Disney Junior Unveils 2025-2028 Content Slate At Disneyland Resort 70th Platinum Jubilee

 The summer is almost over which means it's that time of year again for the fourth annual Disney Junior Fan Fest: Let's Play! Party convention at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA. The convention had an extensive showcase unveiling of new content for the cable and streaming network for the next three years which was extended after the showcase was accidentally skipped last year due to the 15th anniversary of Disney's other iconic convention, the D23 in 2024.

First up is the greenlight of two new series, beginning with the recent announcement of Disney's latest Marvel preschool show ripoff, MARVEL's Avengers and their Mightiest Friends (Season 1, 30 episodes) which completes the trilogy of Disney Jr's award-winning MARVEL preschool shows. The new series slated to premiere in August 2027 follows the adventures of Robert Downey Jr's 2012 MCU masterpiece which crosses over the greatest MCU superheroes of all time. The new series greenlight comes in ahead of the launch of the second show MARVEL's Iron Man and his AWESOME Friends (Season 1, 40 episodes) which releases on Monday and to celebrate, Disney Junior is making some new crossover specials between Spidey and Iron Man. The first of two crossover specials, dubbed under the title of MARVEL's Spidey & Iron Man: Avengers Team Up! is due for release on Thursday, October 16th with the second special due for release next year and streaming next day on Disney+ SVOD.

They say there's a first time for everything and that's the case for the second new series ordered for the channel. For the first time ever, Disney's CGI powerhouse, John Lasseter's Pixar Animation Studios is coming to Disney Junioer! With the pickup of Disney Jr.-Pixar's Cars: Lightning Racers (Season 1, approx 26 episodes) set for release in June 2027. The new series will once again follow the adventures of Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy reprising their roles as Lightning McQueen and Mater respectively as they go on new adventures in their loveable hometown of Radiator Springs. This is the third Cars TV show made for the network following the 2008 classic Mater's Tall Tales and the 2022 Disney+ fail flop Cars on the Road. Hopefully this third attempt will be more professional.

Additionally, Disney Junior has announced some voice cast updates for their previously announced arrivals for next year, reboot series Sofia the First: Sofia's Royal Magic and original series Hey A.J.!, the latter of which was originally greenlit at the last showcase panel during the first year of the convention back in April 2022 but hs yet to premiere on the channel and will not be released until next year. The upcoming Sofia the First reboot/sequel series reunites the original voice cast including Wayne Brady (CBS' Let's Make A Deal, ABC/BET's Whose Line is it Anyway?, ABC's Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve 2001-2002, Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade 2001-2003) as Clover the Blue Ribbon Bunny and Tim Gunn as Baileywick alongside a majority of classic '90s and 2000s voice actors from across the Disney Princess universe, while Hey A.J.! based on an existing children's books series features legendary female artist Meghan Trainor as a recurring role.

But of course it can't be a Disney channel without the corporate mascots themselves, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Chip & Dale, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Pete, Clarabelle Cow, Cuckoo Loca, Professor Ludwig Von Drake, Max Goof, Uncle Scrooge McDuck and Willie the Giant. Disney Junior recently brought back the 2006 Playhouse Disney classic Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for a whole new generation this summer under the updated title of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ 2.0 and the premiere was so successful that the channel wanted more and more is what they're getting. The new reboot series produced in association with Mikros Images Animation (Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and PAW Patrol movies), the new reboot series gets a two-season renewal for the network with a second and third season currently in production even though the reboot show has only existed for a little under three weeks. Season 2 (28 episodes) will premiere in 2027 and Season 3 (33 episodes) will launch in 2028 as part of the 100th anniversary centennial of Disney's core cast of characters.

And finally, Disney Junior has announced the release dates of this autumn's hot new preschool releases. The upcoming sitcom ripoff of Vampirina the Teenage Vampire is slated to launch on Friday, September 12th at 9:00pm ET/8:00c following the season two premiere of the hit Disney Channel reboot series Wizards BEYOND Waverly Place, the third and final season of Firebuds is slated on the standalone Disney Junior channel for Monday, September 15th, SuperKitties returns for its third chapter when Season 3 premieres on Monday, September 22nd and Mickey's clubhouse goes stop-motion with the launch of the new stop-motion interstitial series Mickey & Minnie's Holiday Songs, produced once again by Stupid Buddy Studios which kicks off with a Halloween collection on Monday, September 29th.

Additional upcoming releases include new series Magicampers and MMCH+ spinoff Duffy the Disney Bear and Friends due for release on Monday, October 6th and Monday, November 10th respectively according to Disney Wiki and the upcoming third season of SDtar Wars: Young Jedi Adventures which unfortunately doesn't have a release date yet but judging by the type of episodes the Star Wars preschool series is based on, it will probably debut around late September-early October.

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