today.

[@joydanleigh7711]

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[@TheTekkenguy]

Or we grew up.

[@bluearrow6007]

Dove Cameron, Sabrina Carpenter and Zendaya are all doing really well now too. Once they left Disney tho.

[@KakoriGames]

I believe you're overblowing the impact of the "drama" a little bit. I watched these shows when I was younger, and knew many people that did as well, and nobody cared or even knew about that, we mostly just watched because those were entertaining shows. The fact that Disney can no longer replicate their previous success probably has more to do with the rise of streaming and the internet. I'm not saying no one cared about the drama, it's just that this probably limited to a fraction of the total viewership and probably came from people who were already fans anyway. People usually don't care for drama about people they don't know.

[@cc1526]

Definitely! It wasn’t the “drama.” Zendaya and Bella apparently had beef too but no one cared. Lol I didn’t even start learning about the drama until my teen years when I was getting a bit old to be the target market anymore. It definitely had more to do with the popularity of cable tv dying and the rise of social media.

[@amp7853]

It started going downhill in like 2012/2013 cause of the internet. Tv in general started falling off.

[@RyanCalebSmith]

I am an early 2000s kid and I watched Disney Channel by show premieres from 2000-2008. So, to me Even Stevens, Lizzie McGuire, That’s So Raven, Phil of the Future, The Suite Life, and Hannah Montana is what makes Disney Channel so popular. So, I can say the same for Kim Possible, Lilo&Stitch, and Phineas&Ferb. Next, The first 2 installments of Circle of Stars are billions of times better than Sent It On as Circle of Life and Make A Wish consist of stars who have a blast doing those music videos unlike Sent It On consists of musicians who have an issue with each other. So, yeah Early 2000s Disney Channel is miles away from 2009-Present Disney Channel

[@Tronn9672]

I remember the circle of life performance, it was so good!

[@RyanCalebSmith]

@@Tronn9672 Agree 😏🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@jassyjones]

2010s Disney Channel had some good shows though

[@bryceknowles1380]

Same here, born in 2002 and Disney Channels was my go to.

[@jassyjones]

I definitely grew up with the 2000s Disney Channel but some of the 2010s were good and some the stars has made in big outside of Disney like Ross Lynch, Laura Marano, Olivia Rodrigo, Zendaya and Dove Cameron when it comes to music or acting

[@KillerPiplup]

Yeah but i think the point is that during their Disney days they weren't stars especially to the level of their predecessors. They had to achieve stardom outside the network

[@cormacbowman6595]

They should have gotten actual twins for the the Cameron show. Like Zac and Cody

[@jacobsunday6561]

Personally the only show that was up to good quality post-2010 was Good Luck Charlie. They did market these people similar to the 2000s stars but their influence wasn’t really felt, aside from some post-Disney.

[@nunu850]

Funny how Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus are currently on the billboard top 5 right now

[@cammyr12Productions]

It is my DREAM to one day hear the Disney friends for change crew performing their song together again ❤

[@StylistFia127]

2003-2016 were my years. Great era for me!!

[@jalapeno1119]

To me, peak Disney Channel is 2003-2008

[@SizzlingVibe]

You have to take into account also that the mainstream pop music of the time was better back then, so the music they made had more of a broader appeal. When Zendaya and Bella were on Disney, techno and dance music were popular, which only really appeals to a younger audience and can sometimes come off really campy.

[@Night_skky]

The last semi-good show on Disney channel was Andi Mack. Liv and Maddie, Austin and ally, and Jessie were good too and what I mostly grew up watching. However that’s so raven to when wizards ended was truly the golden era.

[@danieltriana4228]

I know all of them had popular music. But Demis first two records were a little more polished/I would say better. Due to the rawness of her voice and rock element to them. Also Bridget’s music was awesome. I miss her singing.

[@Tronn9672]

WE NEED Bridgit to come back to music, that first album was so good

[@danieltriana4228]

@@Tronn9672 the Fall song? Yes

[@michaelnealis1926]

Bridgit ate so hard. And although Demi is kinda problematic, her voice is insane

[@ebonylovely4996]

They didn’t want to sign Hilary because she couldn’t sing and still can’t sing but they did raven symone sooo dirty

[@jassyjones]

Sabrina carpenter actually became mainstream now and zendaya went more into acting then music but has done some for euphoria and did another collab with labyrith for his newest album and dove Cameron and Olivia rodigo also became mainstream but outside of Hollywood Records

[@nanaasmah938]

I agree but I’d say their success counts more for them individually then for the Disney Channel formula. Sabrina acquired most of her success after leaving Hollywood Records. Olivia Rodrigo notoriously gained success after the release of Driver’s License. Which was so popular that she ended up leaving the Disney+ series she was part of. Zendaya focused more on acting and found great success there, but Disney Channel was very focused on making superstars with charting albums so her management team had to push for her acting success. And I’d say Dove Cameron is the closest Disney got to replicating the success of the previous era. Her role in Descendants sky-rocketed her popularity. But her individual music didn’t really gain as much success in charts until she released Boyfriend, which was after she left Disney. All this to say that Miley, Demi, and Selena’s successes directly funneled money into Disney Channel while Sabrina, Zendaya, Dove, and Olivia used Disney more as a stepping stone for success they would have later.

[@Tronn9672]

True my point was that they never hit the mainstream while they were still on the channel, Miley Selena and Demi were household names while still on the network. Zendaya, Sabrina and Olivia experienced the bulk of the success well after leaving Disney.

[@Ashleymfranklin1990]

My Disney was poppin 1997-2011

[@mikemikemikemikemikemeup]

Zendaya is one of the biggest movie stars today. When you said none of the stars made it big did you forget that?

[@icecreamhero2375]

Right now is the Golden Age of Disney Channel Cartoons. I never miss Moon Girl, Molly McGee, Big City Greens, Kiff, and Hampster and Gretel.

[@joydanleigh7711]

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[@cormacbowman6595]

My era was about 2003-2010

[@jennifersihandri4238]

My disney era was 2005 to the end of 2013

[@robertjv]

The early 2000s disney is amazing

[@user-rp9zj6ro6g]

a lot of people don’t know that wizards of waverly place is disney longest running sitcom with 5 seasons

[@notnotjaliah]

miley is so iconic, ugh

[@cc1526]

The golden age was definitely high school musical/Hannah Montana/Joe bros/cheetah girls/Raven etc. Anyone who says otherwise isn’t being objective. But I think a big reason why they were so big is because we were the last generation to grow up without social media (or at least it being what it is today). Facebook was for sharing weird pictures with your tongue hanging out - not like what Instagram is today with magazine worthy editing and sponsorships. KZbin was goofy people like Jenna marbles, not millionaires like Mr beast. Being “internet famous” was a dream, not a reality. That’s why iCarly was so interesting. Today, Carly would just be one of the other million kids doing the exact same thing. Nothing special worthy of being one of the biggest shows. Kids today barely even watch cable. In our day, cable was all you had. That and webkinz and club penguin. We didn’t share TikToks - we discussed last nights juicy episode where Jake kissed Miley for the first time. Disney will never be able to compete with their old shows solely because of the time period they were released in. I think that’s why our old stars are still so popular today too. That deep seeded nostalgia is ingrained cause it was such a big part of our lives without social media to rot our brains. That’s what us kids bonded over. Disney and those stars are cashing in on that nostalgia bond and I’m here for it.

[@AnimeBoysOnly]

But movies were better before that era. Zenon, johny Tsunami, the color of friendship, brink, etc.

[@meriani777]

1:43 Great vid thus far. Just to be clear the Disney Channel became a basic channel in 2002 specifically

[@petrichor_and_fire]

For the newer era of disney, i can say Zendaya, Sabrina Carpenter, Jenna Ortega and Olivia Rodrigo kinda replicated the success of the 2000s era group.

[@shaylawatson1244]

Diseny channel had the hardest fall off on any television network I ever seen I miss the old days when they use to have good shows like jessie, Hannah Montana, and wiZard of Waverly place

[@jaridatkinson4907]

Nah espns fall off one of the biggest in history but disneys fall off is considerable

[@pratyushpavansaikia8161]

Uptill like early 10s people have to be and do something to become a celebrity. But now a days any random person who does anything on youtube is considered celebrity. So the word celebrity doesn't carry as much of weight now a days

[@juliettegarcia6759]

Loved ur video! You're doing great, pls keep it up!

[@Tronn9672]

Thank you so much!

[@AnimeBoysOnly]

To me the golden era was 1995-2005. The 90s had good movies and also The jersey, smart guy, then even steven, lizzie, Raven, phil of the future, etc.

[@MM-vz7fu]

Olivia Rodrego I would say is the closest out of the newer era

[@Brewart2012]

You should do one of these for Nick

[@Tronn9672]

Will do!

[@KRSonbe]

Nickelodeon went downhill when it became oversaturated with SpongeBob SquarePants by the late 2000s. To make things worse, the network showed favoritism to Dan Schneider & his shows while neglecting their other hit shows (other than SpongeBob). By 2013, Nick did an audience shift into targeting just little kids from now on (ages 2-11) and their ratings dropped after that. Nick lost a lot of variety on their network.

[@churroloverrr0015]

@@KRSonbe not mad at them for favoriting Dan tho even though hes gross but he gave us the best nick shows

[@KRSonbe]

@@churroloverrr0015 He didn't create "Alex Mack" or "Cousin Skeeter", nor did he create "Are You Afraid of the Dark", "Mystery Files of Shelby Woo", "Animorphs", "Caitlin's Way", "The Brothers Garcia", "Taina", "Big Time Rush" or "True Jackson VP".

[@forrestdupre87]

Disney Channel needs more “boy shows”

[@jennifersihandri4238]

Yep. Only the suite life of zac and cody were aimed at male kids. The majority of Disney shows eg thats so raven, lizzie Mcguire, HM, wowp, sonny with a chance, jessie, shake it up, etc were aimed at predominantly female audiences

[@forrestdupre87]

@@jennifersihandri4238 what about JONAS, Phineas and Ferb, American Dragon Jake Long?

[@jennifersihandri4238]

@Forrest Dupre Jonas was aimed at girl children too. And I ignore cartoons

[@joydanleigh7711]

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[@K.Y3000]

My Era Would be the 2000s - early 2010s was the best time to be alive

[@cormacbowman6595]

I would switch Demi on the thumbnail with Hilary or Raven.

[@davidperkins7782]

Call me a simp, but i feel like mush when i see 2010s era Miley. She was my first crush.

[@shroudofclouds]

I wanted to be her so bad when I watched Hannah Montana lol

[@Launchpad05]

Sorry, but the golden age of Disney Channel was from the late 80's to the mid 90's, and even the 'Disney Afternoon' block in syndication is eating it's lunch because those shows had the kind of formula I liked over the 'Disney Channel' formula you speak of. When Disney Channel focused more on tween girls, I felt very alienated, and not just because I was A guy who was already. outside their target audience.

[@Lilliecwalinski16]

You can't, forget about the Barney stuff!!

[@DorkOnTheLine]

Hey I really liked this video but I do think your sound mixing is just a bit too quiet for you talking or the clips you use should be a tad quieter

[@Tronn9672]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@carinaantunes8330]

This narrator sounds just like the narrator from the channel honest. Is it the same person?

[@44bthknuckles]

i will always blame nicelodeon who created the music formula for childstars and milking them for money. taina was the first. it wassent until 2000s when drake and josh premiered than icarly where they did the fomula again the popstar factory to compete with disney channel. nick did it first and disney perfected it.

[@TheCbazza]

Olivia Rodrigo is this generations version of a Disney superstar but her Disney Sid sis way more low-key than the older stars but she really is the only modern equivalent

[@Jordanluv100]

169! You know what I mean

[@bookbrowboss4600]

2001-2010

[@thecarrieshot6411]

Need to figure out what show that is at 2:14. Looks so familiar

[@Tronn9672]

It’s Phil of the future

[@zb2747]

The only star since the golden age that I can think of is Zendya

[@halilcaninam1045]

You all know Olivia rodrigo is disney star right?

[@elobservadorobservante1605]

Golden era? Oh you mean the dark age. Spamming popstars was and still is the cause of the channel's decadence tbh.

[@wdmassey1734]

Actually i don`t what you guys would the golden age of disney channel because when your talking about disney channel technically it did not come actually from the mid to late 2000s it technically came from the 1980s the 1990s and also the early 2000s that`s the full history of disney channel

[@Lolirock971]

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[@michaelnealis1926]

Hollywood Records did Bridgit Mendler and Zendaya so dirty. They were the two stars who could have been the next leading ladies in the music industry, but HR decided to continue prioritizing Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato (which made no sense considering their contracts were almost up anyways). If they wanted more longevity rather than just short-term success milking out Selena as much as they could, they should have focused on Bridgit and Zendaya. Other artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Sofia Carson lacked support as well.

[@WhimzyInteractive]

Our brigit mendler in the thumbnail!!

[@Tatopotatoo]

Indian Disney now is pitiful. We randomly have shows like Doremon and Kiteretsu, which are pretty bad shows but also don't resonate with the Disney milieu

[@stephaniecabrera9396]

I Watch Disney Plus Better

[@CeeGeeFursuits]

Yo uh demi uses they/them pronouns, not she/her. Demi is nonbinary, my dude

[@damaperez5006]

I agree I don’t think they will be able to do it again