DISNEY CHANNEL'S SUMMER OF STARS DEBUTS FRIDAY, MAY 29
Disney Channel's special summertime lineup, Summer of Stars, kicks off
FRIDAY MAY 29, with a cavalcade of special event episodes, new double-feature
movies and marathons of kids’ favorite series. Highlighting Disney Channel superstars
Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, Summer of Stars
celebrates the strong connection that kids age 6-14 have with the entire lineup of
Disney Channel talent. Disney Channel.com, the #1 entertainment website for Kids 6-
14, will also launch a new supersite, game or activity every Saturday to coincide with
Summer of Stars.
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Disney Channel has been cable television's #1 network in primetime among Kids
6-11 for 16 consecutive quarters and #1 among Tweens 9-14 for 39 consecutive
quarters.
In making the announcement, Paul DeBenedittis, Senior Vice President,
Programming, said: "Disney Channel is the summer destination and our new Summer
of Stars schedule, with weekends as its cornerstone, is set to deliver great stories and
the brightest stars for kids and tweens."
Fridays nights, beginning Friday, May 29, will feature the winning series "The
Suite Life on Deck," "Phineas and Ferb" and "Wizards of Waverly Place." Highlights
include four new vampire-themed episodes guest starring Bridgit Mendler ("JONAS"),
Anne Ramsay ("Dexter") and JD Cullum ("Leatherheads"), plus the upcoming "Wizards
on Deck with Hannah Montana," a 90-minute event that brings three hit series together
for one star-filled story aboard the S.S. Tipton. Select Fridays will also deliver special
telecasts of feature films, including an uninterrupted presentation of Disney's "The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" on Friday, June 19
(8:00 p.m., ET/PT). Other dates will be announced shortly.
Beginning Saturday, May 30, Disney Channel will present its double-feature
Saturday movie night. Titles include the sing-along and dance-along telecasts of the hit
Disney Channel Original Movies "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2" on
Saturday, June 20 (7:00-10:00 p.m., ET/PT), and Walt Disney Pictures' Academy
Award-winning "Ratatouille," plus "Happy Feet" and "Another Cinderella Story," starring
Selena Gomez. Other dates will be announced shortly.
Sunday evenings, beginning Sunday, June 7, will include the all-star lineup of
"Sonny With A Chance," "Hannah Montana" and "JONAS," plus feature film
presentations. Among the highlights are Selena Gomez ("Wizards of Waverly Place")
guest starring as herself on "Sonny With A Chance," Sunday, June 7 (8:30 p.m.,
ET/PT); Cody Linley ("Dancing With The Stars") guest starring on "Hannah Montana" on
Sunday, June 7 (7:30 p.m., ET/PT); Radio Disney's Ernie D guest starring on "Hannah
Montana" on Sunday, June 14 (7:30 p.m., ET/PT); and an episode of "JONAS" in
which Joe joins the school orchestra, where he’s assigned to play the triangle, and it's
up to Kevin and Joe to help him play a classical piece of music, airing Sunday, June
28 (8:30 p.m., ET/PT).
Summer also brings the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movies
"Princess Protection Program," starring Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, on Friday,
June 26 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT), and "Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie," starring the
cast of the hit series, in August (date to be announced).
Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network that
taps into the world of kids and families through original series and movies. Currently
available on basic cable in over 97 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers
on Disney Channels around the world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney-ABC
Television Group.
Press Contacts:
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