Disney Junior hit shows Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates are coming to a stage near you this summer. Feld Entertainment – producers of Disney on Ice and Disney Live! – is bringing characters from these smash hit to a new production, Disney Junior Live on Tour! Pirate and Princess Adventure.
The show includes a journey to the magical world of Enchancia where Sofia, her step-siblings Amber and James, and their whole kingdom are preparing for the friendship festival. Cinderella visits the castle to help Sofia on …

After reaching an agreement with Disney/ABC Television, Netflix is set to begin offering popular shows from Disney Junior and Disney XD. This agreement makes Netflix the only subscription streaming service with rights to these programs.
The shows that will be offered by Netflix in the multiyear agreement include Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Handy Manny, Special Agent Oso, JoJo’s Circus, and the animated series Tron: Uprising.
In an effort to attract kids and families, Netflix has created an interface on their service called “Just for Kids” that relies on images, making …

The Disney Junior – Live on Stage! show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney California Adventure park is always a big draw for the kids, and continues to be regularly updated with new stories and characters from the channel’s line-up. Now, the popular show will be getting another major update!
Early next year, Disney Junior – Live on Stage! will receive a major overhaul to feature the characters and stories from Sofia the First and Doc McStuffins, who will be right at home alongside current characters like Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
The …

Disney Junior celebrates Halloween with spooktacular episodes of Doc McStuffins and Jake and the Never Land Pirates, premiering this October on Disney Channel. The Jake and the Neverland Pirates episodes will feature Emmy Award-winning actress Carol Kane (Taxi) and Tiffani Thiessen (White Collar) as witches, alongside recurring guest star Tori Spelling (Craft Wars) as the Pirate Princess. Disney Junior’s Halloween kicks off with Jake and the Never Land Pirates on Friday, October 5 (8:30 – 9:00 a.m., ET/PT). The spooky Doc McStuffins will premiere Friday, October 12 …

America’s Got Talent judge Sharon Osbourne will guest star as Mama Hook, the “exuberant” mother of Captain Hook on a special episode of Jake and the Never Land Pirates, which will premiere Mother’s Day weekend, May 12 at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT. The episode will also premiere on the Disney Junior programming block on Disney Channel that same day, with an additional encore presentation May 13.
The episode, entitled “Mama Hook Knows Best,” will feature Osbourne’s character as she visits her son on Never Land. Much to her dismay, she learns Captain …

Yesterday, sources confirmed that Bright House Networks customers can now watch Disney Junior, a new channel that targets children ages 2 to 7.
Disney Junior will feature a variety of fan favorites like Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, as well as several Disney films including The Princess and the Frog, Toy Story 2 and more.
Says Mike Robertson, Bright House Networks Sr. Vice President for Florida Operations:
We are glad to make the new 24-hour Disney Junior channel available to our customers. Disney Junior provides the magic of storytelling …

The popular preschool series Jake and the Neverland Pirates, which airs on Disney Channel, has been renewed for a third season.
In fact, the series is the top ranked series in cable among boys ages 2-5, and the best preschool show in Disney Channel history among total viewers and kids ages 2-5.
Says Nancy Kanter, Disney Junior original programming SVP and Disney Junior Worldwide General Manager:
The series is connecting with kids on every level and brings them closer to characters they’re already familiar with and introduces them to new, original characters …

When the popular Disney Junior series Jake and the Neverland Pirates returns for its second season, there will be a new pirate in town.
Hunky actor Josh Duhamel will voice a brand new character on the uber popular kids show, which mixes new characters with classic comical bad guys, Captain Hook and Smee.
Duhamel will play Captain Flynn, who is described as:
…a dashing young pirate who is well-known for his legendary adventures on the Never Sea. Flynn and his boat, The Barracuda, are plucked from the sea in a giant windstorm and …

With the D23 Expo only a few short weeks away, even more announcements for this exciting event are beginning to emerge. Today brought the announcement of what Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD will be showcasing at the Expo. Fans of Disney Channel will get the chance to meet with some of their favorite stars, see Disney Channel performances, sit in on Disney Channel events, and more throughout the Expo’s three jam-packed days.
One thing that Disney Channel fans at the Expo should be looking forward to will be the …

More exciting news is still coming out about the upcoming D23 Expo, which will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center from August 19-21, 2011. Disney has recently announced that there will be a special “storytelling event” on Friday, August 19 featuring authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, as well as Jake and the Neverland Pirates star David Arquette. As part of the event, there will be a special announcement, announcing something that will “open a new chapter” in Disney’s strong level of commitment to corporate citizenship.
At the storytelling event, …